GP Nicole Hello, this blog is about my life. Enjoy! 

Do great leaders make history? Or does history make  great leaders?

       I think a good leader was Rosa Parks, she was a great women who made a huge difference in the world. Rosa Parks was persistent,  and courageous and respectful. She was persistent by never giving up on what she believed in. She didn’t move out of that seat because she wanted change, and was going to get it. Courageous describes her because she put herself in a dangerous situation and you need to be strong to do that and she was. Also she was respectful. As she protested moving to the back of the bus, she didn’t cause commotion, she wasn’t rude or violent. She did it with class, and that’s why we all respect her now.

I believe Rosa Parks was a fantastic leader. She led alot of people to begin non-segregated buses. And that evolved into more!

Thomas Jefferson is a well known person right? Wouldn’t it be cool to own something of his? I think it is.  In class we had to make up a story about a significant object of a topic. My groups topic was THE REPUBLICAN VICTORY.  We made a story that said we have a quill pen that Thomas Jefferson owned during the Republican Victory.  I don’t really have this feather pen, but that would be very very cool!

I think it was hard to think of an object based on your topic, and do revole a story around that object.

What I liked about it, is that we get to sell it and donate the money! I really hope people believe our stories! (:

A problem I had was that all our group memeber had different ideas and it was hard to plot them all together in a story.

I hope my teacher does this for future classes because its for a good cause and it was fun!

What characteristics does a good leader have?-Leaders have to be strong, brave, generous, honest, reliable, trustworthy and responsible.
Are leaders made?  or born? Made, you have to earn your respect as a leader, and gain peoples trust to have you be “in control”
Describe a time when you were a leader. Well I feel like a leader when I’m around little kids or inexperienced kids in a place where I’m experienced. I feel like they look up to me for guidance for something.
Describe a time when you followed a leader. I followed a leader in a few places.  School and Home. My parents are my leaders at home, they possess all the qualities of a good and leader, and same with school. At school I have to say, the teachers are my leaders.
Can anyone be a leader? I think so. You have to want it, and never give up to achieve being a leader.

Are you a leader? I think in some situation, i have those “leader qualities”. But everyday I’m a leader to myself. I have to be brave, responsible, generous, reliable, (etc)
What are you strongest abilities as a leader? I am a very reliable person, if you need me, i will be there. I am also very responsible and I am trustworthy.
If you don’t consider yourself a leader, what is standing in the way? I do consider myself a leader but if something was standing in my way it would  be fear. I would be afraid of doing something the wrong way or badly.

In 2oo7, I went to Playa del Carmen Mexico! Its right outside of Cancun.  It was one of the nicest places ever. The beaches are beautiful and warm, they’re is an area of shops for tourists and its just amazing! My moms cousin had her wedding there so the whole family went down to Playa Del Carmen.  It was a great experience because they got us doing a whole bunch of activities relating to the Mexican culture.  After the beach wedding, which was very nice, we parading through the streets to get to our reception restaurant, It was at a Spanish restaurant, and that sombrero was my place setting at the table. That hat is important because when i look at it it brings me back to the fantastic times I had there, It was a family vacation, learning experience and just a great time, I will always have those memories looking at that sombrero and that’s important to me!