Joyas Voladoras

This poem seems to be saying that no matter how strong you are, there is always something that can break you and make you weak. It seems in no way to make life seem positive or discouraging. It sort of seems to just mean that that is how life works. You cannot be so strong as to not be affected by anything. My favorite line is where it says that "Each one visits a thousand flowers each day." This just makes me feel amazed and puts me in awe as to how amazing these birds are.

Quotes

My favorite quotes:

"I never lost a game. I just ran out of time." ~Michael Jordan

"Field Hockey is the sport where hearts are broken, sticks are broken, and backs are broken, and every player comes back for more." ~Anonymous

"Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship." ~Margaret Mead

"If God can work through me, he can work through anyone." ~Francis of Assisi

"True friends stab you in the front." ~Oscar Wilde
"I am a soldier, I fight where I'm told, and I win where I fight." ~George S. Patton

And the BEST QUOTE for last......

Wear Sunscreen

These are my favorite lines in Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen that are worth following.

• Get to know your parents; you never know when they'll be gone for good.
• Be nice to your siblings: they're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

These lines basically mean that your family is most important in the end. Don't push them away. They are your family and will love you no matter what.

A piece of advice that I could add is: Take chances. Do whatever you can now. You never know what could become of it.

What's Worth Knowing?

That is a great question: what is worth knowing? Neil Gaiman makes a good point. You can't learn anything worth knowing in school. You may learn how to add and subtract but that is not worth knowing. It is just something you have to know. I believe that your values are worth knowing. Your family heritage and background is worth knowing. How your freedoms came to be and your country became what it is. For example, many people died in wars and battles to give us the freedom of speech, religion, the right to vote. To not know about these heroic people is just disrespectful to the country and those people. These are all things worth knowing. Being a military kid, I believe it is worth knowing the words to the Pledge of Allegiance, the Star-Spangled Banner, and God Bless America. These words represent our country in my opinion. I also think that it is important to know the words to the Army Song because my dad has been in the army even longer than I have been alive. However, that may only pertain to me. It is worth knowing how to react in different situations and to know different survival techniques. Reactions and survival techniques can save lives. These are some of the things that I think are worth knowing.