Child of the West

Hello Everybody. I tend to identify myself as a child of the west. Even though I am in love with large
cities, I am in love with small tranquil areas. When I think about the west, I imagine a place surrounded with beaches and mountains. I imagine a happy and calm, serene place. My entire life I have grown up loving the west coast and living alongside it. I have always loved being surrounded by beaches and mountains and I could not imagine not living by the west. The west coast, specifically Santa Barbara, tend to not have big cities. As much as I love beaches, I love large areas with huge buildings and crowds. I would however prefer to be somewhere calmer and more at ease like the west.

Kristen's Great Unique Mask

My identity mask represents my personality from being over-dramatic to shy and timid.
On the front of my mask, the first thing that stands out is three white flowers. This shows my kind and lovable side. I find flowers to tend to be a happy and joyful which is a trait that I express. To my friends and family I am always in a positive mood trying to lighten up other people. Other items on my mask are, two gold bars and two white feathers. I find this to show my dramatic and sassy side. Feathers have always been very bold and outgoing which I can say I am as well. I always love to explore new places and be adventurous and sometimes risk-taking.  On my mask I also have white pearls half outlining around my eyes. I can say this also related to my dramatic side, but also my peaceful side. Pearls are very calming and relaxing which sometimes I can be. I only did half of my eyes to represent I am not always peaceful. Scattered around my mask are clear gems. I believe this shows my side of optimism and hopefulness. When I thought about how hopeful I usually am, the first thing that came to mind was some type of shiny jewel. I am hopeful with a lot of things like when it comes to setting goals for myself or setting expectations for my future.
As much as I am happy and compassionate, I am also fearful and extremely sensitive.

On the back of my identity mask, there isn't a lot. Mostly because what I show on the outside is usually the same on the inside. Except most of the time I hide my unhappy feelings. There are different colored beads however outlining the mask which shows my creative side. I tend to keep my creative ideas to myself instead of spreading them around so I chose to show that through a bigger idea by adding more beads to the back. There are also two flowers hidden. This show my sensitiveness and shyness. When I am introduced to new things I tend to be pre cautious and extremely shy. I am also really sensitive not just around new things but my friends and family as well. I have always been extremely scared of a lot of things and not been able to take terrible situations very well. I chose to use flowers to be hidden because once you get to know me however I am very compassionate and very nice.

Identity Legacy

Hello everybody! In the future, when I have great grandchildren I would want them to look back on significant traits that reflect me  75 years from now, I would want my great grandchildren to remember my creativeness. I would want them to regenerate and live off of being creative. With creativeness they can be artistic and inspiring which defiantly reflects a part of my personality.


I would also want my great grandchildren to remember my independence. I would want them to be independent and live there own lives and not live off of others. I really like to be independent, but I also love to surround myself in people. I believe independence is a very important trait that should be a part of my grand children.

Kristen's Unexplainable Self Recipe

1 cup creativeness

2 cups happiness

1/2 teaspoon of peace

3/4 cup of fear

3 ounces of optimism

3/4 tablespoon of caution

5 ounces of kindness

2 3/4 cup of sensitivity

2 ounces of compassion

3 tablespoons of consideration

1.  preheat oven to 375°
2.  pour in a large bowl 2 ounces of compassion
3.  slowly add in 2 cups of happiness
4.  in a separate smaller bowl, add 3/4 tablespoon of caution
5.  in small bowl, add 3 ounces of optimism followed by 1 cup of creativeness
6.  in larger bowl add 2 3/4 cup of sensitivity and 1/2 teaspoon of peace
7.  slowly mix large bowl and small bowl separately
8.  while still mixing large bowl, add smaller bowl to combine
9.  follow by 3/4 cup of fear, 5 ounces of kindness
10. pour mixture into small baking tray and place in oven for 10-15 min
11. take out of oven, let cool, and add 3 tablespoons of consideration on top

The Party

In "The Party"by Herman Wouk, the protagonist Herbie is on a quest to find love. Herbie is extremely self-conscious, but finds a way to style himself differently every day changing either his hair or his tie. Herbie has fallen in love with a girl named Lucille and always tries to impress her in some sort of way. Lucille invites Herbie to a party at her house and he takes this opportunity to make Lucille like him back. Herbie and Lucille go out to her garden and talk, but its ends up very bad when Lucille goes off laughing and Herbie grows sad. After awhile, Herbie finds bravery to ask Lucille to dance but she already found another boy to dance with.

I think the most difficult situation that Herbie is in, is how he had to find enough courage to go up and talk to his crush and ask her to dance with him. It is so hard because going up to your crush can be extremely scaring and risk taking. Herbie didn't know what could happen if Lucille liked him back or not. If I was in Herbie's position I defiantly would not have acted the way he did. I would have been scared and probably not gone up to her at all because like Herbie I would be terrified if that person didn't like me back.

Revolution

Hello everybody, I am here to tell you in this blog how I can change the world.
If I could change the world, I would put together a strong, peaceful planet. People would not be arranged on different levels. No person would be more respected or treated better. Equality would be the one of the most important laws.

I would make violence almost illegal. Instead of fighting and war to solve decision making, there would be a less violent option. These choices would include debates or any type of talking over ideas and settlements instead of battling to see who gets what. I would make it almost illegal because  there could be situations of self- defense or any type of physical safety.

Another law I would make illegal, is to not pollute. Pollution is already a problem in our world and already is prohibited, but I think people should be punished if they pollute this Earth. Keeping our environment clean is a important rule and with people throwing trash everywhere, soon enough our world will become covered in garbage.

The last thing I would change about earth is environmental destruction. Today people are killing off animals and wildlife and are not being punished in any way for it. Killing animals or killing nature should be strictly outlaw. Without this rule wildlife would become extinct.

Kristen-topia

Kristen-topia could almost be indistinguishable to Earth appearance wise. There would lots of ocean water and small land. There would also be lots of nature like trees and wild animals. The people's personalities would stay positive. The purpose of Kristen-topia would be to make all people feel save in their environment and to bring peace to other planets. All people who want to join our community are welcome but have to go through a procedure of tests to make sure they cannot bring harm to Kristen-topia in anyway. For the teachings of students, they will have a choice to either go to a school or are welcomed to stay home and learn from online schools. Both of these options will provide them with the full education they need for their future. All religions are appreciated and no person is limited to a certain belief. This allows people to have full control over their choices of how they should live their life. Buildings in Kristen-topia would lean towards small building avoiding skyscrapers or any types of tall structures. Most houses and office-buildings would be one-story. These constructions would be far apart but still close enough within walking distance so everything could not be cluttered. The government would be self-governing and everyone would have an input into changes or new ideas that come into play. Kristen-topia would always remain healthy. Food would likely be limited to healthier options rather than sweets or anything unhealthy. This would give the people a well built health system. There would always be many doctors and nurses just incase for diseases. In conclusion, Kristen-topia would be a strong built community with many different options and lots of freedom.