Week 1: What's On Your Mind?

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. Thanksgiving makes me realize what I’m most thankful for, and how many things I am thankful for. When I think about how much I’m thankful for I think of all the children and adults that aren’t thankful for as much, because they aren’t able to have as much as I do. Just thinking about that is heartbreaking, which makes me more thankful for everything I have. The person I am most thankful for is God, without Him I would not have anything I have, I wouldn’t have the people I have in my life, I wouldn’t have to accessories, I wouldn’t have freedom, I wouldn’t live the good life I live. I’m very thankful for my parents; they do so much for me. My parents give me a nice place to live, food, clothes, love, support, and they treat great, I wouldn’t trade them for anything. I’m also very thankful for my family; my family is always there for me when I need them, and I know they aren’t going anywhere! I’m so thankful for my friends, I have so many friends and without them I wouldn't know what to do. They’re there for me no matter what; we always make it through arguments and remember why we’re such good friends. I’m also thankful for the little things. I’m thankful for always having food in my house, because I know there are people in this world that even have food or a house. I’m thankful for the house I live in, because not everybody has a home to come to everyday. I’m thankful for my bed and my room, not everybody has their own room, some don’t even have a bed to sleep on. I’m thankful for all my cute clothes and shoes, because some people don’t have clothes or even shoes. I’m thankful for having a cell phone, computer, and TV because some people don’t have those in their lives. I’m thankful for all the people that are in my life, even if we aren’t friends, I’m just thankful to have met them, because I’m sure they serve some kind of purpose in my life. I’m also very thankful for RCS (my school) because some children aren't able to attend a school, or get any kind of an education, and I’m thankful I am provided with a school that gives me a good education. I’m thankful for the teachers at RCS too, because without them the school wouldn't be what it is today, and I wouldn’t have the education I have if it wasn’t for them. Needless to say I am very thankful for so many things, which everybody should be because most of us live a great life! 

Week 4: Music Response

I think Tim McGraw wrote “Red Rag Top” to show that love is real no matter what age you are. He was twenty and she was eighteen. That’s a two year difference and they had real love. I think Tim McGraw succeeds at trying show love is real at all ages. In the songs he talks about getting her pregnant, and that they were not ready to have children. That shows that they were responsible enough to make their own decisions. Even though they do end up breaking up and he never sees her anymore doesn't mean that he doesn't still have strong feelings for her. I’m sure feelings like that will never go away. He talks about her pretty green eyes and how it brings back memories when he sees a girl with green eyes at a stop light, it makes him think about his old girlfriend. Like I said before about him getting his girlfriend pregnant, I think he talked about that because a lot of teenage girls get pregnant now days by their boyfriends, and not always do the boys love the girls. I think he wanted to show that even though he did get her pregnant at a young age he still did love and care for her, but they just realized that they were not ready to take on that kind of commitment. In this song I feel that Tim McGraw was also trying to show sadness, because he lost the girl he loved. So he was probably trying to show that you need to hold on to something good once you have it, because it can be taken away in no time.