In my opinion i think we shouldn’t study shakespeare anymore because it's a type writing that a lot of people don’t understand, mostly students our age. Also it’s an old subject and we’re in the 21st century and it wouldn’t help us a lot unless we go into the art department or english. Also shakespearean english is too confusing and most students can’t understand it for example when Juliet's mother called her to do something she replied with “madame, i am here. What is your will?” No 13 year old in this generation would say that ‘Madame’ or the phrase ‘what is your will?’ Instead we would say “What do you want?” or something like that. And i’m sure that other students would agree with me on why we shouldn’t study shakespeare anymore.
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Every child has those moments that they will always remember and learn from, whether it’s from jumping on the bed and falling, to eating a food that they don’t like. I learned 7 important things while growing up from being a little innocent 5 year old to almost 16. Some people can relate to almost all or 2 - 3.
While thinking about the 7 things that i learned as a child it hit me hard how the things i did,saw and heard as a child would make me think differently and make the person i am today. The #1 thing i learned as a child is 1. Growing up isn’t always the best. As a little kid i think we all just wanted to go up to drive, be independent and etc, but it’s actually not as easy as i thought it would be, which brings me to my next point. 2. Enjoy every moment, don’t stress too much, when we were children we didn’t have any major problems, the biggest worry was if we hit our siblings or friends,hey would threaten you by telling your mom. Now as a teenager we stress about school, friends,family, etc. When we were kids we were just happy little children now we’re changing into adulthood and some people aren’t as happy kids. Personally i’m very VERY picky with food so I never liked trying new foods or anything out of my comfort zone which brings me to point 3. Try more food as well as point 4. Always take risks. Taking risk is actually very important as it helps you see what you like and don’t like, in this case taking risk with food shows that. My next 3 point are obvious and i always find myself telling my nieces, point 5. Always be nice to everyone around you. This is just plain manners but sometimes especially as kids they don’t care what they say or do as long as they don't get in trouble and are happy it’s fine. But as teenagers we start to not see how we treat most people we just “go with the flow” , we don’t see our own actions like kids. So that point is important because who doesn’t like when people are randomly nice to them?. Next 2 points are just common sense but I was always told this, 6. Never touch the stove and 7. Never talk to strangers. No explanation necessary. Stories. Cinderella and the glass slipper, Romeo and Juliet, Little red riding hood, the three little pigs and of course there are religious and mythological stories too and etc.. All these stories are apart of our lives and in some way affected or made us think differently about certain topics or simply made us smile. In my opinion stories can be powerful and can help us as individuals think like others, while teaching us lessons at times as while. For example in the story of Little Red Riding hood they teach that we shouldn't trust strangers or talk to them or they can become wolf dinner or be in worse situation. In the assay “The Most Human Art” by Scott Russel Sanders he says “stories is to show us the consequences of our actions .To act responsibly, we must be able to foresee where our actions might lead; and stories train our sight.” In a lot of stories this is true, like in Romeo and Juliet i learned that people should think before they act or think about others around you, like Romeo and Juliet's parents should have done and we can see how they suffered with the consequences. Which brings me to my other example stories can help you walk in other people’s shoes or have an idea of how they feel depending on how they express themselves. Again in Sander’s assay he says “children may sense how it is to be old, and the elderly may recall how it is to be young; men may try on the experiences of women, and women those of men.” As children I think we all wanted our parents to think ‘we were grown up’ and now as teens sometimes we wish we were back to that innocent age, and in some books we can escape from it and go back to think and feel like one in books. Overall personally i love all types stories because of how they teach us little or huge lessons and help us in life and be/see how other people are. Who doesn't want to be or feel like a different person for a while? Or know what people think or be a detective trying to solve the mystery in a book?
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