This I believe Update "A Smile Can Say "I Love You"

Sitting by my grandfather’s hospital bed made me cry. He was there for three weeks after I found him in his bedroom; he had fallen. He had his own apartment, so I didn’t know until I arrived to see him. At age 17, I never thought of emotional pain coming to me. I thought of my future and all the happiness it held; reality was the total opposite. I was scared to lose him, because in my life I had six grandparents from my mom, dad, and stepdad’s family. Of those six grandparents, I only knew my dad’s mother, and my stepdad’s father, my grandfather in the hospital. My other grandfather and grandmother from their sides were never in my life and my mom’s parents lived in Korea, so I never got the chance to know them.
When he did wake up after three weeks, I was sitting by his side still. I hadn’t left his side except to go to school with sadness written on my face. I cried the entire time, so when he opened his eyes, he turned to me first out of everyone in the room, held my hand, and smiled at me. He only understood Korean, and I never really learned, so he smiled. Just from that look, I knew what he was saying. I believe a smile can say I love you. Because of illness and fatigue, he gave up on living and died; he was 83. After his death, I grieved a lot. He was the only family that I was really close to. One night a year after he died, I saw my grandfather in a dream. He was smiling at me the way he smiled in the hospital and I had peace; I believe a smile can say I love you.

Servers Are People Too!

Being a server can sometimes be a hard job. There are many things that go into it besides just giving you food, drinks, and a check. Servers are people that deserve respect, no matter what how they act or speak to you.

Every time I’m at a restaurant, there’s always one person that’s a rude customer somewhere in the restaurant that’s treating their servers with total disrespect all because of some outrageous thought like “you didn’t bring me the right drink when someone at my table had that drink.” But then there are customers like my friend and I that went to a restaurant and were ignored except for when we ordered paid for our meal. Even so, we didn’t say anything to our waiter rudely even though we saw him sitting and talking to other customers and co workers while seeing us sitting there waiting for our drinks.

While some servers aren’t polite and don’t consider the customer at all, there are also servers that truly care about their customers, but sometimes get overwhelmed in busy times when they have about ten tables to watch over, and so, sometimes they make mistakes. Or there might even be the ones that are trying to support their family with what they make in tips because that was the only job they could find whether they are good at what they do or not.

No matter what, servers deserve respect. No matter how they behave, they’re people too and they don’t deserve to be treated rudely. My sister was a waitress before and used to tell me stories about what happened; and because Jesus said in the Bible “do to others what you would have them do to you”; I know that I’d want to be treated kindly, so I am kind.

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Blog 4 A Lady of Hope and Freedom

America’s looked at by foreign countries as the land of opportunities; when people plan or planned in the past on coming to America, they thought of the Statue of Liberty; and, for them, it was a sign of hope and a better future. The Statue of Liberty is 123 years old; this priceless national jewel was a gift from the French; the birth date of this historic gift is October the 28th, 1886. The statue itself was completed in France in the year 1884. Along with its pedestal, the statue was completed, and dedicated on October 28th, 1886.

This statue has seen many years; immigrants that arrived on Elise Island saw Lady Liberty and found hope and that they would have a better time in America than they had had in their home country. The Statue of Liberty was such an important symbol to people in the past that greater things would happen.

The French gave this gift to America as a gift for Independence. It was important, because the French gave this statue as a centennial gift; it was given ten years after, because of the late timing in creating it. Just as the French thought when giving this gift, immigrants that arrived at Elise Island saw the Statue and recognized its sight and knew that they had arrived in the land of the free.

Even nowadays, Lady Liberty is such a symbol of Freedom. After 9/11, the statue showed our freedom to the world, and while we may have been attacked, it shows that we are a country formed on freedom and that we won’t be moved, nor will we surrender. The statue of Liberty was, is, and will forever be a symbol to the world that America is the land of the free and the home of the brave; and no matter what, that will never change.

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A Lady of Hope and Freedom

America is looked at by foreign countries as the land of opportunities, because when people plan or planned in the past on coming to America, they thought of the Statue of Liberty, and, for them, it was a sign of hope and a better future. The Statue of Liberty is 123 years old. This wonderfully priceless national jewel was a gift from the French during the American Revolution. The birth date of this historic gift is October the 28th, 1886. The statue itself was completed in France in the year 1884. Along with its pedestal, the statue was completed, and dedicated on October 28th, 1886.
This statue has seen many years that involved war, immigration of people looking for hope and a better life, and times in which our country was more unified like 9/11. Immigrants that arrived on Elise Island saw Lady Liberty and immediately found hope and encouragement that they would have a better time in America than they had had in their home country. The Statue of Liberty was such an important symbol to people in the past that greater things would happen.
The French gave this gift to America as a gift for Independence. It was of great importance, because it was the intention of the French to give this statue as a centennial gift. It still was, however, it was just given ten years after, because of the late timing in creating it. Just as the French thought when giving this gift, immigrants that arrived at Elise Island saw the Statue and recognized its sight and immediately knew that they had arrived in the land of the free.
Even nowadays, Lady Liberty is such a symbol of freedom. After 9/11, the statue showed our freedom to the world, and while we may have been violated in that way, it shows that we are a country formed on freedom and that we will not be moved, nor will we surrender. The statue of Liberty is was, is, and will forever be a symbol to not only our country, but to the world that America is the land of the free and the home of the brave; and no matter what, that will never change.

Word Count: 368