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If I could live anywhere in the world I would pick a place that is low in violence, quiet, does not have tropical bugs, is not too high in tornados and other dangerous storms, and last but not least has a climate that is more hot than not. This may seem like quite a few qualifications but this would be my dream place to live. I say low in violence as on of my qualifications because I want to have a family one day and I do not want to have to worry about if I send my kids walking to school will they be safe or not.  Also I do not want to have to worry about getting shot up at work or some horrendous occurrence of sorts similar to that.  I would choose a quiet place to live because I feel there is nothing more satisfying than coming home to a quiet neighborhood in a quiet house to reflect on your day without your neighbors yelling obscenities at each other.  To some, tropical insects may seem like such a trifle issue but I despise all bugs that fly and buzz at the same time and most tropical bugs seem to have both of those tendencies. Some even hiss and swim which are just a few added features I could live without in my life. I decided to add the part about living in a place where there are not too many tropical or dangerous storms because like I stated earlier I want to have a family and I want to make a house and I do not want to see that all taken away one day because of a storm when I could have just chosen a different and better location.  The climate part of my list of qualifications is because I absolutely cannot stand the cold. I know though that if I do not want to have tropical storms or bugs than I need to pack a place that has a season where it actually gets cold but I feel the less time it is cold the better. I feel like these characteristics can all be summed up in one place. That place is called Dubai and I am absolutely undoubtedly and irrevocably in love with that place. This place is a dream come true for me and I feel the sooner I move there the better.

What if Money Was No Option: Reflection

This project was life changing for me and it taught me so much about life. What i learned was that people have a great amount of ideas they want to put into action to help their community. Also what i learned was that some of the things people want to do are not being do not because money is greater to them than happiness. In this video are a few selected people who tell their dream career and why they want to do this. I have no idea if their goals will be fulfilled because money could always prove to be a greater attraction at that time then happiness. What i learned from this project is no matter what we want to be in life, whether it is an actor, a poet, or even a wall climber, i should fulfill my dreams because they are what are truly going to keep me happy. I asked around 10 people what would they be if money was no option and they all told me. 9 out of ten people did not end up becoming what they truly waned to be and therefore were unhappy. they did not even have to tell me they were unhappy that they chose the more profitable job than their dream job because you could see it in their face as they told me what they ended up becoming. I do not want that to be me. I want to be like the one person who actual became what made them happy. I want to fulfill my dreams and some day get a message across to as many people as i can that happiness is better than wealthiness and happiness definitely lasts longer.

Shiloh

If i were to choose a book to be my favorite i would have to choose Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. In this book a young boy by the name of Marty Preston runs across a small hunting dog in an abusive home and he takes him back to his place. The owner was not willing to give him up and was willing to do anything to get his prize hunting dog back including trying to kill Marty. He however, did not succeed and was forced to give up the dog when Marty let him know he saw him hunting outside of the hunting season and could at any minute tell the game warden and get ALL his dogs taken away. This is my favorite book because it shows true willingness and sacrifice because Marty was willing to go through any and everything to get Shiloh safe even if it was to risk his own life. This was special to me because even if fictional it makes me think "why can i not be selfless like him?". It makes me rethink quite a few decisions in my past and it also makes me want to make better decisions for my present and future. although this book was written in the early 1990's which was about 5 or more years before i was born, this book has remained my favorite no matter how many greatly articulated or though out books i read and if i could thank the author or pay the author back for writing this book, i definitely would.