Thursday, March 30, 2017

Advantages: Team Sports vs Individual Sports

Intro: Advantages of playing in team sports and individual sports
Supporting paragraph 1: Advantages of playing individual sports
Advantages: Lay back activity
                   concentrate more
Example: bowling you can decade whether you want to do play as a simple Friday night activity or concentrate more and make it as a hobby

Supporting paragraph 2: Advantages of playing in team sports
advantages: meet new people
                 fun
                 devoted
example: In basketball team you are more devoted to go to practices, you have fun in games, and meet a lot of new people


Playing sports is very popular among teenagers these days because we have a wide variety of choices we can choose from. First of all it is in our favor whether we want to play in team sports or individual sports. Each one of them has its advantages of course.

The first point I would like to make is that there are strong advantages in playing in individual sports.
Firstly, individual sports can be more lay back activities. That means that you get to choose whether you want to give your all in that sport or just do it for fun. For example we have bowling.
It is a fun sport or activity, that is all up to you. Do you want to go to practice everyday for that sport and take part in competitions, or just play it as a fun activity with friends on a Friday night.
Although if you choose that you want to devote yourself then needless to say you know you can concentrate a lot more if you are an individual. You have no distractions that can get in your way.

Even though individual sports have strong advantages, playing in team sports have more compelling advantages.
One benefit is that you can meet a whole lot of new people including your new team mates when you join a new team. Or whenever you play a game you can also meet the friends of your team mates that have come to support your team. Granted you can have a big circle of friends.
In addition of playing in team sports you can be sure that it can lots of fun. Also the devotion is priceless. If you are truly devoted in this team than you have to show up in every practice if you don't want to let your team down. And this devotion leads to great character development. To illustrate these advantages, let's say you're in a basketball team. You have new friends and they are all counting on you to play good for the next big game. Therefore you have to devote yourself to go to every practice for the big day. When the day finally comes you see your family and friends supporting you and your team simultaneously with the cheering crowd. It is a great feeling.

I personally have taken part in individual sports and team sports. I can clearly see how individual sports can be better for some people,for me however I can say that I am a team player. I love being devoted in my team and go to team practices. At the same time I consider myself as an adventurous person so I have no problem in having a big circle of friends.

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Agree or Disagree: Actions speak louder than words

Intro: Agree
Supporting paragraph 1: Actions are more important than words
Example: When you say sorry it doesn't mean anything but when you actually show with your actions that you are sorry that is more important
Reason: Because words are easy, actions are a little harder
Personal Story: Recent trouble at school

The saying "Actions are louder than words" is quite popular and we hear it very often in song lyrics, movies and even everyday life. But is it accurate? Do I agree or disagree?
Of course I personally undoubtedly agree.
Firstly my opinion is that actions are way more important than words in general. Let's say for example you have done someone wrong and you feel very anxious and bad about it. You say sorry to the person but they won't believe you, therefore you have to show that person with actions that you are really sorry and that the issue won't repeat itself again.
I have a personal story that compliments the previous example.
A few months ago at school me and some of my other classmates decided to skip one entire day of school, however we didn't want to be punished for skipping class, so we came up with a plan. Our plan was to stink up the class with garlic so the principle would let the whole class go due to bad smell in our class. I have to say now writing this story I can see how childish it was. Nevertheless, we did it. The next day the school was in chaos because apparently the whole school stunk in garlic. So of course the principle was determined to find out who was responsible for it. Long story short, there were cameras all over school that we didn't know about so the culprits were caught. We embarrassed our class teacher in front on the principle and we felt really bad about it. Especially me since my class teacher is best friends with my mom and she has helped me with anything that I have ever wanted and needed, so needless to say I felt very bad for my childish actions.
Our punishment was very big. I personally said sorry to my class teacher million times but she didn't want to hear it. So I decided to show her with my actions that I was truly sorry and that she shouldn't expect things like that from me ever again. So for months I haven't been late to school, haven't skipped school whatsoever, improved all my grades and behaved more than ever during lessons. Just 1 month went by and my class teacher was very proud of me and I was finally forgiven.
The reason for this is because words are way to easy, anyone can say anything and these days you don't know who to trust. However actions are a different story. Not anyone can fake actions.
To summarize I agree very much with this statement because I truly feel that in order to show someone your true emotions you need to act more and speak less.

What famous place would you like to visit?

Intro: Disney Land
Supporting paragraph 1: It's in the states
example: Orlando,Florida
reason: I would personally love to go to the states so If I visit Disney Land then I get to see all the wonderful places.
personal story:  There are lots of amusement parks in the world and I have been in a few and I would love to also visit this particular amusement park some day.
Supporting paragraph 2: Fun activities
example: games, roller-coasters
reason: I love amusement parks
personal story: Last year I was in this big amusement park where they give you a map in the entrance and the rides were all rated by how dangerous they were(1-5) and also how much adrenaline the ride gives you( Also from 1-5).


The world we live in is a big and wonderful place one might say. Granted it can only be wonderful to us if we are aware of how beautiful it is, that is to say we should all travel as much as we can. May I quote:
"The world is like a book and those who don't travel only read one page".
The famous place that I would like to visit someday of my choice is Disney Land. It is kind of odd I know. But I have quite good reasons supporting my idea.
The first point I would like to make is that Disney Land it's located in the States, therefore if I get lucky and visit it someday that means that I also get to see the wonderful cities where it is located for example: Orlando and Florida. Undoubtedly there are lots of amusement parks in the world and I myself have been in a few, besides I am quite aware that Disney Land is also located in other continents, but I would most personally like going to the ones that are placed in the USA.
My second point is that Disney Land is actually known for it's famous fun activities, games and roller-coasters. That is to say I love amusement parks. I have always loved them, since I was a little girl I quite remember begging my parents to go to amusement parks whenever we were in vacation in a new place. Even now I still beg them! I remember the last time I was in an amusement park. It was last year in Koln, Germany. The amusement park was named Fantasy Land as I recall. It was the biggest amusement park in the area that is for sure. At the entrance the people that worked there gave us maps of the park and the rides were actually rated by how dangerous they are(1-5) and how much adrenaline they give you(Also 1-5).
 I remember having a very joyful time with my family and I hope to have another similar experience very soon but this time I really hope it's in Disney Land.


Saturday, March 25, 2017

What are the characteristics of a good neighbor?

What does your dream house look like?