“If it’s good , it’s wonderful. If it’s bad it’s experience… no regrets.” -Drake May 20 2013 Volume 1, Issue 1 Letter To Me 2 Top Ten Songs of My Lifetime 2 Newspaper Reflections 2, 6 Reflections on Achieve- ments 3 Reflections on Memories 4 Time Capsule 4 Reflections on People 5 Magazine Reflections 3, 6 Art Reflections 5, 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Inside this issue: Erika Langhals I chose this quote as the theme for my portfolio. It exemplifies everything I want to live my life by— enjoying the good in life and learning from the bad. Be- neath the words lies the meaning that everything good in life should be treat- ed as if it is the most won- derful thing to ever occur. You must cherish all the happiness in your life, but not ignore the short- comings. If anything less than satisfactory happens you should not let yourself get down, but learn from the experience. The quote stands for being thankful for the greatness in life while never regretting your mistakes. Mistakes should be treated as a learning ex- perience and never over- looked.
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“If it’s good , it’s wonderful. If it’s bad it’s experience… no regrets.”
-Drake
May 20 2013
Volume 1, Issue 1
Letter To Me 2
Top Ten Songs of My Lifetime
2
Newspaper Reflections 2, 6
Reflections on Achieve-ments
3
Reflections on Memories 4
Time Capsule 4
Reflections on People 5
Magazine Reflections 3, 6
Art Reflections 5, 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Inside this issue:
Erika Langhals
I chose this quote as the
theme for my portfolio. It
exemplifies everything I
want to live my life by—
enjoying the good in life and
learning from the bad. Be-
neath the words lies the
meaning that everything
good in life should be treat-
ed as if it is the most won-
derful thing to ever occur.
You must cherish all the
happiness in your life, but
not ignore the short-
comings. If anything less
than satisfactory happens
you should not let yourself
get down, but learn from
the experience. The quote
stands for being thankful
for the greatness in life
while never regretting your
mistakes. Mistakes should
be treated as a learning ex-
perience and never over-
looked.
These ten songs have a lot of sig-
nificance in my life. I have always
loved music and have grown up
listening to most of these songs on
a daily basis. Each song is really
catchy in its own way and I know
just about every word to them all.
The songs contain wonderful
memories and give me a sense of
self. Throughout my lifetime all of
these songs have been on VH1’s
Top 100 so they were very popular
over the years. I could not imag-
ine my life without these top 10
songs.
family, as well as the United
States as a whole, became con-
scious of the fact that people are
not automatically safe if there are
police around. Shootings can
happen anywhere and claim any
victims, regardless of the pres-
ence of safety patrol officers, the
location, or the population.
Soon after this tragic event,
many states passed stricter gun
laws for fear of further mass
shootings. (200)
family, even though we were
roughly 590 miles west. We were
planning a visit to Washington DC
for fall break in mid-October, but
the shootings negatively influ-
enced our decision to travel to the
US capital city. Purposefully
avoiding the danger in DC, we
visited Toronto, Canada instead.
Not only did the shootings change
our vacation plans, they also gave
us a new perspective on communi-
ty safety and gun control. My
In October of 2002, John
Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd
Malvo partook in a killing spree,
thorough and heavily-planned.
Over a span of 23 days, Muham-
mad and his accomplice, Malvo,
shot and killed 10 people and in-
jured 3 others. These spontaneous
shootings occurred in the Wash-
ington DC Metropolitan Area and
affected numerous people, more
than just the residents of that area.
This event personally affected my
Dear 13 year old Erika,
I am you at 18 and I
am writing to you to advise you
on the next 5 years to come.
Right now, you're probably still
upset that you had to switch
from St. Louis de Montfort
Catholic School to Riverside
Junior High, but don’t be.
Although change is difficult,
this change is definitely for the
better. Allow yourself to make
new friends in your classes, but
please stay in touch with your
SLDM buddies. Like the Girl
Scout saying always said—
“Make new friends, but keep
the old…”. Treasure the
friends you make this year,
because not all of them will
still be there by your side in 5
years. If you’re worried about
looking good and wearing
makeup every day, which I
personally know you are, just
know that in high school no
one will care. Don’t worry
about what others think of you
right now or even in the near
future because once you get to
high school you will find
friends who love you through
thick and through thin.
Friendships can last a lifetime.
Therefore, my greatest advice
to you is to cherish everyone in
your life because you are lucky
to have them and they are
lucky to have you. (210)
Letter to Me
Top Ten Songs of My Lifetime (in no specific order)
Friendship consists of honesty, forgiveness, patience, and love. It is continually being there for your friends in their times of need, and in turn, your friends being there for you. My friends and I all under-stand how important these aspects are in a friendship, and that is why I believe I am a respectable friend. I listen patiently, as best as I can, to the trials and tribu-
lations of my friends and attempt to help them work everything out. The ad-vantage of this is that my friends will reciprocate the kindness and patience for me when I need it. Alt-hough being a friend to someone gives one happi-ness and company, it can also have its disadvantages. Frequently, I strive to be a perfect friend, which is ultimately unattainable.
There is this continual pressure to say and do the right thing and be exactly what a friend needs at the time. When my friends are in need of advice they of-ten expect me to say the perfect thing to soothe their problems, when I may not have a clue as to the solution. Though friendship can be difficult, being a fried is utterly worth every struggle for me. (197)