I believe in pressing the shuffle songs button on my iPod.
I believe in variety, and the power that people have to mix things up. Everyone can be very bland and boring when everyone listens to the same pop music playlist continuously, but I believe that it takes some alternative rock, hip-hop, or country music to make people interesting. My philosophy is backed by the belief that trying new things makes people more interesting, and provides a fuller world view. Just recently, on my trip to bear creek I was asked to perform a short sketch where I had the choice of adopting the persona of four different individuals. I could’ve impersonated Dr. Phil, Lady Gaga, a proctologist, or Newtown Friends School’s very own Jody Smith. My first impulse was to make fun of Jody Smith. I had already established a repertoire satirizing her in front of my peers, and I was looking forward to mocking her newest Jody-ism, the siren detention noise. But as people remember, I did not choose to disrespect our Queen of Upper School. I decided to mimic a proctologist. My reasoning was that if I had made fun of Jody, it would have been just another time doing so, instead of trying something new and different. Just as if I am listening to my iPod and decide to listen to some new alternative rock, it would be more notable than just hearing the same Ludacris song again, even if it means taking a chance with something that I might end up regretting or not enjoying. Pressing the shuffle songs button on my iPod also takes the form of another life lesson: accepting what is. Sure, I might not really like the *NSYNC song that just started playing, but I listen to it anyway because I believe that teaches tolerance. In life, I can get annoyed at people very easily, but I learn to accept that they are how they are and that I should learn to smile and accept them, just like how I’m not a huge *NSYNC fan, but I get into the mood and dance around anyway when young Justin Timberlake and his fellow boy band members start singing. So in the end, don’t keep listening to that same old tune, mix it up! Rocking out to the same melody doesn’t build the real memories!
Ben I love how you used something as simple as hitting shuffle on your ipod to describe what you believe. You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteI really like your essay! I like how you tied in something so simple with your belief! Good job!
ReplyDeleteYour entry was very creative. I like how you tied in creativity with something you believed.
ReplyDeleteKatharine
Ben, you essay was awesome. i think it was good that you incorperated the "shuffle" button on your ipod. I think that you did a really good job as the porctologist
ReplyDeleteBen, good job with the essay. I liked how you chose something that you would take something that would oh so commonly be you, but yet put a spin on it and change it into your This I Believe essay. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteBem,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your sense of humor. I think the way you incorperated the "shuffle" was great. You did a good old read between the lines. Nice job Pedro.
i enjoyed the creative comparisons to bear creek
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ben. I enjoyed reading this, almost as much as I enjoyed your skit at Bear Creek.
ReplyDelete3/5 One giant paragraph? Yikes! If you are having trouble formatting, I can help you. Also, Bear Creek is a proper noun. Finally,in the sentence, "But as people remember..." I wonder if it would have been more effective and perhaps grammatically appropriate to eliminate the FANBOY, "but", at the beginning of the sentence. Remember when we talked about this at the end of last year?