Thankful

People often are thankful for recieving a gift or given the chance to participate in a certian activity. I am thankful for all of those as well, but the thing I am most thankful for is must greater than any of those. I am thankful for my mother. She has been through so much for me and I am thankful to have her.
When I was a young child my father was not always the most helpful person in my life. He was always gone partying or working. My mom gave all the time she had to support me. She would work all day and care for me all night. Whenever my dad was around he was usually drunk. My mother did not want me to be around him if he was going to be like that, so they split up. The only way they would get back together is if he got his stuff straightened out. He eventually did and came back into our lives. I always looked up to my mom because she knew how to makethe right decisions and even if she was in a bad mood she would hide that from me and be in a good mood.This is where it all started and I was looking up to my mom.
Later in life I started playing sports and going to school. My mom would drive me to school every morning and pick me up at day care after she was done with work. She would also take me to all my sporting events and cheer me on. Having support from parents at this age in sports is very helpful. I have always felt that all her support and help has led me to become the athlete and leader I am today.
Now that I am living on my own and becoming an adult, I do not see nor speak to my mom as much as I used to. She still plays a major role in my life, but is not always there for me. About three years ago my mom went through breast cancer and that was very hard for me to deal with. I was with her through the whole processand would often stay over in the hospital with her. This made our connection that much stronger. Ever since then I have been able to talk to her about anythign and everything. When I have stressful stiuations, she always calls me and we have a talk. We have a very strong relationship and she is my best friend. We go out to eat about once a week together and talk about our problems.
The thing I am most thankful for in life could easily be being able to play college baseball or having great friends, but it is none of these. It is having a great mother who would do anything for me.

Criminals

People tend to see people in jail or prison as bad people for life. Yes they may have committed a very serious and horrible crime, but does that mean they are going to be that type of person forever? Well under logical fallacies, people think they are.
Committing a crime to end up in jail or prison is a very bad act. Criminals get years to think about what they did wrong. During this time it helps them think about what they need to do to change into a better person and not do any harm again. This doesnt happen with everyone in prison, but their are people who do change their life around and are not criminals for life. Even though it is always on their record, they can become better people. Labels are almost always put on criminals backs though.
Committing the crime in the first place can make a person bad, but you don't really know what their life is like unless you live in their shoes. That person may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol which impaired their judgement and did not mean to commit that crime. I have seen in many cases that the suspect was using illegal drugs and they do not even remember committing the crime. It is kind of sad in a way because they do not even remember what happened but yet they have to serve the time for their mistakes. I know that if I committed a serious crime that I would take my punishment time to that about what I did wrong and how to change my life to make myself a better person.
Sttereotyping people who commit a serious crime as being a criminal for life is a common logical fallacy. Even though some people do go off and commit more crimes in their future, their are those people out there who devote their time to changes their life around and become better than who they were before.

College Experience

Now that we are two months into to school year and the semester is slowly creeping up, I would like to share my college experience so far. College has gone by so fast, but it has been a lot fo fun. Many great people have entered my life and I have gotten to experience things that most people will not in their lives.This is my college experience.
Meeting new people has always been a scary concept for me. I have always been a very shy person and have a hard time starting conversations with people. Well I have made many great friends and they are very accepting. Playing sports, asking them questions in class, or even meeting people at parties. All of these ways have helped me meet people and make friends. I am living in an apartment with two other guys that I have never met before this year as well. One of them is one of my good friends now. It is very reassuring meeting new friends and hanging out with all of them. Making new friends has been a great experience in my college life so far.
The greatest part about my college experience so far has definitely been making the baseball team and being a part of that group. Not many people get to play a sport after high school, and I am thankful enough to be one of those people that get to. Even though it has already been a lot of time and hard work, it has been a great experience. We are a very close group of teammates and always hang out together. We help each other on and off the field. This has been the greatest part of my college life for sure. I will never forget this experience and never want it to end.
College definitely has given me some great times. Even though the homework and long hours of studying are not always the most fun, everything outside of that makes up for it and encourage everyone who is having second thoughts of college to definitely go to college. It is a great life experience, and helps you out in the long run.