Three Lessons We Should Learn From Children (Composition Blog) - Vy

By Vy

Vy's son, who always thinks he's a T-Rex

 We often think that children, whose souls and personalities are still incomplete, need to receive guidance from adults to grow up in the best direction. However, sometimes it is adults, who seem to have a lot of life skills, that need to learn from the simple thinking and innocent souls of children. Here are the three simplest and closest things that kids can teach us about life.

The first thing we can learn from children is carefree self-expression in a very natural and

comfortable way. Children are not afraid to be judged when they always ask thousands of

questions about everything in the world and say what they think in public. Therefore, children

can learn very quickly because they are always ready to absorb new things.

The importance of daring to dream and have big ideas without hesitation or fear is another great thing that kids can show us. When being asked what they want to be when they grow up,

children will give many answers like "a doctor who can cure all diseases," "an astronaut in

space," "a president of the whole universe," or “a Tyrannosaurus Rex!” Those big and somewhat "surreal" dreams of them best reflect their interests and personalities.

We also can learn the value of generosity and tolerance from the unconditional love and

forgiveness of innocent children. Children don't think too much, don't struggle with their self-esteem, don't scold, don't dig up old stories, and don't accuse each other. Children often quarrel, but when they have said all their frustrations, everything for them seems to have never happened.

French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote in his book, Le Petit Prince, that, "All grown-ups were once children… but only a few of them remember it." Adults, instead of chasing after busy and anxious lives, should relearn how to live like the children they used to be. Living with a child's perspective and soul will bring happiness to every single day.

Gaming (Composition Blog) - Brayan

by Brayan

An assortment of Game consoles and systems

Video games are forms of entertainment that are played and enjoyed by millions of people worldwide. These games come in numerous varieties of genres for many different platforms such as consoles, PC’s, and even on mobile devices. Whether playing single or multiplayer, or competitively or casually, gamers around the world like myself, grew up with them and enjoy them daily.

I got into video games at a young age thanks to my parents and their old SNES console. Sadly,

that SNES is now super old, outdated, and it doesn’t work anymore, but I will never forget the

memories, and fun times it gave me growing up. Ever since my parents showed me that game

console my love for video games grew with me and soon I would find another console to have

fun on.

My next console after that SNES was an Xbox 360, which was a major step up in terms of

technology and fun. During my time in school, my friends either had a PS3 or an Xbox 360, and it just so happened that more of them had an Xbox 360, so I joined them, and it was definitely worth it. I also have lots of memories with my old Xbox 360 and the times I had fun with my school friends there, but as time went on those consoles got old as well and soon new ones arrived.

When I entered middle school, I remember the release of newer consoles and the main two, were the PS4 and the Xbox One and the hype for them was crazy. I know I had an Xbox before but this time I wanted to try out the new PS4 with my friends, and it was the best decision I’ve made. Even today, my friends and I still have our PS4 consoles and play often, it feels like it was only yesterday when I got mine.

Now with the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S being the newest generation of consoles, my PS4 would be considered outdated, and it makes me sad that I would have to replace my best and most fun console for the newest gen one. During the launch of the newest generation consoles in 2020, I tried going for the PS5, but I never made it because the hype surrounding them was so massive, I always got a "sold out" message. One day I’ll upgrade to a PS5 and put my dusty PS4 to rest, but to be here, even playing games, it was thanks to all the games and consoles before this, and to my parents for introducing me to the game in the first place. 

Composition Multimedia Project - Zaida

 by Zaida

In my project I plan to address Amy S. Choi's article "What Americans Can Learn From Other Food Cultures". I chose Choi's article because I felt like I connected more with her article than the TED Talks we watched. In Choi's article, she describes that food has various meanings related to community, humanity, and more. She mentions cultural identity and how our comfort food is culturally meaningful, and I couldn’t agree more.  To connect with Choi's ideas, I made a PowerPoint showing the process of making my comfort food, which are pupusas. In the PowerPoint, I included pictures of the ingredients and steps to show the whole process of making this food, which is reflection of me and my culture. 

Composition Multimedia Project - Anllí

 by Anllí

I wanted to create something meaningful to me, something I could relate to. I believe that expressive art is the best kind of art to make. I also wanted to produce a painting with a deeper meaning than anything I had created before. This was when I deiced to use my inspiration from Ron Finley's TED talk, "A Guerrilla Gardener in South Central LA," to use in a painting. My painting is of a mother and daughter eating dinner that is entirely unhealthy for them. Eating predominantly fast food and foods high in sugars and cholesterol can lead to diseases Finley mentions in his TED talk. Many low-income people are practically eating poison which is why i want to emphasize this in a painting. Oil paint is naturally very glossy and beautiful. Using this medium can help me tell the story I would like to tell in an eerie, elegant way. Using powerpoint can also make it easier to show my steps and efforts.