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I believe in being free to be who you are! Living the life you want to live. Wearing the things you want to wear, not what someone tells you to wear. I guess who you want to be makes you who you are. But if we change perspectives constantly, then who are we?

We set goals in life, goals that we know will be accomplished, and goals we want to accomplish. These goals help us regulate where we are in life and making sure we're not to far off track. As we get older, we start to see things more clearly. Because of this better understanding, we start to think differently. We begin to make decisions that only mature and wise people can make. We're more independent, and because of that, we begin to find ourselves.

Sometimes, we get fustrated because we don't get things when we want them. We've all heard the saying "Things don't come when you want them, but when you need them". But sometimes it's ok not to follow the rules. I believe that sometimes we should be free to do things when we want, and get things when we want. I believe that if you want something, then you should let yourself have it.

There are so many great opportunities in this world, so many wonderful things to explore. So why not go out and try something? I believe that we sometimes give up on the best opportunities because we fail to even try. I believe in doing whatever it takes to make yourself happy. We all deserve to be happy and satisfied at some point.

I believe in doing what you feel is right. I believe in not always caring what others think of you. I believe in being free to be who you want to be. I believe that if your happiness comes with a price, pay the cost. Take a minute to smell the roses. I believe.

Carmel Paradise!

             

Ingredients:

Cake

1 box (Preferred brand) yellow cake mix

11/2cup milk

1/3 cup of melted butter

3 eggs

Carmel

1/2 cup butter

1 1/2 cup pure sugar

2 cans of (Preferred brand) evaporated milk

Preparations:

Heat oven to 325°F . Grease pan. In large bowl, beat cake ingredients well. Mix them all together and mix until the batter is neither to thick nor to runny. When cake batter is complete, pour onto greased pan and place in oven for 30-45 mins.

This was a signature dish for my mom, even though she only made it a few times a year. Because she only made it a few times a year, she always put her best work and effort into making it each time. It was as if the cake came alive as it baked, and when it was gone, it was as if a piece of her was missing. You could say she lives for the next time she gets to prepare the dish again. 

 Mom always played music of sum sort when she began the cake. She would be so into preparing the cake that she forgot about everything and everyone else. She was in a trance, in her own zone. The only thing that could remove her from this trance was the cake itself. And by that it would have to be completely finished. She didn't listen to all genres of music, just smooth R&B. She was like a cast member from the movie "Grease". She just had so much coolness amongst her when she made this cake. 

 To began the Carmel glaze, gather large pot and place on stove on medium-low heat. Began mixing Carmel ingredients one at a time. Keep stirring repeatedly until glaze is at right temperature and finished.

While the glaze finished, mom would not leave the kitchen. Since the Carmel was the hardest and most effort taking part of the process. It required stirring every few seconds. If the glaze sat to long it would begin to burn, and the whole cake would be ruined. Mom could have had 1000 thoughts going the her head, but while that glaze was on there was only1 thought important to her, perfection. Perfection is what she always strived for when baking this dish. Also many times did she get those results because of her hard work. 

 When the cake is done baking, remove from oven and let cool for up to 15 mins before topping with Carmel. When cake is cool you may begin topping with Carmel icing! The Carmel should be cool as well before applying icing. When cake and icing are both at correct temperature, you may begin topping your cake. After topping cake it is ready to serve and enjoy! 

 The best part of the process for mom was seeing her masterpiece that she had created finished. It was a feeling of relieve for her. She was overwhelming excited and proud of herself. Only she could get such a pleasant feeling from baking a dessert.  When she was done and had had a short break, she would say to me "Cakes Ready" ! She always lets me be the first to taste the cake. That Carmel cake shall forever be a memory. And a good one at that. 

thINK: People or Property!

           thINK:    People Or Property!

Have you ever wondered if you’re being watched or monitored constantly? The perspective that most of us have is that when we are in the privacy of our home, we can do whatever we want because, there’s nobody’s watching. Is that entirely true? Did you ever think that when you’re on the phone chatting with your best friend, that someone was on the other line listening to every word? What we do not realize, is that the world we live in is constantly changing! Our government, which we have elected, has the power and authority to do anything they want; even if it’s not in the best interest of the people.

​In an article found on U.S. news, titled “Government Surveillance Reaches beyond Phones to Internet Data” by Teresa Welsh, it is stated that the government can and has been: tracking and listening to our personal conversations on the phone, accessing our Facebook accounts, and also interceptingour Skype calls. These activities are being done and I quote “whether or not the law prevents them to do it”. In my opinion, this is completely unacceptable, and faithfully violates our 4thAmendment right to privacy. This is unfair, and I think the people should have a say so about something that involves their privacy. As stated in the article, the government claims that they are doing this for security purposes. In my opinion thegovernment just wants to have control over everything theAmerican people do.

​I think that this is completely disagreeable, and should not have been allowed to come this far. How could we not have known about this? The government says that this will help them have an oversight and be able to spot terrorist more easily. I think the government is not using this privilege in the way that they say they are. It is stated in the article that we should be blissful that the government is taking a step ahead to monitor our calls, so they may extricate threats more readily. How is it that we are supposed to be happy, that that government is ease dropping? So, does this mean that when I am on the phone chatting, and the topic of the president comes up, and I say “I don’t like the president”, does this make me a potential subject to terrorism? I am not happy about this and will not be in the future!

​The government is able to do these things because we let them. Our personal phone conversations should be just that, personal. I don’t think that we have to just stand around and let the government dictate our lives. We as “The People” need to take a stand and reclaim our country which we built. There should be a fine line between protection and privacy that should never be crossed. The change our world is entering should be one that is peaceful and agreeable.

 

You can find the article I used on...

Http://mobile.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2013/06/07government-surveillance-reaches-beyond-phones-to-Internet-data

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