Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving I am grateful for all of the interesting conversations we have in this English class. I'm thankful for all of the smart people in this class and for all of their input and knowledge that they give. I'm thankful for my group work buddies, Alex, Peter, and Dillon because they're smart and funny. I'm thankful for all the kids in the class that say stuff in the discussions when the rest of us are too scared, tired, or just too stupid to say anything. I'm thankful for all of you. Happy thanksgiving!

I Celebrate Myself

In society today it is hard for most people to express themselves for who they really are. People are afraid of judgement, and often do not even realize who they actually are. There is a sense of conformity that almost everyone follows, they go through trouble to be who they should be, not who they are. If people could realize how much potential they had, and how much they could accomplish; great things would happen. Everyone is different, they should't try to be something else, or be held back by societies  
views and restrictions.
During Thoreau's time everyone was focused on self realization and self thinking. People wanted to find out things for themselves and learn and become great things. Now, most people don't strive to gain knowledge and understanding of their capabilities.
The ability to celebrate yourself is extremely valuable and helpful when you are trying to accomplish things. With celebration of your abilities, and self realization, you are confident and better able to do things that are tough. Confidence is key in life, without it it is very hard to try new things and be social.