Looking around the room all of these new people catch my eye. They catch my eye because how can a collection of all these people, from all these different places. They are all coming together to complete a common goal, unified in Husker red. It is truly amazing to be able to meet all these people in one place, at one time. Honestly, the last time I showered I was very concerned with the condition of the showers. Living in Cather hall, with communal restrooms is not my thing! As night had fallen, and I finally dragged myself to bed, I was reflecting on how awesome of an experience I am receiving. My mood was thankful, and also a bit somber. I won’t be able to have this opportunity if it wasn’t for my family. It seems odd that with that I have going on, I still find time to miss them. My favorite class in high school was my aiding period. Everyday I would head down to the elementary and help in a first grade classroom. First grade is a very odd time in a child's life. They are old enough to know better, but cute enough that they can get away with most things. Being in the first grade classroom taught me so much. I had to exercise patience with them, on days when I had none left. I had to stop tears, but also stop bad habits. It also reminded me how much kids look up to the people in their lives. I would arrive everyday at 2:00, and everyday without fail they were waiting at the door. The most recent argument I had was with my mother. I was very upset with her for throwing away all my shoe boxes. How am I supposed to keep my shoes nice if they aren’t in their boxes? I am currently thinking about all my loved ones. From my boyfriend, to the friends I left back home. It is interesting because I have been so busy, but my minds still drifts to them. A family’s love can heal anything. Imagining my home town is pretty boring. We have one stop light at the bridge over the interstate, but since no one is use to them they often run the light. There will be the usual trucks at the truck stop. Everyone from off the interstate getting coffee and fueling up. As your proceed past the fine dining selections of Runza and McDonalds you will then be stopped at the train tracks. Yes, we have trains that come every 7 and a half minutes without fail. Sometimes it makes me wonder how people end up there. Before I left a couple moved here from Chicago! I couldn’t wait to get out when I had the chance. Living in a small town presents many difficulties. Everyone knows everything about everybody. It’s hard to keep something to yourself. The things I miss the most about being home are seeing my family. Waking up to my dog licking my hand to wake me up. Going and eating doughnuts while my family and I watch the news. I will miss the laid back attitude of small towns, the calmness of summer days. Even though I miss those things I take the hustle and bustle of my new life here as a blessing. This amazing opportunity has been sprung from small town roots. That town that I grew to dislike, made me into the person I am. It has made me aware of the person I strive to be. That town small town with more cows than people, created a Husker.
When, if ever, does will take over physicality? I chose this as my critical question because I think it is a very relevant thing to me and to others. There are times in all of our lives where brute strength will beat us out, but what about the silent underdog? That underdog is will. The person or thing who is willing to wake up earlier, and stay up later just to get the job done. So it brings me to the question when does will, if ever, take over physicality? My question happens to be very relevant to me and to my life. Especially as an athlete. There will always be people who will be smarter, faster, and stronger than me. So how do I overcome these things? How does anyone overcome these things? You see examples of these people whose will has seemed to win out. An example of this is Stephan Curry. He didn’t get looked at by any division one basketball school. Finally a very small division 1 school asked him to play. He is now the NBA’s most valuable player. This is only a minor example of times when I have seen will take over physicality. This question is relevant to everyone. No matter if it is related to sports or just general life. There is always some Goliath to overcome. However, the question does remain can will, if ever, take over physicality. I think it will fit in with all of the projects that were are doing. It can be interpreted many different ways based on perspectives. It will be interesting if people think that they can win. Many people often hope to win, but don’t want to win. I don’t have very many concerns with my question. I think that it is an opened ended question, that will change varying from person to person. I hope that it will be able to showcase the wide variety of views of our class. It believe that it will be able to be discussed in a respectable manner without people feeling offend. I think I will be good at the writing projects once I get started. I often have trouble deciding if my ideas are good or even make sense. Many of my ideas don’t translate well to paper, so it takes me awhile to get started. I like making my papers perfect at the beginning, so the draft writing process is hard for me. I took a very difficult writing class when I was in High school. I have no problem writing at this level, and we did many projects and had very limited time to do them. I am not at all worried about the course load because this moved just about as fast as my high school class. We have of course a lot more writing in this class, and much more reading in the other. I really enjoy writing, but I like to make sure that my ideas make sense. I think it goes for all saying that sometimes things sound better in your head. That is my main concern. I will probably be checking with you frequently about my ideas.
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