Tolerance

 Tolerance : The ability or willingness to alloq the existence, occurrence, or practice of something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necissarily agree with.

 How can you be more tolerant of other people? I like to think of myself as a tolerant person. Having a big family there are a few who wouldn't be considered by intolerant people to be "normal". A way to be more tolerant is by thinking if their beliefs or ways could effect you in any way. You don't have to agree with their ways, just accept it and move on. It won't effect you or change the way you see things and if it does then that just means you're open minded. Open minded people tend to be the most tolerant because they see everyone having their own beliefs and maybe want to try it out if it interests them. There are things of course that they can't try out, you just have to be born with it. You know like GLBT, it's not something people choose to be, it's just the way they are. If you do think it's a choice then why don't you (if you're straight) try to be attracted to the same sex by choice. Can't do it. You weren't born with the gene. So, in conclusion, to be tolerant try have an open mind. You don't have to agree with every religion or way of living, but accept that that's the way people are and move on.

Invisible

 Everyone's felt invisible at some point in their lives. From when you don't kow anyone at a party or when everyone decides to scold you. I usually feel "invisble" around friends because to a certain group, I am the outcast. I don't relate to what they talk about or have expirienced what they have. That's not necesserily bad, I just tend to be left out. If there is a time I can jump in I would, but I perfer listening to the conversation and learning from others. They don't pay much attention to me even if I do jump in. Don't feel bad, it's mostly my fault because I don't want to sound ignorant. Like I'm talking about something I don't know as if I did. This only happens when there's a group of certain friends, not when it's just like three of us. I think I have gotten better at conversing when these kinds of things happen like asking them to explain so I could compare to something I can relate to. Still, I perfer to keep quiet and listen to others have their conversation while I do whatever I can do to keep myself distracted.

Seeing Red

 I like this book. I haven't read much of it and I already know I like this book. I will say way later. First, the book. Seeing Red is the story, so far, about a boy named Frederick Stewart Porter who goes by Red sometimes. From the beginning of the book we learn his father had died and he was left as the "man of the house". He tends to talk to his dad evn though he passed and he usually says, "Don't worry Daddy, I'm going to take care of this place. You can count on me." His dad and him owned a car repair shop and they used to have conversations about cars all the time, now that he was gone the place felt empty to Red. So he started talking to his Dad, alone. The entire first chapter is explaining mostly this. Later, we learn about how Red's mom is suffering through some depressing times after her husband's death. To move on she took the approach of getting rid of most if not everything that he used to own, except for one of the clothes that Red now wears. Red thought that was it, that's as far as she would take it, but this wasn't the case. By overhearing conversation and putting pieces together, Red learns that his mom was planning on moving from the little village Red had lived in since birth. He freaked out and ran being Mr. Dunlip's house where he met his daughter, Rose. He explained the situation to her and didn't know what to do until Rose suggested having a seance. You know, where you use an ouija board to communicate with the dead. Red didn't know what else to do and I guess desperate times called for desperate measures. That night Red brought the clothe his dad used to own, went to his dad's grave where they planned on meeting, and attempted to have the seance. It didn't work out becasue Rose's brother, who joined them because they were "too young to be at a cemetary at midnight", made fun of the situation causing anger and the whole thing to stop. That is all I have read so far, which means I should really start reading.

 Now, the reason I already like this book. I am going to compare it to a movie or videogame. When I watch a movie I haven't seen or play a new game, I make an automatic judgement based on how it presents itself at the beginning. Because I don't read books as much as I watch movies, I don't do it purposfully or as much. I also don't like making judgements until I finish something but it isn't easy to go through a book, movie, or videogame when you don't like how it starts. I liked how Seeing Red started because it jumped to a problem right away, Red's dad died. It used this to explain the plot, characters, setting, most of everything. It used Red's memories of ties with his dad where he lived to introduce us to the characters and not once did it feel like all the author was doing was explaining. It came naturally and I really enjoyed that. Books like The Hunger Games and The Lord of the Rings have slow beginnings and can be difficult to get into, which is why I haven't finished either of them. Same goes with any form of entertainment to be honest but I feel that with a book it requires a bit more creativity on how you present it thoughtfully, with a movie it requires thought about how you present it visually, and with a videogame it requires  thought on how you present it in an entertaining and simple so not to confuse the person.

Greek Mythology (part 2)

 It's been a while since I read my book on Greek Gods, but the story that I read recently was on the goddess Athene. The story based around a little girl who was the best at weaving clothes that people said her clothes were warmer than anything yet still comfortable. Out of excitement the little girl claimed she was "better than the goddess of weaving herself, Athene." According to the book, gods and goddesses are easily jealous and very stubborn so naturally this made Athene very mad. One day Athene visited the girl and declared she would kill her for saying she was better than the very goddess who introduced humans to sewing and weaving. But the girl, before dying, gave Athene a gift, "Before I die, great Athene, let me give you a present" she said. She brought a cloak she wove and gave it to Athene. Out of empathy Athene decided to allow the girl to duel her to see who can make the best...anything. If she wins she won't die, if she loses...well, she dies. When they dueled the girl went first and all who saw were astonished by how easily she wove. When it was Athene's turn she did not weave with normal fabrics. She used rays of the sun and other forms of energy to make her quilt. As she left everyone in awe the girl ran into the woods to hang herself. After Athene was done she found the girl hung, again out of empathy she gave her a chance. She turned the girl into a small black creature with eight legs and the rope she hung herself with into a thing white string for her to use. This, according to Greek Mythology, is how the spider came to be.

 These stories are really interesting to me, they explain how things came to be in a simple and intriguing way. Every story is connected to the real world somehow. This book was written in modern days so it's easier to read than stories written when they were thought of. Greek Mythology was made as an easy way to explain things in life and I find that amazing because of the detail that went into making the stories. You couldn't tell what it was going to conclude by reading the beginning.