Responaiblty

Responsibility is a trait not many people have, but many people learn to accept as they become older. Children for example, do not know when to take responsibility for their actions because they do not want to face the consequences  I believe that once a "child" becomes old enough to help themselves they should be held accountable for their actions. If they lie or do something wrong they should step up and say that they did not make the right choice. Same rule applies for adults; For example, adult B walks by adult A, who is homeless and begging on the street, who is at fault? I believe that A is mostly at fault for a number of reasons. One, because person A has gotten themselves into the situation. Two, because they are not strong enough to help themselves out of the situation. This is not to be said that they did not have hardships that brought them there, but they should try there hardest to get their life back on track. As for person B, they also have some responsibility in the situation. They could, and should, be the bigger person and stop and help the homeless man\woman. Unfortunately many people do not stop to help homeless people on the street. Although, we as human beings have certain responsibilities to other humans, such as helping in times of need. No matter what the situation is, we need to step up and take responsibility for our actions and others, even if we have nothing to do with the situation.

Butterfly Garden

A project that I spent a lot of time on would have to be my Bronze Award for Girl Scouts. There are 3 different "prestigious" awards girls can  accomplish in Scouting. First, the Bronze Award for Junior Girl Scouts. (4-5th Grade). Second the Silver Award for Cadette Girl Scouts (6-8th Grade) and finally the Gold Award for Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts (9-12 Grade). I was in 5th grade when I first started my Bronze Award project. There are MANY guidelines and regulations to meet while completing these awards. Such as how many hours a person/troop has to contribute and if a person has to work independently inside or outside of Girl Scouts. I worked within my troop, which means we all completed the award together. We decided that we would make a butterfly garden at Camp Timberlane, our "home" Girl Scout camp in Wakeman. Although there were other Troops also using the garden as a Bronze Award, there was A LOT of hard work to do. First we cleared out the area that camp told us we could put the garden at. Then we had to spread out giant mounds of soil and mulch that the grounds keeper, Ed, dumped there for us. At the time the piles were taller than I was. After spreading all of the dirt out,  Ed took my troop out to a local field that was over grown with wild flowers. We got to choose what type of flowers we wanted to put in the garden. A very close Girl Scout friend, Sunny, helped us chose what flowers attracted more butterflies. Then we got planting! My troop had a fairly large section of the garden to work with, so the whole project took months to complete, but it paid off once it was done. At the end of it all the garden was beautiful. We made stepping stones with all of our names and Troop number to line the paths in the garden. Finally we had a large ceremony with our families so they could see us be pinned with our Bronze Awards. I am very proud of all the hard work I put into the garden, although now it is overgrown and filled with weeds... I plan to go back this summer and help put life back in the garden again.

Adventures

Many well known (and little known) people have explored the unknown and uncertain in the past. For example, people such as Christopher Columbus, sailing "off the edge of the Earth" and young adults moving to go to a new state or school.As for the people who do not get up and go, I would assume they often wonder "what if".

Every one has different reasons for adventure, some may be to prove a point while others maybe to challenge themselves. For Columbus in 1492 it was to see beyond the World that he knew. He longed for new exciting land and fortune. He took a huge risk and got exactly what he wanted. (Minus the fortune.) As for young adults moving it is an adventure in itself. Getting a job, living on their own, and being completely independent. It can be scary to be alone in the World but many people take the leap. New challenges and adventures can be difficult for some, but for others it is destined for them to reach out and go for what they want in life.

One does not simply get up and go on an adventure. The people that do go often sacrifice a lot to get there. They must leave friends and family behind. They are potentially risking their entire lives in some circumstances.  They may not make it back alive and will never see loved ones again. Columbus did not know what he was going to find or if he was going to make it but he kept going anyways. With all of the famine and hunger he could have been killed by a number of things but he braved through it. I am sure when he returned his family was extremely happy too see that he was safe and sound.