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Topic #18: What gives you hope? And what, if anything, makes you question hope? And what makes you question your questions of hope? And…

I usually don’t have any issues finding hope in life. The only thing I generally ever have to do to find hope is to think about what positive things could possibly happen in the future if I were to do the things that I was considering doing. Also, whenever I do something and I see the positive results right away, that also helps me a lot to gain hope in continuing the task at hand.

On the contrary, and obviously, if I were to fail at a particular task that I was depending on to either help or benefit me, that would lower my hope for continuing that task, or make me wonder if it really is worth it. However, when this happens, I start questioning my questions of hope by encouraging myself to get hope again, similar to how I initially get hope. This process of repeated questioning and hoping creates a negative feedback loop, which ultimately stabilizes my level of hope and keeps me at a stable motivation level to keep doing what I need to do.

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Topic #19: Describe a time when you witnessed bravery in your profession, with your own eyes, or in someone you admire.

There are numerous examples of bravery that I witness in my everyday life. I don’t exactly have a profession, but a majority of the jobs or things that I do relate to the Internet industry, so I’ll focus in on that as my profession – seeing as the internet has become such a powerful presence, a lot of people have taken advantage of it to spread the news about various problems across the world. For example, I can name two YouTube users off the top of my head that have used their connections with their viewers to spread the news about struggling nations – Kristina Horner to Guatemala and Shawna Howson to Zambia. To me, anyone who goes out of their country and to a different, foreign area to make sure others are aware of struggling nations around the world is exhibiting large amounts of bravery, as there are high possibilities of life-endangering situations in less modernized civilizations.

I also see acts of bravery with my own eyes on a daily basis. I see or hear police cars and fire engines with flashing lights and sirens go by almost everyday, and the people inside these vehicles are risking their lives to make sure that others are safe. Depending on the circumstance, these law enforcement officers could be easily killed while they work, but they still choose to risk their lives. There are very few things more brave than putting your life on the line to make sure the entire community is a safer place.

So Far in 2011…

Number of Taco Bell tacos eaten: 8 (+2 today)

Number of times I did my own laundry: 0