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8th grade Drama students at Jefferson Middle School speak about their beliefs.

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This I Believe–Shakeya

Posted by jefferson8 on December 19th, 2007

There are many times when I’m upset, that I want to speak my mind about how I feel. I believe that I should be able to speak my mind and express my opinion on a topic. Speaking my mind is very important. Getting my point across to who ever helps a situation. As a child and being younger than most people, no one really listens to my side of a story or a problem. Adults always assume that they are right because they are older. Most of the time they’re wrong. They don’t give me the chance to explain what happened at the moment. So when I decide to tell what happened, they think I’m rude. Speaking my mind about a problem helps me calm down. It will let the adult know how I feel about the problem and how they are assuming the wrong things in a situation. Maybe if I do it just enough, they will understand that speaking my mind is important to me. There are other times when I’m mad and others won’t let me express my feelings toward the problem. When I’m angry I have a lot on my mind including people and how I feel about everything. It takes a lot to get me upset, so when I am I do have a lot to say. If others would take the time to listen to what I have to say, it wouldn’t be as hard to calm me down. Trying to understand where I’m coming from may be hard to them. But if they let me speak my mind, it wouldn’t be so hard. Expressing my opinion is a part of speaking my mind. When there are multiple stories or arguments I want to be able to say what I think on a topic without anyone yelling or it leading to a fight. Everyone always has different feelings on any topic you can think of. Me telling my side of the argument couldn’t harm anyone because everyone feels different and thinks different. If I were going to tell my side, everyone would know how I feel or what I think about a topic. This is a main reason why people should speak their minds. It helps get a point across. Now as you can see speaking my mind is something important to me in my life. I don’t do it to be rude or mean in anyway. I do it to get my point across, express how I feel and so others will listen to what I have to say. I think everyone has a time when they want to speak their mind but some (like me) can’t hold it in too long.

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2 Responses to “This I Believe–Shakeya”

  1. karolyn Says:

    i loved it!!! u dig!!

  2. brittany Says:

    nice essay

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