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This I Believe is an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Over 125,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, have been archived here on our website, heard on public radio, chronicled through our books, and featured in weekly podcasts. THEMES | THIS I BELIEVE Browse Essays By Theme. Use this feature to browse through the tens of thousands of essays that have been submitted to This I Believe. Select a theme to see a listing of essays that address the selected theme. The number to the right of each theme indicates how many essays have been tagged with that particular theme. addiction (1108)LIFE IS HARD « AMY
Life is Hard. I believe that in everyone’s life, there comes a point and time that life is hard and seems almost unbearable. All the great expectations people have for others and responsibilities a person is accountable for, makes it this way. At age 17, a junior in high school, I am able to say this, and have many examples to explain what THIS I BELIEVE….TECHNOLOGY MAKES US LAZY. « CASEY This I Believe. A long time ago, a great scientist once said that technology makes us lazy. This was over 500 years ago. I feel that this still holds true today. Technology is so advanced in this day in age that we have cars that parallel park by themselves, we have cell phones that finish our words and a sentence, making it fewer touchesto
DOING THE RIGHT THING « TYLER I believe that when someone decides to not do the right thing just because they know no one is watching is one of the worst things that a person could do. I believe that a persons morals are measured by what they do when they know that no one is watching. If a person decides to do the right thing then they will not have a guilt but if a person ONE MISTAKE I WILL NEVER MAKE AGAIN « KRISTEN One Mistake I Will Never Make Again. An ancient proverb goes, “By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn.”. This implies that you always learn from any mistake that you make. However, I do not believe that this is the case. Mistakes cannot be learned from if the person behind the mistake does not care about the outcome. WHEN ORDINARY PEOPLE ACHIEVE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS « JODY If enough ordinary people back up our desire for a better world with action, I believe we can, in fact, accomplish extraordinary things. Jody Williams is the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. For her efforts, she shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize with the Campaign. SPORTS HOW THEY IMPACTED MY LIFE « JOSHUA Entered on December 7, 2008. Sponsor This Essay. Sports how they impacted my life. I believe in sports and the impact it has had on my life. For me sports have always been more then just games to play with friends. To me sports was everything, I had sports posters, sports pillow cases, watched sports movies. My whole life revolved aroundsports.
LIFE IS PRECIOUS:MY CAR ACCIDENT STORY « AUDREANNA Life is Precious:My Car Accident Story. Audreanna - Bloomington, Indiana. Entered on October 22, 2009. Age Group: Under 18. Themes: family. Sponsor This Essay. I believe life is precious. You can only live one life, unfortunately. Death, can sweep you away in an instant. RICE FOR THANKSGIVING « JOCELYN FONG Rice for Thanksgiving. Jocelyn Fong - Washington, D.C. As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, November 18, 2011. Many people have a favorite Thanksgiving dish. It’s not turkey or pumpkin pie for Jocelyn Fong, but something that combines American tradition with her father’s Chinese heritage. Fong believes her simple dish helps her connect withTHIS I BELIEVE
This I Believe is an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Over 125,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, have been archived here on our website, heard on public radio, chronicled through our books, and featured in weekly podcasts. THEMES | THIS I BELIEVE Browse Essays By Theme. Use this feature to browse through the tens of thousands of essays that have been submitted to This I Believe. Select a theme to see a listing of essays that address the selected theme. The number to the right of each theme indicates how many essays have been tagged with that particular theme. addiction (1108)LIFE IS HARD « AMY
Life is Hard. I believe that in everyone’s life, there comes a point and time that life is hard and seems almost unbearable. All the great expectations people have for others and responsibilities a person is accountable for, makes it this way. At age 17, a junior in high school, I am able to say this, and have many examples to explain what THIS I BELIEVE….TECHNOLOGY MAKES US LAZY. « CASEY This I Believe. A long time ago, a great scientist once said that technology makes us lazy. This was over 500 years ago. I feel that this still holds true today. Technology is so advanced in this day in age that we have cars that parallel park by themselves, we have cell phones that finish our words and a sentence, making it fewer touchesto
DOING THE RIGHT THING « TYLER I believe that when someone decides to not do the right thing just because they know no one is watching is one of the worst things that a person could do. I believe that a persons morals are measured by what they do when they know that no one is watching. If a person decides to do the right thing then they will not have a guilt but if a person ONE MISTAKE I WILL NEVER MAKE AGAIN « KRISTEN One Mistake I Will Never Make Again. An ancient proverb goes, “By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn.”. This implies that you always learn from any mistake that you make. However, I do not believe that this is the case. Mistakes cannot be learned from if the person behind the mistake does not care about the outcome. WHEN ORDINARY PEOPLE ACHIEVE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS « JODY If enough ordinary people back up our desire for a better world with action, I believe we can, in fact, accomplish extraordinary things. Jody Williams is the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. For her efforts, she shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize with the Campaign. SPORTS HOW THEY IMPACTED MY LIFE « JOSHUA Entered on December 7, 2008. Sponsor This Essay. Sports how they impacted my life. I believe in sports and the impact it has had on my life. For me sports have always been more then just games to play with friends. To me sports was everything, I had sports posters, sports pillow cases, watched sports movies. My whole life revolved aroundsports.
LIFE IS PRECIOUS:MY CAR ACCIDENT STORY « AUDREANNA Life is Precious:My Car Accident Story. Audreanna - Bloomington, Indiana. Entered on October 22, 2009. Age Group: Under 18. Themes: family. Sponsor This Essay. I believe life is precious. You can only live one life, unfortunately. Death, can sweep you away in an instant. RICE FOR THANKSGIVING « JOCELYN FONG Rice for Thanksgiving. Jocelyn Fong - Washington, D.C. As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, November 18, 2011. Many people have a favorite Thanksgiving dish. It’s not turkey or pumpkin pie for Jocelyn Fong, but something that combines American tradition with her father’s Chinese heritage. Fong believes her simple dish helps her connect with SPORTS HOW THEY IMPACTED MY LIFE « JOSHUA Entered on December 7, 2008. Sponsor This Essay. Sports how they impacted my life. I believe in sports and the impact it has had on my life. For me sports have always been more then just games to play with friends. To me sports was everything, I had sports posters, sports pillow cases, watched sports movies. My whole life revolved aroundsports.
STEAK IS THE GREATEST FOOD EVER « ALEXANDER So then I tell my dad what I will be getting, and with a little mild arguing and a reluctant ‘yes’ from my father, I get my wish of steak for dinner. Another reason I believe that steak is the greatest food ever, is because everything tastes excruciatingly amazing with it. When I am at a restaurant and looking through the sides that Icould
LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST « KELLEY Live Your Life to the Fullest. I believe that everyone should live his or her life to the fullest. Before you die wouldn’t it be satisfying to say that you had no regrets and that you were pleased with how you lived your life? Looking back, you want to believe that every second you had was used to maximum potential, and that you enjoyed your TRY SOMETHING NEW « ASHLEY Try Something New. Ashley - Chesterfield, New Jersey. Entered on March 11, 2011. Age Group: Under 18. Themes: pleasure. Sponsor This Essay. I believe that you should always try new things. Since you only have one life, you should live it to the fullest and try different activities and food. “No, I don’t want to.” “That doesn’t sound I BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS A PURPOSE IN LIFE « REBECCA I believe everyone has a purpose in life. And I believe my purpose in life is to make a difference in others lives. We each decide what we believe our purposes in life are weather it be to make a difference like I want or something different. What we each do has a purpose positive or negative everything happens for a reason, some you can LIFE IS PRECIOUS:MY CAR ACCIDENT STORY « AUDREANNA Life is Precious:My Car Accident Story. Audreanna - Bloomington, Indiana. Entered on October 22, 2009. Age Group: Under 18. Themes: family. Sponsor This Essay. I believe life is precious. You can only live one life, unfortunately. Death, can sweep you away in an instant. YOUR CHOICE, YOUR CONSEQUENCE « MICHELLE Your choice, your consequence; you choose whether or not you go to school, believe in a religion, make an honest living, and so much more. Your personal choice leads to your personal consequence. For example, you choose not to go to school, you don’t receive an education, you can’t get a decent job or career, and you face moneytroubles the
FAITH IS STRONGER THAN FEAR « BARBARA STANWYCK I believe that faith is stronger than fear and can conquer it. Once I was trampled by a horse. I was badly injured. They told me that I might not walk again. Afraid of being paralyzed, I got up and walked—I had to walk. Faith replaced fear. When I got to the hospital the doctors couldn’t believe that with the RACISM WILL NEVER DIE « BRIAN Racism Will Never Die. Racism is alive and strong as it was today. Even though we have been through slavery, Jim Crow laws, and segregation there still is evidence of racism today. Society in America has ended all laws and rules that involve racial discrimination, but either way it is still present. We see this in society from both African WHAT EFFECT DOES MOVING HAVE ON TEENAGERS? Moving can also have dramatically good effects on a teenager’s life. It can be good in multiple ways, one of them being learning how to deal with another culture if you are moving cross-culturally. Another being meeting new and different friends; and lastly, learning how to adapt to a new place. Those aspects mentioned are very good skills toTHIS I BELIEVE
This I Believe is an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Over 125,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, have been archived here on our website, heard on public radio, chronicled through our books, and featured in weekly podcasts. THIS I BELIEVE….TECHNOLOGY MAKES US LAZY. « CASEY This I Believe. A long time ago, a great scientist once said that technology makes us lazy. This was over 500 years ago. I feel that this still holds true today. Technology is so advanced in this day in age that we have cars that parallel park by themselves, we have cell phones that finish our words and a sentence, making it fewer touchesto
APPRECIATION OF NATURE « DANIEL The beauty of transportation is that I could go anywhere, and out of all the places I could go, I would want to be in nature. Being in nature has given me an appreciation for the essentials of life, and allows me to be happy with who I am. “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.” –HenryDavid
MY FAVORITE COLOR « KELLY My favorite color is green. The green of the grass and the trees. Self-reflection green. The best green is the green that is all-around, boundless and uninhibited. The powerful, earthy green that rustles uncontrollably in the wind, forcing me to re-evaluate my significance. Its that persistent green that is constantly reminding me that thereis
ONE MISTAKE I WILL NEVER MAKE AGAIN « KRISTEN One Mistake I Will Never Make Again. An ancient proverb goes, “By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn.”. This implies that you always learn from any mistake that you make. However, I do not believe that this is the case. Mistakes cannot be learned from if the person behind the mistake does not care about the outcome. DOING THE RIGHT THING « TYLER I believe that when someone decides to not do the right thing just because they know no one is watching is one of the worst things that a person could do. I believe that a persons morals are measured by what they do when they know that no one is watching. If a person decides to do the right thing then they will not have a guilt but if a person STEAK IS THE GREATEST FOOD EVER « ALEXANDER So then I tell my dad what I will be getting, and with a little mild arguing and a reluctant ‘yes’ from my father, I get my wish of steak for dinner. Another reason I believe that steak is the greatest food ever, is because everything tastes excruciatingly amazing with it. When I am at a restaurant and looking through the sides that Icould
SPORTS HOW THEY IMPACTED MY LIFE « JOSHUA Entered on December 7, 2008. Sponsor This Essay. Sports how they impacted my life. I believe in sports and the impact it has had on my life. For me sports have always been more then just games to play with friends. To me sports was everything, I had sports posters, sports pillow cases, watched sports movies. My whole life revolved aroundsports.
EVERY CHILD SHOULD OWN A PET « CECILIA Click here to learn more. I believe that every child should grow up owning a pet. I remember the exact day I got my first puppy. Picking him out and bringing him home was one of the happiest times in my life. Growing up with the puppy made him feel like a baby brother: always playing with him, making sure he has food and water, teachinghim
RICE FOR THANKSGIVING « JOCELYN FONG Rice for Thanksgiving. Jocelyn Fong - Washington, D.C. As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, November 18, 2011. Many people have a favorite Thanksgiving dish. It’s not turkey or pumpkin pie for Jocelyn Fong, but something that combines American tradition with her father’s Chinese heritage. Fong believes her simple dish helps her connect withTHIS I BELIEVE
This I Believe is an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Over 125,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, have been archived here on our website, heard on public radio, chronicled through our books, and featured in weekly podcasts. THIS I BELIEVE….TECHNOLOGY MAKES US LAZY. « CASEY This I Believe. A long time ago, a great scientist once said that technology makes us lazy. This was over 500 years ago. I feel that this still holds true today. Technology is so advanced in this day in age that we have cars that parallel park by themselves, we have cell phones that finish our words and a sentence, making it fewer touchesto
APPRECIATION OF NATURE « DANIEL The beauty of transportation is that I could go anywhere, and out of all the places I could go, I would want to be in nature. Being in nature has given me an appreciation for the essentials of life, and allows me to be happy with who I am. “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.” –HenryDavid
MY FAVORITE COLOR « KELLY My favorite color is green. The green of the grass and the trees. Self-reflection green. The best green is the green that is all-around, boundless and uninhibited. The powerful, earthy green that rustles uncontrollably in the wind, forcing me to re-evaluate my significance. Its that persistent green that is constantly reminding me that thereis
ONE MISTAKE I WILL NEVER MAKE AGAIN « KRISTEN One Mistake I Will Never Make Again. An ancient proverb goes, “By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn.”. This implies that you always learn from any mistake that you make. However, I do not believe that this is the case. Mistakes cannot be learned from if the person behind the mistake does not care about the outcome. DOING THE RIGHT THING « TYLER I believe that when someone decides to not do the right thing just because they know no one is watching is one of the worst things that a person could do. I believe that a persons morals are measured by what they do when they know that no one is watching. If a person decides to do the right thing then they will not have a guilt but if a person STEAK IS THE GREATEST FOOD EVER « ALEXANDER So then I tell my dad what I will be getting, and with a little mild arguing and a reluctant ‘yes’ from my father, I get my wish of steak for dinner. Another reason I believe that steak is the greatest food ever, is because everything tastes excruciatingly amazing with it. When I am at a restaurant and looking through the sides that Icould
SPORTS HOW THEY IMPACTED MY LIFE « JOSHUA Entered on December 7, 2008. Sponsor This Essay. Sports how they impacted my life. I believe in sports and the impact it has had on my life. For me sports have always been more then just games to play with friends. To me sports was everything, I had sports posters, sports pillow cases, watched sports movies. My whole life revolved aroundsports.
EVERY CHILD SHOULD OWN A PET « CECILIA Click here to learn more. I believe that every child should grow up owning a pet. I remember the exact day I got my first puppy. Picking him out and bringing him home was one of the happiest times in my life. Growing up with the puppy made him feel like a baby brother: always playing with him, making sure he has food and water, teachinghim
RICE FOR THANKSGIVING « JOCELYN FONG Rice for Thanksgiving. Jocelyn Fong - Washington, D.C. As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, November 18, 2011. Many people have a favorite Thanksgiving dish. It’s not turkey or pumpkin pie for Jocelyn Fong, but something that combines American tradition with her father’s Chinese heritage. Fong believes her simple dish helps her connect with THIS I BELIEVE: THAT THROUGH HARD WORK, ANYTHING CAN BE I believe that through hard work and diligence anything can be achieved. I have gained this philosophy through two notable experiences in my life. First, through academics I have come to find that there is great diversity in students and their learning styles. I also quickly discovered that I was the type of student who was notgoing to breeze
TRY SOMETHING NEW « ASHLEY Try Something New. Ashley - Chesterfield, New Jersey. Entered on March 11, 2011. Age Group: Under 18. Themes: pleasure. Sponsor This Essay. I believe that you should always try new things. Since you only have one life, you should live it to the fullest and try different activities and food. “No, I don’t want to.” “That doesn’t sound RACISM WILL NEVER DIE « BRIAN Racism Will Never Die. Racism is alive and strong as it was today. Even though we have been through slavery, Jim Crow laws, and segregation there still is evidence of racism today. Society in America has ended all laws and rules that involve racial discrimination, but either way it is still present. We see this in society from both African EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A PET « CARLY I believe that in every family with children there should have at least one pet at their house. This pet could be a house animal like a cat or dog or it could be a farm animal like a horse. I believe this because while I have been growing up I have always had some sort of pet, mainly a dog. Having a pet has taught me lots of things but themain
THE POWER AND MYSTERY OF NAMING THINGS « EVE ENSLER Helen Caldicott naming the consequences of an escalating nuclear arms race gave rise to an anti-nuclear movement. The brave soldier who came forward and named the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison was responsible for a sweeping investigation. Naming things, breaking through taboos and denial is the most dangerous, terrifying, and crucial work. IT TAKES A VILLAGE « SYLVETTA They knew us, they believed us, and they protected us. As the African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child.”. I am single and nearly 40 and remembered all of this because I saw three boys in my neighborhood riding bikes. I have lived in my “planned community” for nearly four years and this was the first time I hadseen this.
CHASING DREAMS « BRIAN Chasing Dreams. A dream can be very powerful. It can make you strive and persevere past what people expect of you and sometimes even past what you expect of yourself. A dream may start off small, but dreams have been known to do many big things—from changing the life of one individual to changing the entire world. THE BIRD WHO BROKE THROUGH THE WINDOW « DYLAN I cried in my room that night at my own defeat. I saw how trapped I felt and how afraid I was of my own power. I felt like a bird stuck in a house. I could see the outside through the window, but each time I tried to fly out, I flew smack into the glass. I then realized that I, myself, had constructed the glass. THERE IS NO BLAME, THERE IS ONLY LOVE « ANN KARASINSKI Sometimes there is pain and sorrow, but there is no blame. I believe there is only love. Ann Karasinski is a retired school psychologist, but she says her most important work has been mothering. She and her family live in Belmont, Mich. Karasinski’s daughter, Katie, has been in recovery for two years and has a 16-month old son of her own. DO TALK TO STRANGERS « SABRINA DUBIK Sabrina Dubik - Minooka, Illinois. As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, April 13, 2012. As a child, Sabrina Dubik learned not to talk to strangers. But in college, she decided to befriend an elderly customer at the restaurant where she worked. The experience taught Dubik the benefits of engaging with random people she encounters in life.THIS I BELIEVE
This I Believe is an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Over 125,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, have been archived here on our website, heard on public radio, chronicled through our books, and featured in weekly podcasts. THEMES | THIS I BELIEVE Browse Essays By Theme. Use this feature to browse through the tens of thousands of essays that have been submitted to This I Believe. Select a theme to see a listing of essays that address the selected theme. The number to the right of each theme indicates how many essays have been tagged with that particular theme. addiction (1108) WHAT STUDENTS BELIEVE « What Students Believe. Students all over the world are learning in a new way this spring, with their teachers appearing on their screens instead of in front of the classroom. Many are using This I Believe as a writing exercise, as have tens of thousands of other educators over the past fifteen years since we first introduced our educational HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS « ASHLEY It is where I grew. Where I became me—a strong, intelligent woman—confident in myself, in my future and in my past. I believe that a home is more than four walls and a roof over head. Home is an environment. It is the feeling that greets me when I walk through thedoor. It
ONE MISTAKE I WILL NEVER MAKE AGAIN « KRISTEN One Mistake I Will Never Make Again. An ancient proverb goes, “By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn.”. This implies that you always learn from any mistake that you make. However, I do not believe that this is the case. Mistakes cannot be learned from if the person behind the mistake does not care about the outcome. I BELIEVE PEACE WILL BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH COMMUNITY I believe that peace is an inevitable result of community. Peace will emerge when we embrace community, when we more fully realize that we are meant to be “in unity with” and connected on some level with all others, without exception. The level of unity must vary based on location, time, culture, family, and circumstances, but it always STEAK IS THE GREATEST FOOD EVER « ALEXANDER So then I tell my dad what I will be getting, and with a little mild arguing and a reluctant ‘yes’ from my father, I get my wish of steak for dinner. Another reason I believe that steak is the greatest food ever, is because everything tastes excruciatingly amazing with it. When I am at a restaurant and looking through the sides that Icould
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GOOD PEOPLE « LISA Surround yourself with good people and your life will be great. By surrounding yourself with people who love and support you, you will find happiness. These people do not have to be compatible with you, but they should be positive people who bring out the best in you and you do the same for them. My friends and I focus on the positive. THE IMPORTANCE OF HONESTY AND TRUST « JOEY The Importance of Honesty and Trust. I have been lied to before, and I know it can really hurt the morals and personality of a person. I believe in the importance of trust and honesty because they help develop positive relationships. Trust allows one to be able to accept others in a positive way. I think that telling the truth proves thatyou
RICE FOR THANKSGIVING « JOCELYN FONG Rice for Thanksgiving. Jocelyn Fong - Washington, D.C. As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, November 18, 2011. Many people have a favorite Thanksgiving dish. It’s not turkey or pumpkin pie for Jocelyn Fong, but something that combines American tradition with her father’s Chinese heritage. Fong believes her simple dish helps her connect withTHIS I BELIEVE
This I Believe is an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Over 125,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, have been archived here on our website, heard on public radio, chronicled through our books, and featured in weekly podcasts. THEMES | THIS I BELIEVE Browse Essays By Theme. Use this feature to browse through the tens of thousands of essays that have been submitted to This I Believe. Select a theme to see a listing of essays that address the selected theme. The number to the right of each theme indicates how many essays have been tagged with that particular theme. addiction (1108) WHAT STUDENTS BELIEVE « What Students Believe. Students all over the world are learning in a new way this spring, with their teachers appearing on their screens instead of in front of the classroom. Many are using This I Believe as a writing exercise, as have tens of thousands of other educators over the past fifteen years since we first introduced our educational HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS « ASHLEY It is where I grew. Where I became me—a strong, intelligent woman—confident in myself, in my future and in my past. I believe that a home is more than four walls and a roof over head. Home is an environment. It is the feeling that greets me when I walk through thedoor. It
ONE MISTAKE I WILL NEVER MAKE AGAIN « KRISTEN One Mistake I Will Never Make Again. An ancient proverb goes, “By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn.”. This implies that you always learn from any mistake that you make. However, I do not believe that this is the case. Mistakes cannot be learned from if the person behind the mistake does not care about the outcome. I BELIEVE PEACE WILL BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH COMMUNITY I believe that peace is an inevitable result of community. Peace will emerge when we embrace community, when we more fully realize that we are meant to be “in unity with” and connected on some level with all others, without exception. The level of unity must vary based on location, time, culture, family, and circumstances, but it always STEAK IS THE GREATEST FOOD EVER « ALEXANDER So then I tell my dad what I will be getting, and with a little mild arguing and a reluctant ‘yes’ from my father, I get my wish of steak for dinner. Another reason I believe that steak is the greatest food ever, is because everything tastes excruciatingly amazing with it. When I am at a restaurant and looking through the sides that Icould
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GOOD PEOPLE « LISA Surround yourself with good people and your life will be great. By surrounding yourself with people who love and support you, you will find happiness. These people do not have to be compatible with you, but they should be positive people who bring out the best in you and you do the same for them. My friends and I focus on the positive. THE IMPORTANCE OF HONESTY AND TRUST « JOEY The Importance of Honesty and Trust. I have been lied to before, and I know it can really hurt the morals and personality of a person. I believe in the importance of trust and honesty because they help develop positive relationships. Trust allows one to be able to accept others in a positive way. I think that telling the truth proves thatyou
RICE FOR THANKSGIVING « JOCELYN FONG Rice for Thanksgiving. Jocelyn Fong - Washington, D.C. As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, November 18, 2011. Many people have a favorite Thanksgiving dish. It’s not turkey or pumpkin pie for Jocelyn Fong, but something that combines American tradition with her father’s Chinese heritage. Fong believes her simple dish helps her connect with TRY SOMETHING NEW « ASHLEY Try Something New. Ashley - Chesterfield, New Jersey. Entered on March 11, 2011. Age Group: Under 18. Themes: pleasure. Sponsor This Essay. I believe that you should always try new things. Since you only have one life, you should live it to the fullest and try different activities and food. “No, I don’t want to.” “That doesn’t sound ENJOYING THE GIFT OF LIFE « LAURA Click here to learn more. I believe in enjoying life. I believe in living in the moment. We have been given only one life to live, and we need to live it to the fullest. I believe that the purpose of life is not only to fulfill God’s purpose for us, but also find joy along the journey that we have been given. Despite my belief in finding joy DOING THE RIGHT THING « TYLER I believe that when someone decides to not do the right thing just because they know no one is watching is one of the worst things that a person could do. I believe that a persons morals are measured by what they do when they know that no one is watching. If a person decides to do the right thing then they will not have a guilt but if a person THE VALUE OF A SIMPLE LIFE « ETHAN The Value of a Simple Life. I truly believe that in at least one area we have all been entirely misinformed. We have always been taught that the busier our lives are the better they will be. However, I personally disagree. I have seen many people living that exact way with no apparent feelings of joy. Of course I’m not advocatinglaziness; I
EVERY CHILD SHOULD OWN A PET « CECILIA Click here to learn more. I believe that every child should grow up owning a pet. I remember the exact day I got my first puppy. Picking him out and bringing him home was one of the happiest times in my life. Growing up with the puppy made him feel like a baby brother: always playing with him, making sure he has food and water, teachinghim
LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST « KELLEY Live Your Life to the Fullest. I believe that everyone should live his or her life to the fullest. Before you die wouldn’t it be satisfying to say that you had no regrets and that you were pleased with how you lived your life? Looking back, you want to believe that every second you had was used to maximum potential, and that you enjoyed your PINK MOMENTS « CONNIE SPITTLER Pink Moments. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Outside my window in Tucson, Arizona, the Catalina Mountains loom, great giants nine thousand feet high, hovering over my day-to-day existence. Millions of years ago, underground forces pushed through the earth. And now, these mountains stand, ageless as love. THE POWER AND MYSTERY OF NAMING THINGS « EVE ENSLER Helen Caldicott naming the consequences of an escalating nuclear arms race gave rise to an anti-nuclear movement. The brave soldier who came forward and named the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison was responsible for a sweeping investigation. Naming things, breaking through taboos and denial is the most dangerous, terrifying, and crucial work. WHAT EFFECT DOES MOVING HAVE ON TEENAGERS? Moving can also have dramatically good effects on a teenager’s life. It can be good in multiple ways, one of them being learning how to deal with another culture if you are moving cross-culturally. Another being meeting new and different friends; and lastly, learning how to adapt to a new place. Those aspects mentioned are very good skills to MEXICAN GENDER ROLES « JESSICA The Mexico culture believes in many things like gender roles, language, religion and much more. Mexican people believe that every generation has to be same for the females and males. For a Mexican gender roles is always the same especially for the people that live in a ranch. They think that a male always have to support the female andthe
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This I Believe is an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Over 125,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, have been archived here on our website, heard on public radio, chronicled through our books, and featured in weekly podcasts. The project is based on the popular 1950s radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow. FREE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULA With millions of students out of school the world over, This I Believe has decided to make its middle school and high school curricula available to educators at no cost during this crisis. Click here to download these free curricula. And please click here to make a donation which will help us continue to provide these free materials to educators. A GOAL OF SERVICE TO HUMANKIND Before Dr. Anthony Fauci was tasked with overseeing the country’s response to COVID-19, he was the nation’s point-person for HIV-AIDS. His work as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is fueled by his belief in personal responsibility to humankind. Click here toread his essay.
JUSTICE
Most everyone says they’re for justice even if we can’t always agree on what exactly constitutes it. Is justice best defined morally or legally? How much is it rooted in fairness and equity? Who deserves it and who dispenses it? Click here to read how these essayists struggled with these questions as they developed their beliefs.DONATE
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ALWAYS GO TO THE FUNERAL As a child Deirdre Sullivan’s father told her to always pay her respects at funerals. Now, the Brooklyn attorney believes those simple acts of human kindness are as important as the grand heroic gestures. Click here to read her essay. I AM STILL THE GREATEST To be “The Greatest of All Time,” boxing legend Muhammad Ali said you have to believe in yourself. It’s something Ali’s parents taught him as a child, and it helped him through the biggest challenge of his life: fighting Parkinson’s disease. Click here to read his essay. BE COOL TO THE PIZZA DUDE We know them. We depend on them. We call them out on cold, rainy nights. Now, college professor Sarah Adams tells us why her life philosophy is built around being cool to the pizza delivery dude. Click here to read her essay.DO WHAT YOU LOVE
Tony Hawk has turned what many consider a childhood activity into a professional career. Now for Hawk, skateboarding is not only a job, it’s a means of expression and a foundation for personal belief.Click here to read hisessay.
THERE IS NO GOD
As half of the magic act Penn and Teller, Penn Jillette enjoys challenging his audiences with the unconventional. In stating his personal credo, Jillette finds liberation in believing there is no God. Click here to read his essay.BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL
What’s in a name? For writer and teacher Sufiya Abdur-Rahman it’s key to her identity as the proud daughter of Muslim parents. Like the 1960s movement, Abdur-Rahman believes black is beautiful and not a condition she should have to rise above.Click here to read her essay. AN IDEAL OF SERVICE TO OUR FELLOW MAN Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein found beauty in life’s mysteries, and says the fate of mankind depends on individuals choosing public service over private gain. Click here to read his essay.FINDING A GOOD FROG
Delia Motavalli has grown up watching movies about fairy tales and princesses. But after she received a piece of advice from her mother, Delia has come to realize her own definition of “happily ever after.” Click here to read heressay.
BEING CONTENT WITH MYSELF Massachusetts teenager Kamaal Majeed believes being content with himself and defining his own life are more important than adhering to any racial stereotypes that his peers may try to force upon him.Click here to read his essay.* Featured Essay
RETURNING TO WHAT'S NATURAL Amelia Baxter-Stoltzfus - New York, New York As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, September 14, 2012 Amelia Baxter-Stoltzfus High school student Amelia Baxter-Stoltzfus believes in the freedom offered by semi-permanent hair dye. As much as she likes trying a new look, Baxter-Stolzfus knows there are some things worth coming back to, no matter how much her life may change. Click here for the full essay... RECENTLY FEATURED ESSAYS*
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WHAT STUDENTS BELIEVE Throughout the school year, young people around the world write statements of belief as a classroom exercise. And thousands of those students have submitted their essays to our series. Click here to read a sampling of what young people believe. LIFE LESSONS LEARNED FROM STRANGERS As children, we’re taught to be wary of strangers. But random encounters with people we don’t know can lead to surprising insights about others and opportunities to learn more about ourselves. Click here to read this selection of essays about life lessons learned from strangers.SAYING GOODBYE
Sometimes a goodbye is a casual comment to a colleague we’ll see tomorrow. Other times we say farewell to a loved one we’ll never see again. The moments of transition that we mark with a see you soon, a goodbye, or a farewell can leave a lasting impression on a person. Click here to read how these essayists have been inspired by saying goodbye. THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE In the heated debates over political policy, it’s easy to forget that America is largely a nation of immigrants. For those who came to this country from distant lands generations ago, to the recently naturalized citizen, the American dream is a powerful draw for people around the world. Click here to learn the beliefs that immigration has inspired in these essayists.ESSAYS FROM CHINA
Just like in the United States, teachers in China have asked their students to write This I Believe essays. The hopes and passions of these students are evident, even as they write in a second language. Click here to learn what these Chinese students believe. TAKING INSPIRATION FROM DR. KING Each year, the U.S. marks the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his birthday. We offer a sampling of statements from essayists who were influenced by King’s work and words — both by people who witnessed his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, to those who were simply inspired by it. Click here to read how these essayists were moved by Dr. King. TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE The French writer Voltaire called tolerance a “consequence of humanity” and the first law of nature. Yet some of us practice it more successfully than others. Click here to read how these essayists seek to exercise true tolerance and acceptance in their lives.QUINCEAÑERA
The celebration of quinceañera is a tradition among people of Latin American heritage that marks a 15-year-old girl’s transition from childhood to womanhood. The festivities can include a religious ceremony, elaborate gowns and tuxedoes, a lavish party, and a special dance of the quinceañera and her court. Such a major turning-point in a young girl’s life can evoke a range of emotions and inspire a number of beliefs. Click here to read what these essayists feel about this important rite of passage.A WALK IN THE WOODS
As fall is around the corner with cooler days and turning leaves, it’s a perfect time for a hike among the trees. Whether for pleasure, exercise, or solitude, a walk in the woods can also inspire belief. Click here to learn what our essayists discovered out in nature. HAPPY WITH WHAT I HAVE What makes you happy? Is it the attainment of the latest gadgets or a new, bigger car? How about getting a raise at work or winning the lottery? Does money really make us happy? Click here to read how these essayists feel about finding happiness with what they have.KINDNESS
It's amazing the effect that one simple act of kindness can have both on the giver and the receiver. Greeting a stranger with "hello" or letting a fellow driver merge ahead of you may not change the world, but it can make living in that particular moment more pleasant. Click here to read some meditations on kindness.*
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