CNN News (Chunky Paragraph)

  When you are using any electronics, you should look at your posture and the angle of your neck because it may be damaging your body. "A recent study published in Surgical Technology International's 25th edition says texting may be hurting your back. Conducted by New York spine surgeon Kenneth Hansraj, the study found that bending your head to look at your mobile device held in your hands can put up to 60 pounds of pressure on your neck" (paragraph 9). When I am on my phone, I tend to have to stretch out my neck every so often because I am always looking down at my phone. Sometimes I even have to stretch out my whole body because it is aching. Looking down at your phone can stretch the tissue too long and it can get sore and inflamed. Looking down for too long can also move your spine out of alignment (summary of paragraph 13-14). Looking down at my phone for a really long time hurts my neck along with my back. This is probably because I am stretching the tissue for too long. Looking down at your phone or any electronics can damage your body so paying attention to the way you look at your electronics is very important.

Words From the Heart (Final)

   "... and make sure you make yourself useful," my mom said as she drops me off at my friends house. My mom always wants me and my sister to make ourselves useful when we are someones guest. She said that she does not want us to just sit around and let everyone else do all the work. Although this may sound like an ordinary phrase that anyone would say in their house, "Make yourself useful" is an important phrase to me, my mom, and her mom (my grandma). "Make yourself useful" is what my grandma used to tell my mom and her sisters when they were growing up. Being useful shows that you are not rude or lazy by making everyone do all the work for you. Sometimes when my mom thought I was not making myself useful she would say, "Who do you think you are? Cinderella?" Meaning that I am not a princess who has people to do my work for me and I should help her or other people to do what needs to be done.
   This phrase is important to my mom and my grandma because what I do reflects on our family. They both want people to think that we are a helpful family. When I help people with what they need to do, it shows that my parents raised my well. My mom told me that if you were a good and useful guest, they will probably invite you over again. But if you were rude and lazy while you were their guest, they probably won't want you to come back.
   The phrase "Make yourself useful" helped shape me into the person I am today. I think that if I had not grown up all these years hearing the same phrase over and over again, I would be lazy and rude to the people around me. Making myself useful taught me that the world does not revolve around me and that I do not have people to do my work for me. Before, helping other people do their work seemed like a drag and unnecessary. But now, helping other people is something that I enjoy doing because it makes them happy and less stressed.
   This past summer I went on a mission trip with some of my friends to New Mexico. There, I helped people who needed help with yard work, painting, and construction. When my group and I finished helping at the end of the day, I was so happy that they were smiling and that they were very greatful that we came to help them. I felt like I made myself useful by helping them out even if it was little things like washing the windows or pulling out a few weeds here and there. When I thought about this, it reminded me of what my mom tells me all the time. Except this time, I did it without her having to tell me.
   Sometimes hearing the same thing all the time can be a pain. I've heard it so much that now I say, "Yeah okay," whenever my mom tells me to make myself useful. Having been told to make myself useful so many times made being useful something I always do when I go somewhere. Wherever I go, I help with what needs to be done.
   I think that this phrase is a phrase that everyone should hear or know. Being useful can make someone else's life so much easier. I know my mom is a very busy person because she does everything. From driving me to school, dance classes, music lessons, her own job, cooking for us, and so much more. She does a lot for me so the least I can do is make myself useful and help her out sometimes.

Words From the Heart (Draft)

   "... and make sure you make yourself useful," my mom said as she drops me off at my friend's house. My mom always wants me and my sister to be helpful whenever we are someone's guests. She said that she does not want us to just sit around and let everyone do the work. Being useful is important to her because she does not want people to think that our family is rude or lazy. "Make yourself useful" is something her mom (my grandma) told her when she was growing up. Now both my mom and my grandma tell me to make myself useful wherever I go.
   Whether it is at my friend's house, a family get together, a party, or just at home, I am always being told to make myself useful. I help do the dishes, put away the food, clean up what I took out, or help bring things out to the car. Although there are days when I feel too tired to help or I do not want to because everyone else is having more fun, I still help out with whatever needs to be done because I know that it is the right thing to do and it will make my mom and grandma proud.
   Sometimes hearing the same thing all the time can be a pain. I've heard it so much and now I say, "Yeah okay," whenever my mom tells me to make myself useful. Having been told to make myself useful so many times made being useful something I always do when I go somewhere. Wherever I go, I help with what needs to be done.
   I know that being part of my family means that what I do will reflect on the people who raised me. If I do something good, it will make my parents, aunties, uncles, and grandparents look good too. But if I do something terrible, it will make them look terrible too. Making myself useful if something that shows that my family raised me to be good and helpful and not rude and lazy.
   Being useful and helping out can mean a lot to someone and they will appreciate what we did for them. The way I think of it is I put myself in the other person's shoes. If I had a lot of things to do, I would appreciate it if someone would help me. So whenever I am at someone's house and I see that they are trying to get things done, I go over and ask them if they need help.  

Meeting Rhysa Lee

   Hey, I'm Rhysa Lee and my blog is called "Write or Wrong". I called my blog "Write or Wrong" because in life you are always going to be "write" or wrong. I chose the background because I think it shows my girly personality.

   The world I come from is beautiful.  I like to dance. I do ballet, tap, and jazz. I think that dance is a beautiful art form. I am also part of my school's color guard. I love watching all the flags moving together and making a bigger picture. Another beautiful art form is music. I play the cello and I love listening to music when I have the chance. My favorite artists consists of 5 Seconds of Summer, One Direction, Hillsong United, and TobyMac. 

   Sometimes, the world does not seem as beautiful as it could be. I do not like cats because their eyes scare me and when I go by them, I get a rash and my eyes start to water. I do not like running because I do not like sweating and worrying about what I smell like.