- Today I showed the virtue of
justice, “Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your
duty.” When this person was talking about how my sister I stood up to them and
told them that everyone makes mistakes and that they are no angels because they
have committed sinful mistakes. I told them proud and loud that I am proud to
have a sister that I can look up to because I know that she is my role model.
Even though she made mistakes I have made mistakes too and not only because I
make them means that I am no perfect. Perfection comes in when you learn from
the mistakes you committed. No one has the right to be talking about my sister,
and who ever wants to talk about her better have a reason because not matter
how many fights and arguments we have I still care about her and I will do
anything to make sure people do not try to hurt her.
- Today I ignored the virtue of silence,
“Speak not but what may benefits others or yourself; avoid trifling
conversations.” I ignored this virtue when I spoke the truth and what I said came
from my heart even though I know that my words had a major impact to those that
I said that no one is perfect and they should not be judging others because
they are not angels. Even though speaking the truth hurts others, in this case I
realized that speaking the truth to defend someone is better than letting
others talk about innocent people who do not damage them in any way shape or
form.
- Today I showed the virtue of sincerity,
“Use no harmful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak
accordingly.” I showed this virtue by speaking the truth without hurting
anyone. What I said was sincere and truthfully, What I said I did not mean to
hurt anyone or anybody; I was just saying what I thought and what I meant
without hurt anyone’s feeling.
- Today I ignored the virtue of justice,
“Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.” I
ignore this virtue because even though I knew that what my friends were doing
today was not right I let it go and ignored it. My friends were talking about
this innocent person who does not do anything to hurt or harm anyone and even though
I did not like what they were saying I let it go and ignored it. I should of
said something to them but if I would of said something they would of said that
I was being sensitive. Instead I acted like I never heard anything and I let it
go so that our relationship would not be damaged.
- Today I showed the virtue of temperance,
“Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.” I did nit eat excess food. When
I got full I did not keep eating instead I stopped eating and I put the food
away. I did not drink any type of alcohol or beverage that would make me
unconscious of my actions.
- Today I ignored the virtue of industry,
“Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary
actions.” I ignored this virtue by wasting time and instead of working on my
FCCLA Power of One project I was worrying about my chemistry quiz that we were
going to have in fourth period. During the second half of empower hour we had
an FCCLA meeting and I went to the meeting but during the meeting instead of
working on the project I was thinking about what was going to be on the quiz. I
was not focused on the project and I was wasting time worrying about something
I did not even know what was going to be about.
- Today I showed the virtue of
order, “Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business
have its time.” I showed this virtue today by focusing on English work when I
had it for first period. During my second period I focusing on accomplishing my
task for media and library assistant and then during my second period I went to
the auditorium to give blood. Even though I tried to donate blood last year I
couldn’t; I was nervous because this would be my first time to actually give
blood. Instead I put this aside and worried about finishing my classwork and my
homework on time.
- Today I ignored the virtue of
resolution, “Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you
resolve.” I did not solve a problem with my sister, even though I knew that the
conflict her and me were having was because of a rumor someone made up. I
decided to ignore it and let her believe those people who told her what I “supposedly”
said.
- Today I showed the virtue of humility, “Imitate
Jesus and Socrates.” I know that I am no where near Jesus level but I was being
kind to everyone and when someone needed help I would take the time to help
them. Even though I know people are going to always criticize you one way or
another I do not pay attention to those type of people instead I do good things
because I know that it is the right thing to do.
- Today I ignored the virtue of sincerity, “Use no
harmful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak
accordingly.” I did not do any bad actions against this certain but I did think
wrongly about this specific school. This school is known for having the most
common type of gang members and fights. I do not associate with the girls
because all they do is criticize me for a certain reason; but I learned that
not all of them are the same. I have actually gotten to know some of the girls
that attend this specific school and they are really nice. I learned that I
couldn’t judge everyone based on the whole population. Even though I learned
this, I still ignored the virtue of sincerity.
- Today I showed the virtue of cleanliness,
“Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.” I got up early in
the morning cleaned the living room, dust everything while my mom was cleaning
the restroom. In order for everything to be well organized you must clean so
that everything can be in its proper place. When I was done cleaning I was so
pleased because afterwards the living room and my room smelled good. When my
dad came home from work he walked into the living room and he said that it
smelled good.
- Today I ignored the virtue of temperance,
“eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.” I was not very controlling about
my actions and about my emotions. I was angry because my godmother said my
boyfriend was with another girl and I let someone’s words get to me before
actually asking my boyfriend. I did not understand and comprehend that she was
only playing with me and instead I took it too serious. I understand that my
actions had a major consequence in my life; I understand that next time before
getting mad I need to ask.
I also ignored this virtue by eating a
lot of food even though I knew that I was full. I kept on eating because the
food was good. I was harming myself because my body was rejecting the food by
letting me know that I did not need to keep eating, even though I knew I was
full I kept eating the food.
- Today I showed the virtue of chastity,
“"Rarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dullness,
weakness, or the injury of your own or another's Peace or Reputation." I
showed this virtue because I abstained from having any type of sexual activity
with my boyfriend. Even though we have almost been together for two years we
have never had sex and I that is how I am going to keep it. My parents have
taught me to be responsible but they have also taught me that I cannot be
focusing on that type of activities when I can be focusing on others things
that are important.
- Today I ignored the virtue of frugality, “Make
no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e. waste nothing.” I made a bet
with a friend and I bet more money than I had. Even though I knew that I was
going to win, I was not really thinking about the harm that I was going to do
to myself if I had lost the bet.
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Today I showed the virtue of industry,
"Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all
unnecessary actions." During class I finished my assignments on time and
when I had free time I was working on other assignments that are going to be due
this week coming up. During empower hour
I was working on finishing a project for FCCLA. Devoting my time to get ahead
is appositive thing to do because it
helps reduce the amount of assignments that need to be completed the following days.
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Today i ignored the virtue of moderation,
“Avoid extremes; forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.”
What this virtue means is that you should not focus on your energies on your
anger against someone who has hurt you. Anger and hatred only consumes people
and it is not healthy for a person to be angry because that brings health
problems. I did not possess this virtue because one of my friends who I though
was my friend said something that “supposedly” I said it when in reality I had
never said anything like that. What she said caused problems between my sister
and me. I was so mad and angry because I would of never expected her to be that
way; hatred consumed me because I didn’t talk to her and I wish that she would
never speak to me again because I do not want nothing to do with her anymore.
True friends will never lie and say things that are not true.
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The virtue i showed today
was resolution, "Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail
what you resolve." In this quote what Franklin means is that you should
decide to do the right thing, then whatever the decision you made; you must make
a plan so that you can follow your decision and not procrastinate and do something
else instead of following your choice. I showed this virtue today because I
chose to do the right thing, which was put everything in the past and worry
about the future which is, progressing in life and accomplishing some of my major goals which will take time and it is applying for scholarships. My goal that
I came up with so that I can achieve my purpose is to look at the scholarships
and see their deadlines, then I must use my time wisely and if I have free time
I need to start working on writing the essays or filing out the applications. I
chose to do this because I know senior year students rarely have time to
actually apply for scholarships and have time to apply to college; I am doing
this so that I won't be rushing when that time comes in approximately one year
and eight months. As a junior i have experience situations which hurt you and damage you, but in order to keep your head up you must forget those obstacle and look forward to the future positively. No matter how hard some situations get, i need to always finish my assignments in time because i know that my work will eventually pay off.
- Today i ignored the virtue of tranquility, "Be not disturbed at
trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable." In this quote what
Franklin means is that no matter the type of situation you might be in or
others might be in you must always be calm and relaxed so that you can think
clearly. I did not possess this virtue because there were different types of
situations where i could not ignore them. These specific students were saying
things that were hurting others and they were putting my name in it. I could
not avoid hearing about it and I was really disappointed and angry because it
is not right when others talk about you and they do not realize their words
have an impact on how someone views that certain person.
- Today i showed the virtue of silence, "Speak not but what may
benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversations." To me this
quote means, you should watch what you say because words have a major
influence in others. I showed the virtue of silence by being quiet and
not responding back to a teacher; even after what that teacher said was
wrong I preferred to listen and just stay silent. Even though we might
not think about it, what we say can have a major impact in those who
those words are meant for. From my point of view, it hurts when others
talk about you and when others do not believe you, but the only thing we
can do is be silent and keep your head up. No matter how bad the
situation gets, it is better to stay quiet and listen because raising
your voice or talking back will not make the situation any better.
- Today i ignored the virtue of order, "Let
all your things have their places; let each part of your business have
its time." I did not possess this virtue because i was not focusing
right. I was focused on one main conflict and not focused on making sure
I completed my assignments for my four classes. No matter what it is,
you should always put things aside and worry about completing your
assignments on time instead of worrying about something that will
eventually be solved. In order to progress in life we should always take
things step by step in order to complete everything on time.
Welcome to my personal blog in which I will give a little background information about Benjamin Franklin. I will also summarize the main points in his autobiography. Benjamin Franklin's most popular and enduring contributions to American Culture was, "Poor Richard's Almanack". I
will talk about his life, his accomplishments, why he is well known, and the thirteen virtues he acquired. I will also talk about how I personally acquire these thirteen virtues throughout my everyday life.
