Bren's Blogs

Hey Bloggy Buddies! Today we read "A Letter to Garcia", an inspirational essay about Elbert Hubbard's components that make up the 'ideal employee.' Here are my thoughts. Enjoy! <3 ________________________________________________________________________________ " A Letter to Garcia " was an evaluation of Colonel Andrew Summers Rowan's characteristics and how they can be valued in the present day working individual. Rowan carried a crucial letter to Garcia, the leader of the Insurgents, when Spain and the United States were at war. This message applies to our every day lives as it exemplifies the optimal attributes required for the quintessential laborer. Traits including obedience, intelligence, perseverance and determination can also be fundamental in other parts of life such as education, military, extracurricular activities, sports, and as Hubbard argued, work, due to different levels and types of responsibility included in each. Hubbard expre...

Hey Bloggy Buddies! I thought I share how my first day was in the crazy place we call high school! Enjoy! <3 _________________________________________________________________________________            The first day of high school; It’s a joy for some, and a terror for others. For me, it was kind of both.             I walked through the doors of John Carroll with an open mind and my head swimming with the ideas of what possibilities the day could hold. I walked to my advisory… then walked back to my locker like an idiot when I realized that advisory is Mod three and that I need to get my books first… Whoops. After eight thousand tries, I finally got my locker open, got my materials and headed to my first class, and waited for my day to unfold.             As the day progressed, I met many new people and learned even more about John Carr...