Sunday, September 23, 2012

Jane Goodall Contrast

Jane Goodall, believe it or not, has a lot in common with people in the running community.  Much of her life has been devoted to helping Primates from being abused and killed, and also studying how they interact.  She spends tons of energy putting her work first before anything else.  People in the running community are also like this.  They make running a lifestyle and devote themselves to it.  They even change habits that impede this just like Jane did to continue our studies.  This is how Jane Goodall relates to the running community.  For my interview with the running community, I need someone who is hard working and loves to push themselves.  Someone who isn't afraid to tell me the real truth about the highs and lows of running every single day.  Also it has to be someone who I can really connect to and trust.  For this purpose, I think I might interview my good friend Sendin.  He would be good for it because he loves to run and also really knows the truth and passion behind it.
 

Monday, September 10, 2012

Connecting with running

In "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan, the story talks about how more than just whats said.  It has a more literally meaning of how it is told in the text, such as in my community when I run. What we do is not only running, we also spread the message of running and fitness to others hopefully giving the community inspiration in many forms of non-verbal communication. The point is that I, and others, want people to get healthy and fit. Just as in the story, the message is the same way but the tone and aspect of the story causes it to inspire the daughter to show others how life or the "big picture" should be. It's a way of moving to a different beat or being different from others. This is just like the way you talk or act in different ways, just like my life and my community in running. Also in can connect with my real life with the article "Library card".  It allows me to realize that running will allow me to overcome anything.  Just as the writer of the article came over his civil rights issues.  With following these to articles as a guideline, you can aspire to greatness inside your community.