Saturday, March 13, 2010

Chapter 8- Remembering

Give an example in your life in which you have been ashamed of something that you have done and tell how and if it changed your life.
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  1. CarolineMarch 13, 2010 at 2:48 PM

    There have been plenty of times when I have done minor things that I was ashamed of. Examples would be recommending a movie to someone and then realizing it was a terrible movie, not living up to a couch's, teacher's, or peer's expectations, dropping my lunch tray in the cafeteria, gossiping about someone, or playing my trumpet in a song when everyone else is not. These are things that I wanted to whack myself over the head for, but at the end of the day, I would move on. I can't remember a time at which I could not move on at the end of the day. I can't remember a time at which I've been so ashamed that it changed my life. I think everyone makes mistakes at which they wince when thinking back on them. However, I cannot imagine something so terrible that it could change my life.

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  2. ChloeMarch 14, 2010 at 6:31 AM

    I don't think I have ever been so ashamed that my life changed, but like Caroline, I have had some less than desirable experiences. The worst of which was probably when I spilled red wine over a beautiful white lace tablecloth at a very uptight country club in Maine. My grandmother and I were playing tennis and golf, and we had been invited to a golfer's luncheon. I felt indescribably terrible. Of course, it was a total accident, but it was a disaster nonetheless. I had spilled on myself as well, so I politely excused myself and cried in the bathroom. This was when I was about eight years old. My grandmother was very angry with me, and I tried not to cross paths with her the rest of the trip. She is not a forgiving woman. So, this situation, as horrible and extremely embarrassing as it was, did not change my life. I have not been to that country club again yet, but I am sure that if I wound up there that no one would remember me as the clumsy little girl who ruined a perfectly good luncheon.

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  3. OwenMarch 14, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    I have been ashamed of many minor things in my life. bad decisions, stupid moves, that kind of thing. The worst two of these things involved me getting injured relatively severely. So i guess, in a way my life was changed. One was when I was six. We were having an addition built onto the house and there were some tools lying around. I was curious so I went exploring with my sister. We ended up messing around with chisels. Chipping paint and other things off of the scaffolding. Within seconds I ended up with an inch-long gash in my hand. I ended up getting stitches. I think saying this was stupid would be an understatement. A few years later I had a similar experience involving my shin and some old wood. more stitches. My life has not been largely impacted by either of these events but I am reminded every time I see the scar on my hand.

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  4. LivvieMarch 25, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    There are a lot of things that I have been ashamed of. But by making those certain mistakes, I have learned and grown. I know it's not right to lie or steal. You shouldn't do dangerous things because you could get hurt. I learned all this from doing things and them being ashamed of them. That is how they have changed my life.

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