Sperm Donors

Our topic for debate is if sperm donors should be responsible for the kids that are born using their sperm. Personally, I think that they should not be responsible because some sperm donors give sperm regularly and if they were responsible for every kid then they could have hundreds of kids which is unreasonable. Also sperm donors are to help families that are unable to have kids, it's kind of like adopting. Some families do not want the sperm donor to know the kids because they want their family to know the dad that they grew up with and the dad that took care of them, not the biological father. Some children go on a search for their biological fathers when they get older and are sometimes rejected because the sperm donor doesn't want to be responsible for them, which can sometimes cause the child to go into depression after being rejected. Therefore, with all of this information, I don't think that sperm donor should be responsible for the children that are born from their sperm.

Reputations

We had a little incident over the past weekend where a freshmen on the soccer team acted poorly and was taking to the hospital. She was unable to control her alcohol and put a lot of people in charge of taking care of her. Ever since this has happened, it has been the talk of Wartburg, and people tend to clump everyone freshmen soccer player together. We are known as the drunk girls who can control themselves. I find this really hard because I was not apart of this but yet me and some other freshmen girls are getting this reputation. When you are a part of a team, you are representing that team. You have to represent it in a positive way. As a team player you are not just affecting your own reputation, but you are affecting the other people's on your team as well. From this weekend, I think that a lot of girls have realized how important it is to make good decisions and put the team before yourself sometimes.

Finals

I beginning to get a little overwhelmed with finals coming up. I feel like I have so much to do in so little time. I feel like I have so many tests to study for and so many papers and presentations. I am just hoping that these final tests and projects don't destroy my grades and that I will still be able to end up with decent grades. In high school I was a straight A student and in college it is so much different for me now. I am getting B's in classes and it scares me for some reason. B's are still good and my parents always tell me that, but I'm used to getting A's so it feels weird looking at my grades and seeing B's. I get upset with myself and I don't know why. I just know that I need to continue to work hard for the rest of the semester to keep my grades up, even though I'm hitting that wall where all I'm thinking about is Thanksgiving and Christmas break.

Thanksgiving Break

I am so excited for Thanksgiving break! I can't wait to go home and just be able to relax with my friends and family. I can't wait to see my best friend again because it's been over 3 months since the last time I've seen her. Every time I have gone home so far it's either been for a doctor's appointment or something related to my injury. I'm looking forward to going home and spending time with everyone and actually being able to do things that I want to do. I know I'm not going to want to come back to Wartburg though. I'm just happy that it's only 2 weeks and then I get to go home for Christmas break. This is one of my favorite times of the year and I think I'm going to appreciate it so much more this year because I miss my family so much right now.

Friends

People say that your college friends become your best friends and you barely even remember your high school friends and even the names of some of the people that went to your high school. I don't really think that is true because even though my friend goes to school 3 hours away from me right now, we still talk all the time and play on visiting each other. We were really close in high school and I don't think distance is going to change that. On the other hand, I do think that I'm going to find some of my best friends here at Wartburg, I know that I have already found a few. I have the soccer team to thank for that. Being on the soccer team, it has given me a second family and about 30 new friends. I spend every day with them and I really don't know what college would be like without them. It's only been about 3 months and I feel like I have known some of them my whole life. I think your true friends in high school will stay in touch with you, and things will always work out if you put in the effort. My friends are very important to me and I would do anything for them, so I make sure that I visit and talk to them, even if we are hours away.

Surgery

In a month I will be getting surgery on my ACL, and I'm really scared for it. December 18th will the first day to my recovery to be back playing soccer again. I know this is going to be a struggle for me, but some people say that these type of things only make you stronger. I know that I have the strength and motivation to do this and come back stronger than before. With my teammates, friends, and parents as my support system, I'm to work as hard as I can to come back as soon as I can. I couldn't imagine being done with soccer right now since it is such a big part of my life, so I'm going to do whatever it takes to get healthy again. I'm sure it's going to be countless hours of exercise and restrictions on driving and walking, but I know that I can do it. I want to come back and show everyone how far I had come and hard I worked to get back playing again.

Next

I didn't think that I was actually going to like this novel because this isn't the type of book that I'm normally interested in, but I really enjoy reading this one and it has been very entertaining. It is difficult to keep up with all the plot changes, but I think the fact that it does have so many characters and stories is what keeps that book interesting. The part of the reading that I am at right now is when Burnnet stole his own cells back because he felt that he has ownership of his cells, not BioGen. This is a debate that has been going on for awhile, on who technically owns your tissues and cells. I think that any part of your body is for your own self, whether it is in your body or it's removed. Especially since in the book, his cells were being sold for a large amount of money. That money could be the patients money first of all, and the doctor should not be making money from stealing parts of a patients body. I think that people should have the rights to their own body and do what they wish with it.

My Weekend at Home

I spend my past weekend at home visiting my family and friends, and it also happened to be my great grandpa's 88th birthday. I love being able to go home now that soccer is done. I love going home to my parents waiting to give me a hug, and I love being able to sleep in my own bed again. I never want to come back to Wartburg after going home. It makes me miss my family more after I go home. It makes me realize how I really am on my own now and I don't like saying bye to them every time I leave. My family is my number one support system and I know that I would be completely lost without them by my side. My weekend at home has just made me more excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas break.

Service

On Saturday morning, I volunteered at Genuine Faux Farm. I went with 5 other girls and we helped the couple on the farm by pulling weeds, picking vegetables, and moving equipment. We worked for a total of 6 hours and the couple that owned the farm said that all the work that we helped with would've taken them 6 hours if we weren't there to help them. It was cold and it was hard work, but it was good to know that we were helping them during our free time. I couldn't imagine having that as my job and working in those kind of conditions all the time. They were super nice, and it felt good to know that we could help them, even if we really didn't do that much.