World of Jada

        I believe that every choice we make changes the whole line of events that will take place in the future. Anything just as simple as running an errand on a different day instead of the day you originally planned to. The results can be something like you getting stuck in traffic or something as drastic as you getting into an accident. Every choice we make affects the path that our life will take.          I can think of plenty of times when I knew a choice I made could alter my life path. Starting early, I had to make the conscious decision of who I would surround myself with. Growing up, I would always go to my cousins’ house to play because it was not really much to do where I lived. My cousins and I made friends with a few girls who lived in their neighborhood. We were all around the same age, 10-11. Young and full of life. When years passed we were still friends however these girls started to get i...

            Are we products of our environment or are we products of our expectations? I believe we are somehow both. Our environment and expectations both play a part in how we end up as people.           Wes Moore, an author, entrepreneur, and United States Army veteran believes we are only products of our expectations. In some ways I agree with him. Some people do turn out to be exactly what was expected of them. Whether it be the expectations they had for themselves or what someone else expected them to be. Also, whether the expectations were good or bad, those expectations can shape who we are.           The expectations that people have of us can sometimes become the expectations that we have for ourselves. For example, if someone constantly tells a young boy that he will grow up to be nothing, the boy might very well grow up be...