DECLARATION
For my concept folio I decided to do the theme of hope. The definition of hope is, the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. To me hope is a way to go on living even when all the odds are against you. Hope is a lifestyle, one that I wish I could stand by but it's impossible for anyone to be hopeful all the time. Even so, we must all hope as often as possible and as much as possible. Sometimes it seems like Hope is a bad thing because hope distracts us from our goals but it is actually taking us to new paths when we are lost. No one can live without hope.
Being a senior in high school means many changes are going to be happening within the next year. Filling out applications, writing essays, and paying fees are a few of the small parts of applying to college. Once you are done with this, you think you would be relived but you are not. This is the worst part; waiting. Waiting for college admissions to decide if you are good enough to attend their college and waiting to see if your family is financially eligible to get financial aid. Throughout this process all I can have is hope. Hope that I can get into my top schools and be able to afford them. Hope that next year I will meet new people are form new relationships. All I can do is hope for the best.
After the recent tragedy in Haiti, many celebrities are reaching out. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Sandra Bullock donated $1 Million to Doctors without Borders, an organization where Doctors and nurses volunteer to provide urgent medical care in countries to victims of war and disaster. Also, Gisele Bundchen donated $1.5 million to Red Cross. These celebrities donated money to give the Haitian people hope to survive and begin a new life. There is a website where people submit art they have created that signifies hope for African children and other people suffering of starvation and diseases. There is another website which deals with the hope of Obama changing the United States. People will send in their art work to the website. Some songwriters who write about hope are Journey, Tom Petty, Lee Ann Womack, Michael Jackson, and many others. Many poets also wrote about hope such as Emily Dickinson, Raymond A. Foss, and many more.