This I Believe:
My first belief is that trust must always be earned. To discuss this, I could talk about when I was 12, I got bitten by my year old puppy Maya for trying to take my sock back from her mouth. This happened before I had been able to develop a relationship and trust with her, which I believe is the cause of the event in the first place. Following that event, I began doing the little things more and more to make a deeper relationship with Maya, so that we had mutual respect. Even though she’s only a dog, a relationship with her took just as much work as one with any person.
My second belief is that you should try everything. To explain this, I would talk about my various activities, and how I became involved in them. This would include sports, school clubs, and even just activities with friends. I would talk about how beneficial I believe it is to get out there and try new things, because you never know what you might like. I have made many new friends and enjoyed countless hours that I might never have had the opportunity for had I not stepped out of my comfort zone.
Passion:
For my passion blog, I would like to continue my blog from last semester, but with a minor change. Last semester I discussed a specific sporting event from the week that I deemed most interesting or important. This often led to me writing about Philadelphia teams because I am a fan. This semester I would like to continue this idea, but strictly with Penn State activities and sporting events. This way, everyone can relate to it and could possibly go to watch in person if they enjoy my blog.
Civic Issues:
I could write about the methods by which the earth acquires its usable energy, and how this can be maintained for the future. This could touch on fossil fuels and nonrenewable methods of energy, and then compare that to renewable sources like wind, solar, and tidal power.
My second idea is to write about the issue of overpopulation. I would discuss the history of the topic, while also explaining the negative effects that it may have. I would write about other problems within this issue, and how these issues could possibly be resolved.
I like the idea of trying everything, and I really like the idea of talking about Penn State activities because it will give the audience an opportunity to check out these events themselves.
This I Believe: These are both great ideas! I really like the idea about developing trust in relationships and using the specific example with your dog. You could build on this specific example to explain how you continue to apply this lesson to other aspects of your life.
Passion: This will be very interesting to read! I am a big sports fan, so I will certainly enjoy it! As you mentioned, it will also be very relevant since we are all PSU students! Maybe you could even try to catch some athletes on campus to incorporate their insight on their respective team.
Civic Issues: You could certainly do lots of great research on both topics. It seems like it might be easier to identify three subtopics with the energy topic as you could focus on three types of energy.
I love your ideas for your podcast! The puppy story is great, but I feel like you could do more with your belief of trying everything, as it could encompass more of your experiences. I’d be really interested in reading your posts about Penn State sports, especially since football season is over, and I’d love to follow some more sports. Also, your civic issue topics are both really good for finding information to write about, but it sounds like you have more ideas worked out for energy so far. If you have more thoughts on that subject, I would definitely go for that one!
I think your passion blog idea about Penn State activities will turn out really cool to read over the next semester as we all can relate too.