Bella

For the past few days I have been showing the movie Bella in my Spanish class. I thought up a few questions to have them answer as their "assignment" and as I was reading through some of their answers today I was taken into thought about some of the things they wrote.

So, I thought I would share some of their thoughts with you:

I would want someone to be there for me. – Tisha Ciccone
You could have it worse. – Brandie Suiter
It doesn’t matter what’s wrong with people they’re all pretty normal and just like you on the inside. –Jerica Tooke
He gave her the gift of love and that’s the greatest gift you can ever give someone. -Julia Nunez
You never know what you have until it’s gone. – Samantha Rands
If things are going bad, things can always get better. If you think you are in a bad position, chances are someone else probably has worse. – Samantha Rands
Live in the moment. –Paige Wood
During the worst of times people manage to find kindness in their heart. – Cassandra King
Life goes on and so should you. –Maddie Webb
We should be more like the blind man and enjoy beauty. – Kiranne Smith
Enjoy the small things. –Kiranne Smith
No matter what happens, I think you need to work through your problems. –Lexirae Vigil
Appreciate the little things. –Jaeger Schuelke
Other things are more important than money. –Justin Empey
He was there for her. –Matt Pearson
You can always find happiness. –Jake Yeagley
You only live once. – McKayla Stephensen
The world is so ordinary to us who see it every day and we take it for granted. –Carter Holt
Live you life to the fullest. –Brielle Cowley
Sacrifice can be worth it, especially to another person. – Brielle Cowley
No good deed is without sacrifice. –Rachel Cunningham
It makes the man happy without giving him money. –Amber Snyder
Think about other people more, and when you sacrifice for other people, good things do happen. –Amber Snyder
La vida es solo una vez. –Rogelio Navarro
If you’re willing to sacrifice something for the well being of another person it will really make a difference in someone else’s life. –Wendy Judson
You only live once, so live life to the fullest. –Brock McCashland
Stick up for what you think is right. –Brock McCashland
In the business life, some hard decisions have to be made. –Tommy Nguyen
You should be a good person –Cassie Detterich
You might have to give up things to make yours and someone else’s life better. –Cassie Detterich
One person’s sacrifice can really make a another person’s life. –Braxton Strong
You only get one chance. –Krystal Oliver
You need to sometimes put others before yourself. –Kilee Allred
You can give up something you love to make things better. –Cierra Mitchell
It teaches you to think about other people more and sacrifice for others can bring you good things. –Taylor Wood
Everyone has setbacks, but don’t let them get you down. –Shelby Burner
If you worry, your life may not be all it can be. –Shelby Burner
Life is full of sacrifice and in the end it’s worth it. –Shelby Burner
Cuando tu quieres a alguien, tu le appelles en todo. –Dagoberto Majano
Live your life and live if good. –Khristian Molina
Sometimes sacrifices aren’t easy, but in the end it’s worth it. –Khristian Molina
Nina realized that life can be worse than it seems, and she should be happy for what she has. It makes me hapy and content on what I do have. –Braden Oliver
The man was blind and was content. Nina didn’t seem to realize how great the day and actually living is. This blind man opened her eyes by just asking her to describe the day. –Sarah Sandoval
They say that you live once and there’s really no use of basing you life off of one thing. Nothing matters that much. –Sarah Sandoval
Life ends, for everyone. It’s not necessarily what you accomplish in life but how you live it, how you feel and make others feel everyday. Sacrificing for somebody is sometimes necessary and helps you both. If nothing matters then you might as well help someone in the process. –Sarah Sandoval
This movie taught me sacrifice is not taking things for granted and helping others is worth it because they make people happy and them happy makes you happy also! –Melina Rubio
Appreciate everything around you. –Sarah Moore
People that make sacrifices are selfless. Making sacrifices isn’t easy, but they are worth it. – Sarah Moore
Focus on what’s happening right now. –Brittany Harmston
If you love someone enough, you will sacrifice everything for them. –Brittany Harmston
We should appreciate what we have a lot more. –Demi DeMille
Sometimes you have to sacrifice all you have to help the people you love. –Demi DeMille
He basically taught her to take a look around her. –Sean Sargent
It may change somebody’s life forever. –Sean Sargent
Sacrifice is not always shown, but it may be there. –Sean Sargent
Disfruta tu vida y todo lo que hagas. –Martha Villalbazo
Pienso que si las personas tienen una problema y no tienen a nadie en ese momento un poco de aminos le podria levanter. –Martha Villalbazo
Todos los sacrificios que hacemos en la vida ayudan a traer algo Nuevo y major. –Martha Villalbazo
Cherish life. –Maria Ramirez
You have to sacrifice if you want something better. –Maria Ramirez
The significance of the encounter was to value what’s in front of us. Not take life for granted. To me it means to treasure what we have in life. –Mireya Coria
Live each day to the fullest because life isn’t bought, it’s just borrowed. –Mireya Coria
We are here today and might not be tomorrow. –Mireya Coria
Just have fun. –Jessica Coria
Value what’s in front of you and appreciate what you have and can do. –Jessica Coria
If you sacrifice you get a lot back. –Sawyer Wylie
You need to do what you believe in no matter what the circumstances are, and that everyone deserves to be loves and be cared about, especially in their time of need. –Amanda Bay
Sacrifice a little and you’ll be rewarded. –Stephanie Veit
You can see the world differently. –Ismael Mata
It (sacrifice) can be hard, but it can also pay off in the end. –Mark Ashby
Enjoy simple pleasures. –Brooklyn Burton
Live your life while you can and enjoy it! –Brooklyn Burton
Love is about sacrifice. –Brooklyn Burton
Think of life in a new way. –Shelby Hill
It (sacrifice) blesses our lives, and we need to sacrifice more. –Shelby Hill