Marissa+M’s+Final+AmEx+Speech+2016

==== You wake up early in the morning around 6, and think of everything you have to do. For example the homework or chores you didn’t do or the class you hate going to but still have to go to, and just thinking about everything you don’t want to do to puts you in the worst possible mood. If you know me well enough you would know this happens to me almost every day. For some there bad attitude will last them just a few minutes after waking up but for others it can last them the whole day. People have bad attitudes throughout the day because they focus on tasks they don’t want to do instead of thinking about tasks they do want to do. Having a grumpy or bad attitude will happen at one point in someone’s life it’s completely normal. But an everyday constant bad attitude towards other random people isn’t. The change I wish to see in the world is less of an attitude and more positivity. ====

==== Someone who is negative will make comments about another person intentionally trying to bring them down. What causes a bad attitude can consists of many aspects. If someone has lots of homework like we do, we stay up super late go to bed at 12 or 1 and we soon become sleep deprived. By then we’ve already had enough of the day, and it becomes easier to quickly snap at somebody or make a harsh comment. Or what else causes this bad attitude is unending hurriedness. As Americans we live in a world where if we don’t get something quick when we ask for it to be quick, we get upset. We tend to live in the future more than we do the present. So when we get frustrated for the tiniest things our attitude tends to slip, and when it slips other people can catch this negativity. It becomes a chain reaction where one person becomes upset and then the next. Another major one is when someone is hungry. The other day when I came home my mom walked in the door starving, and I don’t know if it’s only my mom. But she likes to complain at anything she sees when she’s hungry. For example if the one spoon you left hasn’t been washed or the floor hasn’t been swept she’ll snap at me. I get it she came home from a long day at work and she doesn’t want to see a mess, but it’s not necessary to have an attitude. The job will get done. A bad attitude makes a person seem unfriendly and rude. ====

==== What we need more of, is more positive attitudes with a smile. When it comes to being happy or more positive there’s always one person I can always look up to for being a lighthearted, cheerful person. That’s Yume. I feel as if people had a little bit of what Yume has, this world could completely change. I’m not saying let's be exactly like Yume and play Alpaca World every 3 rd period or laugh at every single one of Mr. Fitz’s jokes even though they're not funny (just kidding they're decent). I’m saying some people need a little bit more pep in their step and not be so grouchy. ====

==== There are many ways to fix a bad attitude. For one, in every bad situation look for something positive. Learning to fix a bad situation can build one's character. Try and say something positive. Be the positive person who sees the good in people and not the one who calls out someone on something so little. “If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” You can change your life and those around you by changing your attitude. You can fix it, or not, but the choice is yours. ====