Her Writings

The following are actual writings of Jamie's in her Senior year in High School (unedited):

Three Things I Want To Be Remembered By When I'm Gone

When I am gone, I want people to remember me for my good qualities and not for my bad.  I want my family to remember me for all the good times we shared together.  I want them to think of all the fun vacations we've gone on.  I want my family to say how I was a positive addition to the household.  I want them to say that going to my grandparents in Florida was fun with me there.  I want to be remembered as part of my family.

I also would like to be remembered by my friends for all the fun we've shared.  For all the times that we made trips to the mall, movies, friend's houses, Stone Mountain, Six Flags, Myrtle Beach and other places.  I want them to remember me for my personality.

I want people to remember me for being a hard worker.  I want them to realize how much effort I put forth in school and to my job.   Like in Algebra I, I stayed after twice a week for studied constantly so I would have a passing grade.  At work, I have a perfection routine for when I close at nights.  If I didn't perfect something, I will not leave until I did.  Even my shoes in my closet are organized, as well as my clothes.  I want to be remembered for my organization.

I would like to be remembered for my positive addition to the family, my personality, and for being a hard worker.  These are three positive traces of me that I would like to be remembered by.

Ten People I Admire and Why

There are many people I've met through my high school years that I admire.  Most of them are close family members and friends.

I admire my older sister, Amy, because she maintained a "B" average in high school and is new attending DeKalb College.  She has a 1990 Dodge Shadow, which is very nice.  She studies hard and deserves the grades she makes.

My younger sister Mandy, is also greatly admired by me.  She is a leader and is always herself.  She does things out of the ordinary just because nobody else does them.  Mandy is not a afraid to let people know how she feels or what she thinks of them.

My cousin, Kristie, and I have been close for as long as I remember.   When she couldn't drive, I took her everywhere.  Now that she drives and my car is broke, she takes me everywhere.  We share half of our clothes and even work at Ryan's together.

My best friend, Natalie, is very much admired by me.   She has a lot of potential.  I know she will go far in life.  Even in our classes, she always makes a few points higher than me.

These people have been a great influence on me.  I admire all the good qualities in each of them.

Three Comments After I Pass Away

There are many comments I want these three important sets of people to say about me. I must start or keep up living up to the character I want. I realize I must create other's outlooks on me. My immediate family, my grandparents, and my best friends are the most important people to me. I want them to all say these positive things about me after I pass away.

The second type of depression is Severe depression, which includes the individuals who ca This is greatly influenced by the environment. In contrast to the individuals of mild depression, these individuals are so impaired that depression overwhelms all other psychic content. It can start in early childhood years. A person born into a home unwilling to accept him and care for him is more likely to become severely depressed in the future. Generally, the parents would overly increase their expectations in the child, causing the child to have an emotional breakdown. Many times in families of depressed patients, there are many children. The first born usually tends to gain the attention and pride from the parents. So far, statistical studies proved that the order of birth matters in this case. The parents’ attitude toward life generally tends to evoke an early sense of duty and responsibility in the child . When the parents are dissatisfied with their own lives, they resent their children as increased work and responsibility. The parents do not openly admit this, rather they overly increase their expectations, placing the child in a position where they have an objective. Losses may greatly become the cause of depression. We endow people and things with our interest. Therefore, when they are taken away, we often suffer deeply. The death of a mate, child, parent, sibling or a close friend is a common loss concerning people. The loss of a home by fire or other damage, a job, savings or illusions is a common loss concerning materialistic objects with great and often sentimental values to us. Death enhances the appreciation of the one who is gone forever and can no longer feel the joy of being loved. The death of a beloved parent, a spouse, or a child has more passion than the death of a brother, sister, or close friend. Husbands and wives become much more important to each other than they realize. When ties of interest are shut off, we are forced to withdraw from the lost object. We need to re-establish ties because we have cut off an important relationship. The problem is that we don’t want to because we think that nothing can substitute for the one who is lost. Nobody can take the place of your mother or father, husband or wife, or child. Therefore, victims of depression are captured in this awful position. But if we are emotionally healthy we can accomplish moving on in life. Life forces us to do so in self-defense. We let the departed rest and take up life again with a little more love and appreciation for those who are left. When death approaches, life seems negative to the ones left behind. Slowly but surely though, we come to realize that the departed one has left a gift -a greater sensitivity and appreciation of all others thereafter-a little greater appreciation of life and everything in it.

I’m sure you have all gone on a trip, met someone and promised to keep in touch. Or perhaps you moved away, promising to keep in touch with your family and friends from the area. Of course, we all have. But what’s the best way to let someone you care about know that you still care? Writing letters is the foremost method of long-distance communication in many ways.

First of all, it is a lot less expensive to write then it is to call. On average, you can spend the same amount writing a lengthy letter as you can on a 2-3 minute long-distance phone call.

If there’s a lot to be said and you want to make sure you say it all, writing is the most qualified method because you can be authorized over organizing the stamina of your gossip. Often when talking on the phone, a person might say something without fear of reprisal and realize it after they’ve hung up. If this person had written a letter, they could have revised what they’ve written and the receiver would not have attained the knowledge that an unmannerly remark was expressed.

Photos are nice to receive in the mail.

She obviously did not finish the paper, but the message is quite clear from the first paragraph.  We all need to make sure to keep in touch, and with the internet we can now do it better and faster than ever!  I always find little tidbits from Jamie, and it seems that she has left little messages behind for all of us.   Lets listen to her.  Remember the Stavron family when we were all young?   Now that we have grown and become busy with our lives, even the family has lost touch.  I believe this little tidbit was a message to us all - lets stay  close.

Since I moved to Dallas, the appreciation I have for our family has grown tenfold.  No more do I loath family get-togethers!  Ours is something I took for granted.  I miss you all! ~Miranda

Many people do not think of music as an art. Music is not just tunes, but in many cases an expression of someone’s feelings. It is a message that someone wants to send to the listeners. There’s a lot of art to music.

Funny music can be the long version of a joke. The singer may change the tone of his voice to add humor to the song. For example, in the song "Grandma got ran over by a Reindeer", the singer tightens his mouth while singing to change the tone of his voice. He also adds a few funny jokes in the other verses to support the theme of the song.

Love songs may give a feeling of happiness or sadness. When a singer sings about their strong feelings for their loved one, it might give a feeling of happiness. When a singer sings about how they lost someone they loved, or sings about perhaps a death, it might give a feeling of sadness.

Tristan took us home and I drove my mom's minivan back home from Melanie's. Mandy and I told my mom that we went mid-night bowling and came home around 3:30. I was smooth about sneaking it, but I won't be about this letter!