The Cost of Being Nice

It cost nothing to be nice to others. Being nice can be as simple as holding the door open for someone, or saying two simple words, "Thank You" or "You're Welcome". We should always remember the Golden Rule, whatever you want others to do to you, do also to them. If we don't want others to be mean to us, we shouldn't be mean to them. We should try to strive daily to be the reason that others believe in the goodness of people. I close with this quote "No matter what happens in life, be nice to people. Being nice to people is a peaceful way to live and a beautiful legacy to leave behind." Until next time, be nice everyone, you never know what they may be going through.

Vocabulary:

• Cost (noun): The amount of money that is needed to pay for or buy something.
• Door (noun): The entrance to a room, building, or vehicle.
• Believe (verb): To accept or regard something as true.
• Remember (verb): To think of something or someone from the past again.
• Strive (verb): To try very hard to do or achieve something.
• Peaceful (adjective): A quiet or calm state

Vocabulary Exercise:

Write three sentences using any three vocabulary words from above.

Grammar Point:

Articles signal that a noun is going to follow. Examples of articles are; the, a, an. 

The dog barks loud.
Red is a color.

Underline the article in each sentence.

1. I had a banana for lunch.
2. Paris is a city.
3. I want a new iPhone.
4. I want an apple.
5. The cat is black.

Welcome!

Welcome! Let me start by introducing myself. Lakesha is what most people call me. I was born and raised in New York, the city which is known for "The city that never sleeps". Ironically I was born in a car in-route to the hospital, which I like to blame my silliness on. Fast forward, I grew up to love the sport basketball. Basketball became my life, my passion, my first love, a sport that instilled many qualities in me such as teamwork, dependability, and persistence just to name a few. Basketball led me to earning a Division I scholarship where I played collegiate basketball both at the US Naval Academy and Troy University. I always did love mathematics, it just made sense to me. So, after I graduated I continued on to pursue my masters in education. Now we've made it here, just a snippet of who Lakesha is. Everyone has their own journey, this happens to be mine. I close by saying, be kind to everyone, you never know what they may be going through.


Vocabulary:

• Hospital (noun): An institution where the six or injured are given medical or surgical care
• Instilled (verb): To gradually cause someone to have
• Dependability (noun): Able to be trusted to do or provide what is needed; able to be depended on
• Scholarship (noun): A grant-in-aid to a student  (as by a college or foundation)
• Collegiate (adjective): Relating to colleges, or intended for students at college
• Pursue (verb): To try to get or do (something) over a period of time

Vocabulary Exercise:

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.


1. Same earned a _________________ at the age of seventeen to the University of Alabama.
2. Clarissa's friends describe her as being selfless, ____________, and honest.
3. Ever since Brandon was a little boy, his dream was to play __________ football at LSU
4. At a very early age Rebeca's mother ____________ core qualities such as respect and responsibility in her.
5. When John fell off his and broke his arm, he was rushed to the __________.
6. Erin moved to Hollywood to ___________ her acting career.

Grammer Point:

Adjectives describe nouns. Write two sentences using two nouns from the vocabulary + using an adjective.