Blog Post 11

List 5 words that relate to your video and explain.
The five words that relate to my video project concept are human decency, respect, etiquette, kindness, and awareness. All these words relate to my project because I would like to focus on how the beach is an example of how in everyday life people lack basic courtesy for others. 
1. Human Decency
Human Decency is realizing the level of propriety needed to be a respectful human of society. It is something that is lacking today in society due to those who are extremely narcissistic. I think parents must instill in children an altruistic awareness in order to ensure the child grows up to have basic human decency. This is something my mother has been able to achieve with my sisters and I think largely because she was this type of person and she also is a kindergarten teacher who sees this lack of in children. An aspect of this is shown great at the beach. There were so many lessons learned at the beach it was a vessel to learn human decency through the rules my mother and preached about.

2. Respect
Respect is a term that is under the large umbrella of human decency. This is something emphasized all through schooling and, it is sad that people can't grasp the concept so it must be taught all the way till your 18 and then your own. To have respect means to acknowledge someone and be courteous of their presence. This is applied in every action at the beach because it is a public place where strangers need to cohabitate in order for a harmonious and peaceful space where everyone can enjoy themselves.

3. Etiquette
Etiquette is a human code of politeness. These are the classic manners also intended to be taught at a young age. No one likes the person who only holds the door for themselves, doesn't say please and thank you, and is obnoxious in the way they carry themselves. I am not trying to sound like some stick in the mud, I do have fun but you don't have to be rude when doing so. Etiquette can be used in every aspect of life especially beach. Beach etiquette allows for no tension and happiness for all. Some basics of beach etiquette is leave personal space, don't feed the seagulls, and not running through other people's camps.

4. Kindness
Kindness is the solution to all problems, if everyone led their lives with kindness problems would be minimal and hate a distant thing of the past. To have kindness we must have empathy, to put ourselves in other shoes. Kindness is vital to human beings survival with out it come hate and violence which will destroy us. We must realize that others may be having a rough day and have the patience and empathy to deal with that. To keep yourself in check you must reevaluate the situation that you are in and recognize it is not the end of the world. Kindness at the beach is something my family and I display to those who don't understand the rules, by moving away a bit to allow a little comfort space or turn to calming strategies when the people may get under our nerves and try to focus on the good. Kindness can also be observed when greeting your badge checker.     

5. Awareness
Awareness is being conscious of your actions, others and how it effects you them and the environment that it takes place in. This is a key importance to every part of our lives, it allows us to connect to others and respect others more. It also keeps us safe or able to recognize the situations we are in. This is the best way to know who your effecting and if it is in a negative or positive way. This is another way of how living a decent life reflects at the beach. The beach is a very important place to be aware there are plenty of opportunities for dangerous and unpleasant social situations. The beach roads are very dangerous because there is so many cars and pedestrians giving opportunities for accidents. Also, people aren't aware enough in the ocean putting themselves and life guards into dangerous situations. There are also countless other