Inuit Culture of North Canada (Diversity Event)

The speaker, Peter Irniq, was born and raised in the Inuit way of life in northern Canada. He spoke of how the people lived an older way of life. He described the people as being very religious, most of them being Christian. He said that they were very respectful of the land and relied on it to survive. He spoke of the way the family was structured in this culture. The men would go hunt and the women would cook and clean and raise the children. His purpose in this speech was to talk about the differences between the way he grew up and the way things are now. Peter spoke of being taken from his family when he was a teenager so he could go to school. He spoke of how the Inuit religion has changed because they were accused of having a satanic form of worshiping. He talked of the many technologies that even the Inuit people had adapted into their way of life. One way he described it was he went from cooking over a fire as a boy to using microwaves and internet when he grew older. He changed from living in tents made of caribou skin to living in houses that could keep themselves warm. The pictures he brought to display were beautiful images of the scenery from Northern Canada.

My Bucket List

My bucket list at Iowa State:
Become a true Iowa stater
Maitain a high GPA
Get a degree in something to do with Agriculture
Graduate

My bucket list for the rest of my life:
Sky dive- I've always wanted to!
Make a difference to someone
Go on a motorcycle vacation with friends
Buy a brand new pickup
Get married
Own a house
Have kids
Own a dog all my life
Invent something
Give a motivational talk
Live in the country
Be remembered for something great
Farm
Become a grandpa
Make my parents proud
Look back and feel satisfaction
Travel the world

Blog One

     It was a cool evening late in the fall but all of us were sweating horribly. It was football Friday and it was game time. We waited all week for this moment during the fall. Everyone got into football and we liked putting on a good show.

     We were lined up against the other team. The coach told us to get on the field to return the opening kickoff.  I was lined up on our 10 yard line waiting for the the ball. The ball was kicked and it was on its way. I got ready to catch it. As the ball gets closer my heart beats faster. Then it gets to me and of course I drop it. Every players nightmare.

     I had to spin around and pick it up as it bounced along the ground. When I picked it up I just took off running without even thinking for their end zone. All of a sudden I was through all of them and on my way to score. I ran as fast as I could fearing someone would catch me. There was no better feeling then the one I got when I crossed there goal line and scored that touchdown.

    This had to be my favorite moment of playing football as well as high school. I probably liked it most because things didn't go exactly as planned but everything still worked out. It showed that sometimes you have to do what you can with what you have and its not always going to be given to you.