Senin, 31 Oktober 2016

Lizzie Velasquez



   Lizzie was born in 1989 13th March, 4 weeks premature in Velasquez was born in Austin, Texas. She was diagnosed with an extremely rare condition that made it impossible for her to develop muscle or body fat. The condition itself is so rare that it doesn’t even have a name, and it’s believed to only affect to other people in the world. Initially, doctors didn’t believe Lizzie would have a fulfilling life – there were even concerns she might not survive. They had no idea how she’d been born alive, and they couldn’t imagine her ever being able to walk, or talk. Lizzie, however, has always been one to defy expectations, and although she was incredibly small, Lizzie’s brain, internal organs and bones developed normally.
   Lizzie describes her condition as “one big mystery.” At 4 years old, she went blind in her right eye, for reasons doctors still don’t understand. That eye clouded over and changed colour, so she now has one brown eye and one blue eye. She also has facial features most commonly associated with progeria, including a small mouth, pointed nose, and aged skin – although her disorder differs from progeria in that doctors now don’t believe it will be terminal. While they didn’t understand her condition, Lizzie and her family became very proficient at dealing with it.
   Honestly, she had no idea she was different from other kids until she started kindergarten. To her family, she was just Lizzie. It was a big slap of reality for a 5-year-old. The other kids were scared of her, pointing at her, not wanting to sit with her. She couldn’t process it. she wasn’t doing anything to them, so why was it happening to her?
   Finally, she told her parents and they said, “There is nothing wrong with you, you are just smaller than the other kids. You are beautiful and smart and can accomplish anything.”
   However, when Lizzie was 17 years old,  She decided to be brave and join activities and make friends and learn how to be outgoing. It was scary, but she knew it would pay off. She was staff writer for the school newspaper and took photos for the yearbook. She tried out for cheerleading. The uniforms were really cute and every time she wore it around the school, She felt like a superhero. She was more herself around her peers.
   Then,she did an interview for a local tv station. When the video clip was posted on YouTube, it was labelled “The World’s Ugliest Woman.” When Lizzie found the clip, it had already received 4 million views and was accompanied by a plethora of appalling comments. with comments saying the world would be a better place if she took myself out of it. She read every single comment thinking there would be one person to stand up for her. Not one person said, “She’s a child, leave her alone,” or “You don’t know her story, why she looks like that.”
   Lizzie was heartbroken. She had already spent most of her life being bullied, but in this moment, she felt truly overwhelming pain. Fortunately Lizzie’s parents had a different take on it and reportedly said to her “You can have your one good cry and let it out, but then you have to pick your head up and move on to something positive.”
   Since then, Lizzie has devoted her life to speaking out against cyber-bullying and negative body image. In 2013, she did a TEDx talk in Austin. Her Ted Talk on true beauty has been watched more than 7 million times, and she has become an internationally sought-after motivational speaker. She’s also written 3 inspirational books, and The Lizzie Project, a film inspired by her life, was funded through an incredibly successful Kickstarter project, which reached its $180,000 fundraising goal in less than a month. Hers is a considerable contribution to a world much in need of reformed attitudes to these issues, and although we still have a long way to go to fulfill Lizzie’s mission of eliminating cyber-bullying entirely, there’s no question that the world is a kinder – and more beautiful – place because Lizzie is in it.

“Now I actually look at my condition as a gift… it’s something that I’m blessed to have and I want to share this gift with anyone who will have it.”

source:
http://www.today.com/health/lizzie-velasquez-ugliest-woman-video-changed-my-life-better-t41361
http://www.theheroinecollective.com/lizzie-velasquez/ 

Senin, 03 Oktober 2016

ANNOUNCEMENT

To: All ten graders of SMAN 3 Bandung

Tomorrow is an independence day. Our school will held a ceremony. 
All of student of ten graders must attend the ceremony because this ceremony is an important event. The ceremony will be held on:

Date: August 17th 2016
Time: 07.00 AM - 10.00 AM
Place: SMAN 3 Bandung


All ten graders must come to school at 6.30 as usual. All student are expected to attend the ceremony. Don’t forget to wear your uniform. And please don’t come late. 

You can watch the video on