Someone's Theme

My brother's personality can be kind of irritating. He always bothers you whenever you're trying to concentrate on something, say your homework. He would say something that might make you mad. For example, he could bother you by telling you horror stories that will stick with you for about two weeks. But even though he likes to annoy people, he's a very caring person. He always makes sure the people close to him are happy and healthy. He'd do anything to help those that are dear to him. Even those who are at the side of the road. He'd ask a random guy where he was heading, and even if the place they were going to was further away than my brother expected, he'd tell the person to get into the car.

He has a lot of friends who care a lot about him. If he was sick, all of them would visit the first day he was admitted to the hospital. Although it's an act of kindness to visit, my brother hates attention. Which makes people love him even more.

To sum up, my brother is a caring, kind, friendly, annoying, and loving person.

Steering her heart

I think that Katie meant that whenever Lynn cried, she couldn't ignore the crying. For example, if Katie had an intention to ignore it, and didn't plan on cheering Lynn up, she would do it. But as soon as Lynn would start crying, Katie would forget all her intentions and her heart would change the feeling of ignorance.

There was once or twice when my brother threatened to hit me if I touch his stuff, when I was younger. I had most of the things my brother had, like an iPod, my own shampoo, and my own body soap. My sister though, stole it all and put it somewhere I couldn't find it. She thought I would waste it all. My hair stunk for a week and I didn't want to use my brother's shampoo in case he meant his threat. But after about 10 days, my brother went up to me, hugged me and said he was sorry. He said he had a "change of heart". He told me that when he felt my hair was rough, he gave me permission to use his shampoo, and he didn't hit me after that.

I think that's what "steering your heart" means.

One Cultural Fact

One fact about the San that I found was interesting was that girls were not allowed to leave their place of isolation. They could leave their shelter, sure, but they knew it wasn't over yet. They couldn't look at men or the sun, for the Sun symbolizes death. The females had to stay in their shelter most of the time and couldn't really do anything while they're waiting for their first period to finish. The thing that makes me wonder is don't they feel lonely, or do they get used to the fact that they have to stay inside the little huts for one week?

Normal girls who don't live in Africa could walk around and be free, and I find it kind of sad that the girls of the San tribe have to be isolated from civilization for about one week.