Mak- https://maksbleach.blogspot.com/2017/04/failure.html?showComment=1493211730756#c3928272207774420428
Trevor- https://20trevorh.blogspot.com/2017/04/hits-and-misses.html?showComment=1493211837113#c7045069709896500365
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017
Hits and Misses
I think some of best writing has been done this year for this class. For example, I really liked my research paper and literary analysis. On both of those, the writing was not as much of a burden as it had been in the past. It came much more smoothly than it ever had before. Also, my blogs especially have become much easier for me to produce than ever before. In the first semester it was a struggle to find enough to write about, now it comes so easily. Throughout the year my writing has improved tremendously.
Although my writing got better, some pieces were harder than others. Especially the Personal Narrative first semester. I did not fully grasp the idea of vivid detail until after I had the essay. Another piece that was troublesome for me was the political response blog. First of all, it took me quite a while to find an article to write about. Then the writing itself was difficult; I could not get the ideas to form in my head.
Although my writing got better, some pieces were harder than others. Especially the Personal Narrative first semester. I did not fully grasp the idea of vivid detail until after I had the essay. Another piece that was troublesome for me was the political response blog. First of all, it took me quite a while to find an article to write about. Then the writing itself was difficult; I could not get the ideas to form in my head.
Anticipating Our Next Book
2. If you are in a position of power, you are happy.
People in authority do not always want to be in control. Some people are placed into positions of power because they inherited it. Also, being in control is stressful. Lots of responsibility is given to people in authority. One example of someone in the authority that did not want to be in power was Louis XVI of France. He was more concerned with tinkering than his kingship. He listened to most everything his advisers said and did whatever he was first told to do.
1. Ambition is a positive, desirable trait in a person.
I agree with this statement but only to a certain extent. There are some cases where a person's ambition was to do something wrong. Do not get me wrong ambition is a great thing for someone to have, but someone can be ambitious towards something awful. One terrible example of this scenario is Adolf Hitler. He was an ambitious person who attempted to conquer the world. Also, he killed many Jews in his conquest of the world.
People in authority do not always want to be in control. Some people are placed into positions of power because they inherited it. Also, being in control is stressful. Lots of responsibility is given to people in authority. One example of someone in the authority that did not want to be in power was Louis XVI of France. He was more concerned with tinkering than his kingship. He listened to most everything his advisers said and did whatever he was first told to do.
1. Ambition is a positive, desirable trait in a person.
I agree with this statement but only to a certain extent. There are some cases where a person's ambition was to do something wrong. Do not get me wrong ambition is a great thing for someone to have, but someone can be ambitious towards something awful. One terrible example of this scenario is Adolf Hitler. He was an ambitious person who attempted to conquer the world. Also, he killed many Jews in his conquest of the world.
Monday, April 10, 2017
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Purple Hibiscus
One of the strategies I use to read Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is to write my reactions, thoughts, and questions on the page. This helps me to comprehend the book because it makes me think about what I am thinking about by writing it on the page. Another strategy I use is to reread a portion of the book if I did not understand. For some this is obvious, but it helps tremendously.
One challenge I have faced while reading this book is not being able to understand the Igbo. In some parts of the book, Kambili will tell the reader what it means but not always. One possible solution to this problem would be to put it the Igbo into an Igbo to English translator. I think able to understand Igbo would help in understanding the book.
One challenge I have faced while reading this book is not being able to understand the Igbo. In some parts of the book, Kambili will tell the reader what it means but not always. One possible solution to this problem would be to put it the Igbo into an Igbo to English translator. I think able to understand Igbo would help in understanding the book.
What have you learned in your teens?
One huge thing I have learned in my teens is to not beat myself up for making a mistake. When I was younger, I would always think I was a terrible person if I messed up. That was not the best way to live my early teenage years. I made lots of mistakes, and every time I beat myself because I messed up. Now I know to not make the same mistake twice, and to just fix my mistakes whenever I make one.
Another thing I have learned in my teens is to get my priorities out of the way before I do what I want to do. For me personally, I have to exercise this mostly on the weekends. If I do not finish my homework before I play video games, watch TV, or whatever, I will only be thinking about what else I could be doing instead of my homework which makes it take forever. To fix this, I do my homework before I play video games, watch TV, or whatever.
Another thing I have learned in my teens is to get my priorities out of the way before I do what I want to do. For me personally, I have to exercise this mostly on the weekends. If I do not finish my homework before I play video games, watch TV, or whatever, I will only be thinking about what else I could be doing instead of my homework which makes it take forever. To fix this, I do my homework before I play video games, watch TV, or whatever.
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