friend, foe, family, and respect.

At times, family can actually be more of a foe than a friend and a friend more family than a foe. I say this after a small ordeal with my father. After he questioned, "Why are you more respectful to your friends than you are me?!", his blank expression acquired from my response ended the discussion. "My friends treat me with much respect that sometimes I feel praised by them! I don't feel praise from you but rather I have to praise you!".

The Great Gatsby understanding so far

   The Great Gatsby introduces characters which are questionable in there motives and actions. We are guided through the setting by our narrator, Nick Carraway, only to discover how normal Nick is among the residents of West Egg on Long Island. We meet Tom and Daisy, two characters as questionable as they are destructive, as they play a main role in showing Nick what Long Island is about. Gatsby also does a really good job of doing this as he has many connections and plug.
   Going back to Toms destructiveness, we get a clear example of this behavior when he breaks Myrtles' nose with an open hand. Daisy is destructive in a more passive way. By this I mean that she will drink at the start of the day and continue to drink through out the day not realizing the effects of her selfish decisions.

oh John Steinbeck!

"It is interesting to watch the German efficiency, which, from the logic of the machine is efficient but which..." John Steinbeck. This quote caught me interest in that we both have similar views on the German efficiency was present during WW2 and that war can wither the human state of mind. John Steinbeck, smart man, wrote many well known novels such as Of Mice and Men and The Grape of Wrath. 

Ethos, pathos, and logos

Ethos pathos logos! Ethos meaning the characteristic of a speaker, pathos meaning the drive or passion for what the speaker is talking bout, and logos meaning logic or the general common sense of that subject the speaker talks about.

"I, Socrates!"

The last couple of days we tried a method of learning which I enjoyed greatly. Through discussions from a Socratic seminar the whole class was able to talk about something they felt was important and worth mentioning. I found this method of learning useful and effective because we were able to get the input of our peers that we associate with everyday. Others may find this strategy bad or not for them if they are shy or not willing to participate with everyone. Personally I hope we continue these Socratic seminars.

"MUSIC IS LITERATURE"

After having our first Socratic seminar in period 6 I now have a better sense and other people's perspective. Yeah I guess you can say I learn how to be more empathetic but that irrelevant. I'm here to inform you readers that music is indeed literature and after our discussion today you'll be a believer too! What a peer of mine brought up in our discussion was that music consist on lyric which is a form of writing. We are able to connect to music through the story told within the lyrics. The fact that a song can tell a story was also a discussion point that another one of my peers brought up. There are forms of music that lack lyrics, but yet, can communicate, or convey, a certain meaning that other songs wouldn't be able to do. So through the use of a Socratic seminar I was able to understand that music is literature. Comment your opinion about whether music is literature or not!

The last day of school in 2017

Aahhhhh! The last day of school, was but a day to remember! At school we had a half day which meant we didn't have to be trapped at school or as long as we normally do. Later on in my day I hung out with my friends at a ditch in orcutt that I've never been to. The homie Omar came through by hosting his birthday party in which I attended. At this party I saw friends and homies I haven't seen in the longest. Despite losing something valuable to me and the cops rolling up to shut the party down, I shared a magical moment with a girl from Oceano, a girl who's name didn't stick in my head. Ill probably never see her again but all well, that's the what happens at parties!

school of thought

Today, in my 6th period class, a sensation ran through my mind. A lust for water was occupied ever crevasse that composed my brain. Without thought I leaped up from where I was seated and begged Mr. Preston to allow me to get water. After begging and pleading he gave me the green card along with a question that will forever torment me! "Aren't you hot in that jacket?" inquired Mr. Preston. If he only knew how much I cherish the solice that a jacket provides! hahahah how do you think I made it through freshman year, with my head held high!? In all seriousness, this question triggered the thought of how everyone thinks differently!

essay prompt 4

 In Young Goodman Brown, Goodman was a dynamic character due to the vivid, life-changing experience he had down the road. It's hard to tell whether this experience of Goodman's was a real event or simply just a dream but there may be some ways we can find out. "...surrounded by four blazing pines, their tops aflame, their stems untouched, like candles at an evening meeting.". this piece of description allows our minds to wonder, if Young Goodman Brown went back to these tree, he can find out whether this experience was a dream or not. If the pines are burnt at the top, then it wasn't a dream whereas if the pines were fine then it most likely was a dream. [not done]

vocab #2

Faith: Complete trust in someone/something
Threshold: A piece of metal under the doorway
Tarry: Of, like, or covered in tar
Resolve: settle or find a solution
Discern: Perceive or recognized
Martyr: A person that is killed due to their beliefs
Mirth: Amusement expressed as laughter
Catechism: an oral teaching or lecture
Pious: Devoutly religious
Frenzy: A state of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior