Comments

Jordan: https://jordoniam.blogspot.com/2017/04/why-women-are-as-violent-as-men-and-why.html?showComment=1493343941221#c3708025987664468434

Max: https://mhr416.blogspot.com/2017/04/hits-and-misses.html?showComment=1493344690888#c7108884445470768006

Arguments

Women are more compassionate and less violent than men.

This statement is bull. I am not going to curse but it bothers me. I happen to know that women can be violent just as much as men and sometimes maybe even more. I have been in situations that have called for actions of violence. Some men can't even be violent. This statement is highly controversial and makes me very mad.


Sometimes you have to do things other people consider wrong to get ahead.

Honestly everyone does things that are wrong in someones eyes. I do not really understand the point of getting ahead in something. As long as the work is put in and the effort and time is also put in then it should be fine. So what if someone else finds something that you do wrong. They aren't you, they don't live your life, and they don't make your decisions. You are you. So be it.

Hits and Misses

I did not like writing the literary analysis. It gave me so much stress and pain. I love writing but I did not like writing this. Having to plan so much stuff before writing gives me anxiety. I realize that writing takes preparation and planning, but it shouldn't be all that.

I enjoyed writing poetry. Poetry relaxes me. Poetry is a part of writing that allows for feelings to be expressed in a way that nothing else can explain. I enjoyed the poetry unit because it challenged me in ways that I haven't been challenged in a while. The daily prompts were fun to experiment with.

Comments

Ricky: https://rickyenglish1.blogspot.com/2017/04/strategies-for-purple-hibiscus.html?showComment=1492031405816#c1315017677423396188

Jett: https://1025jett.blogspot.com/2017/04/my-name.html?showComment=1492031510771#c2425546771033713446

Book

I honestly did not think that Purple Hibiscus was a challenging book to read. The words written in the book however were very difficult to continue reading. I don't mean the actual words were hard to understand, I mean that the content throughout the book was rough. Abuse, gender roles, family. All of these things and many more were discussed throughout the book.

Abuse was a specifically difficult topic to read about. While reading through the scenes where abuse was present, my heart and body hurt for them. I enjoyed reading Purple Hibiscus, but I would have enjoyed a little bit more of a challenging book to read. However, the overall message of the book was very strong and very impacting on my life.

Who is my family? response

Family. When I hear the word family I immediately think of my friends. Yes, I do have a family that I am related to (not technically though because I am adopted) but my friends have been the ones who always have my back and who get me through tough times. My friends allow me to be who I am and let me be open about what is going on in my life.

I appreciate my friends so much. The amount of support they give me is incredible. They are my true family. I do think of my home family as family, but who do I go to when all of that goes downhill... My friends. My friends can help me with mostly anything that life throws at my face. So my friends are my family.

Article Response

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-03-27/trump-signs-legislation-rolling-back-obama-era-regulations

The author of this article is making nullified regulations knows to the readers. He/she wants to make sure that the readers understand the main reasoning behind these decisions. The author also wants to further explain the decisions a little bit more. He/she gives background details about the points to help the reader learn more.

I believe that this article is well written. Even though certain things within the articles work could be controversial, it is a well written piece of writing. The author deserves to be rewarded for his or her work and time that was put into writing this. This piece is written to further the knowledge of others.

Comments

Ricky: https://rickyenglish1.blogspot.com/2017/03/learning-reflection.html?showComment=1490223125293#c3602395004857681827

Joe: https://joe371612.blogspot.com/2017/03/learning-reflection.html?showComment=1490223167459

Free Post

Poetry is something that I am highly passionate about. It is my version of "hunting" or "fishing" or "shopping" or something like that. In order to write poetry I have to be 100% ready to commit. When I actually write the work, the words flow out of me. When I finish a poem I go back and either delete all of it or delete some of it or maybe just change a lot about it. Poems are never finished.

I am never content with the way my poems turn out. For instance, an important person in my life asked me to write a poem about hunting for them. I said yes and spent 3 hours working on it the first day. Then the next day I can back to it and decided it was horrible and that I hated it. It wasn't my best work. I was a failure, but I sent him the poem to show what I had so far. By surprise he really enjoyed it and said that I had a talent, but for me it still wasn't good enough. It might sound stupid or something to think of writing as a skill or a hobby but to me it isn't just those things it's also a very important part of my life.

Refection

So I don't try my hardest in school because I feel that if I try and then I fail then I'm a complete failure. That isn't smart I get that, but sometimes life isn't smart. I've decided that I'm going to try my absolute hardest and that if I fail then whatever because life sucks and failure is real so I have to learn to deal with it.

Life is made up of many parts, some being: failure, change, loss, hurt, hate, love... etc.. but at the time that these things are happening we might not always think about them and how they affect our future. Change happens for a reason. Failure makes you know not to fail again. Loss makes your stronger. These things are all part of life and in the past month or so I have realized that. So I am trying to change who I am and make an effort to succeed and not think about failure.

Free Post. (makeup work) 1/30

Growing up sucks. I hate having to buy clothes, I hate having to meet new people, I hate having to learn how to work with others. My mom always says "Bea don't say hate, hate is a strong word," and I get that but sometimes its the only word that is circling around in my mind. I get that this blog looks like omg Bea's messed up... but really my only point is that I'm soooooo tired of having to grow up.

Change can be good, but not all change IS good. Take forced change for instance. Being forced to change something about yourself, or about the way that you do or approach something can suck. Having someone else tell you what to change about yourself. Where do they get off saying that stuff. But in the end everything happens for a reason. And even if I hate it... Change is necessary in the end.

Response. (makeup work)

During the research paper research process I had difficulty reading the information. It was hard for me to think about people going through such a horrible event, and then having to learn to cope with it afterwards. Sometimes during my research I would have to stop and take a break because of the information that I was reading. My topic really had an impact on my heart and I was very interested in it even though it was tough at times to have to read.

Another thing that I struggled with was making the website. I love technology and so I chose to make the website. It was a fun way to be able to express my creative abilities while also sharing this touching information with my peers. After a while the website began to work slower because of all the information that I had added to it. I guess it was good that I had that much information, but it wasn't fun to have to wait 5-10 minutes for my computer to load the website.

Free Post

hurt

thats how I felt when you betrayed me

betrayed us

betrayed yourself

choices

need time, thought, consideration

choose one thing

lose another

laughter

no longer a factor

when our faces

reach disaster

words

spoken through lies

hiding behind a cover

shielded

fake

blind

loss of words, loss of trust, lack of friendship

Song

Crossfire, by Stephen, has a complex rhyme scheme. Certain lines rhyme, but others do not.
The lines: 
Heaven if you sent us down
So we could build a playgroundFor the sinnersTo play as saintsYou'd be so proud of what we madeI hope you got some beds aroundCause' you're the only refuge nowFor every motherEvery childEvery brotherThat's caught in the crossfireThat's caught in the crossfireI'd trade my luck to knowWhy he's caught in the crossfireAnd I'm here wakin' upTo the sun and the sound of birdsSociety's anxiety

rhyme, but lines before and after do not. This song is about someone who wakes up and realizes that the world isn't so great. That the streets are filled with tyranny and that people turn against one another.

The beginning of the song says:

He'd trade his guns for love But he's caught in the crossfire And he keeps wakin' up

But it's not to the sound of birds The tyranny The violent streets Deprived Of all that we're blessed with And we can't get enough, no

This brings the idea of giving up everything for love, but being betrayed by others. To me this song has a deeper meaning than just to be a brilliant piece of music. It was made to help persuade people to work on how we treat others and improve the way the the world works together.

https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Stephen-4/Crossfire

Poem

Lullaby:

She sang to me her lullaby

Softly sweetly gentle

She led me to another place

Where nothing was judgmental

She sang to me her lullaby

Swiftly but with passion

Her words were running off her lips

Her love not served in rations

She sang to me her lullaby

And tears ran down her face

For she knew that it would be a while

Until our next embrace

She sang to me her lullaby

Her words flew like a dove

She dragged them on because

She did not want to lose her love

She sang to me her lullaby

She reached the last short verse

She looked upon my face with care

And from her mouth these words immersed

I sing to you this lullaby

For you are precious now

And when you lay here in my arms

I stop and think of how

Of how my love will be forgotten

Soon when you are gone

But darling keep me in your heart

For I am often strong

I carry you upon my wings

I make sure you are safe

If danger tries to harm you

I welcome my embrace

So think of me today

Tomorrow do the same

And if you hear a voice

It is me calling your name

She sang to me that lullaby

She did not let me fall

I couldn't ask for more than that

She always hears my call

Words

These days the internet tends to harry me. It's a burden to have to rely on a device in order to make sure that your work is submitted. Suppose that you have undertaken an important task that has to be submitted and suddenly during submission... BAM it's gone. Sucks doesn't it.

Although I enjoy the use of technology very much I would prefer that we had assignments that were on paper as well. It is handy to type when writing an essay or story, but typing also takes away some of the ideas that would've gone through your mind were you to have handwritten the work.

Reading Response

In Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian I have realized that Junior has major struggles. He didn't have to dress up to look homeless. Walking 22 miles or hitchhiking is crazy! He gets made fun of by people at his school. He doesn't fit in as much as the other kids do.

Junior gets made fun of a lot and I don't like that. I think that all people should be treated equally. He is bullied because of his skin color. That shouldn't matter. I think this book is weird but has meaning.

Comments

Lane: https://lanelovestacos.blogspot.com/2017/01/free-post_29.html?showComment=1486079813107#c4551423446126566581

John H: https://johnhenglish1block3.blogspot.com/2017/01/free-post_29.html?showComment=1486079879016#c2681942939142693133

Reading Response

The book is um interesting... There are a few sexual references that others might find unsettling or uncomfortable. Although there are some weird additions to this book I enjoy it so far.

The book has a good backstory. I think that it is creative. I hope to find out more about it soon.

Comments

Lane- https://lanelovestacos.blogspot.com/2017/01/post-2.html?showComment=1485385689918#c7970820783931710139

Charles- https://20charlesl.blogspot.com/2017/01/reflection-of-myself.html?showComment=1485385642472#c5467447288882816090

Research Paper Topic

I chose to write about the Holocaust. This topic interests me because of the significance it left on the world. The fact that people allowed this to go in the world for the amount of time that it did really upsets me. The torture that these people had to go through is painful even to read.

The survivors of the Holocaust are true inspirations to me. They show that with perseverance and hope anything can happen. The fact that they are alive today and have developed into stronger people since this even occurred is absolutely incredible to me.

1st Semester

During the first semester I realized that change can be good, but it can also be bad. Change can be a very effective way of making your life better or worse. Change is sometimes needed to rearrange certain aspects of life.

Over the last semester I changed a lot about myself. I changed the way that I view myself. I changed the way that I think and act. Many people think that change is only good, but the truth is that change isn't always what you think it is.

Comments

Ella: https://blogellac.blogspot.com/2017/01/my-christmas-break.html?showComment=1484777618689#c5856020920191571118

Makenzie: https://maksbleach.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-failure-is-abundant.html?showComment=1484777724935#c6172857290579276423

Free Post

It's weird to think about graduating from high school, but when I think of graduation I think of reunions. I got to thinking about how at our 20th and 50th year reunions people that we know will be dead. It's scary to think about losing people that were once a part of our lives.

I can't imagine the people in our class being 70 or 80 years old. That to me is crazy, but the fact that many of the people that we grew up going to school with for a good portion of our lives will no longer be with us. I hate to think about that, but it's been something on my mind for a while now.

Research

The research for this assignment has been going well. My least favorite part about the project has to be that there are deadlines. I understand that certain things must be done in order to move forward, but I as a student would much rather be told that these things must be done and then have a date for when all of it is due.

I like research, but this project plus the homework for other classes adds up to a lot of work at night. I'm not complaining because I mean it is school and work is what school is, but we have other things to do. However, I do enjoy reading more about my topic and finding out about things I did not know before I started my research.