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.