The three most import things I learned about this year was that hard work, gets you far in school, being on task and being ready to school gets you ready for doing hard work, and being kind and respectful can earn yourself a lot of opportunities and privileges. I know this because once i started to be on task and working hard I got a lot of compliments from my peers and my teachers. But hard work doesn't come a long way, not unless you have respect for your teachers. If you have respect you will have certain privileges that can bring your grades higher and you'll be able to attend new things and opportunities.
Something we did that I Think i'll remember for my whole life was when we all read out our this I believe paragraph in the class. You can just feel when people actually care about what you're saying. You can feel the emotion and the emphasizing in each sentence. I can't even lie, I feel like we made it far from where we first were in the school year. If we can cry together than we are close enough to family.
The most nicest thing someone did for me in this class, was when I missed a assignment and Jose was there to help me. I can see that his undivided attention was on me even when he was working on the assignment. It was strange to see someone help me, like a student usually I ask to get there attention, and to help me. But Jose was different he just came up to me because he seen that i was confused and befuddled.
I think I taught my classmates that respecting the teacher can always turn into a privilege for all of us and if you respect the teacher she'll respect you back. I always been so keen to respect someone. I don't know why, it's just that I always had a knack to respect someone in any situation they're in. Even if there disrespect me, I will always find something inside me to bring myself to like the person. If they see that you're being nice even when they're rude they will switch either right away or later on in the day or in future meetings.
I think the area that I made most improvements in, is mainly putting effort in my work and being on task with what I am doing. Every time I started to fall in my grades, I always found a way to bounce back , and get all my work done and turned in. Mind you this isn't a great routine You must be able to have your work turned in before the due dates because once you have unfinished business then there isn't going to be no social media for you out other activities. One thing that I accomplished this year was the butterfly project. I don't know why but I often feel fond in my work because i put a great deal of effort and I was able to improve the project because of my imagination. I even have my butterfly project as the background of my iPad.
One challenging part of this year was when I was behind on my IXL’s and late on the article of the week going into our book Night, by Elie Wiesel. I remember I would stay up till 4 A.M to finish both of the assignments because I was too busy socializing on social media half the day. That isn't good for any student to do. School should come first then your studies. Anything else does not help you achieve in life. You need to keep that mentality that you're always going to succeed no matter what. But make school your acquirement and your priority.
The best writing I did all year was this one. And you want to know what my best writing was yesterday? The last thing I wrote down yesterday. I think that every time you write and essay or speech or reflection it should always be your best, no matter what you right it's a must to give it your all each time you write. I believe that dwelling on certain writings your wrote does not make you a better writer. Every time I write a paragraph for a speech or essay I feel like my paragraphs get deeper and deeper. You might read this and say i'm wrong, but know this is fact, everything you write down only helps you improve in your writing.
My favorite book I read this year was the boy in the wooden box. It was was one of the lit circle books that we read this year. I feel that this book helped me understand things about life. How people can make big impacts in your life. My favorite part about the book was when he used to get better at living everyday. Just like how I said about writing paragraphs. Everyday it seemed like he developing new ways to live and this made me think that anyone can adapt to a certain environment and achieve what they want. It doesn't matter if you're on a burning falling down building or you about to drown because your boat got hit. You just need to believe that your gonna be safe and improvise in every step you do, and be confident. Being confident is a main thing to worry about.
My advice next year to the students is to never give up. Make sure you make Mrs.Larson happy and don't give her a hard time. She cares about all of you. If you don't have her attention, don't get mad she’ll be with you in a second. Being with Mrs.Larson I began to know that she will always give you her undivided attention someway somehow. This why she is a good teacher. She loves to put you on the spot, but for good reasons only. I feel like she only tries to keep his on task and not fail. Over all don't give her a bad day.
Friday, May 26, 2017
This I believe
“Anything You Desire”
I believe that every human has a purpose in life and anything you want to become you can make it happen. Have you ever felt the struggle of being too small or too tall to do something you want in life? Almost like a hoax that's so powerful that it's so close to being true. Ever since I was little, I felt like my life was set up for failure. I was devastated to know that I was 4’11 at the age of 11. I was always the one who would play every sport. At that time I would ask my dad, “Do you think I will grow?” Of course my dad will always tell me yes. The only reason I would constantly ask him that question was because I wanted to be reassured that I will get taller. I always made sure I ate good and I had my daily workout, just to make sure that I was healthy, for just maybe I could grow.
I heard a lot of stories about great athletes who were born small and they were able to make it to the pros. But there was even more stories about people who didn't make it to the league, Devastating stories. One movie that always made me think about my height was a movie called Rudy. It's about this boy who always wanted to play football for Notre dame. He always would show up to practice ready to go and when he was put in , he gave it his all. Boy that guy was a beast. Unfortunately when he was going into college he was rejected from going to Notre Dame because his grades weren't high enough. Plus he was too small to be on the team. He didn't stop there. He went and got a job at a factory and was able to get enough money to enroll for a semester. If his grades were high enough the pastor said he could have a scholarship. He then did what he said and made his grades high enough to join the team and to get the scholarship. After being put on the team, the coach would still not let Rudy play because he was to small. So one game all the players of the team admired Rudy’s bravery and toughness so they went to the coaches office and swore to not play if Rudy does not go in, in the next game.The coach finally agreed that he would have a chance to be put on the field. When the game started Rudy did not go in, the players were angry with the coach because he swore to let Rudy play. But finally In the final seconds of the game, he put Rudy in on defense and guess what he did ? He made the game winning tackle to win the game . This movie impacted how I played on the field. Every time my coach has me out on the field, I made myself known, to all the players, that the smallest one is gonna be the best one.
That's been my motto for the last 5 years I played football. All 5 years I beat people that were taller than me and bigger than me. All you need is that mentality and courage to put forth that inner beast inside you, when you're on that field. Show that you can be the best even when you're at a physical disadvantage. If you believe in what you do, you can achieve what you want and be successful in life. All the things I've been through and what I've seen made me better on the football field. Keeping this mentality of not giving up and practicing everyday to make yourself better can translate into your personal life. If you have that mindset on the field, you can have that mindset in your studies and school. Any obstacles you face going through life, you will be able to overcome. It happened with Rudy and it happened with dozens of people across the globe. What you desire is already yours.
Only you can dictate how your life will become. No one can have that role .
I believe that every human has a purpose in life and anything you want to become you can make it happen. Have you ever felt the struggle of being too small or too tall to do something you want in life? Almost like a hoax that's so powerful that it's so close to being true. Ever since I was little, I felt like my life was set up for failure. I was devastated to know that I was 4’11 at the age of 11. I was always the one who would play every sport. At that time I would ask my dad, “Do you think I will grow?” Of course my dad will always tell me yes. The only reason I would constantly ask him that question was because I wanted to be reassured that I will get taller. I always made sure I ate good and I had my daily workout, just to make sure that I was healthy, for just maybe I could grow.
I heard a lot of stories about great athletes who were born small and they were able to make it to the pros. But there was even more stories about people who didn't make it to the league, Devastating stories. One movie that always made me think about my height was a movie called Rudy. It's about this boy who always wanted to play football for Notre dame. He always would show up to practice ready to go and when he was put in , he gave it his all. Boy that guy was a beast. Unfortunately when he was going into college he was rejected from going to Notre Dame because his grades weren't high enough. Plus he was too small to be on the team. He didn't stop there. He went and got a job at a factory and was able to get enough money to enroll for a semester. If his grades were high enough the pastor said he could have a scholarship. He then did what he said and made his grades high enough to join the team and to get the scholarship. After being put on the team, the coach would still not let Rudy play because he was to small. So one game all the players of the team admired Rudy’s bravery and toughness so they went to the coaches office and swore to not play if Rudy does not go in, in the next game.The coach finally agreed that he would have a chance to be put on the field. When the game started Rudy did not go in, the players were angry with the coach because he swore to let Rudy play. But finally In the final seconds of the game, he put Rudy in on defense and guess what he did ? He made the game winning tackle to win the game . This movie impacted how I played on the field. Every time my coach has me out on the field, I made myself known, to all the players, that the smallest one is gonna be the best one.
That's been my motto for the last 5 years I played football. All 5 years I beat people that were taller than me and bigger than me. All you need is that mentality and courage to put forth that inner beast inside you, when you're on that field. Show that you can be the best even when you're at a physical disadvantage. If you believe in what you do, you can achieve what you want and be successful in life. All the things I've been through and what I've seen made me better on the football field. Keeping this mentality of not giving up and practicing everyday to make yourself better can translate into your personal life. If you have that mindset on the field, you can have that mindset in your studies and school. Any obstacles you face going through life, you will be able to overcome. It happened with Rudy and it happened with dozens of people across the globe. What you desire is already yours.
Only you can dictate how your life will become. No one can have that role .
Thursday, May 4, 2017
The Boy On The Wooden Box
The Boy On The Wooden Box
If there was character I would bring back from the book, it would be Oscar Schindler. I would ask him a barrage of questions. Why did he want to keep jews in Krakow? What use of Jews does he hope to gain from them? The reason I want to ask these question is because I want to know why he started to care for the Jews. Also why he wanted the Jews to live ?? Just for his name to be cherished by Jews.
My feeling started to change throughout the book because when Leyson’s father was beat by the Germans i was angry. But after Schindler had let him work at the factory I was happy because Leyson's father could not be beaten or taken because Schindler was his brand so he wouldn't get hurt. But then after they started to create ghettos I had lost hope and Leysons family were all sad and scared of what might happen to them. It became depressing when there family had to split from each other, but then later they found themselves back together.
The Boy in The Box is different from Night because in the the Boy in The Box I feel like he had more opportunities because he spoke German and he looked like one so he got away with more things. Also his age too. In Night Elie did not have the same opportunities he only had him and his father. He lived through the worst camps and had to go through hell. Leyson didn't go through the same hell as Elie. Leyson had it easy because Schindler saved him too.
If there was character I would bring back from the book, it would be Oscar Schindler. I would ask him a barrage of questions. Why did he want to keep jews in Krakow? What use of Jews does he hope to gain from them? The reason I want to ask these question is because I want to know why he started to care for the Jews. Also why he wanted the Jews to live ?? Just for his name to be cherished by Jews.
My feeling started to change throughout the book because when Leyson’s father was beat by the Germans i was angry. But after Schindler had let him work at the factory I was happy because Leyson's father could not be beaten or taken because Schindler was his brand so he wouldn't get hurt. But then after they started to create ghettos I had lost hope and Leysons family were all sad and scared of what might happen to them. It became depressing when there family had to split from each other, but then later they found themselves back together.
The Boy in The Box is different from Night because in the the Boy in The Box I feel like he had more opportunities because he spoke German and he looked like one so he got away with more things. Also his age too. In Night Elie did not have the same opportunities he only had him and his father. He lived through the worst camps and had to go through hell. Leyson didn't go through the same hell as Elie. Leyson had it easy because Schindler saved him too.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Night blog
The holocaust experience changed Elie's life and his personality because at the the beginning of the story he was oblivious and he also changed his perspective on life going through the story. Then continuing on through the story he was able to experience the nature of life and he no longer was oblivious of the world around him. Throughout the book he learned way more then he knew when he was in Romania. Then he learned how life can truly be, when he started entering those camps. He was shown the horrifying events that were happening in these death camps.
Elie was oblivious because he wasn't aware of the stuff happening around him, and how quickly the Nazi’s were growing. At the beginning if the book everyone was ignorant to the events happening before them. Elie was to caught up in his religious studies to know what was going. The only person who warned the Jews was Mosche the Beadle, but everyone ignored his warnings. At the start of the book people often made remarks that in retrospect forever jinxed them . In the book it says” People said: ‘ The Russian army’s making gigantic strides forward… Hitler won't be able to do us any harm, even if he wants to” (6). This shows the ignorance to the fact that they didn't believe Hitler could do such a thing, but in the end he was able to do all of this. Also in the book it says “Before three days passed, German army cars had appeared in our streets” (7). This quote shows the instant answer to the Jews who had doubted Hitler's power.
Elie also changed his perspective on life after experiencing the death camps he went through and how people can change under certain circumstances. At the start of the book Elie was very religious and full of hope. He had stuff to live for and people to live for. All of that changed once the Nazi’s had entered his life. In the beginning of the book Elie says “ I continued to devote myself to my studies. By day, the Talmud, at night, the cabbala. My father was occupied with his business and the doings of the community. My grandfather had come to celebrate the New Year with us, so that he could attend the services of the famous rabbi of Borsche. My mother began to think that it was high time to find a suitable young man for Hilda” (5) this shows the regular aspects of a family. Which later in the story Elie only has himself and his father. But towards the end of the story he was starting to become hopeless and started to think about death. In the book it says “The idea of dying, of ceasing to be, began to fasci- nate me. To no longer exist. To no longer feel the excruciating pain of my foot. To no longer feel anything, neither fatigue nor cold, nothing. To break rank, to let myself slide to the side of the road…” ( ). This quote shows that he was deciding which to choose tranquility or life. This shows the difference between having a normal life, verses living a life where death seems like a welcoming hand.
The reason Elie Wiesel wrote this memoir was to give us some imagery and some intel of how he lived when he was going through that hell. The Holocaust is important for us to know because we should honor and respect the dead people who lived during it. Imagine if we had to go through the what they went through. Those camps were a real hell and actual human beings had to go through it. It is only right to respect the Jews and learn how they lived during that time. Here is an example of what Elie had to go through, this is a quote from the book night “Here or elsewhere, what did it matter? Die today or tomorrow, or later? T h e night was growing longer, never- ending” ( ) this shows the reality of the story. That quotes shows the thought process going through every Jew's brain at the time.
Elie was oblivious because he wasn't aware of the stuff happening around him, and how quickly the Nazi’s were growing. At the beginning if the book everyone was ignorant to the events happening before them. Elie was to caught up in his religious studies to know what was going. The only person who warned the Jews was Mosche the Beadle, but everyone ignored his warnings. At the start of the book people often made remarks that in retrospect forever jinxed them . In the book it says” People said: ‘ The Russian army’s making gigantic strides forward… Hitler won't be able to do us any harm, even if he wants to” (6). This shows the ignorance to the fact that they didn't believe Hitler could do such a thing, but in the end he was able to do all of this. Also in the book it says “Before three days passed, German army cars had appeared in our streets” (7). This quote shows the instant answer to the Jews who had doubted Hitler's power.
Elie also changed his perspective on life after experiencing the death camps he went through and how people can change under certain circumstances. At the start of the book Elie was very religious and full of hope. He had stuff to live for and people to live for. All of that changed once the Nazi’s had entered his life. In the beginning of the book Elie says “ I continued to devote myself to my studies. By day, the Talmud, at night, the cabbala. My father was occupied with his business and the doings of the community. My grandfather had come to celebrate the New Year with us, so that he could attend the services of the famous rabbi of Borsche. My mother began to think that it was high time to find a suitable young man for Hilda” (5) this shows the regular aspects of a family. Which later in the story Elie only has himself and his father. But towards the end of the story he was starting to become hopeless and started to think about death. In the book it says “The idea of dying, of ceasing to be, began to fasci- nate me. To no longer exist. To no longer feel the excruciating pain of my foot. To no longer feel anything, neither fatigue nor cold, nothing. To break rank, to let myself slide to the side of the road…” ( ). This quote shows that he was deciding which to choose tranquility or life. This shows the difference between having a normal life, verses living a life where death seems like a welcoming hand.
The reason Elie Wiesel wrote this memoir was to give us some imagery and some intel of how he lived when he was going through that hell. The Holocaust is important for us to know because we should honor and respect the dead people who lived during it. Imagine if we had to go through the what they went through. Those camps were a real hell and actual human beings had to go through it. It is only right to respect the Jews and learn how they lived during that time. Here is an example of what Elie had to go through, this is a quote from the book night “Here or elsewhere, what did it matter? Die today or tomorrow, or later? T h e night was growing longer, never- ending” ( ) this shows the reality of the story. That quotes shows the thought process going through every Jew's brain at the time.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Butterfly Project
Dusk
The dusk flew in on the wings of the evening.....
From whom do you bing me a greeting?
Will you kiss my lips for him?
How I long for the place where I was born!
Perhaps only you, tranquil dusk,
Know of the years shed in your lap
From eyes that long to see
The shade of palms and olive trees In the land of Israel
Perhaps only you will understand
This daughter of Zion,
Who weeps
For her small city on the Elbe
but is afraid ever to return to it.
Anonymous
Monday, February 27, 2017
Friday, February 17, 2017
Berlin memorial activity
I learned that Hitler was very disturbed. He made up rules just to soften the jews up like chicken. He was a mad man. I also learned that jewish people were not allowed to have jobs. They had curfew that must of been hard to deal with. Who deserves this kind of punishment???
The monument was built in remembrance of the laws made by Hitler. In one of the cards it said they couldn't listen to music. Who in their right mind does this to human people. Like this defies human nature. Also why did he put that monument there. I'm confused to why he made it. I know it means the law for music but why not other laws.
At the start of Hitler's reign of terror. He had made a handful amount of laws for the Jews. The next year after that he had slowed down and only made two. I think he did that to soften them up like chicken. Then the years after that he started making laws after laws. Even laws that didn't make sense, like in 1938 he made the most laws. He had made a law that Jews couldn't visit certain parts of Berlin. Also he had made a law saying Jews can't play in chess unions. After all that the war started and he made a law stating that jews had curfews. I don't know how jewish people could stand living there still.
Some things I would have problems with is not graduating and having someone dictate that I couldn't have a job. It would be so hard not to have a education in this world. Without a education you wouldn't know nothing. You would be clueless and and everything that happens around you , you wouldn't know the words for. Also it would be a problem if someone were to dictate my job because I don't want to work somewhere I know that won't comfort me and won't benefit me in a way. It would be hard living around that time. I respect what the Jews did to get through that or even if they died.
The monument was built in remembrance of the laws made by Hitler. In one of the cards it said they couldn't listen to music. Who in their right mind does this to human people. Like this defies human nature. Also why did he put that monument there. I'm confused to why he made it. I know it means the law for music but why not other laws.
At the start of Hitler's reign of terror. He had made a handful amount of laws for the Jews. The next year after that he had slowed down and only made two. I think he did that to soften them up like chicken. Then the years after that he started making laws after laws. Even laws that didn't make sense, like in 1938 he made the most laws. He had made a law that Jews couldn't visit certain parts of Berlin. Also he had made a law saying Jews can't play in chess unions. After all that the war started and he made a law stating that jews had curfews. I don't know how jewish people could stand living there still.
Some things I would have problems with is not graduating and having someone dictate that I couldn't have a job. It would be so hard not to have a education in this world. Without a education you wouldn't know nothing. You would be clueless and and everything that happens around you , you wouldn't know the words for. Also it would be a problem if someone were to dictate my job because I don't want to work somewhere I know that won't comfort me and won't benefit me in a way. It would be hard living around that time. I respect what the Jews did to get through that or even if they died.
Friday, January 20, 2017
2nd Quarter Reflections
I think I progressed from the start of school until now because I was able to approve in different categories such as researching, being able to find quotes, and finding central ideas in different articles. I feel like I'm able to write paragraph’s way more fluently. The new skills I gained from this class helps me understand certain thing that others wouldn't be able to perceive such as different quotes and a certain writing that hides the meaning. I like how Im able to do such things that makes me a overall better writer and researcher.
Some strategies that have worked throughout the school year is T.I.Q.A. That strategy mainly helped in the first Quarter. It also helped in some parts of the second Quarter. It improved my writing and made it more organized and fluent. Another way that made my writing better was a strategy that I learned during our first Aow. It was organized in a way that it was able to show my central idea and be able to show all my evidence. But this was good to me and bad because I forgot all the strategies that I learned at my old school. This is not good because I want to be able to use a variety of strategies that will help me through high school and maybe college.
Areas that I made my biggest improvements on are IXL and Vocabulary. I mainly struggled in IXL because of laziness and not being able to have the resources I need. In vocab what I struggled with was being able to have time to study because at that time I was involved with a lot of sports and different activities. I would be so tired after practice, so when coming home from practice or something else I wouldn't have time to do nothing because I would go straight to sleep. Now that sports is over i'm going to be able to improve in both categories which i'm already improving on. Now that I know some of my weaknesses in this class I know what I'm supposed to improve on.
Some strategies that have worked throughout the school year is T.I.Q.A. That strategy mainly helped in the first Quarter. It also helped in some parts of the second Quarter. It improved my writing and made it more organized and fluent. Another way that made my writing better was a strategy that I learned during our first Aow. It was organized in a way that it was able to show my central idea and be able to show all my evidence. But this was good to me and bad because I forgot all the strategies that I learned at my old school. This is not good because I want to be able to use a variety of strategies that will help me through high school and maybe college.
Areas that I made my biggest improvements on are IXL and Vocabulary. I mainly struggled in IXL because of laziness and not being able to have the resources I need. In vocab what I struggled with was being able to have time to study because at that time I was involved with a lot of sports and different activities. I would be so tired after practice, so when coming home from practice or something else I wouldn't have time to do nothing because I would go straight to sleep. Now that sports is over i'm going to be able to improve in both categories which i'm already improving on. Now that I know some of my weaknesses in this class I know what I'm supposed to improve on.
Friday, January 13, 2017
The Fever Code Summary
The title of this book is called The Fever Code. It's the 4th sequel from the writer James Dashner’s series called The Maze Runner. The genre of this book is Science fiction. Overall this book was outstanding compared to other books in its series. This book definitely keeps you on edge and have mixed feelings about different characters.
The setting of this book takes place in a building controlled by wicked. It's located somewhere in the northern hemisphere. The main character Thomas, he is little in this book because the author decided to make a sequel to how everything started. The problem in this book is there is a disease called the flare and they were taking young kids to make them intelligent and strong to help find the cure with them. Wicked also brought them to test their body and see if they can create something that can be similar to the immune and can work on the people who are not immune. Well first Thomas meets a man named Randall and Randall did not want Thomas to remember his real name. His name by the way was Stephen. He ended up changing his name after brutal torture by the man named randall. After years of hard learning and trying to find a cure for this disease he finally met a girl Teresa. She was also smart just like him. Wicked wanted him and her to make a maze for some of the subjects can go in there and they can test them to find a cure. Also all the subjects are immune including Thomas and Teresa. Wicked wanted to test the subjects brains to see how they function. Throughout all of this Thomas and some kids from group A sneak out and they try to plan and strategize things out and see if Wicked is good or not. Well throughout these conversation Teresa and Thomas are working on the maze and they are doing well on making everything.
This is all i read up too and i'm still finishing the book up. So far i give this book a 5 out of 5 i'm still waiting on the ending though Thank you for reading.
The setting of this book takes place in a building controlled by wicked. It's located somewhere in the northern hemisphere. The main character Thomas, he is little in this book because the author decided to make a sequel to how everything started. The problem in this book is there is a disease called the flare and they were taking young kids to make them intelligent and strong to help find the cure with them. Wicked also brought them to test their body and see if they can create something that can be similar to the immune and can work on the people who are not immune. Well first Thomas meets a man named Randall and Randall did not want Thomas to remember his real name. His name by the way was Stephen. He ended up changing his name after brutal torture by the man named randall. After years of hard learning and trying to find a cure for this disease he finally met a girl Teresa. She was also smart just like him. Wicked wanted him and her to make a maze for some of the subjects can go in there and they can test them to find a cure. Also all the subjects are immune including Thomas and Teresa. Wicked wanted to test the subjects brains to see how they function. Throughout all of this Thomas and some kids from group A sneak out and they try to plan and strategize things out and see if Wicked is good or not. Well throughout these conversation Teresa and Thomas are working on the maze and they are doing well on making everything.
This is all i read up too and i'm still finishing the book up. So far i give this book a 5 out of 5 i'm still waiting on the ending though Thank you for reading.
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