Paradox and Dreams Reflection 5/18

                                           Paradox and Dreams Reflection.

Paradox: “Even in our so-called virtues we are intemperate: A teetotaler is not content not to drink- he must stop all the drinking in the world; a vegetarian among us would outlaw the eating of meat.”

         The paradox shows how many Americans are only caring about themselves and how they only care about what they are doing.  This is shown in the paradox do to the fact that it says, “a vegetarian among us would outlaw the eating of meat”. Which shows the reader if a person has a different opinion than everyone else must have the same opinion.  It makes sense that John Steinbeck put this into his essay because this is something that people do to make themselves more comfortable, but doing so we are making matters worse for those around them.

         I have seen this type of thinking around me many times thought my live. One of them was when my little sister was mad because she could not play with her toys so when she saw other kids playing with them she told them they could not do sox. This is also seen in many TV shows or movies were a character is trying to go on a diet but sees that friend and family are eating foods that are unhealthy. To respond to this he/she will either throw away the food or will hide so he/she will not feel so temped.  As well with me when I can’t do something whether I am sick or just unable to I find it unfair that another person I know is doing.

Paradox: “ We trample friends, relatives and stranger who get in the way of our achieving it; and once we get it we shower it on psychoanalyst to find out why we are unhappy.”

         This is a paradox because we hurt those that we care and even those we do not care for but once we achieve what we wanted it seems that it no longer make us happy. This shown when Steinback writes “we get it we shower it on psychoanalyst to find out why we are unhappy” Which shows the reader that we do enjoy what we have worked so hard for because of what he have done to get there.   It makes  sense that he put this paradox in the essay because it is true that many people that are success are sometimes are un happy because they always have to work.

         I can relate to this because sometimes I push away my family trying get a good grade and sometimes my friends. This also happens to many people that try to move up the corporate latter and push away their friends and family and later they have no one to share his experience and wealth. This happens to many american because when they are young they do not see anything but what they want and when they grow older they found out that now they have not family and those he thought  cared for him/her are not their for him/her. 

End of Year Reflection.

Prompt 1- What are the three most important things you learned this year?

2- What is something we did this year that you think you will remember for the rest of your life? 3- What was the nicest thing someone in our class did for you this year? 4- What is something you taught your teacher or classmates this year? 5- In what area do you feel you made your biggest improvements? What is something you accomplished this year that you are proud of? 6- What was the most challenging part of this year for you? 7- What was the best piece of writing that you did this year? Why do you think it is your best? 8- Of the books you read this year, which was your favorite? Why? 9- What advice would you give students who will be in this class next year?

               I learned many important things this year from my accelerated language arts class. One of the important things I learned this year was how to annotate any type of writing this is important do to the fact that now I know how to mark important areas of the writing, how to put a specific mark when I am asking a question and how to properly display my ideas. Another important thing that I learned this year was how to properly write a paragraph. Last year I would just write a paragraph with out a topic sentence and with out much supporting details, but now I feel more confident about writing and I believe I will keep this skill for the rest of my life.  Learning how to research for articles was also something important because now I can search up for things that allow me to find what is going on around the world.


             The nicest thing that anybody did to me was not just one person, but it was the whole class. Everyone treated me kindly and no one was ever rude to me. It also allowed me to create new friends that others times I would not be able to. I think that I taught some of my class mates to be more patient. I believe this because I am always messing up and they have to explain a concept a few times over. 



             I think that the area that I made the biggest improvement was in my writing. At the beginning of the year I would struggle to write my blog, but now it has become easier to write my blog. This was also the most challenging part of my year not writing my blog but writing in general. Once I was able to over come that I felt more confident about my self. I was proud of the fact that my writing had improved so much since the beginning of the year. 


              I think that my best piece of writing was my poem "The Jungle" for some reasons. The first reason was that I did not like poetry, but this poem drove me to do my best. Another reason is that I believe that this is my piece of writing is that this the writing were I tried to be as creative as possible and that is saying something because it is not very creative. As well in this piece of writing I do my best to describe the setting of my picture. 


              My favorite book that I read this year was The Testing because it was action packed. Another reason I liked The Testing is because it has thrills and intense moment were you feel as the character. I also never wanted to put the book down I was always interested on what was happening. Unlike other books were the action is the last 1/3 of the book the action starts in the first 1/3 of the book. It also has great character development that helps you understand the reason for the character choices. While the only complaint is that it copies many of the aspects other book are known for that have come prior to it. 


              
            If you are a new 7th grader and are in mrs. Larson classes I have to tell you a few helpful tips. First off time management is one of the most important parts of being successful because you will have a lot of work and you do not want to have to do it all at the end of the week especially with all your other classes. As well be very organized and careful with your work do to the fact you would not want to lose your work and have to start over from the beginning. Pay attention is class because if you miss an important step you will lost. If you follow these steps and common sense you should have a good time in mrs. Larson class.

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What Symbolizes Me 5/14

            I believe a symbol that represents me and the why act is a phone. The reason for this is that I help many people when they need it. I ask if anyone need help or sometimes some people ask me for help and I do my best to give them what they need. While as with many thing my information is not always the best and I do make mistakes just like a phone might not be able to give the exact answer to the problem you needed solved. As well I will do my best to help you and I will improve every time I learn something new or I get an "update".   As well I might distracted you from your work at certain times.


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Of Mice and Men vs Movie 5/11

Prompt : 1. 1.In the film, the director shows us “the incident in Weed” differently from how we find out in the book. What’s different? Why do you think he chose to do it that way? How does it change the story?The book begins with the “stage” set by the pond. In the film, we see George on a train first. Why would the director do this? What is the director telling us about George’s life? 3. What do you think of the director’s choice of Sharilynn Fenn to play Curley’s wife? Does she look the way you imagined her in the book? Whom would you have chosen?
 


     I believe the director changed this scene in the movie from the books so that it would  make it easier for the movie goer to know why they had to move to a new place of work. As well many people would have found it confusing if they just saw that they were arriving at a new ranch. As well they would find it kind of awkward if George just began to complain that he never had time for himself.  As well it should that George truly cared for Lennie as much risking his live to get him out of trouble. It also sets the tone of the movie because it shows that it is not happy but that all problems have their solution.


                   The director of the movie of mice and men made the movie start in the train because he wanted the person watching the movie to know that they are constantly all over the country for many reasons.  It makes it so that we know George's live is very difficult and has to take care of another human being that is not related to him.  It also shows the reader that they close friends and George is more mature one because he is the one that takes care of Lennie. Another could be that he wanted the audience to she where they are coming from and how they arrived to the ranch. As well the director could have just done it to show the reader a different opening to the book that could be better and more interesting to him to the viewer so they could see his prospective.

                     I believe that Sherilyn Fenn was chosen for the role of Curley's wife because she fit the role and she was a talented actress.  She played Curley's wife the way I imagined Curley's wife would react to certain situation.  She could be kind and nice when she wanted but bitter and cold when the time cold for it. If I had to cast a new actress to play Curley's wife it would most likely be Scarlet Johnson. I think she would be perfect for the role because Curley's wife is not shown to be tall and neither is Scarlet Johnson. As well Curley's wife is depicted as a good looking woman and I personal believed that she had blonde hair which Scarlet Johnson has both things.  Final reason is that Scarlet Johnson is as well a very talented actress she has been acting for nearly two decades, so she has experience.


                     I really enjoyed reading Of Mice and Men and the movie because they were both  captivating. A reason I liked the book was that it told a very realistic story about the live of a migrant worker. Another reason that I like the book is the way that John Steinback describes the setting and how the foreshadowing is not notice able but after you think about at the end it makes complete sense. One reason that I enjoyed the movie was that it stayed faithful to the movie and the changes that it made were for the better so that it could be more interesting at times. I also enjoyed the watching movie because it showed the emotional parts of the book that might be hard to understand.

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AOW Impressions blog

Prompt:          
   Something that stood out to me was how google is developing a phone that can create its own W.I.F.I.  Certain phones will have this new technology but eventually Google will try to but this new technology in bigger phone companies. This stood out to me because 8 years ago the best internet reception was 3G and now 8 years later phones will be able to produce their own wifi. If the technology keeps increasing at the rate it currently is at we should be able to do unprecedented thing like creating a much easier way to access W.I.F.I.  I hope that someday that this technology will be improved so that we will see it more and more.



            I learned a lot from Nicks article that a new space pod will be orbiting at Pluto and studying. The
space pod is called New Horizon and was launched nine years ago. The space pod is expected to arrive on July 14, were it will take high definition pictures and send them to Earth so that they can see new information that they might not of ever imaged. I am surprised by the fact that New Horizon has not gone off course or even been crushed especially when it crossed the asteroid belt.  A question that I did have was how long did it take to create it so that it could survive the journey?

Dreams 4/27

Prompt:  Based on your brainstorming via Edmodo, write a short poem elaborating on your dream and/or why dreams or visions are an important part of life.

Dreams are basic human element because they keep us with hope

We could not function with out the basic idea that some day a

been of light could shine into our lives 

That we could make our family proud or ourselves proud.

We as human have dream behind what seems possible but if

those dream are reached the make for a moment of true and utter perfection

As well as the simple dreams have an effect that is amazing
This is why we as humans have dreams at least to my believes


I dream that someday I can help my parent pay their house of.
I dream that someday I can graduate from college.
I dream that someday I can have a business of my own.
I dream that someday I can better the live of thousand. 

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