Welcome to my Senior Year!

When I first started reading Brave New World I didn’t think I was going to like it. It took me a while to get into the book. I didn’t understand the language the author was using. Once the plot got going I ended up being very interested in the book. the storyline was crazy. It’s… Read more

During my senior year, I learned a lot from the units that we covered. I think my favorite unit for the whole year was the Hamlet unit. I liked the story we read and the way we took notes. I feel like I understood the literature and the translations that we did for the unit.… Read more

During the satire project, I learned a lot. I learned that satire is used more than I thought it was in T.V. We learned about six types of satire and they are Exaggeration, Horatian, Juvenalian, Incongruity, parody, and reversal. Exaggeration satire is making a story more dramatic for fun or to appeal to others. Horatian… Read more

After reading Hamlet and watching The Lion King, I realized that the two of them are very similar but also very different. One major similarity is the song Circle of Life is similar to the York speech Hamlet makes about being equal in death. Some other similarities are when Scar says he wouldn’t challenge Mufasa… Read more

Unfortunately, my APA paper was about being in the medical field and being a teacher. I am a student paraprofessional so I am able to be in a classroom everyday. I wasn’t able to go to the hospital, so I chose a career that would push me out of my comfort zone. I chose a… Read more

The play Hamlet is about a prince who’s father was killed by his uncle. After killing his father his uncle became king of Denmark and married his mother. Old Hamlet’s ghost came back and told Hamlet how he died and how it was his uncle that poured poison in his ear. Hamlet wanted to get… Read more

While writing and researching for my paper I learned a lot of useful information. I learned what degrees are needed for all four careers and I also learned the average salary. It seems like most people on the east and west coast make more money especially New York and California. In the future all of… Read more

My result from the personality quiz is Advocate INFJ-T. I did agree with the results after I read the article after the quiz. I agreed that I am a perfectionist, and determined. I don’t agree that I am me being decisive I can’t decide on anything. Overall I agreed with most of the article. I… Read more

Both Morte D’Arthur and The Knight’s Tale use most of the same qualities. Some of the qualities are, live by honor and glory, preserver to the end of all tasks, never refuse a challenge from an equal, and speak the truth. In Morte d’Arthur, Arthur and his knights live by honor and glory and so… Read more

When learning about the knights code and chivalry I learned it is not just about being nice to women. Yes, that’s part of it but there are many more parts to the knight’s code. Some virtues of the code are serve your lord and obey authority, persevere to the end of all tasks, never turn… Read more

While reading the Canterbury Tales I learned a lot from the tales. In the prologue, I learned that many people are corrupt. The Monk is greedy and a liar. The monk doesn’t do anything that the other ones were doing. The wife of bath is a lady that has been married five times and loves… Read more

Today almost everyone has a smartphone of some sort. I believe society has become addicted to phones. People use them for everyday tasks when they don’t need too. I believe that there are many pros and cons to having smartphones. The pros are that you can be in contact with family even if they are… Read more

While researching the five historical background topics I learned some interesting facts. I learned that the black death killed off 1/3 of the Europe population. I learned only wealthy people could be Knights because all the equipment was too expensive. Also, the castles built first in the middle ages were not stable and sturdy. I… Read more

Ray in The Field of Dreams and Beowulf are more alike then I thought. They both relate by helping others for there own benefit. Ray is helping the other ballplayers for his dad. Beowulf is killing the monsters to gain fame and glory. They are not helping just to help others. Some similarities are they… Read more

What did you learn about both an Anglo-Saxon hero and his time period, but also modern-day heroes and how they have evolved? I learned that being considered a hero hasn’t changed much over the years. One of the main differences I see is, in the Anglo-Saxon time period the hero’s were warriors, lords, kings that… Read more

My scholarship letter is important because I am passionate about my college career. I learned a lot about myself while writing my letter. I learned I am ready and excited about college. I am excited about helping people after college. My future goal is becoming a radiologic technician. When I was writing my letter the… Read more

Clutter is an unnecessary word use writing. Some clutter words are you, of, for, with, very, often, always, just. In the unit, I learned clutter is everywhere. I learned everyone uses it when they are writing and speaking. I did not realize how much I use clutter in my writing.  I learned when writing one… Read more