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 crazy to think that Huxley was able to think of a completely different world in the 1930s. Because I couldn’t understand some of the language so used Spark Notes to read after I read a certain amount of chapters. It helps explain the stuff I didn’t understand and I also read about things I missed in the book.

In the book there societal norms and morals are completely different from today’s society I think. I do think that their society had some things that we kind of have in a sense like a caste system. It’s not as defined as the book is but there are similarities. In the book, Huxley writes about the all delta society and how it didn’t work because the deltas didn’t want to work the lower jobs. I find that completely true in today’s society. I also think that individuality is a must-have because it pushes us to challenge each other and become better in society.

To make sure I’m constantly questioning the world around me is, be me and live on curiosity and ask questions. Being an individual is important and there will always be things in the world we don’t know. People should not be afraid to question things it should push them to ask questions and find out anything. To make sure I’m finding the moral good in the world I’m going to treat everyone as equals and help others. I want to be my best self in this world and know I’m making a difference and doing a good thing. I feel that actual true news is a good source to form your own opinion and not listening to other’s opinions to form your own. Listening to other’s opinions is good but I feel its better to compare your opinions and not form them based on others.

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. Another unit I enjoyed was the career research essay. It made me think about what I want to do after high school, and what career paths are good for me. The most important thing we did this year to me was the scholarship essay we did at the beginning of the year. I think it was very beneficial and made me feel better when I handed it in. I was more confident when applying for tho Coyote Foundation because we wrote the essay in class together.

There are many things I have learned from this class that I will be able to use. The biggest one to me is APA format and writing papers. I learned a lot and I feel that it is going to help me in future college writing classes. Another thing is clutter in writing, I think that this will also help me in the future when I am writing. That being said the clutter unit was also my least favorite thing about the class. When I am writing I found that I use a lot of clutter in my writing. My absolute least favorite thing about the class was not being able to finish in class like I wanted to, unfortunately. My advice for the incoming seniors is, keep up on all the work. It may seem like a lot but it is very beneficial and can help you in the upcoming years.

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 satire is a light-hearted, gentle satire that points out general human failing. Juvenalian satire is any ironic or bitter criticism toward a person or certain group of people can be mean. Parody satire is a musical or literary work where the style of an author’s work is imitated. Finally, reversal satire which is the opposite of what one would expect for comedic purposes.

My group picked Incongruity satire for our project. For the group project we did, the T.V show we picked was The Good Place. The show is about a woman that dies and goes to hell but it is disguised as hell. The examples we chose from the episode are a random screen pops up, the lady robot in the show, and a Facetime screen pops up out of nowhere. The activity we chose is kind of like a Where’s Waldo activity. The students had five minutes to find the object in the picture that is out of place. We never got to do it in class because of quarantine, unfortunately.

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 because of his brute strength. Like in Hamlet, Old Hamlet was known as a war hero and his strength. I didn’t realize that the movie had anything to do with Hamlet until we started watching it.

There are some major differences between the movie and the play. The timeline in the movie is way different from the timeline in the play. We don’t get to see Hamlet grow up like we got to see Simba grow up. Another difference is Ophelia and Hamlet never get into danger like Nala and Simba. The last difference is the most major one and it is Simba becomes king whereas Hamlet dies at the end. I was surprised in the scene where Simba jumps into the water and the vine wraps around him, which was kind of like when Ophelia hung herself in the play.

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 career that has to deal with sales and face to face interaction with the customer.

My job shadow was with the company RMI, they sell safety and industrial supplies to business’s. I am excited to see what exactly this company does. I wanted to learn about what they sell and how they go upon selling the product. The guy I went with was one of the main sales guys in North Dakota. He sometime will just ship direct to the company but he also delivers personally. I thought it was cool that he personally talks to the customer face to face to make sure they have everything t hat they need. I’m excited to be able to go out into the field and visit the other companies and meet new people.

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 revenge on his uncle and started to act like he was going mad. As a result of acting mad he started taking out his feelings on his love interest Ophelia and pushed her away. He called her names and said some mean thing to her. Before Ophelia’s brother left for France to go to school he warned Ophelia about Hamlet. Her father Polonius also warned her. When everyone in the kingdom started to think Hamlet was going mad the king had an idea to send Hamlet to England. Hamlets mother wanted to talk to him and see if she could get him to say why he was going mad. Polonius was hiding behind a curtain and Hamlet killed him thinking he was King Claudius. When he pulled back the curtain he realized that he made a mistake and killed the wrong man. After Hamlet killed Polonius Ophelia went mad and ended up killing herself. Laertes Ophelia’s brother was back and out for revenge to kill Hamlet because he had caused his families death. Laertes and King Claudius made a plan to poison Hamlet during a fencing battle. During the battle Hamlet got sliced with the poisoned sword and he took the sword and cut Laertes with it too. The queen ended up drinking a cup of poison meant for Hamlet and died. Hamlet forced the King to drink the poison and stabbed the king with the poisoned sword. In the end, all the main characters died but Horatio and he was tasked with telling the story of Hamlet. In the end Forinbras comes to the seen and becomes king. From this unit I learned instead of acting on emotion one should act on rationality and think about the actions before they are played out.

“Murder most foul”- Ghost is the quote I picked because in today’s society because murder still has consequences. Today if someone murders another person they go to prison and are considered a bad person. To be honest I feel Murder has more of a punishment in today’s society than it did back then. There is a whole process today. First there is a trail then there is a sentencing. Back then I feel like one person decided the fate of the person in trouble.

Madness by Ruelle reminds me of Hamlet because the song says “I’ve seen that look in your eyes” and in the comic the way the draw hamlet you can clearly see that he is actually mad or very good at acting. Through out the play you can see Hamlet’s madness and others talk about it and want to know why he is going mad. The song says “Nowhere to hide from all this madness” which makes me think of the play because everyone is seeing Hamlet’s madness and he’s not hiding it he wants everyone to see.

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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 this information can help me make a decision on what I want to go to school for.

While writing, I found it frustrating trying to write without clutter in the first place. I was also frustrating to see how much clutter I still used after my paper was peer reviewed. It’s hard when cutting out words like; to, there, that and I use the words everyday. What I found was new was the format of the paper and I really liked it. It seemed organized to me and easier to read because when reading a paragraph you can look at the sub point title and know exactly what you are reading about. Overall I think my experience with the paper was good and I don’t really have any issues with it.

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 found the whole quiz its self interesting. It is interesting that you can answer some questions and they can somewhat determine your personality and get it most of it right. One things that fit was advocates can work in the health care industry and that is what I want to do after college. One thing that doesn’t fit is I don’t always need to have a cause, I don’t always feel like I need to have a goal at all times. If anything I sometimes feel like I just need to see what happens instead of planning it out.

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 do William and his men. When Arthur is fighting Mordred he preservers to the end and fights until he dies. William in The Knight’s Tale, preservers and ends up winning the tournament an the girl. In both the story and the movie nobody backs down from a challenge. Although, it took William a while to speak the truth he eventually did and it benefited him in the end. For Arthur and his knights, speaking the truth is a big must for them and the code.

In today’s media world theses quality’s still affect the movies, books, and shows. These qualities were in The Knight’s Tale and that movie is way more recent to the days King Arthur lived. These qualities continue to pop in media because it entertains people and the qualities are familiar. And they are working because they still use them in today’s society.

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 your back on a foe, and many more. All knights should’ve lived up to and followed the code.

Anglo-Saxon time period language and the Middle English language are very different for me. To me the Anglo-Saxon is more harsh and the Middle English has more of a flow to it. Although compared to now they are almost completely different to today’s language. Today’s language is still changing everyday.

When reading the story I was surprised that when the green knight asked for a knight to sort up no one did. I would have thought that all of them would have been fighting to step up. Obviously the most common quality that I have seen is respecting women but I have Also seen speak the truth and refrain from offensive language and gestures. Those are very common in today’s society.