DJ: https://djsbloge1.blogspot.com/2017/04/3-everyone-is-capable-of-lying-betrayal.html?showComment=1493331943427#c8530476587388872244
James: https://jamescblogpost.blogspot.com/2017/04/anticipating-our-new-book.html?showComment=1493332109738#c884842731064518781
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Anticipating our next book
1. Ambition is a positive, desirable trait in a person.
I do agree that ambition is a positive, desirable trait in a person to a point. I think it is necessary for a person to be ambitious to be successful in life. On the other hand, too much ambition and lust for power or wealth could lead to the downfall of a person. There are also many aspects in which we use ambition such as political, monetary, and competition among many other uses which leads to ambition being applied in many different ways. I think that ambition is a good thing as long as it is controlled and used in moderation.
2. If you are in a position of power, you are happy.
I strongly disagree that being in a position of power makes you happy. If anything, I would think that being in a position of power would make a person unhappy and stressful. Being in a position of power requires tough leadership decisions which create tension. Power also costs people their freedom especially depending on how powerful they are for safety or time reasons. I think despite the few pros of power, they come at a great cost.
I do agree that ambition is a positive, desirable trait in a person to a point. I think it is necessary for a person to be ambitious to be successful in life. On the other hand, too much ambition and lust for power or wealth could lead to the downfall of a person. There are also many aspects in which we use ambition such as political, monetary, and competition among many other uses which leads to ambition being applied in many different ways. I think that ambition is a good thing as long as it is controlled and used in moderation.
2. If you are in a position of power, you are happy.
I strongly disagree that being in a position of power makes you happy. If anything, I would think that being in a position of power would make a person unhappy and stressful. Being in a position of power requires tough leadership decisions which create tension. Power also costs people their freedom especially depending on how powerful they are for safety or time reasons. I think despite the few pros of power, they come at a great cost.
Hits and Misses
Throughout the year I have had multiple hits and misses for English writing assignments. I think some of the biggest hits have been these blog posts. They have really helped to improve my creativity and basic writing skills. It is almost nice to be able to let out your feelings on a topic weekly. I have also been able to see my blogs constantly improve throughout the year. I have also spent less time pondering on how I am going to style the blogs.
Sadly, with writing there will come hits along with the misses. I feel that some of my misses this year have come from bigger assignments such as the narratives. Sometimes I become intimidated by the length and toughness of the assignment. Also, I am still working on the creativity front to provide enough details for a full paper. Hopefully my writing will continue to become much more hits then misses.
Sadly, with writing there will come hits along with the misses. I feel that some of my misses this year have come from bigger assignments such as the narratives. Sometimes I become intimidated by the length and toughness of the assignment. Also, I am still working on the creativity front to provide enough details for a full paper. Hopefully my writing will continue to become much more hits then misses.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Purple Hibiscus
The novel Purple Hibiscus is quite difficult to read but there are some strategies that are able to help ease the pain. First off, I have found that taking annotations or using stick notes allows you to pay closer attention which is needed to catch the deeper meanings. Timing oneself also works a sit allows you to plow ahead even through the boring parts of the novel. Lastly, I have found that forcing yourself to read in an uncomfortable position and not being able to get up until you complete the reading limits distractions and increases ones focus. These are just a few of many suggestions to help reading the novel easier.
Despite the strategies, Purple Hibiscus is still a very challenging novel to read. It is very mind boggling to search for the hundreds of different deeper meanings throughout the book. The book also struggles a little with a lack of imagery. A way I address that is to picture each page of the book as similar to a page of magazine. These challenges have made the reading quite interesting for me but hopefully Purple Hibiscus becomes easier to digest as we head down the home stretch.
New York Times Prompt
The prompt I will be responding to is "Do you have a hard time making decisions?" I struggle daily with making decisions as I am always worried that I will choose the wrong one and it will come back to get me in the future. This comes down to where to go, what to eat for lunch, or even what stylish socks I plan to wear the next day. This is a little embarrassing but usually my indecision causes me to go to www.wheeldecide.com, create a wheel, and choose whatever thing the wheel lands on. This "solution" saves me much time during the day as I do not have time to thoroughly think out each decision although the wheel also makes me even more indecisive in life.
Although I struggle with indecisiveness, I have somewhat of a plan to overcome it. Last year, I heard of the butterfly effect from a teacher that says that one of every ten small decisions leads to a big change. This intimidated me and I was worried I would somehow mess up the day by picking pizza over cereal, but now I am learning to live life in the moment. It is much more enjoyable to be confident in your decisions then to spend all day worrying. Hopefully, my strategy works for the better and I can at least slightly overcome my struggle of indecisiveness.
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