Grade 11 English

So today is the last day of Grade 11 English for me. This English class has been so amazing. Ive never been one to do well in English, but this year I did really well, and I am so proud of myself for it. But of course I think the fact that Mrs. LE taught us in a way that wasnt the "normal" english class, really helped in alot of students succeeding. This unconventional style of teaching was more fun and engaging than writing essays all the time. Instead we were tuned into Social media like Twitter and Blogging, which is WAY more fun that writing essays! So I'd like to thank Mrs Le for all shes done for me. You are truly an amazing teacher! And also everyone else in the class, thank you for making such an enjoyable class aswell! have a great summer everyone, and as chessey as it sounds Be SAFE everyone!

Time Flies

When people say that our teen years go by so fast, they really arn't kidding. Its crazy to think that we're 3 years into high school, and that we will be leaving in only a years time. These past 3 years have gone by so fast, it's hard to imagine. Im almost scared to think about how fast life is going by.
When I was a kid, life seemed so slow. I was constantly waiting for my birthdays and holidays, and t seemed   like forever to get to them. But now it;s getting kind of out of hand how fast my youth is slipping out of my hands. Were all going to be adults in a year which is so crazy.  I wonder why as we get older, time seems to go by so fast..

A Thousand Splendid Suns

For my ISU, Mrs. Le recommended me the book A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. I am so glad she did, because this book was so moving, it brought me to tears. One thing that was so incredible about this book, was how the male author was able to write this book in  females perspective. The thoughts and feelings of the 2 women in this book were so strong and vivid, its astonishing how a man was able to think the way that a woman would. This was one of things that mad this book so good, The fact that Khaled was so in tune with  these emotions of women, and how he understood enough to be able to write such a moving story.

procrastination

Leaving things until the last minute doesn't seem like a good idea. So why do so many of us continue to procrastinate our work? I mean< I don't find it that fun to try and cram all my work to get it in on time, but here I am, 2 days before my English exam, trying to finish my blogs. 

Procrastination doesn't help in any way i don't think. Sure some people may believe they work better under pressure, but doesn't it sound better to finish early and not have to worry about it later? I think it does. 

I remember in grade 8, our class had a book report due, and we had a month to do it. I finished it in the first week, and it felt awesome! I told myself "When i get into high school, im gonna be on top of things, and always get my stuff in on time, and use my time wisely!" Well Im 3 years into high school, and I dont think Ive done that yet...

And it's not just work either, my procrastination has gotten so bad, that I started putting of the things I actually want to do! And for what purpose? Is it because I'm tired all the time, I've stopped caring, and hoping I can just get through life like this? I dont understand it at all.

Basically, my advice would be not to procrastinate, because it feels so much better to have everything done to the best of your ability, and not have to worry.

Let's hope in Grade 12 I take my own advice...

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King Duncan's Murder

I think that Macbeth is responsible for King Duncan's murder. I know that many people believe that Lady Macbeth is responsible because she was setting it up and convincing him to do the murder, but Macbeth was the one who actually killed Duncan. Lady Macbeth even stopped herself from killing Duncan, and Macbeth couldn't. Also Macbeth was psycho enough to kill the chamberlains afterwards, which makes him not only responsible for King Duncan's murder, but also the chamberlains. Macbeth was not in his right mind when he killed Duncan and was influenced by Lady Macbeth, but he cant use that as an excuse, because he stabbed and killed Duncan, not Lady Macbeth.

Think Before You Speak

      It seems lately, that more and more teens are depressed. A lot of teenagers are going through hard times dealing with social acceptance. Teens always worry about what they wear or what they say or what they do. Everything that they do, they have to worry about what others think of them. Now, some people are able to just brush of people's judgements and negative comments. But others have a struggle everyday with what people are thinking and saying about them. People judge others and don't think about how they are affecting the person.
      I think that people need to step back, and think about what they are doing to another person. If you judge someone or make them feel bad about themselves, you have no idea how they are going to react. Some people are going to just brush it off, others will say something back, but others will go to extremes like depression or self harm because you made them feel like they aren't good enough.
      In relation to the big idea of the course that "considering multiple view points is the only way to truly understand anything"  you need to understand that nobody is going to react the same way to what people negatively say about them. You need to understand what a person is going through before saying something, because if you'll never know how it will affect them.

We Are a Culture, And We Are Over Reacting

          With regards to the "We are a culture, not a costume" article, I feel like it was completely unnecessary. The people who are offended by others wearing costumes, shouldn't have blown it up into a huge scandal. It isn't that big of a deal  what people are wearing. If you are offended by something as simple as that, then you need to lighten up. The whole campaign was a huge over reaction. I feel like people feel the need to complain, so they pick something and twist it until it becomes a big deal. People just need to get over things and leave them be.