WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH

Yes, its a difficult time especially for many people who aren't able to work or have anyone to take care of their children . Or just don't have the resources they need. I thunk the best think to do at this time is to not panic, unfortunately because of the media and so many things it has caused for many to go into panic mode. An example can be like how there are literally tons of people standing in line at 4am so they can be the first to enter a store. I find it disturbing how people are hoarding everything.

Great Gatsby

1. I feel that Gatsby is not really a bad person, he just fell for the wrong person. He tried so hard to get what he desire but at the end it didn’t work hard. An example, can be when Daisy ran over the lady and Gatsby wanted to take the blame, because he thought he loved Daisy.
2. I think this means that Daisy and Tom don’t care how they treat others or how them mess up things as long as they’re happy. And if they do something they have other people take care of their problems . Like when Gatsby was going to take the blame so it wouldn’t affect Daisy.
4.I don’t agree with Daisys choices or behavior. She wouldn’t be a person I would want anybody I care for date.
5. 

Chapter 9

No one wants to go to Gatsby’s funeral. Some people didn’t even care like a guy who only cared about his tennis shoes rather than Gatsby’s death.

Chapter 8 the Great Gatsby

 Nick suggested that he should go away.
They made love and Gatsby fell so hard for Daisy.
He mentions the pool because it’s autumn and all the leaves fall into the pool, which signifies something dying. So when the leaves fall in the pool and the pool is drain it can mean death.    
Wilson went after Gatsby and shot him, he then killed himself.

Chapter 7

Something that happened during this chapter was that Daisy ran over Mrs.Wilson. Gatsby wanted to take the blame for Daisy and protect her even though Daisy want feeling what he was feeling.
Tom and Daisy are trying to come up with ways so Daisy doesn’t get caught.

The Great Gatsby Chapter 6

Gatsby fired his servants and than added another new dozen

Notes and thoughts on Gatsby

I think the author included the "raining" part to make it seem more mysterious.
The rain can also represent the feeling inside the room. For example, first it was raining, then sunny than there was mud everywhere. Representing the emotions and feelings going through the awkward get together

HOW YOU KNOW WHAT I KNOW

I can shows this on my journals, blogs and notes. I also know what I know when I'm interacting in class, and giving my opinion about what we read.

Questions for test

Who did Tom Buchanan Slap across the face?
What were some rumors about Gatsby?
What does advice does the narrators father give him  in the beginning of the book?
What’s the lady’s name that Mrs.Wilson was yelling before getting her nose broken?
How did they describe the Jew guy?

WHO ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD/ GATSBY CH 4 READING NOTES

Gatsby asked his neighbor what he thought about him.

Gatsby pp

“People disappeared, reappeared , made plans to go somewhere , and the lost each other - ...
Many people can call this a run on sentence but the author wrote it like that so we can have an Idea in our heads.
Contemptuous - with judgment 

Chapter 2 The Great Gatsby

Unblinking eyes, may be connected to someone looking at someone carefully
Unprosperous - poverty and poor
Toms girlfriend left with another guy, and Tom thinks she went to visit her sister.

Argue this

Syllogism: Simplest Form of a Logical Argument
•Major Premise
• Minor
• conclusion
Truth: something we can factionally verify
Validity: Do premises support conclusion?///can be true and valid

 Big Question: Why so many of us still stereotype people?
Syllogism: We have sorts of ideas of people without knowing them
Major Premise: Those ideas are false
Minor: we still have those ideas and stereotype people
Conclusion:

Luminal: Refers to a state of being, what you are when you are no longer what you use to be but not where you wanna be

What’s in my Big Question

When I first decided on my big question, I thought about a summer camp I went to where we talked about all the isms. So I knew I wanted to so something with that. Then I remembered talking about stereotypes and how when we meet someone we automatically kinda judge them. So I was just curious and why does our mind do that, so I decided to make it my big question.

I’M IGNITED

Joseph-Ever Since social media many people changed their lifestyle
Michael-School is not preparing us for the future but for the past
Jasmin- Is life an illusion
Cris-Why can’t we keep one another equal
Gabriel- many people can’t go long without looking at their phones

HOPEPUNK

HOPEPUNK can mean that you sincerely care about something that requires you to be strong and brave. It also can include standing up and fighting for what you believe in.

Down the Rabbit Hole

American Literature

American Literature can mean many things in different types of ways.
Literature can mean written words that describe a form of expression.
American can mean contributed to America.

Lit terms

Characterization
Illusion: reference to what the author should know
Denotation:
Connotation:
Myth: ancient story
Illuration:

My Learning Fall and Rise

                I'm not going to lie walking into a class filled with many unfamiliar faces and a random stranger in front of the class, just looking at us was really intimidating at first. My first day as a junior, my fifth class of the day and with just three hours of sleep,I wanted the period to end. I thought it was going to be like any other class, same routine as always. Sit in our assigned seats and introduce our self to the whole class, praying that we don't embarrass ourselves.
         Meeting a new teacher is always different each time. Most of the times I feel that they are good people, but occasionally I get some teachers who give me bad "vibes." When I saw Dr. Preston it was to soon for me to know how I felt about him, as my English teacher. When he told us that we decide how we want to be taught, cursed and then walked out of class I thought to myself. Wow this semester is about to be quite interesting. When he walked outside and left, the class decided on creating our blogs. At first I was confuse because, I  kinda spaced out while Dr. Preston was talking due to my lack of sleep. So I just went with the flow and I agreed with the class decision.
          While days passed and we were on our way to create a blog that could potentially be seen by people all over the world was stressful. I'm not going to lie I didn't do the first blogs, because I wasn't sure on how to start it. So I let the days go by. Without realizing I was burying myself deeper and deeper into a ton of work ahead of me. It got really difficult at some point, not just for this class but in every aspect of my life. I felt that my personal life was colliding with my school life. I didn't know how to manage my time wisely. I was putting other things before myself. Without realizing how it would affect my mental health later on. It got to a point where I wouldn't get home til it was dark, because I was in meetings, after meetings, I was doing community service, running a club, I was working and doing so many other things. I couldn't sleep, at night I don't know why it was just so hard to fall asleep. So I would stay awake most of the night. Also, not many people knew but I was going through some health problems, where I was required to take a lot of medicines. It was so hard for me to focus on my learning because of all of this. I tried so hard but it was still very difficult. My grades were slipping, as my motivation was too. It was really hard for me to memorize the poems, I couldn't concentrate but I still tried my very best.
           I think the time I felt the most pressure and tension, was when it came to my interview. I still don't know why  I agreed with my friend that we should've gone first, but I'm really happy I did. I wasn't really prepared because I only had a final draft for the resume. So I had to write my references, and cover letter the night before. It was difficult but with help from my friend I was able to finish everything. It was the day of my interview, even though it was nerve racking I did my best and gave it my all. After the interview I wasn't to sure about my overall performance but reading the comments from my peers about my interview was really satisfying.       
                 It's sometimes really difficult to create or establish a system, where you can easily get your work done. For me I had to find a way to remember to do my work each and every day. So everyday I walked into class I made sure I took out my journal and started writing. I also made sure I didn't  leave my class without finishing my blog, because I knew once I left class I wasn't going to go back and look at it. I also, set a time where I would go back on my blog and catch up on anything I could.When it came to writing in my journals, I didn't think like a lot of my peers I thought outside of the box. I would look at the questions differently, so I can get an understanding of it in different perspectives.
            I think I grew tremendously as a learner, I learned how to cope with many different scenarios that are thrown at me. Also, that time management makes a difference, and that each day I'm learning something valuable that is making me into a better person each day. Coming into this class in August I would say I was the typical student, just trying to get by and pass this class, but I can say I gladly changed. I learned how to value my time in my English time and how learning in a different way then other teachers can always be better.