Writer's Block

     I don't know how often this happens to anyone else, but sometimes my mind just shuts down. One minute I'm flowing with good ideas and I even know what the next paragraph will say; the next I don't know what the next word will be. Sometimes it is much easier to write about a preset topic or things.

     I'm not complaining about the freedom of being able to write one post about anything, but when our class had to write two responses on outside reading, you at least knew what you were going to write about. There's also the fact that 150 minutes of reading something usually gives you plenty information to write four paragraphs worth of response. Sometimes you just need to calm down, think for a minute, and let your mind go to work.

Generational Changes

     As life goes on and time goes by, technology advances more and more. To some it may seem as if right when you buy the latest thing, the new updated version of it is out the next day. Thje purpose of technology may be to relieve stress or to make our lives easier, and in many cases, it does. However, with more and more technology taking place of things we previously had to manually do, less people to it the "old-fashioned" way.

     Things such as microwaves, drive-thrus, and cell phones have limited the face-to-face activities that used to occur on a daily basis. Things like Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter have changed the playground, which used to be a swing set and a backyard, to the computer. Of course, the majority of the population does this but it is good to still have those moments where family's can sit together at a table, watch a movie together, play some games together, or maybe go out to eat or activities such as bowling together. In the end, sometimes old-school traits are just much better than new-generation things.

Global Issue Analysis Paper Work:

30 minutes - Outline
90 minutes - Detailed Outline
30 minutes - Thesis

High School Blues

     It's funny how all high school students have a few things in common. There are so many of us that loathe school and every Monday, it's a heavy sigh, and every Friday, its a thought of T.G.I.F. The majority of students are just waiting for the weekend to come back every time a new school week begins.

     While all students realize that they are at school to learn and they are shaping their future, and sure you may even enjoy school. But there is just something about it that makes a student not want to be there. In the end, our goal is summer break, its like a heaven on Earth for high schoolers. What keeps us motivated to stay in is what we need to continually think about as we are just going through the motions. This is your life you're paving the way for! What we do here determines what we will be doing in the future. With that in mind, maybe we can hate school a little less, and do our best a little better.

Outside Reading Response: Wake

     Only positive things to say about the book so far. It gets more and more interesting. I would recommend this book to anyone, unless you are offended by anything intimate. To summarize, its PG-13. Janie Hannagan has not been having much better luck in controlling her dreams. She finally had her first one that was her own dream. Imagine that. The first dream that was yours and you're already a senior in high school.

     As a senior in high school, Lisa McMann reveals some of Janie's teenage qualities. Whats unfortunate for her is that these dreams can come from anyone who is sleeping, whether shes awake or not. Of course, to her luck, this has happened at school, at her job, where she was paralyzed by the dream and co-workers thought she was having a seizure. It gets worse for Janie but something tell me she'll find a way to get through this predicament.

Outside Reading: Wake by Lisa McMann, 1/22/12 150 minutes

School

     So we basically just had a 3-day weekend and hey, we got to skip a Monday! I hope everyone did something in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They had many events going on and swarms of community service projects around the city. Just because it's a holiday doesn't mean you should just treat it as a day off. Do something for the good of someone else.

     I hope everyone quickly gets back into the school mindset. We should all know that our teachers think of it also as an extra day to study and revise your worth ethic, rethink study habits, etc. So, whether we are trying to reach standards are not, prepare, because it was only a day off! Now we're right back in school. We have a 4-day school week ahead, and we need to make it through!

Outside Reading Response: Wake

     So I've just begun reading a book called Wake by Lisa McMann. It's part of a trilogy and it's pretty good. A small summary of what I've grasped from the book is that there is a girl named Janie Hannagan and shes been able to go into people's dreams since she was eight. She doesn't do it on purpose. In fact, if it were up to her, she wouldn't do it at all. She can't control her "gift".

     The thing is, she doesn't even have to be sleep to see someone's dream. She could be trying to do some math homework, but if someone falls asleep, she may go into the dream. Janie has figured out a way to prevent joining the dream. She just tries to get away from the person having the dream and the connection is broken. My guess is she'll be doing this until she figures out some way to control it. But still, this paves the way for an interesting plot.

Outside Reading- Wake by Lisa McMann

150 minutes on 1/14/12

New Year, New Goals, New Experiences!

          Hi Everyone! It's a new year and there's so many things to do! At the start of the new year, many people generally have resolutions such as losing weight, discontinuing eating a particular kind of food, or maybe just improving themselves. As people, everyone has something that they can improve about themselves.We should not only be trying to improve at the start of the year, but throughout, and continue doing so as best as possible.

          Everything that has happened in 2011 is behind us, whether it be good times or bad memories. This new year is a new time to do more things we want to do, new goals to set and reach, and new friends to make and create even more and wonderful memories! Lets all do our best at everything! A new year awaits.