Tuesdays with Morrie - 4/28/16

Writing Prompt: Which Tuesday had the most impact on you?

          Out of all the Tuesdays, I would say that the Tuesday about death as inspired me most. I say this because that Tuesday really made me think about death and what it means. The words of Morrie have made me rethink my life. It reminded me that all people will die, and nobody knows when.

          One of my favorite aphorisms is in the Tuesday about death. The aphorism is "…once you learn how to die, you learn how to live." (pg 82). This makes me think of the phrase: live your life to the fullest. Morrie's aphorism can have different effects on different people, but for me it makes me think of what I'm doing with my life, and what I would regret if I were to die at this moment. 

          I like this Tuesday because it makes a person have a different view on death. Something that made me think was when Morrie was talking about the bird on his shoulder. On page 81 it says, "'Do what the Buddhists do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, 'Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?'…'Is today the day I die'" Reading this made me think about all those questions and how I would definitely not be ready to die today. This also helps me think about my life and how it could change so that when the bird asks me those questions, I will be satisfied with my answers.

Bucket List blog - 4/20/16

Writing Prompt: What are your initial reactions to what you have read in Tuesday's with Morrie thus far? Write a bucket list of things you want to do/accomplish in your life.

          The first thing I thought while I was reading this book was that it was kind of depressing, but at the same time not. Morrie had ALS and he is at a constant struggle with life, yet he is determined to live his life instead of sitting around and waiting to die. In a way, to me, that is inspirational.

          Another one of my initial thoughts while reading this book was that I couldn't believe the close relationship Mitch has with Morrie, because Morrie was his teacher. Their relationship was so close that Morrie shed actual tears when Mitch left. It also suprised me that Mitch just went along with life without ever talking to Morrie. I wouldn't think that based on the bond they had, and how much Mitch looked up to Morrie. I was very glad when they finally reunited after sixteen long years.

         Thinking about Morrie makes me think of the things I would like to accomplish before I die. When I think about it there are so many things I could think of to write on my Bucket List. So here it is:

Bucket List

Go skydiving

Get married

Graduation Highschool

Graduate college

Meet cast of Walking Dead

Meet all member of One Direction

Meet all members of 5 Seconds of Summer

Become friends with Chadler Riggs

Get a good paying job

Have at least 2 kids

Become famous

Travel Europe and Austrailia

Learn a new language

Go to prom

Become an actress

Get a Ragdoll Cat

Get a Golden Retriever

Live in a house

Get a drivers license

Dye my hair blue

3rd Quarter Reflection - 4/8/16

          I would say that I have made my biggest improvement in my writing. I feel that all the AOW's, Blogs, and essays have helped my me be a better writer. These things have helped me practice my writing skill and have also made it better. Although my writing hasn't changed much, I would say that it is the most important improvement I have made this quarter.

          An accomplishment that I have made this quarter that I am proud of is completing the butterfly project. I am proud of that because I felt that was a very important project, and, in my opinion, I did really well on it. I am proud of the fact that I took a poem and put in a different form, beautifly put together and filled with all kinds of symbolism.

          A challenge that I've faced in 3rd quarter was the Holocaust unit. I wouldn't say that it was hard, but all of the work that had to put into did require lots of effort and focus. We had to read books, write blogs, read articles, write essays, and do projects. All of the work that had to be put into this unit is why I would say that this was a challenge I faced this quarter.

          Learning about different writing techniques, such as introduction, conclusion, and in text citation, have greatly benifited me. Learning about how to write a good introduction and conclusion has helped my writing greatly because those are very important things to have when writing a big piece. Learning about in text citation has helped me because now if I were to do a Reasearch paper, or an essay including evidence from an online source, I will know how properly incorporate the citation into my writing.