HAFTA/WANNA

When I think of the life after high school, I don't see a clear vision, it's more of a series of possibilities where you have your most likely and an infinite amount of other routes. I believe high school is where you get the conscious to know the difference from right to wrong but still don't have a strong enough will to do the right thing. I think the biggest similarity from and after high school is learning to live in a bigger world. From middle to high school you are exposed to a new and bigger world, same with after high school. The biggest difference I think is the type of people you will interact with. High school shows you the innocence side of everyone, but once after high school you see the real world and what people are capable of. I don't think anyone can change in one day let alone by themselves, they need time and help in order to see the change they wish to see. I hope one day all we want that is positive will happen if we can help other achieve their wishes.

Life After...

Life after high school is different for everyone, some people go to college, some go to the military and some get a job straight after. For me I feel that I nearly have all those choices, but I think the best route for me and my future is to go to college. I cannot say what I will be doing in the future because nobody can know, but I can say what I dream it would be like and what I think it would be like. I dream of one day having a life that will make me happy, a future where I get the knowledge to make my possibilities come true. What I think will happen is go to college and take the classes necessary to become an engineer where I will graduate and get a job in my profession, a profession that I will never be bored from.

Profile in Courage

This week during class we saw a movie about athletes that unfortunately do not have the access of walking and some motor functions. They are athletes competing in the Paralympics where they face other handicap men from different countries. They play a game called "Murder Ball", replicating the sport of rugby but with special rules. In the beginning of the movie, it starts of by explaining how the game is played and the players it includes. It shows the greatest player, who was rejected a spot on the U.S. team, leave to Canada and coach the Canadian team. I think that the struggle it takes to find a new purpose in your life is harder if your old life is taken away in an instant. This movie, so far is about the players, their backgrounds and the game.

Vocabulary: Spring List 2

1. accoutrements- additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity
ex. Swimmers use accoutrements in order to help them swim faster.
2. apogee- the highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination
ex. Micheal Jordan is an apogee in the NBA.
3. apropos- with reference to; concerning
ex. When playing guitar you apropos tablature to play music.
4. bicker- argue about petty and trivial matters
ex. Children always seem to bicker when playing.
5. coalesce- come together and form one mass or whole
ex. Sporting events coalesce the school chanting their team.
6. contretemps- an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence
ex. Being in a car accident is always contretemps.

Vocab #1 Performance Review

This weeks Vocabulary test was something that was suppose to be easy but somehow I did poorly. The problem I think was when I took the test and saw the words, I blanked out. I knew the word but somehow they were blocked from me. As soon as the test was over and I saw the definitions it came back. The word made sense and I don't know why something like this happens.

Vocabulary: Spring List 1

1.adumbrate- foreshadow or symbolize
ex. As life went on, I soon started to adumbrate my death.
2.apotheosis- the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
ex. The apotheosis was reached when Spongebob save the Mr. Krabs and Squidward from the ANCHOVIES.
3.ascetic- characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons
ex. Lent is considered an ascetic in the Catholic religion. 
4.bauble- a small, showy trinket or decoration
ex. During Christmas, the tree was covered with bauble items.
5.beguile- charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way
ex. Popeye and Bluto are always beguile by Olive.

Hacking My Education

When I think of Hacking my Education, I think of reshaping the knowledge into a mold where my interest are included. I want to learn the material that we need to learn in this course but also learn new thing about my interest, for example, engineering. I still can't figure out a way to connect engineering with the way we learn thins in this course.

The Choice

THE CHOICE

1. What is the "choice" referred to in the title?
- The "choice" is referred to as whether Rebecca would take her poison on her own or by her parents at force.
2. Is it a real choice?  Why/why not?  What is the alternative?
- I think it is because having the choice to control what happens is better than having someone control it for you.
3. Why does the author use the word poison in the first line?
- It is the reality of what Rebecca is drinking.
4. The author's daughter wants to play with a toy that is intended for older kids.  Why?  Do you agree with her?
- If someone is going to be around for a short time, why not let them enjoy the thing they want to?
5. If you thought you might not live to the age of 30 what would you want to do right now?
- nothing different.
6. Under what circumstances does it make sense to endure discomfort--or even force it on a loved one-- in service to a greater/more important cause?
- I think it is. People have to be strong and always hope and believe that the best outcome will happen.
7. Is suffering a necessary condition of life and love?
- yes, "what doesn't kill you make you stronger".
8. Most readers don't share the author's circumstances, but we feel an emotional response to his words.  Why?
- I think feeling in response to his words makes sense because we fear that one day a similar situation will happen to us.