Reflection and Vocabulary

Since it is the middle of the semester, and I'm starting to get the hang of things, this would be a good time to reflect. My motivation right now is still thriving and great. I have been doing well in most of my classes. Since, I don't like math, and I'm bad at math, "I have been focusing more in that class so that I will pass on too Math 141, for next semester. My efficacy in math is the greatest, also because I know that learning math and getting a good grade can help me for my future later on. In my other classes, my motivation is steady and ongoing, I get all my homework done, and I haven't missed any classes. I do not think that I need to bolster it, or improve it more, because I know that I'm trying my best right now and if I try to motivate myself more, then I will make myself even more stressed for something I can avoid. What's keeping my motivation strong right now is when I think about my future.  When I think about my future it motivates me because I want to have a successful career that I love getting up in the morning every day to achieve it. What also motivates me is stress and pressure. Stress motivates me because it’s the thing that keeps me avid about certain assignments, if I didn’t feel the feeling of being stressed, I would have an indifference about the assignments. Which would result in me getting bad grades. 

To Do List

New!  10/14/2015

Must Do: Study for math test, do laundry, go to the museum and do the museum report

Should Do: Clean room, study for the "The Things they Carried" book test, study for art exam.

Could Do: Watch T.V., start English essay,  car wash.

Reflection

This past week started off not very stressful but once it got to Wednesday, I had many assignments due on the same day, and I also had to take tests and quizzes, which made the week, become very stressful; however, it was exciting. This week September ended and October started, so hopefully it starts to become colder, which also means Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are around the corner. The plans that I made this week turned out to be very fun, and thrilling. I went to have lunch with friends, and went to Hollywood Horror Nights at Universal. I did follow these plans and I intend to follow my plans for next week also. I was successful in getting my homework done and getting other things done, like washing my car and doing some other errands. I planned to use reading strategies like the SQ3R strategy and annotation skills in my English class and Art History class. I used some study skills for my classes. The study skills that I mainly used were time management skills, note taking skills, and being more focused and concentrated. Although I used these skills, I still need to improve them. Next week, I plan to stay organized with my assignments and turning them correctly and on time and also, getting a good grade on my math test. Finally, the adjustments that I need to make from last week to this week are to take better notes in all my classes, and become better organized with my work. Overall, it was a great week and I look forward to the next week.

To Do List

NEW! 10/2/2015

1. MUST DO- Math homework and study for test on Monday, start English essay, and finish blog stuff.

2. Should do- Clean my room, do laundry, study more for math.

3. Could do- Netflix, revise essay, and take Marley a bath.

Vocabulary

1. Surreal



-This image reminds me of the word surreal because basically everything in this movie seems surreal.
-Alice in Wonderland had surreal qualities.

2. Surly

 

- This image reminds me of surly because the cat seems unfriendly and bad tempered.
- The surly cat scratched my neighbor.

3. Vociferous



- This image seems like he's yelling and noisy.
- The child was very vociferous because he didn't get ice cream.

Reflection

 Persisting

Persisting is an important element to succeed. If successful people didn't persist, they wouldn't have been successful. Persistence should always be practiced when you feel like your going to fail.  I practice persistence when I feel like I'm not doing well, and feel like I'm going to fail.For example, when I applied to jobs; many of the jobs I applied for never called back, and I was losing hope. For a few days I lost hope and didn't persist, but then I started to apply again, and I finally got a job. If I didn't persist and tried again I would've still been broke, and unemployed. By trying again even after you fail you prove others wrong and the doubts you had about yourself disappear. If it didn't work the first time; change the way you did it, and try again.

Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations

When you truly learn something, you are able to apply it to most of the things in life. For example, I can apply what I learned in Biology to Chemistry, Math, and even English. Being able to relate different subjects to another subject can help you understand it better. Another example can be if an English book like "Brave New World" talks about different biology elements, your apply to apply what you've learned and understand it better.

Striving for Accuracy

They say "Be the best you can be", but they never said what "best" is. What defines "best"? To strive for accuracy, doesn't mean to be perfect, it means to be your best, and not someone else's best. If you are able to better yourself throughout time then you have become better then how you were, and that's a reward in itself. I could've used this in one of my essay's, to change some grammar mistakes.  Nobody's perfect, and if we strive for perfection, we will never achieve satisfaction and happiness.

Vocab

1. Pious- adjective

• "I held them personally and individually responsible- the polyestered Kiwanis boys, the merchants and farmers, the pious churchgoers, the chatty housewives..." (pg. 45)
• The synonym is "churchgoers"
• Many children are pious for the elderly.

2. Reticence- noun

• "...his reticence was typical of that part of Minnesota, where privacy still held value..." (pg. 51)
• The synonym for the word was privacy.
• Reticence can disappear after you get to know the other person well.

3. Tedious- adjective

•  "Nothing radical, no hothead stuff, just ringing a few doorbells for Gene McCarthy, composing a few tedious, uninspired editorials for the campus newspaper." (pg. 41)
• Example because it says other stuff he does a lot, like ringing doorbells.
• Going to work everyday becomes tedious.

Hazel's Calendar

To Do List

1. Must do- Math homework, read "The Things that We Carried", and study for art test

2. Should do- Study for math test, write my essay for English, and do laundry.

3. Could do- Clean my room, and catch up on Netflix.

Reflection

In my Life Backpack, the things I carry are tangible and intangible. Some tangible items might seem unimportant to some but for me they are essential. For example, I carry hand sanitizer because I like to keep my hands germ free and clean. And I carry chapstick, I don’t like having my lips crusty and dry. Other things I carry are writing utensils because you never know when you might need a pen, pencil or a marker. I carry my earphones to listen to music anywhere and anytime. I carry my wallet with my ID, cards and cash. I always carry my keys that have important keys, and a mini flashlight. Depending where I might be going that day, I sometimes include my makeup pouch, and lotion/sunscreen. Also, I sometimes carry sunglasses and a hat to protect my skin from the sun. Depending on the season, I carry medicine for my allergies. The intangible items are mostly things I carry in my mind. I carry my lack of self-esteem, my fears of what other people might think of me and my lack of confidence. Furthermore, sometimes I carry the weight of stress on my shoulders, due to school, family life, and work.  I try to carry happiness wherever I go, because I believe that every day is a miracle that God gives us and that I need to appreciate it and live it to the fullest, because others on that day didn’t have that opportunity.  These are just items that I carry.

Vocabulary

1. Wistful- adjective

• “Some carried themselves with a sort of wistful resignation, others with pride or stiff soldierly discipline or good humor or macho zeal.” (p. 20)
• Antonym is pride, we were able to infer it by the transitional word “others”.  
• The soldiers were wistful after long hours of battle.

2. Resignation- noun

• “Some carried themselves with a sort of wistful resignation, others with pride or stiff soldierly discipline or good humor or macho zeal.” (p. 20)

• Logic because the first part of the word is to resign.
• Jessica’s resignation was due to her PTSD.

3. Encyst- verb

• “…they had their lines mostly memorized, irony mixed with tragedy, and because they called it by other names, as if to encyst and destroy the reality of death itself.”
• Synonym because they compare it to the word “destroy”
• The tumor became encysted into his brain.