Even if i think about it now, I can already say that I wasn't the type of person to say "Hi" when I see a familiar face, nor am i the type of person to be sitting with a large group of people and having very large conversations. I am none of theses things. I am always that person who would be sitting in the corner of the room with little to nobody to talk to just like a wall flower. Although im not always lonely, I am also not the one to be bragging of how popular I am (not that i wanted to be).
Already having a bad summer, I had the first day of high school to look forward to. hearing about how freshmen's are considered as "freshmeat" did not help with my anxiety at all. It also didn't help with the fact that I am going to a high school that was out of my district, meaning that i would be alone with nobody to talk to which now I understand how hard it is to be a new student at a new school. "was this going to be a good way to start off the first year of high school?" I asked myself. well, one could only hope. After a brief pep talk from my dad, I took a deep breath and got ready for what was lying ahead of me that day
The first step i took off my dads car, anxiety has already taken over my body. It was as if i was just one person in this large arena of high school students. The worst part about it was that people had their own groups of friends so it felt as if I was going to be the loner in the corner yet again. I didn't let that bother me though. I was just going to get through the day with no problems go home and repeat the process. Although, i found out that that wasn't going to be the case which is actually going to be a good thing.
After the first day half way passed and I decided that maybe this time i wont need to be that loner in the corner that nobody talks to. It also wouldn't need to be necessary that i would be someone popular in this jungle they call high school but, i could probably change myself and be a bit more social so that i wont have to be a loner for 4 years. So i took the initiative and made that one of my main goals and to my surprise, it worked out better than i thought it would. I started by talking to some of my MeneMAC freshmen classmate that way it wouldn't be awkward when I work with them in the future. Then I decided to make small steps such a sitting with them during lunch or listening to there problems. now i feel as if i have a close relationship with them.
I did not regret one bit of how I decided to change because change could be a good thing. From being the loner and having nobody to talk to, I can now say that I have friends in high school that I can count on so that i wouldn't need to go through high school alone. If i didn't take that initiative on the first day of school then I don't know how I would be able to survive high school. I can't say that I have changed into a popular person that everybody knows but i can say that i did change a lot since the first day of school.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
Coming of Age (rough draft)
Even if I think about it now, I already can say that i wasn't the most social person. I am not the type of person to say "hi" when i see a familiar face, nor am i the type of person to be sitting with a large group of people and having very loud conversations. I am none of theses things. I am always that person who would be sitting in the corner of the room with little to nobody to talk to. Although im not always lonely, I am also not the one to be bragging of how popular I am (not that i wanted to be).
Already having a bad summer, I had the first day of high school to look forward to. hearing about how freshmen's are considered as "freshmeat" did not help with my anxiety at all. it also didn't help with the fact that i am going to a high school that was out of my district, meaning that i would be alone with nobody to talk to which now i understand how hard it is to be a new student at a new school. "was this going to be a good way to start off the first year of high school?" I asked myself. well, one could only hope. After a brief pep talk from my dad, I took a deep breath and got ready for what was lying ahead of me that day
The first step i took off my dads car, anxiety has already taken over my body. It was as if i was just one person in this large arena of high school students. The worst part about it was that people had their own groups of friends so it felt as if I was going to be the loner in the corner yet again. I didn't let that bother me though. I was just going to get through the day with no problems go home and repeat the process. Although, i found out that that wasn't going to be the case which is actually going to be a good thing.
A few days passed and i come to think that maybe this time i wont need to be that loner in the corner that nobody talks to. It also wouldn't need to be necessary that i would be someone popular in this jungle they call high school but, i could probably change myself and be a bit more social so that i do have people i could talk to for 4 years. So i took the initiative and made that one of my main goals and to my surprise, it worked out better than i thought it would. I did not regret one bit of how i decided to change because change could be a good thing
Looking back to the first day of school, i came to realize how much i changed. Although i have only plan to change this small issue of mines that has brought me down for the majority of my life, i found out that taking a small step's to something that you want to happen can be more effective then you think. At first i thought that change usually a bad thing and that is why i tried to avoid it, I now think that if you change for the better it will all be worth it in the end
Already having a bad summer, I had the first day of high school to look forward to. hearing about how freshmen's are considered as "freshmeat" did not help with my anxiety at all. it also didn't help with the fact that i am going to a high school that was out of my district, meaning that i would be alone with nobody to talk to which now i understand how hard it is to be a new student at a new school. "was this going to be a good way to start off the first year of high school?" I asked myself. well, one could only hope. After a brief pep talk from my dad, I took a deep breath and got ready for what was lying ahead of me that day
The first step i took off my dads car, anxiety has already taken over my body. It was as if i was just one person in this large arena of high school students. The worst part about it was that people had their own groups of friends so it felt as if I was going to be the loner in the corner yet again. I didn't let that bother me though. I was just going to get through the day with no problems go home and repeat the process. Although, i found out that that wasn't going to be the case which is actually going to be a good thing.
A few days passed and i come to think that maybe this time i wont need to be that loner in the corner that nobody talks to. It also wouldn't need to be necessary that i would be someone popular in this jungle they call high school but, i could probably change myself and be a bit more social so that i do have people i could talk to for 4 years. So i took the initiative and made that one of my main goals and to my surprise, it worked out better than i thought it would. I did not regret one bit of how i decided to change because change could be a good thing
Looking back to the first day of school, i came to realize how much i changed. Although i have only plan to change this small issue of mines that has brought me down for the majority of my life, i found out that taking a small step's to something that you want to happen can be more effective then you think. At first i thought that change usually a bad thing and that is why i tried to avoid it, I now think that if you change for the better it will all be worth it in the end
Individual Position Statement
Although the state may at fault for not spreading as much awareness to the tourist, I still feel that the tourist has more fault on this then the state does. In the article is says that the man was dancing on the site where the incident happened which I feel is just disrespectful to the site, I also feel that they need to be more aware of the dangers before coming here to to visit the states, Finally, I think that its just common scene to not be dancing on the cliff near the blowhole.
If the man were to use just a bit of common sense then there wouldn't be a problem in the first place. in the article, it states that the man was dancing causing him to loose his balance and fall off the cliff. If this man were to be carful then he wouldn't have fallen off and loose his life. This man was also clearly not looking at the sign that warns him to be carful. Another thing is that the family should have been more aware of the dangers before coming here to visit hawaii. Just because the islands are known for the beauty and paradise, it doesn't mean that its always safe. The family should have also been more respectful because they are the ones visiting.
Even though the state still does have a fault in this incident, I still feel that it was the tourist fault. they need to be more respecting, have more common sense, and be more aware of the dangers before coming to the island. If they did all theses things then I feel that this incident would have had happened in the first place
If the man were to use just a bit of common sense then there wouldn't be a problem in the first place. in the article, it states that the man was dancing causing him to loose his balance and fall off the cliff. If this man were to be carful then he wouldn't have fallen off and loose his life. This man was also clearly not looking at the sign that warns him to be carful. Another thing is that the family should have been more aware of the dangers before coming here to visit hawaii. Just because the islands are known for the beauty and paradise, it doesn't mean that its always safe. The family should have also been more respectful because they are the ones visiting.
Even though the state still does have a fault in this incident, I still feel that it was the tourist fault. they need to be more respecting, have more common sense, and be more aware of the dangers before coming to the island. If they did all theses things then I feel that this incident would have had happened in the first place
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
personal statement
Florencio, Mimi, Tyler, Kaori
Position Statement
-The tourists are at
fault
-Disrespectful
to the site
-Needs to
be aware of the dangers before visiting
- It’s
common sense to be careful
- The government’s fault
- There
needs to be more signs
- Block off
dangerous places
- Have more authority to prevent tourists
-Nature’s fault
- No one is
really at fault because it could be a freak accident
- Bad day
for nature
- Wrong
place at the wrong time
Monday, August 12, 2013
Revision Process
I wanted my revision process to be simple but yet display our theme (coming of age) in a way that others can relate. I first started of by thinking what problems people (preferably teens) have when growing up. The problem that I came up with was people trying to discover themselves and end up being what they are not. The advice that I would give to them is to just be themselves or "show your true colors" which is the title I gave my new blog. I then changed my background to a colorful graffiti collage to match my title. I also changed the layout and and the font making it more inviting and colorful.
When I archived my blog, I made sure to include all of my recent essays and projects that we had to do. I then linked them and and find matching pictures that would match my post so people would know what to expect when clicking on it. For example, I had to do KC3 essay on recycling so I decided to look for the recycling sign with the three green arrows so people would know what to expect.
When I archived my blog, I made sure to include all of my recent essays and projects that we had to do. I then linked them and and find matching pictures that would match my post so people would know what to expect when clicking on it. For example, I had to do KC3 essay on recycling so I decided to look for the recycling sign with the three green arrows so people would know what to expect.
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