Inanimate Objects

In my opinion, it is okay to cling to inanimate objects for the memories associated with them but it is also okay to cling to them in the moment. I have momentos from different trips that I like to keep that remind me of where I have been. Something that is very important to me are bracelets that I have gotten my camping trips I have been on every summer for the past five years. They are things that even if I don't get any use out of them, I will continue to keep throughout the years. I also have things that I cling to for no memorial reasons. I cling hard to my bed because I love sleeping and it is so comfortable. I think it is okay to cling to things, but only to a certain point, of not being a horder.

Typical Day

Eat, sleep, school, sports and homework. These five things consume my day every week. I am consistently doing the same things over and over. Because these things take up so much time, it is hard to be able to squeeze in anything else. The occasional Netflix or time with my family is thrown in there but not as much as I would like. This is what leads to the stress in my life, but being this busy during the week is what makes me look forward to the weekend that much more.

Past: Stress

The word to describe my past is stress. Dealing with school and sports together leads to a lot of stress. Everyday I have school, practice and then multiple hours of homework. On top of that, this year has had college applications to worry about. Trying to deal with all four of those things gets overwhelming. Hopefully in my future, my stress level will drop and my happiness level will raise.

Hamlet Blog #3

Dear Michiko Kakutani, 

I understand your point but I do not 100% agree with you. You have good ideas about different ways that Shakespeare is relavent to our lives nowadays but I think it is the other day around. I agree with the fact that there are multiple different shows and movies out recently that are based off of Shakspeare plays. They are able to relate to people now, especially younger people which is a smart way to get out a different era of writing. But I believe that Shakspeare isn't as relavent today as it used to be. People have to change it around and recreate it in different ways to make it relavent. The new shows based off of it are more relavent because they relate to this century where as literally Shakespeare isn't as much.

Even though this is true, I still believe that everyone should read Shakespeare at some point in life. It is a very different style of writing that is difficult to read. It involves very deep analysis and thinking to be able to interpret it so it is a good challenge that all people should experience. 

From, Natalie 

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Blog Post #3

Many people are very passive in their lives. If you do not assert yourself, your situation will never get any better. Janie's situation with Jody in Their Eyes Were Watching God is a perfect example of this.  Jody tells Janie "Wid you heah, Ah oughtn't tuh hafta do all dat lookin' and searchin'. Ah done rold you time and time agin tuh stick all dem papers on dat nail! All you got tuh do is mind me. How come you can't do lak Ah tell yuh?" (Hurston 70-71). Jody is constantly telling Janie what to do and putting her down. Throughout the book Janie thinks about standing up for herself, but she always backs out and does what Jody says. Of course, Jody continues to push her around. Towards the end of Jody's life, Janie finally sticks up for herself and confronts Jody about the way her treats her. This was the first time with Jody that she finally felt good about herself. Being passive didn't get her anywhere and the only thing that made it better was standing up for herself.