Scarlett's English Blog

 I believed there would be the big jock bullying the small kid. As a high school student myself, that stereotype is not true at all. Most of the people here don't really care enough to be bullied around and worry about themselves. Sure fights happen here or there, but they're usually for dumb reasons like one talking bad about the other. Like if you're going to fight at least do it outside of school and not cause a scene. Today we continued working on the presentation and since we chose clips from the South Park series, they're pretty unfiltered and I find it funny. I feel good since this project is pretty straightforward. 

 There was a new international student who came from Vietnam and I thought he had a strict studying schedule. The first few days we became mutual friends and talked about how different education is in America than it is in Vietnam. I assumed every time he got home, his parents would make him study most of the time after school and wouldn't have as much free time. It wasn't until we faced time together that he wanted me to join a game of Roblox. With the stereotype of Asians being smart, I assumed their parents to be strict about their schedules by making them study all the time and don't let their kids have free time. Today, we began working on The Danger of a Single Story project and our group chose Hispanic/Latino culture. I feel pretty drained today I don't know why. I hope this headache goes away. 

 I have a slightly darker cousin, who wears glasses, and with his beard fully grown, he is often mistaken to be Indian. When he goes to Hispanic areas, people are surprised when he speaks Spanish leading them to ask where he comes from or how did her learn how to speak Spanish so guilty. He then tells them how his parents are Mexican and he was raised in Mexico for most of his childhood. Limiting ourselves to just the looks of people can confuse what the nationality of others can be. I guess TV has made the conclusion that all Hispanics/Latinos are one color when really they're not. Today, we did a CommnLit assignment and I liked how the author would also give their experience of how stereotypes have painted her culture from a different perspective. Today I feel good and I hope I get to go home to take a nap.

 When learning new words and applying them to your daily communication it can help you express yourself. It isn't really convenient to use small words all the time. When knowing different vocabulary it can help people have a better understanding of who you are. Today, we did another set of vocabulary and write sentences with them. Usually I feel discouraged but today was a calm day.

 In my adult life Ill like to live a suburban life. Although I love the city, I think having a little bit of quiet is nice. Sometimes in the city it can get pretty noisy and crowded and it just becomes overwhelming for me. In class we went over how people in the suburbs rather live in the city. Today I feel good, nothing new, but I now constantly thinking about graduating.

 To avoid student debt Im probably going to have to do less schooling than what I intended to do or go back to school later. Since I want to become a dental hygienist, the program itself cost more than a 4 year tuition would cost. I used to think Id be able to go for my bachelors but its just going to be harder since my brother and I are going to be in college so I guess I just have to be understanding that it just wont be possible. Today we did a commit lit about student debt and what may be the right decision for the future. In a way I feel selfish maybe because I know Im more capable of doing so much more, and have some schools in mind already, but again I can always go back and Ill just have to learn to truly accept the reality. But hopefully I’ll look back and be glad I made the right choice and be able to go into the university I wanted to go in the first place.

 The word obdurate is a vocabulary that resonates with me. When some of my friends ask for my advice, they always consider it to be "stubborn" or "cold" when really I'm being realistic. I think many people right now don't really want truthful advice but instead want to hear encouragement from what they are doing even when it can be wrong. Some may take my advice and like how I am, while others leave them speechles and not take it at all. Today we went over a new set of vocabulary words. When I go home I am probably going to have to help my mom around the house so we can go to the mall and find my graduate dress. 

 It wasn't until this year I failed my first-ever math exam. I have never in my life gotten below a 90 and if so, I only have one grade below an A when I have missed a lot of classes but I'm still able to learn throughout the test and pass. I would say it was my fault because I didn't pay attention as much as I would to least understand the basics of how to solve certain problems and couldn't free throw it as I usually can. I don't think it is an ego thing but more of a lack of self-esteem knowing that this is my last semester and I'm not putting my whole effort onto my work. In class, we looked into more reading or a different version of The Yellow Wallpaper. Today I have my LGPE concert and its frustrating how bad our instructor is at teaching and how egotistical some of the kids in the orchestra don't know how to play together and make everything a competition. 

 Unfortunately I have had many events when my mind would make up stories about what may happen in the future. But that could just be overthinking. Every time I overthink, all I think about are the negative possibilities. Maybe it's just a way my mind is trying to protect itself from the possible outcomes, but it does get tiring eventually even when I don't want to think about negative things. Today we did several discussion questions in the class. I hope after school I get to go home and see my baby cousin because she was recently born. 

 The word "maelstrom" refers to an intense or chaotic whirlpool. I usually encounter this in my history class maybe learning about historical wars. Using this word is best to describe when a situation is chaotic. instead of saying " out of control" you can say "maelstrom".  Using such evocative words enhances the emotional intensity and clarity of writing, helping the audience grasp the scale or severity of a situation more effectively. Today we learned a new set of vocabulary words and had to do these small exercises with it. Today, I feel calm.

 As much as I love sleeping an hour more, I like daylight savings time more. I always thought that 6-6;30pm is the perfect time for the sun to start setting. During the winter I always found it too dark for it to be around 6pm. Sometimes I would even find it scary to be out during that time. We had a newsela about the yellow wallpaper, I kind of found it boring but that's just because I usually don't like newselas or commit lits but I try and get the work done. Today, I feel good because it is a virtual day. 

 Whenever I am in a mood that I don't like I try to distract myself. Usually, I paint or draw at home, but if I'm at school, work and class, it helps me forget what I am mad or sad about. In class, we started a virtual mood board to represent the feelings the narrator was going through throughout the story. Today, I feel tired than usual and I was getting annoyed by how slow the wifi was and I couldn't generate many ai photos for the visual board. 

 One time I was about to lose my mind happened in my sophomore year. Not only did I just come home from the hospital, but I was left with a lot of work and finals were a week away too. I had to catch up in all my classes and have time to prepare for my finals. Chemistry was a subject I had to put more effort into. To make matters worse, a close family member passed away and only brought my spirit even more down. I wasn't able to put my full focus to my work for I was also trying to recover from my surgery and just the depressive feeling being around the house sucked. I was stressed, overwhelmed, and overall just lost of hope. I even accepted that that I wasn't going to pass most of my classes because I was behind. But I am glad at the end, everything worked out ok and somehow passed all my classes with either low As or Bs. Today, we read a new story called The Yellow Wallpaper. I think it was pretty interesting, from how descriptive it was from the narrator's perspective. A...

 My favorite word is crunchy. I don't use the word often, or even to describe something. It's just when pronouncing the word, literally the word crunchy is crunchy when pronouncing it. It's a funny word just by steals but that's my favorite word right now. Today we went over some new vocabulary words and did a worksheet. After school, I'm going home to eat my chicken bake and study my calc test that I have tomorrow.