Monday, February 28, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Looking Ahead Essay
Because my teacher said so...
Looking Ahead
What worked last semester for me was that I payed attention in class and was able to complete my assignments. The one thing that isn’t working is that some people are yelling over the classroom and I lose my focus on the assignment. My strong class is Biology, but I feel like I could improve in every other class.
I want to become a smarter student during this next semester. I want to get all good grades and nothing at all below a B. I want to be able to understand what we are doing in class. Lastly I want to get better in artistic forms like guitar, drums, drawing, singing, painting, building, designing, and understanding music on a deeper level.
To become a smarter student I need to actually start studying at home. I might work on assignments and missing work at home, but I never study for tests. To complete this goal I need start ignoring video games and taking some time during every day to study for classes that I feel I need a little help in.
There is one class that I don’t really understand what we’re doing in, math. I can do math, but I need help in that class. What I need is for me to know what all the steps are to solve a formula and then be able to use that formula and step list. To do this goal, I need to start studying and looking online for steps on how to solve separate formulas.
This might not have much to directly do with school, but by doing this and putting dedication into learning how to play all sorts of instruments I think I can then transfer that dedication over to schoolwork. It should also help me feel better about myself knowing that I can put dedication into something that I want to do and get results from it. Music is a form of expression and its something that I can be dedicated to willingly. Also I just really want to learn how to play a bunch of instruments.
If I can do all these goals then I think I’ll do better in school and be more productive as a person. I think that I’ll also have a lot more fun knowing and being able to play very well several instruments.
Looking Ahead
What worked last semester for me was that I payed attention in class and was able to complete my assignments. The one thing that isn’t working is that some people are yelling over the classroom and I lose my focus on the assignment. My strong class is Biology, but I feel like I could improve in every other class.
I want to become a smarter student during this next semester. I want to get all good grades and nothing at all below a B. I want to be able to understand what we are doing in class. Lastly I want to get better in artistic forms like guitar, drums, drawing, singing, painting, building, designing, and understanding music on a deeper level.
To become a smarter student I need to actually start studying at home. I might work on assignments and missing work at home, but I never study for tests. To complete this goal I need start ignoring video games and taking some time during every day to study for classes that I feel I need a little help in.
There is one class that I don’t really understand what we’re doing in, math. I can do math, but I need help in that class. What I need is for me to know what all the steps are to solve a formula and then be able to use that formula and step list. To do this goal, I need to start studying and looking online for steps on how to solve separate formulas.
This might not have much to directly do with school, but by doing this and putting dedication into learning how to play all sorts of instruments I think I can then transfer that dedication over to schoolwork. It should also help me feel better about myself knowing that I can put dedication into something that I want to do and get results from it. Music is a form of expression and its something that I can be dedicated to willingly. Also I just really want to learn how to play a bunch of instruments.
If I can do all these goals then I think I’ll do better in school and be more productive as a person. I think that I’ll also have a lot more fun knowing and being able to play very well several instruments.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Roger Ebert
I was just reading a blog by Roger Ebert called, The best art films of 2010. This blog is like the back cover of a book, giving you a decent preview and making you interested in the movie. One that seemed really interesting to me was called, "A Prophet". I was unable to find the significance of the title in Rogers review.
The story is about a man of Arab descent named Malik. From what I gathered he committed a murder, which left him shaking, angered, frustrated, its hard to tell and that is the key to the film. He enters prison as a naive and sheltered outsider, knowing little of the prison world, and is ordered by a prison gang to kill another man. The prison gang is run by a man with the presence of a mob leader who controls everything that happens behind bars. Malik is instructed on how to hide a razor in is mouth and slit the throat of his target. During his stay in the prison, he is transformed, he is prepared to kill, and he is released back onto the streets.
The story is about a man of Arab descent named Malik. From what I gathered he committed a murder, which left him shaking, angered, frustrated, its hard to tell and that is the key to the film. He enters prison as a naive and sheltered outsider, knowing little of the prison world, and is ordered by a prison gang to kill another man. The prison gang is run by a man with the presence of a mob leader who controls everything that happens behind bars. Malik is instructed on how to hide a razor in is mouth and slit the throat of his target. During his stay in the prison, he is transformed, he is prepared to kill, and he is released back onto the streets.
Welcome!
Alright, great, first post! Got the site working, testing it out. Put in a picture on the left side of the text. I need to figure out how to put it under text. So far it only seems to work above and on the sides.Got it, just drag the picture below text, then click on center.
So everybody welcome to my blog. As of yet, I have no idea of the direction this blog will take. And just to add something I might update on my progress on learning how to play the guitar. I started last summer with lessons. My instructor is amazing, seriously I don't think I could get a better teacher.
So my teach just stopped by and pointed me in the right direction. I'll get to it then.
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