"It's like the quest for the holy grail. Who gives a [darn] what the grail is, its the quest that counts...its the transformation that is within you that is important."
1) This quote is in my opinion what his whole trip was about. He originally had one goal in mind and that was to get to Patagonia before the ice melted. This was Jeff and his crew's holy grail. Along the way they run into problems that cause them to have to pick choices they weren't expecting. After they get to Patagonia and try to climb the mountain but are not able to, the holy grail changes to how can they help Yvon and Doug before they have to return home. On the trip everyone involved was transformed by the time they were ready to go back.
2) I am starting my second semester of my senior year and according to my parents my holy grail is college. I have always had second thoughts about what I plan to do for the next for years and by the end of this year I think I will have a new holy grail. Going from high school to college is a big step in anyone's life who gets the opportunity to go. Personally I want to explore the world and see what lies beyond this chunk of land called America. I don't have a set holy grail for now but I know that in a few months I will have the transformation of a lifetime.
Showing posts with label reflection. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
MP #2 Reflection- Looking Back and Moving Forward
1) The 2nd marking period was probably the one with the most work of my senior year. It was kind of what I expected and handled it as I could. I don't think I did the best job with keeping up with the invisible man work as far as the Bloom's notes but the rest I was able to keep up with. On both my symposiums I was able to contribute as much as I could with my second chance at the task. All the projects, papers, and blog post I did and on time which helped my understanding of the book. Invisible Man is very confusing to read, but with all the work and discussions we went over all help make the book easier to read.
2) I did well on my themes, symposiums, and IRP's. I did a lot better than the first marking period by keeping up with the papers and homework. I could have done and will try to improve on doing all my homework and making sure it is all correct and complete. I will also spend a lot more time on papers making sure I hit every category that is required. For the the third and fourth marking periods I will make sure if there is anything I am confused about I will get help from Mr. Gabriele or any student before having to turn it in late.
3) With lacrosse starting I am going to need to balance my school work and sports. I will need to make sure I don't slack behind in any classes and keep all my grades up. I hope to have a great second half of the year and make sure nothing like last year happens to me again.
2) I did well on my themes, symposiums, and IRP's. I did a lot better than the first marking period by keeping up with the papers and homework. I could have done and will try to improve on doing all my homework and making sure it is all correct and complete. I will also spend a lot more time on papers making sure I hit every category that is required. For the the third and fourth marking periods I will make sure if there is anything I am confused about I will get help from Mr. Gabriele or any student before having to turn it in late.
3) With lacrosse starting I am going to need to balance my school work and sports. I will need to make sure I don't slack behind in any classes and keep all my grades up. I hope to have a great second half of the year and make sure nothing like last year happens to me again.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
IR MP #2 Blog Assignment Relfection
1) I really liked this type of independent reading project. It didn't have me only stuck reading a book, I got to look up new stories in types of readings I probably wouldn't read much about had it not been an assignment. The old style of picking a book, reading it, and then a big project due at the end is too boring and doesn't let you explore what is new going on in this world. It was great and I would definitely would suggest future classes use this method rather than the old one.
2) I got to learn a lot especially from reading other people's blogs. I get to see what other people are interested in and also the views of people on certain topics. Since there were different categories for each blog post, I wasn't only reading something about sports. Had this not been a project, I don't think that I would explore as much into other topics as I did with this.
3) I would not change a thing except maybe add more areas that the kids can find articles for. It was a great idea to have us pick 1 from three different types mixing it up so I suggest keeping that the same. As for anything else there isn't anything that I would change.
4) As far as blog post, no. As far as reading more articles and other people's blogs, yes. I enjoy reading what other people write and getting to see different views on ideas. It was fun blogging but I do not think I want to keep doing it on my own. Had it not been something we had to do for school, I really don't think I would have started blogs.
2) I got to learn a lot especially from reading other people's blogs. I get to see what other people are interested in and also the views of people on certain topics. Since there were different categories for each blog post, I wasn't only reading something about sports. Had this not been a project, I don't think that I would explore as much into other topics as I did with this.
3) I would not change a thing except maybe add more areas that the kids can find articles for. It was a great idea to have us pick 1 from three different types mixing it up so I suggest keeping that the same. As for anything else there isn't anything that I would change.
4) As far as blog post, no. As far as reading more articles and other people's blogs, yes. I enjoy reading what other people write and getting to see different views on ideas. It was fun blogging but I do not think I want to keep doing it on my own. Had it not been something we had to do for school, I really don't think I would have started blogs.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Chapter 9- Gatsby Reflections
"[We] were all Westerners, and perhaps we possessed some deficiency in common which made us subtly unadaptable to Eastern life"
In the book most of the people that are mentioned come from somewhere in the mid-west to west coast and decided to come east to New York. In the 1920's, New York was big in the sense that people wanted to go there to start new lives and make a new name of themselves. Since prohibition was put into place many people, such as Gatsby, resorted to illegal means of getting rich just to live the good life, and since New York was one of the more popular cities doing illegal things could get you money fast. Nick went East in order to get into the bond business which was a well known business during this time period. Many people were not use to living in a city with such corruptness and illegal means going on that many did not know what to do because of the fact they were not used to seeing it occur. Many fell into this trap because they wanted to "fit" in with the rest of the crowd and tried to adapt to the Eastern way of living, but it was hard for mid-west/ west coasters to change. This quote sums up how many people felt in the 1920's because a lot of people went from the west to the east in hope for a better life.
In my lifetime so far I have lived in the East but not for the same reasons as people before chose to. I did not pick this area because I knew I could get rich quick, or live the good life. The American Dream has long since changed and instead of it being get rich as quickly as possible, have a big house, and a fancy car, I believe we should live for a better reason. Living on the East or West does not make a big difference anymore since on either side you can find many of the same jobs, houses, and futures that once were never thought to be able to be sought after. Now the thought is go west to places like Hollywood, Las Vegas, and Las Angeles to make money quickly and in some cases illegally.
In the book most of the people that are mentioned come from somewhere in the mid-west to west coast and decided to come east to New York. In the 1920's, New York was big in the sense that people wanted to go there to start new lives and make a new name of themselves. Since prohibition was put into place many people, such as Gatsby, resorted to illegal means of getting rich just to live the good life, and since New York was one of the more popular cities doing illegal things could get you money fast. Nick went East in order to get into the bond business which was a well known business during this time period. Many people were not use to living in a city with such corruptness and illegal means going on that many did not know what to do because of the fact they were not used to seeing it occur. Many fell into this trap because they wanted to "fit" in with the rest of the crowd and tried to adapt to the Eastern way of living, but it was hard for mid-west/ west coasters to change. This quote sums up how many people felt in the 1920's because a lot of people went from the west to the east in hope for a better life.
In my lifetime so far I have lived in the East but not for the same reasons as people before chose to. I did not pick this area because I knew I could get rich quick, or live the good life. The American Dream has long since changed and instead of it being get rich as quickly as possible, have a big house, and a fancy car, I believe we should live for a better reason. Living on the East or West does not make a big difference anymore since on either side you can find many of the same jobs, houses, and futures that once were never thought to be able to be sought after. Now the thought is go west to places like Hollywood, Las Vegas, and Las Angeles to make money quickly and in some cases illegally.
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