Shakespeare

As we watch more and more of Shakespeare's movie i am surprised at the ways he writes and it is a lot easier to understand than i thought i would be. It is not hard to get used to though, this is because it is easy to relate it to other movies i have seen, and it uses lots of humor that i can understand. However there are somethings that are harder about it. Such as the two meanings to the words and all the people have weird names that you cant remember.
A part that surprised me in this movie was the setting and the variety of props. It was weird to see bikes with lights in what looked like and 1800 setting in a small village. Also the humor and writing of Shakespeare surprised me, i thought it would be much more proper but there is stuff that is in movies now days like sex and nudity. Even though this movie is kinda weird and hard to follow i am very excited to start reading Romeo and Juliet next week. I think i will enjoy it very much because i enjoy good writing and interesting love stories.

Worst part of Animal Farm

I think the worst part of animal farm in the parts that we have read was when Napoleon drove Snowball out of animal farm so he could have power. This was the worst part i think because of what this action did to the farm after Snowball was gone. If Snowball had not been run out i think with his leadership the farm would have been much better off. They would have kept up their good harvests and not broken all the rules that Snowball made for the farm in the first place.
When Napoleon did this i was angry because i thought Snowball was a good leader and he was much more fair and just all around better. If it had not been for Napoleons malevolent act of greed the farm would not have manipulated the farm and broken the 7 commandments. Also since the other animals on the animal farm like the horses and sheep are not so smart this was all easy for Napoleon to cover up and change the rules like they had always been like that. I think he is just mean and unfair to the animals just because they are not as smart as he is.

Animal Farm Insight

I really like the book because the way i learn history the best and like to learn history is not via reading directly about it. These metaphors that make up the book are really interesting and it is easy for me to figure them out. Mainly like who the characters represent and also i like how some characters represent a group of people or an ism. The bird thing for example represents religion and i can see that and it makes sense.
Not only does it make it easy to learn about the Russian revolution I also enjoy the fable/short story aspect of the book. I have always enjoyed reading fables because in the end you learn something and you can never expect another book or something else to go on. Finally i think it is fun to think about some of the things the animals are doing in the book. For example firing a gun, a horse stunning a human and building a windmill.

Winter break

Little did i know that when i woke up the next day the ground would be covered with beautiful snow. It would also kick off a very fun, very white winter break filled with fun. over the course of this winter break i went sledding, hung out with friends, played my new computer and i had a new years eve party at my house. My favorite of these was most definitely the party on new years, with only two of my friends, one of which was Nolan. We drank, sparkling cider of course, we watched movies and even messaged a guy random stuff on WOW chat for 2 hours. This was all super fun and that is why i think it was my favorite thing i did this winter break.

Expectations

Over the course of high school expect many hings from my self. Some of which are academic and some of which are personal goals. These goals consist of getting only getting above 80 percent on every grade on my report cards. Another academic goal i have for high school is to pass all three parts of the WASL my freshman year so i don't have to do them later.
Not only do i have academic expectations for myself i also have person goals i want to achieve. These goals consist of only getting a ride i to school when i really need one but every other day just ride my bike to school. This will help the climate crisis very little but if everyone did it it would help so much. Another goal i have for myself that i expect to achieve is being on a varsity high school team of some sort. I was on JV for tennis this year but i hope to practice alot this year and summer and hopefully make varsity next year.

My poem

At first when i read "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer I knew I would perform it for poetry out loud. The thing that caught my interest about the poem was two things, the last stanza and the rhymes throughout the poem. Humor in the last stanza is the reason why I liked that, and I agree with what he is saying about how beautiful trees are. Also i liked the rhymes in the poem that are in every stanza, and how he knows he can't make a poem more beautiful than a tree.
I think this poem means more to me personally than just saying that there is no poem as beautiful as a tree. I believe in god and that he created all things and i think Joyce Kilmer does to because he said at the end, "only God can make a tree". That is what personal conneciton I have with the poem and the poet for that matter. It also means that i think not just trees but things made by god in general made by God are beautiful.

The Road Not Taken

In the poem "The Road Not Taken", by Robert Frost, I think the different road motif is symbolizing life choices in everyday situations. This poem he talks about how he wishes he could take both but in the end he chooses the road less traveled. Frost mentions that both are equally fair, showing that the choice was hard and taking one would be all the difference. I think that is just like everyday life, how every decision makes a difference.
This is not any different in my life, and i am sure many other peoples lives. Everyone i am sure has had to make a life changing decision like this poem is talking about. A decision in my life that was hard was when i wanted to continue with baseball or not and i chose not to which has made a difference but i think it is a good one. I chose tennis instead and i like it a lot more but if only i could do both.