Senior English class--Important Notice
Thursday, Nov. 1--go to the second floor Tech Center for a "final" day to work on your scenes with your partners. These scenes will now be due on Tuesday, November 6. Make two copies, one to hand in and one (without your names on them) for peer evaluation.
Friday, Nov. 2--bring your literature books to class for class discussion on Hills Like White Elephants. Come prepared with 10 perceptive questions and/or comments.
Nonfiction novel reports will be due on November 12, this giving you an additional week to complete.
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One of Benjamin Franklin’s commonly quoted aphorisms is, “The early bird catches the worm.” My family has many practices that are driven by this aphorism. They range from who gets the last piece of pizza to decorating our house. This aphorism is clearly seen when we decorate for the holiday season. We have a custom of putting up our outdoor Christmas lights Thanksgiving weekend. My dad and I go into the attic and pull out all our lights. We then spend one day, during our break, to string all the lights. No one else in the neighborhood hangs their lights up yet. Most of the neighbors think we are too early; however, I think we are not at all. There are many good things that come from putting up our lights so early. First of all, it is a little warmer out than it will be in the middle of December. All our lights are hung before the cold of winter completely comes and the snow begins to fall. For the past couple of years, we have fortunately had very nice weather to work in. Another bonus is that we are all put in the Christmas mood a little earlier. Everyone seems to be in a more giving and jolly mood around Christmas. By putting up the lights earlier, my neighbors and family all seem to find this Christmas spirit. This allows for a build up to a great holiday season. Thirdly, our beautiful decorations set a president for all the others. There is no competition for who has the best lights, but everyone picks a favorite. If we all try to be the best we can be, then why not push others by showing them how great you can be. As Ben Franklin realized, there are many good things that come from being early and first. This aphorism does not only apply to this one family tradition in my life, but it applies to everything I do. If I do everything I need to in a timely manner and as an example for others, I will receive many great things.
The summer before my freshman year there were many goals that I wanted to reach as I was about to begin my high school career. My first goal was to make the volleyball team. I was not at all looking to be on varsity, I just wanted to make a team. Once I made the JV volleyball team I was happy, but that was not enough to keep me satisfied. Being on a team is something to be proud of, but I didn’t just want to be on the team. I wanted to start. That was my new goal. I worked hard every day at practice to prove that I was good enough to start. My hard work paid off when I received a starting position on the team, but that wasn’t necessarily good enough to me either. I would set personal goals for myself every game so I would have something to work towards. I would always push myself to get more digs, kills, or aces. If I did not push myself by setting goals I would have not had any success. This whole scenario can relate to goals that you set in life. Once you accomplish something you do not just stay mediocre. You continue to push yourself to accomplish as much as possible. Every year I set new goals for myself whether it is with sports or academics. Goals are set so you can push yourself to be the absolute best you can be.
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