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Think about the word or phrase you find yourself using the most right now. What is it, what does it mean, and why has it become part of your everyday vocabulary? Explain when you typically use it and what your choice of this word or phrase might reveal about you.

Prompt Response:  The word I use most right its probably "Dawg." This is because its how I refer to someone I'm talking to, without saying their name. Ex: "Dawg why did you do that?" Its become apart of my vocab because its easier than saying their name and in my opinion it sounds funnier. I think this reveals that I joke around more and i'm sorta lazy for not wanting to say their name. Summary:  The word I use most right its probably "Dawg." This is because its how I refer to someone I'm talking to, without saying their name. Reflection:  Today we learned new college level vocab and did exercises on how to use it.

With 4.5-week grades posting on September 2, reflect on your experience in American Literature so far. What has been going well for you, what has been challenging, and what is one thing you need to improve moving forward?

Prompt Response:  So far I've had many fun moments making my myth and myth poster. I'm not a fan of Emily Dickson, shes a loser. Im also not a fan of the new assigned seats, Im not able to talk to my friends very well. Other than that its been pretty easy and I don't need to improve on much other than checking canvas more often for blogs. Please post the blogs in timely manner in class Mr. Rease. Summary:  So far I've had many fun moments and its not that hard. Reflection:  I learned Emily made many poems and they weren't popular until she died. unfortunatly they got popular at all so now I have to learn them.

“Her Sweet Weight on My Heart a Night” by Emily Dickinson, the speaker describes the emotional weight another person can have on us. Think about someone who has left a lasting impact on your life. In what ways do you still carry that person with you?

Prompt Response:  My friend north moved to another country a while ago. I carry him in my heart and what he taught me. He taught me to be a nicer person and got me into many games. We also used to call every week and play together. I have many good memories with him. Summary:  My friend north moved to another country a while ago. I carry him in my heart and what he taught me. Reflection:  I learned Emily dickson is a hopeless romantic who has wet dreams about people who are taken

“Heart, We Will Forget Him!” by Emily Dickinson, the speaker shows a conflict between what we think and what we feel. Describe a time when your heart and your mind seemed to want two different things. Which one did you listen to, and why?

Prompt Response:  It happens often because my heart want to have fun anf play video games every night, while my brain wants to do my homework on time. Unfortunatly I listen to my heart and play games till late. I usually end up doing my homework in school that day and start the day very tired. On rare occasion, I do listen to my brain and do my homework and then I'm bored and end up procrastination anyway. Summary:  It happens often because my heart want to have fun anf play video games every night, while my brain wants to do my homework on time. Unfortunatly I listen to my heart and play games till late. Reflection:  I learned that Emily Dickson lost her mind.

Describe a time when overthinking, worrying, or doubting myself affected the way I handled a situation. What did I learn from the experience?

Prompt response: I don't often get overwhelmed to the point of not being able to think. But when I do it's often because I have too much homework and someone is pressuring me to do it all at once. I often handle those situations by taking a break or using online resources to lighten the load or reset my mind. But when it does affect my mind to the point of thinking differently I shut down and panic so I have to actively work on calming down and it wastes my time so I learned to recognize my doubt before it gets to that point. summary: when it does affect my mind to the point of thinking differently I shut down and panic so I have to actively work on calming down and it wastes my time so I learned to recognize my doubt before it gets to that point. reflection: in class I learned that Emily Dickson is a loser who tries to make people feel bad for her when she has access to many sources of help.

An adventure I would like to go on.

Prompt Response: An adventure I would like to go on is a trip to Japan. I would like to go there because their culture always pulls me in. They’ve built amazing structures, heavily influenced media, and have amazing food based on looks. There is much variety like rural Japan with more traditional buildings and traditions, tall mountains like Mt. Fuji. Then there’s urban Japan with tall buildings, street shops, advanced technology, and media things like anime which I really like. Summary: An adventure I would like to go on is a trip to Japan because they’ve built amazing structures, heavily influenced media, and have amazing food Reflection: Today I watched people present posters based on their origin myths. My favorite was Max’s because it was very detailed and intricate. 

What is the most creative thing I have ever made?

Prompt Response:  The most creative thing I have ever made is a cardboard Doom sword. Me and my friends created it at the end of my sophmore year in engineering. It's my best work because I didn't use instructions and it still looked pretty good. It was sturdy, artistic, and entirely cardboard and glue. We also made a matching shield but we lost both of them. Summary:  The most creative thing I have ever made is a cardboard Doom sword. Reflection:  Today I worked on my origin myth poster

2 burning questions

Prompt Response:  One question I have is if God exists then why do people suffer? If he is all-powerful and all-loving then why does hell and evil exist? This is important to me because I believe chrisianity is dumb and sets humanity back from achieving further. Another question I have is why do people treat maki from JJK as a hero and Naoya as the worst person ever? Noaya is a mysogynist which is bad and I'm not defending him but he never physically hurt anyone, just oppressed women, while Maki killed everyone in the tribe Noaya led including the women and children who did nothing. He is a mysogynist and she is a mass-murderer. Its important to me bacause I don't understand why she is praised and loved. Summary: I f God exists then why do people suffer? If he is all-powerful and all-loving then why does hell and evil exist? Why do people treat maki from JJK as a hero and Naoya as the worst person ever? Reflection:  I worked on my poster today and had some fun doing it.

Analyze how i've adapted to the demands of this course over the past week, and evaluate one strength and one challenge I anticipate as we progress, justifying your insights with personal examples.

Prompt Response:  I feel like I haven't really adapted to the course because I didn't have to. So far, this class has been pretty easy and unexpectidly fun due to the assignment where we were allowed to make an origin myth. I may have to adapt if he assigns homework but otherwise I'm fine. One strength I have I anticipate I'll have to have is time management. one challenge will be reading  comprehension Summary:   I feel like I haven't really adapted to the course because I didn't have to. Reflection:  ITs not that hard right now

How did creating my own origin myth help me better understand why cultures use stories to explain the origins of people, places, traditions, or natural events?

Prompt Response:  It helped me untderstand nothing, I had fun writing my story but I still don't understand why they would create their own and follow it religiously. The only reason I would understand they would make stories would be to explain the unknown or for fun. While developing my story, I made the lesson that greed will hurt you and/or others around you. In my story humans paid the price of ultimate greed and they went extinxt. Summary:  greed will hurt you and/or others around you.  Reflection:  I didn't really learn anything today, I had alot of fun writing a story.

A meaningful object or place in my life that carries a story.

Prompt Response:  A meaningful object in my life with a story is a mini portable DVD player. I used it with my brothers to watch movies on a tiny screen during long road trips. Its special because I associate the;at time with my family and those fun trips with that item because they made the more boring moments fun. We would watch kids movies and fall asleep together because we were tired from having fun. Summary: The mini DVD player makes the boring moments fun     Reflection:  I learned that the story about the Navajo is stupid and I learned about new bible allusions

a time I felt connected to nature, like the kinship in Native American myths.

Prompt Respon se:   One time I felt connected to nature was when I used to go camping with my cub scout group. We would go to a place up north called apple tree and camp for 4 days. I felt connected to nature because I was separated from urban areas and technology. We would use a large fire and cook s'mores, perform skits, tell stories, run around, talk, and have fun without the use of modern technlogy. It helped me connect more with others and nature because I was interacting with it directly every second and it felt amazing. Summary: During my trips I connected with nature because I spent time with it and cared for I as I would others. Reflection:    Today I learned that the bible relates to myths (because it is) alot more than I thought and that natives spoke over 500 different languages and lived in 200 different tribes. I also learned the word allusion.

3 goals I want to achieve this year

     This year I want to achieve all A’s in my classes because I need a higher GPA to get into my dream college and I didn't get all A’s last year. Another goal I have for this year is to procrastinate less because I have a big procrastination problem that may be the reason I didn't have all A’s last year. The last goal I want to achieve this year is to go to bed at an earlier time because I go to bed later than I should and it affects my school because I'm tired and it's hard to focus but I believe the anti-procrastination goal will help a lot with this.