Eddie's English blog

  In "The Rockpile", John and Roy do not always receive the same treatment from the adults in their family. Have you ever felt that you or someone else in your family was treated differently from everyone else? What caused the difference, and do you think it was fair? Explain. There has been numerous times where I'd felt treated differently by adults and or others. Specifically I remember this one instance in which I'd held a grudge for multiple years before I'd found out the reason was mental, I had  been in a middle school mixed with troubled kids and we had our own number of mentally disabled kids, there was this instance where I hadn't known the kid was troubled or  disabled and he seemed to be ever teacher's favorite student even when troubling other people. I tried numerous times to appease this one older lady, she was near her 80s and was a mean lady. But somehow he always seemed to cheer her up and brighten her mood. It wasn't until I left the...

  In “The Rockpile,” the children know that the rockpile is dangerous and that they are supposed to stay away from it, but curiosity still draws them toward it. Think about a time when curiosity or temptation caused you to ignore a warning or rule . What happened, and what did you learn from the experience? A time where I ignored a warning from an adult figure in my life was the time I almost drowned in a river. I was vacationing with my extended family and we had decided to enjoy ourselves in a light shallow river advertised near a trail. We'd gone to a similar river closer to the opening of the trial but this one was much deeper. I was young and barely had found out how to swim, my mother warned me and my brother to stay together but I went off and wandered with the other kids. long story short; I fell on the deep end and cracked my toe nail. I learned to not underestimate nature and to know my limits. Summary: We read the rock pile. Reflection: I relate to the kids in the story,...

  Emily struggles with letting go of people throughout her life, and the ending reveals the extreme length she went to in order to keep Homer with her.  Why do you think some people have such a difficult time accepting loss or change?  Connect Emily’s actions to your own observations or experiences with people struggling to let go. I think personally that people have a difficult time accepting loss specifically is because of the fact that loss is usually deeply personal. For a person to lose someone they must have built a relationship with them, theres a big difference between attending someone’s funeral and losing someone. I’ve seen various people’s reactions to death and losing someone, theres a major difference in reactions when someone finds out they lost someone to finding out they had someone die. I couldn’t honestly relate, I’ve never had someone i specifically loved or remember dying in my life. My grandmother died before I knew her which is only a death rather th...

  In Part I of   A Rose for Emily , Emily’s house stands out from the community and reflects both her past and the changes happening around her.   Think about a house, building, or place that holds special memories for you.   What does that place look like, what memories do you connect with it, and what does it represent to you? A building that holds a special memory for me is an abandoned factory, I won’t specify where or when this memory was. But it holds a special memory to me because of the people I visited with, I lost connection with them because two of them had moved a few states over and the last one had their parents split up and move across the world. This factory in georgia looked like any normal 80s factory placed near the middle of nowhere, heavily distressed and horribly filthy with animals lurking in every crack and corner. It represents a simpler time with no worries about school or friends or social status. We had eachother and that was the only thin...

  In “Because I could not stop for Death,” Emily Dickinson presents life as a journey that eventually comes to an end. What experiences in your life have reminded you that time moves quickly? How have those experiences affected the way you value your time? Response: An experience in my life that reminded me how quickly time moved was when I met my cousin who lived in California after 7 years. My fondest and most recent memory of them before our family reunion was when they had visited our grandmother when she was sick and nearly departed, they were only 10 and I was 8. I felt reconnected meeting them when they were nearly adults and already applying to colleges, it reminded me how quickly time moves when not observed Summary: We analyzed and visually represented Emily Dickinson's poem about death and moving onto the afterlife. Reflection: I saw a differing perspective on death and thought to myself, what was my perspective on death and moving onto the afterlife?

  In “Missing Your People,” Tracy Brower explains the importance of belonging. Describe a time when you felt like you truly belonged. What created that feeling? Response: A time I felt belonged in a group or just general social setting was when I first time I had gotten an invitation to a birthday party. The first time I was invited out in middle school to a non-family member's party with people my age, this guy I knew really didn't know me and we had only been friends for maybe 4 months. In all honesty the feeling was created after during a quiet moment in this party late at night we had played truth or dare and I had been asked about my thoughts on a person. At this time this person was the most negative and self centered person I had ever known, she was communally disliked and when I explained my grievances I was accepted and agreed with.  Summary: We analyzed a commonlit article that argued and evaluated acceptance and what it meant to be accepted. Reflection: I felt the a...

    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. Response: Mad, not in a emotional or any real sense of the actual  definition but in a satirical and adverb sense. I add it onto words to really exemplify the word, it became a part of my vocabulary after I heard frat guys spam the Use damn near everyday. I typically use it when I'm bored or trying to make a joke, for instance if I were in a boring conversation i'd say "alright bro mad boring, mad boring" and dap them up. It really reflects how I'm influenced easily from other people I find cool. Summary: We learned vocabulary we'll be using for the class and the next subject after origin myths Reflection: I find some of the words are difficult and I don't recognize.

A fear I overcame was the fear of isolation, growing up and dying alone was a major fear I inherited through my mother. I saw this situation as a loss and waste of life, the main issue with this is that I grew up very isolated from other. I was initially a loud kid and hadn't really thought of how I was perceived until later in my life,I thought a joyful person  would attract others and negate my issues with dying, but however much I tried I'd see some issue with dying. I overcame this hardship through acceptance and tribulations, I saw these issues as future issues and not one to stress over all my life.