poetry

In my English class we our now focused on poems and how to understand the meaning of poetry. When I first read a poem I didn't like it just because I didn't understand them. I gave up on poetry because I had to keep reading them over and over again. Reading poems was pretty bored until I got the concept of how to break down the meaning of poetry. looking for the overall theme, literary elements has helped me develop my skills from the past and moving forward. without these skills I wouldn't able to tell others about poems I have read and what they are about. I'm glad that our class is focused on this topic because I have a lot to share. I'm really looking forward in my English class this semester. I want to start off strong and end off strong because last semester was really difficult.

Definitions and sentences

Interminable- endless; I never wanted to get involved in interminable arguments. Imperious- assuming power or authpority without justification; I was once so imperious and proud. Beleaguer- under attack; On Halloween, I know the little trick-or-treaters are going to beleaguer me all night long. Jockey- a person who rides in horse races; •The jockey nodded; but in the race found himself coming to the last furlong a length down on the lead. divulged- make known; In several cases, parents were anxious not to divulge too much information in an attempt to protect their children. Brazen- bold and without shame; There 's just no need to ever be quite so brazen with cushions. Ascetic- Characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline; He became a very famous ascetic, with a large following of fans Brooding- Action of thinking about depression; For a long time I sat brooding

My Second Passion

Working with kids is my second passion. The reason why is because it gives me the opportunity to help them become successful in the future and set goals for themselves. As an individual I would like for my kids to experience things I never got the chance to experience. Seeing them grow and learn new things always put a smile on my face. Knowing that my kids come to this program called "Roads To Success" everyday shows me how eager they are to be something in life. My program give kids a safe environment where they can have fun, express themselves, and learn from one another. Having different role models there to push them makes it even better because it gives them the chance to understand that where there for them and to teach them what's wrong and what's right.

free writings

There are so many things that try to bring me down but all i do is walk around and smile. I feel like some might not understand me and try to overwhelm me. Keeping a smile on my face, some might not take me seriously.Looking back at the past sometimes make me laugh, for those who i look at now i thank you for being in my life and pushing in a way where i wouldnt fall down.Motivating and supporting me will help me reach a point of where i want to be and that's college a whole community of knowledge.

R&B

R&B songs is a perfect fit for my personality.As i listen to R&B songs or in other words Rythem and Blues i think about love,poetry,myself and how it set the mood of my day. There are two types of R&B songs which are upbeat songs and slow songs and i love them both. The reason why i love R&B songs the most is because it has no curse words at all. When i go through bad situations and where is no one to talk to i just sit and listen to R&B songs. An example of a up beat R&B song is Latched by Sam Smith FT. Diclousure. Everytime this song comes on i start to sing along and sway side to side. I started to listen to R&B songs when i was thirteen years old. At that time my favorite song was Where I Wanna Be by Donnell Jones. Even though i was young and i didnt know what some of the words really ment i still had a passion for it and it was because of the beat as well.

Passion

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Every individual has there own passion. There are several passions that I'm interested in such as modeling, dancing, music, and helping other people.  The passion I'm most engaged in is helping other people. In my opinion helping others mean a lot to me. It makes me feel very uplifting and passionate about what I dream on in the future. My future career is counseling other individuals such as young adults and children. As of today I work with a very organized group called Roads To Success  which is also helping me gain my skills to work with others as well as children. As a individual it was hard for me to open out to others. The reason why is because I always kept things  to myself and I was a quite individual. Throughout the summer my job also helped me break a chain that was really hard to break. People took the time to sit down and talk to me and got to know me for who I am as a person and ever since that day I started to get to know more people and people started to open up to me as well. My passions are really important to me and I will try my best to fulfill them in many ways that I can. I also help people in my church which is very important to me. I helped serve food and organize some events. Helping others is a lot fun and  you learn a lot by doing it.  My advice to others is to help people that need to be help and I find that everyone has a helping hand that they can use for some that's important to them.

What i learned in class

Monday, October 27, 2014

           Over the passed weeks me and my peers have learned several things in our English class. The main category we stuck too in class was annotation. We read articles and basically jot down notes on the side about what was going on in the article and wrote paragraph summaries. This category was one of my favorites because it gave me a better understanding of what the article is about. I believe that it's best to annotate because it helps you think more and ask questions and helps you learn new things as you read the article. The process of annotating was easy during class time because it wasn't my first. I annotated since I was in fifth grade in elementary school. Instead of writing notes on sticky notes we now write notes on our own articles that we read. Without annotating some individuals will have a hard understanding of what the article might be about and instead of reading the text over and over again you can just re-read your note and answer questions faster.