WHY I WORK?

 I believe that many of us can say that we care about something so much that we are willing to work for it. Something that I really care about are my relationships with my friends. I am willing to work hard to improve my relationships with the people I consider friends. The reason I am willing to work for our relationships is so that that my friends know that they have someone who will always be there for them in a time of need.

AP Essay Prompt

Pretend to contribute to a magazine or newspaper; write an article describing a place you know well that might be of interest to readers. Define the significance, and use descriptive detail to make attitude clear.

There are many places in Santa Maria where a high school teenager can have fun. One of the many places is Santa Maria High school. Some may view this school as boring or “ghetto”, but in fact usually those who say that have not joined a club or sport. This school is not all about studying or doing homework it can actually be quite fun. Santa Maria High School is a place where you can grow as a person, build friendships, and experience being an energetic teenager. As someone who likes to observe what is going on around them I have seen many people in this school transform into a better person after they joined a sport, club, or found something they really like to do in school. I have personally changed too after I joined a club and I constantly have fun at school because I get to help out with certain things in school with my friends.

SCHOOL'S OUT UNTIL APRIL 3rd?

So March 13th was kind of the day everyone got the news around lunch time to 6th period that school was going to be out from the 18 of March till April 3rd. However, over the weekend everyone was informed that March 13th was the "last day" for us. I am very upset because I am a very busy person in and out of school and not doing anything and staying in my house all day for the next 2-3 weeks is going to be very different and perhaps going to have an emotional toll on me.

LEARNING IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS

Right now I think that learning in school while we're in a pandemic is very frustrating because all I can think about is about the possibility of contracting this virus and yet I still have to come to school focused only on learning and memorizing math formulas, vocab, history, and etc.

PREVIEW OF GATSBY ESSAY

Prompt:   The notion of the American dream figures prominently in this story.  How do readers define the American dream?  Moreover, is pursuing the American dream necessarily a good thing?

I believe that readers define the American dream as to have equal opportunities for everyone and to have the biggest goals that can be achieved. Pursuing the American dream can be a good and bad thing. The reason it can be good is because you would be going after your dream that could be eventually be achieved. However, it can be bad because there can be a point where you can get too caught up in the American dream to the point where it can ruin relationships with other people.

GATSBY CHAPTER 9 NOTES AND THOUGHTS

Notes

• Gatsby is found in his pool dead
• Nick invited a lot of people to Gatsby's funeral but no one showed up 
• Only the mailman cared enough to show up to his funeral
• Tom knew that Wilson was going to do something and he still didn't call the police

I find this sad because it seems that the only reason anyone ever attended Gatsby's parties was because of his social status but as soon as he was gone it was as if they didn't know who he was. 

HAVE TO VERSUS WANT TO VERSUS GET TO

1. I feel like agreeing to complete work for each other is just our of sympathy and in a way feeling like you have to do something  even though its not required.
2. Being told do homework is not a choice it's an obligation from teachers. There's not "buts" its just something that we have to do without questioning it.
3. Exploring what you want to do is being free to choose anything without feeling pressured or obligated