January 18, 2008
copychange journal
This was a copy change of a poem from class. I can’t think of another word for cowards because thats not really what I’m describing… I was thinking of someone who chokes when they are publically speaking.
Cowards die many times before their death
Cowards die many times before their death
they stand in terroristic silence
except in their mind
in here, they are yelling
telling themself to break the silence
nevermore- they step down
and wait for the next time.
descriptive journal entry
this was in response to a prompt about describing something. yup.
I spread myself out on the rough, holey hammock by a body of calm moving water. I carefully place a small white earphone in each ear and out of the little speakers came a light jazz. A subtle wind blew and the hammock gently swayed back and forth. The smell of the river mixed with old rope filled my nose with the great outdoors. It was there that I fell asleep.
The great pen
This was and entry in which we used personification. its kind of short.. it looked longer in my journal.
The pen which lays dully on the table suddenly jumps up and down on the paper. Sometimes it needs a little push but once it goes it twirls and sways up and down. Jumping and breaking; it holds all the ideas of your mind. It is the necessary connection between your thoughts and your masterpieces. The simple dance, all pens know, transfers ones thought to another.
January 15, 2008
Logic or emotion? What decides?
The prompt for this journal entry was “What do you value more logic or emotions? What does society value more? and What does schools value more?” This question had me split in two as to what I am/value more. In this entry I made generalizations or stereotypes, if you will, and I don’t fit in to them. I find that I am a very religious spiritual person but I analyze everything. Where as religious people, I think, are more emotional people, whereas scientologist are more logical. I enjoyed thinking about it though.
They both are something everyone is born with and everybody is different when it comes to them and which one they value more. Generally, I think more with my logic, I think things out and analyze everything from what people say to me to what I’m doing at the moment. But I have days where my emotions take over me and my decision making is weakened because I don’t think things through. Therefore you could say that I value logic. In society today what is valued depends on many factors: social level, job, location, and background. People who are from the streets tend to be emotional, though the emotions are on the “tough” side, whereas people from a rich city is going to grow up more with logic. More religous people tend to be more emotionally driven even though I could be a counter argument for that. Schools today value more logic, which is why we have a race to the top of our classes and class meetings about our test scores. If you think about it then that is pretty obvious considering school is designed to boast your knowledge and the way you problem solve. I think that the majority of the public value logic more then emotion.
January 10, 2008
Declaration of Independence from the bus
During the course of my younger years, it was necessary for me to board the transportator of children, and to await the arrival of school.
We, the older children, hold that to be apart of our lives, that all kids are told to sit down and be quiet, that even though it is easier, cheaper its not more beneficial to the kid, depriving them or space and comfort or to pus the limits o the amount of people that can fit in on seat. We explain to the creators of such things that what does not affect them still exisits.
They refuse self mobiilty that is so desired for selfish reasons
they have forbidden thoughts of way so income of both parties, its not important in such youth, and so suspended for a year or two, and when such suspension ends she is not eligable for such horrid times on the bus anyway.
They have refused rules to pass other rules requiring submission and silence.
They deny freedom in and within it’s self. They force you to beg for a ride anywhere and everywhere you want to go. They put you in their mercy. boo.
They have showed example of other relatives, siblings, and themselves. As if it matters. Times change but not to them.
She , therefore, the daughter of my parents, state that I need a car and independence from the bus.
I am really tired of having to get up extra early every morning just to go and get on a bus. I am old enough to drive and can get my license whenever my parents take me to the DMV. They refuse to take me and so I wrote a declaration to the one thing that I need independence from.
sorry if it doesn’t make sense
November 8, 2007
The Depth of One’s mind
” Not everything that is faced can be changed, But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
~James Baldwin
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve done this activity, oh never mind, I enjoy it. I feel as though I’m too negative about everything. I just started feeling this way recently; I don’t know if it’s because of the argument I had with my sister last night, maybe it’s my mom falling ill or it could be my friend calling me so upset that he was threatening to kill himself. I don’t understand how things can get that bad all at once. How am I supposed to deal with my own personal issues and those of my friends? I mean I’m glad they trust me enough to come to me with their problems but everyone can’t expect me to be this bright, cheery person. It’s all just overwhelming. I want everything to be easy for everyone but I know that’s not how life works. I want everyone to be happy but there are too many other emotions. I want peace but there will always be arguments. I want illness to disappear but there will always be death.
Recent events in my life drove me to take this solemn approach to a journal entry involving the stream of consciousness. I write this way in my personal journal at night but this seemed like a good opportunity to just let it out. When I reread my entry I look at myself in a different light. I know that there are things out there that I can’t change, no one can. Someone who can take those problems that others have and manage them with one owns is a very strong individual. I have my moments where I can’t handle everything on my plate. I also see from this entry that I have some things that I need to change about myself. I don’t want people to think of me as someone who is pessimistic about everything, because I’m not. I really like doing this “free-write-esque” things, it helps clear my mind, and sound like a typical teenager.
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