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Hit or Miss

     We have written many things so far this year. Some have been ok others not so much. Out of the big papers we have written so far the one I think was the worst was the research essay. I didn't enjoy writing it and at the end it didn't sound good to me. But on the other hand the best big paper I wrote so far was the Personal response. I like what I did with that piece of writing.
     We have written many blogs this year and I would definitely say some are better than others. To me it really depends on the topic and how I write it. It also depends on how i'm feeling when I write these blogs. For some they are a tad bit upbeat, but for others they are more or less boring. Overall my gritting has been pretty decent.    

Anticipating our next book

     The first statement I chose was, "Everyone is capable of lying, betrayal, and violence, which are basic parts of human nature". Personally I find that this is true. Everyone has told a lie or has in some way been violent. It is just how we as humans act. If people many people do these things already then yes, everyone is capable of terrible things.
     The second statement I chose was, "If you are in a position of power, you are happy". For me this I find this not true. Just because you have power dose not mean you are happy. As Uncle Ben from Spider Man once said, "with great power, comes great responsibility". This power can be a great burden which could cause a lot of stress. And even if the person with power is cruel then they have to live in fear of an uprising or something going wrong and losing everything. People in power can live happily, but power does not guarantee happiness. 

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     I was reading through a few of the prompts when one really caught my eye. It said "How productive and organized are you?" Now when I read this I at first laughed, because I'm doing this with only a few hours till they're due. Thats the moment I realized what prompt I was going to do. Then I sat down to begin typing, but then I got preoccupied with other things. Now Its an hour after I decided on my prompt and I'm just starting.
     So if you couldn't tell I am not very productive. I am a great procrastinator and 9/10 times can find something better to do than homework. If i was productive and organized this would have been done over the weekend and most likely would have been a completely different topic, but thats not how I am. Instead I am writing this Monday night with more math homework left to do.

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     While we have been reading Purple Hibiscus my main strategy has been to make sure that I understand whats happening. This can become a little time consuming, but since we are annotating anyway it doesn't take any longer. For me this has been making sure that I know what they are saying and what is going on to make them feel this way. Also too understand where they are at and who they are with that makes them act this certain way. It has really helped me throughout the book and I recommend it.    

     For me the most challenging part is the annotations. Trying to find they key parts that will be important for later and right down things that will help at a later date. Reading this book has defiantly improved my ability to have good annotations. Another challenge is the big words and long sentences that sometimes are in a different language. I am really enjoying reading Purple Hibiscus so far despite the challenges of reading it.     

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