Adriel's English Blog

 Today Mr.Rease was out and we were given an assignment on quotes from a poem. The assignment was a bit confusing and even the teacher watching over us gave it a shot and gave up after a sentence so I don't feel bad for not making it far. 

 Today in Mr.Reases class, we had a bellringer about love. Love is an interesting topic to talk about at our age as I feel we have not been around long enough to truly know what love is. We may feel a strong liking towards someone, but it could simply be a desire for friendship or something not meant to be a romantic relationship. Afterwards, we read another poem by Emily Dickson. This poem is called Heart, we will forget him. It is a poem talking about getting over a person you are in love with, connecting/relating to our bellringer. The way I see it, the poem was talking about how the heart does not let go of love easily. This makes sense because after a while you can become attached to someone and letting go of that person is not an easy task as you are losing a part of you when u let them go since the right person can really have a big impact on your life. That's the way I feel about the poem.

 Today in class we had a bellringer about space(in previous blog). After our bellringer, we read and analyzed a poem by Emily Dickson called "A Funeral in my Brain". The poem was very deep and was about going mentally insane. It could also be compared to a real funeral and being buried alive. We also listened to a girl read the poem and I love the emotion that she put into the reading. The poem was overall enjoyable and I can't wait to read another one of Emily Dickson's poems.

I believe that the possibility of life existing outside of earth is extremely possible because of the absolutely massive size of the universe. Especially after seeing how small earth is from the view on Mars, which I think is pretty cool how the earth looks so small from a planet that isn't too far away from us, there has to be more out there and we can't be the only ones. After hearing the blackhole I am surprised because I always thought space was silent my whole life. It makes me wonder if the blackhole makes a different sound as it emerges and dissappears. I feel very small compared to the universe even though I knew the universe was large. Seeing the picture of earth from Mars makes me feel even smaller.

 Today in Mr.Rease's class we watched a short film called life. It showed how people approach situations differently. It also had a quote basically saying to not over complicate things, which I agree with. We then made a list of simple things people tend to over complicate and my main one was driving. I feel driving is a task that some people over complicate by thinking too hard. When driving all you have to do is make split decisions, follow the road signs, and turn. After the short film response we analyzed a poem about a group of teenagers doing a lot of bad illegal actions like playing street games, drinking alcohol and doing drugs. The poem teaches you to not rush life and instead cherish it. I also take away that you should be careful who you hang around.

 Today in Mr.Rease's class, we were talking about rhetoric situations. It was a pretty simple thing to learn. It basically just breaks down the components of an argument. There were 6 difference parts: exigence(the issue causing the argument), the audience, the writer/speaker, purpose, context, and message. We then broke down a speech from Keisha Lance-Bottoms. I found the assignment pretty easy and fun to do.

 This is what we did today in Mr.Rease's class.