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 Prompt Response: if I had to write a poem about my life "RIGHT NOW" then it would most likely be about sorrow, despair, and acceptance of circumstances. The reason why I say it would highlight those three themes is because while life has a huge variety of emotions and thoughts about certain things, if I had to narrow it down to a few simple elements it would have to be these three as I have had numerous encounters where I had felt this way throughout my life and even right now. The way I'd phrase these three elements within the poem would first be about despair, then sorrow, and lastly the acceptance of my circumstances because when a human being despairs it also leads to the capacity to hope in dire situations. Ultimately while people often go through bad times and there are a few good moments in the end, it's all a tedious cycle that loops until they've had enough and I feel like that's the way my life has been.  Summary: Today in class we listened to our p...

Prompt response: Often when I am in a mood that I do not like, the strategies I use are listening to music or just reading a good webnovel. The reason why I use these two strategies the most is because music can boost your mood or worsen it depending what you're listening too, while reading something can help change your perspective of how you view life by the main character's own experience in their own different world. To me I believe that webnovels are like this and all other books, I just believe webnovels are better because there are a whole lot more pages or chapters that let the depth of a character be so good.  Summary: Today in class we read over Chapter 8, chose 8 quotes that had meaning to us and why it was meaningful. While also talking with group members to get ready for the presentation on Friday if we had extra time.  Reflection: Today in class I learned of Cheryl's humanity, in the sense that while she shows that shes strong and independent and what she tell...

 Prompt Response: Something that I've outgrown but still miss is being able to play video games, the thing that I miss about it is the friends that I made and the connections that I made however I had lost them all. I don't regret it though, since I wasn't good at it and nothing came out of it even if I enjoyed it a little.  Summary: Today in class we read over the first half of Chapter 7 and did the discussion questions with our homework concluding a summary over the other half and some insight about it. Presentations are tomorrow.  Reflection: Today I learned that Cheryl did not give in to her old self-destructive habits even though she had the opportunity to which she then lost all her condoms in the end. This impacted me by making me feel mood swings from when she kept one in secret which showed that she had doubts and lingering desires of the "just one more" mentality to a breath of relief that she in fact did not give in and is continuing on her self-improve...

 Prompt Response: Something that I wish I could unhear is this group assignment, because as soon as this group assignment came to my ears and then to my mind I started to drift off into pressure and somewhat a bit of stress throughout this because of what I had to do and because of the short deadline even if it really was that simple all along.  Summary: Today in class instead of reading Chapter 7 which I did later today, we continued working on our group project while also asking Mr. Rease some questions about it on the difficulties we may have on answering certain parts.  Reflection: Today I learned that hard work is not as simple as it seems and success never comes easy through little effort, I especially learned this through the group assignment of leveraging two very important roles because of not trusting my group mates with it. This impacted me by making myself feel dignified and weary because through my own effort I actually refined it to be good and insightful, a...

 Prompt Response: A time where I had to choose between fitting in and staying true to my identity was when at some point I had to give up the idea of friendship, skipping the norm of connection and contentment because despite what I say it wasn't enough to put into words how I felt. The gains from that experience was new insight and a new perspective that no matter the people around you of what they say or do won't really change you or help you in any way, I am already deeply aware of this nihilistic approach but I prefer to tie it more to stoicism. The losses were that the connects I had with people often felt empty and vague, in the sense that I could replay the "scenes" in my head multiple times as an observer or spectator and stay that way in the moment, to summarize it's more of a feeling of detachment.  Summary: Today we read the other half of Chapter 6 from page 92-107. Then we got started on a group project where we had to discuss and analyze about it on c...

Prompt Response: A moment where my body limited on what I could do was when I was in a season of sorrow and bitterness limiting my capabilities to get out of that rut and do something with myself, but even so I pushed myself to actually do something with myself and get stuff done whether it was reading something or studying which I hated the most but eventually overcame that hurdle. That experience taught me about my mental strength was that I was tougher than I seemed and that if I really wanted too I could do it, with the only limiting factor was myself in the choice or choices I made.  Summary: Today in class we read 10 pages of Chapter 6 of the book Wild. Then we answered 6 discussion questions and turned it in on Canvas.  Reflection: I learned today that Cheryl is a just a normal human being in the since that she doesn't overcome what she's dealing with emotionally inside in an instant or at the very beginning of the book as it's more of a process or journey like the P...

 Prompt Response: A time when I didn't feel like myself was when I was having a friend that was a bad influence on me and yet I still kept them around for years until eventually I had to let them go due to it at some point no matter on how much time they spent with me.  Summary: Today in class we read a bit about Chapter 2 part 1 of the book Wild, as well as answered some discussion questions we got assigned along with an exit ticket reflection.  Reflection: Today in class I learned that she did not remove her stuff from her backpack at the beginning of her journey but chose to keep it all on her back instead at the start of the PCT journey. This impacted me by making me question on what I had deduced about the lines of event that happened, because I originally thought she would have removed some of her stuff from her bag before she even started the PCT. In the future I will use this when answering more discussion questions when referencing back to certain events like thi...

 Prompt Response: During my life I don't think I could really be certain that there is a place where I feel the most at "peace". However if I had to describe the place I envision where I feel most at peace it would be a vast green landscape with only smooth light green grass at my feet where I lie down in the meadow along with tall wheat area that spurs from the ground as kids play hide and seek in it laughing or giggling.  Summary: Today in class we read Part 1, Chapter 3 of the book Wild as well as analyze her physical actions during the chapter and what they could mean. Along with some guiding questions we had to do and discuss with our classmates.  Reflection: Today I learned that Cheryl Strayed brought a lot of stuff during her trip at first, and I mean A LOT of stuff that influenced the start of her journey. This impacted me by making me feel a bit stunned over reading over the numerous amounts of stuff in her backup and some of them even seeming unnecessary. In the...

 Prompt Response: A time where I had to rely on someone else was when I was doing a group project and I lacked the ability to retain certain information to do other parts of the project, and so on forth it led to me having to lean on my peers to get their parts done. At the moment I would say that it made me feel like a breath of relief out of me since that I felt relieved that I didn't have to do so much work.  Summary: Today in class we discussed Chapter 1, Part 1: The Ten Thousand Things in the Book: Wild By Cheryl Strayed. We later got assigned to Chapter 1, Part 2 where we have to analyze 7 words from it that we're unsure of or whether those words are important regarding the development of the story.  Reflection: Today I learned that there is something I missed from reading Chapter 1, Part 1 from the Book Wild, for example I had missed the detail of her desperately praying to God even if I had a general idea of what was going on. This impacted me by making me have a ...

 Prompt Response: A time in my life where I made a quick and casual decision which then turned into a deeper commitment was when it was Christmas Break and I decided to finish my Computer Science Course in just 3 days, in fact even before I had told myself multiple times that "I would do it on this day" or "I'll do it next week" and soon that time seemed to pass more and more until Christmas Break where I had committed myself to actually doing it rather than relying on words and getting it done regardless of my own emotional problems. When the dream or possibility of me doing it was no longer just an idea I had went through some development making me realize that through accumulation of hard work and diligence one can eventually reach a state of mastery or the glory they desire, however they're will always be one cost which is time. Summary: Today in class we read through Chapter 1 and after we do so at home we do 7 themes and further deep dives into those 7...

 Prompt Response: A moment where I had to step out of my comfort zone was when I read my first web novel Reverend Insanity because of things I heard about it since it's one of the best web novels created, I had read about 1060 chapters thus far before taking a break again, something I do to read other novels or other stuff that interest me before coming back again. Having to go into my first web novel and start reading is something I had never done before as I never had such an interest in reading but the more I read the more I fell in love with the fact that you could imagine being in another world that's not your own.  Summary: Today in class we read the Prologue of the book "Wild". While then answering three questions from the prologue, that enveloped us to think deeply about our own experiences.  Reflection: I learned in class today that Cheryl Strayed is a very interesting individual in the sense that she's really relatable as a human being showing humanistic...

 Prompt Response: There was a time where I fell into my own despair and went on walks, usually at least most of the time it would be due to work of having to go to different weddings to arrange it, they were pretty long walks, 3-4 hours at least as my body felt exhausted and even though it was sometimes brutal. It was fun because of the different things I saw and even traveled to the city once to see all sorts of stores that we're there. It was a lively sight, but the one thing that hadn't changed my mind was that I was alone. However mentally speaking I was someone who had a little resolve but still persisted through, I guess someone with a decent mentality so not all that bad. A challenging situation that occurred during my walk is that sometimes I would step to far from my Google maps and thus had to retrace my steps until I finally made it there making it longer just to reach.  Summary: Today in class we discussed different hikes at first which revolve around the book ...

 Prompt Response: During the Holiday Break a lot has happened to me actually despite also contemplating my life purpose once in awhile out of every week I exist and live or just spend it on social media scrolling or watching. I guess the important events that happened during the break was that I had all my technology taken away except my Chromebook, got bad Christmas gifts and still wondered if Christmas was even worth celebrating, and spent reading a new novel I picked up on called Lord of the Mysteries the most popular web novel that I wasn't able to comprehend at the age of 16 because my reading ability or comprehension of what I was reading wasn't completely there at the time.  1. My first goal after I graduate is to enlist in the Army for the benefits and to gain experience towards going into the Air Force. The reason this goal is important to me is that it provides me with a sense of meaning towards the life I live and how I want to live my life as a pilot soon after be...