AUTHOR IN PROGRESS

Due to my Emerson's writing I feel like I can really improve my way of writing from what I wrote Thursday. I think I would've done better if I would've read the article to the very end and had some ideas ready in my head. If I would've read the whole essay, I would have felt more prepared and know what to write. Other than that, I felt good about it. In my opinion, I think I did fair for my first actual "test."

MY AMERICAN VOICE

Earlier today, I wrote this in my journal.....

In my opinion, I think speaking up is right when someone is saying something wrong or insulting others. I don't like when people talk bad about others, especially when it's not true stuff. That's when I usually speak up the most than other occasions. I feel that it's my responsibility to stand up for others when the rest don't. I know I don't have but I still do. I usually speak up when I see someone taking out their temper, but I always think before I speak. I want to know what to say, and the right words that person should hear. The right words always help a person think differently about stuff. It's the magic of words.......🙌 The only times I will usually not speak up or mention anything about it, is when a person is cheating on their girlfriend/boyfriend. If mention anything about it.......I feel like I would hurt that person. Something about me, is that I don't like hurting others. That's something I would never do, that's is just not me.....🙂 Words can be kind, harsh, mean, etc.... it all depends what you say and when you say it.

I usually have authentic conversations with people when I know they really need at that time. I have them usually when a person is feeling down or just needs someone to give them advice, when I speak the words I say always come from my heart because I really mean it! Something about me that I really like is that I love making others happy by doing what I do every single day...... being myself. 

I can say that I don't really have patience for many things but I do when it comes to talking to people. I can be the most patient person when it comes to listening and talking to others. I hate it when others don't listen to what I have to say. Or when I'm talking and they just start talking about something else or totally ignore by looking at their phone and not listening to what I'm saying. Since I don't like it when they do that to me then why would I do it to other people? I treat others the way I want to be treated in return. 

When 2 or more persons are arguing and they ask for my opinion or who I agree with....... I always say, "neither!" I avoid taking sides when they bring me into an argument. The reason is because I don't want to have any enemies and to not really be involved between the whole argument. It's probably the best choice to make instead of saying your opinion towards a person or agreeing also. This situation is when you have to think before you speak. If you say the wrong thing then there goes yourself...... bringing yourself into the argument. 

Vocab #6

meme- an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation
    Sentence- The meme contained a really funny message.
virus- a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data
    Sentence- Many websites in the internet contain many viruses.
viral- relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another
    Sentence- Social media is where videos usually go viral.
blog- a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style
    Sentence- I usually update my blog on a daily basis.
wiki- a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users
    Sentence- Wiki is not usually the recommended website to get information from.
URL- a reference (an address) to a resource on the Internet
    Sentence- I couldn't find the website because I copied the URL wrong.
website- a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web.
    Sentence- Most of the schools have their own website
www- a network of online content that is formatted in HTML and accessed via HTTP
    Sentence- All websites start with "www."
Internet- global communication network that allows almost all computers worldwide to connect and exchange information
    Sentence- The internet is a helpful tool that usually has all the answers to any question.
2.0- used to denote a superior or more advanced version of an original concept, product, service, et
    Sentence- 2.0 is a next step in online networking.
open source- denoting software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified.
    Sentence- Wordpress is an open source. 





MEMORIES..........

Everyday I wish I can go back in time to see my best friend one more time, but I know it's impossible. Impossible in life, but not in dreams.....💭 An animal can sometimes understand you and listen better than a human being can.......

TEAM VOCAB

This presidential election has transformed into a battle, with venomous attacks from both aggravating parties. Hillary has remained stolid, and I personally wanna punch Trump in the proboscis. His supporters have slowly dissolved and the ones who have remained are hypnotized into believing America will be great again. This is a melancholy moment in American history because soon one of these candidates will be president. I earnestly believe that neither candidate should be eligible for office.

LITERATURE ANALYSIS #2

1.       Plot-

The novel starts of by Nicolette Antonovich getting asked by "Rascal" to attend his prom. She paid her best friend's older brother to drive her around to find the perfect dress. Yet two days before the big date, Rascal cancelled saying he’s going with his off-and-on girlfriend who just moved back from Arizona. That was just the great way for Nic to end her sophomore year *I'm being sarcastic*. But she had the whole summer to cool down and plan out how her junior year is going to start off as. She still loves Rascal even for what he did to her. She loved the wrong guy throughout the whole novel until she realizes that the right boy for her life is her friend’s older brother, Jared.

2.       Theme-

The theme of the book is to never let anything bring you down no matter how bad the situation was, even if the only easy thing you can do is to give up. The theme is seen in the novel when Rascal doesn’t take Nic to his prom because his girlfriend decides to come back. Nic experiences the theme of the novel in many parts of the novel. The bank is trying to foreclose on her home from which she has lived in since she was a child. Her father doesn’t help her nor her mother with that situation because he’s too busy with his “replacement daughter” like Nic says for him to care about what they’re going through. She might get kicked off the volleyball team just because of a false rumor that’s going around team. If she gets kicked off the volleyball team which will ruins all her chances of getting a college scholarship.

3.       The Author’s Morning Routine-

I feel like the author gets up early in the morning every day to get her day started just right. She seems like a person who would go to sleep early to get the right amount of hours of sleep. I imagine her doing yoga after eating a light breakfast, maybe like some fruit or something plain like a bagel, along with some coffee or an orange juice. I imagine her doing this due to the way she writes and how she expresses herself with the protagonist which is “Nic” in the novel.

4.       Diction

Diction- The diction of this book is probably informal. Informal because it's written in a way how you would communicate with your friends or something like that. The book is written mostly for teens.

TODAY I'M A GOOD HUMAN

Today I feel like a good human being because I've helped out my group members with their jobs in our group project that is due on Tuesday. I helped my group memeber ,the writer, by outlining the essay she's supposed to do. I started her off with the intro and gave her the 3 topics she's going to write about in the 3 body paragraphs. Not only did I give her the 3 topics but also 2 details/facts for each topic. I literally did her whole essay for her she just needs to add her opinions and more details. I helped my other group member (diplomatic engineer) by giving her all the events from American History for all the demands she was assigned. I feel like that had made me a good human being today🙃😄
Also..... I gave a friend (who I just met)  a birthday gift for his birthday when I could've not given him anything.

Other than that............ nothing!

MENTOR LETTER DRAFT 1

Dear mentor,
        All I want from you is your your answer to my big question. If you can give me an exact answer it's okay, as long as I have your opinion towards it is more than enough. My big question might seem like a question that already had an answer to it and I know it does. There's answers to my big question out there but I want to know what the deep meaning of it. Getting an answer is what I want, but not really. I want more of an opinion towards it. What others think about or if they really believe that there's an answer to it. Hopefully we have a good time figuring and listening to each other.

                 

                                 Sincerely, 

                                                               Rosie Diaz 

ESSAY 1 REVISED

After reading my colleagues' work and sharing ideas, I realized I could improve my first essay by not adding a closing sentence on my introduction, to save it for my conclusion. Also, explain my opinion/ ideas better. Give a better explanation to what I'm trying to say to my reader. I feel like I need to add something more but I just can't think about it at the moment. By the way, there might not be as much changes or any at all from my first essay because I already made them on my first post. I can sort of say that I'm proud of the result but I feel like I'm missing something. Hope you enjoy reading it!!🙂


        Many might agree with E.M. Forster when he stated that personal relations are more important than causes or patriotism. What do you personally think about this? Are personal relations really more important than patriotism, or is it the opposite? I personally think that personal relations are more important than patriotism, here’s why. Patriotism means “love that people feel for their country,” as the Merriam Webster dictionary says. As you can see there, patriotism is just the love towards your country, which to me doesn’t seem that important. Now, personal relations are “close connections between people, formed by emotional bonds and interactions,” as the online dictionary says. This seems to grab more my attention, due to the fact that is mentions “connections between people.” Now to answer the question, Agree or disagree with E.M. Forster's view that personal relations are more important than causes or patriotism? I would say that I do agree with E.M. Foster’s statement. I do agree that personal relations are more important than patriotism because it’s something that most of us humans have in common and can connect with. With personal relations we bond, love one another, connect, and many more with family, friends, and partners. When in patriotism you can only share your facts and/or affection towards your country.

To begin with, you can see personal relations between family, like mostly every day. Personal relations are seen in families when they express their love towards one another. As many might know, some families don’t even show love, but there are other ways that they show personal relations. For example, when a family is bonding in any way, no matter how but them being together and them spending time as a family, in a positive way of course. You can’t really see patriotism in families, unless they love talking about their love towards their country, which I don’t think they do, maybe. With personal relation a family comes together as one person. In less words, personal relation is like the pillar that holds the family together, in my own personal opinion. It can also be seen between friends. Friends bond with each other mostly every day, they come together to appreciate that they have each other. Personal opinions can also be seen between partners. Partners build up affection and love, which shows how personal relations takes place. Personal relation is seen and experienced by others every day, no matter the occasion.

Next, patriotism is quite different from personal relations as I mentioned before. I would consider myself not much of a patriotic person. You may wonder why, so here’s why. I know that patriotism comes around when people celebrate a holiday from their country. For example, in America most of the people celebrate the 4th of July big. That’s the time of the year when everyone shows patriotism, their love towards their own country of whom they are proud of. Patriotism isn’t really something of much meaning, people might not even know much about their country. There might be some persons out there in the world that show patriotism in a daily basis, not just by saying the Pledge of Allegiance but in a different way. We all show patriotism everyday but it’s probably only once per day, maybe even just for 5 minutes, that is when we say the Pledge of Allegiance. Many don’t know the main facts about the United States, which isn’t bad.

Lastly, patriotism and personal relations might have different definitions to them, but they have some things in common. They share the fact that they both bring persons together as one. It can bring them together either by discussing how they feel about something or how they feel towards each other. They don’t have many similarities, but I’ll try my best to say most. They provide communication towards persons and their family, friends, and/or partner. They both also show love towards something. People can bond with each other, some people love talking about their love for their country and no, it’s not weird it’s called being different. It’s like me just talking about my love for agriculture every day, which I kind of do. Anyways, those are all the similarities that I could think of.

Clearly, I agree with E.M. Forster's view that personal relations are more important than causes or patriotism. Personal relations show more affection between people and can share more facts towards basically anything. Even though both show love towards something personal relation would still be my choice. Expressing yourself in such a way towards something besides a country might be hard with patriotism. I know I already stated my opinion to what I think is more important, but that doesn’t mean that other think the same as me. Every single person has different opinion towards things and also a different way of thinking. To connect with the title, hugs come in helpful no matter the occasion. We all need them once in a while, or even if we don’t need them we still get at least one. Hugs helps you stay connected and close to the people you care about!

Vocab #5

1. venomous- secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting
    Sentence- Snakes are known for being venemous.
2. stolid- calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation
    Sentence- When I get nervous I try my best to stay stolid.
3. hypnotized- produce a state of hypnosis in someone
    Sentence- I don't think I have ever been hypnotized.
4. suspended- temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect
    Sentence- Many troublemaker get suspended from school when they do something bad.
5. transformed- make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of
    Sentence- She transformed the girl into a different person with her make-up.
6. accuse-a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime
    Sentence- The girl was accused on something she didn't do.
7. anticipate- regard as probable; expect or predict
    Sentence- I had to anticipate what was going to happen next.
8. fringe- an ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels
    Sentence- The dress had fringe.
9. melancholy- a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
    Sentence- She spoke with a melancholy tone.
10. earnestly- fervent, intent, purposeful, determined, industrious, ambitious
      Sentence- I would consider myself as a earnestly student.
11. dissolve-become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution
      Sentence- The pill dissolved inside my mouth as I drank water.
12. aggravate- make a problem, injury, or offense worse or more serious
      Sentence- The gesture aggravated me even more.
13. illuminate- light up
      Sentence- The joke illuminated my day.
14. capillary- a tube that has an internal diameter of hairlike thinness
      Sentence-Whenever Jane has a nosebleed, she knows a capillary vessel has burst. 
15. proboscis- an elongated sucking mouthpart that is typically tubular and flexible.
      Sentence- The elephant thrust his proboscis into the lake.