christina's english blog

 A metaphor I would use to describe my mind is a rollercoaster. I'm always thinking about different things. The same way a rollercoaster makes so many different turns and twists, I feel like that's how my mind is; my thoughts are always pretty scattered.  Today in class, we read 2 Emily Dickinson poems and analyzed them. We were able to dive deep into the meaning of poems. One poem had a darker theme, while the other poem was a little lighter. I'm excited to read more of Emily Dickinson's work. There is so much depth to her poems, and it's cool to try to analyze and decode all the different meanings.

 An adventure I want to go on is exploring Japan. It is one of my dreams to go to Japan. I'm so interested in their culture, and it looks like such a beautiful place.  The main thing I want to do is try out all the different foods. I love trying food from different cultures. I also would want to go shopping; there are so many vintage stores there. Also, it's so beautiful! The architecture is so well built. Also, I want to see the koi fish that swim in the ponds around the country. It just seems so magical. Today in class, everyone finished presenting their origin myth projects, and we did an assignment on Emily Dickinson. I learned a little bit about Emily Dickinson's background and how she may be considered "weird" and "different" from others.

 Something I will never fully understand is math. There are so many different concepts, numbers, and formulas, and it's all too much to remember. I wonder about numbers. Like who said 2+2=4? Who created numbers and formulas? It doesn't really make sense. Everyone in society just agreed and never questioned it. Unfortunately for me, math is everywhere, so I will never fully escape it. I can only try to understand to the best of my ability. Today in class, we presented our origin myths posters.

Something I wish I had more of is money. I would use the money to buy a house, a car, go shopping, and travel around the world. If I had an abundance of money, I would also be sure not to be selfish, and I would definitely donate to different organizations and to the homeless. I still help out when I can, but I always feel bad that I can't give more. Today, we finished up our orgin myth projects in class.

I'm not really sure of the most creative thing ever made. But I love to bake and cook, and back in middle school, l was obsessed with birthday cake Oreos. This is when Crumbl cookies were starting to become popular, so I decided to make a Crumbl-inspired birthday cake Oreo sugar cookie. It was sooo good. Many times when people make an Oreo cookie, it's just chocolate flavored, but I put real birthday cake Oreo pieces in sugar cookie dough and added rainbow sprinkles. I know it may sound super sweet, but it was perfect. I still think about those cookies to this day. Today in class, I finished my origin myth story, and I began to work on my digital poster for my origin myth. I learned how to use a new Adobe program, which is what I'm using to create my poster. 

Two burning questions I have about life is what my purpose in life is and what will happen to me in the afterlife. I'm a Christian, so believe in heaven or hell. I try to do everything I can to strenghten my faith and make sure I can spend an eternity with Jesus. I pray I can reunite with him one day in heaven. But I wonder what will happen when I die? Will my soul be sent up to heaven? Will get to reunite with dead family members? I wonder what the afterlife holds. But until then, I wonder what god's purpose for me on Earth is. I'm not sure yet but I believe God gave me the gift of being an empath to become a nurse. That's want I want to be because I want to be able to help people and impact their lives in a positive way. I believe that's what God sent me to do and I want to honor him. Today in class we began to write our orgin myth stories. I'm writing a story on how humans came to be. I learned a little bit more on the different aspects of writing an orgin my...

 A time I felt completely lost was when I moved back to Georgia from Texas. Although I was born in Georgia, I lived in Texas for the majority of my life. I had made friends that I love and so many memories. So when I moved back to Georgia, I was pretty lost. I moved to a more metro part of Atlanta, while during my childhood I lived in the suburbs. I still kept in touch with my childhood friends, but I didn't live very close to them. It was different, but I adapted quickly. The hard part for me was honestly missing my friends and seeing them all together, knowing I couldn't be there anymore. It was sad at first, but I realized that I could make new memories just like I had made memories with my friends before. Today in class, we presented our jealous father PowerPoint. I learned different aspects of the jealous father story and was able to gain a deeper look at the characters' actions, the morals of the story, and the themes. 

 Over this past week, I have adapted to the demands of this course. There are many assignments and tasks we have to do, and we must complete them on time. One strength will be to complete my assignments and time, and a challenge I anticipate as I progress is my English blog. I say this because sometimes I can't think of what to write. I wasn't here in class today, but we took the origin myth quiz and finished up our "jealous father" PowerPoint. 

 A meaningful object in my life is my AirPods. I know it may sound silly, but my AirPods have been with me through so much. Every time I'm stressed or just want to relax, I can put my AirPods in and listen to music. I've had them for a few years, so they've been with me through different parts of my life. Today I learned about the themes and elements of the Navajo creation myth. Today in class we read the Navajo Creation Myth and answered questions about the story.

A real-life situation in which jealousy negatively affected a relationship I experienced is one time I asked my friend to go to the boardwalk with me, and she told me she couldn't go. The next day, I saw that she had gone without me with another friend. I'm not going to lie, I did feel a little jealous, but in the end, it was a misunderstanding. She had already had plans to go with someone else and couldn't go with me that day. Today, I learned about a folklore story "The Jealous Father" when a man suspected his son was having a affair with one of his wives due to marks on her body and tried to get rid of him but in the end the son never had an affair and the father tried to get rid of his son over a false lie.  Today, we started a project. My group is responsible for the moral aspect of the story.

 A time I felt connected to nature was when I went kayaking on the river. It was so peaceful and quiet. As I was floating along the river, I was able to see all the leaves and branches floating in the water. There was also wildlife like birds and turtles.  Today,  I learned some of the characteristics of Native American myths as well as new vocabulary. We learned about the first Americans and reviewed native american facts and myths, different forms of native american literature, different legends and myths amongst that culture, and different archetypes.