The Blog Is Where It's At

When I first created my blog page for English I thought to myself, "oh, this is going to suck!" But after I posted more and more it started to become fun. It's fun to be creative with our topics that we have been dicussing. The blog page provides a great way to let the teacher hear what each student has to think about what's being discussed in class. Usually I don't participate that much in class but when I come onto my blog i'm not worried about anything and just speak my mind about each topic. Students don't have to worry about being nervous or anything because they are right at the leasure of their own home. I also like the blog because it gives you sense of what everyone in class is like outside of the classroom. I'm really glad that I created this page at the beginning of the semester and wish that more teacher did this kind of thing for participation points.

The Secret Life of Bees

In the book The Secret Life of Bees the main conflict that I see is that Lily is trying to find direction in her life. I think that Lily thinks that her mother is giving her signs about certain things like "Our Chains of Mary." I believe that Lily is making the right decisions by following the voices in her head because if she would have stayed with T. Ray she would of been living an unfullfilling life. I would be doing the same things as she is if I were in her situation. Lily had killed her mom and if she didn't try and venture out I think she wouldnt be respecting her mother. I feel as if her mother wanted a better life for her than living with T. Ray and that she had respected her mother by running away and meeting August and the family with the bees.  

Normal Isn't So Good

In class at the beginning of the semester we discussed a lot about how the internet is changing everyone's lives. In my opinion the internet is completely changing everyone's lives. There are very few people that are still in touch with reality these days. Not only internet but also the media and television is what makes us lose touch with things like nature, family, and friends.




These last few months I've realized that i've lost touch with reality and have been trying to do things to change it. I realized after graduating highschool that highschool makes you want to conform into the normal teenager that parties, goes to class, and sleeps a lot. Lately I have been trying to break that habit and be unique and do fun things that most teenagers don't do. For example, my neighbors own a boat and almost everyday now we go out to the lake and wakeboard and have fun. I leave my phone at home and just enjoy the company of others around me. I've also been trying to enjoy the time that I have with friends and family because you never know when your life could be over. 


After doing activities that are outside where you can experience nature it opens my eyes to what is really fun. Many people come home from school or work and sit on the couch and watch TV, but that's just not me anymore. I want to do things and not be "normal." Go have fun exciting experiences in the outdoors that you can tell stories about. In my eyes normal isn't a good thing! 

Project X

Have you ever been to a party where a car gets driven into a pool? Well in the movie Project X by Nima Nourizadeh that is exactly what happened. The movie is based around a teenager named Thomas (Thomas Mann) and his two friends Costa (Oliver Cooper) and J.B. (Jonathan Daniel Brown) who are trying to throw a huge party so that they can become popular at school. Before Thomas could stop him, he finds out that Costa invited hundreds and hundreds of people to Thomas' house. The party gets so out of control that there's about three DJ's, people all over the neighborhood, cops everywhere, and like i said his dad's mercedes benz gets driven into to pool. I picked this movie because it is basically a teenagers dream party. There are beautiful girls every where, loud music, and everyone is drinking and having a great time. This movie is a comedy and has very funny scenes. If I had to guess I would say that the main message is that if you have a huge party your most likely going to be recognized at school. This movie wasn't a very serious movie that was it is so enjoyable to watch. It makes you want to just go out and party with your friends. I would recommend this movie to any ages because it may bring back memories from when you used to crazy!