Hotel Rwanda

I will be answering question #2: How did individuals, groups of people, and the world community fail the people of Rwanda?

Well they failed them greatly. For one, the Belgian UN guards eventually abandoned them. Some people who were foreign actually wanted to help but were forced away. When the intervention force arrived, they gave so many Rwandans the hope they needed. But there were only an intervention force to those lucky foreigners. Most of those foreigners wanted to stay and help but were forced out of the country. The foolish intervention force, just came to protect their own people not those who actually needed protection. That is just some of the ways. The newscaster, when he sent that footage, well it was able to get on the newscast, but did it help? Did all these people come to help the Rwandans in the struggle they are having to deal with? The simple answers: no. No one came to help, no one came to intervene, no one helped those who really needed help. That is how the world and everyone who could help failed the Rwandans. The only person who helped was the person Paul called in Britain. He helped but he was the only one, while the rest of the world let them down.

Africa Footstep Cartoon

Obviously, the main visual elements is a giant footstep on a black shape of Africa. The cartoon is trying to show that the Europeans really left there mark on Africa. The author does not seem to have an opinion on whether it is good or bad, just that they had huge impact and it can still be seen. Now it is not obvious that it the Europeans were the ones who made the impact but it was probably someone who had taken control of Africa at one point or another. Maybe this point could have been more clear, because it is not very obvious that somebody had made a impact/left there mark, and the cartoon could be misunderstood if one did not know about Imperialism. I mean to say that I interpreted this cartoon the way I did because I was learning about imperialism now, but if someone else interpreted this cartoon it could have been quite a bit difference. If the author really was trying to say what I thought he had to say, then he/she should have made it more clear.

Scramble for Africa

I was the Netherlands or purple when I played this game. Sameet, my partner, and I were trying to take control of important passes in Africa. For example we took control of The Strait of Gibraltar and the Bab-El-Maneb. Even with our small number of dice, we were not only able to take control of this but also a small part of the Congo Basin and a small part of lake Tanganyika. We also took a part of Madagascar which had a lot of precipitation and good planting areas. Altogether although we were aiming for much more we did still get some important parts.

The Winner- this really depends on how you think about it. If you were to choose the group with the most natural resources then France would win, but if you looked for the most strategical points then either The Netherlands or Great Britain could have won. So you see it all really depends on how you look at it and then decide.
The Loser- although this really depends on the way you look at it too, it seems like either of Portugal, Spain, or Belgium must be the losers. They all had ok land but not as good as expected.

Five themes of geography

The mnemonic MR. HELP really will help you remember the five themes of geography which are:

• Movement-how people, goods and ideas move from one place to another.
• Region-groups of things that have something to do with one another.
• HE (Human Environment Interaction)- how we relate to and work well with the physical things around us.
• Location-absolute meaning exact (longitude, latitude) or relative meaning close (next to..., near..., under..., etc.)
• Place-description of the place you are in.

These themes are cannot only be used in geography but also in literature. For example in the novel A girl named disaster here are a few examples:

• Movement-The trading post mentioned on pages 46-75
• Region-all the villages (no specific page/pages)
• Human Environment Interaction: the waves (no specific page/pages)
• Location: Relative: somewhere in Mozambique (no page/pages)
• Place: Near and on Lake Cabora Bassa on page 113
  

Cartoon Analysis

This cartoon is trying to show how england is trying to take full control of the world and has very imperialistic ideas. Visual elements like the arms, hands, and countries show this control that the center country, england, has. The author is trying to show that england is acting like an octopus, using its multiple arms to take over multiple countries. The author does not put this objective of englands in a positive light. One can figure this out using visual elements. The animal he used, an octopus, is not commonly used as a good animal as much as it is used as a bad animal. That one visual element gives a type of negative light on the whole cartoon. Also the whole idea of conquering has always been negative. If you look at it carefully it looks like the octopus has more control over those two center countries then any of the other countries. For real control the author could have used more of a grasp than just placing the hands there.

Violence leads to more violence

Here are a couple of examples showoing how violence leads to violence:

• Once the mental violence or hatred for Caesar had begun in Cassius' mind the real violence took place when the conspirators killed Caesar. Then the speech that Antony gave made even more violence since the plebians killed a helpless poet because he had the same name as a conspirators. Finally a war sprung out and even more violence had begun.
• Really any war, begins with one group attacking another. Since the other group wants revenge, they attack, and soon enough a whole war is started.
• At my house, my friend always picks on and teases this other guy. Soon enough this guy gets really mad and tries to beat up the guy who teases him. Although he doesn't succeed, it is still a situation which does show violence creating more violence.

This is a sad truth but a true statement anyway.

Leadership/Leaders

A good leader should have at least some of the following qualities:

• He/she should be able to listen to others not only talk, talk, and talk



• He/she should be well organized and ready to share ideas



• He/she should be able to share ideas as well as bring out those hidden ideas in the group



• He/she should be able to bring out those quiet voices that have good but unheard ideas



• He/she should be able to identify the problem a group is facing and fix it



• Not only these but many more.

I think the following people are already leaders in the grade eight community:

• Me



• Lucas



• Joel



• Phillipe



• Avi



• and probably many others who have not risen yet

Most of the people who I listed do demonstrate some of those qualities but none of them demonstrate all. This is probably good because, only all of these people combined will create the ideal leader. Not only these 8th graders but probably many adults and maybe even a little bit from everyone on earth. You'll probably need all of this and much more to create the perfect leader.

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First Quarter: Challenging Stuff

The piece that I found most challenging is the interview. I have never been a very good writer and the interview format was very new for me. Obviously this made it a lot harder for me to be able to write this piece well. Eventually I did not have a lot of trouble but it did end up quite a problem for me.
Here is an excerpt from the interview:
I was surprised to find out that such an intelligent scholar was born in a simple middle class family. Karl Marx’s full name was Karl Heinrich Marx and he was bron in Trier, in the Kingdom of Prussia’s province of the Lower Rhine. He was the third of seven children of Hienrich and Hienrietta; Sophie and Hermann were older than Karl while Henriette, Louise, Emilie and Caroline were younger. Karl’s father, Hienrich, was born as a Jew having actually descended from a long line of rabbis. However, because the Prussian authoroties did not allow him to practice law as a Jew, Hienrich had to baptise and become Christian so that he could continue practicing law. He not only changed his religion but also had to change his name from Herschel Mordechai to Hienrich Marx. Karl’s marriage also seemed to be an interesting subject, but I wanted to hear that from the horses mouth itself.
This paragraph was one of the hardest for me.

First Quarter: Proud Stuff

Out of all the things I have done in first quarter, I am most proud of the final part of the Industrial Revolution project. I worked very hard on that project. I took it home and finished the two main pages, the cover, the title, and the bibliography. Although my partners did help me I still think that I did the most work on this project. After all I spent about 3-4 hours two night s in a row so I think I deserve a lot of credit. Also I was the one who edited that video after school so I think I deserve credit for that too. Over all I think that my partners do deserve some credit, I just deserve a little bit more.
Here is an excerpt from the expository piece:
The concepts of Socialism and Communism began to spread during the 19th century, almost at the same time when the Industrial Revolution was spreading across Europe. One of the greatest philosophers of that time, Karl Marx, along with his friend, Friedrich Engels, developed the philosophy of Communism, and in 1848 published the Communist Manifesto, which became “Bible” for communists. In Karl Marx’s words, Communism is: “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” Thus, Communism is a type of society that is based on equality and no competition. Marx and Engels saw that the working class, the Proletariat, was being taken advantage of by the upper class, the Bourgeoisie. Noticing this they ‘called’ upon the Proletariat to overthrow the social order and create a classless society. They wanted the Proletariat to create a new world: a Communist world! An intermediate form of Communism, called Socialism, was based on the principle “From each according to his ability, to each according to his work.”

WOW and its benefits

WOW or Week withOut Walls is a very important learning experience. Not only does it teach us to tough it out when you are not in the ideal world you usually are in, but it teaches you teamwork, responsibility, time management and many other things. For example, rafting through the dangerous rapids requires a lot of team work since you can only make it through if everyone workd together. Also you have to be extremely responsible as you may lose a valuable object, like a mobile or i-Pod, as well as make some type of mistake, which you were warned against, and put yourself or someone else in danger of some sort. Now where does time management come in? Well, being on time is not only a major holdback for the group but also a major hold back for you. Being on time is a very important thing, since a lot of things depend on whether you are on time. Some such things could be, whether you have enough time to do the activity planned or not, whether you missed something important that might impact your safety, or some thing else like that. Teamwork, responsibility, and time management are just some of the skills you learn on WOW that you may not be able to learn during school. There are many others but then again I could take a week writing about all of them, and I’m sure you would not want to read that much, right?

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End of Quarter Assessment

I think that I have met my goals, but I have not succesfully accomplished either of them yet. I think along with these goals I will set new goals for the next quarter. Some of those goals include:

• Better self editing
• Better reasearch skills, like spending more time researching and researching more thouroughly
• Improve paragraphing and dividing the writing into different groups

Thats about it!

The Rise of Socialism and Communism

The concepts of Socialism and Communism began to spread during the 19th century, almost at the same time when the Industrial Revolution was spreading across Europe. One of the greatest philosophers of that time, Karl Marx, along with his friend, Friedrich Engels, developed the philosophy of Communism, and in 1848 published the Communist Manifesto, which became “Bible” for communists. In Karl Marx’s words, Communism is: “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” Thus, Communism is a type of society that is based on equality and no competition. Marx and Engels saw that the working class, the Proletariat, was being taken advantage of by the upper class, the Bourgeoisie. Noticing this they ‘called’ upon the Proletariat to overthrow the social order and create a classless society. They wanted the Proletariat to create a new world: a Communist world! An intermediate form of Communism, called Socialism, was based on the principle “From each according to his ability, to each according to his work.”
To summarize, in a pure Communist world the government would control everything and everyone would get what he or she needed. But, in a Socialist world the government would own most of the “businesses,” some are still privately owned, and those who commit to the society will earn based on that commitment.

A Scientific Theory Creates New Changes

Well, here you go:

Varun Batta

It is now more than twenty years ago that an English man named Charles Darwin thought up of a new theory in the world of science. He postulated the concept of Natural Selection. This led to the Theory of Evolution, as we call it today. The development of this theory began with Darwin’s search for explanations of contradictions in current faith based ideas. Based on his observations he demonstrated this theory using giraffes. He proposed the question: If there are two different species of giraffes, one with a longer neck and one with a shorter neck, and all the leaves on the lower part of the trees are finished, what would happen? He concluded: the giraffes with the shorter neck would eventually die, because they would not reach the higher leaves, and those who survived will mate and create more long necked giraffes. This example shows us ‘Survival of the Fittest.’
While the scientific world was always full of praise for this new theory, even the philosophers have started to pay attention as it changes the whole perception that people had of life. They are applying it to their thinking and even finding analogies with it.
One such philosophy, communism, has even begun to encounter changes. Marx and Engels, the two founders of communism, had earlier accepted the worldview portrayed in the book of Genesis. Now they are beginning to rethink the basic philosophy of communism. Darwin’s theory has led them to alter their worldview to one that leads to a philosophy based on atheism. The core idea that one day a violent revolution in which all commoners will rise and overthrow the rich, like the strong overthrowing the weak, is now fueled by the very concept of Natural Selection. Communism was once based on religion, the fact that God had created this world and that is what Karl Marx told us. Now all of this has changed. With Darwin now showing the world that it is possible God did not create all of this and that the world might have once been ‘communist’ has indeed changed the basis of communism. It is now possible that the world was always like this, that the strong had overthrown the weak, or the taller giraffe had gotten food and the shorter had not. Why should it not be again?

Marx is clearly very much impressed by the concept of Natural selection. He wishes to dedicate part of his next book, Das Kapital, to Charles Darwin. If the world was once ‘communist’ then why should it not be again says Karl Marx. The following eulogy of Friedrich Engels’ describes the relationship between these two great thinkers: 'Just as Darwin had discovered the law of evolution in organic nature so Marx discovered the law of evolution in human history'

A letter from Friedrich Engels

Well, here you go:


Friedrich Engels
September 12th, 1853



Dear Karl,
How are you these days? I do hope you are doing well. Are any of the other three babes born yet?
I am very happy that the Communist Manefesto is liked by the people and some people have actually begun to understand and accept our theory..
By the way, I have heard about a gentleman in America, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, who is a very successful businessman. I am worried that success stories like his will help the cause of capitalists and may aversely effect the spread of communism. If he becomes successful enough people will begin to forget our theories about communism and try to follow in his footsteps instead. I also heard that he is a philanthropist and has been donating to charitable causes since his first pay check! Such successes in the capitalist world will make it quite a bit harder for our cause to gain support. Do you know anything else about him? Along with that I would like to know how you think we should handle this situation. I do not know what will happen to our theory if he takes over communism with those success in the market world, but I am sure that the effect will not be positive. We can not let that happen!
All the things we have worked on, like Communism, need to be kept for their beneficial components. Our dream of Communism, the economic system where everyone has equal rights and everyone will get what they need, will crumble and it will surely affect the outcome of the world. Communism, a economic system that states that everyone will get what they need, that states that there is no difference in social status and everyone is equal; this idea will be overuled, overlooked and eventually tossed away like one would throw a broken record player away. Like the record player, Communism will be thought of as useless. You, out af all people, understand this better and I need reassurance from you more than ever at this time. I do hope you have a plan to counter his influence and minimize the damage.
I will see you soon and I hope to also see your newborn(s). In the mean time, waiting to hear from you and for your reassurance.

Your good friend,
Friedrich

P.S.
I sent you some extra money with this letter. I hope it comes to use.


Mr. Karl Marx
Ben ApartmentsDean Street, Soho quarter, London

1870's stock market simulation

To me I did not seem like a very successful business man because I thought I could have done better. I always made a stupid mistake which caused me to have to buy high spend low.
I think out of all the advice that you gave us, the one that applied to me the most is "You need to spend $ to make $." Although this seemed very obvious in the beginning it really was quite helpful. In the beginning I was reluctant to let go of large sums of money, afraid that if it did not work out I would go bankrupt but, eventually it hit me that if I don't spend the money I have I will not make as large sums as I would have if I had spent large sums.
Now that was the one that applied most to me but I have one thing to say about another piece of advice that you gave us. You said not to 'put all of our eggs in one basket' and you meant don't buy all of only one company, right. Well later when Lucas and I asked you how to get such a high amount as $10,166, you told us to put all of our eggs in the basket with the largest percentage of profit. This means that that piece of advice is false and not advisable.

Interview with Karl Marx

Well, here you go:

Karl Marx

Philosopher, social scientist, historian and revolutionary, Karl Marx is undoubtedly the most influential socialist thinker to emerge in the 19th century. Often called the father of communism, this scholar and political activist is a famous and important man, even though most scholars do not seem to pay much attention to his ideas.

As I was preparing myself to interview Mr Marx, I first decided to do a bit of research on his family.

I was surprised to find out that such an intelligent scholar was born in a simple middle class family. Karl Marx’s full name was Karl Heinrich Marx and he was bron in Trier, in the Kingdom of Prussia’s province of the Lower Rhine. He was the third of seven children of Hienrich and Hienrietta; Sophie and Hermann were older than Karl while Henriette, Louise, Emilie and Caroline were younger. Karl’s father, Hienrich, was born as a Jew having actually descended from a long line of rabbis. However, because the Prussian authoroties did not allow him to practice law as a Jew, Hienrich had to baptise and become Christian so that he could continue practicing law. He not only changed his religion but also had to change his name from Herschel Mordechai to Hienrich Marx. Karl’s marriage also seemed to be an interesting subject, but I wanted to hear that from the horses mouth itself.

Realizing, “This will be and amazing experience,” I shook his hand and, nervously began:

Mr. Marx, what do you think about capitalism and how it should be approached?
It seems he was anticipating this question. He came straight to the point.
I do not promote the idea of capitalism, as I believe that capitalism will eventually destroy itself and because of that it should not be followed. I believe that the contradictions within capitalism and/or the organized actions of the international working class will bring the end of capitalism. One of my famous quotes represents exactly that: "Communism is for us not a state of affairs which is to be established, an ideal to which reality [will] have to adjust itself. We call communism the real movement which abolishes the present state of things. The conditions of this movement result from the premises now in existence."
Hopefully these brilliant ideas of mine will create a major change in the workers’ movement.

You have written several books. Are they all about communism?
I have written many books, I think thirteen in all, he replied happily. If I remember correctly, I did write a few books about capitalism also.

Have you always been a philosopher?
I have not always been a philosopher, but I have always thought of life in the way that a philospher thinks - how it is meant to be lived and many other intriguing things that it rolls out. However, before becoming a philosopher, I was a journalist, then I became a author and actually wrote a book related to philosophy. Afterwards I became a journalist again, then an author again.

How were you educated?
I was educated at home until the age of thirteen. After graduating from the Trier Gymnasium, at the age of seventeen, I enrolled in the University of Bonn in 1835 to study law. There, I joined the Trier Tavern Club Drinking Society and at one point served as its president. I was interested in studying philosophy and literature, but my father would not allow it because he did not believe that I would be able to comfortably support myself in the future as a scholar.

And one last personal question, Mr. Marx. Our readers would like to know a bit about your marriage and personal life?
I was married to Jenny von Westphalen on June 19, 1843. Our engagement was kept secret at first, since both of our families objected to the engagement but, evetually we did get married. We already had had four children and were planning to have three more. Alas, at the end of it only three have survived. In the beginning, we lived in poverty and constant fear of creditorst. My good buddy Engels helped me financially on several occassions and I will always remain grateful to him.
As Mr Marx walked out of the door, I could only think of how the history would judge this great man with revolutionary ideas.

Mid-quarter evaluation

I think that I have met my goals very well. I still need improvement and I recognize that but, if any improvement is there, I think there is more in the first goal then there is in the second goal. My writing in the interview seems very good. But as always there is always room to improve.

Industrial Revolution. Good or bad??

You might be wondering wether the Industrial revolution had a positive or negative effect on the world. Well it is really a matter of opinion so you will have to tell me yours based on the information I will now present to you. The Industrial Revolution improved life for some people but for others it did no good.
For all of the children who had to crawl in the coal mines, completely risking their lives doing it, the industrial revolution was a problem. Just like them some adults who had to leave their farms to earn money this was a problem. Some more problems in the industrial revolution include:

• Greed for money


• Need for money


• Money based world


• Pollution on a major scale


• Poverty


• Bad living conditions


• Disease


• Pressure on Resources


• Etc.

All the managers and big bosses of these companies thought that the industrial revolution was one of the best things that has ever happened. I would have to agree with them but only to some degree. Here are some other benefits from the Industrial Revolution:

• Modernization


• Transportaion


• Suburbs


• Rise of the Middle Class


• Cheaper manufacturing


• Large scale manufacturing


• Cheaper products


• Easier Production


• Etc.

I think that overall the industrial revolution was bad or good depending on your opinion. And saying that I ask you to please give you opinion on wether the industrial revolution was good or bad.

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Factory Game 2

Factory Game 2 was quite different compared to Factory Game 1. There are many things that were different. Fist of all in Factory Game 1 you used your creativity to make a new toy. On the other hand, In Factory Game 2 you were not really using creativity but instead you were using craftsmanship in trying to hand make a commodity of The Hersh. Although this task did not require as much thinking it required lots more work, as you had to first cut then assemble and last color The Hershes. Luckily for me I got an easy job. Checking each set of parts and giving them to the assemblers. This job seemed very easy but wasn't that easy. The cutters were cool with me and we worked well together but the assemblers gave me a real hard time. But in the end I think it was worth it because we probably created the most toys, had the largest commodity and are going to get a pizza party. Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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Factory Project 1

I really enjoyed this project because it gave me a chance to move around. also my creative side was shown during this. Like when I lost an eye. This project was very fun but it did have its bad side. I think the biggest problem would be our restriction to the materials we had. I don't think the "no altering the shape" rule was that bad. But rules like no tape or no staplers made this project very hard to do. Overall this project had it's ups and downs but it was a fun project anyway.

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Roller Coaster ride

You enter the cave and all you can feel is silence. All of a sudden you step into the light and you see a huge line of people waiting for the roller coaster. Oh no, you think. If that many people want to ride this then it has to be good. I can't do this, you think. I can't. But you don't leave. Eventually the line passes and it is your turn to go. Stopping your heart, and all the rest of your internal organs, from popping out you bravely walk on. You begin to climb aboard and you buckle your self up real tight, thinking "Just in case," but you know that is not the true reason. All of a sudden you are terrified as the chain pulls the carts forward. You tell your self to be calm but you see the tall tower the chain is leading you to from a new perspective and you are terrified. As the slope inclines you close your eyes and try to calm yourself but the pressure of the belts and the head guards ruin it all. You open your eyes and smell the newly washed cart and ... All of a sudden you are falling down and then you take a sudden turn which wrenches your body to a new exhilarating feeling. Yet another wrenching turn comes and leaning forward your head rings in the chest guard, which is now pushing tightly against your chest. The wind is rushing in your face and you can barely open your eyes but yelling out a scream you came face to face with something you were not ready for. The loop. Terrified as you were you let out a chortling scream and closed your eyes but by the time you finish its over. As you get out you yell a happy and victorious scream as you get out with wobbly knees. Happy, you all a sudden taste the burger-ish but more sour-ish taste of your lunch. Heading to the nearest toilet you feel it was still worth it.

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Fruit Roll up

As the familiar and still delicious sweet entered my eyes I recognized the familiar eye popping combinations of colors and words. Crunching the sweet,but plain smelling wrapper in my hand I began to open the the packet. The familiar smell of cherry sweet and sour entered my nose and I knew, that this would be only another time where an ocean blue with oil spill purple will enter my watering mouth. As I recognized that fact, I was my stomach and I were fluttering with delight. So delighted I almost forgot that before eating it, I had better finishing writing down all the wonderful and amazing things that I will notice. Sadly I put the delicious treat down and finished but, as soon as that was done I ate the mouth watering sweets that I was waiting for. The sweet and sour taste rejuvenated my tongue and my entire body. The feeling was exciting, new, but old, and already done too.

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Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Necissity is the Mother of Invention. This statement is extremely true and right because all of our inventions came from necessity. That might not be so clear so let me rephrase that. Once we felt the necessity for something, we invented that thing. When Thomas Edison felt the necessity for a light bulb he tried and tried again to invent one. Once he did invent one the necessity he felt and he full filled his necessity. If tommorow someone felt the necessity to travel by teleportation he/she would try and try again to invent a teleporter that would help him fulfill his necessity.

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How I learn best

I think that I learn best with a visual and auditory mix in the beginning, then a kinesthetic activity to follow up on the topic. An example would be a slide show with the teacher explaining with that slide show and after wards a hands-on poster or play that you had to make based on that idea. I usually like it better when this kinesthetic, or hands-on project is done in groups because I feel more comfortable that way.
To help me learn best in this class it would be nice to have lots of slide shows and teacher speeches and/or lectures. If this is followed up by some big group project.

My Gang

I would have to say that my 'gang,' using 'gang' loosely, contains six people. All these people are my friends but not always the people I go to when I have trouble. Like probably most people, my family would be the people I go to first, if I need advice/help. But if it's not too emotional of a problem or not to personal either, I would go to my friends and they would usually give enough help related to the topic. The people in my 'gang' are: Vishal, Sameet, Raag, Barath, Shuk, and me. These people have all had different roles in my life and I had different experiences in meeting all of them. An example is how I met Vishal. In sixth grade he had broken his leg. Since I was really helpful I decided to carry his books for him. This was possible since I had a lot of classes with him. This helped three people all at once. It helped me, since I got a new friend out of it. It helped him since it was hard for him to get around. And it helped his mom since now she didn't always need to come to school with him. With ass this time I got to share with him we got to know each other real well. And that's how we became friends. Now, as I mentioned earlier, this isn't how all my friends got to know me, we all had different encounters, sometimes piles of them, and those encounters are the 'bonds' I have with me and my friends. Well that's my 'gang' for you.

Feedback August 6-10

Two highlights from my first week of school are: my calculator that I bought was perfect for math, and I got along well with almost every one.
My very first impression of humanities was quite a mixture of things. First of all I thought that this would be a strict but fun class. This is because the teacher himself was strict looking but with a funny attitude. Secondly this would not be an easy class at all but rather one that will take lots of hard work to succeed in. I came to this conclusion because of the fact that the teacher had the type of face that says, "I'm not going to accept jokers and slackers in this class."
My main major goal in humanities this year is that I will improve my writing with more detail and less errors. My second goal in humanities is that I have an easier time coming up with good ideas to write about.