Wesley’s English blog

Nobody has ever really assumed something about me because of a stereotype. I'm just a white guy and there aren't that many steryotypes for us.  In class, we learned about harmful stereotypes. This is helpful to take us out of our comfort zone and teach us more about each other. 

 Something I will never fully understand is komodo dragons. Why are they not extinct? Why are they alive? I hate komodo dragons. They should have died with the dinosaurs, and yet they still roam the earth and snack on unsuspecting baby goats by swallowing them in one bite. In that one video, you can still hear the baby goat screaming from inside the stomach of the komodo dragon. HORRIBLE!! It makes me sick. There are very few things that I hate more than komodo dragons. If komodo dragons have a billion haters, I'm one of  them. If komodo dragons has a million haters, I'm one of them. If komodo dragons have a thousand haters, I'm one of them. If komodo dragons have a hundred haters, I'm one of them. If komodo dragons have 10 haters, I'm one of them, and if komodo dragons have 0 haters, I'm dead and in the grave. The reason they're an endangered species is because of ME. If I was the king of the world, I'd have them all executed for their deplorable crimes...

 

 Something I wish I had more of is definitely kick power/ accuracy. I would say money, but I decided to go with something more specific to me. If I had more kick power/ accuracy, I could become the greatest kicker ever. I always wish I could kick farther. Today in class we worked on our cultural identity poster and I wrote part of my poem.  This is applicable to everyday lives because I need to be able to compose my own poetry.

 The most creative thing I’ve ever made was a science fair project in 5th grade. It was about testing the correlation of music to memory. (Is it easier to remember something if it’s in a song) and I won 1st place. Today in class we started an identity poem and poster that we will be sharing with the class. This poster is good for teaching me more about myself and learning about classmates.

 My first question about life is how far can any human physically kick a field goal? It's random, but I want to know how far I can push myself physically to get the maximum distance possible before I start to deteriorate due to age. My other big question is where am I going to work when I grow up. Today in class we read "I, Too" by Langston Hughes, and found the aspects of cultural identity. This helped me to learn about the struggles and triumphs of black americans before the civil rights act.

 I felt completely lost when it was my first day of high school and I had no idea where to go. I went to a tiny middle school and my first day at Lakeside was overwhelming and scary. This is an experience that most people have on their first days at a big school. Today, we shared our masks with the class and watched everyone's presentation. I learned more about my classmates, and this is important because I will be spending an entire school year with them.

 I have adapted to the demands of this course by making a habit of doing these dad gum blog posts every night. One strength is that I'm good at reading and comprehending. The actual content in the class isn't hard, but balancing it out with the stuff I'm bad at (all the other subjects) is difficult.  Today we worked on our mask and I wrote an essay about it.  Essay writing is fun and very useful for learning to write something that people will want to read. 

 Gender roles or the patriarchy make only a small influence on my identity. I work out to become stronger to fit the ideal image of what an adult man should be. This is an example of gender roles because that's the man's "role" in society.  Today in class, we decorated masks that represented our identity after watching "mask" the short film. I learned more about my identity because of this assignment.

 One meaningful family tradition that's unique is Thanksgiving dinner. Every year, we gather as a family to enjoy a very well made meal by our parents and extended family. It mirrors the culture identity themes of expectations because it's something that almost every family in the United States does, but it is not done anywhere else.  In class, we worked on answering questions about the passage "girl" by Jamaica Kincaid.  This was very helpful for my reading comprehension skills.

 My cultural heritage shapes my expectations just like in "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid, but the tasks that I have to do are a little different. Instead of doing something like hanging up laundry, I have to take care of my dog and do the dishes, for example. I also have to take out the trash and do other various chores. Culturally, all of these chores are done by the teenagers in the family.  In class, we read and discussed the passage "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid.  I learned how to critically think about a passage of reading and how to read intelligently. I will use this in the future at jobs and at college.

 This is only a test