Reflection

World Literature 

Through out this semester iv'e really enjoyed this class. I really like how you have taught this semester and i like how you push us by giving us difficult assignments. I have definitely became a better writer and i am more confident in my writing. I also really like the assignments you have given us because i feel like they have meaning, and aren't pointless like i feel like most of the classes in the past iv'e taken. I really like how you teach us to look for the deeper meaning of everything. I have more of a deeper look at things now and for the most part try to look for the deeper meaning behind things now when it comes to literature. One of my favorite things we have done was the satire part of the semester, when we made fun of society. I also read Lord of the Flies year and i didn't understand it nearly as well as i do this year. This was a good semester and i'm looking forward to next one. 

Campbell 

"If your real problem is-losing yourself, giving yourself to some higher end, or to another-you realize that this itself is the ultimate trial. When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness"(Campbell 126). Campbell is saying the hardest battle is defeating ourselves. He's saying that we hold ourselves back but once we realize that we have to do that we undergo that transformation we become our own hero. 

Swift 

"I grant this food will be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper for landlords, who, as they have already devoured most of the parents, seem to have the best title to the children"(Swift 4). Swift is saying how bad the British really are. They are feeding off of their parents might as well eat the kids. 

Golding 

  "But a sign came down from the world of grownups, though at the time there was no child awake to read it. There was a sudden bright explosion and a corkscrew trail across the sky;then darkness again and stars"(Golding 96). At this part of the story is when the children were looking for some sort of sign that they are going to be okay. But instead they get sent a dead parachute which symbolizes that they are going to die. 

Culture

What is culture?

Culture: The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. The behaviors and beliefs characteristics of a particular group.






My Country USA: I really like all the different cultures that make up the united states. There are people from all of the world living in the USA and i love that. I love all the different people i meet and different things i experience because of this.



My State CO: I love how much the outdoors is apart of Colorado. I'm an outdoors person and i feel like most Coloradoan's are as well. Colorado has a lot of outdoor activities available to do year round, hiking, kayaking  skiing, snowboarding, etc. That's my favorite thing about the culture in Colorado.





My Town Superior: I like how small of a community Superior is. I feel like we are all a big family and everyone knows everyone. The culture is very family loving and togetherness. And we all come together for whatever it may be and support one another.




My Family: My family members are all very close to one anther. The culture you could say is just supporting each other and love. We all push each other to do the best we can and always love each other no matter what.

My School: Monarch's culture is very spirited and togetherness. Monarch is a big family and all of us are working together to better our futures. The people at monarch are very accepting of one another, supporting, and loving.





My Friends: I love my friends to death. They really are a family to me and we have each others back no matter what. We accept each other for who we are and love one another always. I don't know what i would do without them.

A Hero

   

A hero has to be mentaly storng. They have to be able to push themselves through the hard times. Heros have to be able to handle those hard times as well, and not break down from what there going through. They need to be able to handle whatever comes there way.

A hero needs to be honest aslo. Its important that your hero has this quality because you need to be able to trust the person you look up to. Heros have to set a good example and be true to themsleves. They need  to be true to what they do too.

 Hope is one the most important qualities a hero can have. Hope is important and knowing to never give up on what you believe in. You need hope to fallow your dreams and that is a big part of beign a hero, setting an example for the people that look up to you. Even when things dont go how you would like hope is what keeps you going.

Dedication is something a hero definitely needs to have. When you have dedication you can get through and accomplish more things then you knew you were even capable of. Dedication is what helps people achieve their dreams. Dedication drives people to work to achieving there goals. 

A hero needs to be brave! A real hero faces their fears and won't back down

 to anyone or anything. They are not afraid to be out

of the comfort zone. Hero's won't back down from achieving their

goals.

Courage! Hero's have to courages. In life there will be things you

want and its going to take that moment of courage to go after it.                    

Hero's definitely have that quality. They chase there dreams and

with their courage they accomplish the hard things in life, and that

is usually why most people admire and look up to the them.

 

Drive is a quality that is very important. You need to have the drive when

hings get hard and hope is why people keep going most of the time.

Drive can help people have that extra push towards

what they want. Drive gets people through the hardest times and Hero's
all have that drive in them that got them where they are today.

One other quality that is a must is heart. Hero's have that heart in them

that makes them who they am. And drives them to get the things in life

they want. Heart is going after what you, not necessarily love but want and

having it inside of you to go after it.

Desire is want you have going after something. If you don't have the desire

to go after or do something then its not going to be done. If you don't have it

inside of you to go after what your trying to get whatever it may be, then

ultimately what your after won't be worth it. If the desire isn't there then theres

nothing.

Faith, a hero needs to have faith in themselves. If they don't believe in

themselves it will be impossible for them to succeed . You need that

faith to push you to your goals. If you have faith in yourself

so will others and you can achieve anything that way.

What I Am

I chose a soccer ball as what i am becasue soccer is such a big part of my life. Right now i play for FC Boulder Elite. I have been playing for 10 years now. I hope to continue on through college.