Notes of what I thought about of the Essay:
• many people just skim through the books but don’t fully understand

• everything you do creates who you are

• taking books can affect them

• re-red

• deeper meaning in the book and in yourself

Synecdoche: author uses part of something as a symbol to stand for the whole thing

Synthesis : remixing the information from different sources

Reading is a relationship

The Great Gatsby Notes

Effeminate: writing clothes, destructive
Supercilious: overly serious
Tom is talking down on Nick and Nick doesn't do anything- he's innocent
Daisy and Jordyn Baker are uncaring
Tom ignores his wife and cheats on him
He is racist, he is cheating
Displacement: not belonging on purpose
Daisy and Jordyn are careless
Daisy floats around and Tom is dangerous and intentionally
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                                        The Great Gatsby Essay Prompt #1

             The last line of the book, " So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past ", is very important.  This line to me represents what life is all about. The meaning.
         
         Durning the ending of the book at this point, the author decides to end the book by writing down that quote. For a reason of course. The quote to me symbolizes how people are always stuck in the past for a reason and are trying to move on from there. There are struggles which might be like waves as you are swimming but the waves are always keeping you from doing so. You try to do one thing but the past or present is pulling you back, like it did with Gatsby.

  The Great Gatsby is rich and mysterious that people are always talking about. He is trying to move away from his past, life, but something won't let him do so. In the book he faces many situations that he goes through. Basically I think the authors, Fitzgerald, quote means that no matter how hard life gets, the world doesn't stop, you move forward.

      Gatsby does many things but no matter how much money and parties he makes, he won't join Daisys social group. Gatsby goes through tough moments but doesn't stop trying. I believe Fitzgerald wanted to say that life goes on so never stop doing something until you get there.

1. A description of your BIG QUESTION and why it interests you;
My BIG QUESTION is why do some people have the ability to sing and some don’t.  This interests me a lot because I’ve been singing my whole life & I never actually asked myself that question. I really would like to find the answer to my question. I have found very interesting information about it and good evidence but I haven’t been full convinced on whether that’s the final answer.  
2. A brief summary of THE ROAD to your Big Question (how did you get interested in the topic?);
When choosing my BIG QUESTION I have been finding amazing facts & most of them weren’t things I had known already. I do know something about music and singing but I just wanted to go deeper. I feel like most people chose a random question but I chose one that interested me ALOT. 
3. A description of THE BENEFIT to investigating your Big Question-- how will learning about this help you and the world in general?
Investigating my BIG QUESTION would really help my investigation skills, help me learn more about singing. I also got to talk to someone that’s close to me about it & get great information.
4. The NEXT STEPS you will take in exploring your Big Question;
To go deeper in finding the answer to my question, I will look for more people to talk to, research a lot more ! I can talk to the choir teacher in the school, I can even look somewhere outside of the school. 
5. What you hope to ACCOMPLISH in your learning by June 2018.
I hope to improve dramatically on my writing and reading skills. I’m not the worst but I always like to improve!

SAVE THE INTERNET & CALL

I think Jessica Parra wrote on her entry about the poem because she wanted to show that she came back to the poem & related to it.
 I did not really understand the poem but I will try to understand what the meaning of it is.

Emerson Essay

                Emerson's essay is on Self-Reliance. Emerson's main idea for writing the essay was to get people to do what is true to them. To figure out what they want and go get it. Self-Reliance means self trust, he's saying to believe in yourself, ignore what other people have to say, and do you. Emerson thinks highly of his audience.

               Emerson's idea was supported by diction to get the readers attention. He did this by using sophisticated words. He did not use big words to make the readers eel dumb. He used big words because that is just how he is. Emerson wants to make a point and by doing that he uses high vocabulary. For example he uses nonchalant instead of using calm in his essay 

             The tone in the essay is sincere. This is how Emerson wants to get to people through his essay. The essay is bold, courageous, inspiring! In the essay he says " Ne Te quaesiveris extra ". This means don't look outside o yourself. Look within. He's telling people to have trust in themselves.

            This essay is also supported by syntax. The way he puts words is in a certain way. He places the words in a specific to express his point.

           Yes I can agree and use Emerson's idea in real life. This is because it is true that you can not rely on anyone but yourself. You have to be independent because relying on someone else won't do you any good.