Tuesday, November 28, 2017

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.

Thursday, November 16, 2017

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.


Thursday, November 2, 2017



WHATS NEXT FOR ME ? 
What I’ve learned in this course so far is how to understand hard essays. I learned new vocabulary, how to post on blogs. I improve my writing skills on my journals everyday.

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

The book I got is The Fault In Our Stars. The reason I got this book is because I had already seen the movie and I wanted to see if the book itself is better. Many people have told me to get the book because it has more emotion than in the movie. This book is about a young teenager who has cancer, meets a boy who always has cancer & fall in love. They go on many adventures and live their life to the fullest. It’s very inspirational. I feel like reading the book can help me understand them more. The author captures a great story in this book. He puts lots of emotion.