Analyzing todays exam

Overall after todays exam I think I did pretty well. Having only 15 seconds to read the multiple choice questions and answer  them was probably the hardest part. I like to have a good amount of time to read the question, comprehend it and then answer it and it is really hard to do that in a matter of 15 seconds. The essay on the other hand was good practice and I think I answered the prompt pretty accurately.

MacBeth Notes

Act 1

• the 3 witches are introduced
• the bloody battle occurs
• a wounded captain tells about the battle and of MacBeths bravery
• witches are dark and evil
• MacBeth asks the witches about his future
• his child will be king
• the witches say no more and vanish
• Duncans oldest son is now in line to be king
• Lady MacBeth has planned to kill the king
• Lady MacBeth makes her plan obvious
• MacBeth is hesitant to follow her plan

Act 2

• MacBeth decided to kill Duncan
• Lady MacBeth drugged the Chaimberlains of kings
• Macduff tells everyone of kings murder
• Donalbalin goes to Ireland and Malcolm goes to England
• MacBeth is ready to be officially crowned king

BNW Essay Draft #1

     Society in Brave New World is much different from the society we live in today. Individuality is not to be expressed and having different morals and a sense of uniqueness sets you apart from others. Bernard was one who was specially fit for the alienation of others. Bernard is a little different from the others and being different is not acceptable especially in the eyes of the government.

    Bernard possesses strong characteristics and valuable morals however he was exiled from the world state due to the fact that he doesn't always go along with the normality as the rest do. Bernard knows right from wrong and will admit when he feels he has done wrong. The World State is often caught by surprise when it comes to Bernard because he strays from the norm and doesn't see the use of drugs and sexual behavior as a way to live everyday life and it is not something he views as "self- respect" which shows a lot about his character and life values.

     Bernard never developed to the structure of his caste level which strongly set him apart from all the other Alphas. Bernard was alienated due to the fact that he did not fit in with the rest of society due to his unique appearance when compared to the other Alphas. In order to fit into society you can not be an individual you have to basically be a clone and very much similar to everyone else in your "social caste" or else you will be alienated and society will not accept you. Society does not believe in the thought of "daring to be different", being different sets you apart from every one and you will not be welcomed by the World State. The World State is set on what it believes and possessing different qualities sets you apart from the rest.

     Overall, being your own person is not valued in the World State. Possessing qualities that do not go along with the rest of society makes and an outcast automatically and you will most likely be exiled. Society doesn't look past the differences to try to see what kind of person Bernard is. Bernard is judged based on his overall appearance and morals which in the World State is totally acceptable and a normal part of life.

BNW 2 & 3

Chapter 2:

• Bokanovsky babies were being pretty much brain washed to not like nature, books and flowers
• They believe in hypnopaedia which is where they learn while they sleep
• The voice that whispers in the babies ears is suppose to teach them about pride and happiness
• Alphas have to work much harder than Betas
• Betas however are smarter than Gammas

Chapter 3:

• Mustapha Mond is one of the worlds so called "controllers"
• Babies ran around and played naked (strange)
• The Nine Years war involved chemical and biological welfare
• Soma was then created which solves old age
• Bernard asked Lenina out on a date
• Bernard is far less confident than other alphas

FIRST QUARTER REVIEW

Over the first quarter I worked hard then slacked and now I am picking things back up again. I tend to get overwhelmed with everything and normally I start to focus on one class more than others and that class for me right now is math. I need to learn to find the balance between all my classes that require more focus. I think that I am beginning to focus more and I am actually putting more effort into this class and not just putting all my focus and energy into my math class. Next quarter I am determined to not slack at all and finish the year off strong. Its my last semester in high school I might as well finish off strong. As far as the course goes I think that everything is flowing fine its just a matter of us checking the blog and doing our work which I was not doing for a while. I'm pretty sure I have mentioned to you before that I have a hard time checking the blog for whatever reason. Checking my blog just isn't one of the things that pops into my mind when I go onto the internet but I have found my ways around it. I saved the blog on my favorites page so every time I log onto the internet the blog automatically pops up in the corner. I'm slowly finding ways to work around my own struggles.

BOB I

I feel like 0 periods blogs are all pretty well put together. Almost everyone here or there has to catch up and update there blog every now and then but I think that mostly everyone has pretty much made up the assignments they have fallen behind on.

I Am Here

My progress through the first grading period was definitely not my best work. I definitely slacked and put more focus into my other classes and didn't really think about this class as much as I should. I tend to not put much time and energy into this class because I feel since it is basically an online course that I will eventually get to it but I never do. I am going to start checking the blog as one of my daily routines rather than saying, "Oh i'll look later". I think that when I actually focus and strive to do my best work not only does it reflect in my grade but I too feel good about myself for doing my best. As of right now I am not proud of my work but I still have time left in this school year to focus my time and energy  more into this class. As far as senior project goes I am still bouncing back between ideas and I am trying to find a way to incorporate all my different thoughts into one.