It's Just Amazing...

I'm quite surprised that this week I have actually had time to sit and think a little bit to myself. With all the projects and assignments to keep track of, it really is amazing!! The topic of my brief ponder: the political love discussion we had during class earlier this week.
The government in 1984 seems kinda extreme and unusual for us and the relationship between citizens and officials seems anything but loving. However, our government in our country isn't that friendly either. All the political ads, slamming other politicians, and ANNOYING phone calls (that conveniently come during dinner) are our governments form of propaganda. Trying to convince citizens that their views are the right ones, their ideas are the best ones, and it goes on.
Not only getting their views pressed upon us, but we have to deal with the arguments between the political parties. I think it's quite silly to not vote for a perfectly fine (maybe even beneficial) piece of legislature just because it was put together by the other party. Democrat or Republican, if it's good for your country, state, or town, it should be no problem to vote for it.
Both governments are vastly different, but I can still see some ties to each other. When I find the time, it's really an interesting scenario to think about.

Now that we are a little farther in the book, it has been getting better. Tomorrows controversial issue should be fun, I like getting a good debate going within class. Maybe see you tomorrow Mrs. Stariha.

I am not really sure why, but I have been having a really hard time getting on here. This is really frustrating. I guess I am finally on now though so thats good.

I felt pretty good about the quiz which i wasn't to sure about at all. I was really nervous about it. I've just been stressing a lot about this class but my time management skills are getting much better so its getting a little bit easier. I know that its preparing me for college so in the end it will be a good thing.

I guess I will just post something...

So, I got on tonight real quick to post about our blog for our homework assignment, but I'm not sure what we are supposed to do. I guess I will just say that I am very nervous about our first quiz over book one of 1984 tomorrow and I hope I will understand everything the quiz asks me or tells me to write about. I like the book so far and I feel like I understand it, I just hope I can answer questions and write with great detail and use correct examples from the reading so far. I have been tabbing my book since we started reading and I just added a few more tonight, so I am hoping they will help me a lot. Good luck tomorrow everyone! I think we are all going to need it!

I have decided...

I have decided that I can NOT let the stress I'm feeling with this class get to me! It seems like there is so much that needs to be done. You're right, Ms. Stariha: the workload in this class is more than I am used to. And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who thinks this. I'm kind of frustrated with the miscommunications we have had recently, but that is probably due to being on break and things like that. Hopefully, this will improve.

I'm really nervous about the 1984 quiz tomorrow. I can't imagine what it is going to be like and I think that is the main reason why I am nervous. Also, I'm not very good with essays if they have anything to do with any sort of reading material. I remember the major points in a novel or short story, but the specifics that usually get talked about in essay questions slip my mind. I'm too distracted by turning the book into a movie in my head to focus on the little things. Even though I rarelly see the faces of the characters, I imagine what their voices sound like and that is usually the most interesting part of reading for me. I come up with numerous different styles of voices in my head and that is the only way I can decyfer one character from the next. Every once in a great while, I'll invision a silhouette or two, but other than that, it's scenery and voices.

I'm really hoping that this won't have a HUGE effect on my quiz grades, but I'm terrified that it will...

1984 quiz tomarrow! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

I am so nervous for the quiz tomorrow! I hope that an essay quiz is not as difficult as it sounds!!! Many of my classmates know that I stress out over silly things, but this is really stressing me out! What if I don't understand what the quote means? What if I can't find the quote in the book? What if a ginormous gust of wind blows by me in the hallway and all of my sticky notes fall out of my book and I can't use it on the test?! I will not stress..... I will not stress....... I will not stress....... Nope that definitely didn't work!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our First Week Back!

It's the first week of the new year and I already feel overstressed and exhausted! Anyone feel this way too? We have the 1984 Quiz, Argument Essay, and my group's Comparative Issue Project is due Friday. I so regret asking to go first :/

Well I don't know what else to blog; oh! I did watch the movie "1984" last night! It was so creepy! It defiantly wasn't one of my favorite '80s movies!!!! The music scared me the most, I blame being in band! If anyone else has a chance to watch, take it! It's worth it!