Abortion!!

So we had our Controversial Issue today, and it wasn't very CONTROVERSIAL! It stinks when everyone in the class thinks the same way! Its ok though, im not mad, I just thought it was kind of funny!

not a fan...

i thought 1984 was such a good book but everyone said to just wait until we read johnny got his gun. everyone said it was so great but i just cant get into it....at least not yet.
i am hoping the big starts to pick up a little bit and get more interesting soon!!

Not Enough Time

I am starting to really hate the tests that we have been having. I know that my structure needs to be worked on but I just hate the feeling I get when I see the questions and feel like I will not have enough time to answer it properly. I see on my paper that it says to outline but wouldn't that take up quite a bit of time because on my outline I would have to write topics to write about plus I would then have to write about each topic. I know I need to get better at it but I just always feel pressured with the time limit but I know there isn't anything we can do about it. I have been taking good notes but and I know the material, its just that I can't get it all on paper. I know I would be able to explain my thoughts verbally but I need to work on doing it on paper. Hopefully I get way better at that.

IDK?

I don't really understand what a "particular thing" is. I am not really sure if I have one. I don't keep things from when I was little. The longest thing I have ever had is a pet I guess. I've had this cat for 10 years. So I suppose that would have to be my particular thing. Haha. I also love my family like Amy said! :D

my particular thing.

In class I wasn't sure I had a particular thing, I didn't know what they were or what they could be. After leaving class, I was left thinking and wondering what is my particular thing? Then I realized my particular thing as to be my family. I have two older brothers and one little sister. We are all spaced in out in age, but we all get along great, for the most part. Along with my parents. Though they may be split they still talk, and remain friends. Whenever I think of my childhood, it always has my family involved. They are my particular thing. (:

I MISS WINSTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope it is ok that I am not typing up my particular thing. I already shared it in class, so I don't think I need to share it again! Instead, I wanted to talk about how much I dislike Johnny Got his Gun and like 1984. I really miss the layout of 1984. I like knowing what is going on in Winston's head, but also getting to know other characters in the book, and seeing how they interact. I dislike in Johnny how we are constantly in his head! I want to know what other characters in the story are feeling, not just Joe! 1984 was so much easier for me to read because it was fast moving and kept my attention. Now, I find myself struggling to read through the chapters because either I am confused, or just bored! I MISS WINSTON!! I am sure that Johnny is a great book, and maybe I will grow to somewhat like it in the end, but for now I am NOT a fan!!

Are YOU Particular?

Reading some blog entries about Particular Things got me thinking about my own.

I specifically started thinking about my brother. We have a really close family so having one brother he's extremely important to me. I've often told him that he's made me the person that I am, mostly because if I was an only child I would have been intolerable. This is what a particular thing is about, something that makes you unique. It builds your character. Just as all of the flashbacks build the character of Joe.