My Expectations For High School

There are many things I expect ot get out of high school. I want to pass all my classes and get no less than an A- in any class. I want to work hard in getting things done, doing my best in every class, and always have a positive attitude every day. Graduating from high school is definitely an important goal in my life I hope to achieve. Because I want to go to college here in America, I have to work hard everyday to do so. By the time I graduate, I will have learned many things and experienced a lot.

Not only do I want to graduate high school with good grades, but I also expect to make new friends and have a good relationship with them the whole time round. Participating in sports and other social things is definitely something I hope to do. I want to have a lot of things to look back on when I'm older. I can't wait to see what God has in store for me:]

I initially chose The Star by Ann Taylor because it was very simple and brang back many good memories. The poem was very easy to understand and intrepret. The main reason I chose this poem was because it included a very well known poem, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. I used to sing this song to my brother and cousins every night on top of our roof in India. It was the first song they all learned in English. I remember learning this song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, on the first day of school. It was very memorable for reasons I shall not say. I don't have a very sentimental, deep connection with Ann Taylor's poem. I just chose to recite it because it was simple and was a pretty good length to memorize.
I think I worked hard for trhe past few days memorizing the poem with good voice and emphasis. i recite it every night so I know I won't forget it. I think I have a pretty good chance at making it in the top ten of the classroom competition. I just have to talk more slowly with more voce infliction and sound like it means everything to me. ha, not really. I might even win the class competition with my pure awesomeness. Yes, I'm so modest.

"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

This poem is basically about a man who has to decide which road to take in the woods. I interpreted this poem, metaphorically, as choices we have to make everyday in our life. The speaker of this poem takes"the road less traveled by" because he wanted to make a choice that was different from what others might have taken. This choice shows the speaker's individualism. Soon after he traveled the road, he realizes that it was not that different from the other. Robert Frost claimed he did not write this poem to be about him, but about a friend of his who took a different path in life which he might've regreted. The main theme of the poem was to show how even the smallest choices we make in life have a big impact on who we are as a person.
I chose this poem because it related to how many different choices I have made in my life that were important. Where I live and study today was a big decision I had to make many times that impacted me. Similiar to the poem, my decision was "a road less traveled by. We always have to think about what might've been if I had just took the road commonly traveled by. I think that is why the poem' s title is "The Road Not Taken", and not "The Road Taken".

The Movie

There were many differences and similarities between the movie, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the novel. One main scene that stood out to me was the trial of Tom Robinson because of how similair it was to what I had in mind. The trial was absolutely amazing. All the actors acted very much like how I thought they would and more. They were very realistic and responsive to the trial. The atmosphere and setting of the court and people was very real and emotional. It was very serious and realistic as I had thought.
The only difference between the movie and the book, in my mind, was how the characters looked. I portrayed Bob and Mayella Ewell to be more dirty and repulsive as described in the book. I also expected Mayella Ewell as better looking and not so loud and stong willed. Althought the actors did not look exactly as I had thought them to be, they were very good at acting the scene of the trial.

To Kill a Mockingbird Ch. 32

The next morning, Jem woke up in severe pain, unaware of what was happening. He saw Atticus sitting calmly in front of him reading the newspaper.
"Atticus.What.. what happened?" Jem tried to get up, when he realized the throbbing pain in his right arm, and fell back down trying not to yell. Atticus got up quickly and told Jem to lay down and relax. He left the room to call Dr. Reynolds to check up on Jem. Only seconds later, Scout came runnning in, yelling" Jem, Jem, are you awake yet?! How are you feeling?!" She was jumping all over the place talking and asking questions faster than Jem could understand.
Jem sighed, "Hey Scout."
"How ya doing Jem?" replied Scout.
"Fine, but my arm still hurts a lot. Scout, what happened last night? Who was the person who attacked us? Were you hurt? Come on Scout, tell me."
"Well, Mr. Ewell attacked you, and you got hurt trying to save me. Boo Radley saved you Jem , he carried you home."
"What?!" Did you see Boo Radley? What happened to Mr. Ewell?" Jem was talking fast, with astonishment and shock in his eyes.
"Don't you know Jem, Mr.Ewell's dead." Scout said calmly.
Jem sat there thinking hard, trying to remember what had happened last night. "Wait, what about Boo? Is he okay? Did you talk to him?"
Scout told him all about how she met him yesterday and even walked home with him.
Jem looked frustrated as he realized how much he missed out on.
Later, Dr. Reynolds walked in with Atticus beside him. "Hey Jem, did you sleep well? How's your arm feeling?"
"Fine" Jem said quietly. Dr. Reynold walked over to the bed and told him he would have to take an x ray of his arm.
Scout and Atticus helped Jem sit up slowly so the doctor could examine his arm.
"Atticus" Jem spoke suddenly. " Can Scout and I go visit Mr.Arthur sometime soon?"
Atticus smiled and told him he could go with Scout as soon as his arm was mended.
Before long, the news of Bob Ewell's death and Jem's injury spread throughout the town of Maycomb County. Jem's arm was new and fixed, and soon became a hero. He and Scout went to visit Boo Radley often and became very close friends :)

Atticus as a Father

Atticus as a father is a very stern, yet kind, patient and caring father. He raises his children, Jem and Scout, to be very respectful to others and gives them the freeedom to be themselves. He treats them both with good care and punishes them verbally than physically. For example, when Atticus finds Jem and Scout trying to convinceBoo Radley to come out of his house, he tells them to clearly, using words, to leave him alone and not "make fun of anybody on this street or in this town. He also uses an old lawyer trick on Jem when he tries to explain that they weren't making fun of him or laughing at him. This shows Atticus's way of teaching discioline and order. He also teaches the children to treat everyone equally. My parents are somewhat similar to Atticus. They don't ground me or punish me physically, but they are very very strict and a little intimidating. I would like my father to be more like Atticus.

Changing Perceptions of Boo Radley

In chapters 4-8, several mysterious events can be traced back to Boo Radley. In chapter 8, for example, when Miss Maudie's house was burning down, Boo Radley put a blanket on Scout when she was cold. This changed my perception of Boo Radley because at first I thought he was just a completely insane person who needed some serious help. This act of Boo Radley clearly shows that he is not an insane person and that he's very kind. Another event that led me to think differently of Boo Radley is when Jem finds his pants mended and sewed up when he went back to get them . Nearly a week later, Jem finally tells Scout that when he went back to fetch his pants, "..they were folded across the fence... like they were expecting me." This event led me to think that Boo Radley is not as horrible or frightening as people say he is.
Scout's discussion with Miss Maudie about Boo Radley added on to my perception of Boo Radley in some ways. Miss Maudie tells Scout that Boo Radley's actual name is Arthur Radley and that he always spoke very nicely to her which clearly added to my perception of Boo Radley's true nature. Atticus's reaction to the children's play of Boo Radley supports my thoughts of Boo Radley's true character because he knows that Boo Radley isn't actually the kind of person who would stab his father's leg, but just a very lonely man who is highly misunderstood by the townspeople.

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My First Impression of Boo Radley

My first impressions of Boo Radley was that something was seriously wrong with him, and he was completely crazy. The quote that led me to think this was, "As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent's leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities."(page11) I thought it was a bit creepy when Mrs. Crawford claimed she saw Boo Radley looking straight through the window at her in the middle of the night. I don't think that the rumours told by Mrs.Crawford are true at all because they don't sound very believable. Rumours are rarley ever true. I think Boo Radley is just highly misunderstood by the townspeople. They might make up these rumours cause they don't know much about him and he's always cooped up in his house all the time.
I think I am most similar to Jem than Dill or Scout because I would have taken the dare to touch the Radley's house, and I'm the kind of person who would talk to my little brother like Jem would to Scout. I would act like I know a lot more than I actually do.