Parker's English Blog

 Someone who has left a lasting impact on my life is one of my close friends. I still carry their influence with me through the memories we made and the lessons they taught me. Even when we are not together, I still think about how they helped me become a better person.

 One time, my heart wanted to stay friends with someone, but my mind told me it was better to move on. I listened to my mind because I knew it was the better choice for me. Even though it was difficult, I knew I was making the right decision.

One time when I was overthinking, worrying, or doubting myself was when I was really stressed with schoolwork and finals last year. I learned to calm down and take it peice by peice to get work done and study. I did well on tests and got all my school work done aswell as learning a valuable lesson. That's how I can relate to the poem.

 I would like to go on many adventures in my life. One adventure that I really want to go on the most is a trip to glacier park. First off, I wanna visit glacier park because I'v heard that Alaska is a very pretty state and has a lot to do. Also, glacier park looks like it has great views, hiking, and wildlife. Finally, I want to visit a lot of national parks and create a list of all the ones iv been to so that would help my list.

 One of the most creative things I have ever made was a bouquet of hydrangea flowers using pipe cleaners and floral sticks. I made them for a friend that loves hydrangeas and they were white and pink. This stands out as my best work for many different reasons. First off, they took me around 8-10 hours to make, they turned out very pretty, and they were hard to learn how to make and connect to one big bouquet.

 There is a lot of burning questions I desire to know in life. One of those questions is what happens after you die? I want to know the answer to this question because when I die I want to know what will happen to me and where I would go. I want to believe in heaven and after-life, but it seems so far fetched and almost fantasy rather than reality. Another burning question I want to know is the secrets that the Government is hiding from us such as aliens, unidentified flying objects, and other things. 

 I'v adapted to the demands of this course over the past week in many different ways such as time management, critical thinking, and creative writing. One challenge I'v had to adapt to from this course is my daily blog assignments and how to manage my time to get them done. One strength Iv adapted to is creative writing and making a fictional origin story. One personal example is the creative writing peice on the earth/human/animal origin story that I enjoyed writing.

 creating my own origin myth helped me understand how cultures use stories to explain nature and where people are from/come from. I chose to use 4 elements, animals, and natural elements/events to make my story impactful and meaningful. My main lesson was that humans should respect and protect nature aswell as animals. I liked writing my myth origin as it took creativity and critical thinking.

 one meaningful object or place in my life that carrys a story for me is my elementary school. My elementary school is a very meaningful place to me for many different reasons such as the memories I have there, the people I met and still are friends with today, and everything I was impacted by and shaped to who I am today. My elementary school (oak Grove elementary) holds a special place in my heart. Some of the best memories and people I know today came from that school and that is why it is so special to me.

One time that I felt connected to nature, like the kinship in Native American myths was when I went to camp glisson over summer. I felt very connected to nature as well as god because we all were without technology and distractions which let us fully connect to everything around us. Also, we would often do activities outside and in nature such as camping in a forest, sleeping outside, hiking, and swimming in lakes. This made me feel very connected to nature and God, similar to the kinship in Native American myths because I had built a right relationship with nature, and I worshipped and connected with everything around me

3 main goals that I would like to achieve this year are getting straight A's and good grades, playing golf compettively for school, and make new friends. I want to get straight A's and maintain good grades so that my GPA is sufficient enough to get into a college I would like to go to. Also, I want to play golf for the school so that I can improve more, and meet new people. Finally, I want to meet new people and make new friends this year so I can build more connections, and relationships. I can achieve these goals by studying, staying on top of my work, practicing golf more often, and being an outgoing person and talking to new people.