Everest English Blog

 Prompt Response: When I joined wrestling at Lakeside High School. I didn't know the club existed until the end of my freshman year. I remember the last day of school there was an announcement calling those who are interested in wrestling to show up to Coach Moore's room. I asked my friend if I should as a joke, and he laughed yes. I went partly as a joke. I ended up spending countless hours in that wrestling room, and making unforgettable memories with great friends.  Summary: I arrived late to class but we read the poem "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson. After we analyzed the text and answered some questions. My response to the "Who are you?" . . ."I am a 18 year old high school student getting ready to apply to college to seek an opportunity at making my own life.  Reflection: Poetry is an odd thing because at first its like reading another language but once you understand it beautiful. I enjoy the median despite my lack of proficienc...

 Prompt Response: My white skin tone means no matter where I go there is a chance they assume I'm racist or something else. I work hard to present myself in a manner which is not offensive to no one. I want others to feel comfortable in my presence.  Summary: In class we went over our stereotype sheet. Afterwards we started another story by Judith Ortiz Cofer. We read and analyzed the story to complete the work sheet.  Reflection: I consider myself to be a polite person who is accepting of others. Though I am reminded not everything thinks this about me. Then talking and thinking about other people experiencing these stereotypes in much worse circumstances is hard to think about. 

 Prompt Response: I've had people assume because I'm white I am racist in middle school. This happened when I moved schools from Dekalb County to Gwinnett County. I was quiet and didn't stick up for myself. This led to a rumor being spread that I was racist, when in fact I didn't want to hang out with any of these people. Later that year my only friends were people you would consider minorities, and I wasn't friends with them to help with the rumors but because they were good people.  Summary: In class we finished up the culture poems then had a guest speaker who talked to us about senior stuff. It was mainly about what we were going to do after high school and where to get help for advice.  Reflection: I always feel uncomfortable talking about race and such because it only became a thing in my mind during middle school by other kids. Yet its presence is a real thing which I must acknowledge. When I have to go through these thoughts in my head its uncomfortable yet ...

 Prompt Response: The concept of love is one of the hardest things to grasp. It can appear so solid and perfect yet so fake. Love can feel like the most clear lie someone can tell you, yet when it comes at the right time from the right person it means the world. Due to how situational love is I struggle to understand it.  Summary: Today in class we presented our culture poem, and listened to others present theirs.  Reflection: It was relaxing after the initial anxiety of presenting. I never enjoy it but I think my presentation went well, and looking back on my project I think I may be proud. 

 Prompt Response: I wish I had more time in the day. I wish I could have an extra 3 hours in the day so I could sleep just a little longer. Or so I could enjoy my hobbies like lifting or hanging out with my friends. I could even be productive and work on my college essays. I will always take the opportunity to have more time in the day.  Summary: :In class today we allegedly had a quiz that Mr. Reese was talked out of with one sentence, so that was a win. We then worked on our cultural poems for the rest of class.  Reflection: In class I learned how natural incorporating literary devices into my poem can be. Literary languages doesn't have to be complicated to be effective. 

 Prompt Response: I enjoy a nerdy hobby called Dungeons and Dragons also known as D&D. The most creative thing I have ever made is the world I Game Master for my friends. I have created history, characters, missions, story arcs and etc for this game of make believe. I have spent nearly 7 years of my life in only one world, though now I'm expanding that horizon. Now I'm making another. My D&D worlds are the most creative thing I have ever made.  Summary: In class today we read "A Korean Dream" by Sharon Lee, and then we analyzed/discussed the text as a class. We then started working on our own Culture Poems.  Reflection: It was nice to go down memory lane about D&D and the countless hours I spent writing to entertain my friends. I have no doubt that story although not perfect gave us hours of entertainment and a life time of funny stories to tell. 

 Prompt Response: The two biggest questions of my life are: Will I be successful enough for myself? Along with, will I die alone? I strive for more, I want more out of my life. I want everything this world can offer me. I want to feel fulfilled at the end of my life having no regrets about what I didn't do. Part of this is making a good amount of money in a work I enjoy that I can be proud of. I worry that I won't reach that height for myself, and I'll end up bitter. To answer the second question I struggle with my desire for being alone time plus balancing relationships. Throughout my life it has been hard to connect to someone on that deep level and be vulnerable with them. I wonder if I'll do it or if I'll cower away from it.  Summary: Today in class we read "I, Too" by Langston Hughes and analyzed the text. After we answered a series of writing questions.  Reflection: Well I had to reflect on some of my biggest insecurities in the form of these questio...

 Prompt Response: When I was in 8th grade we were going back to school after COVID-19, and I had moved schools. Not surprisingly I struggled to make friends. That whole year in person I only really had a couple people I even talked to let alone call my friends. It was the most alone I had ever felt in that big empty house.  Summary: I was absent today in class but we would have been presenting our masks/turning them in.  Reflection: Life can be something else. There is good in this world. You will eventually find your crowd of people who make you feel at peace and happy. 

 Prompt Response: The main challenge that school brings me is time management for classes. I take 4 AP's for context those being AP Precalculus, AP Biology, AP Statistics, and AP Micro/Macro Economics. Time management and being prepared is the hardest thing about school. One strength I have is I know how to follow a routine and I can plan. I have my whole day planned out from the moment I wake so the mental effort to follow it is minimal. Thus I can manage my schedule and life. One challenge I anticipate is my efforts to get a job and or start wrestling. How much can I balance at one time without one falling behind? I will manage due to my schedule and planning. Although it won't be pleasant.  Summary: Today in class I wrote about my reflection for my Mask Project along with finishing the last details on said mask.  Reflection: I learned reflection is easy as you make it to be. The more honest you are the easier/harder it is to write. What I mean is when you are honest ab...

 Prompt Response: Due to my gender as a male I was taught to be strong. My dad taught me not to cry, and how to hold yourself together even when times go tough. He tried to encourage me to open up and not become a closed off person. These lessons did not stick due to my personality. I became traditionally strong like he taught but I also became closed off.  Summary: In class we watched the video about a person's mask and fitting in with others. After we started creating our own masks that were unique to each other.  Reflection: Today was a little unformattable for me because the gender role of being a strong male who puts on a mask hits a little close to home. The message about the mask and who you are is strange because I hardly think of who I am. I like to look forward, so for me to reflect on my character is strange. 

 Prompt Response: Whenever my grandparents visit they always bring scratch offs for the lottery. They have been doing this longer than I can remember. The logical reason why they did this was it was cheap, and provided a great deal of entertainment to children in the hopes of winning thousands. Now I am 18 years old and they still do it. What the tradition represents now is you are never above a little fun even if very unprofitable. Scratch offs are a simple way just to appreciate the little things off finding a quarter around the house in the hopes of maybe winning 20 bucks since my expectations are more realistic now.  Summary: In class we finished up the four discussion questions for "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid. Along with took our pictures for our school ID's.  Reflection: I learned that I do not have many "family traditions" and those I do have are so mundane I had to think for a good while to come up with. I suppose the meaningful stuff can often be forgetta...

 Prompt Response: A way my cultural heritage shaped my daily expectations is expecting the manual labor the house to be done by me, a male. Meanwhile my sisters are expected to clean whatever my mother doesn't want to. I attempt to walk through life open minded but it does not stop my preconized notions of what things what normally look like. I listen to my parents will and try not to question it because if I do too much it raises conflict which makes my life harder. I act in a way to keep the peace, in other words I follow my cultural heritage for now.  Summary: In class we read and analyzed "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid. After which we discussed in class the possible messages and what our classmates thought of the events of the story.  Reflection: I learned in class today that I follow my cultural heritage whether I intend to or not because at the moment its the way for me to get through life until adulthood. 

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