Lucas's English blog

 somebody that left a lasting impact on my life would be my dad. I carry his name with me wherever I go, his laugh, his smile, his curls, his personality. All of it I bring with me, because he meant so much to me. I'll continue to bring it because I'm proud of what he shaped me to become.  in class we worked on our projects and switched to doing a common lit. the poem was nice, a little hard to decipher, but still nice once I understood what it meant. I liked this question as a blog post, really nice to think about these things.

once, I was conflicted to go to a concert because of the money. My heart told me to go,m yet my mind knew I should've saved. In the end, I followed my heart and went, pledging to make the money back soon.  in class, we read a poem about heartbreak and moving on, whilst starting on a mini project.  I think the poem was nice, and I felt as If I could relate to it since I have also been through something similar.

during the second week of school, I doubted my ability to edit in my AV tech class. this led me to give up my entry into making the news intro. seeing all the other entries, I'm sure I could've won, but I didn't because I doubted myself. since then, I learned I shouldn't be afraid to fail. in class, we analyzed a poem called "I felt a funeral in my brain" by Emily Dickinson.  reading the poem made me realize how much I need to pay attention to symbolism in poems.

  one thing that I'd say is different about me from other people is my realism. I try to be optimistic about things, but most of the time I come off as a negative guy to most people because I say what I think is true. I come off very blunt, and I think that makes me different when a lot of people sugarcoat most of their ideas. in class we went over a poem and answered some questions about ourselves that connected to it. the class made me realize I have a lot to think about regarding my individuality. I feel different from people, but that could just be my opinion, so I need to think about it harder. 

 an adventure I would like to go on would be a trip to mexico and experience what my parents life was like. after that, I'd like to go to Europe and explore old ruins and grass plains. I'd end it off with a trip to Japan or any Asian country, and enjoy my time in a new world. all of this would lead me back home where I might just go backpacking across the south or the west coast. in class, we presented our posters.  I think mine was quick, yet sufficient, and seeing other peoples stories was interesting. I enjoyed most of them, and I'm really proud of mine.

 the most creative I've made would probably have to be a film I made in my second year of AV tech. It was a film about a knight hunting a demon. The costumes were pretty good, and the plot was alright enough to keep people captivated while still being a silent film. I'm pretty proud of it, but I know I can do better this year. in class we continued our poster project, and I'm almost done. All that is left for me to do is to do the theme and add a few more decorations, but overall it looks pretty good.

 my burning questions about life: 1. where does the mind come from? 2. is there anything after this life? August 17, in class we started on our origin myth poster. I got pretty far with it but I realized some things about my myth. I realized that I was really sleepy when I made it because some parts of it sounds like I went crazy. I'm still content with what I made, and I can only hope to make my poster as creative as the story is.

 I've adapted to the demands of this week overall well. one strength is my creative mindset which was helpful when I needed to make my own myth from scratch. however, one challenge I knew was gonna bother me a bit were these blog posts. I'm still having a lack of confidence with my ability to stick with them every week, but for now I'm managing.  Today's lesson was just making corrections to our myth story. I did fairly well on it yesterday and only had to do minor corrections today which I'm proud of. 

Creating my own creation myth helped me realize how interesting and more captivating storytelling was. I feel as if I could retain information much better by being captivated like that. stories like that help people understand their natural world better, and make sense of the reality we live in. I made my story to explain how the balance in the world worked. The moral of my story was to teach others that we have to respect one another, and that we shouldn't go around hurting each other.  Today's assignment was all about writing our own story. The assignment was really nice because of how creative I was getting while making my story. I truly enjoyed this one, and I hope we get to do more writing like this another time in the class.

  A meaningful object to me would be the album "The Changing of Times" by Underoath. The album helped me through a lot by talking about hardships and making it through them while still struggling. Its a Christian album which helps me through the days listening to it by giving me hope.  The lesson today was us reading through a Navajo myth and answered questions about it. The lesson was interesting, especially since I really only hear about the biblical story of creation.

 A  moment I felt connected to nature was when I went to a shrine in Japan. the shrine was covered with greenery and life. I felt as if the spirits of nature were with me as I walked through the area, as if I was welcomed by the land itself, mixing with the influences of the humans that built the shrine.  The lesson we learned today was all about native American literature and its elements. We were shown elements such as kinship with the land, living one with nature, and having reverence for the land. Just learning about this in one lesson, it opened my eyes on how I should respect all living things as equals, and to not hold one over another, not even myself.

  the three goals I have for myself this year would be to further pursue music, film making, and stay on top of my school work. I want to succeed with my band by making music, playing shows, and even potentially going on a southern tour, ambitious as it sounds. not only do I wish to make music, I hope to improve my film making and directing, all to grow my hope to be in a career of film making. though all these personal goals may take a lot of time, I hope to stay above my work better than I did last school year to keep good grades.