Christen's English Blog

 Today we read Act One Scene Four of "Fences". We learned about Troy's childhood and the challenges he encountered with his mother leaving when he was young, and himself having to leave his father when he was fourteen. This story took a dark turn that I was not expecting, but it fits in and makes sense to how and why Troy is the way he is. I really hope they cancel school the next couple of days so I can relax at home.

 Today, the class presented their story maps. I thought this was interesting as we got to learn much about others, such as people's skills: piano, dancing, painting, and more. While it's nice to learn these things about your classmates, I think many will agree this project is awkward and uncomfortable to share as it consists of many personal things. This week I'm a little stressed dude to the amount of work I have to make up by the end of the week, especially the work in AP Music Theory which is the class I'm struggling with the most, by far. 

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 Today, we finished reading "Two Kinds" from The Joy Luck Club.  In doing this activity, I learned about the competitiveness within Asian immigrant families, but I also learned how that characteristic can apply to other cultures as well. I liked this activity because I think the book is enjoyable and gives great perspective, in particular with this part of the book, it shows how pressure and demands of an immigrant family may affect a child's way of thinking. On Friday, my family and I will be leaving for the beach, but I'm not very excited about it as we have visited the beach plenty of times before. Instead, I've been quite reminiscent of the concert I went to last week, I've been looking back at the videos I took and wishing I could still be experiencing euphoria. 

 I remember one morning, my mom really wanted me to go to church, and I was forced to go for months prior. But I felt that me going was pointless, it wasn't for me, though I didn't have a choice. So on this day, I expressed to her these thoughts, and as a result, she threatened to ground me if I didn't go. I thought this was absurd and I became overly upset, I argued with her, and she argued back. After much exchange of anger-provoked words, she began to break down as well. As her voice trembled, I started to realize the importance she associated church with. The argument ended with me not going to church that day, and thus, not speaking to one another for a couple of days. Although this wasn't a good outcome, I feel that our relationship has improved since then because of it. I have always been accepting and non-judgmental of other people's beliefs, and I think she's begun to understand and apply that way of thinking towards me. That day we both showed vulnerab...

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