I agree with the following statement: #10 “Fear can be a greater danger to a person’s well being than an actual danger can be to a person’s well being.” From prior experience, I have learned to separate the difference between fear and plain anxiety. The concept of fear is a reaction to “run away” from something that we have actually experienced ourselves (either physically, emotionally, mentally, etc). However, anxiety can prove to be more troublesome for us (in my own opinion), because anxiety is the instinct to run away based on something we think is going to happen, we “feel” is going happen, even though it hasn’t happened yet. In my experience, both are a legitimate reaction, but one is based on actual experience, and the other is based on feelings of catastrophization (or the “fear of the unknown”, thinking the worst). However, we need to realize and understand that BOTH reactions are completely normal, as these are human reactions and responses that are essentially “hardwired” into our state of mind and our sense of self. But depending on our given and differing circumstances, fear and anxiety can prevent us from doing what we aspire to do. We have a goal or a motivation of doing something, but it becomes an obstacle when the sheer thought of it places us into a state of paralysis. A “Fight or Flight” response is what this is: To refuse to accept is to fight, and to run away is to fly. The only way to be effective is to cope with our fear. Fear and anxiety is normal, but it’s when fear starts to interfere with our lives and our daily aspirations, is when it starts to prove it is becoming a danger. To overcome is to cope, and eventually reach a sense of accomplishment and to improve our feelings of self worth. ~Mathis (my PN)

 

Ms.Lee

11th Lit/Comp

3-1-18

I do think that our genetic family history plays a significant role in how we live our lives(#4). Some people have a common disorder that runs through the family. For example diabetes, your mom and dad could but have it and you end up getting is as well. That can affect how you live because you have to watch how you eat and your blood sugar levels and all that. Diabetes is a serious condition that does affect many things you do in your daily life. Another example is if your family is prone to having heart issues. That could cut you lifetime in half and if not cause you not to be able to do many things you want to do in your life later. I personally do not have anything disorders that run through my family that could affect my life as an adult that I know of but i'm sure other people do. One might say that we are shaped by our surroundings and experiences and people and it has nothing to do with genetics. See that is wrong because genetics makes us who we are on a cellular DNA level. Say you were this sweet kid who had fun and got along with just about anyone, but had a condition that didn't let you do things with friends and family and had to be left behind most of the time. That could bring up a whole wave of other issues on top of that issue you were born with. You could end up getting diagnosed with depression from not being able to do certain things and being left out and many other things. I had a friend who was diagnosed with lung cancer and he had previous family members who also got cancer. It caused a lot of problems in his life( he’s okay now) and those problems can manifest into bigger things that really could dictate your adult life  I’m not saying that genetics should dictate how we live but a plays a part in how we go about our daily lives whether it’s in a positive or negative way.

Ms. Lee

11th Lit /Comp period 6

3/1/2018

I strongly agree that the friendships we make in a childhood are just as important as those we make in adulthood. Throughout your childhood you are surrounded around kids your age who either live near you, go to the same school as you, or share the same interests as you. These friendships begin to build you as an individual by gaining characteristics your friends have. Childhood friends are people you attach to and hold on to for the longest amounts of time. My childhood friend, Emma lives in a completely different state than i do. We have such a strong childhood bond that we make trips to see each other and still text text everyday and call every now and then. As you get older you start to form more bonds in adulthood. These bonds are just as important because you are still growing as a person and meeting new people can still change you whether that be in a good or bad way. Adult friendships are extremely similar to kids. The main difference is the maturity but the bond is still just as strong. My mom and her best friend Kim share similar passions through art, wine, and baking. These passions are what brought them together and now they have been bestfriends for 5 years. When you are a child you might bond about something totally different than what you would bond with people when you are older but the connection is still the same. You are finding a lifetime best friend who will share memories, passions and all sorts of activities with you. I can honestly say i have found some life long friends through passions and similarities and i know they will last through adulthood as well. Im looking forward to the day I get to make close bonds in adulthood to make more great friends. 

Hyrum Mitchell

Ms. Lee

Literature Comprehension

3/1/2018

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It is very possible to communicate without speaking to him of her. I believe this because I have been able to communicate with another individual without the use of verbal language. Beyond the immediate answer of writing any and all responses which is just the simplest way of doing so. You can also communicate an idea or a feeling through art or music neither of which require you to understand what language the artist speaks. You can visually see what they are trying to depict or hear the ideas present behind any song. 

Art is the word we use to describe communication without the use of words. In the case of music the differing cords and the progression of them create different harmonies which generate ideas with the mind the ideas are what make every song unique. By varying the tempo a musician creates energy or ana sense of urgency behind the music. By combing the tempo with the chord progressions you create ideas which are conveyed throughout the piece.

Communicating in direct methods without verbal communications is equally as possible as it is practical in modern society. Body language conveys the majority of someone's message in addition to aiding the communication of emotions and inflection behind the person’s words. When a friend is angry, sad or tired, you often know before they say anything just by their posture and facial features. The are are a variety of studies that show even when a person is lying their true feelings can be seen on their by small gestures on their face. 

And for communicating information you can use bothe sign language or written documents both of which can clear tell exactly what you want with the only miscommunication being the lack of inflection shown on the individual's words which can be conquered with the style of writing to covey said emotions of feelings.

 

Ezzi abbott 

Ms.lee 

11th lit/comp

1 march 2018

I agree with number 3 the friendships we make in childhood are just as important as those we make in adulthood because when you make a friend those people have the same connections as you and to help you though anything that might get you down or bring you up. As you grow up you go your seperate way but then get back together and you keep in touch for all of those years. It can be very important a to have friends near by so we all can just feel like you can talk to them about spicific things that others dont need to know. When you go to school for the first time and you dont know anyone then you try to find someone that has the same intrest as you, to get to the point that you know them so well your keeing up with them for your whole life. As you go though college and also get a job, if you still can keep up the connection with you and your friends the friendships that you make in school and in life is great to have, with getting to spend time with them. Having a positive friendship is something everyone wants to have it can also really help you get though the life ahead of yourself. I think as an adult its the golden relationship, you have the time to meet the best and funny people and also to to be independent to get a life on your own with friend that support you at all times. When you go to a college after high school you have the chance to increase the friendships ans have the same likes to have foe the rest of the years that your together with your friends. When you walk up to meet new people that you want to know, you have to want and feel positive to get the friends you want. 

At the end of it all the friends you see and meet have you get though the life you want to live. 

 

Sierra Egan

Ms.Lee

American Lit

3-1-18

For number 8,  I do agree and believe that it is possible to communicate with another person without speaking to her or him. There are many things to be taken into account, mainly because humans have been able to do this since the beginning of time, it’s an understanding of each other. Body language is a good indicator of what someone might be saying without actually using words to express themselves; there is also something people do to communicate, mouthing the words, they do this so people can decipher what they are trying to physically say. On the other hand, there is a way to communicate that doesn’t deal with a physical form, there are people who have a deep understanding of each other and can communicate with their eyes or how they’re acting. People can completely understand what another person is thinking, feeling, planning, or about to do just by receiving a look from them. I can tell what my friends are feeling just by their facial expressions, then I can give a nod back and we communicate with and understand each other like this. Then there is the obvious, people can write notes or letters to send to the other communicator so they hear from the other person. Then, there is people who are gifted with telepathic abilities, I have a twin and we can sometimes know what the other is thinking in their head without using any type of physical expressions; the people with the so called “telepathic” abilities are said to be able to communicate with people who they have never heard of before. There are many ways to communicate with someone without saying anything; two people with a strong relationship with another can soley communicate and understand each other just with a nod and facial expressions. That is what most of us do instead to speak to one another.

 

Chloe Baretto 

Ms. Lee

11th Lit

1 March 2018

I do believe that the friendships we make in our childhood are as important as our those we make in adulthood. As children many things can influence us, and shape us to how we grow up to be. In our childhood the friends we make shape our personality for either good or bad. The friends we have know may not be with us in the future, but they influence a part of us, and shape us for our future. One may argue and say that friendship growing up doesn’t matter because in the future we might not seen them again. But in my opinion childhood friendships are the best. The endless days talking about the future, and going out to play are one of the best parts of growing up. Even as kids we lose, and gain friendships and that teaches us to move on and keep getting new experiences. Friendship is often overrated, but many people don’t know the importance of childhood friendships. Having friends increases social skills, and helps communicate with people. As we grow up we learn more with every experience we have. It is part of human nature to learn through experiences, and that relates to friendship. Most people who lack in social skills, and have emotional behaviour have no friends. Having a great support system helps kids improve in school, and have a better mental health. Childhood friendships help boost self esteem, and improve kids communication skills. Although childhood friendship may not last, they are still important. Not only do they help improve social and emotional skills, but they shape us for our future and having a great support system can lead us to a successful life. 

 

Ms. Lee

11th grade lit

1 March 2018

The friendships we make in our childhood are just as important as those we make in adulthood because of the impact that they make. I agree with this statement because friends will matter throughout your life whether they are from your childhood, from your school, or from your adulthood because you make memories with each friend that will be with you for the rest of your life no matter what. Friends are important because it gives you someone you can trust and someone that can help you out at that stage of life, that stays with you because they made an impact. A friend gives you someone that you can rely on and you make a bond with them. Even if it is a friend from when you were a child, you remember what memories that you had with them and even their family. Your friends families have a big impact of your life too because they are always there, and they make memories with you and your friends. If you are going through a rough time those friends will be with you through it and they can help you. Some people take their friends for granted because they don't really know how much they care for them and are going to be there for them when they need it. Even if you dont have alot of close friends, the friend that you have will matter even more. Those people from your childhood that you make a close bond will probably be some of you closest friends in your adulthood and they are a huge impact because they have been through it all with you. Friends are a positive thing in your life whether it is from your childhood, from you school, or from your adulthood because they matter so much throughout your whole life.

The friends we make in our child hood can still be our friends in the future if its done right. Those friends are the ones who matter the most, because you guys have gone through a lot. As a kid, if you hang around the wrong crowd, you will most likely still be around that crowd as you grow older. And vice versa if you hang around a good crowd you will be influenced to hang out with the good crowd when you become older.

I have always been taught to be very careful with who I choose to be friends with, because friends play a huge role in your life, your friends will influence the way you act, what you wear, and who you will become.  The experiences you make as a kid, you will always talk about those.  

so  friends who you make in your child hood will influence you in the future and will determine who your friends will become.  

Sanity and insanity I believe are both two extremes at opposite ends, but are both so intense that they give off the same strength of emotions you feel. That is why I agree and believe that they are so similar, and how they are so fragile that once they are reached, its easy to not know what is happening around you. For me it’s kind of like how the saying “there’s a thin line between love and hate”, like two extremes merge into one make people more susceptible to them because they are so easy to feel, especially in our society. There are a lot of pressures on everyone, and in our social media relying society it’s makes it even harder to connect to people, even when there are  a lot of sources to go to for comfort. It is kind of like your missing the feeling of actually talking to someone and connecting with them when you're behind a screen. You would start to go insane, as humans are really social beings and need relations to survive. It is so easy to feel insane and not realize it. Human emotions are usually all over the place, and don’t stay kind of in the middle, between sanity and insanity. For most of the time, you lean towards another more. The line is fragile as you only have to emotionally travel so far to get from one side to the other. Those are always the two opposite ends, like you have to be at either one. You wouldn’t really have a choice, and those two extremes are the ends, trapping you there. I also think that you don’t really know what is going on in someones head, let alone their everyday lives, to be able to determine what their state is. They could be having, for example, an inner chaotic breakdown, but be in a quiet room, full of people who have no idea what they are actually feeling. People would be unaware of what is happening unless they tell someone. This delayed transaction of feelings create a sense of insanity in you, while the still world around you is and quiet, and sane. The crazy part is that a lot of people could be feeling crazy, but make sure to keep it in, deceiving everyone and themselves of how unlikely insanity would be, when as a matter of fact, sanity turned to insanity in time, and both ends were extreme enough to conjure up the same emotions inwardly. That’s why the line is so thin.

 

The reason why i agree with this is because anyone can have a nervous breakdown. Some people it only takes someone putting something in the wrong place to have a nervous breakdown. To have one you really have to not have any kind of patience. Even if you do have patience, you can still have a breakdown it’ll just take a very long time for all that anger to come out of that person. Also the environment in which you are in. for example you work for at a restaurant as a waiter and one day the job is very slow and quiet and the next there's a line of people outside waiting to be seated and you are running around serving all these families and boom. You can’t take it anymore. You start going crazy screaming, getting mad at every little thing just because your getting overworked and your brain can’t withstand all that's going on. So yes you can have a nervous breakdown. It just has to be that one thing that pushes people over and just makes them breakdown even if it's all anger coming out or sadness. Its that one pet peeve that will make the breakdown happen. Stress can also be one big factor to people having breakdowns . Especially in the junior year because there's so much thrown at you and so much new you have to learn. That you will start going mad because so much to do and you don't know where, when, and how to do it.

Ms.Lee

11th American Literature 6th Period

March 1st 2018

I agree with what the first topic says in that there is a fine line between sanity and insanity because it is in human-nature to be stressed in every-day life and it is very easy for someone to lose their sanity, causing a nervous breakdown. However it depends on how the person manages themselves in certain circumstances, for instance some people work great under copious amounts of stress and others can get easily overwhelmed. Stress is only one part of how one might lose his/her sanity. The individual’s mental state also plays a key part in handling not only the amount of stress that a certain thing causes but the length of time one can handle everything placed before them before they can not take it anymore. Stress and mental health are just two of many things that can cause an individual to go insane or to have a nervous breakdown. Anxiety can play a huge part in assisting this nervous breakdown or someone losing sanity. A person could be very mentally healthy with little to no stress in their life but they could be a very anxious person in general. This could make them stress out over something with little significant value to the bigger picture. For example, if a certain trend is normal in a different culture but is not accepted in another culture. Psychology also plays a huge part in the line between sanity and insanity because it is subjective. It relies on abnormalities in certain people to diagnose them as “insane” when in reality they could be completely fine. For instance, if a person is depressed, are they insane? No, they are just going through a tough time in their life and with help and counseling they will be normal again.

 

I agree with number 7 which states, “All people have unconscious thoughts that influence their day to day behavior.” Much of the time what you want to see in something or someone is what you will end up seeing. For example, if there is someone who you dislike, it’s very likely you’ll view them as a villain or bad guy in certain scenarios, even when they are acting perfectly normal. The thing is even though their behavior is completely normal, you view it as offensive or bad simply because that was your mindset coming into the situation. You will always end up seeing what you want to see or what you allow yourself to see in someone. The same mentality can influence our behaviors when we have to adapt to changes in our life. Many people have a fearful mindset when they are trying new things. This will cause one to act timid and have bad experiences in their new environment. However, if that person had entered their new situation with a more positive and open mindset, they would’ve had a better experience. A good example is when I had to move here (Georgia) from Connecticut midway through my freshmen year. This change of location ended up being good for me because I came in with a positive mindset. However, my experience could’ve been a bad one if I came into it with a negative mentality. This premature assurance of certain scenarios can either deter one from success or help one become more successful. If you aspire to become a professional athlete when you grow up, your confidence makes a huge difference. For example, if you become a professional swimmer in the olympics and your in the middle of a race and your not confident in your swimming stroke, this will affect you mentally during the race and will cause you to attempt to fix your stroke during the race.