Roxanne's English Blog

For starters in the assignment the section "What Others Have Said About You" was definitely the harder side to complete because it was focused on a moment instead a broader sense. The topic that I found most difficult would be being underestimated. Simply because I could not recall a moment where someone physically told me or made me feel like I was being underestimated. What helped work through this specific topic was giving more thought into how the question could be interpreted. I begun to see it as "When did someone not believe in you" and that's what helped me come up with my metaphor.

To be honest I struggled a little while trying to form my experiences into similes and metaphors. Finding the correct words to perfectly capture each memory was a little tedious. Even so, when I was able to find the correct words I started to realize that certain moments in my life meant a lot more to me that I expected. A lot of the things I didn't put much thought into were beginning to make me think deeper on those instances. I leaned that I'm also kind of bad at formulating figurative sentences.

During the break I tried my best to not remain home and be productive. I visited the park multiple times with my family and friends. We played Badminton, Pickle Bal, and Volley Ball. I also tried meditating and yoga for the first time ever and I honestly enjoyed the experienced. I had also gotten my prom dress during the break and I absolutely adore it. Lastly, my week ended off with working at my job. Overall, my break was amazing.

 Participating as a listener and responder has helped me learn how to manage audience interactions. By watching how the members of the groups kept the audience engaged I was able to take back note of what questions and how they are presented really hooks the audience. Although my group was the first one to present this will help me in future situations when I'll have to prepare something related to the dynamic of this assignment. By hearing how the questions are interpreted by my other classmates compared to mine helped me get a better understanding of what the intent of each question meant. Overall, viewing my classmates preparation helps me see what certain aspects of a project need attention to. Today in class Group 2 had presented their oral discussion.

Iin a perfect day I would have spent the day with my family ad friends. I'd start off the day with going to the park with my friends to play volleyball and badminton. After tiring ourselves out we would go out to eat at our favorite local restaurant. After stuffing our bellies my family and I would go out to watch a movie being displayed that day at the movie theaters. Lastly the day would be ended of with a sleepover at my best friends house attempting to compete who would fall asleep last. That would be as I would describe a perfect day.

 The best piece of advice a parent or guardian has given me would be when I had asked my grandma if I should keep being in a relationship. I asked her this because I wasn't sure if I was mentally capable of having someone's feelings bear so much responsibility on myself. My grandma told me that her whole life she's mainly been alone due to choice. Because of this she's always been able to work on herself and maintain her piece, she's the wisest person I know and I strive to live as carefree as her. She told me "There's a million people lined up for a girl like you and there will be when you're ready to get into a relationship. Don't strain yourself when you're young because you'll only settle for what you believed was the best of you when you were young and grow comfortable" (Something along those lines). Those words really stuck with me and I ended up ending the relationship to help them and myself grow into a better person. Im gratefu...

 The most challenging part about working in a group would be trying to get everyone of the same page. What I mean by that is specifically when certain members of the group don't haul in as much work as they're suppose to which sinks the whole assignment. I had a class assignment where we had different roles assigned to work in each slide. Trying to take initiative on who does what as someone who has social anxiety is not fun. Once I had actually gotten everyone's piece of the work down everyone had a grasp of what to do. Come one day before the assignment was due and NOTHING was done. I felt stressed and felt like I had to do more than I needed to. It was honestly my fault for not making it known to the teacher or my group mates but I still wanted to actually have a good presentation. Group assignments seem like they can be easy at first since the work is split but honestly it can make it more stressful.

 The most challenging part of an essay is brainstorming it. Just like everything for me it's harder to start things instead of being in the middle of doing them. Procrastination has always been a big thing for me so it's always the starting of something that gets me. To be honest I overcome this by forcing myself to do it at the last minute. When I feel more under pressure I actually do the tasks given to me. It's very bad to leave things to the last moment but it's a habit I've gotten used to unfortunately. The challenging part of an essay is starting it, after that it's bearable

 A moment in my life that felt like the beginning of a powerful story would be when I had ran away from my abusive home. The main feeling I had was fear. Fear of what my mother would do, Fear of where I would go, Fear that I was putting my sister in danger, Fear that I was doing the wrong thing. Even so, I had a tiny sense that this was something that needed to be done. What made it feel like a turning point was how fast everything changed. I begun to live with my stepfather, lost contact of my mother for a while after living with her for all my life. It was kind of hard to adjust and I had felt like I was obligated to go back and talk to my mother. Eventually, I begun to accept the things of the past and move forward and in the end it all feels like a distant dream. Being 11 and running away with my younger sister would DEFINITELY be one of the biggest butterfly effects