Last day of real school?

It's so hard to believe that today is the last day of real school. Time flies!

This week I did my presentation for English and Environmental Science, finished my independent project for multimedia and took math test. Now all I need to do is the USD final and my online class. I enjoyed watching other presentations because all the topics are very interesting.

Most of the seniors are going on a camping trip tomorrow. I decided not to go because I want to spend some time on my online class and also because tomorrow is my stepdad's birthday. I wish everyone have a great time!

Endercession starts next week. I originally planed to write a book about the questions I wonder about. But then I decided to work on my online class because I won't be able to graduate if I don't finish that class on time.

Crazy Week

This week I worked on wrapping up my inquiry project. I worked on my abstract, project page and presentation script. I interviewed Sydney and Serena for my product. I would like to thank them for helping me. I also finished reading Never Let Me Go. In this book, the friendship between Tommy and Ruth turn into love. I was disappointed that the story did not end with a romantic happy ending. This weekend, I need to shorten my presentation speech and practice before I present on Monday.

For math, I worked on the challenge problems. I plan to figure out Heron's formula proof this weekend. Struggles...For multimedia, I am almost done making post cards. I just need to do some final editing and write the reflection. For environmental science, our group finished our lesson plan, but we still need to work on presentation. I also need to read a book and write an essay tonight.

It has been a crazy week for me. I hope I can catch up on my sleep during the weekend.

Decision

This week I've been working on the abstract and my independent project for Multimedia.
I also submitted my enrollment deposit to USD this week. It was not a hard decision for me because I did not get into any of my top schools. I was not surprised because I knew I was not going to be admitted by those schools in the first place. Why would they want me if they have applicants who have published books, started their own business or speak several languages? Those students deserve to be accepted because they must have worked extremely hard. They were probably studying when I was eating, sleeping, shopping and wasting my time. I'm happy with attending USD. It is a nice campus and it is close to my house. However, I still wish I had worked harder.

Work, work and more work

I was really stressed on Monday when I realized how much work I have to get done in the next couple of weeks. inquiry project, climate change summit project, independent project,book and essays for honors, USD class, English class online...and I havn't done any math in the last 6 weeks.

Even though the list goes on and on, the calenda we got in Stephanie's class is very helpful because it keeps me on track and helps me to manage my time. I hopw I will be able to finish all these work on time (actually I have to) and still have time to sleep.

Twelfth Night Project

We originally planned to record our performances. For the first two days, we worked on translate our lines into modern English and put a script together. It definitely took us a lot longer than we expected. This means that we only have one day to finish our project. Therefore, we decided to take some pictures and put dialogues on those pictures instead. Even though we end up finishing our project on time, I think we should and could have done it a lot better. The lesson I learned is that we should not wait until the last minute to start working. We should also make a timeline while making a plan.

After seen other groups' production in class. I was really impressed by the live performance by Sydney and Serena's group. They did a very good job on writing their own script and playing their roles. I also really liked the graphic book by Kaylen, Leah and Lauren's group. They took some very cute pictures. I enjoyed Lamont's performance as well. It takes a lot of courage to act alone.

I also got my third book for the inquiry project today. It's called Never Let Me Go. So far, I've only read the introduction. It seems like an interesting book to read. And it also seems to be different from the other books I've read. I will make updates after I read more.

Reminder

Today, we took the Math Mid-term and I finished my second inquiry essay. The book I read is called Sula. My essential question is how do friendships change over time. According to the description of this book, it is about two girls who were once best friends and then grow into enemies. After I read it, I think it is more about good v.s evil. Similar to the previous book I read, which is Snow Flower and The Secret Fan, this book also talks about the friendship between two girls who grow up together. For my next book, I would like to learn more about friendships between boys or between those who did not grow up together.

I am really excited for Spring Break because I am going to Shanghai! Here is a list of the things I need to do during break (in case I don't remember):

1. Start working on twelfth night project
2. English 9 online
3. Start reading book and writing essay for Urban Ecology class.(Maybe)

Poem "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" - Dylan Thomas

Similar to what Lord Byron did in "She Walks In Beauty", Thomas also made contrast between light and night. The poem is written by a man to his dying father. We all understand that death is unavoidable and most people are afraid of death. However, there is strength lying in each and everyone of us; therefore, we should use our strength and passion to fight for living. The poet uses wise, wild, good and brave as examples to encourage his father to be hopeful and remain strong. I think this is a very touching poem. It also reminds me of "To The Virgins, to Make most of Time". No matter how much time we have left, we should use it wisely.