august 27

People can trap their selves by restricting their selves to just one identity for the rest of their life. If a person who has always spent their life in the library reading, socializing with people who like the do the same, he or she is going to feel it's impossible for he or she to reach out of that bubble they've trapped their selves in. People also trap their selves because once they reach a level of comfort, they don't feel the need to branch out, try new things, or go out of their way to do much else. I think stereotypes and confidence levels trap teenagers. A teenager might want to try a new sport, but is concerned everyone will think, "oh, they can't do that, they've never done it before, they can't start now." People can be trapped when they are scared to try new things. A person becomes trapped when they want to branch out from the norm, but is too scared to do so. The feeling of being trapped is a feeling of nervousness, but a wish to try something new. Sometimes, you just feel too comfortable where you are to try something new, leading you to be trapped. You feel if you "untrap" yourself, you may loose that level of comfort and never be able to regain it.

a) JUNIOR YEAR: 

My expectations about junior year is that it will be the hardest year to balance. I think I will find most success in English. I think my biggest challenge will be completing all my work on time and to the best of my ability while juggling other things outside of school. I would like to make a difference in the Whitfield community by making it a more relaxed community, where people aren't nervous to talk to each other and can feel comforable at school. I will lead by making an effort to talk to more people during field hockey and get to know them better. 

b) ENGLISH 11: 

I expect English 11 to be a class where I work hard and take lots of time on my work. I think you can help me by being clear on the projects and assignments. I think my greatest strength in English is my writing. I think my biggest challenge will be completing all my work on time. 

c) YOUR SECTION OF ENGLISH 11: 

This section is a section where most of us have been in the same class before, so I feel like we will work well together. I feel like I can add proofreading over my piers work to the section. I think the aspect of my self that well be accentuated is that I habitually add comma's and fix grammar errors such as they're/there/their in peoples' work that I'm proofreading for different reasons. I think this section will work well together because everyone knows each other well and are good friends.