Well I have finally finished my last literature circle book. This last part post will be difficult since I will be very tempted to just summarize the entire novel. In the final chapters of the book, it talks about John basically listening to his inner conscience and deciding to write/finish up this book. I actually really enjoyed this part of the book because of all the in depth thought put into every single little aspect of what he's talked about previously in the beginning. Upon finishing this book, a lot of questions are meant to arise from you head. To most of the readers out there this material is a whole new eye opener, and to others, it's nothing more than just a confirmation of your theories. In any case, this book was created and written to inspire. To get the reader to think, take action, not believe everything that you are told. To be honest, it's had some inspiration for me. I doubt I'm going to write to my senators about my concerns about the government, or make phone calls to local politicians and give them my side of the story, but this has inspired me to get others to try and read this book. Spreading this knowledge will do some good in this society. Educate the ignorant, and maybe, just maybe somebody will act upon it. A quote that I believe really summerizes this would be:
"...the world as you dream it, and that we can trade in that old nightmare of polluting industries, clogged highways, and overcrowded cities for a new dream based on Earth-honoring and socially responsible principles of sustainability and equality. It is within our power to transform ourselves , to change the paradigm." pg. 292
Now, think about that quote for a second. If a great amount of people read this book, I can only imagine how society would be different. I don't want to give too much away because this book can put it into better word than I ever could, but nevertheless this book needs to be read. Your mind will be blown one way or another. Wait for my book review, I have trouble holding back what I want to say. Just know, if you want to be more in-tune with the world, reading this book is a must.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Last Free Blog Post.
Well this blog is about to come to a close and I figured I should end it right. By speaking about what's on my mind.
The main thing that has been going through my head is about the main focus of my life. The place where I spend most of my days, and will continue spending it until I'm a young adult. School. It's getting towards the end of the year and stressful finals are approaching faster than I would have liked to imagine. This year hasn't been the greatest for me academically and my test taking performance has fallen also. I'm not very excited to take hour long tests on the last week of school, but alas I must strive through it. 19 days until summer and even less than that of actual days that I'll be attending school. Make it out of this and I'll have 3 whole months to slack off. Except for the fact that I probably won't have my usual carefree summers anymore. This summer I'm either joining an SAT prep class or signing up for summer classes. 8 more weeks of academics doesn't sound very appealing, but it's just something you have to do. If I want better SAT scores, there's no better way. So as that's established, other things roam my mind. Other than the 90% of the time with my brain focused on school, or rather focused on how to avoid school(work).
Something that has recently been occurring in my head is about trends. We live in a world full of them, especially teenagers since they care the most about what's hip and new.You have the trendsetters, those going out of their way to try and 'start' something, or predict what the next 'cool' thing is. The followers, who hop from trend to trend staying 'cool' and into the latest stuff. Then you have the people who don't care, they do them and let others be whatever they want to be. I love those types of people. Don't judge people because they're not interested in the same things as you are, or share the same ideas as you. If anything, have some respect for them, they go against all the peer pressure, the constant teasing, and in the end they're still who they want to be. They're not some thuglife gangster one day and next year they're the punk rock skater kid. They stay being who they want to be and regardless of what others do or say, they keep living their lives. I don't get why people are so obsessed with others' lives. Celebrities, Facebook news feeds, etc. All that is really just unnecessary information that really, you don't need to know. Focus on being who you want to be, strive and stick through with your plans. Respect others and shake off the people who don't respect you. In the end just keep being yourself, it's that simple. Don't stop and think, just act. Some people will love you for it, others will hate you, but in the end that's just how life works out for everyone. At least you know that you're one of the rare genuine breed of people out there, and that, that's something to be proud of.
The main thing that has been going through my head is about the main focus of my life. The place where I spend most of my days, and will continue spending it until I'm a young adult. School. It's getting towards the end of the year and stressful finals are approaching faster than I would have liked to imagine. This year hasn't been the greatest for me academically and my test taking performance has fallen also. I'm not very excited to take hour long tests on the last week of school, but alas I must strive through it. 19 days until summer and even less than that of actual days that I'll be attending school. Make it out of this and I'll have 3 whole months to slack off. Except for the fact that I probably won't have my usual carefree summers anymore. This summer I'm either joining an SAT prep class or signing up for summer classes. 8 more weeks of academics doesn't sound very appealing, but it's just something you have to do. If I want better SAT scores, there's no better way. So as that's established, other things roam my mind. Other than the 90% of the time with my brain focused on school, or rather focused on how to avoid school(work).
Something that has recently been occurring in my head is about trends. We live in a world full of them, especially teenagers since they care the most about what's hip and new.You have the trendsetters, those going out of their way to try and 'start' something, or predict what the next 'cool' thing is. The followers, who hop from trend to trend staying 'cool' and into the latest stuff. Then you have the people who don't care, they do them and let others be whatever they want to be. I love those types of people. Don't judge people because they're not interested in the same things as you are, or share the same ideas as you. If anything, have some respect for them, they go against all the peer pressure, the constant teasing, and in the end they're still who they want to be. They're not some thuglife gangster one day and next year they're the punk rock skater kid. They stay being who they want to be and regardless of what others do or say, they keep living their lives. I don't get why people are so obsessed with others' lives. Celebrities, Facebook news feeds, etc. All that is really just unnecessary information that really, you don't need to know. Focus on being who you want to be, strive and stick through with your plans. Respect others and shake off the people who don't respect you. In the end just keep being yourself, it's that simple. Don't stop and think, just act. Some people will love you for it, others will hate you, but in the end that's just how life works out for everyone. At least you know that you're one of the rare genuine breed of people out there, and that, that's something to be proud of.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
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