School is a Tree

                                         




                                                                             Papers.
                                                                         Notes. Time.
                                                                     Leaves. Branches.
                                                             Assignments are avalanches
                                                              That are out of our control.
                                                               Yet, the wind still blows,
                                                                functioning as a system.
                                                                   Grows from a base.
                                                                    A foundation with
                                                                             no face.
                                                                              each
                                                                            student
                                                                              each
                                                                               leaf
                                                                         undefined.
                                                                        School. Trees.
                                                                     Are built in time.
                                                                       

                                                                           Papers.
                                                                       Notes. Time
                                                                   Leaves. Branches
                                                                   School is A Tree.

Reflection

The Sorrow of War is a novel,  originally written in Vietnamese, translated into English, about how the Vietnamese War affected post-War life for many different people. This novel in particular vividly describes love and loss and how it greatly impacts a person. The main character Kien, watched people die right before his eyes, and he was forced to move on as if nothing happened. He also dealt with his significant other developing feelings for his father. There was an unrealistically large number  of women that were forced into prostitution, because of their unfortunate circumstances. There were several situations in this novel, where the average person unaware of what War life was like, would crumble. The average person would not be able to deal with the aftermath of the Vietnamese war the way Bao Ninh describes these characters as doing so. The Sorrow of War was unlike any other, it was unique and very well written.
                       I enjoyed every single chapter of this novel. Each sentence was constructed with so much creativity. The characters’ personalities were different from how most characters in a fiction novel would be. The storyline was very one of a kind and every scene was described with so much imagery to where I could imagine whatever part it was that I read in depth and with so much detail. The Sorrow of War assisted me with understanding how post-War life is for people and that one should be appreciative for what they have, whether it be a person or a prized Possession. Life is not something one should take for granted. I learned much more than I thought I would. I highly recommend this novel to others.

The Imagery Poem

          

STILL

Tall and brave

As the bright light casts

Upon each

Green leaf

Flowing like a song 

With a story to tell

No one knows 

The meaning beneath 

The surface

Still

It remains

broken yet unified

Standing together

Like an army would

We are one 

Still

Everyone sees us differently

from behind the classroom windowsill

Would You Trade Your Paper Books for Digital Versions?

Paper books should not be traded for digital versions. A paper book is much more reliable than a digital book. Paper books were around much longer than technology was and without them even digital copies would not be in existence. Although, a digital book could be very effective. In Today's society, technology is very common in the workplace, in schools, and at home, and it is used for things such as learning new skills in different and exciting ways. Realistically, everything in life can not be done using digital technology because technology is not always one hundred percent accurate. In fact, technology is very dependent on factors such as, an Internet connection and needing to be managed periodically. Paper books are original and reliable because they simply do not require anything to assist with the content that is being presented.

The first two weeks of this school year have been very eventful so far. I have gotten involved in many activities and my AP classes are going well. I have signed up for dual enrollment classes at Bishop State Community College for culinary arts, which I am very excited about. I am in the JROTC program and each day, improvement is made while the school year is just beginning. Most things I participate in are school related and everything so far is very easy to handle. I'm still waiting on the challenges that I will be faced with because I know that those challenges will prepare me for my future. My first two weeks of school as a junior have been very amazing so far.

Introduction

My name is Darien Bailey, and I am a fifteen year old junior at B.C. Rain High School. I enjoy reading, writing, and academic competition. A few extracurricular activities that I participate in are Cheerleading, Choir, and JROTC. Through these activities, I have learned discipline, teamwork, responsibility, and I have also gained a sense of leadership. This school year, I hope to accomplish much more in my classes than I did last year. Some of my goals are to maintain my GPA, place in the top ten of my class, and to be recognized by as many college universities as possible. Education is my main priority and I will try my best to balance classwork with extracurricular activities. I am feeling very optimistic about this school year and all that there is to come.