Luis’s Autobiography

My life before high school was alright. I have always been extremely energetic for some odd reason. I love being active; it helps me feel free or relaxed. I’m born and raised in Santa Maria; however, iv’e also lived in Guadalupe and Orcutt. I’m considered to be the baby in my family. I have been playing soccer since I was nine so it’s my passion, but I also like basketball and running. My favorite soccer team is Barcelona from Spain because they have some of the best soccer players in the world. Music has also had an impact on me; my favorite bands or singers are Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Kid Cudi, MGMT, Carlos Santana, Eminem, Bob Marley, and Linkin Park.

Life in high school has really helped me see just how school can affect your future. My family keeps telling me that if you don’t succeed in high school you will work in the fields picking strawberries. I know how difficult that job is because i work there during summer vacation. Freshman year I didn’t do as well as I would have wanted to but this year i’ll do my best. It would be nice to be participating in a sport but i’m not so sure on that. People come and go throughout your entire life; that’s what i’ve learned in the time of my life. I’ve made some new friends and lost others but that’s just the way it is. I’m positive that i will preform well my sophomore year as well as the others to come.

If all goes well, I will go to Hancock for two years and then attend Calpoly or USCB depending on my career. I’m thinking about becoming a car designer or an engineer. If both of those don’t result then i’ll become a police officer. Times are tough and will only worsen within time. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer that’s how it has and always be sadly; that’s why if I form a family I want to be able to maintain them.

Events in Syria

I would like to discuss about the current events in Syria and on what the USA plans to do. Things in Syria are not good and personally I don’t think we should get involved with them. If the US intervenes, we could be in another world war and that will be catastrophic for everybody. With the vast amount of nuclear bombs and advanced weapons, this war would bring about the end of the human race. If the war does occur it is possible that high school students would need to sign up to the army and go to war. By not signing up, when you apply for a job you will not receive it. I think if the US attacks Syria that Russia’s army base or headquarters would instantly react and fight the USA. I’m not sure if Russia and China are allies but if they are then it’s almost guaranteed that they will overpower the USA. How because China has the largest army in the world and has some advanced weaponry. One the other hand, Russia has one of the toughest soldiers in the world.

Economically this would not benefit our country in any way. Perhaps it could help the US by owning new land and crude oil or other resources. The cons out weigh the pros, that’s why I don’t see this profiting us. I’m a big conspiracy theorist and I believe that the USA had sent those arms to Mexican Cartels in order to take over Mexico. How, with all of the killings they could just declare Mexico out of control and take over it and its resources like oil. Anyways my point is that if this war were to take place then everyone would be in grave danger. Those rebels are totally nuts; some rebel at one of any soldiers heart and lungs. That’s all the information I could share and think about so goodnight.

Vocabulary #4

1. After the hapless girl found out her boyfriend was cheating on her, she was depressed for weeks.

2. Before we scrutinize the insects, we have to find them.

3. Since Santa Maria is my domicile, I’m considered a Californian man.

4. Although Mr Ostini clarified semicolons, I was still somewhat perplexing.

5. After the asinine fanatic ran naked through the soccer field, everybody laughed.

6. Until I inferred the difficult Zelda puzzle, I was stuck in the same place for hours and I was pissed. 

7. Instead of having an eloquent speaker, we were confronted with a rather timid speaker.

8. Because of the strife in Syria, the USA might have to intervene.

Favorite Celebrity (3rd)

Danny Mcbride

The Monkey’s Paw

1. If you had three wishes, what would they be? Why?( No wishing for more wishes) Explain each response.

2. Is there anything you’re superstitious about? Explain.( If not, explain why not)

1. First wish would be to have every super power I could think of. Why, because depending in my situation, I could do something good. Second wish is to cure all of my family members of any sickness and future health problems. My family is very important to me because they’ve taken care of me and I love them. Last wish is unlimited intelligence for myself. This will come in handy everyday for the rest of my life.

2. Only superstition is of Karma or our existence. Whether we were created by space, god, or aliens.

Antigone Compare/Contrast Essay

In Antigone, by Sophocles, Antigone must go against the laws of Creon. Creon is the King of Thebes because the future king was suppose to be Polyeices or Etocles, but they killed each other in war. She seeks justice for her brother Polyneices because he wasn’t buried properly like her other brother Etocles. There’s one obstacle in Antigone’s path, Creon’s law which is death to anyone who even touches Polyneice’s body. Although Creon and Antigone are adversaries, they share similarities and differences which led to there tragic ends. Antigone strongly believes that Polyneices should be buried with honors just like Etocles. 

Antigone displays her loyalty towards her family and God by properly burying Polyneices. She states, “But I shall bury him; and if I must die, I say that my crime is holy: I shall lie down with him in death”(2.57-59). This shows that Antigone cares about her family by wanting to properly bury Polyneices, even at the cost of her own life. While Antigone argues with Ismene, she states this quotes which eventually motivates Ismene to lie and take an allegation she hasn’t done. When Antigone disputes with Creon, she tells him that the laws of God are far more superior than those of men. This demonstrates her loyalty by telling Creon this in his presence. Antigone knows that the laws of God should come before the laws of men and shall be forever operative.

Creon shows his loyalty towards his state by unwillingly taking full responsibility of the state. Creon tells his people the following: he has no use for people who put friendships before public welfare, nothing but contempt for a governor who is afraid, and never have dealings with the enemy. One can infer he has a strong sense of loyalty by being king. He seems to be more interested in public welfare than friendships. Creon argues with his son Haimon telling him, ” You’ll never marry her while she lives”(3.23). His statement followed by other cruel ones leads Haimon into madness resulting in his sons death. This consequently leads to Eurydice, his wife’s death.

Antigone is associated with prideful characteristics, which marked her fate. Antigone declares before Ismene, ” Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way”(2.36) Her statement reveals that she doesn’t fear Creon. This remark might have been made up while she was heating up; she tries to be cocky in order to boost her confidence. Throughout her heated conversation with Ismene, Antigone announces that she isn’t afraid of danger, even if it means death. This indicates that she doesn’t fear death, rather she welcomes it.Antigone wants to have honor with death because to her death without honor is meaningless.

Creon is also known for his pridefulness, which led to his downfall. When Choragos asks Creon if Haimon might react with bitterness he responds by saying, ” We shall soon see, and no need for diviners”(3.4). Although Haimon acted with little emothion, he later reacted with bitterness and killed himself. Haimon was not happy with the new, but Creon didn’t think Haimon would commit suicide. When Teiresias tells Creon that something bad shall happen soon, Creon takes it as a joke do to his pridefulness and stubbornness. Teiresias warned Creon that he shall pay corpse by corpse. This led to Haimons death and his wife Eurydice’s death. All of those tragic events could have been avoided if he wasn’t so prideful and stubborn.

Antigone decides to face Creon’s law head on by burying her brother Polyneices. Creon asks his servants to find out who did this, but he thinks that a man did this. Antigone argues with Creon about equal honors for the dead , but Creon believes Polyneices is a traitor. She is sentenced to death, but Haimon , Antigone’s future husband son of Creon, finds out about this and kills himself as he sees Antigone dead. Creon rushes to his home to find out that his wife ,Eurydice has also died. Creon is left alone due to his pride and stubbornness.

Freshman By: Michael Gerber

1. Hart Fox is a senior student from Philo T Farnsworth High School; applied for Stutts University, one of the most prestigious colleges in the United States. He is a very smart student and was considered somewhat of an outcast, until he got enrolled into Stutts. His family was happy that their son got into such a reputable college, even though to Hart his family is an oddball. As Hart walks outside of Stutt’s campus, a mysterious limousine pulls up besides him and the driver tells him to get, so he does as told. He tries talking to the driver, but Hart is only ignored. Hart has a tendency to sleep when he becomes anxious, so he fell asleep on the ride. When he woke up, he realized he was at the house of Trip darling, one of his friends from high school. Mr. Darling was golfing as Hart approached him. The Darlings were one of the richest and well known families in the US. Mr. Darling informed Hart that he shall no longer attend Stutts because he bought the spot for Trip. The feeling of anger boiled inside of Hart, but he barely manged to maintain his cool. Mr. Darling told Hart that if he took Trips classes for him he would be compensated with two hundred thousand dollars. Hart told Mr. Darling that he would do it; however, he would also have to attend to Stutts. Mr. Darling had no other option so he unwillingly agreed. Hart meet his dorm roommates and found them to be intriguing. He instantly formed a friendship with Peter ,one of his roommates, who’s handicapped. Hart decides to pick the easiest class to take for Trip, but Trip fools around by almost pissing on the professor from the balcony. Hart manages to stop Trip from doing something stupid, but he is blamed for the incident by one of Stutts newspaper, the Spec. Hart goes to the Spec in hopes of making his article public on their newspaper, but his idea is stolen and written slightly differently. This infuriates Hart so he decides to join forces with the Cuckoo, rivals with the spec. The Spec has always stopped the Cuckoo from publishing any of their articles, until Hart and peter joined them. Their success brought about rumors and attention and he got back at the Spec; two birds in one shot. There are not examples of flashbacks or foreshadowing in this novel. 

2. Theme(s):

-Humor: This novel tries to show the bright side of the worst situations.

3. The tone of the story is happiness and upsettedness. 

Examples: ” …. and the smell of dead fish?”

                “You say what you think. That’s what everybody likes about you.”

“Come on”

4. I could not find examples of allusions, symbols, or any other.