Blog Reflection

               Throughout the year, I have been doing about one blog post every other Friday. I have worked hard on many of those blog posts and have shown a lot of effort. I have also benefited from these posts in various different ways. Adding on, I’ve noticed how writing online is different than writing in a notebook, it is easier.

                One way that I have benefited from this experience is that it helped me keep track of my reading. I usually don’t read as much as I did this year because I don’t have the time for it, however, doing these posts made me put more effort into reading. In fact, it also helped me understand my book better, like asking more questions, making conclusions or predictions, basically getting deeper into the book. I also thought that this has benefited me by making me used to writing essays, thus, in high school it won’t be as hard as it would’ve been if I didn’t do these. Additionally, I thought that doing these frequent blog posts have made my vocabulary better in a way that made my blog posts more stimulating. These blog post have also helped me improve my essays, like when someone would comment on my post they would tell me what I should fix or what I should continue doing. In general, these recurrent blog posts have abetted me in many different ways.

                However, I’ve noticed how writing online is different than writing in a notebook, it is much easier for me because it isn’t as time-consuming. Writing in a notebook takes a lot of time because you literally have to write every letter out, oppositely, online you just have to basically press little buttons on your keyboard. In addition, it is better, in my opinion, because there are some things that help you, like auto correct. Although, I do think that writing in a notebook would be better for a person who doesn’t like feedback from strangers or friends far away. Or even for people that don’t like to share any of their work. All in all, personally, I think that writing online is better, however, it depends on the person writing the post.

                In conclusion, I have benefited from these continuous blog posts in countless ways.  Furthermore, I think that writing online is very different than writing in a notebook. In fact, I think that it is better because it is easier. Overall, I think that these blog posts were very helpful in preparing me for the future, high school. 

What is Right and What is Wrong?

                I am currently reading the book, “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls. This book is about the life of Jeannette Walls and her family that went on a long adventure to get rich. There are four kids, Lori, Jeannette, Brian, and Maureen.  Lori is the oldest and the smartest, she isn’t very athletic, but loves to draw, like her mom. On the other hand, Jeannette loves to explore and go on different adventures, especially with her brother Brain, who also loves to explore. Maureen is the youngest and is learning how to take care of her own problems as time goes by. Their father is on a mission to find gold, so that they can become rich, so that they can build the Glass Castle. The Glass Castle is a house that their father has been designing for years, it would be made of mostly glass and built by the whole family. Their mom, however, just wants her dream of being an artist to come true. Throughout this book, I’ve noticed that they are slowly breaking apart from each other, many fights happening, many crimes have been done, and even members of the family moving away. But then I started to wonder, what exactly is right, and what exactly is wrong?

                The dictionary definition of right is, “correct in judgment, opinion, or action.” This made me think what if right was also wrong? For example, would it be right to kill five people to save one million? Even if those five people were innocent pedestrians. Moreover, it made me think about some of the decisions made by some of the members in the Walls family. One decision that I thought was interesting was when Jeannette shot back at Billy when he attack her and her siblings with a bb gun. Was it right to go against the law and use a gun? Even if it was self-defense? Another decision that I thought was controversial was to let their parents live on the streets of New York City, homeless, while they live in their own warm, comfy apartment. Was it right to listen to what they wanted even though it was dangerous? Was it right to listen to them when they said they didn’t want any money? Overall, many decisions made in the Walls family made me think of what would be considered right, even if it was wrong at the same time.

                On the other hand, the definition of wrong is, “not in accordance with what is morally right or good.” This made me wonder what decisions made by the Walls family were, according to the definition, wrong. One decision that I was confused about was when Jeannette yelled at her grandmother when she was touching Brian in a way that he was uncomfortable. Was it wrong to yell at her own grandmother? Would it have been right to let her touch him in that way? This lead me to think even deeper, like should we disrespectful when it comes to situations like these? Furthermore, another decision was when Jeannette kept giving her dad money for beer and cigarettes. Was it wrong to give him money so he could waste it all instead of using it for what they need the most, food? Was it wrong for him to even ask her for the money when he knew it wouldn’t be helpful for the family? In sum, I think that there were many decisions made that could’ve been considered the wrong thing to do.

                In conclusion, throughout the book many choices made could be seen as right or wrong. In fact, they could’ve been considered both right and wrong. Overall, I think that many of these decisions have made me think about what is actually right and what is actually wrong.