We’re nearing the end of the school year, and gee did it go by fast. It feels like only yesterday I was just entering this school for the first time as a freshman, and now I am about to become a junior. I think that my first two years at this school have gone really well. In fact just the other day I was accepted into NHS. I’m really glad that I will be able to show just how hard I work at helping the community grow and be safe, and be given even more opportunities to do so. In my global issues class we are currently talking about the issue of juveniles and life in jail. My personal opinion on this issue is that they should be given a second chance at life. People at that age haven’t fully developed their brain, and it’s harder for them to make rational decisions. Instead of life in jail they should be given parole. In this way we can give those that have made mistakes a chance to live peacefully in society instead of in isolation where they are more susceptible to go crazy, and it will be harder to pull them out of the hole that we so commonly throw people into. We’ve watched a couple of videos in class on this issue, but I don’t think they brought home the issue that these are just kids. I think that most people probably feel the same way as I do, but it’s just a matter that they don’t know much about this topic. If more media attention was brought to it I think it would be way easier to get laws passed regarding this issue. There really isn’t anything else going on in my other classes, but I think that this has more to do with the seniors last week then us getting closer to the last day of school, though it could be a combination of both. I know that as we get closer to exam time we will be doing more review related activities so I’m going to enjoy my little break from homework while I still can. My knee is doing really well though. The other day I made it to full extension, and next week I will be visiting my doctor who will then tell me whether I can put full weight on it or not. I think that my mindset is in the right place, I make sure that I’m always doing my stretches, and I put my brace on at night. I’m motivated for it to get better, and that’s really what someone in my position needs to be thinking. Hopefully I’ll get the clear to bear weight on it, and then I can finally get off of the crutches, which I will be ecstatic about. The rest of this school year is going to go by fast, and then I will have to get my game face on for all the tests my junior year. I can’t wait. (Sarcasm)
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Today I took the AP Government and politics exam. I was really relieved because of how much easier it was compared to the tests that we did in my class. Some of the questions did cause me to really think through them and draw on my prior knowledge. I wonder how the board of education chose the topics. Do they base it on events that are currently becoming important and find some way to relate them to event of the past? Or is it just random selection of questions that they’ve already made up previous years? Because I had to sit still for so long my knee is really stiff and achy, I hope that I’ll soon get over this hurdle of pain, and be able to do more things with it. My PT said that I was ahead of the game based on my bending capabilities which makes me really happy. Looking ahead to the future it will take about six months to be able to do full fledged sports activities. The thing that really worries me though is the mental problem. During soccer games I know for sure that I will be constantly thinking about my knee, thus probably not playing to my full potential. This could be a problem if I’m ever to fully recover from this injury. I don’t know how I will train my brain to ignore my knee, but once I get to that stage I’ll be sure to ask my PT who has most likely been faced with this issue before. Lately I’ve been becoming really suspicious of white vans. This is due to the fact that in my Global Issues class we started watching the movie Human Trafficking. It is highly disturbing, and I’ve found myself wondering how even people with families and daughters are willing to sell their children, or use other people's children for personal gain or pleasure. Human trafficking has become such a serious issue, and it’s just so confusing to me why we haven’t used more measures to try and put a stop to this epidemic. In the future I hope that people become more aware and do try to at least put in a better effort to stop trafficking. This week was really exhausting for me, so I’m so excited for Saturday and Sunday to come so that I can use that time to relax and recharge to prepare myself for my AP Macro Exam next week. Studying will be a little different than my other one because I seemed to struggle more in class with this subject. I don’t know why I struggled though, because I’m good with graphs, and more than half of Macro is analyzing and interpreting graphs. Maybe it’s because of all the complicated underlying topics underneath the graphs that are what confuse me. Overall though I think it’s really interesting how politics and the economy interact and change with given events, even though I’m not very good at it. Anyway I’ll make sure to be ready for that test Wednesday by studying extra hard, and thinking through the topics a little more carefully. |
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