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Do grades matter

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This is a question that I ask myself almost daily. Personally, I have been in an environment for most of my life that deems grades to be an important and necessary part of my life. I want to be successful in my life and future career. So, I have mostly believed that no matter what, as long as I get good grades, I will be fine in whatever is thrown at me in my life. However, I have never been able to get “good grades” from the school I go to standards. So, for a while, I believed that I was going to struggle in my life once I got to college and once I got into the “real world,” but I have started to change my views over these past few years. Is the reason I have started changing my views due to the fact that my grades never got up to what I see as good? There’s a chance of that, but mainly, it is because whenever I focus on school and grades, I see a trend in my overall life going in a downward trajectory, which is not the way you want it to go. I did some light research ( a Google search) and found that only half the people who get degrees were able to secure a full-time job in the field they studied, and 16 percent were unable to secure a job. The rest are all into somewhere in between either getting a part-time or switching fields fully cause they couldn’t find a job. So, back to the original question on hand: do grades matter? Well, I am going to say It depends. I know that this is the easy way out when it comes to the answer, but it all really depends on what you want to do. If I were to ask a doctor or someone aspiring to be one from their perspective, I’m sure grades impacted a large part of their life because it allowed them to pressure their passion, but if I were to ask this same question to someone who plans to do a trade, start their own business, become a pro athlete, or a job that doesn’t a full degree, then they might answer differently. Ultimately, this is about whoever is reading this perspective, and in my case, I’m the one reading, so I personally don’t believe in grades as I think it’s more important to enjoy life, and if the pursuit of grades is taken away from that, don’t pressure them.

Pet Peeves Part 1

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Today, I’m going to talk about some of my pet peeves. First off, I think the thing that upsets me the most is slow walkers, ESPECIALLY when I cannot get around them. Kinda going along with that are people who scuff their feet on the ground. Like please just pick up your feet it’s not that hard to walk like a normal person and not make my ears bleed every time you unnecessarily scrape your soles on the floor. Next, I absolutely hate burning my tongue on hot drinks. My tongue does not have a high heat capacity, so this happens more than it should probably. I might be a little bit hypocritical for the next one, but people who make such annoying pet voices really upset me. Most times it’s ok, but people just have very specifically horrible ones that also put my ears in pain. Next, when you are making a smoothie and it doesn’t blend seamlessly and it takes way too much effort and stirring and adding of liquids to get it all blended up. Like it doesn’t have to be that hard, please just work the first time. This list is getting a little long, and I can definitely make a part 2 for next week, so I will end here today with small dogs. Don’t get me wrong, I have met some very nice small dogs before who were angels, but the vast majority of small dogs are vicious demons who only have an aptitude for giving me scars and trauma. Big dogs are far superior.

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drivers liscense

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I think everyone needs to get their driver’s license. There’s so many people recently that have been telling me that they don’t have their license, but having it is so freeing. The first time I drove by myself was such a new feeling. It’s so convenient to just be able to drive yourself wherever you want instead of having to bike or walk. And the first time you drive your friends is so much fun. I just had my first drive by myself and my first drive with friends last week during break and it made me realize how much fun it is. I guess it is really hard to get your license in California, but it’s so worth it to go through the course. I was super lucky to get mine in Oregon because you don’t have to do any drivers ED, just to study by yourself a little bit. Everyone says driving gets boring after a while but I can’t imagine that right now.

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Packing

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I have always had a huge issue when it comes to packing. Most people would say that I am an over-packer but I believe that I am just extremely prepared. My friends and family have always hated on me for the amount of things I pack to sleep over at someones house or to go on vacation. I am a very high maintenance person when it comes to having all my necessities with me at all times and I feel like I shouldn’t get judged for that. This week, I am going on a week long cruise to Mexico with my best friend and her family. Her mom said that we are only allowed to bring a carry on suitcase onto the boat. I would be able to pack a carry on suitcase if I really put my mind to it and if I knew I had a laundry machine but on the cruise, to wash an individual item like a t shirt, it costs six dollars and to wash one hoodie, it costs twelve dollars. There is no way that I am spending that much money just to wash my clothes. I have never been on a cruise before so I have no idea what the weather will be at night and since we have multiple stops, its not like I can just go to the weather app and figure out the temperature especially for in the middle of the sea at night. I am so stressed out because I’m so used to pack a large suitcase that I can fit all my things in. I have no idea what to pack and I am dreading the idea of not being able to pack everything I need and having to wear dirty clothes.

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A paper, a pen, a lamp, and a table

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for Fred Alvarez

A paper, a pen, a lamp, and a table.

How long will it take me to write my animal fable?

What am I writing? What am I saying? 

A poem – since my animal story is still not on the table

I am not asking for mercy 

Not begging extensions 

Give me an F!!!

I shout in contention. 

Is the problem in craft or is it in craftsmen?

“You have a week, now go write the story”

I’ll need one more

And then one after that

Well, what d’you expect? I’m not a printer

I am a writer and thus let me write

Will it take months, will it take years?

Nobody knows and neither do I

But one thing is certain with all this procession

I’d rather be damned than sell my soul to the trade of summarization.

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O Come, All Ye Faithful

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It’s Friday. The congregation is gathered at Calculus AB. Mr. Kim is preaching about the virtue of integrals The first fundamental theorem of calculus says: Thou shalt obtain the antiderivative F as the integral of f. The second fundamental theorem of calculus says: Thou shalt subtract function f(a) from f(b) to evaluate the integral from a to b. Mr. Kim shares his testimony – how Mathematics transformed his life and saved him from ignorance. Everyone bows their heads in accord, but will they follow the Word and change their ways?

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Sick

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I have been sick for a few days now. Being sick can be relaxing at moments. But in the bad moments of the sickness, it’s terrible. AND not to mention the stress of missing assignments and finding replacements for work. The feeling of letting people down when there’s nothing I can actually do because I am basically bedridden. I usually never get sore throats either… this time I did. I have had a sore throat, a runny nose, a cough, and a fever. Now it isn’t covid, thankfully. But I hate being sick. I also am not sure why but I just cry 24/7 while I am sick. Like about nothing. Like my world isn’t ending I just have a cold. So that is my rant about being sick. Also I am now so stressed that I am behind in school. I have to get a bunch of school work in and at the same time I missed tests so now I have to find replacement blocks for those tests to be taken. Luckily I can make a decent list, unluckily my list is extremely long. Okay Bye!

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the days are slow.

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Slow enough for me to notice more things.

I like being quiet, but I don’t want to be boring.

I overthink too much about what to say and how they react after I say something.

It’s been a little worse lately but what I have noticed the most is how I don’t like being treated rudely.

Whether it be accusing me of stuff I didn’t do or mocking me. I don’t like it, and it’s even weirder because I don’t start it. Yet it always turns into an aggressive comment back to me. I usually don’t have the energy for it, and I hate how extra those comments are. What’s the point of being mean?

Now, I’m not saying I’m a saint either, but if it’s with my friends, I don’t think I’ve ever initiated the aggression. I think it may be a misunderstanding. I’m not always going to respond in a happy, bubbly tone, but that doesn’t mean I am angry. I just don’t have enough energy. I wish they were nicer.

I have noticed how off I have been, the slow decline

The days go by slower because I keep looking back. I’m afraid that as soon as I look forward and back again, I’ll already be at the end.

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I Love The Rain

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I think out of all of the different types of weather, rain is definitely in the top 3 if not number 1. I really do love powdery snow that looks almost like pillow stuffing as it floats down from the sky. That type of snow is also very light and easy to shovel compared to some of the super wet and heavy snow that makes you feel like you gained 15 pounds of muscle in your arms after just an hour of shoveling. All considered, I think I have decided that rain squeaks out as superior to all other types of weather. My reasonings include, for one, the coziness of the rain. Sitting inside, with a cup of hot something, watching movies and/or listening to music might just be one of the most peaceful experiences one can have. Additionally, if you do want to go outside, it is a very fun experience to frolic around in the rain and not care about how wet you get. If somebody has never had the opportunity to do so, I would highly recommend doing it at least once in your life. Another thing is raindrop racing. This is when two raindrops on a window race to be the first one to drop to the bottom of the window. I loved doing this as a kid, and betting on such events will always and forever be thrilling. My last point lies with the aftermath of the rain. Where I live, I am in a forest surrounded by pine trees, and the smell of pine trees freshly after it has rained is by far my favorite smell to ever exist ever. I can’t even describe it, it’s just so delicious. The one thing I will give rain haters is the fact that if you let your dog out in the rain, at least for my dog, it was a true hassle to dry him off after the fact, and the smell of wet dog is just something else entirely that doesn’t really need to be discussed. Overall, this is one of my opinions that I am very strong about for myself, but I am open to others having a differing opinion and possibly having a friendly discussion about it.

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math

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Growing up I used to enjoy math, sometimes I ask myself what happened. Now I dread math and it is definitely my least favorite subject. The answer to my earlier question is that it got harder just like most subjects. I currently am trying to get a math tutor and I want to improve my grade. Every time I do homework I want to cry I don’t get it. I miss when I used to be excited to go to math and learn but now I dread it. I’m planning on meeting with my teacher during my free block and hopefully, this helps. I think I have forever lost the joy I used to feel there are too many steps now and I just get frustrated. The one good thing is that I am most definitely not going to college for anything math-related. I’m trying to find a study group and hopefully, that will help.

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