Max’s English Blog

  i have to catch up on a lot :/ Prompt   Response I know not many people will read this, so I'll be quite honest. I definitely have been in lots of moments where my thoughts drowned out the world, drowned my common sense, hindered on making the right decision. The only event I can really think of is that time I was having a very bad anxiety attack after the whiplash of some very sad news that turned out to not be true, all while dealing with that turmoil, I had to deal with the school administration demanding me to act like nothing ever happened; to act like I didn't feel those very legitimate, agonizing feelings. It felt like my mind was ripped into two pieces. One was working overtime on dealing with the psychological fallout, while the other stayed arguing the administration for my own mental health. It took some serious decisions under pressure. Having to push my way to get the help I needed that day. I learned that we have to endure and stay strong to make the big decisi...

another absent day :/ Prompt Response I've never been the biggest fan of very structured classes, where each day is catered carefully and the need to be consistent every day is the most important thing. I've always preferred more liberal and open classes where you are given assignments and set free to find your own pacing, since I felt like I'm the most productive in those classes. If you were to tell me to write something every day when I was younger, I would probably not be able to, since I've never liked being in strict order or on schedule. But, I feel like with this class, especially over this first week, I was pushed against the grain of what I prefer and it's a nice change of pace. One strength I have that helped me through this week is definitely my resilience, as even when it's hard for me, it allows me to keep going. One challenge is definitely the prompts I need to answer every day of the week, but I feel that it will be easier as time goes on and it...

  ugh i was looking forward to this activity :< Prompt   Response Since I've been with a pretty bad throat infection for the past few days, I wasn't able to attend school today so I'm not able to respond to this question as it was asked, so I will answer with a homologous topic. If I were to write my own origin myth, I would want it to be about some existentialist and philosophical topics that I'm most comfortable with; like the challenge of having to live a life of radical freedom (like making a choice when you don't know its consequence, etc.), the human's predispositions to selfishness among other things and how those can lead to real-world consequences, confronting the psychological burden of the human condition, confronting the little time we have to make an impact, and epistemic complexities that drive people to do what they do, among other topics that I think are necessary for everyone to know. The story would probably be about a world that was created...

  yeesh what a prompt :> Prompt   Response Since I know that these won't really be read by many people, I'll be quite open today since this question means a lot to me. I have tons of places or objects that carry a sense of story or meaning in my life. I'm that kind of person that always collect these pieces of memorabilia to remind me of who I am and who I was. To remember the humanity that still lingers as I live every second of my life. It's hard to pick one in a sea of many so I'll write about my most recent one. The object in question brings me a lot of guilt and regret, but a reminder that I can still feel something even through the desensitization. An object that reminds me that this life I exist in isn't always so dangerous, and it isn't always out to get you; so I commemorated it in this item. The item in question is a handwritten manuscript of a jazz composition I wrote 4 months back as I write this, it's one of my first actually thought-out ...

whats up crew im back :>> Prompt   Response I remember one day, I was exhausted and emotionally at a low point, I decided to go to a forest near where I was and, on a limb, I decided to explore it by myself. I really wasn't the biggest fan of the pure wilderness but when I started to walk deeper into the forest, something just clicked in me. I felt so much calmer, my head wasn't spinning with thoughts anymore, I felt the wind and humidity of the trees around me, the sounds of the leaves waving, the natural silence of the forest, and it all made me feel more like myself. It was an eventful few hours. Summary Today in class we learned about the basics of Native American literature, what to expect, some prevalent themes, characteristics of origin myths, and the main differences between myths, religion, and urban legends. Reflection It was a very insightful day today; like one thing I really internalize was the main difference between myths, religion, and urban legends; under...

yoo what up folk first post :>> Prompt   Response There’s a lot I want to achieve this year, some quite far-fetched, some fairly normal. If I had to choose between three  different goals, I would go with the following: a) Expanding my music abilities, discography, achievements, and repertoire by becoming more diligent with practice and working with new connections. b)  Publish at least one of my papers or at least market my philosophy image more thoroughly online. c)  Start forming my extensive portfolio and apply for music conservatories and schools for the composition side of my higher education.