Vincent English Blog

Response: While creating my similes and metaphors, I learned how to put all the struggles I have been through in life into words. Some of those struggles include leaving St. Pius and coming to Lakeside, academic struggles, insomnia, gender identity, and negative things others have said about me. I've always wanted to write about these struggles I've been through, but I could never figure out how to put it into words or how to create symbolic sentences about them. I learned during this activity that I do actually have the ability to create meaningful sentences that I can closely relate to. I also gained some confidence in talking about topics that I normally am not comfortable sharing. Summary: Today, we wrote similes and metaphors about our struggles in life. Reflection: Turning topics in my life into meaningful sentences using figurative language helped me figure out how to express myself symbolically. 

Response: During the break, I spent most of my time trying to rest my body and my mind from the stress of school and college. The week leading up to the break had me crammed with many assignments that were overdue (much like all of my blog posts (sorry)), and I had to just take that week during the break to rest. When I did go out, it was usually to go get dinner with my family or my girlfriend, which would give me a chance to get dressed all nice and put some makeup on, which has become a recent hobby of mine. I've been experimenting a lot with the outfits that I wear when I go out, and this break gave me a chance to finally change my style and see how I felt about going out in public in these new clothes. Overall, the break was just a nice week where I got to rest and try something new. Summary: Today, we read "Still I Rise" in class. Reflection: February break has always been a nice break in the beginning of the second semester that I think everyone needs.

Response: The way I show love can be represented by a CD, a person's favorite food/drink, and a stuffed animal. The CD shows how much I think music connects me and that person together. I believe most people enjoy music, so when I am trying to show my love to someone through music, it's usually a CD. The food/drink shows how much I listen and observe what the other person likes and enjoys. The stuffed animal (which would be their favorite animal) shows how I pay attention to the little details, and give a physical gift to someone which they can hold and enjoy. Summary: Today, we finished up our Interactive Oral. Reflection: Expressing love to someone you care about can also mean you want to be treated the same way too!