What is your most defining characteristic? Why? I like to think of myself as a combination of open-minded and intellectually curious. I’m never afraid to admit if I do not fully understand something because I know I have the ability to seek out the answer. However, if there’s no concrete answer, then that’s where I’ll be open-minded and accept the situation for what it is. An example of this would be in academic classes like math. There are only so many answers you can give for a subject that deals with logic related to shapes and the science of numbers. Eventually, you will have to accept the undefined terms such as a point, line, and plane for what they are. This can also relate to social concepts that just need to be accepted. How do …show more content…
For some, that might be doing well in their business. For me, I hope to be content with my life and who I am. I am driven by the knowledge that I should “lean into discomfort” and if I work hard, it will only benefit me. What was your favorite piece of literature we read this year? Why? I really loved all of the poems and short stories we read this year. The works by Langston Hughes and Walt Whitman along with Ta-Nehisi Coates and Bernard Cooper all taught me how much power words can hold. I suppose this lesson is taught in “The Banks of the Vistula.” I never understood the history behind the story (a quick google search could easily fix that for me), but the message that Stasselova shares about the power of a sentence is clear. All of these works demonstrate it. Did your writing improve this year? How? I definitely think it has. This year, I didn’t look at writing as something stressful or something that I had to do. We spent a lot of time doing personal reflections or questions that were open-ended, so instead of feeling like my writing had to be what was expected of me, I was able to just write freely. Thus, I learned how to use sources to support my opinions. Even grade wise, English class went from one of my more frustrating classes where I had no idea what I was doing, to being one of my