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Based solely on the events and details presented in this opening chapter, do you believe McCandless truly understood the risks he was taking when he entered the Alaskan wilderness? Why or why not?

No, I do not think that McCandless truly understood the risk that he was taking. When he had started his journey for his hike, which would take who knows how long, there is evidence showing that he was not nearly as prepared as he needed to be. He did not have any proper footing, sustainable food, proper clothing, or any survival knowledge. He went out on his hike with uncooked rice, no knowledge, and lousy shoes. When the last hitchhiker took him to the final spot, he called him out on it, and McCandless just responded that he would be fine. As we know from the front of the book however, he was not fine. He ended up dying while on his journey. Every time that McCandless was questioned, or called out on, he stood his ground and truly believed that he would survive with the few resources that he had brought.  Today in class we learned about the new novel we would be reading in class.  I learned about the main character McCandless, who went to Alaska to hike but never returned....
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Reflect on how the feedback influenced the way you think about your creative choices and describe what you learned about the creative process while designing and presenting your poster.

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Which topic challenged you the most when creating your figurative language, and why? In your response, explain what made that topic difficult and how you worked through the challenge

 Writing figurative language is very challenging for me. When we were assigned to write about hard challenges in our lives, it was hard for me to confront my life. I have not had a lot of happy and fun experiences throughout my life, so when we were told to confront these things, it was extremely hard for me. I tend to ignore and block out my negative experiences. I refuse to let myself think and reflect on these things. I didn't want to finish this assignment because it meant I had to confront my life.  absent absent
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Today you created similes and metaphors that reflect your struggles, growth, and resilience. In a well-developed paragraph, reflect on the process. What did you learn about yourself while writing your figurative language?

 Writing similes and metaphors about my life struggles today was hard and challenging. I had plenty of experiences to use for this activity, I just had a hard time forming them into sentences, especially to re-write them into similes and metaphors. Metaphors were more challenging for me to write. They are hard for me because they are kind of their own thing.  today in class we wrote metaphors and similes based on our life experiences.  I learned about how to confront my experiences and word them into concise sentences. 
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Describe how you spent your time, any activities, traditions, travel, hobbies, or moments that stood out to you. You may also discuss something new you tried, something you learned, or how the break helped you reset before returning to school.

 Over break, I didn't do a lot. I mostly just caught up on sleep and went to work. I did also attend my best friends 17th birthday party which I had a lot of fun at. Work was pretty easy but tiring. While on break, my body really needed to catch up on sleep so most days I ended up sleeping around 15 hours. Now of course, I am having trouble sleeping.  Today in class we worked on finding metaphors and similes in a Maya Angelo poem. I learned about how to keep moving forward and to keep rising.
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If you had to describe how you show love using only three objects (for example: a playlist, a hoodie, a late-night snack, a long text message, etc.), what would you choose and why? Explain what each object represents and how it connects to your personality.

 Showing love consists of many different things. The list could be as short as you want or as long as you want. Three example though are, crafts, food, and words/texts. I used these things to help show my love towards the people I love. For example, I love to do cute crafts and give them to my boyfriend. He was telling me about how he love  Lord Of The Rings, so I decided to make a giant map from the book for him. He was so happy. His smile made every late night, hand cramps, and struggle all worth it. Also, I am a huge sweet tooth, along with my boyfriend. Whenever I am out I always try to grab candy or a snack for him. Lastly, I love texting him. Yes I prefer to see him in person, but I love when I get to text him because his words to me are always so sweet. Also, I have the background as a silly picture of him so that always makes me laugh.  Today in class I wrote my essay I learned a lot of rhetorical analysis 
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Explain how this experience impacted your confidence as a writer and whether you feel prepared to continue analyzing complex speeches and texts in American Literature. Support your reflection with specific references to the writing process.

 This experience of writing an essay helped to boost my confidence as a writer. For a while now, I have been in a writing slump. I don't like to write creatively nor do I enjoy it. I am bad at it and I can never come up with things to write. This essay though, helped me a lot. I haven't written an essay in a long time, so this was a nice change. The only other recent time that I have written an essay was in Ap American History. I do struggle with writing essays in that class though. I can read and concentrate anymore. I don't know what happened. I used to love to read and I would everyday for hours. Then I just couldn't focus one day. My focus never came back. That is why I am struggling with writing complicated AP essays. This essay though really helped me a lot. I love to write and I am glad that Mr. Rease has helped to reignite my love for writing and hopefully reading again.  absent absent
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