Laylah's English Blog

 My mind is like a battlefield. Every day, all of my feelings, thoughts, and desires all face each other. It is a constant battle to see who is right. My mind is never calm, it is always thinking about something, or trying to figure something out. Every day, I have to have this battle to see if my negative or positive thoughts will win. Not just daily, but in every scenario I have to see who will win.  Today in class we analyzed more poems by Emily Dickerson. What I learned was I need to work on my deeper thinking skills. I have a hard time focusing on what I am reading so I need to learn to get better with that so I can analyze her poems better. 

 An adventure I would like to go on is a trip throughout Europe. I have always wanted to visit there since I was a little girl. I could never decide on where I wanted to go the most so, what I would do is travel to them all. I would take a flight there to Europe, and slowly work my way through each country. I would love to visit Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Rome, and Greece. If I do this, then I would be able to visit them all.  Today in class, we finished presenting our origin myth posters. We then, started working on analyzing Emily Dickerson's poems.  I learned about what a great poet Emily was. 

 One thing I will never fully understand is math. I have always been bad at math. No matter how hard I try, I can never fully understand how it works and how people can solve it. I can study for hours, practice every day, but I still struggle with it. I don't think I will ever truly understand math, and I am OK with that. Today we presented our visual myth origin stories. I learned about how creative people can be.

  I wish I had more brain power. Sometimes, I feel like I am not smart enough, and I want to try and become smarter. Also, I want to be able to take more AP classes without struggling to understand. I try really hard to keep up with everyone, but I can’t most of the time. If I can become smarter, then I would be able to achieve my goals reasonably. I wouldn’t have to ask for help every day, and I would be able to take a test without blanking.   If I could have more of something, I would want to be smarter.   Today in class, we just worked on writing our myths and creating our digital stories.  

  The most creative thing I have ever made was the book page wall in my room. I have dedicated this certain wall to my favorite book. I ripped out all of the pages and taped them up. Then, I printed out all of the section covers and put them up and in order. I then drew out different scenes from the book and put it around the section of the book where it occurred. I also printed out some of my favorite quotes and put those up as well. This project of mine is unlike anything else I have made. Usually, I just make random things. This time, I decided to make something that has meaning. That book has impacted me a lot so that is why I decided to dedicate one of my walls to it.     I made a book page wall in honor of my favorite book .     We worked on our Myth stories and posters.  

  Throughout my life , I have wondered about many things and had many questions. But t here have always been two questions that have always stuck with me.  How and why do people experience Deja vu   and why do people dream; where do these dreams come from? Growing up I never really experienced Deja vu or dreams. However, when I became older, I started to have dreams and Deja vu more frequently . With these things becoming more common in my life, I started to wonder, why do people get the feeling that I have already lived through a moment ? What causes our brains to feel like whatever was said or done has happened before? Same thing with dreams, how are we able to shut our brains “off” and still think about things completely irrelevant to our lives? I do hope that one day I will be able to get an answer to these questions.   Why do people experience dreams and Deja vu? Will we ever get an answer to this?     Absent in class August 19, 2025.  

 Response: There have been many times when I have felt completely lost. One time in particular, was Sophomore year. I was struggling with my classes and home life, and I had no one to turn to. Then I met Ms. Murphy. She helped me find myself for the first time in many years. When I would look in the mirror, I had no idea who was looking back. She helped show me who was in the mirror. She helped me become the best version of myself. I don't think I would have ever found my way if it wasn't for her.  Summary: Today in class we all shared our projects on the book "Jealous father".  Reflection: Today I learned what the "Jealous father" was about. I learned about the key points in the story and what the overall theme is.