Booker T.

Broke racial shackles, empowered by knowledge

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Becca Hutchinson
November 18, 2009

Pensive
Lost in this ocean of things. Material junk that makes me feel like I’m worth something more than I am. I look around and wonder what my life is. I once lived a wonderful, extravagant life with my wife, or ex-wife… Feeling myself grow cold in a world that’s hopelessly rotten. I light up my house so that I can feel the warmth that I once felt for years. I now feel so cold and empty and lonely that I can never feel secure, satisfied, or even alive. I light up my house so that I can feel what once was, what is for everybody else, what most people never even notice exists in themselves.

Reflection

This marking period I started doing all of my work and I read Gatsby. I made my school work a priority and did any length of effort to finish. I had a hard time doing my work on time (I was busy with my job and I procrastinate..). It took me a long time to do readings and take notes which was an obstacle. This marking period I am cutting the hours at my job and I am going to get more involved with my college goal so that I will be more focused. The reason I did so well in the beginning of the school year was because I wanted to go to Warren Wilson really badly. Now I am distant from that goal and I have doubts (about myself and about WWC). I need to get in shape and I need to breath and focus and use the computer less so that I can take more time to be balanced, focused, and prepared. Also, I will do my homework right after school - it will save me time and effort(internally, not doing work is stressful and ultimately more work for myself!!) and I actually enjoy doing work. Becca, You Like Work , you love reading literature and you love studying political science and I know that you feel empowered and stimulated when you solve algebra problems!!! GET FOCUSED, GO TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY AND EAT WELL AND SLEEP AND STAY ON TRACK WITH WHAT YOU KNOW IS REAL AND TRUE AND YOUR ULTIMATE PATH