Saturday, November 22, 2014

The Big Bang of Physics

   My physics class is not what I thought I had signed up for. I was so eager to do the class in the first place because it was always talked about on one of my favorite shows "The Big Bang Theory". I thought that it was going to be a bunch of science but then our teacher , Ms. Hudson started to introduce numbers into the equation (no pun intended). At first it seemed like Chemistry, but as we learned more I realized it's nothing like chemistry. Physics is more like math, and I was confused because I thought it was a science class. Ms. Hudson told me that math connects to every subject in a way, but I still did not understand why we were doing math in a science class. I try and try in that class until I feel like giving up. What makes it even worse is that I'm a senior in a class filled with a majority of juniors. There is one junior in particular who always decides to shout out her answers like the rest of us are stupid. There's nothing wrong with being smart, but overdoing it is unecessary.
   Physics class makes me question my very existence. However it also makes me think of things in different ways. Also, when I don't get answers right, Ms. Hudson talks to me in an accent and she makes weird faces at me. I'm actually really happy she's my physics teacher.
 

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

The perks of being a wallflower

   The book "The perks of being a Wallflower" speaks to me in ways no one could ever imagine. Everything about the book reminds me of my life, just another time and setting. The main character Charlie (a wallflower) is different among everyone else and he seems to fit in with a certain group of people who aren't anything like him. He has family issues, and he loses extremely important people in his life. The one thing he doesn't lose is himself. His positive attitude and state of mind help him to remain the great person he is. He likes to please the people around him, and doesn't seem to judge others because of their differences. For example, during a party he found his friend Patrick kissing another boy. He didn't really understand the concept of homosexuality, but he completely accepts him because that's just who he is.
   In another part of the book, he was also shown to be very intelligent. Which I love even more about him. He is smarter than others in his school, but he chooses not to brag about it. He simply waits until that one person decides to take him for a fool, and he proves them wrong. Ever since I read the Perks of being a wallflower , I had felt as though Charlie was me and this book was meant to be in my hands. That is why I always call myself a wallflower, and embrace being different from those around me.