ohh Geez!!!

I thought the first poem was interesting. It was pretty deep and fairly clever, the more i read into it. Money itself is so influential. It is a huge part of everyday functioning. It can be looked at in so many different ways, good and bad. One might say that it is just a means by which we survive, while another might say that i would marry money if i could. okay so i'm exaggerating a little bit, but you get the point. How cool would it be if we just bartered to survive. just trading back and forth. It would change things quite a bit i would imagine. It might get a little confusing at times. I think using money as a medium is a pretty good way of doing it overall. Money is power in a lot of ways. Either it works in your favor or not. Many people's economic status is directly affected by their amount of money or lack thereof. It comes and goes just like that.

its amazing how much we take our possesions for granted. Its amazing how much we miss something once we have to go without it for a while.

the media uses artwork all the time to sell us stuff and try to get us to think a certain way. just think of advertising. Politics are a huge part of art. Everything now a days has to do or is influenced by politics. We just can't escape it.

ohh Geez!!!

whoever vs. whomever

I never know which one i should use. whoever or whomever. so usually i just guess.

The rule is: him + he is whoever
and: him + him is whomever

Example: Give the ball to whoever/whomever asks for it.
he asks for it. so give it to him.
Therefore: give it to whoever asks for it.

They will accept whomever/whoever she wants.
They will accept him. She wants him.
him + him = whomever


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your vs. you're

A mistake i sometimes overlook is the one of your vs. you're. I know the rule, but sometimes i am careless and just forget.

: your is a possesive pronoun. Example: Your car is in the parking lot.

: You're is a contraction for 'you are' Example: You're going to go swimming tomorrow, right?

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Mrs. Wyatt

A teacher that i will never forget is Mrs. Wyatt. She was one of my 6th grade teachers. Our class was the first one she ever taught at as a teacher. She was from North Carolina and loved to do cool stuff for our class. She would always reward our class if we were good. That was the big motivator for us. So instead of punishing us for bad behavior, she would reward us for good behavior. Both changed behavior, but the latter is the best way in my opinion. Positive reinforcement. But, the reason why she was so influential for me was because she made me feel like i was the most important kid in her class. If you ask and of the other students in her class, then they will probably tell you the exact same thing. She had a way of making all of us feel really special. She would always boost my confidence by giving me compliments and telling me how great of a kid i am. She was an awesome teacher and mentor for me in my life.

who or whom?

so, i never know when to use who or whom most of the time; and, when i use one, it usually ends up being the wrong one!!

Here is the rule: Just use the he/him rule.

He = Who
Him = Whom

It's as easy as that

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i just want to be average

I found the story, "I just want to be average", by Mike Rose really interesting. Rose was accidentally misplaced when he was is school. After they found out what happened, they moved him up to where he should be. Doing this confused him. He already had this built up self-perception of who he was and where he belonged.

I am a psychology major and have recently been studying a little about perception and the influence it can have on you. There was once a study done where two different groups of kids were placed in a classroom. They split them up so that the smart kids would sit on one half, and the dumb kids on the other half of the room. They then told the teachers (which had never met the students before) that the kids on the left side of the room (the smart kids) were the dumb ones, and to treat them accordingly. Then they said that the other half (the dumb kids) were the smart kids, and to treat them accordingly. They tested the kids at the end of the year, and i am not completely sure, but i think they found that the smart kids who were treated like they were dumb ended up doing poorly on the test. The dumb kids who were treated like they were smart ended up doing exceptionally well. I could be a little off, but from what i remember, that is how it went down. I just think it is so fascinated that the smart kids that were treated like they were dumb, did poorly on the test, and visa versa for the dumb kids. It just goes to show how much influence what someone tells you you are has on you. If someone is treated like a nobody their whole life, then they probably will become just that, but if someone is treated like they are everything, then they are more likely to become that.

overall, i really enjoyed the reading. it made me think some. I think teachers have a big influence on their students. I think by encouraging them and complimenting them on the good they are doing can have lasting affects on their life reaching their potential.