Rejection

Spring Break

One thing that I hope to do while on spring break is to try to hang out with some of my friends from my old school in Amherst. But since Amherst has already had their spring break a week ago I do not know if I will be able to. So maybe I can if I do not have to work on the weekends. I would want to do this because I have not really been talking to my friends in Amherst that much since I changed schools. Plus doing school work and working late has not really been giving me any chances to go to a friend’s house lately. So over spring break I hope that I am able to see one of my good friends from Amherst and catch up on everything to see what is new, and what happened.   

I Don't Know About This?

A time that I was given a responsibility that I did not think I could handle was my first day working at Five Below in Avon. When I arrived there, the manager showed me the basic things that I had to do. Like fold t-shirts, take out the garbage, sweep the floors, and stock items on the shelves. Then I had to learn how to work the cash register. So he had another worker train me on the register and it only took about 30 minutes to learn how to do everything. However, I was still a little unsure how to exchanges and coupons that customers would bring in. The manager then said that I was to work the register until we closed knowing that I had just learned. Many customers came in that night too, so I was ringing up people left and right. I had some trouble along the way but I asked for help to fix the problems. The job is also very stressful, because I have to make sure that there is the right amount of money in the register according to the receipts. But at the end of the day when we closed, the manager said I did a good job on my first day. Then he had me sweep the entire store! -_-

Breaking a Promise and Almost Friendship

The one time that I broke a serious promise was a while ago. So it is Austin, Anthony, and me are all really good and close friends. One day when I was hanging out with Austin and he told me something bad that I did not know about Anthony. Austin made me promise that I would not tell Anthony what he told me. A week past and I still had not told Anthony what Austin told me. Anthony called me and he wanted to hangout during the weekend. I went over his house and I being a good friend told him what Austin had said about him. Anthony was mad, but he thanked me for telling him. Austin was having a big Halloween party at his house with everyone friend school there. Anthony decided to confront him about the situation. My two friends were arguing at each other so decided to step in. I calmed them both down and they said sorry to one another. After the problem was solved, we went back to the party and had a great time that night! All three of us are still friends to this day and will always be friends!

Just Trust Me Bro

A time in my life where I had to convince someone that they could trust me was actually a few days ago that this happen. When I play video games I play on the Ps3, so I met these guys one day while I was playing. So they asked me if I wanted to join their game so that we could team up and play together, because I am like the best Call of Duty player ever. So after a while we all became really good and close friends for almost two years now. This game called Mine Craft came out for the Ps3 just recently and I wanted to get it. My friend wanted me to get it also so that we could play it together. I told him I had the money but no ride to get the game. So my friend that lives in Texas said that he would just go run to the store and buy me a money card. Which he would then send the code to me through the Ps3. I had to convince him that he could trust me and that I would pay him back the same way. I told him if I make promises to people, that I keep my word.

Struggles Paragraph From Final Essay

One subject that I struggle in this year is geometry. I have always had a hard time in math class in school and geometry is no different. I find geometry the hardest subject that I take this year. Geometry is a hard class to me because it is difficult to study for it, and when it comes to taking the tests, I do not understand half of the questions. It is also the least interesting subject that I am taking, so it is hard to pay attention in class, especially when the class is always being disrupted by a few of the students. In class, I also do not like to raise my hand for help or to ask a question because I think it would be a stupid question or an easy problem to solve, so I never fully understand how to do certain problems. Another subject that I find difficult is a college class called SDEV. We are almost half way through the class and I have no idea what I am going to do for the volunteer work for my project. There are like three projects due before the class is finished and no one knows what they really are how to do them. This makes me really stressed out about this class because it is constantly on my mind. Finally, the OGT’s are another big struggle this year for me, and apparently, everyone else. All the teachers are stressing about the OGT’s and are constantly giving us practice tests to do and I feel completely tested out. The tests are also graded and actually affect my grade so I have to worry about doing my best on all of them so they do not hurt my grades. In addition, the OGT’s cause a lot of anxiety; because I am always thinking that, I am not going to pass one of them. Therefore, this is also very stressful just thinking about it all. However, my struggles have led me to some of my accomplishment because I have been studying more than I have before and I try my best in all my subjects.

Taking the Math OGT

The OGT test that I feel the most nervous about to take would have to be the math test. Out of all of them, I feel nervous about this one the most because I am not the best person when it comes to math. I have always struggle in math throughout school.  In addition, when I learn new material in math I tend to forget about the old stuff and focus more on the new material that we are learning how to do. I also find it hard to remember all the short cuts and formulas to problems. It is also hard to stay focused in math because I tend to zone out and I do not hear everything that is said in class, sorry Mr. Vasi. This is why I feel more nervous about the math OGT test than the other tests. Therefore, to help me change my feelings about the math OGT, I am going to try and stay focused in class, and take practice tests online to help me become more successful on the real test in March.