Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Symbols.

Symbols are things that represent what we believe in. In the book "Forbidden City" Alex must learn to interpret symbols. He must learn to figure out what the symbols mean. Symbols can tell you where to go, what to do, and how and when to do it. They can tell you if someone is evil or nice. For example the rebel symbol in Star Wars Episode IV-VI means freedom and rebellion, it is also a way to show independence, symbols can also show which side your on. Symbols are necessity for a hero on their journey. Without symbols the hero would be lost, and he will not know where to look for answers. At new tech we have symbols, for example the penguin represents the school spirit, and our mascot of course.

Risks


Alex in the book "Forbidden City" is taking "Responsible Risks" going to china. He is taking risks because he does not know whats going to happen in china, I can connect with that because for example in one of my classes we are doing a project where we have to become a marketing agency, we are taking risks because  we don't know if our "Client" will like our proposal. We are risking our reputation as marketing agency's by coming up with new innovating ideas. I also took a risk coming here to New Tech. I did not know if I was going to make friends or if this school was going to be hard but i came ether way.After taking many risks I have made a lot of friends and now can keep up with my grades. You have to take risks to succeed.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

What I fear.

Coming to New Tech i highly fear a group that does not focus and does not help me at all in any projects. I fear "Stress." I fear being left alone to do a project by myself. I fear "Big Projects" and "Low Grades."
I fear mean teachers and missing assignments. I fear having no friends. I fear that i will not be able t and an assignment. I fear failing, I fear failure in general. I don't want to fail. Most people are not afraid of a certain thing like for example a fight. Some people are not afraid of the fight itself, they are afraid of failing, of not being able to controll it and/or knowing what to do to not get hurt. I fear failure, and even if I try to get over my fear I can't and I don't want to, that fear is always there to challenge me and help me, it wil help me in life and school. Fear, along with bravery, to my opinion is what keeps you going on my "Hero's Journey."

Monday, October 1, 2012

Homework


In my hero's journey I am in the call to action.
I am on my call to action because we are barely starting the project. I am on my way to getting into the hero's journey.