essay draft Brave new world

Pre-write 
John the savage = immoral character.
- is a non-conformist
- doesn't fit  in for the world state in the book
-loyal to people, which is against the world state in the novel.
-uses suicide to end things .

examples
- refuses sexual acts from Lenina
-has actual feelings for other people
-reads old literature such as Shakespeare
-he cares when his mother is dying


essay:
    The world state is much different in "Brave New World" than it is in reality. Huxley's character John the savage is a man who seems average to us, but in their world is very out of place and strange. We gain our sympathy towards John through Huxley's use of characterization throughout the novel.

   John is a man who is out of the ordinary, he rejects things that are common to other people, this is how Huxley chose to create an "antagonist" in the novel. Being a non-conformist is Johns main purpose in the novel, he is set up to go against the world state, and to be the person who we could identify the most with. An example of his going against the customs of the world state is when he refuses sex from Lenina and calls her a whore for offering herself to him. The reason we feel comfortable identifying with him is because we do not view sexual things as freely as they do in the novel.
 
  Characterization is key to many novels, but this one in particular. John is a loyal, friendly, an emotional guy but for the setting of the novel he is the opposite of a normal man, he is against the world state. Huxley uses direct and indirect characterization when using John in the book, because at some points he wants the readers to know exactly what is going on, but on others he wants the reader to figure it out. An example of this would be when John is quoting and reading Shakespeare, he wants the reader to imply that this is against the world state.

   This novel is one that we at first have problems reasoning about, but then we learn about John and we side with him on most matters. Huxley's purpose for creating john is for the audience to see themselves in him and have an understanding for the things he does even though he is an outsider. We as an Audience gain these feelings about the character through the use of direct and indirect characterization throughout the novel. Gaining these feelings towards the characters allows us to understand the novel better and to understand the theme better.

Rejection

Today I got my first rejection letter. It wasn't just to one of the schools I applied to, it was my "first choice school", my" dream school". After crying and thinking about how horrible the situation was, I came to the conclusion that maybe another school is just a bettter fit for me. If you are like me and get rejected to the only school you saw yourself going to just remember that there is plenty of other schools you can attend. It took me a couple of hours to actually remember this, and to accept it. I was so sure that I was going to be accepted to cal poly, but in just one sentence my whole college career decisions were changed. Just remember to keep your chin up and realize the world isn't ending because of one rejection. 

10 questions

I want to go into the education field, maybe become a teacher, or councilor.I am majoring in child development. These are the questions I would ask my expert...

1. Do you think going into this field is a good choice at this time? 

2. How did you go about becoming a teacher?

3. Are  you happy with your choice? Or do you wish you went another path?

4. What grades do you think are the best to teach? 

5.Was it very difficult for you to get a job as a teacher?

6. What is the most rewarding thing about this job? 

7. What influenced you to become a teacher? 

8.How long have you been a teacher?

9.Do you regret any choices you have made career wise?

10. If you could choose one other job, what would it be? Or would you stick with your current career? 

benchmark for senior project

I am seeking a career in the education field, so i felt that aiming this project towards that would make the most sense. Jacob (a classmate who also wants to be a teacher) and I are pursuing this project together. Our plan is to "interview" children, and teens of different ages and ask them simple questions and see how the different age groups respond to the questions. Our next step in the process is to ask teachers the same type of questions and see how they respond. This project is going to help us interact with the students and also with teachers,who may give us advice as we are in the process and tell them what we are trying to achieve. I think that this project is going to be very exciting and I cant wait to start filming!

Science camp

Last week I was a cabin leader at science camp. I went on hikes and explored the camp grounds and had tons of fun, but most of all I got the opportunity to be around children and help them in a learning environment. I want to be an elementary school  teacher, so having this opportunity was very amazing. This was the type of experience I couldn't of gained anywhere else!

Below is a picture from one of my times exploring, yes this is a dead squirrel! I thought it would be more entertaining than a picture of a mountain!