Category: English 12
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Is Socializing An Addiction – English 12 Blog Log 4
Why Go Out – Written by Sheila Heti Why Go Out, written by Sheila Heti, was an article that I stumbled across and was immediately captivated by because of how I disagree with her analysis of if socializing is worth it. However, I thought it would be very interesting to do my final Blog Log…
The Study Behind Lying – English 12 Blog Log 3
The Naked Face – Written by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell, writer for the New Yorker, wrote an article about an interesting topic: determining whether or not a person is lying based off their facial expressions. Gladwell discusses how there have been recorded occurrences where police officers were able to determine lies behind criminals based on…
Spoken Word – Excuses
Power to the People – English 12 Blog Assignment
Allison Howard, author of the narrative: A South African Storm, reveals how institutional racism still exists post the Apartheid era. In A South African Storm, Howard tells a story about her experience living in South Africa and the subtle racism that took place. She explains in her thesis toward the end of the narrative that change can…
The Fear of Failure – English 12 Blog Log 2
The Art of Failure – Written by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell, a writer for the New Yorker, wrote an article about a topic that resonates a lot to me, failure. Gladwell in his article, reveals different types of failure, most notably choking, which is a term used to describe when one does not succeed under…
Progression in Society – English 12 Blog Log 1
A Star in a Bottle – Written by Raffi Khatchadourian Raffi Khatchadourian, writter for the New York Times, explains one of societies new ideas for solving “the world’s energy problems for the next thirty million years.” What first drew me to this article was the title itself, interested what A Star in a Bottle could…