Name: Beau Garman
Teacher: Mrs. Kellor
Hour: 5
Growth
In the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, a common theme is that of growing up. Readers of the novel can see Tom, the main character in the story, growing up on several accounts. Some examples are, being concerned for Huck, thinking of Muff Potter in his time of need, and helping Becky when she and Tom were both lost in the cave. After reading the book, I realized I too have grown. I always have been independent, but this year I have become even more so. School really is a place for maturing, there you face all sorts of challenges it is by no means tedious or insipid. Doing projects in class whether it be Science or Math, English or American Studies, you always have to work with a partner. I am not one of those people that just sits back and let's others do the work, it is also my grade and I trust no one but myself to carry me. I am a bull ready to charge into action when it comes to projects. In the projects, I do …show more content…
The restraint I have gained helps me not to gossip about those people and what they do. Again in Spanish there is a person that annoys me greatly. After class I wish to speak poorly of them with my friend, but the anger is in the moment and with restraint, the emotions pass on. Likewise, in my Student Advisory whenever we play kickball and we lose, after the game my classmates are saying how stupid that one call was or how the other team cheated. I agree with them in my head because I am a very competitive and hate to lose but I say nothing because I know gossip is wrong and the really didn’t cheat. I have also learned patience. Patience has kept me from going to anger and frustration countless a number of times. Usually when writing a paper I would get very frustrated for writing papers does not come naturally to me. However I have matured and now it hardly frustrated
Teacher: Mrs. Kellor
Hour: 5
Growth
In the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, a common theme is that of growing up. Readers of the novel can see Tom, the main character in the story, growing up on several accounts. Some examples are, being concerned for Huck, thinking of Muff Potter in his time of need, and helping Becky when she and Tom were both lost in the cave. After reading the book, I realized I too have grown. I always have been independent, but this year I have become even more so. School really is a place for maturing, there you face all sorts of challenges it is by no means tedious or insipid. Doing projects in class whether it be Science or Math, English or American Studies, you always have to work with a partner. I am not one of those people that just sits back and let's others do the work, it is also my grade and I trust no one but myself to carry me. I am a bull ready to charge into action when it comes to projects. In the projects, I do …show more content…
The restraint I have gained helps me not to gossip about those people and what they do. Again in Spanish there is a person that annoys me greatly. After class I wish to speak poorly of them with my friend, but the anger is in the moment and with restraint, the emotions pass on. Likewise, in my Student Advisory whenever we play kickball and we lose, after the game my classmates are saying how stupid that one call was or how the other team cheated. I agree with them in my head because I am a very competitive and hate to lose but I say nothing because I know gossip is wrong and the really didn’t cheat. I have also learned patience. Patience has kept me from going to anger and frustration countless a number of times. Usually when writing a paper I would get very frustrated for writing papers does not come naturally to me. However I have matured and now it hardly frustrated