My Favorite Mistake

“The Great Odysseus” (172), will be held in the highest regard in my mental library. To me, his greatness stems from his ability to think on his feet, even in the most nerve wracking and deadly situations; whether it be sweet talking Phaeacians or outsmarting a Cyclops. Odysseus is consistently multiple steps ahead of his enemies. In conversation with Polyphemus, the giant “laid his trap but he never caught [Odysseus,] no, wwise to the world [Odysseus] shot back in his craft way (220).” Indeed,…

How would you do things differently if you knew that nobody would judge you? I don’t listen to Justin Bieber when I don’t have my earphone plugged in, even though he is one of my favorite music artists. I don’t answer questions in class because I am scared of being laughed at. There was an experiment named “Asch Conformity Experiment”; the experiment showed how an individual shows his conformity towards the majority. The individual chose the wrong answer showing his confirmation to the group.…

beginning but now that its is almost over, it is getting complicated. We did one of the most important projects in the first week of June and we are still working on another one. At school, my strengths are Math and Science. In a way, Math and Science are connected and I am good at Math. Math is also my favorite class. My weaknesses are Social Studies and ELA. In Social Studies, we do summaries of a specific section and it is not easy for me to do the summaries because there is too much…

tedious, frustrating and ultimately discouraging. Personally, my practice sessions usually consist of myself, sitting alone, in a room for upwards of an hour, practicing the same part over and over and over again. Often times during these sessions I hyper-criticize myself for every mistake and must repeat a part until I can play the section perfectly, then rinse and repeat for the next section. Not exactly my favorite way to spend my free time, and the…

the mission. As the mission requires, I will be there beside my members preforming the job. Another expectation of the people is accountability for their work and actions. We see today that many millenniums in our society feel that they don’t have to be accountable. I disagree with this attitude, we must be held accountable and take responsibility for our actions. We all are human and make mistake, but if I make a mistake I want my member hold me accountable. The members that work for me…

close to my heart: art. Currently, I am a graphic designer and would like to have a Bachelor’s in Fine Art, with my end goal being to complete a Master’s program and begin teaching art at the college level. Job markets and people have influenced my decisions in the past. These influences may change my mind again but for now, I am on this track. I am taking this class as a part of my transfer requirements but I have always loved history. In high school, 20 plus years ago, it was one of my…

I joined my first baseball team. I remember not being able to come close to hitting any ball pitched to me and practicing endlessly with a batting tee until I was able to finally do so. My love for baseball was also nurtured by the first major league game my father and I attended at the age of five, which was between the NY Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. From that point on I always associated trips to the ballpark as memorable outings in which I could always spend quality time with my family…

Through my time in College English Composition one I have improved in a vast number of areas. Whether in grammar or structure, or just the common flow of my essays I feel that I have become a better overall writer over this semester. This was in grave part thanks to my instructors for correcting my mistakes and leading me to the right direction, whether it was tough criticism or not. Mistakes cannot always be seen as a negative, as you can move on and correct them to better your knowledge. From…

The second show I watched was Arthur. This show growing up was one of my favorites and as a child there was an Arthur book I absolutely loved and would have my mother read to me all the time. The particular episode I watched included Francine and Buster thinking they are too good for the soccer team they are on so they switch to a better team in hopes for some better competition. Only to find that the harder team is much more time consuming and taking away from other things they enjoy so they go…

I have been asked brain teser questions many times in my life, but by far, my favorite question is what kind of superpower you want to be. It brings people into the geeky fantasy world of superhero comics and movies and it allows one to crush over their favorite superhero. Most people will answer with either their favorite superhero’s power or the one they think is the coolest, and I am guilty of doing the same thing. However, without being bias, I believe that if I could have a superpower it…