Connection : Einstein's Dream and my life

Einstein’s Dream is one of my favorite books. It’s very interesting to read each chapter. Every chapter is a different story but they are all related to the topic of time. I have actually had similar thoughts to the author’s ideas in the book prior to when I read it. One of my favorite lines is ‘ the future can be changed, that thousands of futures are possible’ (68). Lightman was saying that the future can be change in so many different ways depending on the present.
This quote is directly related to my life. One of the reasons why I study and try hard in my life is because I am preparing for my future. Ten years later, I can be a totally different person depending on how much effort I put into my work now. I can be one of those people who get respect from everyone, or I can be a person who works for someone else for my entire life.  Since I cannot go back or forward in time, I cannot waste this time by doing something worthless. I want to make the year 2011 one of the most memorable times of my life.

Metacognition: after 1st semester

      I cannot believe almost half of the year past since I took Mr. Allen’s Humanities class. Last year, before I take the class, I did not understand how English could connect with music and art. I thought we were going to see many art and music in class. This is one of the reasons why I chose this class this year. However, I was kind of disappointed in the beginning of the year because we just read articles and books. However, when I look back now to the beginning of the year of myself, I can see that I have changed a lot.
     I realized that the books that we read in class were not just for the class. I had to apply the thought and theme of the books into my life. After I read The Shadow Catcher, I learned how to see the story and problems in different perspectives. The story and problems seen in a different way depends on what perspective I see it. Reading Sophie’s World was kind of challenging because I felt like I was reading a philosophy textbook. However, after I finished the book, I realized that philosophy is everywhere in reality. If I catch the one major philosophy and apply it to my daily life thinking, I would be very different and creative from the other people.
     The next thing that changed me was doing mind book. Since I was interested in art and music, doing mind book was one of my favorite assignments. Before I did the first mind book assignment, I could understand the connection between English and art. I was surprised when I learned many things from doing mind book. Art can tell stories like writing an essay or poem. Even though art does not have written words or sentences, people can understand and communicate through art. In the future when I look back and see the mind book, it will be my journal. I am going to express my thoughts and feelings on mind book.
          I am excited to see how I am going to be after the 2nd semester is over. Probably, I am going to be a different person from now or beginning of the year.