We started reading a new book in English called Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. The thing I love most about the book is the fact that the main character is so ambitious. He wants to be the best he can be, he wants to be successful, he wants to do anything he ca to escape the poverty stricken world he was born into and would probably remain in if he had not left the rez to go to school.
I wish everyone had the ambition of this boy. The mount of things we would accomplish as a society would probably be plentiful. There would probably be no more pain, poverty, and suffering, but we don't live in a perfect world. People around us don't always have the best attitudes, which sometimes leads to bad things.
Sunday, January 29, 2017
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This week has been probably the longest school week I have ever experienced. I don't know what about it made it so long, but believe me it felt long. From trying to get my outline completed to almost failing my science quiz, this week is finally over and it is time for a new one this week.
I think one reason the week felt so long was because my schedule was not what I was used to. First things first I didn't go to powerlifting this week, because I had drivers edh, which also took forever. On my two days off (Tuesday, Wednesday) I went to go workout at traction. it was my first time t traction, and my personal trainer, Carlos, and I worked on some things to help me get faster.
I think one reason the week felt so long was because my schedule was not what I was used to. First things first I didn't go to powerlifting this week, because I had drivers edh, which also took forever. On my two days off (Tuesday, Wednesday) I went to go workout at traction. it was my first time t traction, and my personal trainer, Carlos, and I worked on some things to help me get faster.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Post 2
My topic is about the Navajo code-talkers in World War 2. The Navajo codetalkers developed a code and used it in the pacific theater. This code was very useful and helped the Americans defeat the Japanese in many different battles across the Pacific. The idea to use the code was proposed by a man named Philip Johnston.
The reason the Navajo code was so useful was because the code could be translated rapidly and verbatim. The reason Johnston proposed this code was because it was mostly oral, and one of the only native tribes that have been infested by German anthropologists,. The code consisted of everyday Navajo ;language and another layer of encryption for military terms like machine gun, and submarine.
The reason the Navajo code was so useful was because the code could be translated rapidly and verbatim. The reason Johnston proposed this code was because it was mostly oral, and one of the only native tribes that have been infested by German anthropologists,. The code consisted of everyday Navajo ;language and another layer of encryption for military terms like machine gun, and submarine.
Post 1
Something I learned last semester was something very valuable. I learned not to put off work until tutorial, because I have a tendency to procrastinate. even though I learned this I still tend to do it. I learned not to do this, because often times I have too much homework to complete during that 25 minute duration. I often would do this on other days than Thursday when I only had one tutorial. My recommendation is If you're going to save homework for tutorial do it on a day that you have advisory/tutorial or a double tutorial.
This semester I will try to not save homework for tutorial. I hope by doing this I won't have anymore 0's for homework assignments. I will only use tutorial unless I absolutely need it. Sure, tutorial is helpful, but what is more helpful Is getting all of your homework done.
This semester I will try to not save homework for tutorial. I hope by doing this I won't have anymore 0's for homework assignments. I will only use tutorial unless I absolutely need it. Sure, tutorial is helpful, but what is more helpful Is getting all of your homework done.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Monday, January 16, 2017
Research update
My research project is going fairly well. I got all my annotations completed on time, and I feel like I have a good topic. The most difficult part for me would be trying to focus more on the Japanese than the Navajo's. I have found a lot of good credible sources about how the Americans used it, but don't have any details on the Japanese.
I think coming up I will have most trouble with the notecards. I feel like I wont have enough and that I wont have enough content to write a full blown research paper. Luckily we have the writing center so I might go over there one of these days for some guidance.
I think coming up I will have most trouble with the notecards. I feel like I wont have enough and that I wont have enough content to write a full blown research paper. Luckily we have the writing center so I might go over there one of these days for some guidance.
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Over Christmas break my family and I went to our ranch on Charlotte, Texas. To most people a trip to Charlotte may not mean much, but it means a lot to me. This is a place that I can let loose and by myself without worrying what anybody thinks about it. I feel more at home at the ranch in Charlotte than I do at my house in Baton Rouge. Everyday I am homesick, longing for that day I go back to the ranch.
My endeavors in Texas included going to town to get tacos three days in a row, hunting for a deer for 13 days straight, catching up with a buddy of mine who is also a deputy constable, and just relaxing. On the day before we left I shot and killed the buck I was hunting after. I shot him with a bow the second or third day I arrived, but the shot placement was about and inch below the heart. 10 days later I saw him again and finished him with a rifle. I was actually kind of disappointed that I didn't shoot him with a bow, but at the end of the day I still got to kill a 195" whitetail buck.
My endeavors in Texas included going to town to get tacos three days in a row, hunting for a deer for 13 days straight, catching up with a buddy of mine who is also a deputy constable, and just relaxing. On the day before we left I shot and killed the buck I was hunting after. I shot him with a bow the second or third day I arrived, but the shot placement was about and inch below the heart. 10 days later I saw him again and finished him with a rifle. I was actually kind of disappointed that I didn't shoot him with a bow, but at the end of the day I still got to kill a 195" whitetail buck.
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