Leighton's Lang/Comp Blog

From middle school up to my sophomore year, I used to be very worrisome of how others saw me and tried to make the best impression of myself as I could. But now that I am in my junior year, do I still worry about this? No, not at all. I've learned that being so overly focused on what others think of you can cause you to bring yourself down and hold yourself to too high of expectations that not everyone can meet, and it can even cause you to lose yourself sometimes. Now, I let people think what they want of me, as I know I have nothing to hide or be ashamed for. If someone is not willing to accept me for who I am, then they wouldn't have been worth my time in the first place. Summary: Today in class, we took notes and did practice on hypophora, rhetorical question, and procatalepsis. Reflection: I think asking yourself your own type of hypophoras can help some people realize what they must do to be better for themself. I had to do this quite a lot of times, and it made me start ...

I agree with this antithesis because in my day-to-day life, I have met many people who are much more social and open online than they are in-person, and to an extent that applies to me somewhat as well. I think especially since the COVID pandemic, many people are still trying to readjust to in-person communication and interactions rather than solely relying on the internet anymore. However, being able to connect with people in person, especially now that we have passed the pandemic, is super important. Many people should try to connect with more people in person nowadays, not online.  Summary: Today in class, we took notes and did practice on litotes and antithesis.  Reflection: I think that a good way to practice connecting with people would be the practices we do in class. Doing work together in table groups gives people more of an opportunity to introduce their ideas and themselves as well.

There have been multiple times where I have had to exaggerate stories to prevent my little sister from doing something dangerous, such as making up stories of stuff that has happened to me or warning her about scary monsters. Even though it's kind of stupid, it works since she's young. She still believes in stuff like that, and most of the time, it does actually make her listen to me. Of course, once she grows older that probably won't be as effective, but hopefully, she will be less impulsive and more matured by then. Summary: Today in class, took notes and did practice on hyperbole and understatement. Reflection: My experience of exaggerating stories to make my little sister listen to me is a great example of hyperbole being used in modern day.