IB Language and Literature

It was Freshman year: It was a big change going from middle school to high school. I was ready for the challenge and excited to meet new people. It was really difficult to leave my very best friends who were all going to a different school together. I was relieved to see people I knew in my classes on the first day. I was delighted to make new friends that I will remember forever. It was exciting to be able to stand as a Maniac under the Friday night lights. It was confusing having a different schedule every single day. It was Sophomore year: I was told I had to make a personal project. It was not fun. I was stressed out and introduced to the life of an IB student. It was nice to make more new friends and grow closer to the friends I had. It was my first car accident. I was feeling different. It was weird to feel like I couldn't handle everything going on in my life. I was afraid of the sadness and the anxiety. It was overwhelming. It was Junior year: It was my...

How would you describe the American Dream? I would describe the American Dream in multiple ways. It includes many things such as; freedom, opportunity for prosperity, protection by the government, and upward social mobility for those who work hard. The American Dream is a privilege that is not provided for everyone like it may appear. Some people do not have enough money to pay for education so they cannot obtain a job that will make them successful like others. In other instances, some mothers and fathers cannot afford to feed their children and resort to stealing which lands them in prison. Many people are disadvantaged in the United States and it is much harder to thrive than it appears. What is your definition of wealth? When I hear the world "wealth" I think of how much money someone has or how stable they are economically. However, there is much more to wealth. If someone does not have friends or family that love and care about them they are not very wealthy be...

Step 1) In the beginning of the journal, Whitman seems to be planning out the imaginary conversation between himself and Abraham Lincoln. He knows that he wants to have a conversation between two characters. He repeatedly mentions the Ship of Libertad which seems to be something to be feared of by enemies. Whitman mentions other ships as well like the ship of humanity, the world, promise, and other things. There are sketches of different men which might be people that Whitman sees in the streets since he is very observant. There is a drawing of a harp as well; perhaps this reveals Whitman's taste in music. "THE BOHEAMIAN" is written on one of the pages very largely and boldly. I think this was a newspaper or media outlet because under it says, "Saturday Press". The words that Whitman doesn't like are crossed out, not erased, which provides us with context of the time period. There is a poem titled, "The Hills of Brooklyn"; Whitman has a published p...