Friday, September 30, 2016
Congratulations to myself... I've completed 1/8 of freshman year!
It is scary to think that one eighth of the year is already complete! I have enjoy high school so much more than middle school so far. I realized that even though it is a lot more work, it is also a lot more fun! My favorite thing about high school so far are my classes. Something I have noticed is that in middle school I truly dreaded school. However, now I actually find myself enjoying some of my classes (English being one of those classes). Another thing I enjoy about high school is that it gives the students a lot more freedom. The worst thing about high school so far is the amount of work. I find myself spending at least 3 or 4 hours a night on homework and then possibly an additional 1-2 hours on studying. This is a BIG adjustment from middle school. In middle school, I was really used to every class coming easily to me and this definitely is not the case in the high school. I find myself being challenged in all of my classes. However, I also think that the fact that the classes are more challenging gives me more motivation to do better. Overall, I have really enjoyed the first month of high school and I am looking forward to not only the rest of freshman year, but the next four years!
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
My viewpoint of the character of God
Over the past few days, we have been reading the epic of Gilgamesh, Noah's Ark, and Genesis. After reading these things I am now looking at God as a character, rather than a religious figure. I think looking at God this way helps me understand more personality traits. Also, looking at God in this way eliminates some bias ideas I had when I saw God as a religious figure. Some things I now noticed I thought before was that I viewed God as this big mighty power who never makes mistakes and is never selfish. However, this is not the case. In Genesis, God told Adam and Eve that they couldn't drink from the tree in the center of the garden because if they did, they would die from it. However, this is not true. God did not want them to eat from the tree because it would give them knowledge that God did not want them having. This gave me the thought that yes, God has done many wonderful things, but he also can do things that result in issues. Also, when reading Noah's Ark, I realize that God doesn't only do nice things. In the story of Noah's Ark, God sends down a flood that kills all living creatures. This was a selfish at because the reasoning for sending the flood was that the people stopped caring for God and began to worship other things. After reading these three stories and looking at God more as a character, I have found other personality traits of God that I had not expected before.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Who to blame?
Adam and Eve are kicked out of the garden. Who is to be blamed for this?
I blame Adam and Eve for being kicked out of the garden. God specifically told them "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." When the serpent told them otherwise, they should have listened to the person who gave them life, God. If they had listened to God and not the serpent, they wouldn't have eaten fruit from the tree and wouldn't have been kicked out of the garden. The issue started with Eve when she listened to the serpent and ate the fruit herself. But the next problem was that when she gave the fruit to Adam, he ate it. As a result of eating the fruit, God realizes and says "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." As a result of this realization, God banishes them from the Garden of Eden. In conclusion I think both Adam and Eve are to fault for being banished from the Garden of Eden.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
The Story Of Manu
One story
that can be compared to The Epic of Gilgamesh is an Indian story about a man
named Manu. Something that is similar
between the two stories is that both tell a tale of a great flood striking an
area. However, there are many differences between these two stories. One
difference is that in The Epic of Gilgamesh, Ea, the ocean god, warned
Uta-Napishti about the flood and in the story of Manu, a fish warned him. Another
difference is why the god w
arned Uta-napishti and why the fish warned Manu. The
fish told Manu that if he provided a big enough vessel of water for him as he
grew, in return, he would save him from a flood that would carry away all
living beings. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, it is not stated why Ea, the ocean god
warned Uta-napishti about the flood. Another thing that differentiates the two
stories is in the Epic of Gilgamesh, Uta-napishti boarded the boat with
everything he owned and all his household people. In the story with Manu, the
members on the boat were Manu and 2 of each animal on the earth. In addition,
Manu told him to take seeds from every type of plant. One more difference
between the two stories is that in the story of Manu, after making a sacrifice,
he was rewarded with a wife. After the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh,
Uta-Napishti was not rewarded but punished, with immortality. I have come to
the conclusion that the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Indian story about Manu have
more differences than similarities.
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Introduction
My name is Sophie Fries and I am 14 years old. I made this blog for my english class. My teacher, Mr. Reiff is having us manage our assignments through this online blog so now not only he can see my work, everyone else can too! A few things about me are that I have a twin sister and an older brother, I play on the girls varsity soccer team at school, my favorite TV show is Law and Order SVU, my favorite color is purple, and my favorite subject in school is English. The blog is something that interests me because it is a good organization tool for all my assignments. I am looking forward to adding to my blog this year!
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