Lord Of The Flies

1) Individuals are basically evil and must constantly fight against their violent nature.
 I disagree with this, because there have been many people in the world who have been dedicated to helping people from a young age, even some people with a bad background, for example, a history of abuse. If people were basically evil, then children would show signs of violence, but most kids don't. For example, Mother Teresa, Ghandi, and Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela faced cruelty that would reduce most people to hate, but he still had the drive to better peoples lives.

2) Individuals will go along with any type of activity, no matter how violent, when pressured by their peers.
  I disagree with this because although we know that peer pressure is a very strong influence in most peoples decisions, they still have a concsous that helps them tell right from wrong, and make then walk away for the situation that they're in. For example, The Vancouver riot.

3) The human race is destined to destroy itself.
   I agree and disagree with this because we are designed to use the resources, but we are also designed to restore the ones we can. Finding a balancing between taking and giving is something I think the human race hasn't found yet.

4) Rules and Punishments are absolutely necessary if we are to maintain a civilized society.
     I agree with this. I think without rules, there would be nothing but chaos, and without punishments, there wouldn't be anything to stop people from breaking the rules. For example, before there was a no texting and driving law, many people were getting in accidents due to distracted driving, but until police officers really started to enforce this rule, people continued to do it.

5) We are our own worst enemy.
     I agree with this. Considering that we're on the top of the food chain, there isn't really anything other than ourselves, that could harm us except for natural disasters or diseases. Car crashes and suicides are on the top of the list of causes for death, and both of those things are usually caused by ourselves or others. 

About Me

   Usually the first few weeks of class are pretty weird, every teacher asks you what your name is, what you do outside of school, what your favourite subjects are, etc. It get pretty repetitive, especially when you have other classes with the people, or you can't hear them at all because they're so shy.
   I guess you can probably tell by now that I'm pretty opinionated (Ask me about anything, I probably have a prepared speech on how a feel about it) and I'm not very shy, but I don't really talk a lot. I'm really out-going and I make new friends really easily. Outside of school I play on a high performance volleyball team called Infinity VBC. Volleyball is really important to me and I spend a lot of my time playing. I also spend my time at church, with my 2 nephews, or with my friends. Most of my friends would say that I'm sassy, even though I'm not trying to be (most of the time). Since  have English last block, you'll probably see the clouded over version of all these traits since I get tired at the end of the day, and usually that results in grumpiness, and I usually always look really bored (I'm not, it's just my face!)
    This semester my 3 learning goals are:

1.  To be more organized
2. To be more punctual
3. To be more involved in class discussion 

Personal Profile

  My Learning style is Kinesthetic. This doesn't surprise me because body movement and being active have always come naturally to me, so it makes sense that would be the best way for me to learn. I remember when I was really nervous about a Socials test, I went to the gym with my friend and we quizzed each other. If we got an answer wrong we would have do 10 burpee's while saying the right answer, and until we got the answer right we had to keep doing them.

Superstitions and the Supernatural

There are a lot of superstitions in the modern day world, in certain cultures and some religions;

• #13/ Friday the 13th
• Walking under ladders
• Black cats
• Athletic superstitions
• Bloody Mary

Friday the 13th or the number 13 are considered unlucky. Many hotels will not have a 13th floor. On Friday the 13th people believe that they will experience misfortune, and the movie "Friday the 13th" gave people a back story to the date.
This superstition originated from biblical times when Judas was the 13th guest at Jesus' last supper, and Judas was the one who betrayed
Another origin is Friday the 13th 1307 when King Phillip IV ordered the arrest of the Knights Templar.
Walking under ladders is known to disrupt the triangle of life made by the ladder, the wall, and the ground, causing bad luck.
In medieval times, people believed in witches, and black cats were often thought of as the witches "familiar" or demon. People believed that where ever a black cat was, a witch would be close by.
Many different sports and teams have superstitions, the most common one being their jersey numbers. Famous athletes are associated and known by their jersey number. Some athletes really believe that if they aren't wearing their jersey number, they will play bad. Since they believe this it usually results in their performance dropping due to the mental side of the game.
The Bloody Mary superstition is originated from Queen Mary I who was considered a mass murderer. The game Bloody Mary is usually played as dares at sleepovers.