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Final Metacognition

Dear, Fitz Before I entered this class, I knew my place. I knew my strengths and my weaknesses; I knew my favorite class was Math, and a close second would be Latin, and I knew my own limitations as a writer, and that was the word limit plus an extra... Continue reading

Posted May 30, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Writing Assignment #1

Fiction Versus Reality Life is Never What it Seems “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” — Mark Twain After a couple days of weary practice, it was finally here; the band played Scipio as we all marched in... Continue reading

Posted May 29, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Our Job is to Keep Dreaming

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Posted May 28, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Writing Assignment #1

Fiction Versus Reality Life is Never What it Seems “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” — Mark Twain After a couple days of weary practice, it was finally here; the band played Scipio as we all marched in... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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The Power & Pain of Chores

The Authoritative Power of Chores Repetition Through Generations “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” —George Santayana Chores hold the key to a working family dynamic. Though they may howl and growl chores are the leash that keeps us in our place, a constant reminder of how far we are... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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A Solitary Walk

A World Reawakened An Introspective Walk Through a Park “Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” —Marcel Proust Finding nature was harder than I thought it would be. In a city consumed by building and development, it is so simple to look at... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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I desire an ending, an ending to all this madness. An ending to all the uncertainty, an ending to all the misconceptions, and a proper ending to the school year. I am lucky, and I realize that, for if we never appreciate that, our lives would be shrouded in self-pity,... Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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A Journey of the Mind Plato the The Republic Reading Log Why do men behave justly? Is it because they fear societal punishment? Are they trembling before notions of divine vengeance? Do the stronger elements of society scare the weak into submission in the name of law? Or do men... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Narrative Story

Same Old The Friends You Never Lose A friendship forged by age, Kukua and I have known each other longer than I can even remember. Though the time of our friendship flourished when we were in the first grade, the memories are so vivid, they burn like it was just... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Daily Journal #3

What a Great Time We Live In It Could Be Worse “Things could be worse. You remember that, and you go on with your life.” —Kevin Bacon From the joke in the classrooms to the next door pandemic, COVID-19 dictates our lives. Besides the people infected, whose lives we concern... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Daily Journal #2

Diversity Different in Our Own Right “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.” —Isaac Asimov No matter how hard you try, there is always someone better. Someone who can take your best class, sports, art,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Daily Journal #1

Generation Z What We Bring to the World “Deep under our feet the Earth holds its molten breath, while the bones of countless generations watch us and wait.” —Isaac Marion Time betters the shortcomings of the past. As a race, the only goals we can strive for are the ones... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Perfection’s Playground The place I go defies all logic Though for every action there is a reaction From my lack of fatigue to my constant speeds The laws are limitless though the reality is finite You are free to explore, but only in its bounds. With slight movements, I trigger... Continue reading

Posted Mar 9, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Ewing-Style Video Entry

The Truth of Stoicism Methods of Success “Warriors should suffer their pain silently” — Erin Hunter Stoicism is the practice of living life like there is a tomorrow. Realizing that the pain you suffer now will not sustain, and there will always be a tomorrow. It is accepting there are... Continue reading

Posted Mar 2, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Fitz-Style Journal Entry #2

The Overbearing Power of Silence Control Behind the Scenes “We only shout when we neglect what silence can do.” —Ernest Agyemang Yeboah Initiating the conversation, I had the advantage; without a word exchanged, I stood on higher ground, and with the following words lie the effects of my silence. Conversation... Continue reading

Posted Mar 2, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Fitz-Style Journal Entry #1

Life on a Whim The Probabilities of Life “Chance corrects us of many faults that reason would not know how to correct.” —Francois de la Rochefoucauld Ever wonder how we all came to being? I am not referring to the miracle of birth that led to our existence, but factoring... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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I often see you guys working in science, and I appreciate the detail that you added to this piece, nice job.

Commented Feb 25, 2020 on An Experience With a Friend How working with an... at 2021 Zahavi, Eli

It’s quite sad John never got to play in the end. I think that the other kids just feared the possibility of him winning. The thing that makes the situation even worse is that this had to have been agreed on in a consensus to exclude John. One of the things I can appreciate about this piece is your adherence to Fitz’s comma rules, nice job.

Commented Feb 25, 2020 on Empathy, Bigotry & Marginalization at 2021 Zahavi, Eli

Friends always have a knack for helping you do more in life, and it seems life you have a fun time in Halloween. You used great imagery technique, and you manage to use the correct words for the right settings.

Commented Feb 25, 2020 on An Experience with a Friend at 2021 Troiano, Max

This really relates to your other blog pst in the sense that one person is able to start a chain reaction. Charlie needed up being that upstanding person who had the courage to take the first step, and stop the other person from cutting even further.

Commented Feb 25, 2020 on An Experience with a Friend at 2021 Soukup, Colin

It is quite evident that one guy could bolster the opinions of everyone else in the game. You all new what he was saying wasn’t true, but that one guy stepped up, and so did all of you. Definitely an interesting story.

Commented Feb 25, 2020 on Empathy at 2021 Soukup, Colin

Empathy, Bigotry & Marginalization

Down Where I Belong Marginalization Through Language “Some scars don't hurt. Some scars are numb. Some scars rid you of the capacity to feel anything ever again.” — Joyce Rachelle Marginalization can take on many variations; though differing, they still leave a chronic wound. From these very wounds, I have... Continue reading

Posted Feb 10, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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An Experience with a Friend

Birds of a Feather Friendship Through Understanding “Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.” ―J.K. Rowling True friendship is forged on the basis of understanding. The more I am able to understand my friends, the more our relationship is cemented and is... Continue reading

Posted Feb 5, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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WW Fenn Metacognition

The Dreaded Week Why isn’t There Private Speaking This was genuinely hard for me. Memorizing, upon public speaking, was definitely not my thing. The day that I had to present my WWFenn was the same day that I had to present to All School Meeting, and the day I had... Continue reading

Posted Feb 4, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave Life is a simulation —Plato Socrates: And now, I said, let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened: --Behold! human beings living in a underground cave, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2020 at 2021 Ghansah, Yoni

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