Final Reflection- Stanley Suter

1- What are the three most important things you learned this year?

          The most important things that I learned to do this year were how to format an extended response, how to format an extended response, and how to format an essay. These will be essential in high school because they make us write a lot.

2- What is something we did this year that you think you will remember for the rest of your life?

         We watched "Life is Beautiful." I will remember this, simply because it is known as a very good movie teaching major lessons about both people and the holocaust. In 20 years I'll say to my children "Oh, yea. I watched that in 8th grade Acc. Lit. 

3- What was the nicest thing someone in our class did for you this year?

         The nicest thing anyone did for me this year in class was that Leanna taught me how to "nae nae." I don't think this needs an explanation. 

4- What is something you taught your teacher or classmates this year?

         I taught my classmates how the world works logically. Not everything had to be completely by the books, and anything can happen.

5- In what area do you feel you made your biggest improvements? What is something you accomplished this year that you are proud of?

          My biggest accomplishment of this year was making a butterfly out of wood. I have made obvious improvements in the ways I take notes and the effort I put into some of my work.

6- What was the most challenging part of this year for you?

          Dealing with others (you know who you are.)

7- What was the best piece of writing that you did this year? Why do you think it is your best?

          My best writing was in my Algebra class, only because I like writing the obvious in ways that are hard to follow. This is easily done when thinking logically and it made the piece very good if I do so say myself. 

8- Of the books you read this year, which was your favorite? Why?

          I really enjoyed reading TKAM, the connections throughout the book were very well placed, and the theme was respectable. 

9- What advice would you give students who will be in this class next year?

           DO YOUR WORK AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. It is a very good life skill to control the time you spend, and invest it wisely.

Final "Tuesdays with Morrie" project, Aphorisms.

          The aphorism I have been given is "Once you learn to die, you learn to live."  Morrie's main message in this aphorism is that you really will not understand how to spend your life properly unless you "believe" that your time is limited. For example, as a normal person, later in life I would go for the job with the highest wage and the most opportunity to earn money. If I knew that I was going to die soon, I would much rather be doing something that I enjoy doing, and be spending much more time with my family, rather than my associates.

         This aphorism relates to something my dad once told me. He said, and I quote "people are so eager to grow up, that they don't realize how much nicer it is to be young." This sort of Nostalgia is what makes people cherish what time they have left as they realize they aren't to far from the end. It makes them realize that they may only have so many looks at nature left, almost forcing them by human nature to savor the final moments of a certain kind.

          I completely with Morrie's Aphorism "Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live" because as I've said before, when you realize your time is limited you are going to cherish the moments you have left. It's the same with eight grade. As I feel my time running out, I feel the nostalgic feeling and the sadness from having to separate from the rest of my class.

          "Life is like a roller coaster, it has its ups and downs, but in the end we all exit it." -Stanley Suter.