First+Semester+Final+Essay

You cannot imagine the immensity of the confusion in which I am feeling at the current time. I can’t believe that I am already twelve point five percent of the way done with high school. I have not the slightest recollection of the last five months, possibly because it has been but a translucent blur filled with knowledge and Jersey Shore. It is as if everything has altered itself in a way but at the time, it’s like I have been doing the same things since I was in preschool. This may not currently make sense, but my goal is to help you understand my thinking within the next couple of minutes.

I had very specific expectations for my educational experience at Foothill. I have three siblings who have all had the same teachers as me except for a few exceptions. I was under the impression that moving from middle to high school was a huge leap in the difficulty of schoolwork. But so far, the only difficulty I feel in the work is during finals. The work isn’t tremendously challenging and there is about as much homework as in the past. Despite the word of this being a hard school, I am getting a 4.17 grade point average and barely trying.

I heard many things about biology at Foothill. I expected it to be very boring with very challenging work. I very quickly realized these were exaggerations by people who were not on good terms with their teacher. These claims are partially true. It can get very boring if you aren’t completely awake for it. If you aren’t lively in that class you will find yourself in Narnia thinking about what it would be like if they made strawberry Twinkies. Although this may be a giant breakthrough, it will not help you in the class. Considering we already learned the material when we were in seventh grade, I find it very simple. This is not a class I am struggling at all.

Spanish has been the easiest class this year. It can be entertaining at times, but most of the time it is one of the dullest classes ever. I can’t blame my teacher for that because a lot of people just don’t understand it. I honestly think I can fall asleep for a whole period and not miss a thing. The only entertaining thing is when people cross the line in the class stories. I can laugh endlessly at the awkward silence after the inappropriate statement. This is another class which I am not having any difficulty in.

Geography used to have the title as “The Most Boring Class.” But ever since it switched to health it has been better. It lost me for a while when we were learning about body image and boring stuff like that. I am highly anticipating the second half of health. That is when the real fun begins. The topics actually get interesting. Well interesting compared to how the media pressures girls. Yet again, I am having absolutely no trouble in this class. I couldn't even fail if I tried.

English has been a lot better this year that it has been in the past three years. Before it was called Language Arts and it was all about vocabulary words and busy work. This year I am actually writing. I had been a mediocre writer in the past, but a good teacher from last year really helped me become a better writer. I used to dread writing an essay, but now I think I might even like it. So thank you for assigning essays.

For this portion of my mathematical journey at Foothill, I am taking Honors Geometry. I can’t say it is challenging me, but getting the homework done can be hard. I get assigned two pages of homework a night. Although I have two days to do it, it is very time consuming. I am pleased to be getting terrific reports on my exams and quizzes. I hope to continue these ways throughout my high school-math career.

Education in the Digital Age has surpassed my expectations of aggravating work. Unlike computer lab in middle school, it is like a real class with real homework. By no means did I think we were going to be getting work or having to try whatsoever. I was excited to have multiple classes of doing near nothing, but EDA spoiled the fun. Most of the work we do is out of my range of expertise. I am not good with computers at all, but the class is still very easy to pass.

This was the year in which I had to participate in the infamous ninth grade project. For my topic I had deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest and its effects on the Golden Lion Tamarin. It was very interesting. I hardly believe that my score on it did me justice, but I got a B plus on it. I definitely think that I deserved at least a flat A. I thought I did wonderful.

This year was the first time I had ever played football. I had a great time and I am without a doubt playing again next year. I was a starting offensive lineman for the entire season. Not only did I have a blast, but I also got crazy workouts. Our team had a season of nine wins and one embarrassing loss. Our team has bonded a lot over the last few months. What we have together is truly beautiful. We will fight together to the death. Actually we probably wouldn’t; that seems a little over the top. Football also gave me the ability to physically or mentally attack another person. Whether it was taunting on the line or starting a random session of one-sided body blows. Either one was very fun.

My feelings toward different parts of my family have changed largely over the past couple of months. Some relationships have gotten way better and others far worse. Out of everything my family is most important to me because they will be associated with me for the rest of my or their lives’. First I would like to talk about my brother, Derek, and my sister, Amanda. Derek is sixteen and Amanda is nineteen. Apparently at the beginning of this year they found out that I am actually a lot like them. Ever since then we have been the best of friends. We usually just find ourselves watching Jersey Shore or Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 multiple times. I am having a lot of fun with them right now, and I hope to continue it. Now I want to talk about my other sister, Allison. She is twenty-one years old and she is living in Virginia. It has been at least three months since I last talked to her. I am very surprised we aren’t talking anymore.

My relationships with my parents are the ones which have changed the most. I got in a fight with my mom probably for the first time in a couple years. It was awkward and a little funny. I now only talk to my mom if I think it is a necessity. I am not quite that bad with my dad, but I am on the verge of it. It is going to be strange to not get along with them soon.

Just like in the beginning of the year, I still don’t have solid friends. I don’t really care considering I have great friends waiting for me at home. But what’s great about being friends only with your siblings is they are just trying to help me. Getting more friends really is not on my list of things to do.

High school has been almost the same as my educational experience of the past. I kind of wish it had changed more. The first semester of my freshman year has been about six and a half out of ten; that rating is completely my fault and I am alright with that. I am going to make the second semester better, or not. The choice is mine.