Reading and Success

We recently read one of my favorite poems ever, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. With ingenious rhymes and invigorating suspense, it is hard not to get goose bumps and fall in love with this poem. I believe this is a truly iconic piece of poetry that will be regarded as a masterpiece for years to come.

Success, to me, is doing the things that mean the most to me. It's being able to live a life where I can work, learn, and relax in the perfect amount of time. It's when I make enough money that the money starts making money for me. And in all that, I still don't forget who I really am. That is success.

The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn influenced me greatly. I was awestruck by the simplicity of his recipe for success; a few small disciplines practiced every day. What's frightening is that the recipe for failure is equally simple; a few errors in judgment made every day. It only takes a minute to realize that your life has numerous small errors in judgment and that, with time, the consequences of these errors can blow-up in titanic proportions. So after some contemplation, I have resolved to make that my philosophy as well. In this, I hope to achieve more and reach greater heights. In this, I will succeed. 

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, School of Interest, and Ivy

I like Dr. Heidegger's Experiment for several reasons. The first being that the story is about the magical liquid from the fountain of youth. I have always found the fountain of youth interesting and I think Nathaniel Hawthorne represented it well. The second reason I like Dr. Heidegger's Experiment is that the story has a good amount of suspense and that helps readers to stay interested in the plot. The third and final reason I like the story is that the N. Hawthorn makes great use of imagery and that makes the story enjoyable.

I'm interested in the Indiana University of Pennsylvania because it has a nice campus and it looks good. The weather there is also quite pleasant most of the time. In addition to that, the majority people there are nice.

One Ivy school that looks good is the University of Pennsylvania. It was founded by Benjamin Franklin and is ranked #8 on the National Universities Rankings in a report by U.S. News.

Lyrics to "Teach Your Children" by Alvyn Berg

Here are the lyrics to the song I wrote for my Literature class. Enjoy :)

(to the tune of The Moon represents my Heart by Teresa Teng)

Teach your children, please teach them well,

Teach your, your children well.

Or they will not fare

In the world out there,

Oh please teach your children well.

Teach your children, please teach them well,

Don't send your kids to hell.

They won't like it there,

It's full of despair,

Please don't send your kids to hell.

מייַן ערשטער פּאָסטן

Dear citizens of the United Blogs of Blogger,

This post is first and foremost for the satisfaction of my American Literature teacher, The Great Catsby, for he is the one who assigned this assignment to me and my fellow classmates.

Anyway, on to the assignment.

1. We are now in the African Slave-Trade part of our textbook; therefore I have found a website that is related to that topic. It's about a first-hand account of being on one of the horrid slave ships. The website URL is: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/slaveship.htm

2. Although I haven't confirmed what experiment I will be doing for Science Fair, I have an idea of what I might do. I plan to do something related to the refraction of light in water. Here is a website that's related to that: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refrn/Lesson-1/Refraction-and-Sight

3. I like things that go and cars do a great job at that. I also really enjoy racing and since I don't have enough money to and/or the right contacts yet, I have to rely on virtual racing. Here is a website that's related to that interest of mine: http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/

That is all for now, my good citizens.

Peace.