Great Expectations + Reading Details

Reading Details:
Tsitsi Dangaremba, Nervous Conditions

3/1: Read and annotated Chp. 7 + Reading guide - 120 min.

3/4: Read and annotated Chp. 8 + Reading guide - 180 min.

3/6: Read and annotated Chp. 9 + Reading guide - 120 min.

3/8: Read and annotated Chp. 10 + Reading guide - 60 min.

3/9: Completed playlist for B-Layer - 180 min.

Total: 660 min.

I’d like to say that I always behave the same no matter where I am or who I’m with, but I know for certain that nobody in this world is like that. That’s just the way it’s supposed to be. Unfortunately, there are people out there who don’t understand their responsibilities and behave inappropriately at specific places. My parents are huge on respect and reputation, so I’m grateful I got some enlightenment on this topic. At home, with my parents, I’m what you would call your go-to girl. My parents depend on me to clean the house, as they have no other child and they are working most of the time. They also come to me for anything else they need. I’m also required to maintain all A’s and to never be disrespectful to them (although, my mishaps do get out of hand occasionally…) But the most important thing to them is for me to have all A’s and be healthy and to always show them respect.

At school, I will admit I’m a different person. I’m inclined to be my own person, with nobody to keep me from being myself. I’m very carefree, however, with my schoolwork, I am hard on myself because I must be. But my behavior at school is much different than how I am at home, where I don’t really do anything besides homework and clean the house. Each class is different from each other, and expectations and the rules of each teacher differ dramatically. With English class, we all are very open with each other. We can express our ideas without being afraid of criticism. I don’t behave as sternly as I do in Mrs. Roy or Mrs. Sabottke’s classes because the atmosphere is friendly and everybody knows their responsibilities and therefore get work done efficiently. Dr. deGravelles allows us to be who we are and say what we want, which in turn leads me to be myself in her class. Mrs. Sabottke’s class is different. The atmosphere in her class is always tense, mainly because of how she doesn’t allow socializing and certain people in her class purposely find ways to tamper her. However, I know what is expected of me in her class. As long as I keep quiet, pay attention, and do well, she will continue to never need to scold or nag at me. And with Biology, Coach Hawking honestly doesn’t care what you do, as long as you don’t fail. I admire his class in that he doesn’t treat us like babies. However, I feel as if too much pressure is loaded on me from him. Of course, I know what is expected of me in his class. I must always come prepared and be ready to take a pop quiz if there is one. I’m expected to always stay alert and pay attention, because his lectures are basically all that we use as a resource to get the information. He expects us to study each night and leaves no exceptions to ANYTHING. In his class, I’m always quiet and absorb as much as the information as I can. I’m usually very serious in his class because I don’t want to bring forth his attention onto me, as I find him extremely frightening to talk to. I don’t ever want to be the “spoon,” so I just keep to myself and do my best on every single assignment.

Outside of classes, I’m still respectful and hardworking. But I’m not as serious and somber. I love to be friendly and put smiles on everyone, and I always remember to uphold my reputation for my family’s sake. I always keep this quote in my mind: “Don’t do something in private which you wouldn’t do in public.”