A Day of Will

The world today is such a complex and interesting place to be. So many different types of people. So many different religions. So many different types of beliefs. Ok, so now you're probably sitting there in front of your computer or iPhone or whatever thinking, "Why is this God starting to rant about the world and religion?". Or maybe you weren't thinking about that at all and and I'm just acting crazy again. Either way it's about to go down! Let's start off by learning what religion really is. By definition, religion is, "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often contains a moral code governing the conduct of human of affairs" ("Dictionary.com"). In the world today, there are a plethora of different of religions for people to follow including some such as Chris...

Hello! First of all, I would like to thank you deeply for actually taking the time to come to my blog and deciding to read it. In this blog, I will be discussing certain topics and stories that we have discussed in Mrs. Nagi's AP English 11 class. I hope you enjoy!      This week's entry entails information about the lives of Native Americans as well as the celebration of the infamous Columbus Day (More on that "infamous" part later). In the beginning of the week we were given a story written by Sherman Alexie that detailed what it was like while growing up as a Native American boy. The story begins with Alexie in the 1st grade and progresses all the way until he graduates from high school. Throughout his schooling, Alexie deals with several accounts of racism, bullying, and just constant hardship overall. For example, after spelling all the of the words correct on a spelling test in second grade, the teacher "Crumpled up the paper and made him eat it" (...