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Wow, reading these things about what goes on in school, I'm glad I remained a social hermit throughout high school. It's kind of shocking to me that stuff like this is so rampant; there were cliques at high school, and I saw the occasional hallway fight. My favorite one was when a small teach tried to break up a fight. One of the guys pushed her aside--unfortunately for him, an SRO officer saw him do it. I didn't see it, but I heard it when the officer pinned the kid against a wall. Apparently, from eye witnesses, he did it with one arm, too.
Exciting stuff, but I still wish it didn't have to come to that. Crazy teenagers.
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Wednesdays are my happiest school days! First period is at 8 AM, followed by second period. I then have five periods free, and as a result I go home until 2:15, which is the time that English starts~
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Ugh. I hate Geometry.
l can't seem to get myself to pay attention for more than 30 seconds. l'm always off doodling or dozing off, then l find out l missed the steps on how to do the homework. l hope this phase goes away soon, or I'll be failing math, which has always been my best subject...
I have also developed a liking to US History. I think it's my teacher, 'cause he makes it sound so great the way he teaches us about exploration and such.
I shouldn't be worrying much. lt's only my second week.
I find my odd period days really dull and uninspiring (Algebra II Honors, Chinese II, Computer Science AP, Marching Band), probably because there never is much worth my attention, but my even days are more interesting, probably since it's more difficult (Algebra II Honors, Math Tutoring, English II Honors, Physiology). Today was an odd day, and too hot, and thus, incredibly dull.
Today was club sign-ups. How club sign-ups work is you are put into a database. Every student is. As soon as sign-ups are over, the database emails you a list of academic, atheletic, and service groups you signed up for. Well, my email came in inconclusive, meaning I did something wrong. After contacting my principle, the database doesn't come conclusive unless you are between 2 and 10 clubs. I signed up today for 13.
So I downloaded today my IGCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics Syllabus for 2012 examinations. The good thing is that we already covered more than half of the syllabus. The bad thing is that what is remaining is the hardest.
In Biology, I will be learning Classification of Living things, Dichotomous Keys, Sexual Reproduction in Plants, Growth and Inheritance, and then an easy part of Food Chains and Energy Flow, and some environmental topics.
As for Chemistry, I have got Stoichiometry and Organic Chemistry.
In Physics, the topics are Electricity and Nuclear Physics, which should be relatively easy due to previous knowledge in Chemistry.
In terms for the other subjects, I didn't care much about printing the Syllabus, but I have got like 365 pages of English Literature, Biology, Business and ICT to photocopy.
By the way, has anyone tried buying books from Nelson Thornes?
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Wednesdays are my happiest school days! First period is at 8 AM, followed by second period. I then have five periods free, and as a result I go home until 2:15, which is the time that English starts~
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Ugh. I hate Geometry.
l can't seem to get myself to pay attention for more than 30 seconds. l'm always off doodling or dozing off, then l find out l missed the steps on how to do the homework. l hope this phase goes away soon, or I'll be failing math, which has always been my best subject... |

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Oh, I just noticed her signature. In the beginning, I thought she was telling us that she was afraid of fighting her. Now I understand, and those punishments are pretty much hard.
In my school, fighting causes you a suspension for 3 days up to a week sometimes. |
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I had one of the worst golf matches of my entire life. Its bad enough that I got 11 on one hole and an 8 on another, but does my opponent really need to Birdie the first hole and Eagle the 8th hole?
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Tomorrow happens to be my first day of school. I will be a senior this year with my international examinations in June, so it is going to be a really hard year. Currently though, I am hoping to be in the same class as my friends. I really hate being in another class, as if I am a new student again.
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I'm in that same situation, barely any of my friends are in my classes because they aren't taking AP or honors courses. I do see them afterschool a lot though, so its not that bad.
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2 – 7dewott8, ReuniclusI have mixed feelings towards school staring tomorrow. On one hand, I feel excited to meet my friends again and see the changes which happened to our school. However, on the other hand, knowing that this year is going to be my toughest so far is putting pressure on me. Plus, waking up early is not my favourite part of school. =/
In other unrelated news, we had a two-day vacation in a neighbouring country with my two uncles and their families. It was a fantastic stay and our hotel apartment overlooked both the sea and the swimming pool, but the road trip got me really 'car sick'. I don't think I'm physically able to withstand long hours in any sort transportation...
Currently posting from the IT lab in school.
So today happens to be the first day of school, and so far it is all well. I turned out to be in the same class as my friends afterall. The bad thing is that I will be taught by some new teachers, which I really hate. Plus our timetable sucks a lot. Except for Tuesday and Thursday, everyday is so boring. Quite a disappointment actually.
By the way guys, did anyone watch the latest episode of America's Got Talent? If yes, then what do you think of the finalists and who do you support? I'm personally rooting for Poplyfe the most, since they can become the Jackson 5 of today. However, Team iLuminate comes in very close second position.
Today I had to go buy a camera for a photography course I am taking. I already have a digital one, but for the class I need one that takes pictures and records it on film. Since in Berlin just about every store is closed on Sundays, I had to go to a flea market that was about an hour away by bus and train. It was pretty cool, since they had furniture, clothes, dishes, electronics, and of course the camera I needed. I bought one made in the USSR in the 50's. Not bad! Also, the amount of original Game Boys and Super Nintendos was astonishing.
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By the way guys, did anyone watch the latest episode of America's Got Talent? If yes, then what do you think of the finalists and who do you support? I'm personally rooting for Poplyfe the most, since they can become the Jackson 5 of today. However, Team iLuminate comes in very close second position.
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Really though, I don't care who wins. Poplyfe is pretty cool, but I don't exactly love their genre. And then the Silhouettes...meh, I'd rather see something else.- Today, we started fitness testing, and i ran a 8 minute, 28 sec. Mile. Is this good for a 13 year old?
- I did a beastly defense in our soccer scrimage today. It was just our team split in half and stuff, but i defended on the best player on their team, took the ball down, and scored.
- Also, I FOUND MY WRESTLING SHOES!!!
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I'm actually rooting for Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.
Really though, I don't care who wins. Poplyfe is pretty cool, but I don't exactly love their genre. And then the Silhouettes...meh, I'd rather see something else. |
After my DCI tryouts, I went to the beach with my friends Tricia and Neal, and we had an arguement over if I'm a secret Asian. Blonde hair and blue eyes are not Asian qualities, but math skills, empathic impulses, articulation on words, and and joining every club I can apparently are.
1 – PHANTOMxTRAINERI'm thinking of starting a new club with some of my friends. Well, not exactly a club, it's more of a group project.
Musical Writing Club. My plan is to make a musical parodying famous (and not so famous) Broadway showtunes in a musical about the pit orchestra of a musical. The orchestra will be playing and singing ![]()
2 – Shadow, The Spirit of TimePacquiao is one of my favorite boxers, but my top one is Oscar De la Hoya. Sadly, he retired a couple of years ago.
I dislike Mayweather 'cause he has a big mouth. I've lost even more respect for him now that he raged at the HBO reported. I loved the reporter's response though. "If i was 50 years younger, l'd kick your ass!" ![]()
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Pacquiao is one of my favorite boxers, but my top one is Oscar De la Hoya. Sadly, he retired a couple of years ago.
I dislike Mayweather 'cause he has a big mouth. I've lost even more respect for him now that he raged at the HBO reported. I loved the reporter's response though. "If i was 50 years younger, l'd kick your ass!" |
Ugh. The school is piling us with work every single day it's becoming pretty annoying. Our Biology teacher just talks and then gives us huge homeworks that essentially involve you covering a whole new chapter by yourself. The Religious Studies teacher expects us to do long, research questions which we normally never do. We're also required to do an English Language test every week, a Literature test next week and English/Arabic journals on a weekly basis.
I'm sorry if I sound whiny, but it's still the second week of school for us and we're already getting exhausted. When will teachers ever realize that students are not machines?
We got our first English Literature essays today and the highest mark in our class didn't exceed 64%. The essay was about comparing two love sonnets in a very complex way, which proved to be really hard. It is frustrating to see such a result when this year is my IGCSE year. I guess I need to improve...
I'm hoping to become the VR League Champion, only two more challenges stand in my way. I won't give up!
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Contribute instead, and maybe we could have something that interests all members.
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I feel like my eyesight is worsening every day. I'm spending the first half (and probably more) of my day doing homeworks, and then I sit on the computer for the second half. I want to visit a good eye doctor as soon as I have the time just to carry a normal check-up...
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