Response to AP exam

Out of all the AP exams that I've taken this past two week, the English Language is the only one that I finished under a not so ideal condition. This is mainly my problem as I should've chosen a better food combination for breakfast so I can concentrate on working instead of worrying about using the restroom. Aside from that I think that the exam was a fair game. One thing for sure is that we were well prepared for the essay part except the argumentative essay since you're on your own for that one essay.
The multiple choice section of the exam was just time consuming just like the practices we've taken in class. I have a feeling that I did not do that as well as I planned to do because the passages were boring and that no matter how much I study, no one can guarantee that things I've studied would be on the actual exam. I think that one thing I should've done was to study more of the writing strategies since I'm wasn't familiar with everyone of them. However, if I can know them by heart, I believe that the exam would be a bit easier.

Descriptive Essay

The backyard is the most relaxing and enjoyable area of any one's house. The combination of a swing, a gathering table, and a variety of flowers creates this scenery of tea time in some rich European country. But, for some reason, it just doesn't apply to us-- an Asian family. On a warm and sunny day, I decided that it would be a nice idea to spend a bit of the afternoon just chilling in the backyard, so I happily walked towards the door in the kitchen which leads me to the backyard. I was expecting that the moment  I open that door, I would be seeing a scene as those shown in the movies: blue sky, birds flying and chirping, green grass, and flowers blooming across the entire garden. My imaginations shattered as my neighbor's dog let out its terrifying bark-- for some reasons, it doesn't seem to like anyone else besides its owners. To make the matters even worse, as I walked down the wooden deck, right in front of my eyes was just a complete mess. The moment I stepped onto the ground, a smell of dirt and rotten produce approached me. I then walked further into the garden; all that I could've seen were a mixture of variety of veggies, and other produce grown from seeds. As I walk closer to the half dead cherry tree, I feel the stems from the squashes-which have overlapped each other- stabbing onto my skin. Getting out is my only option now or I will just get stuck in the middle of all these green monsters. But getting out was harder a job than I imagined it would be. I spent quite a bit of time trying my best to get out of this mess and when I finally got out, I came out with mosquito bites all over the skin of mine that was not covered with clothing. I walked backed towards my house passing by the messing garden and feeling all annoyed and itchy at the same time. As I walked up the wooden deck and before I reached the door, I turned back and questioned myself for a second. I remember my self asking, is this really a backyard? With no doubt this is my backyard but it is just a bit unique compared to other backyards. I thought to myself that some day it will be like other backyards but I figured that that some day will never come.

Blog #3

Through the past decade, our use of technology have significantly increased. To many people, in fact almost everyone, technology have become an irreplaceable factor in their lives. Of all the technologies we have in hand these days, internet is the the one that almost no one can live without. Every second you see a person, they have to be doing something related to the use of internet no matter if they are on their smartphones or their computers. The fact that the internet provides us with an simpler and easy lifestyle is undeniable because it is true that almost anything we need can be accessed at home through the internet. However, over relying on the internet would only alter in our ability to get things done physically eventually creating a generation of lazy people.

Similar to a convenient store, the internet creates this atmosphere in which people can get things done quickly without having the need of transportation. Back in the days when internet was not as advanced as it is now, people would used to have to physically arrive at a certain location to get things like finding information in a library, getting groceries, and submitting an important document done. Compared to the past, now it is way more convenient with the internet. Getting information for a paper can be as easy as a click and you can even skip the visit to your nearby grocery store since you’ve got sites where you could get your groceries delivered right to your home. Although the internet is really convenient and useful, it could easily get people attached to it. Think of the internet as a drug, once you get addicted, it would be extremely hard to eliminate it similarly, over relying on the internet will only result in the thought that going out to complete certain tasks is unnecessary. Once a person gets addicted to the internet use, if you were to ask that person to go anywhere, they would rather stay home because all they want now is to stay at their comfort zone alone with their internet.

Personally, I can relate to this situation that may have been experienced by many others. The internet is like the greatest thing ever created in the universe but constant use of it just turns a person into another. For me, ever since I’ve started to use the internet I’ve come to realize that I have turned from an “outside” person to an “inside” person. I no longer feel the urge or need to go out and do things but instead I feel the urge and need to stay home and do nothing but browse through the internet. When you actually come to think about it, this behavior is really just laziness. Probably anyone who uses the internet could relate with me. 

Internet and technologies are great things for us. They provide for us with entertainment and help but over reliance on them will only increase our laziness as if we’re not lazy enough. Instead of not using the internet at all maybe we should try to learn to control the amount of time in which we use the internet. This way, in the near future, we wouldn’t have to face the fact that we had contributed to the creation of a generation of lazy people.