Exams

Late nights. Headaches. Dark circles under the eyes. What better way to explain the excitement of exam studying. You cram and you cram and the pressure isn't lifted. Even when it's all over, you have to wait a month or two until you get it back. So even though you're enjoying the peacefulness of the holidays, you're always thinking whether you did well on a test or not. Everyone says to relax and to just do the best you can, but how can you do that when in the back of your mind, you know that this will count for 20% of your grade. 'The key is to relax'...how does that work when you've stayed up until two in the morning studying and then have thrown back three cups of coffee. It's not a fun experience to go through. I've only taken exams three times so far. Twice last year and I'm in the middle of my third set. So far, I don't listen to the to the people who say 'Stop cramming at the last minute'. I for one have gone through many experiences in which what I look over before the test, turns out to be on a huge portion. I'm not saying not to study ahead of time. It is just sometimes helpful to look at your material before you walk in. Overall, the key is to go in with a positive attitude. Everyone gets nervous and it's almost impossible to prevent, but when you simply tell yourself that you know you'll succeed. It's in the bag. My point here is, you know this stuff and it's just review. It's a big deal, but you know you know this material. Be as positive as possible. I thought I was going to fail my math exam this morning. But once I got in the room and I told myself I was ready to face this upcoming challenge. I already felt smarter and more prepared. Remember that sports and school are 90% mental. It's all in your head. You know you're reading go in there and give it your all.

Poems

In the last two weeks, we've started a poetry project in English. We had to find poems about a certain theme from all different kinds of authors. My partner and I chose our theme to be children; Not poems for children, but poems about children. Another part of the project was to work on writing two poems by ourselves. Here are the two that I wrote.

Nostalgia:

Her hair so soft
It crumbles in my grasp
Fingers so small
Yet they will conquer the world
Her eyes so enormous
They envelop her entire face
She’s the little girl I used to be
And always wish to be

Love of childhood:

Alive, it hasn’t been long
With such a long road ahead
Trapped in my youth
Maturity seems out of reach
Yet, I do not long for old age
For now I am free of any burden
No reality to taint my dreams
For now, I cannot find a need to worry
I am glad to be innocent
And to have tranquility with the world
Today I am liberated from responsibility
There's no such thing as tomorrow