Maria Escudero

I think that Hugo begins so many sections with a detailed description of the setting because he probably wants to lets us be aware of what is going to come out later on in the story.  I do agree that he has a strong sense that place and history are important to who we are.  Some places in my life that I think are important to me is my home that I live at right now.  Being in this place did shape the person I have become because I was raised in that house and I have a lot of memories. 

I have kind of been thinking during class about another big question but I don't go really in depth about it.  I think that I should be thinking more about the big question and to come up with one because it is going to help me later on during class.  I don't really talk about my BQ outside of school but, from now on I will try to focus more on it. 

When I searched myself online, I actually found a lot of people named like me.  I wasn't actually able to find myself online because I'm not "famous".  But I did find other people that had my name and last name and they have a really good job and are successful.

We manage our choices in our lives that we can control by doing the right things that are good for us.  These decisions help me get more powerful by thinking of what I'm going to do with it and by knowing if I'm going to do the correct decision. 

Something I learned about morning routines is that you start getting a routine when you are doing the same thing over and over again.  I will start a good habit of a morning routine by waking up early to have some time to think about how I'm going to start my day off.  What I need to stop doing in the mornings is to stop procrastinating. I am going to continue to always wake up with a positive attitude.  Doing all of these things will help me become successful and well-being.

I can carry this morning's sense of mindfulness into the rest of my life by keeping a positive attitude and to always do my work.  When you wake up and start off your day, you should always start the day with a positive attitude.  This helps your brain and yourself be more relieved and calm from everything.  Also, if you want to become a successful person you should also always do your work.  Trying for something you really want gets you closer to your achievement. 

Today I learned about sympathy and empathy.  I learned their meanings and was able to compare them with Cosette.  Empathy is when you help someone but then you also feel the same way and the other person feels even worse.  When you are trying to help someone you should always feel sympathy for them and not empathy because sometimes you can make things even more worse than they are.

When I'm not at school I don't always read.  I sometimes don't read because I don't have a manage of time.  Sometimes when I start to do my homework over the weekend I always start with another hw other than reading first because I always leave reading for last.  I feel like if I start reading first before anything else, my brain can start to understand more and probably learn more. I sometimes also procrastinate on doing my homework.  Sometimes I try to control myself so I won't procrastinate a lot and get my work done. 

I think that I'm all caught up with my work.  My independent working experience yesterday was ok because I was able to finish reading through page 400.  I did work with my lit circle group.  I used the free time to go over my journal entries and complete the missing assignments I have.  I learned more vocabulary words because when I wouldn't understand them, one of my lit circle members would help me define the words.  Today, I will continue writing more on my journals and get a little head start on the book.

I feel very impressed with reading 400 pages because I usually don't read books with more than 300 pages.  I am happy also because usually when I read books with 300 pages I finish reading them but I don't understand them a lot.  But, in this book I'm really understanding what is happening in the story.

I think that Cosette is suffering a lot because she has to do all the work and is a slave to the Thernardiers.  She has to go get water from the other side of the country and also has to buy things for them.  She doesn't get treated as how at her age she is suppose to.  She is just an 8 year old girl who needs to have a lot of care and attention. She has been going through things an adult doesn't even go through.

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For people who are already kind, all you need to do is to keep that kindness that you have.  Many people can become a nicer person by acting nice.  I can become a better and nice person by always respecting other and being friendly to them.  I also have to treat others how I want to be treated. For some people, acting nice can be hard for them because they are the type of persons who don't respect others and don't have manners.