Everyone’s idea of success and tragedy differ. Something that is seen as a huge accomplishment for someone, could be seen as a huge failure for someone else. We base our idea of what is good and bad based on the society and people we have grown up in. I have always set my idea of success slightly higher, due to the environment I have grown up in. My mom, did not attend college, and my dad never finished, so I have set my standards high in order to do better than they did. Success to me, has never been about achieving a 4.0 GPA or graduating top of my class, it has always been to go to college and earn a degree. This standard that I have placed on myself, differs from other people sitting around me in the classroom, and that’s the cool thing about interpreting tragic things and success. We focused on this a lot in class the last week, because it is often hard to sympathize with others, when our idea’s of success and failure are so different. It is hard for me to sympathize with my friends that find getting a B a tragedy, because a B is a solid grade for me, it’s not what I strive for, but if I work hard and get a B, that is a success for me, not a tragedy like it is for them. I really believe that tragedy depends on the people that we surround ourselves with, and the standards we place on ourselves due to the environment we grow up in. https://www.ted.com/talks/isaac_lidsky_what_reality_are_you_creating_for_yourself
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This week, we started a new unit, tragedy. I have found that in a way, tragedy is exactly what I thought it was, but at the same time, it's not. When discussing with a partner about if we could learn from tragedy or not, I got a new perspective on things, that opened my eyes a little more and helped me to think clearly. I had believed that you could not learn from tragedy, due to its randomized patterns and spontaneous. My partner Eric however, believed that you can always learn from a tragedy. After listening to both viewpoints, we came to the conclusion, that it is a balance of both. You can learn from major nation-wide tragedies that affect many people, but you can sometimes never learn from a tragedy that is personal. I learned too, that tragedy depends on perspective. Each person views tragedy and defines tragedy different, because we all come from different walks of life, and have different mindsets. Tragedy is all based upon viewpoint and emotional levels. For the rest of the trimester with AP lit, I’m going to try to stay on top of things, and learn to accept all different viewpoints, rather than just my own. I believe that this first trimester has been a very successful one, and I’ve surprised myself. In 12 weeks I have learned to work in a group on different things, take my stance on something and yet be open to others’ ideas, and stand in front of a class full of people and present a TED talk style presentation. I believe that I’m coming out of my shell in this class, and am going to blossom into my full potential by the time these three trimesters are over. http://study.com/academy/lesson/tragedy-in-literature-definition-characteristics-examples.html As I prepared for my presentation this week, all I could think of, was being a good tour guide. When talking about a topic that didn't necessarily interest me, I knew that as I was presenting, I had to act like it was the most interesting thing in the world. I referred to the many TED talks I have watched in my life time and remembered that the ones that stood out to me the most, were the ones that the speaker connected with the audience, and made the talk personal, so I knew that was what I had to do in my presentation. I have always been a bold person when I'm comfortable, and when I'm out of my shell, I am full of energy and passion, that I tried to channel into my presentation. When I have watched memorable TED talks, I noticed that I remembered the presenters that slipped personal stories into their talks, added some of themselves into it. When I presented, I feel like I did a good job doing that, and I'm proud of that. Although I was scared, I feel really good about what I did, and feel as though I expressed myself, and made my presentation something to capture the attention of the class. I believe that I was a good tour guide through my topic, and lived up to my expectations for myself.
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