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
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