EFST and AP STATS

This year I am in a class that is technically called EFST, or Enriched Functions, Statistics and Trigonometry. For the enriched part, though, we are doing a whole new course basically, studying from a new book, and taking special AP quizzes and tests. Here's the problem though. We take basically a whole AP Stats course this year and get no credit for it. The quizzes and tests say AP right on them. We're taking the whole course, but getting no credit. The tests are harder than usual. They are timed and consist of weird grading styles. Four points for correct, zero for no answer, and minus one fourth if we get one wrong. It is truly unfair, because we don’t get the AP grading scale. I am almost at a C+ in that class, and I should be at somewhere like a B+. I am pretty angry because we are doing something that takes a lot more hard work, and a lot more studying, and not getting the benefits (AP grading scale) or the proper credit we deserve. I think that we should get proper recognition for what we are doing instead of just acting like it is a normal class.

Hero

A hero to me is someone who deliberately goes out of his or her way to help someone other than themselves. I think that soldiers are a great example of heroes because they go out into harms way to fight for all of the freedoms that we have right here today. This is why superheroes are called superheroes. They devote their lives to fighting crime and helping other people, and they rightfully earn the title of a hero. If superheroes were real than the world would be a much better place. I do not think that an American Idol contestant is a hero because they are doing it for themselves to make money and I don’t think that it helps other people. A presidential candidate could technically be called a hero because they appear like they want to help everyone else, but, as Machiavelli said in The Prince, a good leader must lie to the nation, and you never do know what is going on in politician's heads. A real hero is someone who can stand up for someone in a time of trouble, and go out of their way to help them. If you are someone who has gone out of your way to help someone, then you are a hero.

All I Needed to Know I Learned from The Office

Everything I needed to know I learned from The Office. The Office helped me learn three things; to never give up, to be yourself, and to always stay positive. I learned to never give up because Jim never gives up on Pam, and now they are engaged. From the start, Jim liked Pam, but she denied him twice. He soon transferred away from the Scranton branch to the Stamford branch but came back and asked her out again, and that time she said yes. I also learned to be yourself, because the people on The Office are all unique and have their own personalities. I learned that you should never be afraid of expressing your ideas, even when your boss is an idiot. Another thing I learned was to always stay positive, no matter what the situation. I learned this from the episode, "A Benihana Christmas" when Michael's girlfriend breaks up with him, He soon forgets it though, when they go to Benihana and have a good time, picking up the waitresses and inviting them to the office party. He eventually got over his ex. These are all reasons why everything I needed to know I learned from The Office.

Halloween

My favorite movies are probably all of the Halloweens in the movie series. There are 8 total, with a new remake that came out in 2007. They are about an indestructible evil killer, Michael Myers, who roams around killing people on Halloween night. The first Halloween came out in 1978. They are my favorite movies because they have great cinematic effects. They show the movie from different perspectives, sometimes just classic camera angles, and sometimes the camera is supposed to be what the killer sees, and you are in the head of Michael Myers. Also, during intense scenes, they switch up the camera angles fast and make the shot shaky for effect. They also use the darkness and shadows very cleverly. For example, one scene in Halloween 4, a guard is sitting in his rocking chair and in the background is an open door, and you can see nothing but the mask of Michael Myers, looking right at the man from the background. Another thing that helps people remember the movies is the scary but simple Halloween theme song. It was written by the director himself. These movies also have a very interesting and complicated plotline that goes through all 8 movies in order. The Halloween series are classics and use a very clever style while bringing fright to millions.