Expectations

To properly maintain a English classroom it reqiures good behavior, hard work, and creativity.

Good behavior is a must in classrooms in more ways than one.  Good hahvior is needed in the classroom to let it flow smoothly.  Basd behavior can not be tolerated because it distracts students.  This distraction with students ends with work not getting done and loss of focus.  Another reason why good behavior is a must is because if bad behavior starts, it usually creates a domino effect.  This effect is hard to deal with and difficult to cease once it starts. Overall, good behavior is needed so students can stay focused and get work done.

hard work is an  abvious need to maintain a classroom.  Although it seems obvious, it is sometimes looked over and ignored.  This usually happens when people only give their mimimum effort.  This is very common in students especially when they have other additional work to do.  Most of the time this turns into a habit.  When this habit becomes a regular thing in a students work ethic, they don't get as good of grades as they have the potential to get.  As the root of a fuctioning classroom, hard work need to be expresses by any student that wants to succeed.

Creativity is another very important trait of a good classroom.  Creativity is key because it keeps things from geting into a routine.  It speces things up a bit and makes things more fun and interesting.  It also keeps things from getting boring. When things get boring, students lose interst and focus.  When this happens work doesn't get finished and everything falls apart.  Creativity is also a good way to express yourself.  You can make things interesting for yourself and others can learn about you.

Crucible Post 1

How has the Power in Salem shifted at the end of Act 1?

At the end of act 1, the shift of power actually changes more than once.  At the beginning of the act, the one that seems to have the most power or control is John Proctor.  He seems to have the lead in things and sort of knows whats going on.  At the end of the act, things change, and the power is changed from one person to the next.  First of all, Hale is one that seems to stand his ground with this "witchcraft" .  When Hale is believing that there is no witchcraft, Abby takes that power by just starting to name off "witches".  When all the accusing for witchcraft between Tituba and Abby starts, is when the power changes more.  Tituba is being looked at as someone who saw the devil and was beckoning to him, yet when it was all untrue, and then she is admitting all of this and is being looked at as being blessed by God for letting it all out.  After about 30 seconds of this glorious power and control, Abby wants more and more power and right away blames Tituba and takes all power available.  So in all Abby is the one with the most control and power at the end of Act 1. 

Sinners follow up post

In 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' the people who hear it are frightened, worried, and some are slightly angered.  This seems like an expected way for a almost completely Christian society to react back when this happened.  Although, today, many things are different.  There are many different religions and beliefs.  If the sermon was preached today, I feel that many people would react in a similar manor to the people who orginally heard it from John Edwards.  Yet some may look at it as something new that makes perfect sense, and go along with the sermon.  Some people today will most likely not even think of it as God may not be part of their life.  Although I  think most people today would react in a similar way, many would also be unaffected.

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" POST

The introduction of “Sinners in the Hands of an angry God” talks about how the sermon affected the people of New England.  The way Jonathon Edwards described God and what he did was frightening to people.  Jonathon didn’t want people to take him for granted and end up not doing any good for the society and ending up in Hell.  Although Jonathon seems like a sinister man, he was described as thoughtful, sensitive, warm, loving father, faithful husband, and a generous friend to the poor and distressed.

Based on the introduction video, there could be a number of things that Jonathon Edwards said that scared the people of New England so much.  In my mind, what Jonathon wrote must have been pretty powerful and must have gotten a lot of people thinking.  I’m guessing he wrote about God being against some people.  Maybe he described God as punishing some people for lack of good deeds or the doing of bad deeds.  In these times, that went against almost all of the New England people’s beliefs.  Hearing this may have caused them to worry for themselves and close others if they haven’t been doing good things.  I can see why this frightened so many people for God was the baseline of many people’s lives back then, and also still today.  I can also see why so many people were also angered in a way at Jonathon’s way of looking at God.

Descriptive Post

My picture is a 4 letter word painted on a wall.  The word has a 'dripping' affect to it. It aslo has a white and black outline highlight on all the letters. The first letter is pink with a red fade coming from the bottom left corner of the letter.  It then fades into yellow into the upper right hand corner. The next letter is a dark pink that curves upword.  The next letter after that is a light pink with red highlights around the edges.  The last letter is mostly red and a hint of pink on the left hand side.  It aslo has 3 yellow stripes in the top left .  The last is a symbol  and is a light pink with a dark pink highlight. It too has yellow stripes in the upper left.  To finish it off it is surrounded by a teal blue with some red splatters.



About me :)

My  name is Steve Fleming.  I was born on the 12th day of June in 1996.  My biological mother's name was Heather. I don't know her last name or much else for that matter. I was put up for adoption when I was in the womb.  Most people ask me if I am upset or something for being put up for adoption, but that's not the case.  It's not the case because my mom Terri, and my dad Ed are some of the greatest parents I could think of. I couldn't ask for a better family. I also have a second unofficial family, the McGraws, who are just my really good friends that I'm very close to.  I spend a lot of my time there and I always feel comfortable with them.


There are a wide variety of things that I am passionate about.  One of the biggest is snowboarding.  I have been snowboarding for 4 years and its my favorite thing to do.  I devote almost all of my winter and some of the rest of the year focusing on how I can improve as a snowboarder.  Since Michigan isn't the ideal snow sports location, last winter I saved all my money to take a trip to Oregon to attend a top of the line snowboarding camp to work on my skills.  The week long trip on the outstanding Mt. Hood was one of the best experiences of my life.  We had the best parks and resorts at our disposal and had our own personal pros to teach us and to help us improve. My dream is to hopefully go pro and start my own company.  I'm already looking at getting sponsored this year. Another one of my passions is music.  I play many different instruments from the trumpet to the guitar.  But my main focus is electric bass guitar.  I have played bass since I was in 7th grade.  I have been in 2 different jazz ensembles and 2 or 3 different bands that consist of my friends.  Another love of mine is art.  I have always been good at art and have excelled in all different categories.  What I've been really in to the last couple months is graffiti art.  Most people look down on it, but I don't intend to use it to vandalize.  It is a good and enjoyable way to express myself.

I am also very involved in Boy Scouts. I've been in scouts since the 1st grade, and its gotten me far.  Most people think of it as stupid but it's is actually a great experience, especially if you are with friends.  In scouts I have the opportunity to go camping every month at a new location, hot or cold.  One of my greatest experiences as a scout was going backpacking in New Mexico for 2 weeks.  We lived on freeze dried food and river water.  We hiked almost 100 miles with 60 pounds on our backs.  The best part was when we got to camp on the top of Mt. Phillips, a 12,00 ft. mountain with the most beautiful view I have ever witnessed.  Recently in scouts I've been working on my Eagle.  Which is the highest rank and is looked greatly upon by colleges and employers.  I am on the last two steps and plan to be finished in January, which is a good achievement for a 15 year old since only 2% of all scouts achieve eagle and most are of the age of 17.