Personal Narrative: How Our Body Discourses

As we close out the 43rd game of the season, the Phillies drop to 15-28. As the pitching woes continue, it's tough to look on the bright side. It's understandable for the fans to be anxious, but it's all apart of the rebuild. I'm here to tell you to R-E-L-A-X. The team is still incredibly young and in the process of getting back to October. Maikel Franco is struggling a bit at the plate. Picking up the slack in the lineup is Tommy Joseph, who has been on absolute tear through the month of May. Cesar Hernandez has cooled off a bit but still playing some good ball. What can't I say about Aaron Altherr? He's everything you can ask for right now and then some. One thing you can look forward to is one of the most exciting

This past year, I have been apart of Naperville Central’s brand new Special Spaces club. When my friend approached me and asked me to join, I agreed even though I had no clue what I was involving myself in. In retrospective, I can honestly say that becoming a part of Special Spaces has been one of the most meaningful, fun, and fulfilling experiences I have had in high school.

“The Naked Face” by Malcolm Gladwell and “The Story of My Body” by Judith Ortiz Cofer both have a relationship between physical appearance and identity. We as a society judge people by our looks. “The Naked Face” argues that identity is linked to appearance while “The Story of My Body” discusses how these two things are not connected. Despite the arguments discussed in “The Story of My Body”, a person’s physical identity is however linked to identity, which is further talked about in “The Naked Face”. Being able to read other’s body language and facial expressions are really important for us as people to understand each other and many of these people don’t realize how important this is.

My name was announced. The silence in the room allowed me to hear the judges’ pens scratch through my concise, four- letter name. With my baggy blue button- down, and all black dress- pants on, I proceeded down the auditorium aisle and onto the stage. Even though the crowd consisted of only around 30 uninterested students who purposefully displayed their lack of care, I still felt a pressing audience. Turning to my public- speaking teacher, I acknowledged the “you-may-begin” nod and turned back to the crowd, realizing what I had gotten myself into.

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose!”-Dr. Seuss. College is a choice where you chose what you want to do in life. How you want to direct yourself in succeeding in that goal. You might be someone that doesn’t chose to go to college, which is whatever because college isn’t for everyone. College brings us new opportunities in life. I was very interested in Augustana University during the college fair because they have sports, many majors, study abroad, and more!

Should the Death Penalty be a widely accepted practice by the judicial system in each state? The ability to control the population of those who violate the laws of the country is a valuable asset we as a society have evolved into making a permanent aspect of our judicial system. Capital Punishment is described as "the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime" ("capital punishment"). Despite Capital Punishment being in use for hundreds of years, there is still tension behind the idea of whether or not it is morally right to practice amongst a civilized society. Since colonial days around thirteen-thousand people have been tried, deemed guilty, and executed by the state ( White, Deborah). There is a point a person crosses where death seems to be the only fitting punishment for the crime. The United States judicial system has evolved to possess a low tolerance for crime since the potential criminals have been inclined to commit more outrageously awful crimes. Instead of prisons taking the guilty into rehabilitation for the rest of their lives, it’s proved more effective to execute the worst criminals providing both a fitting punishment and also have ridden the world of certain criminals who have shaken the society in which they reside. The death of the guilty provides closure for the victim 's family, demonstrates government involvement and serves as the ultimate punishment for deserving criminals.

The book, The Consolation of Philosophy, by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius is an excellent story because the authors main point is that attaining the perfect five goods will make true happiness. When in fact these five goods are lacking and can easily lead to false happiness and melancholy. Boethius believes that true happiness is the state of perfection achieved by the concentration of all goods within it. He believed they were materialistic goods but, he was wrong. The perfect good for true happiness is God. Boethius uses conflict, tone, and imagery to convey his message of true happiness.

This semester my primary goals were to eat healthier and to maintain my 6 mile run time. My two goals required a lot of dedication and the body works class has helped me stay focus on my goals throughout the entire semester. Having body work class on Mondays helps me get my week started with a good workout, secondly having this class in general works as a reminder that being healthy and active is an everyday challenge that truly pays off in the long run.

“Dad why can’t you believe me, I really can break the force field I’m not lying I saw your old bulldog please why can’t you believe me? people are sitting here thinking I’m lying and when I try a prove it to them you block me?” Kate said

What kind of life is one that is lived almost as if our contact has fallen out, and all you can see is a blurry picture? Our perspective is the blurry picture. We can see that we are blessed, but we do not see it clearly. Your memoir ,An Invisible Thread, opened my eyes to a perspective I had not ever seen before. The invisible thread that led you to Maurice inspired many, like myself, to introspect and realize just how privileged we truly are. We take what we have for granted and do not appreciate it. We live in a world where we can get anything with little work, but we forget how lucky we are to even have that. I know I do not appreciate the life I have half as much as I should.

Currently my garde is laying at a C, and I could not figure why it was so low untill I saw I was missing a whole entire untit of homework. I checked my binder and saw that I already had it done and was wondering if you entered the grades wrong. If not I was wondering if you could allow me to show it to you for credit or do some extra

I am interested in learning more about chapter fives Knowing Ourselves through Introspection because I am always interested in learning more about myself. I enjoy reading things about my personality especially when it’s right. Horoscopes, zodiac signs, blood types, genetic’s, and birth order are all things that interest me just because they act as an reinforcer to why I act the way I do. So this is just another way for me to understand myself and I enjoy that. I believe that this is important because knowing oneself means that you can control yourself and become a greater part of society. Socrates one of the greatest known philosophers who question both identity and existence. He believe that without understanding yourself one would not be able to know anything (Socrates).

The body and soul are twins, when one parts the other must follow. The soul of his longtime comrade, Wyatt Gifford was long gone. The effects of rigor mortis replaced the boisterous facial expressions that were once so familiar. Here laid the lifeless, cold corpse of Gifford, whose soul was no longer a prisoner of the body. Gifford’s soul seemed to have lingered in the body, and then it sought its escape, as its life comrade – the body – no longer functioned. All that remained of the companion of his boyhood was an empty shell. Gifford’s body had no practical use; it didn’t have to carry a soul of a person full of life and energy.

There is a path laid out in front of me, made of individually carved out stones. All I know is, at the edge, lies the unknown. Embarking on this path means I will plunge headfirst, all in attempt to answer a simple question. But before I can begin, how did I start?

Our interview began a little differently this week. I acknowledged the deeper level of thinking required for talking about something such as a person's morals. My grandpa takes in a deep breathe right before he begins to unload more barrels of wisdom.