Looking back at first month of highschool

This first month of highschool has been a very new experience for me. Mainly I have enjoyed this school year so for, I like how I can wake up 30 minutes later compared ton the high school and I enjoy all the new choices for clubs and other after school activities. I also feel I have more things to do during school, for example I can leave school during lunch and come back before the period ends. Also the iPad is a great way to get notes done quicker and do better school work. I also feel that the work so far has been fairly easy but I'm pretty sure that it will get harder as the months pass. I also feel like I have more freedom, for example I can go on my phone when classes end and in the lunch room, also I have free periods which you don't get in the middle school. The only thing that I do not enjoy as much is that the school is very big and sometimes I can't make it to my classes on time. For example my 3rd period class is on the other side of my 2nd period class. Overall I feel like the rest of my school year will hopefully be as fun as I had this month.

Is Noah's Ark Reslistic Article

Today we read this article, it is about how Noah's ark wasn't very long but it was more of a bowl shape, "it would  have been like a massive bowl of rope piled up in a complex manner on a scaffolding of willow ribs." It is also about how the 4000 year old instructions on how to build Noah's ark are mathematically correct. Dr. Irving Finkel found they were 99% accurate. This relates to what we have read before because it contradicts what we have read before. We have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to accurately recreate Noah's ark, but now that we know it might be a bowl shape it could be possible. I the idea of Noah's ark being s bowl shape never crossed my mind. This can also connect to what we have learned because it talks about Gilgamesh's flood also and how people don't know that Gilgamesh's flood was before Noah's flood. It also showed how both floods are similar because the god in both stories was angry at the people in the world and decided to create a great flood to destroy everyone,

God Characterization Genesis Sections 4-9

I think that God as a character is very powerful and could even be violent at sometimes. For example he said "I have determined to make an end to all flesh; for the earth is filled with violence through them; behold, I will destroy them with the earth." but also God can be merciful. For example God said "I will never again curse the ground before man, for the imagination of mans heart is evil from youth; neither will I ever again destroy living creatures as I have done." This also shows that he might even regret what he has done. God can also be respectful, mainly to the people that worship him, for example he said this to Noah somebody who worships him before making the flood and killing everyone Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and store it up; and it shall serve as food for you and for them." I also have a new look on God, I always used to think of him as somebody who always loved and never used violence, but now I realize that he isn't all about that. Sometimes he will use violence to solve problems and show how powerful he is. He also will punish people if they don't worship him and will have respect for them if they do worship him. In conclusion God can be violent and have authority to solve certain problems but at the same time he has respect for people that worship him and is mostly loving.

Genesis 1-3 Who is to blame for Adam and Eve getting kicked out of garden of Eden?

I blame God for Adam and Eve getting kicked out of the Garden of Eden. I believe this because God put the tree of knowledge there for a reason, he also told them to not eat from the tree for a reason. This reason was he knew that Adam and Eve would eat from the tree. God could look into the future and see what Adam and Eve would do, but It could be Eve's fault as well because she fell for the snakes trap. Although she fell for it I think it's more god's fault. God wanted Adam and Eve to leave because he didn't want the rest of the human race to live their and have a perfect life.

Comparing Flood Myths Utnapishtim vs Altaic Floods

Comparing Utnapishtim and Altaic Floods. First of all both floods had to do with a God telling the character to build a boat/ark and survive in their. They both let some kind of bird go at the end of the flood to see if they would bring back any sign of land. The main character in the Altaic Floods was not punished by a different God for surviving while Utnapishtim was punished by being immortal. In the Altaic floods the main character brought in animals as well as his family, Utnapishtim did not bring any animals. They are both similar and different in different ways.

About Me

This is my first post on my blog. My name is Matt Wolff and I live in Long Island New York. I go to Roslyn high school and I am in the 9th grade. I am making this blog for my English class in my school, I think it's a good idea and will be fun to do throughout the year. I will be making posts about reflections and other things about things that we have learned in class. I am currently 13 years old and my birthday is November 27th 2002. I hope that I will be able to continuously make blog posts in this class. This is also my first blog so I hope I will be able to be good at this and make good reflections.