Getting in Tune

Transitioning into AP English requires a change in key. In anything you do, constant adjustment is needed to become proficient at whatever you wish to do or become. School is a great example of this, with each individual class being like a guitar string. Having every string in tune is crucial to the overall piece, if one string is off, the whole song is ruined. Similar to grades, if you fail one class, your GPA is now drastically lower, tarnishing your school record. As time goes on, strings naturally begin to loosen up and become flat, much like how grades in a class begin to drop if you don't keep up with the required workload. Certain strings are more difficult to tune, requiring continuous adjustment throughout its lifetime (or in this case enough adjustment to get a 93 in english), and vice versa. 

This week, we went over the significance of memorials and the intricate designs that go into them. Even though I couldn't contribute much to the discussion, I learned a lot about the elaborate, yet subtle, designs that go into the art of memorial making. Specifically speaking, I thought that "the incorporation of memorials into the center of town life gives the dead their own place at that center" was an interesting way of symbolizing the connection between life and death in a subtle way (Booth 36). I'm beginning to appreciate the tiny details that go into the design of each memorial, or any form of art for that matter, and has made me begin to enjoy the finer things in life.