Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Act Reading Test

On this test I think that my weaknesses were, not being able to read and comprehend at the same time. Its not that I can't read and comprehend, but I am on a time limit, so I try to read faster than I can think, and that makes me have to guess on like the last eight questions. I know that it will probably hurt me in the future when I take the real test, so that is why I am trying to get over that flaw. The thing that really messes me up, is when I Get stuck on a sentence and then I start reading it over and over and over and over again, then the teacher yells out "five minutes" and I still have a whole other story to read along with ten more questions. On the other hand, my strength is interpreting everything from the question, and trying to implement it into my thought process so that I can come up with my answer. I can approve by continuing to study and take the practice tests so that I can improve my strategies to get the best score possible on the ACT.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

My Strengths and Weaknesses On the ACT

My strengths and weaknesses on the ACT are very important. My strengths are using all of the methods that I have been taught over the past few years and what I have been taught this year. I do a pretty good job of practicing my strategies and methods to make sure I have a good outcome on this test. My weakness is that I spend too much time on one question, which is not going to be good, because I might run out of time on the test and have to guess n the rest of the test and take a chance on getting some answers that I should have gotten correct and end up getting them wrong.

Monday, November 8, 2010

The Ilad Characters and Courage

I think that the iliad characters show great courage, achilles showed great courage when he went to battle, he showed a great amount of bravery,and mastery toward his skill that he had been training for. His mother also showed courage by coming to his rescue and "taking his Head in pity" when he was hurt. Zeus also showed courage because he was. Basically the leader of the gods, and he does a pretty good job with that, because it takes a whole lot of courage to rule a "world". That's what they call it, the underworld and the heavens. The armies also showed courage just because they went to battle. Just the thought of fighting for your country or world shows courage. Now just because you fight doesn't mean that you are showing courage. There are many kinds of ways to show courage. For example, you might have the strength and the courage to say no, of you might have the courage to speak up for yourself, when it is needed. You can also have the strength and courage to walk away from an altercation. Not meaning that you are a "softy", but just showing that you have better things in life to do than to waste your time arguing and fighting with people who have nothing better to do than to fight. Most of all is the courage to tell the truth, even though the truth might not be very convincing or believable, it is still good that you know you told the truth. In a way, all of these characters showed some type of courage, whether it was fighting and losing, or fighting and winning, or helping someone who has had harm done to them, or leading something,everyone showed courage.