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For the poetry unit, I was very excited because I love poetry! I don’t think I’ve ever been very talented at analyzing poetry but I am feeling a lot more confident. Which is making me feel a lot better about the AP exam 😉 I’ve learned that all poetry is subject to its time. ThereContinue reading “PoeTRY”

To prep for the AP exam I have really enjoyed the multiple choice Mondays! I feel like it will really help me and I have been using multiple kinds of strategies. I especially enjoy the positive/negative method, it has helped me a lot so far. I also am enjoying our poetry unit. I like analyzingContinue reading “APREP”

After reading both Oedipus Rex and Fences I have found that pride is a main theme in both plays. Both Oedipus and Troy are blinded by pride. Even though the men are from completely different worlds they act the same. When presented with other points of view they both ignore it. Another similarity is theContinue reading “Rex’s Fences”

I think that the multiple choice section of the AP exam is my strongest area on the exam. After going through strategies and types of questions I am feeling extra good about the multiple choice. Last year I thought that reading the questions first would hurt me but after doing some practice exams I foundContinue reading “Multiple Choice and AP Prep”

I wanted to like Crime and Punishment, I really did, but good grief it was ROUGH. I think I will revisit it later in life when I am more mentally prepared. I found myself getting annoyed after every chapter. Why did we have to have so many side stories? What was actually wrong with Raskolnikov?Continue reading “Summer Assignment Reflection”

Tee-hee did you see what I did there? After reading “On Writing Well” I learned quite a lot. I write with lots of clutter. It’s embarrassing. I did learn that my writing style will come naturally and I shouldn’t worry too much about it now. I also learned that everyone has their own way ofContinue reading “A reflection in the regard to the disease of Clutter”

Here is the essay-https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KnqSGCDZwAwPZW9d1I7zD2j8zhkeOyJeu0DxJYrXARc/edit?usp=sharing After writing this essay, I feel defeated. This essay has made me realize that I am not a very good writer, I have no scholarship deserving qualities, and clutter is the actual devil. I also know I have to work on self confidence. I think I struggled so much with thisContinue reading “Scholarship Essay”

My name is Elizabeth Swensrud but I go by Libby. I have lived in North Dakota my whole life. I live with my parents and my brother. Here is a visual my brother virtually refuses to take a picture with me so here is a disturbing image depicting how we look alike if we madeContinue reading “All About ME!”