A way to describe this year would be "New Beginning".  This year has been full of news and olds, but one sticks out.  I have made "new" friends, "new" relationships, had "new" experiences, and learned "new" things.  I have shaken off my old self from yester years and have evolved to a "new" level.  This is my new beginning.
    A good quote that would go with this year would be from a song by Coldplay: “I wanna live life, and never be cruel, and I wanna live life, and be good to you, and I wanna fly and never come down, and live my life, and have friends around."  This describes my year.  I have tried hard to live my life to its fullest.  I have made it so that my schoolwork didn't require my full time so that I had time to be with my friends.  I tried all year to keep a good head and not get mad often. The stresses of being a teenager in high school have been relentless, but U have prevailed to have a fun year in the 10th grade.
    Recalling all the literary works that we have read throughout the year, I can relate myself to two characters: John Proctor and George Milton.  I can relate to John from his stubbornness.  This year, I believe that I have become more stubborn and rarely take no for an answer.  This relates to his stubbornness of not giving in to the town's demands for his confession no matter what the cost, even his life.  I have found myself to not take no for an answer lately.  I fight for my side no matter what the cost, and usually get myself into trouble.
    I can relate to George through his skillful ability to plan out things.  Throughout the year, I have gained many friends.  Every time they want to hang out, I am chosen to plan out what we do.  The only exception would be a couple birthdays that were planned by others.  Every time I would plan something, it would turn out to be a good time.
    During the course of this year, many things have happened.  Of all, I would say that my greatest achievement would be my new computer Sidewinder.  I built her from scratch, and she works quickly, efficiently, and perfectly.
    <u greatest disappointment would be my work on my term papers.  I worked real hard on my English term paper, and I got a 76% on it.  With my World Civ paper, I didn’t work quite as hard, and I am afraid that I won't receive a good grade.
    This year was above and beyond what I expected it to be.  I thought this was just going to be another year of school, just the junior high, but it's not,  The Senior High School gives this year a new feeling.  A feeling of growing up and evolving from a younger child to a young adult.  I have had more fun in the 10th grade than in any grade thus far, and am looking forward to the future.
     For the future, a goal that I have in mind is to score high on my PSATs, SATs, and make it into the University of Pennsylvania.  This is a college that my dad went to, and is one of the best universities in the United States.  I would love to live in the city for a while as well as study there.  I have worked there, and it is a lot of fun.
    Another goal I have is to get and maintain a steady job.  I don’t have a job throughout the year except the summer and I don’t want to have to depend upon my parents for money.  Even getting my own money, I have to depend upon my parents to get it out of the bank for me.  It would be nice to be able to control my own funds let alone my own life in the future.
    A final goal I have is make all sorts of new friends.  It would be nice if I know the majority of people in the school; to gain a relationship that lasts, and to finally find love.  This may take a while, bit I still have two years here to do it.
    *Don't Read*
    I need to stop being so nosy and passive.  Start becoming aggressive and assertive, but don’t make everyone’s business yours.  Stop depending on others so much.  Start doing things for yourself.  If you do, things will get done.  Start doing what you are assigned or asked to do so that you keep a good attitude with your parents.  Respect them, but don’t let them push you around.