There are many important things that come with scholarships. Scholarships are given when you meet certain academic criteria, have certain qualities the organization look for. The biggest thing we know about scholarships is that they help pay for college. However, scholarships can help students be even more prepared. It could led to more information being added to resumes, or maybe even showing you that you are eligible for a lot more scholarships. Scholarships also help students remember to stay on task. With the school years getting short and shorter, the scholarship programs allow them to stay on task, and keep focused for college that will soon be approaching. Scholarships also lower the need of students loans, which will lead to less debt in the future. Also, scholarships can shorten the gap between different level of income families. When certain students are granted the money by the programs, it may possibly lead them to being able to attend a higher income level school. Which for the amazing, intelligent students who just happen to be poor, this is a major break through. Simply put, the scholarship program is a way to give all students a better chance, to give them opportunity.

I believe that my goals will soon go into affect. The only things I have left to accomplish is actually applying to my colleges. I believe I m academically where I need to be. I have all of my grades in place, and I am still on track to graduate. My GPA is currently set at a 3.3. This allows me to be able to apply to the colleges I want to. However, I will still be able to get my GPA higher during my senior year. Most of the colleges I picked are the places I really want to go to. Texas A&M, UNT and Baylor. However, there are a lot more schools I consider going to. I might possibly have to change my search but at this moment, my search is fine. Most of the colleges I want to attend accept students with a GPA of 3.0, so with a whole other year to get my grades higher, more school opportunities will be open to me. Some colleges may peak my interest, that I have never currently thought about. Only time will tell.

I believe a college degree is worth the time and money it takes to achieve it. Now a days it is already harder to obtain jobs, but not being qualified makes it worse. A degree is really important in the way that it opens up more opportunities for future life. It may take 4 years to get a degree, but you will be able to live off its benefits for the rest of your life. With a degree you can take a ride on the social ladder all the way to the top. It will lead to high level society living, and your economic stability will make it easier for your life to be on track. I believe that with a degree your life is atomically set. It will lead to confidence, and a newer you. You gain more respect from peers and others because you are believed to be on a higher standard then those who do not have them.

Simply put, I believe the US has more opportunities in the field of education. Most countries I've seen  still hold their kids to the standards we do of elementary school, through high school and sometimes even college. However, they aren't held to the same type of education. In the US we have a higher learning ability then most other countries which allows us to be on a more advanced level. Some countries don't even have, or care about college. This is another area that the US differs to others. We have so many places and chances for opportunity that getting into college now is so easy but it is simply up to our students. However, in some countries it is seen as a blessing to be out into college. The fact that they have excelled themselves enough to be in a higher level program is simply amazing to them. So yes we do have more opportunity for education in America, but I do not think we cherish it, or are thankful enough for it.

Over spring break I went rock-climbing, bouldering, went to Ellen's and went to the zoo. I guess you could say that I was pretty active this break, but I think I only did a few things I really wanted to do. If I wasn't out doing activities, I was sitting at home for most of the time. Either watching TV, or trying to work out and stay active. During the break I also went down to Dallas and wen to topgolf, which of course is always fun. However, when I look at the majority of my time, it was spent at home alone because of parents having to work.

I believe Neil still would have suffered very much even if Keating never came into his life. Over time Neil's feelings would have boiled over into possibly the same thing. I think Neil was living a life of too much pressure so this finally made him chose the option to kill himself knowing he would never get to do what he loved.

I would say the Bravest would have to be Neil or Todd. Neil fought for what he believed in, and that was acting. However, when he was faced with pressure and the fact that his father said that he could not follow his dreams, he did commit suicide. This does not mean he wasn't brave, but was just faced with too much for one kid. I would honestly say none of the boys were cowards. They all tried to do their best to follow their dreams.

I believed that Keating probably put the book in Neil's room. I don't think Keating did it out of spite, but he did it to show the boys they can all be something bigger. That the society could help them all get closer to their dreams

Following what you believe in

The Theme of this movie would be to follow what you believe in. The boys go through many trails through out the movie such as pressure, love, and fear. As the movie progresses, you see all of the boys embrace the term "Carpe Diem". They learn to finally seize the day. Neil must face the pressure of his father, and the fact that he is told that his acting career will never be. Todd must overcome his fear of being in a group or being noticed. Todd tries to spend his time secluded from the others, but then later becomes more open thanks to Keating and Neil. Dalton must also overcome his fear of being normal. He wants to be able to stand out whether it be in the classroom or in the society. Knox, his story was a little different. His story of overcoming was one of love. He had to show a girl who already had a boyfriend that he was without a doubt in love with her. He was beat up, denied, and much more during this process but in the end payed off. All of these boys found their way thanks to the society. They were all able to open up and find a way to be themselves.  They all learned to follow their dreams, no matter what they needed to overcome.

Character Questions

1. I believe that Todd changed the most through the film, including with the death of Neil. Neil was the only person who originally opened up to Todd. Todd was afraid speaking in class, doing the assignments and being in groups. However, at the end of the film, Todd takes the bold move alone to stand up for Keating and Neil and say "O Captain, My Captain."

2. Keating would be considered a static character. Throughout the film he wants to show the boys that they can be so much more then Welton makes them believe. Through the judgment of the faculty and the resistance from the students, he still proceeds to do his best to open the boys' eyes to the world.

3. The only thing that would probably change about Keating is maybe his caution in life. However, this would probably be changed again after the boys all stand on their desks and show their respect for him. That even though it came with a cost, the boys still appreciate everything and know that the death was not Keating's fault. However, I do believe the death of Neil left a mark on him forever.

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Todd Anderson- Todd was afraid of being in a group, he was afraid of trying but letting people down. This is why at the beginning of the story he is so quiet. This is what causes Neil to help him, he sees the fear he has and decides that Todd can be so much more. Throughout the story Todd opens up more to the class, Keating's lessons, and the society. He breaks his final barrier when he stands on his desk and says "O Captain, My Captain". This is when Todd finally throws the world out the window and takes a chance on life.

Neil Perry- Neil had to live up to the stature that his father wanted and nothing less. Neil's love was in acting but his father told him it was a foolish dream. He had to live with constant pressure to be the best, and to be just another member of the working force, but he saw different in himself. However, Neil was not able to overcome his challenge, he ended up taking his life because he knew he'd never be allowed to follow his true dream. Suicide is really never the answer, but Neil was facing things, and odds that would soon kill him anyway.

Overstreet- Knox's battle was finding the confidence in himself to take the chance to get the girl. He takes many chances by going to see her at school, kiss her at a party, and taking her to a play at the very end of the movie. He was able to overcome these obstacles and at the end we guess that he finally gets Chris.

Dalton- Dalton's biggest fear was becoming like everyone else, he made it clear through out the whole movie that he wanted to be different. Even in the society, he acted more open and wild then all the other boys. He also expressed this during the lessons of Mr.Keating by refusing to walk along with the other boys. I would say he takes care of his challenge because the fact that he stands up for Neil and the Society but gets thrown out of school doing so.

The topics I choose to use were numbers 5 and 6. Five asks if we think Betty was happy with her marriage, and six is about the relationships the characters shared in the movie and if they were acceptable or not.

Betty first believed that marriage was the best thing on the earth. She tried to convince all of her friends about marriage, and tried to get them to see how amazing her own life was. However, as her marriage goes on, she begins to see that her husband is leaving a lot more often to go to "business" matters, and is when he leaves he is gone for long periods of time. This begins the downward spiral for Betty. Back in this time it was the women's job to be a wife. So even when Betty became suspicious about her husband's intentions, her mother would not let her leave him because divorce was unethical. It made the family look bad, and made the women look disobedient cause she is longer withholding her wifely duties. Betty finally hits her breaking point and decides it is time for a divorce, she decides to go and move with her friend so that she a steady place to live and figure out her life thanks to Katherine.

This leads for us to see the relationships in this time. Teachers were meant to be professional with their students and not give them guidance. The school began to look at Katherine with discontent as they saw her "forcing" her way of life on the students. All Katherine wanted to do was show the women that they could all be much more than they were told possible. It was the women's job to be the wife, and to always have dinner on the table for her husband, while it was the husband's job to provide. So when all of these women told that they could be the providers if they so pleased, it made a lot of people angry because it was breaking the norm. The lives of the students were not to be affected by a teacher, or any other personnel. When Katherine saw that she was being judged for these actions of trying to help her fellow women, she decided to leave the school knowing that it would be stupid of her to submit to the schools new policies, and give up her way of life. Katherine wanted to lead by example, so showing the girls to be strong, and take your own path was the last lesson she could teach them to finally show the girls they are as strong as the men that they wait to marry. The relationships of this time were strictly professional and to the book, Katherine saw this, and wanted a change.

Katherine Watson was more focused on teaching the students about the things she saw important. She tried to get the girls to unlock their potential, while people like dickens wanted the basics to be taught. Dickens believed that everything should be taught the same and on point, just like the school wanted Katherine to teach her syllabus. Katherine taught the girls to think out of the box, and in this time, women thinking like that and being unique was unheard of. Women were meant to wifely things only, but Katherine taught them that they can be much more.

The theme or symbolizing detail from the movie I thought was the era of the movie. It took place back in a time when women were not expected to do much rather than just being wives. The time period was also good because it was when things were much simpler, back in that time divorces and such were unheard of and looked down upon. When now a days most marriages end in divorce. I just like the time of the movie, because like I said before it was just much more simple back then.

I feel like this movie is going to be about art. Nothing really I can say about it cause it just looks like snobby girls who try to smart mouth their teacher. I'm guessing the girls are going to learn the importance of art and they can be much more than they are, or whatever cliche stuff movies like this have. I guess learning art is a big thing for the woman of this time, and that it is something they enjoy doing.

The levels of testing are very different when it comes to College and High School. In high school teachers often review over the material with students and give tests frequently, while college tests are given in sparse amounts and cover more information. High school tests may seem easier because teachers work with you to make sure you know the material so you can graduate. While in College, professors don't care if you pass or come to class, they already have your money. However, in college, when tests are given less often it allows students to retain more of different information, and also they have more time to study for those tests. When in High school, you are expected to know the material in a week, but teachers continue to remind you of tests. Students are not given that luxury in college. So me saying which test is easier would be dumb because all students learn differently. Some are better test takers, which high school doesn't seem to see. So that's my blog.