The Overall Theme of Aeneid

In the Aeneid, there may be a lot of losses and defeat, but the Trojans still strove hard and fought for themselves. There are only 2 outcomes of a fight, either you win or you lose. But in winning, you do not always succeed; and in losing, you do not always fail. Failure is one of the reasons why people give up easily; success is also one of the reasons why people strive more in their goals. In this story, we see how Aeneas encountered all of the challenges with determination and courage. Aeneas failed a lot of times, but later on we see that those challenges and failures made Aeneas a better person. Aeneas and his mates had their victory and triumph after surpassing all of these defeat and terrible loss in their lives, including the Trojan war. The Aeneid supports the theme 'the ultimate victory is the outcome through terrible defeat and loss' by just describing and narrating how Aeneas reacted and failed at some time and began succeeding after he and his mates lose battles.

My Sympathy Towards Aeneas...

The Trojan War. The Greeks battled for their triumph against the Trojans, but they lost. One thing I really liked about the Greeks is their intelligence in thinking of something that can help them defeat the Trojans once and for all -- the wooden horse. Inside this horse is a group of men who were some of the greatest warriors of the Grecian army to avenge against the Trojans who cannot be defeated in battle. This made me take side on the Greeks, of course, because I liked their strategy even if it would cause all of Troy's destruction.

But as Aeneas narrates the story about the Trojan war, I felt a lot of sympathy for him and his mates because  of what they had experienced. If I was in Aeneas's shoes, I would be traumatized more. I never wanted to watch my countrymen dying and asking for help while we have to ignore them to escape from the Greeks. For Aeneas, this was one of his near-death experiences, and he surely will not forget on how the Greeks got their revenge.

So, for me, Aeneas's story touched a lot of people, including me. I felt kind of bad for them and I pitied all of them. Also, knowing that Aeneas will leave because of the prophecy that a new generation of Trojans will conquer Rome simply made my feelings change about the Trojans; I suddenly treated them as the good guys in The Aeneid.

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa. A very famous, yet intriguing painting of Vincent van Gogh. She has an enigmatic smile which seems to be changing from the way you look at her. Nobody knows who that is but a lot of theories suggest that she may be Lisa Gherardini, or even Van Gogh himself.

I believe that the woman in the painting is Lisa Gherardini. This is because there has been a lot of proof about her and the painting. Also including the relationship that she had with Vincent van Gogh, I think that she was really the woman with the enigmatic smile.

Student Violations

The first violation is Tardiness. This is where all the late students are. This violation consists of students coming to school late- either late for the flag ceremony, or came in after 7:00 am. Students here will be required to stay outside of the school premises and will also be required to talk to their advisers and explain the reason why they are late.

The second violation is Improper Wearing of the School Uniform. This is where the students who do not follow the school rules and regulations regarding the uniform will go here. The students will be sent home and will have zeroes in all the outputs of the day.

The third violation is Vandalism. This is where the vandals are. Students here have written on the chairs, walls, etc. For the disciplinary action, the students will be required to paint the area where they wrote on. For example, a student wrote on the walls of the comfort room, he/she is required to paint the entire comfort room by himself/herself.

The fourth violation is Cutting Classes. This involves the students who escape from school just to hang out with fellow classmates. The students here will either be suspended and/or will be expelled from school.

The fifth violation is Stealing. The students here are required to return the thing stolen but if it is lost, the student will pay the price of the thing he/she stole.

The sixth violation is Bullying. The student who bullied his schoolmate will be required to make amends with the person he bullied and to write an oath that he/she promises to not bully that person anymore.

The last violation is Cheating. If a student is caught cheating 3 or more times in a certain subject, he/she will immediately be recorded as failed on the subject's exam.

A Fine Summer Day with Young Mozart

I woke up in my room with the sun shining down on the old window panes, the soft breeze blowing through the curtains, and the loud chirping of the birds. "Everything is so old-fashioned here. What happened?", I thought. After taking a long and relaxing bath, I started to look inside my closet and there stood a lot of fancy, old-fashioned, and puffy gowns--all my size.. "Ew. Look at these...", I thought to myself. Luckily, I found a nice not-so-long pink flowery dress that has arm-length sleeves with white ruffles. I looked at myself at the dusty mirror and smiled at the reflection. I ran my way down on the stairs and sat on a chair besides the mini grand piano while looking at the calendar. My cat Molly, greeted me with a soft "Meow, meow." Now I remembered. Today is my birthday. How could I forget? I looked over to the kitchen and saw a small chocolate cake with sprinkles. It has a note beside it saying, "Happy Birthday, dear! I made this for you. Sorry I cannot join you in eating it. My boss just called me today for extra work at the bakery. Feel free to do whatever you want the whole day, just make sure you get home before 7 o'clock. See you later! Love, Auntie xx."

I decided to get outside and breathe some cool and fresh air. While slipping on my shoes, I grabbed my purse and picked up my bicycle with a little basket on the front and started going to the downtown area of London. Making my way there, I began sightseeing. Seeing the trees that are growing leaves surrounding the lake with the ducks swimming simply made my day. After a few more minutes, I reached downtown. I then began roaming around the town carelessly looking for something to treat myself with until I got knocked over by somebody. Music sheets scattered everywhere. He looks like a kid and was a little shorter than I, with grayish-brown hair. I picked up the music sheets and gave it to him. He helped me stand up and introduced himself. "Good day, m'lady. My name is Wolfferl, short for Wolfgang. And you are..?" "Hmm... Wolfgang? Sounds like Mozart's first name", I thought. "I'm Beatrice. Nice to meet you." "Do you know how to play the piano?" he asked. "Well, sort of." "Come on, I will teach you." He began playing the piano that was on the center of the plaza. The music soothed my ears and it was so nice. After that, he taught me how to play chords and all that stuff. I paused playing to ask him what time it is. 6 o'clock. "You're like Mozart. I bet your parents are proud of you. Good thing I understood how to play this or else our piano at home will be useless." I told him before I left. He looked confused and started laughing. "I AM Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart." I stood there shocked and speechless while Wolfferl was recovering from his laughing. "Anyway, I have to go. My auntie is waiting for me. Thank you so much for the piano lessons. I won't forget these." He waved goodbye as I headed home.