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Carnival Dress by French Connection

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AP PSYCH

In honor of the test that I have tomorrow...here are some of my fav things that we have learned that I had to jot in here...keep in mind that none will be on my test tomorrow...

Psych—in classic greek means SOUL—the symbol is a butterfly.

"We find joy through doing what makes us happy, and that's why we do the things we do."
-My Teacher

PSYCHOLOGY:  The experience by which a person reauthors his/her life turning fate into destiny

When we cant deal with reality, we go to fantasy
We have to get our minds to the fully present. We can do that through creating positive energy.
Your mind is a healing space, a place of imagination and creativity.
Idea of romance and love—when two "ripples" in the water become one—UNITY and SERENITY.

“…we can all benefit from other natural promoters of neurogenesis, such as exercise, sleep, and nonstressful but stimulating environments…”
-AP Psych Book (page 83)

Identities
Self
Biological
Psychological
Religious
Spiritual
Universal
...when these things line up you have a mysetical or authentic experience...

"People get out of bed in the morning to feel love."
-My Teacher

"This class is ultimately teaching you to heal—mind and spirit."
-My Teacher

DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOVE:
EROS: Erotic, raw passion
STORGE: Affection
PHILEO: Friendship(…city of Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love)
AGAPE: Jaw-droppping love; uncondictional love; a mother's love

You have to change your thoughts first to change your behavior and feelings.

“We are each in certain respects like all others, like some others, and like no other. Studying people of all races and cultures helps us discern our similarities and our differences, our human kinship and our diversity.”
-AP Psych Book (page 43)

“PSYCHOLOGITS ARE EXPLORING WAYS TO ENHANCE LEARNING, CREATIVITY, AND COMPASSION.”

“PSYCHOLOGY…SPEAKS TO OUR DEEPEST LONGINGS—FOR NOURISHMENT, FOR LOVE, FOR HAPPINESS.”
-AP Psych Book (page 46)

Hamlet

Tomorrow in English we are having a test on Shakespeare's Hamlet. Shakespeare is so not my thing but I admire the amount of precision his work has and how he leaves his stories open to interpretation. That quality is really important because he makes people question things and themselves along the way.

Anyway, I wanted to share a quote from the book that caught my attention.

Act 4, Scene 3, lines 22-28, speaker: Hamlet

"Not where he eats, but where he is eaten. A

certain convocation of politic worms are e'en at

him. Your worm is your only emperor for diet. We

fat all creatires else to fat us, and we fat ourselves

for maggots. Your fat king and your lean beggar is

but variable service--two dishes but to one table.

That's the end."

Hamlet was saying that in the end we are all food for the worms and that death is the great equalizer. I think that that is really important to remember because so often in society we compare people by material things when in the end, those things don't matter it's what you've done with your life and the way you use your gifts and desires that is the most important.

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ffffffinals

Just got back from school after my bio and spanish final.

I'm so sick of books, notecards, and studyguides I could barf.

2 down, 4 more to go...HELP.

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Dessert

Stressed is what I am right now with finals coming up next week. Oh no...

Next Week's Schedule:

mon-NO SCHOOL, THANK GOD

tues-biology and spanish final

weds-brit lit final

thurs-us history final

fri-ethics and pre calc final

"Life's too short to be anything but happy"