Michael S, Chris R, and me after winning the Debate Battledome

And the award of best project of the year goes to….

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First of all I want to start by giving a shoutout to my 3 viewers per post! You guys keep me motivated and are the reason why I keep this blog going! Thanks mum, Mrs Willemse, and Mr. Hughes,

Anyways this blog will be about the concept of savagery and civilization, and the controversy about a “savage” act. I will specifically talk about the use of of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. I will also use Macbeth, and Lord of The Flies.

We have recently been analyzing the book Lord of The Flies. I personally really enjoyed it because of its lucidity. I am not a person who can read something and see the abstract meaning behind the whole book. This book was perfect for me since it was so obvious, and all the symbolism was literally made so a grade seven could understand it. I will use this book and other texts to help prove my point.

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How has time flown so fast?

Am I even ready for Grade 12?? I hope so. Ever since I came to Seycove, I rember being super intimidated by the grade 12s. They seemed so big and tall, but I guess that’s what happens when your height is below average.

To show my growth as a learner I want to show one of my recent blogpost. This is the Nuclear Fear blogpost. I personally love this post because of the amount of visuals it has. Not only that but this also shows how my blogpost are getting not only longer but have much more tone than previous ones. I actually love this one aswell because of the amount of connections I made to my life. I don’t even know how I managed to connect Nuclear Fear to my favourite show. But i managed to do it. This blogpost shows how I’ve made my posts more entertaining, more related to me, and much more than just chunks of text, but visually appealing.

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