reflective essay

Life use to be a time when i enjoyed myself everyday. there were not days that i did not enjoy. Every day was like a birthday party to me. I was really happy and active until i experienced preschool. It was not that bad because school was only half a day. all i did was play and make new friends.

But then once i became 5, i had to go to kindergarten. i learned that i actually had to do work. They taught us many things and even gave us homework. I lost all my old friends from pre-k and got new ones in Kindergarten. I saw new teachers as well. I had two teachers supervising in that class. We even had lunch time and no nap time. Change was tough but it was still fun. we had long breaks and we barely worked.

When i was 6, i entered elementary school till i was eleven. The curculum was tougher and we only had one teacher in class! This time of the year, i experienced riding on a school bus. At first i loved how the bus was yellow and long(in 1st grade). But then, i got used to and it got old to me. I also remeber the first time I took a state exam in 3rd grade; it was horrifying. But later i got used to the test and figured there was no way out of it. I also loved recess and lunch time.

When i became 12, i entered middle school till i was 14. This time i heard there was no recess and felt upset. I also remember the frustration in my face when i got my first locker. i remember when i was afraid to be late on the first day and how nervous i was. This time we had tests more frequently and excessive homework as well. I also learned that all teachers are not easy but can be strict at times.

when i was 14, i entered the tension of highschool. i noticed how the school got bigger and the hallways were more crowded. Kids experienced bullying and i was afraid as well. The distance between classes got longer so we get 5 mins between classes! i am also experiencing tests daily. i was ready to take 5 tests a day and do as much homework. i had a passion to get good grades. i saw change in my self as well as in my school

In conclusion, i experienced many changes in me and the school. i also made new friends and met new teachers. Everyone has to go through this big time in their lives. Either experiencing harder tests or noticing how heavier the textbooks are and the load in our book bags. These times of the years were the times that really affected and shaped me for who i am now.

Persuasive arguement

I do not support mr. Hyde at all. I think that mr. Hyde did murder sir carew because the servant witnessed it. Also, when the police where examining the corpse, the police found half a cane which was also founded in hyde's house. Hyde mysteriously disappears right after the murder which is a big question. In addition, the book stated the "murderer" trampled over man's body; the same way mr.hyde tramples over that girl three in the morning. I think all of this information gathers up to one point, that mr. Hyde murdered this innocent man.

Character/Theme

the character i am most drawn to was mr. hyde. He has a really unique personality and i really like him for that. he also creeps me out at the same time. him trampling over people as well as killing people is really insane. I think that he is a really confused man with a really weird personality. I think he has some type of disorder because he would not mindlessly kill people without explanation.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde contains powerfully violent scenes. In each instance, the culprit is Mr. Hyde, and the victim is an innocent. For example, in the first chapter we learn how Mr. Hyde literally trampled a young girl in the street at three in the morning, and later on we learn that Hyde, unprovoked, mercilessly beat Sir Danvers Carew to death. Through this imagery of senseless violence against innocent victims, Stevenson expresses the true depravity and pure evil of Hyde. i think Stevenson is suggesting that to those who promote and commit senseless violence, punishment will come in the future. i am expecting that further out in the story, Mr. Hyde will experience some type of punishment for his bad deeds and sins.

story of the door reaction

I think the most memorable moment is when Mr. Enfield talks about the door and the flashback of it. what happens is: Enfield was walking in the same neighborhood late one night, when he witnessed a shrunken, misshapen man crash into and trample a young girl. He collared the man before he could get away, and then brought him back to the girl, around whom an angry crowd had gathered. The captured man appeared so overwhelmingly ugly that the crowd immediately despised him. The crowd threatened to ruin the ugly man’s good name unless he did something to make amends; the man, seeing himself trapped, bought them off with one hundred pounds, which he obtained upon entering the neglected building through its only door. Strangely enough, the check bore the name of a very reputable man; furthermore, and in spite of Enfield’s suspicions, it proved to be legitimate and not a forgery. Enfield hypothesizes that the ugly culprit had somehow blackmailed the man whose name appeared on the check. Spurning gossip, however, Enfield refuses to reveal that name.
The connection I can makee with the pre-reading article(multiple personality disorder) is that maybe the man who brought the check and the man who signed are the same people but appear different. Maybe Mr. Hyde has multiple personality disorder.

multiple personality disorder

I read the multiple personality disorder and this is a type of disease where a person has multiple personalities. The article believes that it is definately a real disorder and that it might look fake, however its real. There are also "other types of dissociative disorders defined in the DSM-IV, the main psychiatry manual used to classify mental illnesses, include dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue, and depersonalization disorder". The disease symptoms and reactions vary from people to people. Inaddition, there are symptoms to the disease like:
# Depression
# Mood swings
# Suicidal tendencies
# Sleep disorders
There are many more symptoms and these can differ from person to person. I think this disorder is really creepy to others but truly, i feel sympathy for them. Also, i think it could be quite frightening for the people who have to take care of them. This is my feeling about this article. I think this article relates to the book very much. I think the characters in the book "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" might have this disease and that jekyll and hyde are the same person.