Going to be bed earlier for a week was way harder than I thought. I realized  long I stayed on my laptop and how much television I looked at. Going to bed early gave me the energy I needed during the day to give school the attention it needed for me to maintain my grades. So overall this experience had a very positive effect on my life. I have cut down on some of the television I look at and how long I stay on my laptop. The experience simplified my life. This experience also helped me to stop taking so many naps when I got home from school and that led to me doing all of my homework when I got home. I was glad to have had this experience because I have never had to give anything up and now I know that I can do it. I truly believe what Henry David Thoreau said when he said, “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals” because when you achieve a goal you become a better person and more confident that you can achieve things.

Tiarra Andrews-Owens

It was difficult because the people around me influence the way I am, but I have tried really hard to always think before I do something. Trying to give up my rut has a positive effect in my life. If I don’t scream and try to resolve the argument my speaking calmly sometimes they do the same, other times I have to point out that they are screaming when I am not and my they realize what they are doing and stop.  I am glad that I tried to give up this rut and have found it possible for some type of change. My life has not simplified, it is a constant struggle to stay calm and remember to think before I act but it is possible. It feels as if Emerson is speaking to me when he says, “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” I have been experimenting different ways to see which best controls my temper and I have learned techniques that I will continue using.

My plan for this rut went great I messed up a couple times but got myself back on track. Me giving up  my rut made a positive effect on my life because people seen me trying to change. The rut I was changing made my friends want to change something in there life also. I’m happy I had this experience because I can change it for good now and make a change in my life and on my experience. The impact people have on me now is better and they understand why I did it. In my eyes I grew “Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it” (Thoreau). These words apply to my rule because anything a person is trying to do the people around you would not mind it and try to change something all so.

A week without my rut went well because giving up my rut for had a positive effect on my life. I feel like I did find things to accomplish in the spare time; instead of napping I read and went out to apply for jobs with my friend which was very enjoyable. I found new interest in reading that I did not think I would ever do because I used to find reading boring but once I gave up my rut I did not think so anymore. I am glad to have had this experience, although it was for school it was kind of forcing me to find something to do. I will still attempt to give up my rut every now and again even though the experience is over school wise. My life was simplified because I slept less then I usually would. “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” (Emerson) This quote by Emerson applies to my experience because I was apple to experiment my life and try something new to make it better.

JaVaun Martin

Entry #3

The week of giving up my rut has gone surprisingly well. I actually get a lot more assignments completed on time and actually had time to have fun this past week. Giving up this rut has had a positive effect on my life because it has taken away a lot of the stress I was feeling when I did do any homework or projects. I am glad that we had this experience because it showed me that I do better when I actually do work and set aside time for schoolwork and house work. In so aspects my life was simplified. It simplified the amount of stress I had because of piled up homework, but it also impaired some of my sleep because I was staying up later. A quote that inspired me to finish this challenge off was “It is never too late to give up your prejudices” (Walden).

So this last week of working with my walden experiment went very well. Now i watch alot less tv then i did before and get more work done. Giving up my rut had both a positive and negative effect on my life. For the most part it was a positive affect, the only negative was that i would often get bored. Although that doesn’t matter much at all. Everything went well and i am a much more productive person.

I am very grateful to have had this experience. I would like to thank Walden for opening my eyes to the world. Now i am much more successful and willing to try things that im not used too. My life was simplified by just giving up wasting time and complete most of the things i had to do previously. For example my car would be really dirty yet i would watch tv opposed to clean my truck. “We will confess the truth” [Walden] as Walden once said and i belive that the truth shall be told.

The book that i am currently reading is City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. The book is about a fifteen year old Clary Fray who witnesses a murder in the Pandemonium Club in New York by three strange teenagers with bizarre weapons. Mysteriously the body dissapears completely with no trace of it.  How would he call the police for help when there is no evidence? So Clary meets with a group of warriors dedicated to get rid of the demons inhabiting Earth. They are called the Shadowhunters. He then meets a boy called Jace. “You’ll learn.” Jace says  “It’s in your blood.”She then gets in the action when her mother mysteriously dissapears and she finds herself being attacked by a demon. I predict she and the other Shadowhunters will help rid her of her devil and then help her get her mother back.

The experiment has finally come to an end and it went pretty well. I endured to it and kept going. In fact it i am planning to take up that plan and move on with it. I am now aware of the benefits of the experiment and it is no longer an experiment but a habit to me. I now sleep in a separate room far from my gadgets. Later when i fully transcend i can avoid the temptations and sleep soundly.

The rut had a negative impact on my life and giving it up made a positive change on me. I now continue to stay healthy and strong. My concentration in class is now at its maximum. I continue to produce good grades and fulfill all my tasks. I sleep well at night and continue to stay awake during day light. I am very happy to have undergone this experience because it had a great impact on my lifestyle. I was truly inspired by Walden Plans and decided to utilize the plan. It was truly a great experience.

My life was truly simplified and i am happy for leaving out my old me. The rut was really holding me back but right now i feel free and have a light-heart. The rut was not really easy to give up but i took it out of my life. Thoreau says in Walden “To be awake” means “to be alive.” I believe that i am finally awake and i believe that i can finally continue to live a healthy lifestyle.

This week it is getting harder for me to keep my rut and not play with the Ipad.  The effects that giving up my rut has been making me complete more of my work and get better grades in my tests and quizzes. I am at the the where Thoreau said “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden because i feel that i shouldn’t be allowed to do many things that aren’t valuable and won’t change the goals that i have set for myself. I am feeling comfortable giving  up my rut now than in the first week, it is getting easier giving  up my rut because i have more time to do my work and  homework, and gives more time management. Some people have reacted by congratulating me giving up my rut, and others say that i shouldn’t waste my time playing instead i should be doing my work.

Jenny and John were so excited for their new baby that was on the way. They went to the doctor to get a sonogram. While at the doctor they were getting nervous to see the baby on the monitor. The couple waited anxiously to get their “first glimpse of baby Grogie”(Grogan 45). The doctor came in and started looking for the baby but was having trouble finding it. The doctor gave them unforchunate news that she had had a miscarriage. Jenny had to go through all these procedures and she was finally allowed to go home. When they got home she went straight to bed and Marley was right there comforting her. I think The couple will try to have another baby because they lost their first one. Just because something big happened in their life does not stop them from moving forward.

Laura Lee McHugh prediction