46= 6 of 3 times 6 times 3

Ok so when Mrs.Elliott said other schools will be looking at our class's blogs I thought ' yea, that'll be a good idea we can get some new unique and different ideas on our thoughts'. Then I saw that our blog has only been viewed 46 times!!!!!!!! We have 50+ comments. The same 18 people keep commenting on the Royal Tea's blog. There are 6 followers. Do the math. 3 people from each of the 6 teams have commented on us about 3 times each.

We have approximately 120 people required to do blogs at least 2 times a week. So where is everyone?! Maybe know body really likes the Royal Teas or our views, but from what I've seen this team is pretty active on their commenting and blogs. I am sorry, but after thinking about it I feel like I am the only person on this thing.

So yea some new perspectives are really needed. :/  (That was pure sarcasm.) 
 Honestly, I think the class of Los Osos needs to start blogging before other schools do.

So are the outside views really necessary if our AP English 4 class does not do anything?
And do not use the excuse senioritice.


-Vaness C.

Albert Camus and his Absurdism

A few weeks ago in class we were supposed to put together a chart with the different philosophers and philosophies as a team. In my team we each assigned ourselves a philosopher, and if you haven't yet read the title of my post, I took Albert Camus.

Generally Camus believed in Absurdism. Though personally I knew very little about this pihlosophy before I looked it up. Basically, it is the belief that we struggle to find the meaning of life in a meaningless world. If that sounds pessimestic to you, it's because it is. As I started learning more about the philosophy I realized that I had to find out more about Camus himself and maybe that would lead to me to understand the philosophy better. Turns out Camus was raised as a Catholic though later turned atheist which perhaps could answer the question of his philosophy. However in the 20th century he had participated in the Resistance movement during World War II and even spoke out for human rights during the reign of Stalin. For someone who had gone to such great lengths to protect human rights, I can't believe he would devote his life to believing in the absurdity of life and the world. 

After a while I started to realize that the philosophy, on some level, actually makes sense. Camus had lived during a time of war and destruction which without a doubt influenced the way he viewed society. But even today almost everyone searches for the meaning of their own lives, or even life in general, at some point. I wouldn't go so far as to call the world absurd and meaningless, but the idea that life itself requires some kind of explanation is relatable.
- Sapir L.