Spring Semester Plan 1

I am always setting goals for myself in order to enhance my knowledge to a higher level. I have mini goals which are the main goals most people have for themselves, good grades (straight A's in some sense), graduate high school for other kids, good GPA's, and get a job. Well outside of all that I love to learn and help others. It makes me extremely proud knowing my name 'Socorro' means help in Spanish. I have taken on the task to go out and help others in any way possible. I am a strong believer in helping one another out and collaborating together in order to fulfill a higher level of learning. Working together brings more brain power into one project. With more brain power there is more of a chance to fulfill a positive outcome. I want to teach others that working together is a beautiful thing in life.

AP PREP POST 1: SIDDHARTHA

1. Why does he fear that he will not find it in prescribed religious teachings?

- Siddhartha feels that he has already been offered everything possible within his religion.He is seeking self-happiness, which his religion does not offer that. 

http://www.studymode.com/essays/Siddhartha-Reading-Questions-641015.html

2. What is Siddhartha missing in his life?

 - He is missing self-happiness, and can not find it in his religion.

http://www.elmhurst.edu/library/courses/forlang/SID.html

3. What does Govinda do? 

 - Govinda decides to join the monks. "Govinda had become a monk and thousands of monks were his brothers, wore the same gown, shared his beliefs and spoke his language."

http://sbmsworldhistory.wetpaint.com/page/Siddhartha+-+Chapter+Reading+Questions

4. How did Siddhartha convince his father? Why didn’t he just go?

 -  Siddhartha expressed his choice of leaving home and follow the ascetics. His father did not seem to to support Siddhartha's choice, but he could see it in Siddhartha's eyes how determined he was to follow the ascetics. For Siddhartha he felt like he didn't have his fathers consent, he did not want to just go ahead and leave since he was such an obedient son

http://siddhartha302.blogspot.com/2010/09/siddhartha-study-questions.html

5. Describe the life of a Samana.  Why do they choose this kind of lifestyle?  Explain the goal of their 

lifestyle and practices.

 - I do not know the answer to this question because there was not a sufficient amount of information from the passage given to us from Siddhartha. But In order to find out the answer, I would need to either A) read the book itself, B) or keep looking up notes until my question has been answered.

http://www.camillasenglishpage.org/wp-content/uploads/literature/novels-and-novellas/Siddhartha-Study-Questions.pdf

These question help me think more in deft about Siddhartha's thoughts and the world he is living in. By answering them I am becoming more fluent with the story and its meaning. In order to master this book so I can be prepared for the AP Exam, I will need to read the novel completely and analyze it in order to understand the deeper meaning of Siddhartha's thoughts.