Maya Angelou question answers

3.) I feel like talking about the bad dreams, bad news, or drama/other bad things can give them some power. Or maybe it’s just us thinking that it does. That somehow talking about it will make it happen again or make other bad stuff happen. Maybe we are in denial that talking about the bad stuff might help it not happen again. But sometimes it doesn’t give it more power. Like how sometimes talking about something bad that’s happened can help prevent it from happening again or at least prolong it from happening. Like talking about war will help discourage people from starting a war if they can help it.  There is a quote by Edmund Burke that kind of says the opposite, “Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it”. So those who know about what has happened in history and have talked about it are less likely to repeat it. While those who don’t know it are “doomed” to.

4.) I feel that dreams can reveal stuff about us. Like if we have a dream about something it could be symbolic of something in our lives. This seems to happen enough that they have books and websites about symbolism of the stuff in our dreams. I also feel that our dreams for the future can also tell a lot about a person. Like if they want to travel they might be the kind of person who doesn’t like to be confined to one area. Or maybe if they want to go to college then they might value education. In some way our dreams may reveal things about us that we might not realize about ourselves, but in what way I’m not sure. I had a dream once where I was going to die and I read somewhere that that means that you are going through a “self-discovery or transitional phase”, at least that’s what I remember it saying. I was somewhat surprised by that because I feel like most people, myself included, think that if you dream about dying that you might die soon. Or that something bad will happen.

5.) I could probably try to live that way, not talking for about five years. I kind of do it already at school if I don’t have a friend in my class to talk to and sometimes I’m quiet even if there is someone I could talk to. This past school year and so far this year I feel like I have talked a lot more than I did my first two years of high school. But being at home or with family is a different story. I can talk so much that you might think I was a totally different person. So I could probably try to be quiet at school and at home but I don’t think it would last very long. So sometimes I’m sure I don’t talk enough but I make up for it later. I might grow more confidence if I spoke more and stood up for myself and others better, that’s how I might grow as a person.

6.) If I knew another language more fluently I might feel more comfortable using it. I know some A.S.L. (American Sign Language) and would like to more fluent in it. As well as maybe Portuguese or Spanish. I have always loved the idea of being able to communicate with your hands and since I know some already and being able to see people talk to each other with it and to know some of what they are saying is really cool to me and I would love to know more, and be able to use it more. And Portuguese because that is what they speak in Rio De Janeiro and I have wanted to go there for a long time and I think it would be cool to go there and know the language and be able to communicate with the people there. Sometimes speaking English can be enough in the meantime but probably not in the long run.