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PoeticSightingsJournal20152016
Date

Title

WhyPoetic?

9/13/15

1)TheManWiththe
RedBandanaYoutube
video

Amangiveshislifetosaveothers.He
showsextremeselflessnessand
courage.

9/15/15

2)JohnChalis:Courage
andBeliefisLife
Youtubevideo

Thisvideoremindsushowsacredlife
reallyis,andhowweshouldliveourlives
tothefullesteveryday.

9/15/15

3)JesuitHighSchool
SpiritWeek

Thisweek,allstudentscometogetherin
schoolspirit,remindingusthatweare
menforothers.

9/17/15

4)Goingthroughpictures Today,IlookedthroughallthepicturesI
ofEurope
hadtakenonmytriptoEurope.It
remindedmeofallthebeautifuland
historicplacesIhadbeen.

9/19/15

5)Littlebrothersbirthday Today,mybrotherturned12yearsold.It
isamazinghowfasttimeflies,andIcant
believeheisalmostateenager.

9/20/15

6)Seeingmoviewithold
friends

Isawamoviewithfriendsfrommyold
schooltoday.Ithinkitisimportantto
keepincontactwiththesefriends.

9/21/15

7)Momsbirthday

TodayismyMomsbirthdayanditisall
aboutcelebratingher.Sheisagreat
motherandshedeservesacelebration.

9/21/15

8)PonderosaHigh
SchoolDebate
Tournament

Thisweekend,mypartnerandIdebated
atPonderosaHighSchool.Itwasagreat
learningexperienceandIhopeIcan
keepimproving.

9/23/15

9)JohnLennons
Imagine

MydadplayedthissonginthecarandI
wasstruckbyhowpoeticthelyricswere.


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9/24/15

10)Bohemian
RhapsodybyQueen

IlistenedtothissongoffofmyiPod
todayandIrealizedhowpoeticthestory
ofthesongis.IthinkIwilllogthis.

9/25/15

11)Theology2A
discussion

WehadadiscussioninourTheology2
classwithMr.Luppinoabouttruewisdom
andlearning.Ifounditquitepoetic.

9/27/15

12)Cousinsbirthday

Todayismyoldercousinsbirthday.She
isincollegenowbutIrememberwhen
wewerealljustkids.

9/28/15

13)Examen

Todaysexamenwasagreatexperience,
alongwithmostoftheexamens.Itallows
metoreflectonmyeverydaylife.

9/30/15

14)WhyDoWeFall?
Youtubevideo

Today,Iwatchedthisverymotivational
videothatinspirespeopletoovercome
obstaclesandgoaftertheirdreams.

10/1/15

15)
Lorax
themovie

WewatchedthismovieinTheologyclass
today.Themessageitsendsaboutbeing
agoodpersonandcaringfortheearthis
veryimportant.

10/3/15

16)Pandorasbox

WereadthisstoryinLatinclass.Ifound
thispoeticbecauseitexplainshowallthe
downfallsofmankindcameintobeing.

10/5/15

17)Morningdriveinthe
rain

Todayitrainedforthefirsttimeinalong
while.Thedrivetoschoolthismorning
wasverypeaceful,withtherainpattering
onthecarwindow.

10/7/15

18)Ulysses

InEnglishtoday,wereadthispoem
whichIfoundtobeverypowerfuland
poetic.

10/9/15

19)ThePaleBlueDot

IforgottologthisimagethatIsawlast
week,whichshowsaveryfaroffimage
ofEarth.Ifounditveryinteresting.

10/11/15

20)Quartergrades

Ijustsawmyquartergradestoday.Iam
gladmyhardworkispayingoff,andit
lookslikeIamontracktoallAs.


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10/13/15

21)YourSongbyElton
John

Todaymydadplayedthissonginthe
car.Ifounditveryloving,peaceful,and
sweet.

10/15/15

22)
TheOnceandFuture
Iforgottologthisearlier,butwehave
King
wrappedupourdiscussionsofthisgreat
bookinEnglishclass.

10/17/15

23)
Inception

Inphilosophyclub,wewatchedthis
movieandIfounditfullofsomuch
powerfulmeaning.

10/19/15

24)TimebyHans
Zimmer

Today,Ilistenedtothisamazingmusical
compositionbyHansZimmer,fromthe
soundtrackof
Inception
.

10/21/15

25)
TheTrumanShow

Wearewatchingthismovieinour
Theologyclassrightnow.Itcontainsso
muchphilosophicalmeaning.

10/23/15

26)OpenHouse

Recently,therewasanopenhouseat
Jesuit.Parentscametomeetteachers
andlearnaboutthebrotherhoodof
Jesuit.

10/25/15

27)
2001ASpace
Odyssey

WearewatchingthismovieinMr.
BischoffsArtofFilmclass.Itisfullof
greattechniqueandhiddenmeaning.

10/27/15

28)
BladeRunner

Iforgottologthisearlier,butwefinished
watchingthisverypoeticmovieinourArt
ofFilmclassafewweeksago.

10/31/15

29)Halloween

TodayisHalloween,atimetoforgetour
troublesandhavefunwithourfriends.I
amactuallygoingtocompetefordebate
todaywithmyteam.

10/31/15

30)UOPDebate
Tournament

Today,IdebatedattheUniversityofthe
Pacific.IthinkIamimprovingasweare
startingtowinthemajorityofourrounds.

11/3/15

31)Sophomoreretreat

Ourtheologyclasswentonaretreattoa
verypeacefulchurchwherewereflected
onourlivesandhowtobeMenfor
Others.


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11/6/15

32)Massofthe
Remembrance

Therewasaschoolmasstoday,where
wegatheredtoreflectonourreligious
andfamilylives.

11/7/15

33)Driverspermit

Ijustrecentlygotmydrivingpermit.I
cantbelieveIamalreadyalmostableto
drivemyself.

11/9/15

34)BetterTogetherby
JackJohnson

Ilistenedtothissongafewtimesfrom
myiPodandthoughtabouthow
importantitsmessageaboutloveis.

11/11/15

35)
BraveNewWorld
by
AldousHuxley

Wearereadingthisamazingbookin
English.Ifinditveryinteresting,thought
inspiring,andpoetic.

11/13/15

36)AWordonStatistics WereadthispoeminEnglishandIfound
itscommentaryonhumannaturetobe
verymeaningful.

11/15/15

37)VeteransDay

Iforgottomentionthatthe11thwas
VeteransDay,whenwecelebratethose
wholaydowntheirlivesforthiscountry.

11/17/15

38)YouBeginby
MargaretAtwood

IfoundthispoemthatwereadinEnglish
tobequitemeaningful.

11/19/15

39)OCaptain!My
Captain!

Ijustreadthisverysadbutalsovery
movingpoembyWaltWhitman.

11/20/15

40)SantaClara
UniversityDebate
Tournament

IamdebatingatSantaClaraUniversity
thisweekend.Icantellhowmuchmy
partnerandIhaveimproved,asweare
winningmanyofourroundsnow.

11/21/15

41)11thofover164
speakers

TodayIrealizedthatIranked11thplace
inspeakerpointsoutofover164
debatersattheSantaClaraTournament.
Wow!

11/23/15

42)SocraticSeminar

WejustrecentlyhadanotherSocratic
Seminarintheology.Ifinditpoetichow
theclassgatherstotalkabouttheir
thoughts.


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11/24/15

43)
Shawshank
Redemption

Irecentlywatchedthisamazingmovie
whichisallabouthope,faith,and
determination.

11/26/15

44)Thanksgiving

TodayisThanksgiving.Ijusthadahuge
dinnerandgottoseeeveryoneinmy
family.

12/2/15

45)RogerCrawford
speech

Todayapublicspeakercametoour
schooltospeakaboutperseverance,
optimism,andovercominglifes
obstacles.

12/3/15

46)ManintheMirrorby Ilistenedtothissongtodaywhilelooking
MichaelJackson
forpoeticlyrics.Ifinditsmessageabout
beingagoodpersonverypoetic.

12/7/15

47)
PayitForward

TodayIwatchedthismoviewithmy
family.Itwasaveryemotional,
meaningful,andtouchingexperience.

12/15/15

48)1stSemester
Repetitions

Wearereviewingallofthethingswe
learnedthepastsemestertotestour
knowledgeduringfinalsweek.

12/18/15

49)Finals

Thelastweekofthefirstsemesterhas
arrived.IfeellikeIdidwellontheseveral
finalsIhad.

12/19/15

50)Cousinsbirthday

Todayismycousinsbirthday.Hejust
turned18,whichmeansheisalegal
adult.Itiscrazyhowfasttimeflies.I
hopeheissuccessfulafterhighschool.

12/23/15

51)SutterStreet
Tradition

Ourfamilyhasatraditionofgoingto
SutterStreettwodaysbeforeChristmas.
Wehavedinner,buyornaments,and
watchthetreelightup.

12/24/15

52)ChristmasEve

TonightisthenightbeforeChristmas.I
justcamebackfromvisitingmy
grandparents.

12/25/15

53)ChristmasDay

Christmasishere!Todaywecelebrate
thebirthofJesusandgathertogetheras
alovingfamily.


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12/26/15

54)TriptoSaintGeorge
Utah

WearetravelingtoUtahtovisitmy
stepmomsparentsandherfamily.
TherewewillcelebrateChristmasand
getcaughtupwitheachotherslives.

12/29/15

55)LasVegas

WejustleftUtahandwehavearrivedin
LasVegas.Thiscityisamazinglybusy,
yetbeautifulatthesametime.

12/30/15

56)MichaelJacksonOne TodaywesawMichaelJacksonOneby
CirqueduSoleil.Itwasatrulyamazing
andnostalgicspectacle.

12/31/15

57)NewYearsEve

Nowisthetimewhenwesaygoodbyeto
2015,whichhasbeenagreatyear,and
wewelcomeanevenbetter2016.

1/1/16

58)Thebeginningofa
newyear

Todayisthefirstdayof2016.Iamgoing
toworkmyhardesttomakethisyeara
greatone.

1/4/16

59)Firstsemestergrades Myfirstsemestergradesarelooking
good.Itlookslikemyhardworkpayed
off.

1/5/16

60)
MasterHaroldand
theBoys

Wefinishedthisshortplaylastsemester,
butIjustrememberedtowritedownhow
beautifultheendingwas.

1/8/16

61)IfIDieYoungby
TheBandPerry

Iheardthissongontheradioafewdays
agoandthelyricsareverypoetic.Agirl
confrontsdeathheadlong.

1/10/16

62)Signinguptotutor
childrenatSaint
Philomenes

TodayIsigneduptotutorchildrenat
SaintPhilomeneselementaryschool.I
hopeIcanhelpmakeadifference.

1/11/16

63)
Frankenstein

Wearereading
Frankenstein
inclassand
Ifinditsthemesaboutmonstrositytobe
particularlypoetic.

1/12/16

64)CatsintheCradle
byHarryChapin

Ilistenedtothissongonlineandfoundits
sadstorytogetapoeticmessage
across.

1/14/16

65)Dreamsby
LangstonHughes

Ijustreadthispoemaboutthe
importanceofholdingontoonesdreams.


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1/16/16

66)OneTrainMayHide
Another

Ireadthispoemearlier,butIjust
rememberedtoincludeitbecauseofhow
poeticit'smessageaboutperspectiveis.

1/17/16

67)Grammysbirthday

Todayismygrandmothersbirthday.She
deservestobecelebratedbecauseof
justhowmuchshelovesandcaresfor
thewholefamily.

1/18/16

68)StanfordUniversity
DebateTournament

TodayIdebatedonStanfordgrounds.It
wasfairlydifficultbutwemadeitallthe
waytoquarterfinals.

1/18/16

69)8thoutofover164
speakers

ThistimeIranked8thinspeakerpoints
outofover164debaters.Icantellthat
afterallthishardwork,Iamfinally
improving.

1/19/16

70)RichardCory

Ijustreadthispoem,whichisslightlysad
andominous,aboutamanwhocommits
suicide,butitsendsapoeticmessage.

1/20/16

71)1sttutoringday

Todaywasmyfirsttimetutoringchildren
atSaintPhilomenes.Alotofthemreally
neededtheassistanceandIwasgladI
couldbethereforthem.

1/22/16

72)TankMan

Ijustfoundaverypoeticimageonlineof
amanstandingdefiantlyinfrontoftanks
atthe1989TiananmenSquareprotests.

1/27/16

73)
TheSecretLifeof
WalterMitty

Today,Iwatchedthismovieathomewith
myfamily.Ifinditextremelypoetic,
becauseitisaboutglimpsingaworldof
greatermeaning.

2/1/16

74)4thtutoringday

ThiswasmyfourthvisittothekidsatSt.
Philomenes.Afewhavebecomevery
friendlyandtheywantmetotutorthem
everytime.

2/4/16

75)Sonnet29

TodayIreadShakespeares29thsonnet,
whichisaboutloveintimesofdespair.

2/6/16

76)OvertheRainbow

Iloggedthissonglastweekbecauseof
howpeacefulandinspiringitswordsare.


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2/8/16

77)LegalizationofGay
Marriagepicture

Whiledoingsomeresearch,Icame
acrossapoeticphotoofgayrights
supporterscelebratinggaymarriage.

2/10/16

78)AshWednesday

TodayisAshWednesday,whenwe
gathertohavemassandLentbegins.

2/11/16

79)
Interstellar

Ijustwatchedthismovieandfoundit
extremelypoeticbecauseofhowit
exploreshumannature.

2/12/16

80)LincolnsBirthday

TodayisAbrahamLincolnsbirthday,
perhapsthisnation'sgreatestleader.

2/14/16

81)ValentinesDay

TodayisValentinesDay,wherewe
celebratewithourclosestlovedones.

2/15/16

82)SistersBirthday

Myyoungersisterjustturnednineyears
oldtoday.

2/15/16

83)PresidentsDay

Todayisalsodedicatedtocelebrating
someofthegreatestpresidentsofthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica.Ifindbeinga
greatleaderverypoetic.

2/17/16

84)8thtutoringday

IjusttutoredthechildrenatSt.
Philomenesfortheeighthtime.Icansee
alotofthe5thgradersareimproving.

2/20/16

85)UniversityofOregon
debatetournament

TodaywedroveallthewayuptoOregon
todebateatUO.Ifeltwedebatedwell.

2/22/16

86)My16thbirthday

Ijustturnedsixteenyearsoldtoday,and
celebratedwithmyfamily.Icantbelieve
howfasttheyearsaregoingby.

2/23/16

87)HowDoILove
Thee?

YesterdayIreadthisverysweetand
lovingItaliansonnet.

2/26/16

88)EverybodyHurtsby
REM

Mydadjustplayedthissonginthecar
andIfoundthelyricscomfortingand
poetic.

3/1/16

89)FirstStepbyHans
Zimmer

Ijustlistenedtothispowerful
compositionfromthesoundtrackof
Interstellar.


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3/2/16

90)Unbroken
MotivationalVideo

Thisvideowasveryinspiring,motivating
ustolivethebestlifepossible.

3/5/16

91)Scheduleforjunior
year

Ihavejustaboutdecidedallofthe
classesIwillbetakingjunioryear.Iam
excitedforallthenewthingsIwilllearn
andexperience.

3/6/16

92)12thtutoringday

ItutoredchildrenatSt.Philomenesfor
the12thtime.Theyhaveimproved
exponentiallysinceIfirstmetthemand
theyseemtoreallyappreciatemyhelp.

3/9/16

93)QuarterGrades

Myquartergradesforthislastsemester
arelookinggood.Ijustneedtofinish
stronginthesenextcouplemonths.

3/12/16

94)Utopia/Dystopia
research

Irecentlycompletedaresearchproject
ontheideasofutopiaanddystopia,
somethingIfindtobeapoeticsubject.

3/14/16

95)
InColdBlood
beginning

Ourclassjuststartedreading
InCold
Blood
,whichdealswiththethemeof
monstrosityinhumans.

3/17/16

96)SaintPatricksDay

Todaywecelebrateasaintbygathering
withourfamiliesandhavingabigdinner.
Othersshouldaspiretobesaintliketoo.

3/20/16

97)TheGiftYoutube
Video

Ijustwatchedthistouchingvideoabout
beingselflessonyoutube.

3/21/16

98)SeeingbyAnnie
Dillard

AfterrereadingthisessaythatMr.
Shakelygaveusearlier,Irealizedhow
muchtheideaoftrulyseeingrelatesto
poeticvision.

3/23/16

99)SpringBreak

Springbreakstartstomorrow.Iwillgeta
briefbreakfromstudyingandbeableto
spendtimewithmyfamily.

3/23/16

100)VacationtoKauai

Duringspringbreak,myfamilyandIare
goingonvacationtotheislandofKauai
intheHawaiianislands.Thisshouldbea
beautifulandrelaxingexperience.


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3/24/16

101)HolyThursday

TodayiswhenwecelebratetheLast
SupperthatJesushadwithhisdisciples
beforehisdeath.

3/25/16

102)GoodFriday

Todayiswhenwerememberthedeath
ofJesusChrist.Ifinditextremelypoetic
howJesusdiedtosaveothers.

3/26/16

103)Boatridealongthe
coastofKauai

Ijustcamebackfromthesinglemost
beautifulboatrideIhaveeverbeenon.
Therewerewaterfalls,cliffs,andeven
whales.Isawhowtrulywonderfulnature
canbe.

3/27/16

104)EasterSunday

TodayisEaster,whenwecelebratethe
ResurrectionofJesus.Iwenttoalocal
churchinKauaiwithmyfamily.

3/27/16

105)SunsetonHanalei
beach

Ijustwitnessedabeautifulsunsetover
thevastPacificOceanfromtheviewof
myhotel.

3/28/16

106)Returninghome

IjustgotbackhomefromKauai.Itwasa
trulybeautifulplace,butitfeelsgoodto
beback.

4/2/16

107)PublicForum
DebateTournament

TodaywedebatedatPonderosaHigh
SchoolinaneweventIhavenevertried
before.Wemadeitallthewayto
quarterfinalsbeforelosing.

4/5/16

108)BridgeOver
TroubledWaterSimon
andGarfunkel

Ijustlistenedtothisverypoeticsong
aboutlayingoneselfdownforanother.

4/6/16

109)17thandlastdayof
tutoring

TodaywasmylastdayoftutoringatSt.
Philomenes.Isaidmygoodbyesto
thosenicekids,andIthinkImighthave
madealittledifferenceintheirlives.

4/8/16

110)Dadsbirthday

Todayismydadsbirthday.Heisa
wonderfulfatherandhedeservessome
celebration.

4/11/16

111)Finishing
InCold
Blood

Wearejustaboutwrappingupthisgreat
book.Ifindtheendingtobemeaningful.


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4/18/16

112)DavidandGoliath
story

WejustreadthisstoryinTheology.Ifind
itsmessagepoetic.

4/21/16

113)FaithfultoGod

WereviewedthisconceptinTheology
andIfinditrelevanttomyownlife.
Thingsturnoutbetterwhenyouare
faithfultoGod.

4/25/16

114)
Capote
Movie

WearewatchingthismovieinEnglish.I
findCapotesrelationshipwithPerryto
bepoetic.

4/27/16

115)Announcementof
valedictorianand
salutatorian

Thesetwoveryaccomplishedseniors
arerecognized.Weshouldallaspireto
belikethat.

4/29/16

116)SeniorFarewell
Mass

Todaywehadamasssayinggoodbye
andblessingtheseniorswhoareleaving
Jesuit.

4/29/16

117)SeniorSpeech

OnespeechgivingduringMasswasvery
emotionalandpoetic.

4/29/16

118)Acceptanceintothe
NationalHonorSociety

IhavejustbeenacceptedintotheNHS.I
amproudofmyhardworkand
achievementsatJesuit.

4/29/16

119)InvitationtoAward
Ceremony

Iwasjustinvitedtoattendtheaward
ceremonyatJesuitonMay9th.Iamglad
thatmyhardworkpaysoff.

4/30/16

120)Completionof
PoeticVision

TodayIhavecompletedmyPoeticVision
project,besidessomefinaltouches.This
hasbeenawonderfulexperience,andI
amsogladthatIhaveabetter
understandingofwhatittrulymeansto
see.IbelieveIhavecometoa
definitionofthewordpoetic,butIwill
continuetoponderthissubjectlikelyfor
therestofmylife.