Thankful for a Classmate

My English classes have always been my favorite, mainly due to the English teachers at Whitney Young. They all have been able to maintain a very calm and relaxing environment in their class. This year, my Brit Lit class is my first class at 8am, which made me think that common, tranquil atmosphere might be more of a disadvantage since I am still half asleep at 8am. Thanks to one classmate though, I have been able to keep my eyes open and actually participate in my early morning class. Mathew Patrick is my Brit lit savior.
Whether he knows it or not, Matt's energetic personality is what inspires me to stay awake in my first period class. I'm not quite sure how one manages to have so much energy at 8 o'clock in the morning, but he does it effortlessly. So I admire him and I am thankful to have him in my 1st period class.

Macbethish acts: worth it or not?

Macbeth shows us how in order to get something we want in the world, you have to be willing to sacrifice something whether it be your freedom, innocence, or even the friendships that you have with others. In Macbeth's case, it is concluded that in order for him to become king, he must kill the current king. The murdering of a good king sounds crazy to Macbeth and he says he doesn't want to do it unless he would not have any consequences to follow. He finally puts his cowardness aside and proceeds with the murder.
While in the moment, killing seems like something worth doing, I don't believe it is. Macbeth ended up feeling the need to kill more people due to his paranoia of people finding out. At this point I think it would be appropriate to call Macbeth a murderer and in my opinion, that's not a title I'd want, especially not while long. I do not think Macbethish acts are worth doing even if you were to gain what you wanted for years or forever. It's not worth the guilt, the title of a murderer and the loss of many great friendships.