Prompt: Chris McCandless rejects a traditional path of success and instead defines success on his own terms through freedom, experience, and personal meaning. Reflect on what success means to you at your current stage in life. In the response, explain how success is currently defined (grades, college acceptance, achievements, happiness, etc.) and where those ideas come from. Then, consider whether that definition truly reflects personal values or if it is shaped by expectations from family, school, or society.

    Success right now feels like it is all about my grades and getting through junior year. These ideas mostly come from my teachers and parents because they talk about my future a lot. But I also think success is about being a good person and helping others. My own values are about my character and who I am and what I want to do. Being happy doesn't mean just completing all my assignments, being happy means to do what I love and go home doing other things beside school work.

Summary: In class we read chapter 9 and 10.

Reflection: I have to finish reading chapter 10 and answering the questions that come along with it. 

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