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Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the end of safety. And at such a moment, unable to see and not daring to imagine what the future will now bring forth, one clings to what one knew, or thought one knew; to what one possessed or dreamed that one possessed. Yet, it is only when a man is able, without bitterness or self-pity, to surrender a dream he has long cherished or a privilege he has long possessed that he is set free—he has set himself free—for higher dreams, for greater privileges.

I saw myself through the lyrics of this song, which we were asked to analyze on the first day of AP Language & Composition class:

I had a dream that you were mine
I’ve had that dream a thousand times

Dear Advanced APCS students,

In order to provide an excellent learning environment for you in this coming school year, I would like you to help me answer the following questions, be as specific and detailed as possible, so that I can do a better job in terms of fulfilling your needs. Thank you for your time.

When I was cleaning up my GitHub repos and stars, I found GitHub’s style guide for Swift, and I find this 2nd most starred style guide quite amusing.

This letter was included into the summer packet with minor modifications

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for (Student student : APCSA.future.students)
    System.out.print("Hello "+ student.name);

You’ll learn about computer science and Java here. You won’t be learning about how to write visually attractive programs for the most of the times, but what you learn will empower you to write those programs with ease. This course is the prerequisites for all other CS courses, but why are you taking it? For me, I was here to learn.

Accessible methods from the Java library that may be included on the exam

The near in blood, the nearer bloody.

There’s daggers in men’s smiles.