The Victorian Era research helped me a lot to understand how times were back then. For example, I found out that the men were supposed to always be in charge of the family. I also learned that women back then wanted to be cared for and therefore it was not unusual for an 18 year old girl to marry a 35 year old man. From my research I have been able to understand certain situations in the story. Many things that I learned about in my research happened in The Importance of Being Ernest.

One concrete detail that involves some of my research is when Jack is almost getting interviewed to be Gwendolen's husband. Lady Bracknell asks him about parents, income, etc. because she wants what is best for Gwendolen. Another example from my research is Algernon seems older/slightly more mature then Cecily is. Cecily is only 18 but Algernon seems as though he is 25 years old even though he's not. They get engaged very young which was uncommon back then.

In 2010 my new year's resolution is going to get good grades in all of my classes and improve my hitting in baseball. I need to improve my test grades and also improve the offensive side of my game in baseball. These goals are reasonable and can be met by doing the following things.

To improve my test grades in my classes I will have to study more. I wont put studying off until the night before the test anymore. I also will take better notes so it will be easier to study. Improving my test grades will help getting good overall grades in all of my classes. To improve my hitting I'm going to have to do a few things. First, I will start going to the batting cages more often, 3-4 times a week. I will also workout more so then I will be able to have more power as well as bat speed. Doing these things will help me improve my batting in baseball.