Post Eleven: Horror "Evil Whisperers"

Vera has been attending Churchill High School for a few months. She has been to four different high schools over the past year. They all kicked her out, because she was too mean and violent to the other teens. She never gets a long with anyone, but that was never her fault. She feels as if she has a demon inside of her. Vera doesn't have any control over her mind. Most of the time Vera hears whispers in her head. Every time she tries telling people about them, people think she's crazy. She hears the whispers mostly when she thinks mean thoughts. The whispers always put her in a bad mood and makes her do violent things towards other people. The demands are usually related to the mean thought Vera is having at that time. As Vera has been getting older the whispers have been getting worse. Since Vera doesn't have any friends, she sometimes gets lonely and likes having the whisperers to talk to. When the whisperers tell her to do a violent act or a bad thing she will continue to have a painful headache until it is complete. Vera feels like it is her job to do what the whisperers tell her to do. 

The whispers have seemed to stop when Vera has been around a boy named Jordan in her history class. Vera is always happy around him and never hears the whispers. Sometimes, she gravitates to him just so that she doesn't have to hear the whispers. When they start demanding something to her, she goes to see Jordan. He was her escape from them. He is the weakness to the whisperers.

Vera was on her way to history class, and suddenly started to receive a pounding headache.
She arrives at the class and glanced at Jordan from across the room. By then, the whispers had started. She heard the quiet demands, "kill him...kill him".
"NO!" Vera screamed. The entire class turns towards her.
"What!?" asked Jordan.
"Sorry..." Vera red as a tomato, walked towards Jordan and took her seat. She could never hurt the only friend she has ever had. This is the first time that the whisperers required her to kill someone. She didn't feel like she was capable of killing someone.
Her headache continued to get stronger. Sitting beside Jordan all the sudden didn't matter. She couldn't focus on anything. Vera kept moving her head from side to side, and decided to smack her head really hard. That just made the whispers more aggravated.
"I can't do it, not this time." Vera said to herself.
"What's wrong? Tell me." demanded Jordan as he gazed into her eyes. He saw that her pupils were extremely dilated. "Maybe you should go see the nurse."
"Yeh I should do that." Vera quickly gets up and sprints out of the classroom.
As she walks down the hall way towards the nurses office, she felt a force of wind. It was a force that she could not control.
The whispers threatened, "Do it, or we kill you."
Vera's headache became uncontrollable. Her vision has become blurred and feels her body slowly gravitating to the ground. Her ears start to ring with evil laughter. She feels a cold shiver up her spine.
"I'm not killing anyone for you. Haven't I done enough? "
Her brain has become numb, and her entire body has become paralyzed. Vera has decided not to give into the evil whisperers.

Post Ten: Mystery The "Safe House" Crime

• Setting: The story takes place in an old house that was deserted by the people who lived there years ago. The house has a nice big land with no close neighbours. Just surrounded by lots of trees and mountains. Nobody lives there now but it is known to be a hang out spot for all the local teens. A lot of different parties take place there. No one really cares that kids are in that house. The parents think it's a safer place to go then anywhere else. If there's no one living there, it shouldn't be an issue for anybody. It was considered the "safe house' for everyone in the neighbourhood. 

• One day, there was a young girl who just learned how to ride her bike. It was the first day where she was ready to explore different parts of the town. Her older sister decided to show her the safe house that everyone was talking about. It was considered to be the town's landmark.Once the two girls arrived to the house they went inside  and heard some footsteps coming from the background. That wasn't odd, there's always usually someone there doing something. They took a check together and discovered a body near the back door. The older sister checked the pulse and told her sister to get help. They both immediately ran home and told their mother to call 911. It was a 56 year old man that was lying dead in the backyard of the "safe house". The body was later to be identified as Charles Duran, a guy that the town looked up to. When people thought of Charles, there was never a hateful thought in their head. No one understood why he would be at the safe house. Only the teens go there. Why would an adult be there? Why was he there in that house dead? If only anyone knew. 

• One person did know of course...the criminal. His name Mike Duran. Charles Duran's second son. Mike is the youngest of two brothers. People around the town see him as a great kid, that is a part of the perfect family. His brother is only two years older then him. They practically did the same activities, which made it a lot harder for Mike to keep up with his brothers reputation. Mike always feels like he's chasing his brother and that got frustrating. It was never Mike's choice to do the same things that his brother did. He wanted to join the drama club at school instead of the football team. He wanted to take an art class, instead of gym class. The problem was that his dad never let him do anything Mike wanted to do. His dad would keep him in the exact path of his brother. He would always say to Mike that doing the arts isn't what the "Duran" family does. Mike's brother didn't like the fact that Mike did the exact same things as he did. They got tired of seeing each other everywhere they went. Mike's brother knew that this had to change. One day Mike's brother decided to quit the football team, because him and Mike were fighting way too much. When he got home he got punched in the face instantly by his own father. Mike saw it happening. There was screaming, crying, and of course punching. When Mike saw his father hit his mother, that put him over the edge. He decided that he needed to do something about it. Mike wanted to scare his dad somehow, just so that he would back off the family. He knew that his dad has never seen the "safe house" before. Mike asked him the next day if he would be interested in taking a walk down to the house with him for a bit. Mike always carries a pocket knife with him, it's just what people in the country do. He only wanted to scare his dad so with him he brought a small baseball bat, and said to his dad that they could practice a few swings. That day, they looked around the house and when they got in the back Mike swung the baseball bat at his dad. All Mike saw was anger in his dad's eyes. Mike saw two arms coming towards his face. As an instinct Mike took his pocket knife and stabbed his father viciously. He couldn't believe that he was capable of doing that to someone. The flashbacks of his dad punching his family continued to flash through his mind. Mike felt almost relieved seeing his dad lying there. Mike heard the front door open, dropped the knife, and ran away in a hurry. 

                                                          

• The detective on the case has been working murder cases on the country side for thirty years. He is very intelligent at these type of cases, and his motivation is to never let the bad guys win. His name is detective Dave. He is considered an old detective, but all the young guys go to him for help. Dave has dedicated his life to the job. Detective Dave is always first to the crime scene. No matter where he is when he gets a call, he is there. When he got to the "safe house" crime scene he noticed a pocket knife right away. He has exceptional observation skills and makes sure to pay attention to detail. It was lying on the floor next to where the body was. He could tell that the killer was inexperienced because there was blood footprints leading to where the killer left the scene. Dave knew that the killer must of been in a rush when he or she heard the two girls walking into the house. Those two girls were the only actual witnesses, but didn't actually see anything. Usually when people see something it makes it easier to identify the killer. As a detective, the first thing Dave's got to do is interview the family. He talked to the mother first. He saw that she had nervous behaviour and that she was very shaky. She was actually sweating from being so nervous. When the detective told him that her husband was dead she seemed to have no reaction. Detective Dave found that a bit odd for a girl who is now a widow with sons who will not have a father.  It was like she had already known. There was no actual physical evidence to prove that she was at the crime scene, but detective Dave's mind thought she was the killer. The detective decided to search her house. There was nothing out of the ordinary, but there was one pair of shoes with a bit of blood on it. Police found them in the garbage. It wasn't women's shoes. Detective Dave went to the two brothers. He put them in one room and asked who the shoes belonged to. The two boys looked at each other with a long gaze, then Mike slowly put up his hand. 

Romance Dialogue by Kara and Lauren

Setting: New York City.  Subway late at night. They are on the train, waiting for their stops.

                                       
                                                 

Eli is distracted by all the action that is going on in the subway. He finds it fascinating that everyone in the city has a place to be in a very short amount of time. While he was making observations, someone pulled his attention.

A girl walks onto the train talking loudly into her cell phone, causing everyone to look. She seems to be gossiping.
Realizing everyone is staring at her, she takes her seat.
Eli is staring at her. He’s not used to loud city people. Something about this loud girl makes her interesting.
“Can I help you?”
He takes out the earphone from his left ear. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to stare. I’m not used to hearing people have such honest conversations in public.”
“If you don’t want to hear it, then you don’t have to listen.”
“No, no. That’s not what I meant. Or rather, I wasn’t eavesdropping. Sorry.” He walks over and extends his hand to her. “I’m Elijah Newman.”
She looks at his outstretched hand confused. “Um, hi.”
“I didn’t mean to offend.” He retracts his hand but still studies the profile of her face. “What’s your name?” His abruptness surprises even himself.
“Bianca.”
“Bianca…last name?”
“Why the hell do you care?”
“Sorry. I’m not from New York. Where I come from everyone knows each other’s last name. I don’t know how this city works yet.”
“You’ll learn quickly.”
“People here are so honest. There’s no polite bullshit.”
“No ones got time for that in New York.”
“I think that’s why I like it here.” His gaze fell on her again. “Why I like the people here so much.”
The subway rolled to a stop. “Well, this is mine.”
“Oh, alright. I’ll see you around.”
She snorted. “I doubt that. This is New York.”
Bianca gets up to leave the train and her wallet is left on the seat behind her.
Noticing this Eli quickly gets to his feet grabs the wallet and runs after her.
Bianca has her headphones in and doesn't hear him calling to her.
He touches her shoulder.
She turns around and instinctively takes a swing at his nose.
Bianca realizes its him and shouts “What the hell? You can’t just sneak up on people like that.”
He holds out the wallet as a peace offering.
She looked from the wallet to his bleeding nose and back again. “Wow, you really don’t know how this city works.”
Bianca notices the blood streaming down his nose. “Ah, shit, sorry. You really shouldn't scare a girl like that.” She digs through her purse and hands him some tissue.
“Its fine. No really, it was crooked before anyway.”
She laughs for the first time.
“You’re kind of funny.” She grabbed hold of his arm. “If your nose isn't too badly broken, call me.” She scribbled her number on his forearm in sharpie. “I will show you around.”
He watched as she walked away. Eli had a broken nose and an arm covered in ink that probably wouldn't wash off for weeks. Eli was totally mesmerized.

Post Nine: Fantasy

• There has been magical powers moving through generations. Their powers have the ability to save citizens all across the globe. The powers have reached one man, that is scared about misusing his powers. His name is Walter Crush. He looks likes the everyday business man walking on the street, but when there is an emergency, Walter is the guy to call.

• In a blink of an eye Walter could disappear or run away at lightning speed. If someone gets injured he can heal them with just one touch. If something or someone gets in his way, he can physically crush it. The one power that he is still learning how to use is his mind manipulation. He can't control when he uses it or how he uses it. His entire family has struggled with their minds and sometimes do not even know how to think. He has a lot of work to do in order to be fully developed in mind manipulation. It is Walter's turn to figure out how to use it in a positive way.

• Walter was born with his powers. His mother's family has gone through magical powers for many generations. It has been a long family legacy, that no one knows where it is from. It is a family mystery that will never be solved.
• Walter has a job with the FBI safe unit. He is involved in a program that is dedicated to save citizens in a quicker manner. As soon as they get a call, Walter can be there in two seconds no matter where the location. He is the first in his family to get a good job out of the powers. His mom didn't like the idea of Walter opening his powers to the public. It makes her feel mad because she always thought it should be a family secret. Most of his family members hid their powers from society because they didn't want to be judged. Walter decided to change that to use his powers for something good. He didn't want them to go to waist.  
• The captain of the FBI safe unit thought Walter would be a great addition to his FBI team so that they could save more civilians. They now save people much faster then any emergency vehicle. 
• The restriction of his powers is that when he gets extremely angry, his powers unfortunately shut down. He needs to really know how to control his emotions in order to use his powers correctly. It is very risky when he is trying to save someone because if someone for some reason makes him feel angry, his powers will stop. That makes the person who he was trying to save in danger.
• Also, he can't over use his healing power, or else they will shut down for 24hrs. He would be unable to heal anyone in that time frame.
• Walter is still in the process of learning new things about his powers and what he is capable of. The citizens know that he is a helping force that they need.

Post Eight: Sci-Fi What if...

What if poverty rates increased by a huge amount? What if it got so extreme there was no such thing as a middle class? What if there was no such thing as classes? What would happen to our society?

There is now a huge gap between the rich and the poor. This much poverty causes a lot of default on society. Every society that has ever been created is now collapsing. People everywhere hate their living environments and their lives in general. Schools continue to shut down and students now have to live in poverty. Children have no education, and parents have no jobs to support them. Everyone has become depressed and sad about everything. This increase has not led to happy lives, it has made people want to die.

The poverty surroundings does not look pretty. The streets are filthy, covered with dirt and garbage that no one can escape. Every house seems to be abandoned. People are now turning to the dirty streets and have no place to call home. Society is just a dark and scary place to be a part of.

            


The conflict between the rich and the poor has escalated. Since the huge gap between the classes, the people in poverty are furious with the rich people that still exist in society. The working class is most of the population and it is a constant fight for money. This kind of frustration could lead to things like war and violence. It continuously keep causing destruction for society.

Moving to the streets, drinking from the water on the streets, digging through the trash on the streets, Deen used to have a life full of possibilities, but now it has full of disasters. Deen is a person struggling with poverty. His family used to be considered a person in the middle class, until society came to a halt. Deen is only 15 years old who was in school, until all schools in his area had to be shut down. Now he can't have any education or achieve a good job to support his mother. His mother is getting older in age and has been struggling with a sickness. She's been drinking a lot of contaminated water and hasn't been getting the nourishment she needs. Those things didn't used to bother her, but her body is becoming fragile. Deen knows that he could help her, if they had proper health care. For now, he watches as she continually gets weaker. He's constantly thinking of how there is medicine that can fix her.The medicine that he can't afford would make her healthy again. Deen would have been able to bring his mom to the hospital years ago, but now there is no money. He hates society and is angry at everyone in it. Deen feels like he has no purpose in this world anymore. Society has stopped him from living his life. He knows the only thing that he can do is attempt to make change. The thing that frustrates him the most is the fact that there are still people who are rich. He's mad at them for not helping people in poverty like him. It's just selfish money going to waste. Deen didn't used to be an angry person, but now all he feels inside is anger rushing through him. With this much poverty increase, there is no hope for Deen, his mother, or any other family struggling with poverty.

Post Seven: Poetry Reflection

I really don't like poetry so I wasn't very enthused going into this unit. I always find it boring and pointless. Poetry has never been something that comes to me very easily. It usually takes me a really long time to come up with ideas for a poem, and that always discourages me in making one. I surprisingly liked it better than I thought the unit better than I thought I would, once we started doing writing exercises.

 The most challenging part for me in this unit was analyzing poetry and song lyrics. I found those things hard to analyze because a lot of poems have a lot of meaning behind it and it's hard to get a good grasp on it. I love song lyrics that have a great meaning behind it but once I started actually reading the lyrics I stated to get confused, and wondered what the songs were really about.

 The assignment that was most effective on me was definitely the spoken word poetry. I didn't really know what spoken word was at the beginning. Learning about it was really interesting to me. It's a lot more open and has a lot less rules then other poetry. One thing that I did learn was that a spoken word has more impact if it has some sort of rhythm, but it doesn't have to rhyme. I also really liked how we weren't pressured into a topic. I was hesitant to present a spoken word in front of the class, but I wanted to challenge myself. Writing it was actually a lot easier than I thought. I picked a subject that I was really passionate and emotional about, so words just started to flow on the paper. The hardest part was presenting it. I did have my spoken word memorized when I was practicing by myself, but I was very nervous once I got in front of everyone. My paper began to be my comfort zone. I think if I practiced more I would have been a lot better, but I was definitely happy that I experienced it.

After this unit, I am now not as scared of poetry as I used to be. It made me more confident in my writing. I would still like to improve my writing and presenting skills, but I feel like I made a lot progress.

Post Six: Prairie Madness - Randompedia

Isolation with tough living
People are unforgiving

Affliction that affected settlers

The harsh weathers of the Plains

Cold winters filled with blizzards

Here comes the short hot sunny days.

{ CHORUS }
Depression and changes 

Families cramped inside for days and days

Land stretched out for miles and miles

Settlers affected in the Great Plains

Oh, the Prairie Madness...

.

No transportation

Just trying to get by

Settlers far apart from one another

Missing friends,
they may never see

Trying to escape the trauma

Adapting a new way of life

{ CHORUS }
Depression and changes 

Families cramped inside for days and days

Land stretched out for miles and miles

Settlers affected in the Great Plains

Oh, the Prairie Madness...

 Attached to their way of life back in the  East,  

Making their new homes in the West

 Women turning towards an exit 

 Men turning to violence.

{ CHORUS }
Depression and changes 

Families cramped inside for days and days

Land stretched out for miles and miles

Settlers affected in the Great Plains

Oh, the Prairie Madness...

Oh, the Prairie Madness...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_madness



Post Five: If I Should Have a Daughter by Sarah Kay - Analysis

"If I should have a daughter…“Instead of “Mom”, she’s gonna call me “Point B.”"

This spoken word poem really stuck with me. I liked how it wasn't too emotional because a lot of the spoken word poetry is really overwhelming with emotion, and that sometimes makes me feel uncomfortable. Throughout the performance she used a lot of hand gestures to grab the attention of the audience, and made it really affective. It was really passionate, yet not overly presented. I had a lot of favourite quotes from this poem and it had a lot of meaning behind it.

She starts the poem off positively with what she would tell her future child. Near the end of the poem it gets more negative but still positive in a interesting way. One of my favourite parts is her introduction to her poem. She starts off with saying that she wants her daughter to know that she is point B. I thought that was a great way to get the audience involved because it really made me question why she would want to be point B for her daughter. I thought all mothers would want to be point A for their child, but once she explained that she wants her daughter to always find the way to her, it created more meaning.

I love how Sarah is very honest throughout the poem. She just tells it like it is on how life works. She wants her future daughter to know that life is hard but you can always fight back and get back up.

"She’s gonna learn that this life will hit you, hard, in the face, wait for you to get back up so it can kick you in the stomach."

She also uses a bit of comedy to lighten the mood in her poem. Sarah talks about how there will be many sad points throughout life either dealing with boys or relationships, but Sarah will always carry an extra supply of chocolate. This is where I saw a lot of Sarah's personality come through. At this point she seemed so calm and knowledgeable about how those hard situations work. She made the audience laugh and effortlessly changed the mood.

"‘cause there is no heartbreak that chocolate can’t fix. Okay, there’s a few heartbreaks chocolate can’t fix."

Another one of my favourite parts of this poem is the way she ends it. It is very sassy, bold, and confident which shows her personality a lot. It shows that Sarah would do anything for her future daughter no matter what that scenario. She's telling her daughter that even if her voice is small, and can't be heard, don't give up.

"Your voice is small but don’t ever stop singing and when they finally hand you heartbreak, slip hatred and war under your doorstep and hand you hand-outs on street corners of cynicism and defeat, you tell them that they really ought to meet your mother."

This poem really shows the care that she would have to give her daughter. She uses creative writing techniques that makes the poem stick with you. It's really engaging how she can just say a line,and then turn it into something no one ever thinks about.

Winds of Darkness (Combination of 5 poems)

 

 

 

So early it's still almost dark out.

And the dark street winds and bends.

 And now, when merry winds do blow,

 the wind of banners

I stand amid the roar.

 

 

 

Line 1: Happiness by: Raymond Carver (http://100.best-poems.net/happiness.html)

Line 2: Where the Sidewalk Ends by: Shel Silverstein (http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/shel_silverstein/poems/14836)

Line 3: The Dark Hour by: William Henry Davis (http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/william_henry_davies/poems/3078.html)

Line 4: If You Forget Me by: Pablo Neruda (http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/pablo_neruda/poems/15705)

Line 5: A Dream Within A Dream by: Edgar Allen Poe (http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/edgar_allan_poe/poems/18847)

Cottage Paradise

Every summer she escapes

 

with no city, nor friend

 

Just the freshness of air

 

Sparkling liquid dancing in wave shapes

 

Orange, yellow, and pink sky blend

 

Nobody has a care

 

The bush, the beach, the lake

 

Brutal hot days in cold crisp water

 

There are sand castles to make!

 

The land getting hotter

 

Mountains from a far

 

Who really knows where we are?

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post Four: Short Story Reflection

I like reading short stories that have some sort of mystery behind it. I always seem to stick to a plot that has a mystery. I always like a story with an incident either shocking or intense. These sort of short stories always keep me reading. I also like having a character that is likeable in the story. I don't tend to read stories with characters that I dislike because it make me dislike the story. It does depend on the story, but a likeable character to me is a character that is strong, smart, and isn't afraid to show some emotion. Understanding how a character feels is really important to me. I want to know how a character is feeling in different moments. It's what makes the character easier to understand.

One of the short stories that I read during this unit was called an Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. This short story really stood out to me because it was intense and I liked how it had a major twist at the end. The story focuses on a character named Peyton Farquhar, who was about to be executed. Throughout the story your perceived that he escaped and that he survived, but it ends up to be all a dream. His character really stood out for me because as he is escaping I was routing for him to get away. The author really showed his emotions during every situation. I was really happy that he survived. Once I found out it was a dream I felt different kinds of emotions because I knew he wasn't going to survive. The story made me feel something, and that's what stood out for me.

When I was writing my short story, it was harder then I thought it would be. I edited it many times, and it was a big process to create it. What I found most challenging was creating an impact and making the story realistic. Creating that impact is ultimately an authors goal, but making it realistic would help a lot with the impact. That was very difficult aspect to accomplish because I was trying so hard to focus on making my story interesting, that I forgot to make it more realistic. My favourite stories to read are ones that have an impact, so I wish I could have created more of that in my story. I also didn't like the way I ended things. It was hard to create a conclusion because there were so many things I could have done. I would like to improve it a bit to create more of a twist at the end of the story. What I really liked about my story was my character. It was easy to write in her point of view because I felt like I knew her. I also like how I did a flashback, it makes the readers think about what is happening and makes the story really interesting. It revealed a lot of emotion for my character and I think helped understand her thought process.

I think I learned a lot in this short story unit, and I hope that my writing is improving. Going into this course I thought that the short story unit would have been really hard for me. Opening my imagination is difficult. It was exciting to see that I can come up with creative ideas and I learned a lot about short story writing.

Post Three: Auden's Diary (Character Creation)

Dear Diary,

I have too many thoughts in my head. Today I had a pretty good day, but I have pretty good days everyday. Nothing had changed. I want something new and exciting in my life. Living in a small-town gets rough for me. Friends are hard to find, it's quiet all the time, and nothing happens. It's getting depressing. Am I the only one who hates living here?

Early this morning it was raining outside, so I decided to go for a run. I love going for runs to clear my head. The rain coming down on my face, with the woods next to me really gives me a peace of mind. Takes me away from where I am for a few minutes.When I got back from my run I smelt something sweet coming from the kitchen. I usually get nervous when he cooks for me. He always wants to sit down at the table with me and have a "long talk". I sat at the kitchen table as my dad put pancakes in front of me. We then shockingly, had a long talk about how I am doing. I can't lie, I like when he worries about me, but there's some things that I don't like talking about. Things like why I don't have any friends coming to the house. It's not that I don't want friends, I just don't find the people in this town that great to be friends with. When I go to school I usually talk to a few people in class, just because I have to. Other then that, I don't have a best friend or even a good friend. I just have my dad.

I miss mom when it comes to this stuff. It's hard being a girl and not having anyone to look up to. I kind of miss talking about girlie things. My mom always liked braiding my long brown hair. She always looked in my hazel eyes and told me that I looked beautiful. No one really tells me that anymore. God I miss that. My dad tries his best, but mom always had the right things to say. I know she's looking down at us, but I always wonder if she's disappointed. I'm sure she has always wanted the best for me. Is this the best it gets? I guess time will tell.

When I got home from school that afternoon, I sat on the couch and I watched
football highlights with my dad. I don't really like sports, but my dad loves football, so I wanted to share that passion with him. I think mom would be proud of me for that. Two hours later we ate my favourite pasta dish that my mom used to make. It has a parmesan sauce and long stringy noodles. So good! After that I finished up my homework and went for another run. See... it was a good day. Nothing terrible happened, but nothing amazing happened either. It was ok.

I have dreams that one day I will be living in a great big city, with lively people all around me. I dream that I will be a fancy lawyer and make a difference in the world. I want to feel accomplished. That's why I need to get out of this small crappy old town.

                                                                Love Auden <3

55 Word Story

He was swimming. The warm summer sun, reflecting from the calm water. Frantically moving his arms in a forward motion, and his legs starting to get tired. The water splashing towards his face. He saw the sandy land in front of his face. He started giving up, trying to grasp for air. The boy sunk downwards.

Post Two: The Glass Castle Unit

What I learned in the glass castle unit is that parts of a memoir doesn't always have to be true. The events still have had to occur, but you can manipulate the memory to make the story better. The glass castle was the first memoir I have ever read. What I really enjoyed about this memoir was  her writing style. I liked how the author used a lot of understatements throughout her memoir. A lot of bad things would happen to her, but she would always act like they weren't a big deal. I think the overall message of the glass castle is that even if you have a bad childhood, doesn't mean that you will have a terrible life. Jeannette showed through her memoir that you can grow out of a bad life just like she did. She was trying to send message to people through her childhood experiences and how she got out of it.

When I was writing my memoir, I found it really hard to start it. At first, my worst challenge was trying to show it, not tell it. As I was writing my memoir, I learned that showing makes much more of an impact rather then telling it. Showing the story makes the style of writing much better and easier to understand. The thing that I enjoyed the most about writing my memoir was reflecting on the past and making it into an intense memoir. It was cool to see the changes of my memoir as I developed it. I reflected on a day that had a few blanks, but creating a memoir helped create that memory into an interesting story.

My writing changed a lot in this unit. I think the thing that changed my writing the most was learning how to not just tell a story. I used to just tell my stories, which made my writing boring. Creating something that you can show creates more of a dramatic effect. Now after this unit, I hope my writing has more of an impact.

Post One: Writing

What I like to write are personal stories, or retelling of important stories from my past. I like thinking back in the past and sharing how I felt in that moment. It tells me what moments were really important in my life. The type of writing I like are anecdotes, memoires, diaries, journals, spy stories and reports. I also like any type of writing that has some intensity to it. One of my strengths in writing is the fluent flow of sentences. I also think one of my strengths are interesting opening remarks. I'm always trying to think of a way to start things interesting. It is always something I look for when reading a book, so I try to put it into my writing. My ultimate weakness is I often repeat myself a lot. When I am writing opinionated things, I tend to repeat much of what I have already said. I'm taking this writing course to learn more about writing. Writing isn't my best skill, so I would like to improve that. I would like to get better at making up stories and opening up my imagination when I am writing. I hope by the end of this course I will be able to write amazing stories and learn many writing skills that can help me in the future.