In Class Writing 5

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We all know that catchy fairy tale phrase, once upon a time and what comes after it. The TV series, Once Upon A Time does not let down your expectations of the phrase either. It brings together the magic of fairy tales with the realistic problems of the everyday person. This series almost brings to life those fairy tales we were told as children.

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If you are a kid at heart or just really enjoy science fiction and fairy tales, then this is the show for you. You will be able to relate it to all of those tales you were told as a small child. The show also works in the hardships of real people. These two things help the watcher relate to the show easily. Each actor or actress has their own set of problems that they have to conquer and somehow it ties into some fairy tale. Since most people are pleased when something ends happily, this is just what they did. They add the happy ending with a lot of suspense to keep the watcher coming back. You definitely will not be disappointed with this TV show.

Reader Response 4

The evaluation by Scott was well written. I have never watched any of the James Bond movies and by the end of the evaluation I still had no idea what they were about. I mean, I understand it's an action packed movie and I know his "Bond. James Bond." phrase but I haven't the slightest clue of the plot. Scott really elaborates on the characters. I learned that James Bond is lively and takes his job seriously. And there are attractive women trying to seduce and distract him from his job, which I have no idea what that is. There are villains and weapons and foreigners, like any other typical hero action movie. There's Ben that catchy music that wraps you up and makes the movie more suspenseful. Scott compares this movie to other super hero movies which gives the reader a common ground. By not giving too much away about the movie I feel as if I could still watch it and not know what was going to happen next. By elaborating on the characters I feel like I could watch the movie and understand it better because I know the characters more. One thing Scott did not do was add what other critics have said about the movie. Overall, I think it was a good evaluation and will help me when it comes to writing my evaluation on the movie I picked.

In Class Writing Prompt 4

The hall was silent until she heard a classroom door slam shut right beside her. She turned and looked in all directions and no one was around. At this point she was a little creeped out but, she wasn't scared because it easily could have been a teacher, so she kept walking. This was one of her many bathroom breaks she had taken that day. She wanted to hide her hurt from everyone else so they wouldn't think she was being over dramatic but it was proving to be much harder than what she thought. The night before her boyfriend of a year had broken up with her, she didn't understand why, everything was going so well she thought. They were always together and were the couple everyone thought would get married. But, when he told her they were over he didn't give her a single explanation. That morning at school she walked in and was the center of attention, all her classmates were by their lockers whispering to their friends and this made it all worse for her. She then turned the corner and right there standing was her love and some girl that had just moved there a month ago. This was the beginning of the end for her. She stood up tall and walked right by and right into the bathroom and sat down and cried. All her friends burst through the door and were trying their hardest to comfort her but it wasn't enough, that's not the comfor she wanted. The day seemed to just slowly move on and at the last bell she bolted out of the school and walked home. After that day all she wanted to do was just go and lay down and sleep. After a week or two things started to get better, she was going out with her friends and she even won homecoming queen. The homecoming king was the quarterback of the football and team, and not bad looking either. They went shopping for their dress and tux together and ended up having a really good time. When homecoming night came around she was getting ready and came downstairs, her date told her she looked absolutely beautiful and they left for the dance. When they arrived everyone was stunned, especially her ex-boyfriend. He knew is messed up big time.

Juno

Reading the review for Juno was kind of well, a review. I had watched Juno before and thought it was a decent movie. I have not watched it in a long time so my view to it probably has changed now that I am more mature. I thought the review was a very good review. It presented negatives and positives; a negative would have been that the dialogue was too clever and sarcastic and a positive would have been that Juno would kind of be a role model to young teenage girls, in a way. I kind of disagree with when they said that the dialogue was too sarcastic or clever compared to real-life teen pregnancy because I think it would be just the same in real life. Some people have to cope with things like that, if something is really hard for a person then they will kind of joke about it to make it seem not so bad. I think when her evaluation of the movie was on point when she said that the movie had a lot of heart. I agree, Juno is a movie that has a screwed up situation and the characters still try to make the best of it. One of the critics that Heinekamp included in her evaluation that said that it would have been more realistic if Juno would have gotten an abortion, I think is wrong. If you look at teen girls that are pregnant these days most of them are having the baby. I think it is more realistic for her to carry out with the pregnancy, but I think it would have been more realistic of her to keep it too. You do not always hear about abortions and people getting them which makes her having one less realistic and it would have been very controversial. Overall, I thought the review was pretty accurate.

In Class Writing Prompt 3

How I met your mother is one of my favorite tv shows. I especially liked this episode though. I like how it showed what each guy wanted out of his life but each time they talked about it they always included each other. They were always there for each other to make each other feel better. I think this episode was kind of realistic because everyone always has that picture of what they want to be like in a couple years. And they typically want to be richer, better looking and so much more. Everyone has their ideal life but it never works the way that they planned. Just like in this episode they all had their ideal life but when it came down to the present, their life was better than they imagined. People are very impatient and don't like to wait for the things that they want so when it doesn't happen right away they are disappointed. Patience is key in life. I don't always think about this, like a lot of people. I went the things I want when I want them, I hate waiting. But, really you need to be happy with what you have and tell yourself, one day you'll have the things you want now, or something better. That is what I learned from this episode.

College in General

I cannot really complain much. I like college, much better than high school. I mean I would much rather not go to school at all. It is not really the learning that gets to me and stuff, it is the fact that I have to get up early 3 days out of the week and drive here.. to learn. That drives me crazy. I was actually pretty nervous about it coming in on the first day, mainly because I had absolutely no idea where I was going. I can deal with not knowing people and not talking to them and getting weird stares because frankly I don’t really care because half the time I’m still half asleep. And the more I thought about it, it really sucked I was not going to know anyone. I mean I went to the same school for the past 12 years of my life and I grew up with the same kids, for the last 12 years of my life. I may not have liked them all but it was still bittersweet leaving it behind. I am thankful that I am getting a head start though so next year when they are all complaining and sad I can be like listen, it’s going to be the best time of your life. Right now no one believes me, they are terrified that it is going to be so hard and they are going to have so much work. Well you do, but you have plenty of time to do it. I like my classes too. I think what I like most about college is that I will be taking classes over what I like to learn about, not what I have to learn about. Besides this year though because I have to take all these gen. eds. I do like most of the classes though so it is not too bad. But, that is kind of my overall view of college as of now, we’ll see if that changes.

In-Class Assignement 2

The object I brought to class was a planner. It is blue and has silver binding. It is about an inch thick with paper. It feels smooth and the pages feel like typical paper. The binding is hard and cold. It does not really have a smell. It does not speak words but when I flip through the pages it makes a "flish, flish, flish" noise. When I accidentally rip a page it makes a "chhh" noise. I will not taste it because I doubt it tastes very good. It is related to writing because I can write down the things I need to accomplish each day. I can use it to write down ideas I get at random times too. It also helps me remember what day it is so I can stay focused on what I need to to do that day. It does not help a lot with reading. If I put my writing assignments in it I will get them finished on time because I will have easy access to when they are do. If I write ideas down then I can go back and look at them because it is hard to remember everything. This will help me write better papers.

Reading Response 2

While reading The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death, I found it almost hard to keep up with. After reading the introduction and the whole story it showed a lot that her parents were English teachers and that she lived in a funeral home. I think she looked up to her parents a lot, especially her father, but I thought it was sad that her parents were always so busy and they did not really spend time together. I think this is what caused her to be such an unhappy person and so bitter. I think her knowing why her dad killed himself helped her, a lot and made her realize she did not want where she lived to impact her like that. I think it is sad that he killed himself and that it was because of the small town that he lived in. It makes me happy that I do not live in a small-minded town like that, that is kind of cut off from the rest of the country. I think it was nice that because of where she lived, her parents being English teachers, and her reading poetry, she wanted to write it. She seemed like a very creative person but her parents kind of stopped her. Her dad thought he was helping her but really he was kind of making her dislike it in ways because he wanted to perfect everything she did. Her parents being busy all the time helped her grow as a person and make her more responsible which is a very good thing.

In Class Writing Prompt 1

I am not so much afraid of writing and being creative, it's that I never know what to say. When I start writing a ton of things run through my mind and I am not sure which one to go with. I also am not real sure on how to start it either. When I start my "grabber" I think of the sentence I want to say but then I go back and change it about 10 times. I am not afraid of being creative, it is just hard sometimes. It is harder for me to be creative with writing because it is not something that I really want to do, it is not something I want to put all my effort into most of the time. When it comes to something I really like and enjoy I will be creative and not have any difficulty in doing it. So, maybe I should I write about stuff I really enjoy and that pertains to me, but that is not always possible. Ways to be creative in the literacy narrative are to use a lot of detail. If you talk about what the one thing is that made you not want to write or want to write then talk and explain a lot about it because that is the main topic. If you give a lot of detail about something it makes the reader feel like they are in your place and helps them know what is happening and may help them enjoy what they are reading a little bit more. I can achieve self-efficacy by trying to get more into writing by writing about what I like and what I enjoy writing about. And if I cannot write about what I want, then I need to do research and try my hardest to enjoy what I have to write about. I need to work on writing in detail and trying to catch the readers attention a lot better. I am not afraid to write because if I was I would have a lot of trouble writing this prompt but I am not. I think this is because this prompt is about me and how I feel about something, it is always easier to write about yourself because that is what you know best. Writing about yourself and what you like or do not like is one thing that comes at ease. A lot of people may not like writing about themself and like writing stories that just come off the top of their head and I give them props. I wish I could sit down and just let a story roll off the top of my head, I think I cannot do that because I am not very creative when it comes to stuff like that. I like hands-on things and being creative that way.

Reading Response 1

Nemat's story the Seconhand Bookseller is a heartwarming story. It is kind of sad that the little girl just goes to her room all the time and does not really interact with her mother or father. I feel like all kids should definitely interact with their parents. I think it gives an accurate representation or middle class families thought because it shows parents working all day to provide for their family and the children are growing up to be very responsible. The little girl makes her own lunches and does her homework all on her own, it shows how well kids can still grow up in a working family. I think it is precious that the little girl likes reading so much too. She does her homework and then reads for the rest of the night, it shows how much she has to be learning. It made me happy to see that her mother wanted to help her get more books even with a tight budget. And the fact that she went to the bookstore and the old man was generous enough to give her a book for cheaper than what it was priced was awesome. He saw that the little girl took reading to the heart and it made her really happy. It seems like even though the story was very short you learned a lot about the little girl and her life.