Summer
Have you ever had an amazing summer? I’ll tell you my last summer was amazing. I got to stay up late, hang out with friends, go to parties, eat lots of food, off of school and all that fun stuff. Last summer my greatest memory has to be just hanging out with my friends. Friends are a very important part of my life and I’m sure they are in everyone else’s lives too. If you don’t have friends you have no one to talk to, no one to hang out with, and no one to share memories with. Some of the friends I share good memories with are Trevor Greene, Alex Zabel, Jordan Hass, Riley Sheahan and John Conroy. I have been friends with all of these guys for a while. They always look out for me and are always fun to hang out with. Everyone needs a friend no matter what age you are.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
To Build A Fire
How To Build A Fire
Can you imagine what it is like to live in -50 degree weather? The weather would be so cold that you would not be able to move! Plus, not only was he freezing cold, he was starving hungry. So, since he was so cold he was shaking, and then since he was so hungry he was shaking. In the story How To Build A Fire by Jack London, very tragic and scary things happen to the characters.
In this story the suspense and the words that kept you on the edge of your seat were amazing. During this story I was always at the end of my chair wondering what was going to happen next. This story was man vs. nature because the man in the story battled nature the whole time. When he was out in the cold, he had to battle nature to make his way back alive. He would build fires to keep him warm, and take pieces of grass and tie them around his fingers and toes to cut off his circulation. So, like I said he had to battle nature and win against nature in order for him to make it home alive.
When thinking of suspense stories, or films, there is always lots of adventure in the suspense stories. In this story it was a big adventure for the man, because he had to find his way out of the cold climate or he would die. He ended up being so cold that he died. Some of the time he was positive thinking and saying to himself I’m going to make it, but at other times he was saying I’m going to die. You should always be positive even if it something that is so bad. There is always a positive side to everything.
Not only did this story have suspense, it had plenty of horror to it also. It was very terrifying when the man was starving and freezing. I was not sure if the man was going to die or if the man was going to live. At first, I thought he was going to live because that is how a lot of stories are, sad then in the end it is happy. Not in this story. The man ends up dying. So, it starts with sad, and ends with the saddest possible, death.
Although you make think there is someone so strong and so buff in this world, nature will always win. Nature will always be stronger than man. There is no way found out yet that humans have stopped things like earthquakes, tornadoes, or hurricanes. Take Haiti for an example. There is nothing left there, almost everyone there has died. The whole place is wiped out. Nature is stronger than man and there is nothing we could do about it yet.
Can you imagine what it is like to live in -50 degree weather? The weather would be so cold that you would not be able to move! Plus, not only was he freezing cold, he was starving hungry. So, since he was so cold he was shaking, and then since he was so hungry he was shaking. In the story How To Build A Fire by Jack London, very tragic and scary things happen to the characters.
In this story the suspense and the words that kept you on the edge of your seat were amazing. During this story I was always at the end of my chair wondering what was going to happen next. This story was man vs. nature because the man in the story battled nature the whole time. When he was out in the cold, he had to battle nature to make his way back alive. He would build fires to keep him warm, and take pieces of grass and tie them around his fingers and toes to cut off his circulation. So, like I said he had to battle nature and win against nature in order for him to make it home alive.
When thinking of suspense stories, or films, there is always lots of adventure in the suspense stories. In this story it was a big adventure for the man, because he had to find his way out of the cold climate or he would die. He ended up being so cold that he died. Some of the time he was positive thinking and saying to himself I’m going to make it, but at other times he was saying I’m going to die. You should always be positive even if it something that is so bad. There is always a positive side to everything.
Not only did this story have suspense, it had plenty of horror to it also. It was very terrifying when the man was starving and freezing. I was not sure if the man was going to die or if the man was going to live. At first, I thought he was going to live because that is how a lot of stories are, sad then in the end it is happy. Not in this story. The man ends up dying. So, it starts with sad, and ends with the saddest possible, death.
Although you make think there is someone so strong and so buff in this world, nature will always win. Nature will always be stronger than man. There is no way found out yet that humans have stopped things like earthquakes, tornadoes, or hurricanes. Take Haiti for an example. There is nothing left there, almost everyone there has died. The whole place is wiped out. Nature is stronger than man and there is nothing we could do about it yet.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Journal 1-19-2010
For our journal today we have to write about which story was man vs. himself. The short story that was man vs. himself was the movie we watched and the stroy we read which was the necklace. In that story a woman borrows a necklace she got from a friend and ends up losing it. She feels so terrible and embarrased that she lost it she went and had it replaced. She thought it was real diamonds so she went out and bought a real diamond necklace. Later she talks to the woman and tells her that she has been living a hard life since she had to buy that necklace. The woman tells her that the necklace was fake and was barely worth anything. The reason this story is man vs. himself is because she lost the necklace and has to do whatever she can to replace it. Its not man vs. nature because nature has really nothing to do with it. It also is not man vs. society.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Writing Goals
Writing Goals-
1. Have people read my writing when I am done
2. Include a good thesis
3. Review my story myself
4. Use more voice in my story
1. Have people read my writing when I am done
2. Include a good thesis
3. Review my story myself
4. Use more voice in my story
Journal 1-18-2010
The story that is man vs. nature is to build a fire. In this story a man is trapped outside in -50 degree weather. He was so cold he could barely move so it was like his body was frozen. Can you imagine being outside when it is that cold? It would be scary and insanely cold. The man tried building fires to get warm, and he also would cut up animals and get inside of them for warmth. In the story the man was told by an older man not to go outside because it was so cold and you would not make it back alive. He did not listen and still went. Since it was so cold the man ended up dying. If its that cold outside there really isn't anything you can do. This stroy teaches you that you should almost always listen to your elders unless it does not make sense, or unless you know they are wrong.
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