Story Time

I currently am a violinist. We needed to sharpen our musical skills for our concert on the evening of October 28. We went into the PAC to perform our amazing pieces of creative works of art. The sound thundered throughout the room with a sense of pure happiness. My teacher was full of pride as he looked at our gathering of outstanding teens. He praised us for our accomplishments and said he would reward us with a spooky adventure. He brought us to a frigid room with cold stone steps leading to a platform. He then lectured us how we needed to take everything extremely serious and there should be no nonsense taking place. We went up the uninviting stairs and were met by a dark, coal colored ladder. I watched him vanish up this portal to another level above. I looked about my peers uncertain if I should follow. I then grasped the ladder and made my way creeping upwards. I had no problem going up it as for I didn't look down like the foolish people did. I then stepped on a platform that looked out upon the whole room. The catwalk was right next to me. I felt superior to everyone else in the school because few would get to experience this. We evenly spread out for safety issues. I then roamed around the crowed area which I was confided in. We did not get to stay up there long for there was a limited amount of enjoyments we could do up there. I had to descend back to the ground and once I saw how long the fall was, my heart raced at an intense speed. My hands became all clammy and my throat was becoming tighter and tighter. It was like I had a snake wrapped around my neck slowly cutting off my air supply. I scurried down that ladder in record time. I was filled with pride as I felt the cement under my dainty feet. I sprinted out those doors and sat down to have my normal lunch. I felt like I had a little secret since no one at my table had no idea what I went through during 3rd period.

Writing about Writing

My favorite writing piece would have to be my book review I wrote about Gone With the Wind. I had to write it last year in block. It was my best writing because I really connected with the book and understood it. It was easy to just get my words flowing and not once did I have to sit and think about what to say next. I got one of the highest grades on it and my teacher asked if she could keep it for examples. I really showed how Scarlett uses her immense pride to over come some of the toughest challenges you can face in life. Also I showed how the effects of the civil war affected everyone. It was one of the few times that I was able to write carefree without letting myself have the pressure of knowing I was getting graded on it. If I could have more school writing assignments where I was able to write with such confidence that I felt no pressure, I would be one happy student!

Pride and Prejudice

My feelings towards the book so far is that it is confusing. They switch who is talking way to often and its hard to keep up with which characters are speaking. They also don't make a clear theme or plot. There is no real description of the setting or what some characters look like. Also they introduce to many characters at one time to keep track with everyone. The one thing I do like is Elizabeth. Her character is interesting to me. She sorta reminds me of my mother.
Characters will be one the main thing to point out in my project. The whole point of the book is people and their relationships with one another. The whole reason for the characters is to get the story going so it will reach its climax. All it is right now is people talking with one another. There isn't any action.
Pride and Prejudice is like Gone with the Wind. They both have a huge focus on pride. They mention pride a lot in the book and in Gone with the Wind, the reason for why most conflicts happen is because of Scarlett's pride. Also they both deal with love which is why they are love stories. They both also take place in the 1800's and the main characters are women.
I think I am going to make a movie. That seem like the easiest way to capture the true meaning of the story. Also because I am not good at all at art. I don't really have any other options because I don't remember the other choices we had for our projects.

Extending The Themes(:

When I read to To Kill a Mockingbird the fact that so many people judge each other and have preset judgments really related to me and the other students at school. A lot of people are very judgemental towards one another and once a group of people have an idea about you, it sticks. There is no changing it. You never really think what this does to people. I saw the effects through the book. As you read on many characters are pinpointed for being prejudged. Tom Robinson, the woman of the town, Mayella being called white trash even though she tried her best to be above that, and many more. They knew they couldn't change the name society had given them. That's why Tom took 17 bullets.
Another way this book spoke to me as an individual is because I have a sister who is the same age difference as Scout and Jem. You watch Jem grow up and not need Scout that much, He stops wanting to do things with her and is very grumpy towards her. They way he acted to Scout was the same was my sister did once she became a teenager. This just shows Jem trying to gain his independence without needing Scout there with him.
This book to me is a reminder. It reminds you how one person can effect a whole community with just a few words. That you must be careful what you do and say because the consequences might change people's lives for the worst. Also that children have the same effect. Scout proved that by calming the angry mob down by talking about Mr.Cunningham's son. Everyone thought about how they had kids at home and how would they feel if someone beat them up badly. Next time your going to do something, think about if the outcome will be good or bad. You might be suprised by your answer.