MY STORY.......

Just another Day at School
Today in French class we were talking about how teachers judge kids based on their clothing just like students judge other students. I found this to be shocking even though when I think about it I realize that it is part of human nature to judge others. I don’t know maybe in my mind I see teachers as pure moral beings. Another reason that I feel that teachers have some sort of superior persona is the fact that they have supernatural powers. Teachers can hear the slightest whisper and have super sight. Like today in Creative Writing some kids were talking about something in the corner of the room and the teacher heard exactly what they were saying. I was right next to her and I didn’t hear any of what the students were blabbing about, I was amazed at her powers. An example of teacher super sight is how teachers can see kids on their cell phones texting across the room. It seems like a kid will be using his or her phone and a second later the teacher will be behind them with her hand out waiting to take it away. Back to the main point though I thought teachers were supposed to be nonjudgmental and to see the good in everyone. My teacher went on to say that the number one thing teachers notice is when a girl dresses trashy. This discussion today kind of reminded me of back in sixth grade when my teacher asked me about my girlfriend. She then went on to tell me that her and the other teachers were talking about me and my new girlfriend at lunch that day. I was so surprised that teachers spent time talking about their students during lunch, I wonder if that stuff is still talked about today among the high school teachers? Well today has been a reflective day thinking about the past and the present. It’s weird how all these past memories are floating into my head at the same time. Well this is enough for today, over and out.

I FOUND THIS PLAY>>>>>>>>>>

Written In March by William Wordsworth
The cock is crowing,The stream is flowing,The small birds twitter,The lake doth glitterThe green field sleeps in the sun;The oldest and youngestAre at work with the strongest;The cattle are grazing,Their heads never raising;There are forty feeding like one!Like an army defeatedThe snow hath retreated,And now doth fare illOn the top of the bare hill;The plowboy is whooping—anon-anon:There's joy in the mountains;There's life in the fountains;Small clouds are sailing,Blue sky prevailing;The rain is over and gone!


I picked this poem because it is simple and has good rhythm. I also like the fact that the poem reminds you of being on a farm and the wholesome life farmers lead.
March is the time of year when winter starts to come to an end and the grass starts to show through patches of melted snow. It is also when animals start to become more active and that things start to pick up around the farm.
In William’s poem he uses personification to emphasis the changes around the farm. An example of this is when he says “The green field sleeps in the sun.” This is personification because he is giving the field the human quality of sleeping. He also uses a lot of imagery in his poem to share with the reader how excited these changes make him feel. This poem would not be as good if he hadn’t added these image devices.
The tone of my poem is happy and joyous. He is happy that winter is finally over and that he can start working outside on the farm. His rhyming and his chose of adjectives communicates his overzealous attitude towards the coming of the spring.

WRITING TERRITORIES

My daily writing life is........

I am a very creative person but I often have a hard time expressing myself through my writing. Maybe this problem stems from the fact that I do not write that much, lets just say that I would rather read then write. I like to read mystery novels and interesting biographies. When I am forced to write, I tend to write about my past experiences. I would like to think I lead an interesting life.

Something to think about........

Last night I was watching the caucuses on CNN and I was very intrigued about what was happening. It was very intense sitting there and watching as Obama’s Texas percentages came closer and closer to Hillary’s. I was very angry this morning when I woke up and read that Hillary took both Texas and Ohio. I was hoping that Obama would destroy Hillary’s chances of becoming the democratic nominee. Sorry to all of you who like Hillary but I don’t feel that she has what it takes to become the next president. Yes, she does have more political experience then Obama but she’s sometimes very vague about what she is going to change if she does become president and at what rate her changes will take place.

TOWARDS THE FUTURE/FROM THE PAST

Writing my play was.........
I found writing a play to be surprisingly enjoyable. It actually was a very easy thing to do. When I finished my play I was very proud of what I had accomplished even though my play was not as good as some of the other ones I heard in class. My favorite part about the play writing experience was to hear what other people wrote. It is amazing how we all have such different ideas but I did find the girl meets boy type of play to be repetitive.

Ten year olds need to know........
If I were to give advice to a ten year old I would tell them not to do drugs and to wear their seatbelt while riding in the car. I would also talk to them about the importance of seizing every opportunity in life. You only live once so you have to make your life exciting and live it as if each day was your last one. These pieces of advice would be based off my own personal experiences and those of the people around me. I would also talk to them about the importance of taking high school seriously. In order to go places in life you usually need to get a good college education. In order to get the good college education you need to do well in high school.

Memorable plays need........
I don’t for see myself writing something that will last forever. You have to writing an amazing work of art in order for it to be remembered for generation. I don’t know how people can write pieces that our so memorable or what makes them memorable. I wish I could answer these questions but I feel there is a psychological reason for why some people are drawn to specific theatrical pieces. If people can relate to something they feel the need to refer back to it every time they feel the need to remind themselves of their morals.

MY EXTRAORDINARY PLAY

THEME IN WRITING...............
I feel that having a strong theme is an important element in writing. I do however think that not all pieces of literature need to have a theme. Many mystery novels do not exert a main idea or expect you to learn anything from them. They are specifically made for entertainment purposes. To me theme helps make the reader think and relate what is happening to their own lives. Themes help to make stories more then just stories, into marvelous and stupendous works of art. This transformation is what grabs the readers attention and helps them to learn from what they have read.

AND THE THEME OF MY PLAY IS...............
My theme is that in order to be happy in life you need to have money. I know that money is not everything but in order to be remotely happy in life you need to have some money. People that have to scrap together money each month to pay off their bills, pay rent and other fees probably wish they had more money so that their life could become easier. I am not saying that everyone needs to become filthy rich but I do think that middle class families are typically happier then families of the lower class. Money in the bank.

AND THE CONFLICT OF MY PLAY IS................
Some conflicts that I could use in my story are a family battling the struggles of poverty. This is a conflict that many families face today. But, my story has a twist; one of the relatives of this family dies and leaves them $1,000,000,000. When the family becomes rich their morals change and they realize that money is not the only thing in life that relates to happiness. Being rich basically didn’t make them any happier then they were when they were dirt poor.

STARTING OUT CREATIVE

READING IS BREATHING IN.....
I feel that reading is very important to writers. Reading helps writers to gather ideas for their own work and is a great way for writers to establish their own voice. In order for writers to compose written pieces they need to be inspired by something or someone like another writer. When writers start out they need to look at the works of other writers so that they may gain knowledge about the writing process. The best way to learn something new is from someone with prior knowledge in the category you seek to better acquaint yourself with.

CONCERNING THOUGHTS.....
Something that really concerns me is recycling... ok actually it doesn’t concern me but it’s something I’ve been wondering. For the last week I have been trying to find an answer to whether or not there is a certain amount of times that you can re-recycle something. So... basically I want to know if atoms can be reshaped and formed so many times that they combust and no longer hold together. I know it is kind of a weird thought but if you think about it I think you will start to wonder the same thing.

INSPIRATION.....
Someone that inspires me is Thomas Edison. He was a great inventor and a world renowned genius. The thing about him that inspires me most is the fact that he accomplished so much in his life time. I wish that I could as inspirational as him. He did it all and he didn’t even have to go to school. Seriously though, he is an amazing man and I hope that we can see someone as influential as him in our generation.

Spike Lee's BIG DEBUT

Do the Right Thing really had a controversial ending. My class was able to talk almost two class periods about the morality of the ending and whether or not the right thing was done in the end. Everyone’s thoughts had me battling my own interpretation of the ending. I still however, feel strongly that Mookie made a terrible move when he decided to feed into the destructive intentions of the mob. I felt that Mookie made this decision after the cops took away Radio Raheem’s body and the crowds focus shifted towards Sal, his sons and Mookie himself. I interpreted it as Mookie throwing the trashcan through Sal’s window in order to tell the crowd that he was on their side. Mookie saved his own behind in order to preserve his place in the community and his actions tell the audience that life is more important than material possessions. Everyone knew that what happened to Radio Raheem was wrong and I feel that the crowd needed to take their anger out on someone. This point brings us back to the original conflict of whose fault was it that Radio Raheem got killed. One can argue that it was Raheem’s own fault because of his obnoxious behavior which caused Sal to break his radio which in turn started the fight. On the other side of the argument though when can say that Sal knew what he was getting himself into when he broke Raheem’s radio and that he shouldn’t have acted on impulse. I don’t feel that there is a right answer to whether Mookie did the right thing or not and that it all depends on how a person characterizes Mookie’s actions.