Read Response 3

I liked this episode because it showed that the future is unpredictable. One way it shows it is that Ted always thought he was going to married right away, but he was not until 2013. Also it shows that people and their views can change. A good example of this would be Barney. He always says there was a new girl he was "dating", but in the end he just want to stay with that one girl. It was also funny, but it leaves you hanging on what might happen in the future for me. Will I accomplish my goals? Will I get married? The things no one really knows, and this episode is a good example of expect the unexpected. Things change, people change, and the future is unpredictable. You learn this through all the experiences that they ho through, but that they never thought would happen. Ted was not married at 34, Lily left Marshall, and Barney wanted to settle down. At the end you could tell they got what they wanted despite the obstacles they forced. All worked hard to get where they are at that time. The future is unpredictable, but this is episode makes you wonder what it will be like for me or others. I truly did like these episode with its humor, but more about the message. Which was to be optimistic of the future because you never know what might happen. It also had a lot of comic relief. For example, Ted being a lonely old man with pizza boxes every where, and everyone else living happy wonderful lives.

Reading Response 4

I have never watched the James Bond movies, so I thought when I would reading this I would be able to figure out the plot. I was wrong as I read this I got more and more confused on what the author was trying to say. I had a hard time following the passage, it went for the movie to like a different movie to compare it and it just added to my confusion. Also I felt to make this paper better they should have added some citations. That way it would not make it a paper that was all about opinion. I do admit he did well on talking about the action scenes and comparing them to other movies. It just would have been better if it went in order, and I could clearly get the message he was trying to say. I did thinking though that comparing it to the other James Bond movies was a good idea, but not comparing it to the Dark Night, because they are two different movies. Scott also did a great job on creating background information on each character and other movies they were in. The big thing that i felt was lacking was information and evidence. This paper just got to the point where it became all background and opinion. Nothing came from an other critic, or used information that supported his ideas. Next, I thought that an other good thing he did was describe the music. This was one of the best things about the paper. It made you think of the song and sing it, as if you are actually watching the movie. The overall paper did not make me want to go and see the movie. Instead it made me more confused than if i were to actually watch the movie. Although Scott had some good techniques, it still did not help me with the whole understanding of the movie since i have not seen it.

In class writing 4

The hall was silent until she heard a faint scream from a distance. This scream was not like any other scream she had ever heard before. This scream sent chills down your spine. She did  not want to find out where or who this scream was coming from, but she was going to find out soon anyway. She had been staying at a new friend's house. the friend had informed her that her house was haunted, but the girl just thought she was playing a trick on her. It was 2:30 in the morning and the other girl had been asleep. She however had a hard time sleeping, and thought maybe a glass of ice cold water would help her. She was walking down the pitch black hall to the kitchen, when she heard it. The scream was not coming from the area her friend was at, so she knew it was not a joke. She tried to shake it off like it was her mind playing trick on her, but she heard it again and again. After the third scream she realized it was not a joke, but there was actually a ghost with her. She ran back into the room where her friend was after the fourth scream. Only to wake her friend up, who had been sleep for about a hour now. The friend informed her that she was joking to try and scare her. Then all of a sudden they heard the sound of a scream again this time it sounded closer. The girls jumped out of the bed and screamed. Going back into the bed they hid under the covers; using the covers as a protective shield against whom or whatever was coming. They heard the sounds of faint footsteps creeping towards them, and the creaking of the door as it was being opened. Who ever it was they were soon going to find out.

In class writing 3

After reading the summary and have watched the movie before, I would have to agree with the author. I feel like she does a great job on getting the attention of the readers and making you understand the what happens in the movie without even watching it. Juno is a movie that shows how a mistake and how it effected this young girls life. The girl did have many choices, but they movie focused on just the one of adoption, instead of her getting an abortion. Through the passage I did notice things that I never did when watching the movie. For example, the fact that she used a hamburger phone, got licorice, or even the stripped socks to symbols her youth. I do have to agree with the author when she says the dialogue was funny. The only thing is that I wish it would have been more serious that way you could show a negative influence instead of encouraging young girls to do that. Also she hit the nail on the head when she said that Juno took a while to break down on what people said. Throughout the movie she is shown as a strong girl, but it does show a scene where even strong people have breaking points. Although Juno had a tough external it is show that she is human and that she has feelings when she accused her friend of regretting what he did with her. I think that this was a well written paper that totally captured the plot of the movie, and had great points that made you rethink about the message.

My Hero and my World

When I was in 4th grade my mom told us she was pregnant. To this day it is still hard for me to believe since I was the youngest and there is a 11 year difference between my younger brother and me. I always want a little sister because I had two older brothers, but I was still excited to find out I was having a brother. Isaac was born on August 8th 2005. Little did I know that boy would become my world and later my inspiration. When he was first born I wanted to be that helpful big sister, and teach him how to do simple tasks. I remember the moments when he walked and crawled; almost like he was my own kid. When he was a toddler he thought that he could do all that his older siblings could do, so he was quite a little trouble maker. when he was 4 my oldest brother went to college and 2 years later my other brother went, and I saw how hard it was for him to see them leave. I often wonder what will happen when I go and he is so young and wants to be as old as us. When he was 6 he started wetting the bed again; which is odd for kids his age to start doing that again. My mom then took him to the doctors only thinking he would have allergies, but it turned out to be worse. My little brother was diagnosed with Juvenile (type 1) Diabetes a week after my birthday. He did not understand what this meant, but the rest of the family took it hard than he did. He was a healthy kid and it did not run in my family, so it was a shock to us all. My little brother was my world and to see him get 4 shots everyday breaks my heart, but he never complains or thinks he has it bad because he knows others have it worse. I sometimes think how his life is going to be different because he has to count his carbs, he could lose a foot, and even have bad vision. You never know you can become your hero and inspiration until you sit and think what it would be like to be them. I wish I could have it instead of him, but he is a strong 7 year old; and for that he is my hero and my inspiration.

In Class Prompt 2

The crisp smell of the fresh pages helps me to open and really enjoy what I am about to read. The dull grey with the pops of black and the other colors that jump off the page intriguing you to read it. The feel of the smooth pages, delicate and flimsy that makes you turn each page careful as if not to rip it. Crinkle is the sound it makes as you turn it. The paper reminds me of the time that someone ate a page out of a book on the school bus. That makes me think that it must not taste good. This newspaper is the thing that relaxes me. The true enjoyment that I get from reading it helps me to take a back from writing and get my creative juices flowing. I have always enjoyed reading the newspaper ever since I was a little girl. The flow of the writing, and the knowledge I got from reading it made each day special. I would sit anxiously awaiting  its arrival wondering what interesting fact I would learn today. The newspaper with all is little sensory helps calm me as if I am in my own little world, and no one can disturb me. Finally, the newspaper to me in a little piece of comfort and every time I read it, it takes ,e back to when I was a little girl anxious waiting to learn. To this day I can not wait until that newspaper arrives with a loud thud on my doorstep.

Reading Respone 2

The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death to me was a interesting way of telling a story by using comics. This is my first encounter of a story that is not about and super hero and is about comics, and I found it a creative way to tell a story. Even though I may have found the idea of using the comic to write the story creative, I found it to be very hard to follow. While reading it I kept on getting confused because the author seemed to switch from topic to topic without a really clear transition. Also I felt that if the main focus was about the father passing away and life after that it should have been more clearly stated than what I was getting for the passage. However, I did find that the ideas were there and the author seemed very creative about how she wrote the piece. Maybe if the pieces of the passages would have flowed better and made it clear how each other fit with the other it would have helped with my confusion of this passage. I also did not understand the random geology and facts about the area they lived in. I found this to be unnecessary to the whole entire passage, and just made me even more confused on how it related to her father. Next, I found it moving that the author did add something that connected her with her dad in a special way. For example, when she talked about the poem she wrote and how she showed it to her dad and he said a second stanza right away to help her. That showed me that she got some of her writing creative from her father. Finally, after reading this passage I believe that the ideas were there, but the lack of flow made it hard to follow.

In Class Prompt 1

I am afriad of using my creative in my writing because I feel that as a kid my school never made us write a lot or being creative in our writings. I rememeber that I was never driven to write because our teachers at our school did not have us write more 4 papers a year and each one have rules with no chance for us to express and be creative. If I would have had one teacher that would have said to write ten minutes every night and I will check over it, I feel that would have helped me in my creative. I feel that if I would have gone home and wrote about school and other things that it would have helped build a confindence in me to be able to write in a creative manner. Since I cannot go back and do that  I feel that i need to just sit down twice a week and write about things in my life to help me build on my writinbg skills and be able to write about anything without the fear of people thinking it is not a well written paper. Also I could focus more on my writing skills and have other peer review my writings and get their ideas on my papers to know what i need to focus on and what I need to work on in my writings. I feel that by doing these steps I will achieve self-efficacy and become a better and more creative writer.

Reading Response: An Angel's Help

After reading the Nemat in our book I learned to admire this women's love for books and an angle that will great her reading wish. The description she using to describe her love our books made me believe that I was there, and actually reading the books with her. As the story progressed I started to feel bad that this girl who loved to read was unable due to finical difficulties. As soon as I read that she saw a sign to a secondhand book story I felt like that would be an importance piece to her reading. The fact that she was willing to do anything to get books made me believe that would fight to do anything to read. For example, after purchasing and finding out how expensive the first book was she was willing to sell her pencil bag just to get the next book shows her love of reading. At first I did not know how to interpret the old man because he seemed nice by letting her have the book, but yet harsh for thinking she would be unable to read the book. Also an other sign of his harsh character was that when she came in the second time he believe it was because she was unable to read and understand the book, and she just wanted a refund. After she explained to him that she read it not once, but twice and love it and want the next book, and all the work she did just to get it you could sense a change of heart in the man. Finally in the end you can see that the angel named Albert realized and admired Marina's love of books. Therefore I can tell that angle Albert was willing to help pursue her dreams, read, and become life long friends through their love of books.