“The Scarlett Ibis” is a great story. At first, I was sad because I knew that I would not like the ending. The first paragraph tells the reader that there will be a bad ending because the narrator is reminiscing. This initially made me apprehensive about what will happen. Once the story began, I began… Continue reading I Forgot February 19th
I have discovered in life…
Langston Hughes is one of my favorite authors. When I was younger, I would read authors like Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou. It made me think that it was possible for me too. The quote”I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go if you really want… Continue reading I have discovered in life…
The Gilded Six Bits
My favorite reading this year was “The Gilded Six Bits”. Let me start off by saying that Zora Neale Hurston is a genius. The story had a great storyline. There are so many things that you can think about within this story. You could have look for many literary elements. You could have looked at… Continue reading The Gilded Six Bits
The Story of an Hour
“The Story of an Hour” was my least favorite story. It is my least favorite story because I did not like the ending. Mrs. Mallard almost got freedom then it was stript away and she died. What kind of story is that? A woman was denied her freedom. Mrs. Mallard hadn’t gotten freedom during her… Continue reading The Story of an Hour
Favorite Movie (Jason’s Lyric)
One of my favorite movies is Jason’s Lyric. There are a lot of themes in the movie. The main theme is to not let your environment stop you from seeing the world. As people, we are often caught up with wanted to stay in our environment. We do not want to leave people behind even… Continue reading Favorite Movie (Jason’s Lyric)
Thank You, Grandma
My grandmother reminds me of Mrs. Jones in “Thank You Ma’am”. Everyone loves my grandmother. She took care of everyone when we were little and we stayed at her house. She always made sure that we were good. My grandmother did not teach us in the traditional ways that society would see fit. She… Continue reading Thank You, Grandma
Saki and conflict (The Interlopers)
Saki’s story suggests a lot of different things about the kinds of conflict. With man versus nature, Saki suggests that nature always wins. Even though the man versus man, man versus society, and man vs man conflict had been solved, nature still won in man versus nature. Saki shows that the nature element defeated the… Continue reading Saki and conflict (The Interlopers)
“When a man starts out to build a world,/He starts first with himself”
Everything in this world starts with yourself. If you are not stable the things that you do cannot be stable. Everything starts from within. That goes for happiness and sadness. It is the start of everything. We cannot give off happiness if we are not happy. Energy and a steady foundation are things that cannot… Continue reading “When a man starts out to build a world,/He starts first with himself”
Saki
Saki was very isolated. Yes, I live in the country; although, I would not like to live like Saki. He lived in a very strict household which is different from mine. It is hard to live when you are in a strict household. It is a lot that you can not do. His family can… Continue reading Saki
Internal Conflict
My internal conflict is something that I am still facing. My internal conflict is the expectation that I hold for myself. I expect myself to be the best that I can be. I give myself a timeline for things and try to push myself. I give myself anxiety and I should not have it. It… Continue reading Internal Conflict