This entire year of English I have learned bits and pieces of grammar, conventions, and comma usage. I am more equipped in knowing what genre of writing should go with the message I am trying to put across. Through this I was able to portray the emotions that I personally was feeling or the facts that I learned about to my readers in various styles of writing. I could continue to go down the list of all the things I…
Over this past year, we’ve read a wide variety of novels that have opened the doorways for multiple real life connections. In our unit talking about indigenous people I read the novel “Solar Storms.” In the pages of this book, I learned about the struggles that Native Americans faced during colonization. For a majority of them, there was no question that their beliefs and traditions were being threatened by the changing world. They traveled across the U.S. to keep those…
Over the past year in english class, we took a step back from the community that we thought we knew and tried to look at it with a different perspective. It was through this that we were challenged to consider how a specific place truly influences a person. It was an interesting task to take part in an activity that I normally wouldn’t think twice about, but instead take the time to examine it deeper. For my first community response…
Over my last seven years at Lincoln Lutheran, I have learned a lot about life, but English class has taught me several things that will stick with me, especially in the near future. One thing I really struggle with is bringing my own ideas to paper. Sometimes I am lacking in self-confidence, I don’t think that my writing is as good as other people’s. Romans 12:2 is my confirmation verse and I tend to apply it to all different parts…
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As I near the end of the book, Collene Hoover continues the same writing style as she did throughout the rest of the book. She includes even more of the texting style as the storyline progressed and the reader is introduced to why she does this. Her style of writing not only makes her writing stand out, but it also enhances the storyline unfolding throughout the pages. Occasionally, the conversation over text will reveal something about a character that wasn’t…
It’s a Beautiful Day This one would not be like any other. This one would stand out. This one would be maverick. When it comes to making quilts, one often thinks of calming colors, carefully crafted into a beautiful masterpiece. Each piece of thread is weaved intricately with love and care. Many hours of hard work, care, and dedication go into the final masterpieces that bring warmth to many homes across the nation. It all begins with the inspiration…
Not much has changed since my last reading response. I am just further along in the book that I am reading, which is Maybe Someday by Collene Hoover. As I mentioned in the previous reading response, this books gives a different perspective on the story. Each chapter is from a different characters point of view and that leaves the reader with many ongoing questions. I have found it easier to understand what is going on because I get more sides…
I am reading the book Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover. This book follows the life of a young college student, Sydney, on her life path and the different decisions she makes. She thought that she was in a very serious relationship only to be smacked with the reality that her best friend and her boyfriend were in a relationship behind her back. She turns her life around and tries to find out who she is as a person without her…
The way our society is developing and changing makes it hard for there to be a clear definition of the word “hero.” This begs the question, is there really such thing as a hero? In examining The Dark Knight, Fahrenheit 451, V for Vendetta and several other short articles in class, we were able to pick apart potential heroes in their specific settings and sometimes the hero was not the most obvious character. A common theme was that the…