Kayla Ernstmeyer Mrs. Jank English 4 31 October 2017 Truth Uncovered High school is a time and place that gives teens the chance to share their true identity. Emma Mills wrote the novel, “first & then” to show readers how individuals can slowly start to reveal their true selves. She introduces a character named Devon Tennyson, a senior in high school, and through her eyes the reader sees how much Ezra Lynley, a fellow senior, develops in the story. Through…
In Multimedia Apps, we are making websites and the topic that I chose was stargazing. This is something that I enjoy doing, so I want to be able to share it with others around me. On this website you will be able to find information about the stars above you and where to go to have the best viewing sites. For those who know a little bit more about stargazing, I will add in some information about the different kinds…
Reading deeper into “The Last Song” the character development keeps progressing. Nicholas Sparks continues to show how teenagers often are portrayed through the actions and comments of Ronnie, “‘Fine.’ she hissed, digging through her pockets. She passed over a crumpled bill and Jonah pocketed the money. Glancing over her shoulder, she saw her father moving in her direction, his head still going from side to side, and she ducked around the booth” (pg 34). Here it’s obvious that Ronnie’s younger…
Author’s Note: Dear Mrs. Jank, Through this writing I have gone through quite a major process. I initially started with this piece being a creative essay, but I simply couldn’t find a good way to express all the information that I wanted to get across so I changed it to a journal article. A journal article allows me to bring forward the facts about JDRF, while sharing specific details that I noticed along the way of the walk, and I…
The book “The Last Song” has a lot of unique characters and the author, Nicholas Sparks does a good job introducing them in the first few pages. He gives us a portrayal of a typical teenage daughter. She’s only concerned with her very own life, not giving any sort of effort to make sure that others know she cares about them. “Ronnie snapped her gum. Her mom hated that, which was the main reason she’d done it pretty much non-stop…
The book, “first & then” by Emma Mills is an intriguing representation of teenage life. It is about a senior in high school who is trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life. She isn’t involved in many extracurricular activities and sticks to what is comfortable for her. In the early chapters, the author is working on just showing the reader her daily routine. Emma Mills goes through and makes sure that her readers can feel…
Introduction: Throughout this process of writing multiple genres, I had to keep in mind how to relate different experiences of my life to a bigger life lesson. I wanted to give my readers something interesting on the pages while still being able to show them what I learned in the community where I grew up. I hope that my readers can look at my experiences and connect them with their own personal memories. I want them to be able…
Looking from the perspective of the outside world, Lincoln Lutheran seems like a small community but coming from an insider, there is so much going on there that it’s impossible to classify it as small. I get the chance to be myself in so many different areas in my life that I truly care about. At Lincoln Lutheran I am a student, an athlete, and a friend…just to name a few. In other places all of these circles might be…