[scene]
The bedroom is a room.
You are in a bedroom. There is a bed, a dresser, a desk, and a dirty, wrinkled shirt.

[bed]
The bed is fixed in place in the bedroom.
The description of the bed is “warm and cozy.”
Instead of taking the bed, say “That’s just too heavy for your tiny body to handle.”

[dresser]
The dresser is fixed in place in the bedroom.
The description of the dresser is “Ohh a beautiful red oak piece of furniture.”
Instead of taking the dresser, say “Nice try, you’re too scrawny.”

[desk]
The desk is fixed in place in the bedroom.
The description of the desk is “An old antique with sentimental value.”
Instead of taking the desk, say “It is too valuable to move.”

[shirt]
The wrinkled shirt is portable and wearable in the bedroom.
The description of the wrinkled shirt is “Just your average dirty laundry.”

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Old, old porfolios:
October 2006 (Writing for the Internet)
November 2006 (Writing for the Internet)
October 2007 (Newswriting)
November 2007 (Newswriting)
December 2007 (Newswriting)
December 2007 (Media Lab)
February 2008 (Intro to Literary Study)
April 2008 (Intro to Literary Study)

Coverage
In Medias Res
It is Clear that....I am writing about irrelevant phrases.
Poor Emotional Ender
Monosubdemonism
Lack of Free-Will
Go Ender, Momma Would be Proud!
Composing Lines
W;t, Do you Have it in You?
Scansion

Timeliness
Monosubdemonism
Lack of Free-Will
Go Ender, Momma Would be Proud!
Scansion

Interaction
In Medias Res
Fireflies
It is Clear that....I am writing about irrelevant phrases.
Go Ender, Momma Would be Proud!
Scansion

Depth
In Medias Res
It is Clear that....I am writing about irrelevant phrases.
Poor Emotional Ender
Lack of Free-Will
Go Ender, Momma Would be Proud!
W;t, Do you Have it in You?
Scansion

Discussion
I loitered around these blogs the most, mostly so I could add or start conversation about assigned topics. :)
Maddie's Blog
Angela's Blog
Greta's Blog
Greta's Blog (2)
Stephanie's Blog

SUMMMMMMMMERRR IS HEREEEE!!!!

When Vivian recalls the memory of reading the cute bunny book, to me it was the first sign of her weakness and first show of emotion. She presents herself as a strong person who achieved so much and nothing can wear her down, but we all know no one is that tough their whole lives. She rememebers being a young child and recalls her father who also passed away when she was only 20. I think sentimental memories are a sign of weakness for her. After sharing her childhood memory, she goes on talking about John Donne and his "death" poems. By changing the subject to death only showed me she was trying not to break down and falter emotionally. She was trying to prove she could talk about what was happening to her without actually believing it herself.
And in the end, when we find out she was a DNR, we know she had no fear of dying and she was trying to act tough and for a brief moment, I believe she regretted her decision (weakness), but we clearly see she found the light and she was back to her fearless self.

JULIET: Romeo!
ROMEO: My Nyas?
JULIET: What o'clock tomorrow?
Shall I send thee?
ROMEO: By the hour of nine

Just by the positioning of dialogue shows and tells more than the intended meaning. Sharing lines is like finishing your significant other's sentence. Because when you can do that, it means you know each other so well, you're in love...blah blah blah. Aside from visuals and imagery, Shakespeare composed these lines to to physically show Romeo and Juliet's compatibility. This style of composition is almost like the film in movies. You've got the typical dialogue but in Billy Shakespeare's day, the positioning of the lines is similar to the picture in a movie.

Last line: Always gets me. So Ender found his freedom, just how I predicted. Let me take in this moment because I am never right.........
Ender's passion could not be defeated even within physical battle. He knew he was not a violent person and struggled to attain the goodness in his heart. Minus all this galactic science fiction talk, there's a moral to be learned. Don't change or let anyone else change who you are. In the end, when Ender traveled to the different places with his sister, he was giving back and repenting for all he did do wrong.
So I'm a sucker for happy endings...who isn't?
So hypothetically, when all of humanity is wrong, how do you fix it? Ender makes up for his wrong doings and from what we have read, wouldn't that be great if mankind in reality could do that? Our leaders in today's world are too egotistical to notice the difference....(oops) but if galactic Salamander fighters can resist violence over who they really are, everything would be much more peaceful....but we don't live in a fictional world...at least I don't think.

With the lack of free will, you cannot decide who you are or what you want to be. Free will is a God-given right which is non existent in Ender's life. Techically, there is no higher power in this book, but from the reader's point of view, it is extremely difficult to understand the concept. Ender is only a young boy who realizes he does not want to be in battle because he fears becoming like his older brother. Ender knows thats not who he wants to be. His sister is trying to tell him who he is and the authorities are trying to train him as something he is not or wants.

By simply tearing apart my new word:
mono=one
sub=under
demon=demon
-ism=belief of...

If you're a true believer of monosubdemonism, you believe in one demon, underground....aka...the devil.

Right away in the novel, the reader discovers Ender's fear of his brother. You also discover that he belongs to the government and his parents were TOLD he could be born. For a 6 year old's ego, I bet he is crushed. From finding out that adults rule this child's life, telling him he can't have friends, but then he can, but no parents, it's certainly an emotional read even though it's science fiction. I feel so bad for Ender and what I have noticed is, these characters are everyday people. They have emotions, wants, and needs which is affecting how I read the story as a whole. If the characters were robots or animals lacking emotion, I wouldn't respond the way I do. I think the story is unique because of the character structure. As the reader you can relate to how Ender feels. In reality, we know Ender is not being treated like a normal person, but then again this is a science fiction novel. This book reminds me of The Giver. All the characters in The Giver are brainwashed to believe in a certain way of life, but when the main character Jonus becomes the new "Giver," he recieves the memories of the world. He experiences things like war and sunburn and yet peaceful pleasures he has never known. Just from reading 5 chapters, I'm predicting this small boy will break free from everything he has ever known. That is just the hint I am getting from all his emotional challenges.

It is clear that...
In other words...
It is interesting to note that...
Some people might say...
I think...

These simple phrases we use day to day in debates and conversation sound horrible in research papers. To me they sound like you as the writer are not sure of yourself and you must repeat certain information to get the point across. You are not the audience. Expect the audience to understand a straight-to-the-point and blunt, yet well-researched paper. With (the above phrases), people may doubt your debate or even credibility and no one wants that just because of a few phrases. Words are powerful.
If it is true about 50% of rough drafts are deadwood, so be it, that means you're on your way to a strong, research paper. So maybe you've got "Some people might say," that is always replacable the second time around. We shouldn't rely on deadwood permanently and it certainly should be burned in the final paper.

The End.

Then I remembered earlier in the day, in class, Dr. Jerz was talking about people causing trouble on the internet and they call them trolls. So as my brain was churning memory, Dave was laughing and claiming I would never get the answer and he would win (he only needed one more color). So I squinted my eyes to challenge him and replied, "troll."
I wish someone else could have just seen his face.
And people say I don't pay attention in class....EVER
and random off-topic trivia IS useful

The sweetest thing a guy can do without bein an ass.
&
Acronym for Keep It Simple, Stupid

Patrick Dempsey

Actor who has his second breakthrough playing doctor McDreamy in the hit series Grey's Anatomy.
ahm...and sexiest man alive!

Dr. Meredith Grey: Did you let me scrub in for this operation because I slept with you?
Dr. Derek Shepherd(Patrick Dempsey) : Yes.
pause
Dr. Derek Shepherd: Just kidding.

William Shakespeare

Hated by English students worldwide.
He is supposed to be the greatest playwright to have ever lived in spite of being in dire need of a spell check.

WARNING: Shakespeare may be safe or even beneficial when consumed in homeopathic quantities, but can cause permanent brain damage in larger doses.

Star Wars

The epic story about the dysfuctional Skywalker family.

I love urbandictionary.com

So once you've got the CORRECTLY scanned poem, its time to understand the words that are emphasized and those that do not matter as much. I personally think that is much easier. Stressed syllables=more important than unstressed syllables, ultimately allowing the reader to better understand the meaning behind the poem. Then you get into the speaker's tone...etc. This kind of reminds me of symbolism. It's the hidden meaning behind an object or in this case, a poem in its entirety. So I assume, if you're going to analyze poetry and form an opinon about it, why not get all the facts and dig deeper into what the speaker really means. Then you could even debate about it with someone who would find that interesting or be equally good at debating meaning of poetry....and thats not me guys. :)