This week we focused on 2 words, alienation and isolation. We learned a lot about what those words mean. Discussing alienation and isolation makes me think about how tough people's lives can be. We read a poem called "The Raven", which was very interesting. I learned when people are lonely they may imagine hearing voices or sounds because they want don't want to be so lonely. Thinking about alienation and isolation makes me ask how does someone deal with being ignored and/or lonely? I hope to learn more about the answers to that question. http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/isolation-effects.htm
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This week we finished reading The Crucible. After reading and watching the play, it made me think that power really changes people. Some may only think of their perspective on things, so they don't listen to others. We are starting to do a group essay on The Power of an Individual. While thinking of what our thesis should be, my group had many of ideas about how power affects people. We had a good discussion about the ways people can change when granted power. I am excited about how our essay is going to turn out. I think this essay will help us to really dig in to what power does to people. http://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/09/science/how-does-power-affect-the-powerful.html?pagewanted=all This week we worked a lot on The Crucibles. Reading more into the play makes me more interested in how the girls would feel after many of the people being hung. Personally, if I lied about something and then people died because of that I would feel so bad/guilty. This week the creative writing was more interesting. I really enjoyed doing the "Heartbeat line". Choosing a line from another piece of creative writing to write a different piece was really fun. I really liked it because that line makes you think more of what it means. The line I chose was "She wants to be loved, but she is hurt". I took that line from a poem that I wrote, and used it to write another poem. Both poems are very much different. I wasn't here on Thursday, but I looked at the Creative Writing that was scheduled on the weekly plan. "Unexpected Inspiration" was the creative writing. I think that is a great idea for creative writing. Sometimes other people's words can help one's self to come up with many ideas. I really enjoy creative writing, so I am always looking forward to the different creative writing ideas. http://www.creative-writing-now.com/short-story-ideas.html |
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