1. Congratulations! You wrote your first play. Reflect on your experiences here in paragraph form. Be sure to including explanation for your ideas. Write at least 75 words. Some things to consider are:What limitations about the form did you find frustrating?What strengths did you see in the form?What pleasant surprises did you find in writing a play?What unpleasant surprises did you find in writing a play?Would you ever be interested in attempting drama writing or any of its sister forms, screenplays or television scripts? Explain.

in writing this play i ran into a few mental blockades because you have to go about writing plays differently than essays. Tho i did like how i could put in phrases that people would say to other people. I just didnt like how it had to be so long i had to lengthen it a lot. i guess i am kind of interested in the anatomy of different types of plays though.



2. Now that you have an idea about what a personal essay is and does, write down some ideas of what story you may want to relate AND what ideas you may want to express with that story. Write at least 100 words (though, the more you have, the more helpful it will be).

i could definately write about my childhood and about how much my life has changed so much internally. there are many unique situations i could put in it that others haven't experienced to make it a good essay. though not being a play it could be hard to explain my encounters and such.



3. If you could give advice to a kid who was 5 years old or 10 years old (pick one), what advice would you give him or her on growing up in today's world? Would you give advice based upon your own experiences? Would you give advice based upon what you see in others? Would you r advice be based on their thoughts, their choices, peer issues, school? Explain your advice and why you give it. Write at least 100 words.When you are done, comment on your group's blogs. If time, look at other people's blogs as well. Please be sure to give substantial comments.

to a five year old i would tell him to be a five year old because it is the time to have fun and not do work. This is based on my own experience.

1. How important is theme in what you write? Does a great piece of literature need to express an idea? Explain your thoughts on the matter using examples from things you've read. In your response, address the opposing viewpoint. (Write at least 100 words.)

theme is what the story is all about because it is what the story is trying to imply by bringing it together with creativity. All great pieces of literature in the past i believe have had a solid theme that is well portrayed in the writing. Themes that also imply morals that are good to live by to make the world a better place


2. Great works of literature can last a long time. Jane Austen's novels (including Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility) are still popular almost 200 years after they were first published. Anne Bradstreet's poems have survived about 400 years. The works of Greek playwright Euripides (who wrote Medea) have survived for over 2000 years. What do you think causes great literary works to live forever? Could you ever foresee yourself writing something that lasts that long? (Write at least 75 words.)

Great works being carried on for a long period of time i believe is caused by the introduction of a new idea that the writing brought forth. A reason why writings are timeless is because whoever reads it wherever whenever, it can differently inspire people who read it.



3. If you could have one long-lasting impact on the world around you, what would you want it to be? Explain why that is important to you and how, as a writer, you could have the chance to make that impact. (Write at least 100 words.)

it would be to completely express all of my thoughts one way or another to the whole world. i think many could learn from them. or perhaps i could inspire other bright minds.




Comment on your blog group's blogs, then continue working on your play, which is due tomorrow.

1. How would you would define happiness if you were asked to try to explain it to someone who had no idea what the word meant ? (You cannot use the word happy or any form of it in your explanation.)

"everything is just going good and swimmingly. You see bright colors and you feel as if it is ground hog day in a way were you feel like you get extra power in your footstep because the ground hog just hit your foot on the way up"


2. How do you define happiness in your own life specifically? What is your greatest source of happiness? What may be happiness for you may not be happiness for someone else. BE SPECIFIC. Don't just say hanging out with friends. Explain why your friends (or whatever you write about) brings you happiness. Maybe you are happiest when you are out running, playing video games, eating at a certain restaurant, or celebrating a certain holiday.

i define hapiness as being in a random state of thought, but a constant state of emotion. what makes me happy is feeling close to self absolution. or being completely wreckless about life when im not happy.


3.What people in your life have the greatest influence on your happiness? How do they influence your relative happiness?

sadly enough. it is certain people that usually make me happy. i dont know what makes me predjudice about that

4. Whose happiness do you impact in your life? Your actions affect a lot more people than just yourself, so to whom in your life, do your actions have the potential to bring great joy or great disappointment?

i feel like i impact my ladyfriend gala. we have a bond that no one else has and i dont mean james bond.

5. What is your greatest need in life? How is this tied into your happiness?

self actualization

Short story lines

I was running through the woods in daylight with slight joyful, but meloncholy-like endorphins swarming my body, like when you realize you love someone.

With adrenaline as my only ally in this pursuit i feel the wolf's breath on the back of my neck as if we were standing still. A scene from a movie

assignment 3

poem one:
sharks swimming just above the desert scatter the duks marching in perfect fassion as they search for a catch. i turn my back and rest for there will be the same amount tomorrow. because it is all the same. beneath this sky

poem two: THis one is about salvia dawg
security rests on your legs as this surface and i become one. They have breached our senses and your legs are gone. any shape i feel any color i see betrays my senses and there are entities. in every crevas of every rainbow wave.

you people have become monsters in the wake of this moment. and so have i.

The nameless, they are here on my pantry door they hear me tumble over the insanity that has painted the walls of this brand new world.

assignment 2

"you talk, you talk, you talk, but you never walk the walk ive heard it before and ive heard enough"

This is a piece of writing am really fond of from the band Throwdown. Its meaning is to be real and if your gonna say something, then do it otherwise you will just be lying to yourself for the rest of your life.


Back in 10th grade, my LA class read a play called "much ado about nothing" that i didnt really pay attention to, but as the class read it out loud i got to later pick up on the story and became rather immersed in it. After one of the main characters named "hero" died, i thought the story just lost its color and i got sad and i liked things how they were before and that is kinda how im like in reality too, i sometimes miss the old days.

assigment one

i sometimes enjoy writing on my freetime. i have been trying to finishup ideas i have had from a couple years ago in this class and outside. i write about the abnormal and some defining personal experiences, dreams and thoughts ive had. think of the personal experiences as the beef and the abnormal as the stew the dreams as the carrots and the thoughts as the potatoes

i have heard plenty of poetry and stuff from.. poets and the reason it just doesnt interest me is because they usually write about really normal things. i like it sometimes but i like abnormal things more because it makes you think about things outside of reality

most of the writing i like comes from the music i listen to. one band that i much appreciate for their lyrics is coheed and cambria. all their cds are different part of an EPIC story. the second stage turbine blade(pt.2) in keeping secrets of silent earth:3, good apollo, im burning star IV (pt.4 vol. I) i didnt realize that this band was trying to tell a set story untill someone told me, but either way i relate lyrics in their songs to my life.
somore musical poets i like are the black dahlia murder which hold my fave song called statutory ape. i like the lyrics a lot. gorilla honing trigger-finger, that makes gorilla man.ingrained, theres hate within us all. me and my buds recently did a cover of this song w/ me on vox it should be posted on myspace soon on Throne of lights myspace page (joke name)
my poem:
sharks swimming just above the desert scatter the duks marching in perfect fassion as they search for a catch. i turn my back and rest for there will be the same amount tomorrow. because it is all the same. beneath this sky

that was my artistic and inspiring poem about flying sharks and duckies