THE Sentence:
Okay, the guy looked nice, until he picked up a sword- uh, I mean foil- then he shifted from nice guy to deadly-dangerous-vampyre-warrior-guy.
This sentence is very complicated, with several commas and dashes and uses a lot of adjectives to show how complex this guy looks.
MY Sentence:
So, the lake appeared pretty, until it got dark- there was no light- then it glowed from pretty picture to a creepy-deadly-scary-murky-puddle of death.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sentence 2
THE Sentence:
So it had been two years since I'd been around a horse, but it came back to me instantly-all of it.
from Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast
This sentence begins in a past tense but switches to present and then uses a dash to emphasize the intensity of the previous words.
MY Sentence:
So I hadn't done my homework in quiet sometime, but it became necessary towards the end of the nine weeks-all in one week!
So it had been two years since I'd been around a horse, but it came back to me instantly-all of it.
from Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast
This sentence begins in a past tense but switches to present and then uses a dash to emphasize the intensity of the previous words.
MY Sentence:
So I hadn't done my homework in quiet sometime, but it became necessary towards the end of the nine weeks-all in one week!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Sentence 1
THE Sentence:
The man- and then with a little jolt of additional shock I realized that he wasn't a man, he was a teenager- not more than a year or so older than me.
from Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
This sentence is very disorganized- which mirrors the thought process when one is caught in a shock- and doesn't make sense, unless you analyze the context of the sentence.
MY Sentence:
The child- and then with a falling sensation he rose from the bed, he checked the room- not more than a toddler or younger than an infant.
The man- and then with a little jolt of additional shock I realized that he wasn't a man, he was a teenager- not more than a year or so older than me.
from Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
This sentence is very disorganized- which mirrors the thought process when one is caught in a shock- and doesn't make sense, unless you analyze the context of the sentence.
MY Sentence:
The child- and then with a falling sensation he rose from the bed, he checked the room- not more than a toddler or younger than an infant.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Symphony Connections
In Daniel Pink's new book, A Whole New Mind, he explains six new senses to help expand into the new age. The sense I decided to research more on is the symphony sense.
One suggestion that Pink gave was to create an inspiration board. I decided to try this out and see what connections I could find.
I took several little random items from my room and put them in a box over the course of a few weeks. At the end of the time, I looked at everything to see if there were any obvious or hidden connections between the items.
The more I looked at these items, I found out that they did have a broad connection. Music. In the box there were sheets of old music from band, tickets from concerts I have been to, CD covers, and small awards I have received from different musical events.
This little experiment really helped me to see different patterns in my everyday world. I now have a larger box that I keep next to my bed and anytime I have a piece of junk, or so it would seem to anyone other than myself, I place it in the box to see how the things I do in my life relate. Maybe you should try it to.
One suggestion that Pink gave was to create an inspiration board. I decided to try this out and see what connections I could find.
I took several little random items from my room and put them in a box over the course of a few weeks. At the end of the time, I looked at everything to see if there were any obvious or hidden connections between the items.
The more I looked at these items, I found out that they did have a broad connection. Music. In the box there were sheets of old music from band, tickets from concerts I have been to, CD covers, and small awards I have received from different musical events.
This little experiment really helped me to see different patterns in my everyday world. I now have a larger box that I keep next to my bed and anytime I have a piece of junk, or so it would seem to anyone other than myself, I place it in the box to see how the things I do in my life relate. Maybe you should try it to.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
So Much!
So much depends
upon a blue bible
cover tattered and with sticky notes peeking out of the side
on the night stand next to the hanging lamp.
This poem is written based on the Little Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams. The original poem described Utopia and Distopia at the same time, but I believe my version of his poem shows total Utopia for what fits in my world.
What do you so much depend upon?
upon a blue bible
cover tattered and with sticky notes peeking out of the side
on the night stand next to the hanging lamp.
This poem is written based on the Little Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams. The original poem described Utopia and Distopia at the same time, but I believe my version of his poem shows total Utopia for what fits in my world.
What do you so much depend upon?
Spring Break '09!
This year for my sophomore Spring Break, I went with the Batesville High School Band to Orlando, Florida!!!
The anticipation leading up to this trip lasted almost a year, so when the time came for us to leave, I was about to bust with joy!
I have to say, the 19 hour trip down and back was very tiring but in the end, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. There were definitely some fun times on that horrendous bus. Like Paige trying to use the bathroom on the bus for the first time, watching several great movies(Kung Fu Panda, Baby Moma, Indiana Jones, and more), seeing all the different state signs pass us by as we ventured closer to our destination, and so much more!
The bad parts of riding the bus though made the trip a little harder to enjoy. We had to use the bathroom in the back of the bus, sleep in the floor and on chairs, and try to get changed and ready for the next day. But looking back, it was definitely worth it!!!
The time we spent at parks like Disney(Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios), Universal Studios, and Island of Adventure was probably my favorite part of the trip. At Disney, it reminded me of all the times when I was little and when I went to Disney for the first time. But, Island of Adventure was my ABSOLUTE favorite with all of the exciting roller coasters like The Hulk, Rip Saw Falls, Dueling Dragons and so much more!
The rest of our trip was also very amazing! We got to go swimming in the pool at our hotel, go shopping at several different stores(where I found some really cute stuff!), and then we got to go have diner at the Medieval Times. That was definitely fun because you got to be a big part of the show and actually pull yourself into the medieval world!
All in all, my Spring Break '09 has been my favorite so far and I can't wait for the rest to come!
The anticipation leading up to this trip lasted almost a year, so when the time came for us to leave, I was about to bust with joy!
I have to say, the 19 hour trip down and back was very tiring but in the end, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. There were definitely some fun times on that horrendous bus. Like Paige trying to use the bathroom on the bus for the first time, watching several great movies(Kung Fu Panda, Baby Moma, Indiana Jones, and more), seeing all the different state signs pass us by as we ventured closer to our destination, and so much more!
The bad parts of riding the bus though made the trip a little harder to enjoy. We had to use the bathroom in the back of the bus, sleep in the floor and on chairs, and try to get changed and ready for the next day. But looking back, it was definitely worth it!!!
The time we spent at parks like Disney(Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios), Universal Studios, and Island of Adventure was probably my favorite part of the trip. At Disney, it reminded me of all the times when I was little and when I went to Disney for the first time. But, Island of Adventure was my ABSOLUTE favorite with all of the exciting roller coasters like The Hulk, Rip Saw Falls, Dueling Dragons and so much more!
The rest of our trip was also very amazing! We got to go swimming in the pool at our hotel, go shopping at several different stores(where I found some really cute stuff!), and then we got to go have diner at the Medieval Times. That was definitely fun because you got to be a big part of the show and actually pull yourself into the medieval world!
All in all, my Spring Break '09 has been my favorite so far and I can't wait for the rest to come!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Anthem... "I am the meaning"
Ayn Rand in the writing of Anthem was absolutely brilliant! I loved this book from beginning to the very last word... "Ego."
Though this book was written for the future, it was very easy to feel every emotion and live through everything that Equality 7-2521 was dealing with.
I do not agree with all of Ayn Rand's opinion and theories outside of Anthem, but to my great surprise, she did not force these ideas in her story. Those philosophies were used to mold the story, but it was not used to sway my opinions and ideas.
This is a great book for anyone struggling to find their place in this world. Equality 7-2521 struggles to find himself in this world of "brotherhood" and this brings the question to mind, "where do you stand?"
This book challenges what you know and what you believe to true. Being as opinionated as I am, beginning the book I knew what I believed and how I felt on certain ideas, but in reading this even I sat back and thought again.
If I could only recommend one book to read, this would be that one.
Though this book was written for the future, it was very easy to feel every emotion and live through everything that Equality 7-2521 was dealing with.
I do not agree with all of Ayn Rand's opinion and theories outside of Anthem, but to my great surprise, she did not force these ideas in her story. Those philosophies were used to mold the story, but it was not used to sway my opinions and ideas.
This is a great book for anyone struggling to find their place in this world. Equality 7-2521 struggles to find himself in this world of "brotherhood" and this brings the question to mind, "where do you stand?"
This book challenges what you know and what you believe to true. Being as opinionated as I am, beginning the book I knew what I believed and how I felt on certain ideas, but in reading this even I sat back and thought again.
If I could only recommend one book to read, this would be that one.
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