“Goodnight mom!” Aaron yelled.
“Goodnight honey! Oh, and make sure to close and lock your window before you go to bed!” Aarons mother reminded him.
“I know, I know.” Aaron said sarcastically.
As soon as Aaron got into his room he disobediently plumped onto his bed and started texting his distracting friends throughout all the night. And yeah, you guessed it he forgot to close his window. Like always Aaron fell asleep at 11:30, knowing that he should have been asleep two hours ago. All of a sudden, when Aaron was sleeping, there was a quiet thud on the glass window in his room. Before anyone knew it there was a tall man in the corner of his room, waiting for a sign that he was a awake.
Thirty minutes pass and the tall man’s shadow was still in the corner of Aarons room. He decided to make a gesture to try to wake Aaron up, and as loud as it was he did.
“AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!” Aaron screeched like a little girl, while he fell of his top bunk bed. “G-get away from me, NOW! O-or I will call the cops! R-really I have done it before!”
The tall man came closer and closer to Aaron’s bunk bed.
“Get away from me! DAD!” Aaron tried calling his father but he obviously didn’t hear him.
Aaron immediately thought he was going to be kidnapped or killed. But then out of nowhere.
“Hahahahahahaha! You’re so gullible. I think next time you will listen to your mother when she tells you to close and lock your bedroom window, huh?”
It was Aarons father trying to teach him a lesson.
“Are you crazy? It’s four o’clock in the morning! Dad, I could have called the police on you! And then you would have had to pay the fine!” Aaron complained.
“Whatever. Go to bed.” Aaron’s father said as he snickered out of the room.
Unpredictably, Aaron woke up from his dream out of breath. He quickly looked at his window and saw that it was open. Aaron scurried to the window then closed and locked it.
“Ah, it was just a dream.” Aaron sighed in relief.
Then he turned around trying to walk back to his bed. But, there it was a shadow of a tall man in the corner.
“MUAAAWAAAHAHAHA!”
TO BE CONTINUED
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Lottery
It’s a beautiful sunny, June day, the whole town is gathered in Village Square, nervously awaiting for the announcement of who is going to win the lottery. However, the lottery is not what the reader may think it is. The short story, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, has a very ironic plotline.
In an ironic mode of literature, there must be a sense of chaos to begin the plotline. When the lottery is about to begin, a gigantic crowd forms and the women of the village start to gossip about the lottery. Also young boys collected stones from the ground for stoning the winner of the lottery followed by finding their families. Consequently that is the sense of chaos in the story. After the sense of chaos there will come the major conflict, which is when everyone from the village drew the paper from the black box, while holding on to it apprehensively and quietly. Then the major conflict leads to the loss of sanity. While Tessie’s family is at the village square waiting for the lottery to be done, Tessie pretends to be late by doing all of her work at home such as cleaning dishes first. Another reason why this short story is ironic is because, when Tessie’s husband drew a paper from the black box, she complains that it wasn’t fair because he didn’t have enough time to pick. In addition the reason why Tessie tried to stall the lottery by complaining is because she didn’t understand their carrying on with the tradition, and wanted to change it. Like all ironic stories either have a loss of death or sanity. Tessie is the one who drew the winning card was stoned to death by the villagers.
In the short story “The Lottery” there are many symbols. One symbol is the man who appeared to be Mr. Summers. His last name sounds like he would be a kind and positive man, but in reality he represents the devil. There are many reasons of how he could be the devil. The first reason is that the story said he ran the Halloween program, and the teenage club. However teenagers make the most mistakes in this time period, which could make Mr. Summers responsible for the mistakes since he runs the teenage club. Also he runs the Halloween program. Some people do not commemorate on Halloween because they believe that it associates with the devil which makes Mr. Summers perfect for the job. The last reason why Mr. Summers could be the devil is because he delivers the death sentence for the lottery. Therefore an additional symbol is Mr. Graves and Mrs. Graves. Mr. Graves prepares the slips of paper with Mr. Summers. Then Mrs. Graves tells Tessie to be a good sport when she complains about her husband not having enough time to pick a paper. However, who would be a good sport to a situation of dying? In an actual fact no one would be a good sport. Therefore Mr. Graves and Mrs. Graves could represent Mr. Summers's demons.
The mode of literature of the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is an irony. There are also many hidden symbols in the story. Although the weather was beautiful on June 27th, the lottery day was a very sad and depressing day for the village.
In an ironic mode of literature, there must be a sense of chaos to begin the plotline. When the lottery is about to begin, a gigantic crowd forms and the women of the village start to gossip about the lottery. Also young boys collected stones from the ground for stoning the winner of the lottery followed by finding their families. Consequently that is the sense of chaos in the story. After the sense of chaos there will come the major conflict, which is when everyone from the village drew the paper from the black box, while holding on to it apprehensively and quietly. Then the major conflict leads to the loss of sanity. While Tessie’s family is at the village square waiting for the lottery to be done, Tessie pretends to be late by doing all of her work at home such as cleaning dishes first. Another reason why this short story is ironic is because, when Tessie’s husband drew a paper from the black box, she complains that it wasn’t fair because he didn’t have enough time to pick. In addition the reason why Tessie tried to stall the lottery by complaining is because she didn’t understand their carrying on with the tradition, and wanted to change it. Like all ironic stories either have a loss of death or sanity. Tessie is the one who drew the winning card was stoned to death by the villagers.
In the short story “The Lottery” there are many symbols. One symbol is the man who appeared to be Mr. Summers. His last name sounds like he would be a kind and positive man, but in reality he represents the devil. There are many reasons of how he could be the devil. The first reason is that the story said he ran the Halloween program, and the teenage club. However teenagers make the most mistakes in this time period, which could make Mr. Summers responsible for the mistakes since he runs the teenage club. Also he runs the Halloween program. Some people do not commemorate on Halloween because they believe that it associates with the devil which makes Mr. Summers perfect for the job. The last reason why Mr. Summers could be the devil is because he delivers the death sentence for the lottery. Therefore an additional symbol is Mr. Graves and Mrs. Graves. Mr. Graves prepares the slips of paper with Mr. Summers. Then Mrs. Graves tells Tessie to be a good sport when she complains about her husband not having enough time to pick a paper. However, who would be a good sport to a situation of dying? In an actual fact no one would be a good sport. Therefore Mr. Graves and Mrs. Graves could represent Mr. Summers's demons.
The mode of literature of the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is an irony. There are also many hidden symbols in the story. Although the weather was beautiful on June 27th, the lottery day was a very sad and depressing day for the village.
Monday, March 8, 2010
The Third Wish
Imagine you save a struggling swan in a bush. When you finally extricate the swan from the thorny bush, you plop it into the most beautiful river that anyone has ever seen. A couple minutes later, there appears to be a fairly small man dressed in all green with a long beard and a gold crown. Since you saved the astounding swan, the man says that you may accept a reward, and you ask for three wishes; no more or no less. Your first wish is to have a wife as beautiful as the forest. Later on your wish comes true. However, your wife became very unhappy and you figure out that she was the swan that you saved from the bush. You know that she is unhappy because she misses being with her sister as a swan. As caring as you are, you use your second wish to turn her back into a swan even though she wished to stay with you. In the short story “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken, Mr. Peters was a very considerate man.
In “The Third Wish”, the main character is Mr. Peters. Mr. Peters’ first wish was to have a wife as beautiful as the forest. Later on in their marriage, Mr. Peters frequently would find his wife Leita, at the river with another swan which was her sister Rhea. One day Mr. Peters found his wife laying in bed crying her sisters name while asleep; Mr. Peters knew that he had to turn her back into a swan with his second wish he had. Therefore, Mr. Peters turned his wife back into a swan. That action that he made automatically showed what kind of person Mr. Peters was which was a loving, unselfish and very considerate for other people. The man didn’t have to turn his wife back into a swan, and she also wanted to stay with him. After he did, Lieta was happy again. However, she still loved her husband.
Mr. Peters was unselfish and caring. We should all be like Mr. Peters and be willing to give up something very special for something that will be worthwhile.
In “The Third Wish”, the main character is Mr. Peters. Mr. Peters’ first wish was to have a wife as beautiful as the forest. Later on in their marriage, Mr. Peters frequently would find his wife Leita, at the river with another swan which was her sister Rhea. One day Mr. Peters found his wife laying in bed crying her sisters name while asleep; Mr. Peters knew that he had to turn her back into a swan with his second wish he had. Therefore, Mr. Peters turned his wife back into a swan. That action that he made automatically showed what kind of person Mr. Peters was which was a loving, unselfish and very considerate for other people. The man didn’t have to turn his wife back into a swan, and she also wanted to stay with him. After he did, Lieta was happy again. However, she still loved her husband.
Mr. Peters was unselfish and caring. We should all be like Mr. Peters and be willing to give up something very special for something that will be worthwhile.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
100 Meter Dash
Your heart starts beating rapidly while needles of nervousness start pinning you. Everyone sitting on the school bleachers are gazing at you. The gun man explains the directions to the dash as you fantasize of winning the race. Your opponents questionably stare at you thinking who’s going to win. Then you glance at the most muscular girl out of all eight of the opponents. She looks very nervous ,but at the same time she looks very focused on the track, and to stay in her lane.
Everyone gets in their position to start the race, while you realize the gun man is getting on his pedestal. You absolutely know that the race is about to begin. Thus, you get in your last minute position and you hear the gun man say, “Five, four, three, two, BANG!” There goes the starter gun. Before you know it, you sprint ahead of all your opponents even the most well-built girl. Then out of the corner of your eye you see her sprinting as hard as she can and is slowly catching up to you . However, Coach Hansen, your track coach appears in your conscience telling you that you shouldn’t be looking for anyone who is catching up to you. Your conscience is also telling you to just RUN!
Now you are only 2 meters away from the finish line. You notice that there is a ribbon that you are supposed to run thru in order to win the race. Your still in front of everybody. Faintly you hear your teammate screeching your name and this makes you go even more faster. Early enough, you have broke the ribbon in two and you are gleaming with glory as you slow down to catch your breath. Your teammates dash to you and congratulate you for winning the biggest race of the state track meet. Suddenly you see your parents pacing to you with a bouquet of red roses. You receive the flowers hug your parents, and thank everyone who congratulated you.
You realize that your very thirsty and run to the bleachers and take a sip of your Berry Propel water. Then you hear the announcer announce your name, place and time of the 100 meter dash. Your teammates scream for you again and again. You realize that your time was amazing and the announcer calls you to the award table. You accept the largest trophy on the table and once again your teammates cheer for you. You realize that your practice sprints at home have paid off. After the state track meet, your parents drive you home and you slowly fall asleep waiting to reach home from Madison, Wisconsin. As you fall asleep you dream about the 100 meter dash you just won and how good you felt about yourself.
Everyone gets in their position to start the race, while you realize the gun man is getting on his pedestal. You absolutely know that the race is about to begin. Thus, you get in your last minute position and you hear the gun man say, “Five, four, three, two, BANG!” There goes the starter gun. Before you know it, you sprint ahead of all your opponents even the most well-built girl. Then out of the corner of your eye you see her sprinting as hard as she can and is slowly catching up to you . However, Coach Hansen, your track coach appears in your conscience telling you that you shouldn’t be looking for anyone who is catching up to you. Your conscience is also telling you to just RUN!
Now you are only 2 meters away from the finish line. You notice that there is a ribbon that you are supposed to run thru in order to win the race. Your still in front of everybody. Faintly you hear your teammate screeching your name and this makes you go even more faster. Early enough, you have broke the ribbon in two and you are gleaming with glory as you slow down to catch your breath. Your teammates dash to you and congratulate you for winning the biggest race of the state track meet. Suddenly you see your parents pacing to you with a bouquet of red roses. You receive the flowers hug your parents, and thank everyone who congratulated you.
You realize that your very thirsty and run to the bleachers and take a sip of your Berry Propel water. Then you hear the announcer announce your name, place and time of the 100 meter dash. Your teammates scream for you again and again. You realize that your time was amazing and the announcer calls you to the award table. You accept the largest trophy on the table and once again your teammates cheer for you. You realize that your practice sprints at home have paid off. After the state track meet, your parents drive you home and you slowly fall asleep waiting to reach home from Madison, Wisconsin. As you fall asleep you dream about the 100 meter dash you just won and how good you felt about yourself.
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