What is thanksgiving? How thankful are you? Why are you thankful? Thanksgiving is about being thankful for what you have or what you don’t have. It’s a day you spend with your family, friends, or anyone important in your life. When you think about thanksgiving you think about food especially that big turkey! But that’s not all of it, there’s more to it if something tragic actually happens that day that’s makes you appreciate the big things that aren’t always on your mind.
Thanksgiving is an act of giving thanks, being grateful especially towards God. In most families all the women of the house prepare the meal, while the men provide the food. On Thanksgiving Day, a turkey is cooked with so many side dishes. When a family is ready to eat, you usually say grace or things that you are grateful for. This year I was a lot more thankful than I have ever been in my life.
I’m more thankful this time around only because a very tragic incident happened to my best friend and I. My best friend was driving and we were rear ended on the freeway. The car was totaled from behind and on top of that we were spinning into the opposite side of traffic. We couldn’t stop and the only thing to do was pray and hope we weren’t going to be killed by on coming traffic. Thankfully a bus driver was pulled over on the off ramp and stopped traffic, the car started up again and we were off the freeway. This has never happened to me before, but it is why I am so thankful for my life now more than ever.
Thankful because I’m here today, thankful because I was able to have dinner with my family, thankful that I’m not dead or severely injured. I’m still young but I’m still learning how not to take things for granted because they can be gone at the snap of a finger. Never say Never, Always say Always because the unexpected with always be the most expected.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
My Life Lessons
Was there a techer that taught you "life lessons"? What lessons did they teach you? How is it affecting your life now? Judith O. Cofer wrote about a techer that not only taught her in the classroom but also taught her outside of the school environment. From expanding her vocabulary to opening her mind to new and exciting thing this world has to offer. Teachers teach many different things in the classroom but sometimes there's that one teacher that you can go to and they teach everything you need to know about things in real life.
There were many techers that taught "life lessons" but there was always one that stood out. Her name was Ms. Farias, she taught religion, was the Cheerleading coach, and the schools activity director. She is a very bright woman, although no college degree still full of "life lessons" to teach. Ms. Farias has big black frizzy hair, long colorful acrylic nails, loud like a bullhorn but the personality like a sour patch. Don't take things for granted was one of her lessons that really shed light on me. A classmate passed away August twenty-third two thousand three. Our class was a really close class. She always taught us to never take things because it can be taken away at the snap of a finger. We never really took her seriously until this tragedy happened. He was shot in the middle of the day, who does that? We asked. We wanted answers and we didn't get any. Finally, the day we had her class she explained to us that sometimes things are taken away to widen our perspective on things. Understanding was very hard but finally now we really understad because another classmate just passed this October fifth two thousand five. We're finally getting the idea. No one will ever have all the right answers but they can sure try to make you understand them.
There were many techers that taught "life lessons" but there was always one that stood out. Her name was Ms. Farias, she taught religion, was the Cheerleading coach, and the schools activity director. She is a very bright woman, although no college degree still full of "life lessons" to teach. Ms. Farias has big black frizzy hair, long colorful acrylic nails, loud like a bullhorn but the personality like a sour patch. Don't take things for granted was one of her lessons that really shed light on me. A classmate passed away August twenty-third two thousand three. Our class was a really close class. She always taught us to never take things because it can be taken away at the snap of a finger. We never really took her seriously until this tragedy happened. He was shot in the middle of the day, who does that? We asked. We wanted answers and we didn't get any. Finally, the day we had her class she explained to us that sometimes things are taken away to widen our perspective on things. Understanding was very hard but finally now we really understad because another classmate just passed this October fifth two thousand five. We're finally getting the idea. No one will ever have all the right answers but they can sure try to make you understand them.
Too Much or Too Little
What is description? Is there such a thing as too much or too little of it? Why is it important? Description is an account that presents a picture to a person who reads or hears it. To have description in every story is very crucial because you want to reader to understand what you’re writing or even to picture it. Another way to keep your reader intrigued is to use the 5 senses in description.
There is such a thing as too much or too little description. Using too much and too little description will lose to focus of your reader. The reader may even lose total interest in reading it at all. Some people love to read and they want to be in the story. If you as a writer cannot accomplish that for them or anyone then no on will want to read it.
Description is important because you don’t want your reader to ever put your book or story down. Using the five senses in writing is a great technique Stephan King has. He makes you feel as though you’re right there in the book with all the characters. You feel what the character feels and smell what the character smells. If I, as a writer, can accomplish that same feel in writing it would be great. But I’m still learning as I read Stephan King and try and copy his techniques.
There is such a thing as too much or too little description. Using too much and too little description will lose to focus of your reader. The reader may even lose total interest in reading it at all. Some people love to read and they want to be in the story. If you as a writer cannot accomplish that for them or anyone then no on will want to read it.
Description is important because you don’t want your reader to ever put your book or story down. Using the five senses in writing is a great technique Stephan King has. He makes you feel as though you’re right there in the book with all the characters. You feel what the character feels and smell what the character smells. If I, as a writer, can accomplish that same feel in writing it would be great. But I’m still learning as I read Stephan King and try and copy his techniques.
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