Foreshadowing

Dear Friend, I can not believe what I did yesterday. I was practicing my swings for softball.. and it was going so well, until I messed up. I was using a different and weird object instead of using a ball. I was using marshmallows. I was also in an unusual place to be swinging a bat, for I was in my living room. It all started off from my brother eating marshmallows. It was like any normal afternoon, until he decided to start tossing the marshmallows.. My other brother seen my softball bat and thought he should swing at the marshmallows and hit them back to my brother. He was doing good, he was hitting the marshmallows into my brother's mouth. I thought "Wow! That is amazing, I want to try!". My brother gives me the bat and at first I could not hit any of the marshmallows even near my brother. So, I decide to move over a bit to get a better angle towards my brother, and boy was that a bad idea. I swing the bat, and all I hear is a crash.. I hit my big flatscreen tv with my bat, and the tv is ruined. Sincerely, The girl in trouble.

Goals

The one thing the creature wants the most in life is a female companion. He has no one but himself, so he feels alone. His creator abandoned him, and people do not want to create a relationship of any sort. Being alone leaves him feeling miserable, depressed, and angry at his creator for creating him 'ugly'. He realizes he does not look like anyone else, he believes he his ugly. People are frightened when they are approached by him, because they are afraid of the way he looks, since he looks like a monster.

Being Rejected

Julie was applying at many different places to find a job, but she continuously was rejected for many different reasons. Such as, she did not have the proper expierence, she did not meet the requirements, or she did not have the required availabilty. Being rejected time after time left Julie feeling depressed and useless. She felt like she was not good enough, or wanted by any job. She wanted to just give up on trying to find a job, but she did not, for she knew she was in need of one. Julie continued to fill out applications, and after a few more declines, she was finally offered a job! She was relieved, glad she did not give up, and proud of her self for finally earning a job.

Gothic Novels

I believe action is most effective in Gothic novels to create horror and mystery. Actions that people take can create horrible consequences, which can cause horror. People can also have secretive actions, such as not telling other people what they have done, which will cause mystery for what will happen later in the novel. In Frankenstein, I believe Victor abandoning the monster in his apartment creates mystery and horror. When Victor leaves his apartment and eventually comes back, the monster is gone and he has no idea where he went. I think this causes readers to become mysterious of where the monster has gone or will go. I also believe leaving the monster creates horror because Victor nor readers know what exactly the monster is capable of, so readers might believe he will kill or harm someone. I do not think Victor should of left the monster, especially since it is what he wanted to create, but then there would not of been as much horror and mystery like when he did.

Opening of Frankenstein

Mary Shelley opens her story Frankenstein with four letters from Robert Walton, an explorer traveling to the North Pole to find a passageway from the Pacific to the Atlantic, to his sister. In his letters, Walton describes difficulties he faces on his voage, and how he feels like an outcast compared to his fellow crew. He feels as though he is more intelligent than them, so does not feel like he belongs. Along the way to the North Pole, Walton and his fellow crew find a weak, starving, man that is close to death. At first, Walton is curious about the stranger, but end up finding out they have a lot in common, such as their knowledge. If I were to creat a ghost story, I would start off by describing the characters that are most affected by the ghost and the situation they are in. I would then bring the ghost into the story and describe the characteristic of the ghost, such as, if he/she were mean or nice.

If I Did Not Have Electricity/ Electronic Devices

If all electricity and electronic devices ceased to work I would not have much to do during my free time. I spend much of my time on my phone, honestly too much time. Whenever I am not on my phone I watch tv or use the car to go somewhere. If I could not use my phone, watch tv, or drive somewhere I would be one bored person. I would probably spend my free time sleeping, which means I will be sleeping all day everyday. So, I would have a very miserable and boring life. After a while, I would get bored of only sleeping all the time, so I would find another activity to do.

Fly or Turn Invisible?

If I was given the choice to be able to fly or turn invisible, I would choose to turn invisible. I would rather be able to turn invisible because then I would be able to spy on people and scare them. If I was invisible, I would be able to sneak up on people without them knowing I was there, so I would be able to scare them out of no where. I would also be able to fight people that I do not like without getting in trouble for it. I also do not really care for other people, so if I was invisible, people would not be able to see me, therefor they would not try to talk to me. If people did not see me and try to talk to me I would be able to be left alone and I would become a happy person.

Stolen Phone

If I was at softball practice and my brand new phone came up stolen, I would eventually get a new one. However, first I would try to find who stole it. Since it would of been stolen at practice, there could only be a few people that could of taken it. So, I would turn it off first so they would not be able to use it. Next, I would track it and fight the person that stole it. However, if I was not able to find it I would get a new one for free, covered by my phone company.

Desperate Measures

One time, on a freezing cold night, me and my boyfriend at the time went to this shopping strip and went to a few different stores. We went to one store then got back in the car really quick to get something, then went to another store. Turns out, when we got back he locked the keys in the car and locked all the doors. We ended up walking to Kohls and called our family members to see if they had any tools to break in, no one did. So he ended up calling two different police departments and neither of them would help. He though of breaking his window and even drilling through the lock, but realized it was not worth it. So, we ended up giving in and paying a towing company to break in.

"Trust Me"

One time I had to get someone to trust me was when I was babysitting my mom's granddaughter Madison. My mom had her for a week, and I wanted to watch her overnight by myself. I was only in eight grade, so my mom was not sure if I was ready to watch a baby all by myself yet. I knew I was mature enough and ready to watch Madison, so I had to prove to her that I was. She made me watch her do all the necessary things people need to do for a baby, such as dressing her, changing her, feeding her, and making her bottle. She also then had me do all of those things while she watched to make sure I was doing them correctly. Once she seen I knew how to do everything correctly she let me watch her overnight. I did a very good job, which made her proud.

Essay paragraph

     Everyone has encountered many struggles through their highschool years, but I have faced a few specific ones of my own. Last year, I was diagnosed with major depression disorder, which I still deal with today. Having depression makes going to school a hard thing for me to do. I tend to just not want to go, or even want to be around everyone else. I become lazy and dont complete assignments, or do not give much effort when I do decide to do them. Having this also makes classes that I do not enjoy difficult, such as science. I tend to doze off and not pay attention in class because I do not have much interest in what im learning. When I do not pay attention, it is hard to know answers to assignments and homework, so sometimes I just give up and do not finish them. Though I have encountered struggles, I try to keep in mind all of my accomplishments, so I do not become upset.

OGT's

The OGT I am least prepared for is the science one. This is because science is the subject I am the worst at. I tend to not understand what I am being taught. I also do not remember the things I have been taught after my teacher moves to a different subject. I cram the night before so I remember the information for the test the next day. In order to become more prepared and able to pass my test I have planned to take many practice OGT tests. I am also going to research the topics I do not understand very well. I am going to make a study guide on everything I need to know and study only a little everyday so I do not become overwhelmed.