Language Arts ;)

Reading... "I have always imagined that, paradise will be a kind of library." - Jorge Luis Borges. That is how I feel every time I pick up a book in my hands. A book is a world of discoveries. You can learn an infinite amount, but you still ache to learn more. By reading books, you can be Superman rescuing Lois Lane from danger, Sherlock Holmes solving a particularly hard mystery on a cold winter night, or Sleeping Beauty waking up from a hundred years of sleep. I'm like the seventy-five percent around the world who enjoy reading, while using their imagination, and watching good plots unfold. When you read, you become so immersed in the story, that you forget about everything around you. Reading gives us someplace to go, when we have to stay where we are. And the thing I noticed was when I read a great book, I wouldn't escape reality, but plunge deeper into life. As exercising is good for the body, books are good for the brain. Reading is known to give you more...

The Smart Response For The Literary Analysis Task           CHOICE 1:            Mark Twain has an inimitable style. He uses comedy in his works, but they are often undermined by a darkness and depth of seriousness which gives the reader mixed feelings about what they are reading. Twain has several distinct stylistic traits. One of them is his excellent and frequent use of dialect. I have noticed that in most of his stories, he gives his characters a dialect based on where the story is taking place, or where they are from. Twain puts a lot of funny observations and humorous elements in his writing. From what I have picked up, Roughing It  seems to be a travel log, and a semi-autobiographical book, with a humorous depiction of his experiences traveling west. It contains adventure, intermingled with quotes showcasing Twain's observations and wit. When Twain describes the west, it makes the reader feel as if he has pers...

Working With Nature           A few years ago, I went to a summer camp that was held in Alfred E. Zampella Elementary School. That summer was one of the best ones of my life. There were many activities we could partake in, and I ended up deciding on Arts and Crafts. One day, the volunteers of the camp took us to the nearest park, also known as Pershing Field. The volunteers told us to collect objects on our way there. We each were given a plastic bag, and I decided to fill mine up with sticks, twigs, bark, and leaves. When we arrived, the volunteers put out materials like glue, and paint, and told us to make anything we wanted, out of the things we collected. They also let us walk around the park to collect more items. I decided to make a miniature log cabin out of my materials. First, I planned out what it would look like on a blank piece of paper. I decided to make the length of each side four inches. Then I looked at my materials, and decided which p...