Monday 11 June 2012
June 11
If I could have any fictional character as a best friend, it would be Gemma Doyle, the main character of Libba Bray's trilogy. In Bray's novels, Gemma lives in the Victorian era, but disagrees with society's ideals, particularly those of women. I admire her strong will, intelligence, and determination and think that our two personalities complement each other. With her as a friend, I would feel confident that she would be caring, fun, thoughtful, and in general a good person. Life would never be dull as Gemma often manages to find herself in situations that require some thinking and planning. There would always be someone to rely on and trust to do their best, and I would be constantly entertained by her antics. If it's even possible to find that perfect friend that complements your personality, mannerisms, habits, behaviour, and way of thinking, it would be her. I could imagine life with few conflicts, disagreements, and many fun-filled moments with her around.
Thursday 7 June 2012
June 7
What has the world come to? You don't see kids helping out with the work around their house, or doing school work, or even playing a good old game of fetch. They're becoming as fat as a cat that's been fed too much cream and rich food before our very eyes, sitting in front of their computers, ipods, phones, and whatever all those other things they've got their hands and eyes on all the time are called. At least we know who and what to blame for all the car accidents these days.You can't even get them to look at you when you speak. No wonder all the parents are going loony and acting grumpy all the time. They're dealing with a bunch of wild monkeys. It's absurd. I remember when I was a child, we knew the value of money and worked hard for it. We were brought us up into respectable men and women. These days, kids are throwing away money like it's trash. What's gotten into them. I don't know what the future will look like with the likes of them taking over.
Tuesday 5 June 2012
June 5
Explanatory:
Although it's still a mystery, in all likelihood I will be spending my summer at home tending to the garden and household affairs and helping out at my parents' restaurant every other day or so. During my first few weeks of summer vacation I will have to take swimming lessons for a duration of five consecutive days. It's my third attempt at passing level four, so yeah, it's kind of a bummer. I'll be the oldest participant in my group. How embarrassing! At least I have the consolation of knowing that I did not volunteer for it. Once the dreaded first few weeks are over, there's not much activity. The vast majority of my time will be spent at home where the only things I can do are gardening, yard work, cleaning, reading, and surfing the web. Gardening will involve plenty of weeding, watering, and checking of plants while yard work at the worst will be mowing the lawn. If I'm bored or need to get some exercise in, I'll ride my bike to the local library and take out some books of interest. When I'm surfing the internet, I'm usually checking out flowers, animals, images, watching videos on Youtube, and researching any topic of interest. Probably every other day, my mom and I will be making the 15-20 minute trip to Riverton where I'll waitress, help cook, clean, and serve customers while trying to get the hang of using the cash register without making some mistake that is inevitable, seeing how prone I am to making such errors. If I'm lucky, we'll go on a trip somewhere, maybe Winnipeg, Gimli, or Hecla. If it's Winnipeg, we'll go shopping and return home in time for supper.
Narrative:
Sometime in the summer of 2011, our family paid a visit to the Assiniboine zoo. As habit dictates, we visit the zoo about once a year. One of the first sights we witnessed was a bird show where birds of prey were introduced to the crowd gathered on the bleachers and asked to perform tricks. The show was soon over and I was left with an entertaining memory of a baby owl flying away into a tree, far from any agitated cries of the trainers on the ground below. It was a perfect example of a trick gone wrong. Soon after landing in the tree, the owl was circled by what appeared to be crows or some other bird of prey. Luckily, no harm came to the bird and as trainers attempted to get the baby down, the show carried on. All through the performance, I'm sure everyone else and myself could see rescuers working on saving the owl in the background. It reminded me of the typical play where the show carries on despite some visible error being fixed in the background. That memory still brings a smile to my face.
Persuasive:
Dear town council,
It has come to my attention that while adults busy themselves with work and matters that concern only themselves, students are suffering from endless boredum. No wonder they're so poorly behaved when it comes to parental affairs and formal events. While parents are away, students are lounging at home with nothing to do except play video games, go on Facebook, surf the web, and engage in all manner of unproductive activities. Just because school is over for the summer, it doesn't meen students have an excuse to go brain dead and lazy.
At least bringing students together in a social setting will encourage friendship, communication, and allow students to get to know each other and make acquaintances; a great way to promote a sense of community, spirit, and enjoyment.That is why I believe the community should provide these students with the entertainment they need. A fabulous solution to the problem would be an activity centre equipped with games, computers, a T.V., books, and anything that would entertain students. At least if they must become absorbed in their web activities and internet communications, they can do it alongside others. I'm sure they would love it.
I hope you take this proposal into account and give it consideration. You won't regret it and students might even return to school with a more cheerful attitude. Thank you for your time. Once again I'd like to reiterate how much I hope you consider this.
Sincerely,
Susan song
Although it's still a mystery, in all likelihood I will be spending my summer at home tending to the garden and household affairs and helping out at my parents' restaurant every other day or so. During my first few weeks of summer vacation I will have to take swimming lessons for a duration of five consecutive days. It's my third attempt at passing level four, so yeah, it's kind of a bummer. I'll be the oldest participant in my group. How embarrassing! At least I have the consolation of knowing that I did not volunteer for it. Once the dreaded first few weeks are over, there's not much activity. The vast majority of my time will be spent at home where the only things I can do are gardening, yard work, cleaning, reading, and surfing the web. Gardening will involve plenty of weeding, watering, and checking of plants while yard work at the worst will be mowing the lawn. If I'm bored or need to get some exercise in, I'll ride my bike to the local library and take out some books of interest. When I'm surfing the internet, I'm usually checking out flowers, animals, images, watching videos on Youtube, and researching any topic of interest. Probably every other day, my mom and I will be making the 15-20 minute trip to Riverton where I'll waitress, help cook, clean, and serve customers while trying to get the hang of using the cash register without making some mistake that is inevitable, seeing how prone I am to making such errors. If I'm lucky, we'll go on a trip somewhere, maybe Winnipeg, Gimli, or Hecla. If it's Winnipeg, we'll go shopping and return home in time for supper.
Narrative:
Sometime in the summer of 2011, our family paid a visit to the Assiniboine zoo. As habit dictates, we visit the zoo about once a year. One of the first sights we witnessed was a bird show where birds of prey were introduced to the crowd gathered on the bleachers and asked to perform tricks. The show was soon over and I was left with an entertaining memory of a baby owl flying away into a tree, far from any agitated cries of the trainers on the ground below. It was a perfect example of a trick gone wrong. Soon after landing in the tree, the owl was circled by what appeared to be crows or some other bird of prey. Luckily, no harm came to the bird and as trainers attempted to get the baby down, the show carried on. All through the performance, I'm sure everyone else and myself could see rescuers working on saving the owl in the background. It reminded me of the typical play where the show carries on despite some visible error being fixed in the background. That memory still brings a smile to my face.
Persuasive:
Dear town council,
It has come to my attention that while adults busy themselves with work and matters that concern only themselves, students are suffering from endless boredum. No wonder they're so poorly behaved when it comes to parental affairs and formal events. While parents are away, students are lounging at home with nothing to do except play video games, go on Facebook, surf the web, and engage in all manner of unproductive activities. Just because school is over for the summer, it doesn't meen students have an excuse to go brain dead and lazy.
At least bringing students together in a social setting will encourage friendship, communication, and allow students to get to know each other and make acquaintances; a great way to promote a sense of community, spirit, and enjoyment.That is why I believe the community should provide these students with the entertainment they need. A fabulous solution to the problem would be an activity centre equipped with games, computers, a T.V., books, and anything that would entertain students. At least if they must become absorbed in their web activities and internet communications, they can do it alongside others. I'm sure they would love it.
I hope you take this proposal into account and give it consideration. You won't regret it and students might even return to school with a more cheerful attitude. Thank you for your time. Once again I'd like to reiterate how much I hope you consider this.
Sincerely,
Susan song
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