English Reflection

I enjoyed the World Literature course this year. The language and organization of my writing developed and improved throughout this course. Early on in this course, language was my weak point as I did not score very high in this criterion. My grades centered around 7/10. This semester, I consistently achieved 8, and at times […]

Oral Commentary

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After Dark Animoto

http://animoto.com/play/nCZ4IeYSAQz3CMd3JMuxKA My animoto video portrays the theme of duality. The first two images I used represent the idea of ‘duality’ in general. The first image I included a half fish half human, and the next image was half day and half nighttime. My slideshow revolves around of the theme of duality conveyed by three different […]

6 Degrees

Six Degrees of Separation, an urban myth,  refers to the idea that everything is connected and everyone is connected with just six steps. 6 Degrees

Shaving Paragraph

The story ‘Shaving’, by Leslie Norris, revolves around Barry, a 16 year old rugby player, who is transitioning into adulthood as a result of his father’s illness. Barry is tall, athletic, and muscular, and also is a member of the rugby team at his high school. The story begins where Barry is walking home from […]

The Boat: Paragraph

    The death of the narrator’s father in The Boat is what triggers his coming of age. Throughout his childhood, he is almost brainwashed by his mother that becoming a fisherman is the ultimate future for him. However, his father strongly disagrees with the narrator’s mother, and hopes his son will finish school and […]

What Role Does English Play in My Life?

  I speak two languages, English and Japanese. My first language, or my mother tongue is Japanese. I started to learn English when I was around five or six years old. English plays a very important role in my life. It is the key to communicating with my friends, and teachers, in my school. Studying English […]

Video About Myself!

Album cover

About The Dry Salvages The Dry Salvages an alternative rock band consists of vocal- Leonardo Green, guitarist- Lock Priceless, bassist- Stats Tag, and drummer, Pages Generation.  The Dry Salvage started out playing in the streets of California, and in 1997, the band was signed by the Connection Records. The band had their debut album, My Subscriptions […]

My Personal Literary History

Comment on THREE significant literary works in your life e.g. a novel, short story, poem or autobiography. My Sisters Keeper My Sisters Keeper, written by Jodi Picoult, is one of the most significant, memorable novels I have ever read so far in my life. The story is centered on Sara and Brian Fitzgerald ,who’s daughter Kate […]