In Class #6

With all of the talk about politics here lately, I'm getting annoyed by it. Like, I cannot even get on Facebook or Twitter without seeing it.
I try to stay away from all of the debates/drama that comes with it. I know that its that time of year, but it is really getting pretty crazy. Last night for instance, my parents were watching the debate, I watched it for a few minutes but I got bored. So for my excitement, I went and did my homework! (sarcasm). Every now and then I would check Twitter, and people were posting some pretty nasty things about both candidates  I thought to myself: "People need to sensor what they put on here because they could get some serious trouble." Now, it is okay to have your own opinion and everything, but some people were going just too far and I don't want to be a part of that.
Yes, I'm voting this year and yes I have an opinion, but that doesn't mean I'm going to go posting it on every social network just to get attention. I think some parents never taught there kids the old rule "If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all."

In Class Writing Prompt #5 Paragraph 2

Theatrical, tense, stressful. All words to describe the dialogue in the series "Smash". When the lighting would change, the dialogue would change. If the lights got dark or dimmed, the characters' tones were either angry or worried. An example is when Karen (Katharine McPhee) first finds out her fiance, Dev (Raza Jaffrey) has cheated on her with Ivy (Megan Hilty). At first, Karen is very skeptical and concerned, she did not believe it was true when Ivy told her. But when Dev told her, she believed him and her dialogue towards him changed from in love, to worried, and to angry. Another example is when Lyle (Nick Jonas) was talking to Ileen (Anjelica Huston). The way Lyle talked to Ileen was like he was in a broadway musical, he was very formal. When watching this show, it is important to pay attention because the dialogue may be hard for some people to understand.

Readers Response #4- Scott's Essay

 A film critic, A. O. Scott works on the New York Times. He wrote a movie review on a James Bond movie. Scott does not seem like a supporter of the opening song. He claims that the song, sung by Alicia Keys and Jack White are "an intriguing duo on paper if nowhere else."
Scott mentions in the forth paragraph that the first chases is "speedy and thrilling" and that it left off from the previous movie.
This review in my opinion is very biased. He mentions his opinions on everything. But then again, he it is his job, he is a critic. He clearly states the things he does and doesn't like in the film. This essay is put together very well.

In Class Writing #4

The hall was quiet until she heard a loud crash. She sprinted down the hallway, while she was running she heard laughter getting louder and louder. She realized that it obviously wasn't an emergency because of the giggles she heard echoing through the halls. When she finally turned the corner, she could see two people on the ground laughing and a cart rolling down the hallway past her. She asked: "What in the world happened?!" The boy replied: "Oh its nothing, we're just messing around until its our turn to be on stage."
The young girl was confused, but then she remembered that she was at the school play. She later on asked the kids if she could join them, but they told her no and that she had to be the look out in case an adult would show up and ruin their fun. So there she stood watching the two kids slide down the ramp and through the long stretch of a hallway. As they would roll through the hall, the posters hanging on the walls would move because of how much speed they were picking up.
Then out of no where the young girl yelled "run!" because the director was looking for the two kids because it was their turn to be on stage. The two of them managed to get on stage before the director found them. Now, whenever there is a play or a musical held at the school, the three of them all go and take turns rolling down that ramp.

Readers Response #3 - "Juno"

I really liked this evaluation of the movie Juno. It clearly talks about the positives and the negatives of this movie. The most realistic negative of the movie is that its "cool" to be a pregnant teenager. A positive that this evaluation mentions is that it shows how mature someone can become after a short nine months. 

Juno is a movie about a sixteen year old girl who gets pregnant, and decides to give the baby up for adoption. Instead of taking the easy way out and aborting the baby, she chooses to go through with it and give her baby to a "perfect" married couple. 

There is quite a lot of unrealistic dialogue, but the plot and the characters are perfect. This movie really shows the struggles of a pregnant teen. A downfall is that the movie doesn't really show all of the mood swings that a pregnant woman would indeed have. I do like how the movie isn't too serious, or too funny. It's really just a happy medium. It's not all emotional or depressing, it has a lot of comedy. Something that the character, Juno portrays well. 

This evaluation is good, it just give a little too much detail, after reading this I'm sure that people who haven't seen this particular movie wont go see it. Only because it tells you everything that happened in a nut shell, and how the movie ends. I mean, if I wouldn't have already seen it, I don't see why I would have to go see it. I know whats going to happen. 

In Class Writing

This episode of How I Met Your Mother showed the different expectations everyone had in the future. When the episode first started out , the two guys were in the dorm imagining that they would be rich with fancy mustaches, and they would both have lady friends. But as they got older, the expectations started to change.
Barny's future plans were all the same until when he figured out that he really loved his girlfriend. He knew he wanted to be with her for the rest of his life.
The other two guys kept imagining themselves  being single and alone. But in the last prediction, the two were living together but the one guy was married and had a baby.
In every prediction, they were always doing the same thing: watching Star Wars. I really liked when Barny finally realized that he didnt want to be with a different girl every night. He wanted to be with only one. His character finally grew up and realized what is important. This episode really showed the growth in the characters.

Readers Response #2 Bechdal

The comic was sort of all over the place, in my opinion. I had to re-read it at least 3 times. I could really tell that it was only a part of a comic. I didn't like how it started off, jumping back to the past. By looking at the pictures, you can tell that the family wasn't happy. All of the pictures, minus one, the people had sad expressions on their faces. I didn't really understand this purpose. To show that  a lot of people live in the same house and eat together but never really talk? I did like how it was in a comic. Something different.