In-class writing number 12

In the four videos we watched in class they discussed how everything is essentially a remix of something else.  I already figured that was true with media, I mean I even have a song on my ipod called the four chord song where they take the basic melody from Don't Stop Believing by Journey and put it to other songs which fit perfectly.  It's also obvious that the media copies ideas because movies lately are either from books, sequels, prequels, or have the same basic plot as another movie out there.  I've heard a lot about how the movie Avatar is a lot like Pocahontas, though I did not realize this until I watched it after someone had made that connection.  I did not realize that so much technology was copied from other ideas.  I also think it's kind of hypocritical for someone who stole other peoples ideas to get mad when their ideas get taken.  Looking back in some way evolution is  kind of the same way.  We are remixes of different creatures that we evolved from.  So in a way there isn't really a single thing on this planet that would have existed without something else being there first, wether it be technology being advanced, music being re-mixed, movies being redone, or creatures evolving.  

In class writing #6

My political views aren't to one side or the other.  I basically listen to both of the platforms and go with who I think will screw up the least.  Because I'm neither left or right, seeing ad's all over the place that raise up one candidate and put the other one down really annoys me.  My mom and I had a conversation about this exact thing once with a good example, The ad was smearing Romney and his tax cuts.  I believe the same thing she does which is don't go by what the ads say instead go by the record of the candidate.

Body paragraph #3 (In-class writing 5)

One thing I liked about "Smash" are the costumes.  The costumes for their musical looked like the clothes people wore in the 1950's.  Karen in her Marylin outfit seemed most realistic.  She looked just like Marylin does in any picture she's been in.  The Smash cast also did a good job dressing like regular people as opposed to the weird styles that is the Hollywood norm.

In-Class Prompt #3

Last Thursday we watched How I Met Your Mother in class.  The episode was one that flashed back and forward where the guys talked talked about where they would be in three years.  As the flash backs got more current, their future plans changed a lot.  The only things that stayed consistent throughout the flashbacks are Ted and Marshall's jobs, their trilogy nights, and the fact that they are all close.  Between the previous discussions and the one that happened in 2012,  Barney's plans had changed.  Instead of him just having a new woman everytime, he realizes he is ready to settle down and get married.  This being a huge realization for him, he runs home, apologizes to his girlfriend, and shows that he is ready for a committed relationship by breaking his mugs (the thing that started the argument between them).  I've never noticed before, but sitcoms seem to have some subtle theme that people never notice unless they really watch for it.  The lesson here I think is people change no matter what, but if you and your friends are close enough, they will always be there for you.

in class prompt 4

The hall was quiet until she heard a locker slam shut.  She turned around to see her mortal enemy standing there with a smirk on her face.  "I know what you did" her enemy said raising an eyebrow.  "Oh yea?  You you can't prove I did anything."  she said feeling slightly relieved.  She had known what she done and she also knew that nobody could prove she did anything if the event ever came into question.  She had done her homework; she knew how to hide any and all evidence that could point to her, and at any minute she could turn around and frame her friend.  "Calm down.  I know but I won't tell anyone.  For now."  She started panicking.  Of all the people to find out what happened, it had to be her. 'Why?' she thought to herself.   "Well, since you know your in on it too so you couldn't tell anyone anyway."  She said gaining confidence. "

In Class Response #2

The object that has helped me as a reader/ writer are books.  To be specific, I brought the Hunger Games to class because that is the book I am currently reading.  I love the dull thud sound that a hardcover book makes when you shut it, and the crinkling sound the pages make in a particularly old book.  Being a relatively new story, my book isn't old enough to make that noise.  However, my book has been worn down from being read by so many people.  The black cover is starting to wear away and turn white, the corners of the cover are bent, and pages are dog-eared.  The cover of the book feels very soft and fuzzy in the spots where it is wearing down.  I love the smell of the pages and the ink when you open a new book.  I've never tried eating any of my books, so I don't know how it tastes firsthand, but when you smell something you can always taste it.  The books place in reading is pretty obvious but it also helps in writing.  It shows you another persons writing styles, their views and opinions on various subjects, or their take on classic stories.  I find great inspiration in my favorite stories anytime I actually try to write anything.

Readers Response #2 The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death

I read the Canary Colored Caravan of Death by Allison Bechdel.  The biggest thing I got from the story was the distance from the family members.  Being from a family that is close to each other, this was the first thing I picked up on.  Another thing I noticed from reading the story was the authors’ dislike of the town Beech Creek.  I think her reason for not liking the town was because of her sexuality and as she had said at her fathers’ funeral, the town was a small, small-minded town.  I also think that she wishes that she was closer to her father like she was in her dreams.  I also got from the reading that she didn’t want any sympathy for her fathers’ death, or at the very least for people to stop treating her like she’s fragile because like she said at the end of the story other than meals her family basically did nothing together, making them an artists’ colony.  I also think that when her father took over coloring in her coloring book, it was his way of trying to get closer to her.  This is something that while her father attempted to get closer to her, her mother preferred to keep her distance.  I do however; think that when Allison and her mother heard the recording her late father made was their own moment of closeness.  Though I think this was a brief window of closeness and after that they went back to their normal relationship of keeping distant from each other.