Summer 2012

      The summer before my freshman year was by far the best summer yet, I can only hope that this summer will be just as amazing. After a week of being up north and then a week of being in Seattle I will start my babysitting job of being a nanny three days a week. I need to finally get my license before I start so can drive the kids to tennis swim lessons and other activities. I'm planning a few concerts to go to like the Hoedown in Detroit, I wasn't able to go last year so I am planning ahead and making sure I will not miss is this time. I am also looking forward to the Coldplay concert in August.

Almost Over

      As second semester is coming to an end, I wish I could fast forward to next Thursday when I get to go home. I won’t be home for long because I am going to my cottage for a week. I plan on making a trip to the cottage the week before I go to Seattle and I can’t wait to have some quality time with my best friends. I find it hard to sit and study for finals because I think my brain is already in summer mode, but I really need to focus and kick butt on these finals. Every time I think about giving up I just tell myself that its almost over.

Thursday, April 12th

      Today has been a really great day so far; I received a call from my Dad this morning telling that he had spoken with my Grandma. My Dad has been planning a trip to Seattle and I really wanted to go but the plane tickets were just too expensive. My Grandma has offered to pay for my plane ticket and I couldn't be happier. I went to Seattle over the summer to visit my Uncle and his family and I fell in love with the city.  The rainy kind of gloomy weather is my favorite and my uncle lives next to the mountains, which are awesome. The month of May is about to be amazing.

Project #3: Part 2

Original Text: "Princess and the Pea" by Hans Christian Andersen


Unfamiliar Genre: Magazine Advertisement
Example Magazine Advertisement


Familiar: Poem
Example Poem


      The purpose of a magazine advertisement would be to persuade the audience to purchase a product. In this particular advertisement the company that created the Palm Centro tried to make the cell phone appeal to cell phone buyers. The stance would be in the ad is positive, bright and happy. The ad is creative with two separate sides with the left side being a messy and disorganized way of keep track of important events and notes while the right side is an image of the Palm Centro with all the notes and events organized properly. The media and design of the advertisement was found online which was most likely printed into multiple magazines and was made electronically on a computer.


      The purpose of the example poem, "There is Another Sky" written by Emily Dickinson is to describe how she imagines Heaven. I feel as though she is trying to persuade her brother, Austin, into following the same path in which she is taking. She mentions a place separate from hers, "Though it be darkness there; Never mind faded forests, Austin,"(5&6). She tries to keep the stance positive and uplifting, "Here is a little forest, Whose leaf is ever green, Here is a brighter garden,"(7-9). The audience are most likely other poets or readers that enjoy poetry and Emily Dickinson. Although I found the poem online it is not the original copy which I assume is print. 


     When creating my own poem and advertisements I will keep these examples in mind. I plan to use a similar stance and keep both pieces positive and fairy tale like. When creating an advertisement I want to create something that will catch a persons eye and make the look and want to pay attention. I think I am going to make an advertisement for a mattress and pillows. Mattress with so much support not even a Princess could feel a pea. Pillows to soft a Princess would fall fast asleep and sleep like true royalty. I want my poem to make someone feel happy inside and have hope that they too can have a happy ending. 

The Cottage

      One of my favorite places to go it my grandparents cottage. Its located in a very small town in the middle of nowhere and nearest thing to my cottage is bar, everything else is at least a half hour drive. The cottage is on a small lake and my favorite thing to do is lay in the hammock and watch the clouds move or take the row boat out and fish. This past summer my friend and I went and spent a week up there, we got the best tans ever. I like getting away from everyone and everything with no phone service or internet. 

Revision Process

      The revision process for this paper was pretty simple, there were no significant problems. There were a few typos, for example, for the title of the short story needed to be in quotations not italicized. I went through the rough draft and fixed typos such as that and I also needed to add page numbers to the quotes used in the paper. That was a somewhat confusing process because the short story was online and I had printed it off. In the end I just used page numbers one through three off the printed version.

A Day of Fun

      I've always loved car rides, as a baby my mom would drive around the block multiple times until I fell asleep.  I looking for to this weekend because I have four friends coming to visit me and we are going to spend the day in Chicago. I haven't been to Chicago since I was about 10 years old so I'm excited to go and spend the day with my friends. My friend as done all the playing so it will be about a two hour drive and even though it will be a crowded a car ride I'm sure it will be one that I will never forget.

Analysis Outline

Little Red Cap and Red Riding Hood

       The German tale of Little Red Cap written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is a classic little Red Riding Hood story. Red-Cap was to bring a basket of food to her ill grandmother and while walking through the woods encountered a friendly wolf. The wolf had eaten her grandmother

and her who were shortly saved by the huntsman.

       An adaption of Little Red Cap would be the movie Red Riding Hood, a film that revolves around Valerie, a girl trying to solve the mystery of the wolf. The wolf is stalking her trying to get her to run away with him by threatening to kill her loved ones. Throughout the film Valerie puts together clues of whom may be the wolf, Father Solomon, a wolf hunter whose wife had been a wolf makes the process much more difficult.

       The purpose of short story, Little Red Cap, would be to scare children into obeying their parents. If Red-Cap had listened to her mother and not wandered off the path her grandmother would never have been eaten. Instead Red-Cap spends time picking flowers for her grandmother and wanders through the woods. The audience would be children or parents reading the story to their children. The tone is serious and the voices can vary. The voice of the wolf would

persuasive and cruel; where as the voice of Red is very innocent.

       Red Riding Hood, the film has a very different purpose. The movie is meant to be entertaining and keep an audiences attention. The movie is dramatic, romantic and at times frightening. Many secrets are brought to light and the ones closest to Valerie start to become her enemies. When people feel that their lives are at stake they start pointing fingers at others no matter the cost. The villagers just want someone to blame for the heartache and the loved ones that are lost because of the wolves outrage on Father Solomon. The audience can consist of

anyone who likes movies containing mystery and suspense, or anyone who is familiar with the tale of Little Red Riding Hood.

       Many examples of Ethos, Pathos and Logos are seen throughout the movie. Ethos in the film would be the actors including Valerie played by Amanda Seyfried. The actors portraying Valerie's parents have also been seen in multiply movies. Pathos in the film change from scene to

scene. When the group of men travel the cave anticipating the kill the wolf the audience is scared, who is going to die next. When Valerie's red-headed friend betrays her and tells Solomon she is a witch, I felt angry but also felt pity for the friend because she was desperate to save her brother. At the end of the movie the audience is left with the feeling of hope for a happy ending. The logic behind the movie would be the mystery. Once Valerie puts together a new hint or clue to who the wolf is, the audience thinks they know who it is. The twist of who the wolf is can be found surprising and the ending is one that is not forgotten.

I.      Catherine Hardwicke’s film, Red Riding Hood, unsuccessfully transforms the German tale, Little Red Cap written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.

II.      The Grandmother

       a. Although the Grandmother lives deep in the woods in both the short story and book. The wolf lived in the village in the movie and lived in the woods in the short story. "A good quarter of a league farther on in the wood; her house stands under the three large oak-trees, the nut trees are just below; you surely must know it," replied Little Red-Cap.

       b. In both the short story and film, Grandmother had given her granddaughter the red-cap as a gift, but in the film it wasn't just a gift, the red cloak was a wedding gift.

III. The Wolf

       a. In the short story the wolf was a stranger and any villager could understand him, but in the film only Valerie was able to hear the wolves thoughts. The wolf wasn’t just some stranger, he was a part of the village and his identity was kept hidden from everyone.

       b. Another significant difference between the short story and the adaption was how in the film, anyone could become a wolf if bitten.

IV. The Huntsman

       a. Although there is a huntsman in the film, Father Solomon, he is not the one who saves Red and kills the wolf. Her love interest in the movie, Peter is the one who is the hero and in return he becomes the wolf. In the short story there is a Huntsman who has been long searching for the wolf.

       b. Even though stones were put in the wolf in both versions it was done in two very different ways. Once the Huntsman had safely rescued Red and her grandmother he replaced them with large stones so when the wolf woke and stood up he fell to the ground. In the film, Valerie had killed her father and then sewed the rocks inside his chest so he would sink to the bottom of the body of water and not float.

1. The German tale of Little Red Cap written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is a classic little Red Riding Hood story. The story is read to many children as a warning to always listen to your parents. The 2011 film, Red Riding Hood, written by David Johnson and directed by Catherine Hardwicke was made as an adaption to the tale but was unsuccessful. Even though many aspects are similar, the differences outweigh the similarities. 

Friends

My parents always told me friends don’t matter. They would always say that my friends in high school weren’t important and once I went to college I would never talk to them again. Oh how wrong they were. I have an amazing group of friends and I have stayed in touch with every single one of them. Sure, I’ve made a few friends in college but no one will replace the relationships I have with my high school friends. No one knows me as well as them and they are always there for me even when we are miles apart. 

Superman

Most recent Superman would be Tom Welling in Smallville:
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Original Comic Superman:
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     The superhero, Superman, is well know around the world. When I think of Superman I picture a tall muscular guy with short dark hair and blue eyes. Although there have been multiple adaptions of Superman, Tom Welling in my opinion is the best actor for Superman. He was able to carry the television series, Smallville, for over ten seasons. While looking at the two pictures, Tom Welling is the comic version of Superman brought to reality. Of course there are obvious differences, the muscles in the comic version are much more defined and the features in his face or more sculpted. I’m sure there will be many more remakes of superman in the future.   

St. Patrick's Day

      St. Patrick's Day had always been a big holiday for my family since we are very Irish. Every year my grandparents throw a big party so I am looking forward to the festivities on Saturday and all the yummy food. My little cousin was also born on St. Patrick's Day but since my aunt is Greek, it isn't that big of a deal and I have never missed his birthday parties. This Saturday he will be turning six and even though spring break was just last week and I was home, I will be going home again this weekend for all the celebrations.

Ethos, Pathos and Logos

      While watching the clip from an episode of House M.D. the ethos which include credibility or ethical appeal would be the fact that he is sarcastic and plays an extremely intelligent doctor. Pathos are emotions that draw us to the show which would be the mystery behind the diagnosis, in the episode the woman was having seizures due to a brain tumor and her cousin asked House to try and find something that would help her to live longer. Logos or the logic in the show would be the doctors who are trying to save lives. House is different from other doctor shows because is logic behind treating the patients is that he became a doctor to be able to work with medicine instead of working with patients.

A Challenge

My research paper is finally coming to a closing and I find the footnotes to be a lot easier than writing my paper. When I was first told that I would need to include footnotes in the research paper, I was a bit concerned because I have never used them before. I can’t even tell the last time I wrote a research paper so I knew right away that this paper would be somewhat of a challenge. Once I came up with the idea of writing from the neighbors point of view, it seemed like a clever idea but then once I started research I learned that Manson didn’t have a neighbors. So far so good, I have made it work and I keep my creativity flowing.

Changes

      This year has been such a change from last year. I have to say, college is exactly what I had imagined and I can’t picture myself at any other school besides WMU. For my senior year spring break my family and I spent a week in Florida, I hated the heat but I had an awesome tan and my sister and I were able to spend a day at Orlando Studios visiting Hogwarts. This years spring break I am just looking forward to spending time with my family and friends. Right now I am sitting in my butterfly chair, waiting for my twin sister to come pick me up. I’m looking at all the bags I am bringing home and thinking about what a great packer I am.

Today's Feedback

      I received positive and useful feedback from my reviewers, I plan to revise my narrative by going through and fixing a lot of the grammatical errors. Carley had mentioned in her review that I had good use of descriptions she liked that I used a picture as a footnote. She recommended that I should spend more time describing the Ranch and that I should add in some more descriptive details. I am definitely going to take her opinions into consideration while finishing my paper.  She also enjoyed the diary entries that I had written so I am going to try and keep going with the flow of adding an entry and then going more in depth with the information.

Social Networking

      I never used to be big on technology, I always thought I was a slow learner when it came to things dealing with technology. But now looking at my parents learning new things, I've learned that I'm actually a pretty fast learner. This week I have realized how much time I have spent on my laptop. I have had a Facebook since the beginning of high school then I started a blog on tumblr. I have recently made a twitter and today created an account on Pinterest, way too many distractions. I have never been a procrastinator but lately I’d rather be doing one of those four things than doing homework. Not a good thing, maybe next year I will put a pause on all social networking sites and really focus on my studies. Maybe it will even make me socialize more often. Maybe.

Serial Murders and Media Circuses

      The chapter contains information about the raising of Manson and how his mother was a prostitute. Most of his childhood was spent hopping between relatives and by the age of thirteen he was put in a foster home. The chapter also gave insight to the murders that took place, including the Tate and LaBianca murders. Details about the crimes committed are shared consisting of the number of stab and shot wounds in the Tate murders. The investigations taken place after the murders are briefly talked about towards the end of the chapter along with media involvement in the cases. Although Serial Murder and Media Circuses included several different murders, the book held useful knowledge of Manson’s upbringing.

A Twin Thing

My twin sister and I have always been close, throughout high school we would consistently argue but we got over it quickly. We fight a lot and the main reason we fight so much is because we are so different. Not only do we look opposite, our behavior is also very different. Haley is very messy and unorganized, she is left handed and has dark curly hair. I am neat and organized, right handed and my hair is blonde and straight. I used to see her every day all the time and it has been very different now that we go to different colleges.

This Weekend

      Throughout the week I always look forward to the weekends. What is there not to look forward to? Staying up late, sleeping in, going to hockey games, being able to take my time on homework and just be lazy. This weekend will be extra exciting because I am going to Day Glow, a giant paint party. This week I've become a little homesick but tomorrow my sister and two friends from the University of Michigan will be coming along with my best friend from Michigan State University. Friday night will be a giant sleepover and a night full of fun. 

Project #2 Proposal

      The historical event that I chose for the second project is the Charles Manson killings and my idea for the point of view in which I will be creating will be the girl next door. An outsider but was able to read the newspaper and here the rumors around town and knew what Manson and his followers looked like. 

      My character is a teenage girl, Casey O'Hare, who is living in her parents house with an older brother and younger sister. She is an average fourteen year old with long dark curly hair and green eyes. She is just starting high school and tends to keep to herself a lot of the time. Although she is shy and doesn’t have very many friends, she always knows how to get what she wants. She is drawn to the darker things in life, like death, scary movies and cold weather. When the killings start happening she is very interested in all of it, such a large crime in a small town.

      Before starting any research on Manson, I knew that I shared a birthday with him, November 12th. He is still alive, in jail and he had killed many people, I knew he had some connection with bands like White Zombie and Marilyn Manson but I recently found out that they have done covers of his songs. I know that he has had children and wives but I want to learn more about them as well as his background and where Manson came from. I also need to research the murders and his followers. Why did he kill the people that were murdered and who were the victims, did he know them or kill at random? 

Can't Be Saved

           Music plays such a large role in my life, I'm consistently feeling the need to listen to music. It doesn't matter how I feel, I am always able to find a song that fits my emotions. Everyday there is a different song running through my head. Today's song is Can't Be Saved by Senses Fail, it has been in my head all day long and I was humming it all through class. The sound, the drums really build me up. The lyrics, I shut the door and turn the lights out, and listen to all the songs that the night shouts, is my favorite part of the song. I love the night and all the sounds, cars, airplanes and maybe even the train. I can’t wait to see what tomorrows song will be.

Darkness

            Darkness is a fear in all of us. Escaping the darkness is an extremely difficult task in one’s life. The darkness in my life has begun its slow journey out of my life, but when I feel that I am submerged in the light, the darkness somehow returns. The darkness in my life is not limited to one specific object, but many relationships in my life. On relationship that has a strenuous emotional toll on me is that with my mother and I. The phrase, “Secrets don’t make friends,” is fitting for the connection between my mother and I.

A Fairy Tale

Similar to the six o’clock news, I can tell you more bad than good with regards to my family life. My life has been far from a fairy tale, but the events that have occurred have shaped me into the person I am today. In order to understand my life you must understand the events that have happened. The term fairy tale is not a term I would use to describe my life thus far, due to the lack of a happy ending. As I learned at a young age, thanks to Disney movies, fairy tales have happy ending. Happy endings entail perseverance from dark places, overpowering your fears and enemies, and a prince charming to tie it all together. All of these requirements have yet to be fulfilled throughout my life so far.

Sammy The Black Cat

           I can hear the creaks in the attic, in the floorboards throughout the house. At night the house seems more alive than it does during the day. The moonlight along with the streetlights shining show the shadows within the house. I can hear the dog snoring in the next room over and then there is the cat. My wonderful sneaky black cat that sleeps during the day and goes wild once the moon rises. She wakes me up by licking my forehead with her scratchy sand paper like tongue. I watch her play with the shadows and see her back form as if someone were petting her. I feel her purring against while she lies on my leg. Why is she purring? Who is petting her? I know one thing, it isn’t me.

Home

           Throughout my life my family has only moved twice, but our house on Kenmore was definitely my favorite. As a child I used to sleep walk and talk to my dead great aunt.  The house was a small two-story colonial and my sister and I had the up stairs to ourselves. It was nice sunny day and I was about six or seven years old. I was in my room with the light purple walls, sitting on my twin bed with my polka dot comforter just staring out into the sky. That’s about all I remember from that day but my mom remembers the rest. I had walked down stairs and told my mom I was just talking to Aunt Clara who had passed away a few weeks before. My mom had asked what we were talking about and I was told my step dad was going to shoot a big buck today, the biggest dear he’s ever gotten. About an hour later my mom got a call from Chris saying he just shot the biggest dear of life.

The Goatman

                    Growing up my Step Dad was the head of the house hold. Nothing scared him especially not some little myth. It was a normal Friday night at my house and while sitting in the living room my mom brought up the legend of the Goatman. My Step Dad, Chris, believes the Goatman is real and up to this day the tale still gives him goosebumps. He moved around a lot as a kid because his father was in the military and while growing up in Maryland there were many rumors about a long curvy road surrounded by woods and emptiness. It was said that anyone who goes down the road disappears. As the rumor goes, the Goatman was made by a man procreating with a goat. People say the Goatman is half man from the waist up and half goat meaning the legs and hooves, the Goatman carries a double-headed axe and scouts for victims along the abandon road. Although I don’t know if I believe the tale it is an interesting one and not commonly told.

First Blog Post

Hello bloggers,

               My name is Coady, I'm a student studying at Western Michigan University. My major is nursing and I want to be either a neonatal or pediatric nurse something with kids. I have a twin sister at University of Michigan and we are consistently butting heads but the time apart is really good for us. 2011 was full of many "firsts", my first day of college, my first time going to canada, my first time ice skating and many more. 2011 was an amazing year and I hope 2012 is just as great!

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