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Evan Meek Ellie Shoemaker-Personal Narrative

Michelle and Kodi find some missing artifacts from a museum. The police are looking for it. They found the stolen artifacts on their front porch. They both agreed to bury it and pretend they never had it....but it ends up missing! Michelle: "So you're telling me you didn't bury the evidence?" Kodi: " I thought you had it in your car!" Michelle: "Why would it be in my car if I told you my car was full?!" Kodi: " I don't know! I got nervous and came straight here." Michelle: "So now what do we do?" Kodi: "We could tell the truth?" Michelle: "No way! Have you lost it?" Kodi: "Well I'm out of ideas...do you hear that?" Michelle: "Let's get out here before someone sees us"

   For my personal narrative, it has been a "love hate" relationship. I hate the writing assignment that has been given to me. The whole "triumph stories are frowned upon" make it even harder to write. I also hate expressing my feelings to others. Most personal narratives are about how it has changed your life, so you tend to open a few old wounds. On the other hand, I love how writing about my house flooding has brought some closure to my life. I never really talked about how it affected me emotionally and mentally so it is sort of therapeutic in a way! What I would mostly want to work on for my personal narrative is having better structure and learning how to have better comma usage. When I went to the writing center, my fellow writer told me I had great potential to have an A+ essay if I got between the words and paid some more attention to structure. My main issue is I sometimes write how I talk or think. Some sentences tend to sound better in my head. Once...

Ethan Hook Robert Xing

       This week I completed "Milk and Honey" by Rupi Kaur. The beginning of the book talks how the author was raped and abused emotionally. She talks about being betrayed and thinking that love is not real if there is no pain. The second chapter is about being used and using her lover. She knows that the relationship is toxic, but she does not know any better way to love. The final two chapters are about the author healing. She tells the reader that her body is meant to be loved, not taken advantage of or criticized about.       What I've learned from this book is that true love, whether friendship or dating wise, won't always be perfect. But it should be kind, gentle, and worthwhile. My body is mine! I should not let anyone ridicule me because they don't like the way I look. Nor should I allow my body to be used only for the advantage of others. It should be a two way relationship.    

Dear 13 year old,     I know it is exciting that you are almost out of middle school and that you are in the "teenage years". I know you feel you are in the "cool phase" of your life where you can finally say "I'm not a kid, I'm thirteen though". Trust me though, you are still a kid. You think you're wiser and a new person but you're exactly the same as the day before. Don't get too ahead of yourself. You still need to enjoy your childhood. I wish someone would've reminded me that middle school would be missed so much. Responsibility is great but you're only in middle school once! Enjoy it please! Another piece of great advice! Take plenty of pictures throughout your years. I never realized time flew by so quickly! Keep track of how much you've grown. It would even be helpful to write down in a journal every day. Write down what was good or bad about your day. Then you could look back and see how much you have g...

Ethan Webb Juliana Politz

      For my outside reading book, I am reading Rupi Kaur's novel " Milk and Honey". It is a page turning graphic novel about how the author went through sexual, physical, and mental abuse. She was raped by family, misused by boyfriends, and misguided on what true love is. She was taught that love was forceful and meant to be completely how the man wants it to go. She had trained herself to love herself based on what the man loved about her. It was never characteristics that the man loved, it was always what she could do for him.       Even though I have never experienced what the author has gone through, I still get the general idea in the book right now. Currently in the book, the author has learned how to appreciate herself. She realizes you don't have to change your body and your ways to please a boy. Being in high school now and being around teenage boys, it's good to know that it is okay to accept yourself for who you truly are. That self love is...

    In 2005, I was barely starting kindergarten. I don't remember much, but my mom tells me stories of how Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst storms to ever hit Louisiana. I do remember being with my entire family in a three bedroom house all sitting around saying prayers and asking God for help in our time of need. At the time, I thought our situation was terrible. A tree had fell over and nearly collapsed on the house and the weather outside was horrific. I did not think it could get any worse. It wasn't until a  couple of years ago, when I watched videos and read about how it was completely different on the other side of the state. I especially did not know it caused that much emotional damage until I read excerpts of " New Orleans After the Deluge"  by Josh Neufield.       This graphic novel was very descriptive of how normal life was hours before the storm hit. Folks in New Orleans were not prepared for the wrath of rain. Many believe...