Essay Writing

Ya right! I'm definitely not an accomplished essayist! I admit, I have learned a thing or two, but "accomplished"? Not likely. I understand the citation stuff and the structure of the essay, but all my essays turn out really choppy and wierd. And usually when I pick a topic to write about, I don't have enough evidence. My (plural of thesis) are really good, but that's only when Mrs. Gilman leads me in the right direction. I think the part I've really got down is the voicing. I think what I would normally say first, and then I copy it on a piece of paper. Voicing really keeps the essay interesting.
Well, my hook kinda sucks. That's probably the thing that will bring me down to a B or lower. But how do you find a hook for the theme of religion being used for the romance in the play? If you got any ideas, please post! I also had some hard times proving my thesis with a lot of evidence. My thesis is really specific, so it's hard to find all the citations that I need for my essay. My title seems really boring. Mrs. Gilman said it sounded very sophisticated, but I just think it's stupid. But, I guess if the teacher says it sounds good, you're gonna get a good grade on that part. I hope Mrs. Gilman doesn't read this. She might change her mind...

Fate and Dreams

I don't much about astrology, so I guess that means I'm stuck with dreams. Well, let me tell you, I have the crazyist dreams when I actually remember them. Did you know, kinda off topic, that you always have dreams when you sleep. It's just when you wake up, you don't remember them! Anyway, a couple weeks ago, I had the strangest dream known to man! I was sitting in my awesome car on the beach. Dont ask me why, just read! And then for some reason, two hippos slowly walk out of the water. Wierd, but in my dream I figured it was kinda normal since hippos swim and all that. But then two zebras come out, then two giraffes, then two elephants! Wierd, huh? Well, I was freaking out! Then two lions come out and instead of just passing my car, they slowly came toward me and tried to get in it. Oh, and by the way, my car door was open. Whoops! And that was the end of my wierd nightmare...
So, even though my dream made no sense whatsoever, I agrre with Romeo. I think dreams and reality are somehow tied together and that dreams are signs for the future. Remember when Romeo had a dream before the party that something bad would happen if he went. And obviously, Romeo and Juliet die at the end. Well, I don't think that's a coinkadink!

Culture Shock

I know this is not everyone's favorite story but I'm gonna compare Romeo and Juliet to Twilight, so I'll make this short and simple. Twilight is a basic Romeo and Juliet with a bit* of vampire in it. Get it? *Bit*? I just made a pun right there! In Twilight, Bella falls in love with Edward, who Bella later finds out is a vampire. Bella and Edward are from two different worlds, and they have to keep their love a secret in order to stay together. Edward risks his life trying to save Bella, just as Romeo risks his life multiple times to see Juliet. The two families are also partially enemies too. Bella's father and the whole town hear rumors about the Cullen family. But the Cullen family accept Bella into their lives instead of despising her as the Montagues and Capulets despise each other.

Summer Reading List!

Although I'm fond of Honors English and the reading we do, I feel as if I don't get to enjoy the modern novels in the world because I'm translating the shakespearean language. I feel as if we should read more modern novels since we aren't living in the Victorian Era! I mean, authors build their stories off of other great novels, but if we don't read their novels, how are we ever going to improve?

I started reading some James Patterson books over Christmas break and I really like the Daniel X series. The story is about this boy called Daniel. Daniel has secret abilities, you could call them "superpowers" if you must, and he uses these powers to exterminate alien assasins that invade Earth and create havoc. Daniel has a list of all the aliens he has to exterminate and the one alien murderer who killed Daniel's parents is number one on the List. And the interesting thing about Daniel is that the reason he doesn't have a last name is because he is an alien himself. I'm waiting for the next book in the series. I've read the first two, The Dangerous Days Of Daniel X, and Daniel X: Watch The Skies. They are really good and I highly recommend it to all those guys who love action books!

If you can't figure it out already, I love action and fantasy books. That's why I'm always dreading reading those boring books in English where the only conflict in the book is romance, class and popularity, or friendship and that sort. One of the books I loooovvvvveeeee has so much action and thrilling mythology in it! I'll give you some clues. It's based on greek mythology, but in modern time. No? What about there are five books in the series and they all tie into one dangerous but exciting conflict. Still haven't got it? Written by Rick Riordan, my favorite books are from the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series! It is filled with amazing action with thrilling monsters and the plot makes me almost cry when I just think about it! Don't tell. I've read the series already but I'm still amazed by this series and I ant to read the series again and again and again! The movie sucked though...

I hope you consider reading these two series over the summer. This is high quality stuff I'm talking about, folks! Join in next time for Miles's Blog!

-Miles