1. What was frustrating to me was how i had to write a conversation in each scene was kind of annoying and boring but it made sense because without an actual conversation the play would be boring.
The strenghs of these were that i learned how to write play and it was a great experience and the examples that you gave were helpful for me to write my first short play.
The surprises were that i never anticipated to write a play and made conflict which was exciting and it made sense for it blended in whatever i was writing.
Unpleasant part of it was change the most of the stuff and incorporated new idea that my friends gave ne which was good and fair.And yes i would be interested in writing a play.
2. I would like to write a personal fictional story simliar to miss tan and in a different way and just write things that inspired me to write the essay and it would be incorporated in the short essay that i write.
My ideas would be the experiences that i faced when coming to america and how it made my life change and just explaining it in amore detailed way but not writing every little thing for word.
Adnd just review or close caption how life is totally different and writing that through a flashback and making it real as if it were today and not something form the past, perhaps even end by asking questions which kind of summarizes the entire stories.
3. If in general i would advise a kid i would tell them not to give regardless of what other people say because in our world today we have alot of negativity which can/might get to someone in a bizzare way and the pain inflicted would be more harmful and shielding it would it would be a higher risk. Nowadays people regret the decisions they once made and they live with the regret for the rest of their lives, it is better to do what you want rather than fo something that you dislike. My advise would be in general the world it self , just make your own decisions and stick to it and don't be like a chamelion ( changes color) be yourself and act on it.Everyone accounts for his /her future and who has the respobility of what they do and should be done.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
assisgnment #11
1. To have a theme is an important part of writing because you are not able to to express the lesson oe the message you are trying to convey in your short story or poems or plays.
having a theme enables the audience grasp the key idea that you as a writter is /or trying to emphasize. A great piece of literature has to have an idea that it expresses because without any idea/lesson/theme no one would try to emphsize, the audience may elaborate or hyporthisizebut may not have a clear or broad vision of it. but sometimes the writer may use descriptive langauge to emphasize their message and in that case we as audience members have to read between the lines to understand the message that is brought out. an example of a book that i read would be kite runner in which the author uses description during the scene where hassan is rapped "it was clear but people could interpret it another way and not as arape scene.
2.in my opinion i think the survive because most of the things the wrote about trully happened in their era and it also gives as an idea of writing ,what makes them survive would be great use of vivid langauge , description, they bring the concept of moral issues in which people might relate to , if we compare the author of today and the older ones i think the sales might be different in that the authors of today in that people don't easily buy a book because it 's a best seller ,they buy books of the message they are trying to reveal. another thing that is so different would be authors of this century try to bend the truth and the the lie about it e.g a million little pieces.
3.i would love to be "if i were i writer to be remembered through my writing and the great works that i have accomplished as a writer. being rememberesd as a great epic writer of my time and being a person that people look up to and they countinue with the journey that i have already started for them. without any impact you made on people's lives you cannot be redemned as writer but as a fake cold hearted person with a vengance. A great writer would have impact of people because they love and inspire to be the author who writes larvish and remarkable story or theme, they are many advantages to them.
~ people have fresh memory about the story
~people want to know what happens next(mistery or suspense, makes it worth while)as a writer i would definitely make a historical landmark like the great authors of time.
having a theme enables the audience grasp the key idea that you as a writter is /or trying to emphasize. A great piece of literature has to have an idea that it expresses because without any idea/lesson/theme no one would try to emphsize, the audience may elaborate or hyporthisizebut may not have a clear or broad vision of it. but sometimes the writer may use descriptive langauge to emphasize their message and in that case we as audience members have to read between the lines to understand the message that is brought out. an example of a book that i read would be kite runner in which the author uses description during the scene where hassan is rapped "it was clear but people could interpret it another way and not as arape scene.
2.in my opinion i think the survive because most of the things the wrote about trully happened in their era and it also gives as an idea of writing ,what makes them survive would be great use of vivid langauge , description, they bring the concept of moral issues in which people might relate to , if we compare the author of today and the older ones i think the sales might be different in that the authors of today in that people don't easily buy a book because it 's a best seller ,they buy books of the message they are trying to reveal. another thing that is so different would be authors of this century try to bend the truth and the the lie about it e.g a million little pieces.
3.i would love to be "if i were i writer to be remembered through my writing and the great works that i have accomplished as a writer. being rememberesd as a great epic writer of my time and being a person that people look up to and they countinue with the journey that i have already started for them. without any impact you made on people's lives you cannot be redemned as writer but as a fake cold hearted person with a vengance. A great writer would have impact of people because they love and inspire to be the author who writes larvish and remarkable story or theme, they are many advantages to them.
~ people have fresh memory about the story
~people want to know what happens next(mistery or suspense, makes it worth while)as a writer i would definitely make a historical landmark like the great authors of time.
Monday, December 3, 2007
assisgnment #10
1.The thing that concerns me in the world and i would most likely see is that a person like me does not like violence , viloence errupts at different places in the world. What strikes me about that they always take a wrong turn without having any consensus or resolution to anything which may endup being chaotic , hateful and negativity , no postive comes out of it.
2. A person who i classify to be dynamic to me would be my sister, because she a unique sense of style which i admire and adore. Being youself is unique and comfortable to oneself , the way she acts with like an adult and how young she is just srikes of what kind of personality/ person she really is.
3.To me the best writing i have ever written would be a poem that i have done about darfur.This piece of writing has inspired me to look at different aspects in life because you might never know what is happening in the world until in strikes at home. I always never look down because the little thing you have tressure it for there are people who don't what you have .
2. A person who i classify to be dynamic to me would be my sister, because she a unique sense of style which i admire and adore. Being youself is unique and comfortable to oneself , the way she acts with like an adult and how young she is just srikes of what kind of personality/ person she really is.
3.To me the best writing i have ever written would be a poem that i have done about darfur.This piece of writing has inspired me to look at different aspects in life because you might never know what is happening in the world until in strikes at home. I always never look down because the little thing you have tressure it for there are people who don't what you have .
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
happiness assignment
1.To me i definition happiness as being suitable for something or enjoying one's condition or being free or just being lucky. E.g happiness is what definitions people and if are not happy then you are the saddest person which is not good. Being happy gives a good mood and positiveness as well as friendship and love.
2. In my life i definition my happiness as fiendship ,laughter joy and freedom.what things determine my happiness are my parents ,my friends and working collegues and everybody in this whole wide world.If don't live in luxury i am still happy regardless because there is someone who is worse than what you have.I am happy whenever am with my loved ones or at school and everywhere.
3.The people who have the great influence in my happiness are God who is great , my family ,teachers and my friends they influence my life with positivity and iam thankful that they are in life because without them then i would be happy and sophisticated.
4. Of course it would be my family friends and teachers , yes because if i were to do something stupid it would impact everyone who is in my circle and they feel great disappointment in me and it would be a negative impact to there daily life because of the negative path that i took.
5. Be happy regardless of social status o r economic / financial mirage because thats not want definitions happy thats merely like a.000% of your life and the need of life is live happy and never regret.
2. In my life i definition my happiness as fiendship ,laughter joy and freedom.what things determine my happiness are my parents ,my friends and working collegues and everybody in this whole wide world.If don't live in luxury i am still happy regardless because there is someone who is worse than what you have.I am happy whenever am with my loved ones or at school and everywhere.
3.The people who have the great influence in my happiness are God who is great , my family ,teachers and my friends they influence my life with positivity and iam thankful that they are in life because without them then i would be happy and sophisticated.
4. Of course it would be my family friends and teachers , yes because if i were to do something stupid it would impact everyone who is in my circle and they feel great disappointment in me and it would be a negative impact to there daily life because of the negative path that i took.
5. Be happy regardless of social status o r economic / financial mirage because thats not want definitions happy thats merely like a.000% of your life and the need of life is live happy and never regret.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
assignment 8
For this assignment i will use one of my darfur poems with an ima and a song that best fits my poema and also get images or photo's that fit my poem.
assignment 7
During 1st quarter i really enjoyed writting poetry and daily prompts was pretty fun and had lots of different angles to work with when wrtiing poetry and i thank ms B for teaching me different aspects of writting, God bless your great work.
2. i might say poetry is my strongest writing because i always write from my heart and that is pretty good but also i want to be goodin short stories as well. when i'am in a sad mood i write poems to comfort me or when thinking where my continent or the whole world in general.
3. As a writer i have learned to write well you have to think deep and just have a positive mentality on everything you do.sometimes i need a lot f structure in my writing but whenever i write i was give someone to read it and then tell me if they liked it or not and to give me feedback.
4.. I am interested in poetry because i want to create sought of a writing site on genocides ,war afflicted countries or just 3 world countries and to get them to share their experiences and writings with the world of today.
2. i might say poetry is my strongest writing because i always write from my heart and that is pretty good but also i want to be goodin short stories as well. when i'am in a sad mood i write poems to comfort me or when thinking where my continent or the whole world in general.
3. As a writer i have learned to write well you have to think deep and just have a positive mentality on everything you do.sometimes i need a lot f structure in my writing but whenever i write i was give someone to read it and then tell me if they liked it or not and to give me feedback.
4.. I am interested in poetry because i want to create sought of a writing site on genocides ,war afflicted countries or just 3 world countries and to get them to share their experiences and writings with the world of today.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
creating fear continuation
3. My definition of madness would be being crazy and going to an extreme level and doing something. For someone to be consideresd mad would commit murder or burn a house or rape someone and that is just sheer madness.
4. what drives people to be mad today in these world i think would be jealously and it might cause the spouse or person to go to extremes and kill or harm someone.
peer pressure might be also a constricting conflict in teens and might cuae harm such as suicide or cutting themselves.
i think someone as normal as anyone might be afflicted with lots of pain and they not want to talk about it and so they use the easy way and the bad way out of the situation.
4. what drives people to be mad today in these world i think would be jealously and it might cause the spouse or person to go to extremes and kill or harm someone.
peer pressure might be also a constricting conflict in teens and might cuae harm such as suicide or cutting themselves.
i think someone as normal as anyone might be afflicted with lots of pain and they not want to talk about it and so they use the easy way and the bad way out of the situation.
creating fear assignment
1. I don't that much scary movies but some times it may be fun and interesting to watch at times. And the setting that i like are first create a suspenseful begining and make people haunted and after making them go round and round then scare them.
2.The things that scares me a lot or frighten me are cats and just wild animals and also to stay at home all alone and it freaks me out. and i bad fear i have i don't like seeing other people or for my blood casue i cry and i feel like i am going to die. Since i was young i just had the same fear and i grew up in a bad neighborhood ful of crime and wars going on. Afraid of something horribly going wrong.
2.The things that scares me a lot or frighten me are cats and just wild animals and also to stay at home all alone and it freaks me out. and i bad fear i have i don't like seeing other people or for my blood casue i cry and i feel like i am going to die. Since i was young i just had the same fear and i grew up in a bad neighborhood ful of crime and wars going on. Afraid of something horribly going wrong.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
assignment 5 short story opener
1. My original short story opener wwas like these
Mary, the school head girl had never felt so imperfect before. She was raised by wonderful , down to earth parents whom she loved with all her mighty heart.One sunday morning mary was in their small hut which she shared with her entire family.
2.character description:
Mary was a beautiful girl , her hair was dark and shiny , her teeth was white as snow and she always smiled despite any sadness and suffering she felt. Mary's personality was that of an adult she never took anything personal and everyone loved they way she presented her self.
3. dialogue
"Hi there," Mary said." What a splendous evening it is," Danniel said.
"what brings you by , nothing i just wanted to get some fresh air," Daniel said."What a lovily gesture that is ," i nodded.
4.action:
The wind was blowing swiftly , there was a pin drop of silence as the man came drunk and blured everyone's secret. you could barely here anything by wind blowing so hardly that we thought the building would crash.
5.action. blood was running down his face and i imagined it felt like a basin with alot of water.
you could imagine the heart beat of everyone.
Mary, the school head girl had never felt so imperfect before. She was raised by wonderful , down to earth parents whom she loved with all her mighty heart.One sunday morning mary was in their small hut which she shared with her entire family.
2.character description:
Mary was a beautiful girl , her hair was dark and shiny , her teeth was white as snow and she always smiled despite any sadness and suffering she felt. Mary's personality was that of an adult she never took anything personal and everyone loved they way she presented her self.
3. dialogue
"Hi there," Mary said." What a splendous evening it is," Danniel said.
"what brings you by , nothing i just wanted to get some fresh air," Daniel said."What a lovily gesture that is ," i nodded.
4.action:
The wind was blowing swiftly , there was a pin drop of silence as the man came drunk and blured everyone's secret. you could barely here anything by wind blowing so hardly that we thought the building would crash.
5.action. blood was running down his face and i imagined it felt like a basin with alot of water.
you could imagine the heart beat of everyone.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
task two_
1.make the story suspenseful - these will enable the reader to think so much and to love the story and make an inference of whats going to happen next.
2.use metaphors and makes the the flow of the story look pretty neat.
3.conflict in the story- people will enjoy the story and it will make a sparkle on the story.
4.The plot make it look good and without a plot the story won't have a visual flow and the story would relatively be boring.
5.characters- characters should be strong and existing in part one and two and will enable reader to pay attention.
6. emotions - it is better for a story to have emotion because it gasps the readers attention and the story would be lifeless without emotion.
7.originality and uniqueness will make the story be good and you don't have to share ideas that has been used over and over again.
8. action e.g fight scenes would make the story look good
9. complete ending of the story would be more interesting for the audience .
10.humor , jokes , laughter would make the story intersting and unique.
1.make the story suspenseful - these will enable the reader to think so much and to love the story and make an inference of whats going to happen next.
2.use metaphors and makes the the flow of the story look pretty neat.
3.conflict in the story- people will enjoy the story and it will make a sparkle on the story.
4.The plot make it look good and without a plot the story won't have a visual flow and the story would relatively be boring.
5.characters- characters should be strong and existing in part one and two and will enable reader to pay attention.
6. emotions - it is better for a story to have emotion because it gasps the readers attention and the story would be lifeless without emotion.
7.originality and uniqueness will make the story be good and you don't have to share ideas that has been used over and over again.
8. action e.g fight scenes would make the story look good
9. complete ending of the story would be more interesting for the audience .
10.humor , jokes , laughter would make the story intersting and unique.
a. The author is trying to capture the readers attention, because connie is home alone and the two guys drive up to her place and they had met with one another at the restuarant and he started addressing her by her name but she did not remember him.
b. Her character is kind of reversed through out the story when her dad's friend takes the girls to the shopping plaza they sneak and go to a drive in restaurant where older boys hang out . she goes out with these random guy who she barely knows , she sees arnold friend watching her and he says" gonna get ya baby"it's as if she drawing attention to the boys. i presume that she is asking for trouble and her behavior is eratic because the guy tells her he is going to do stuff to her.
c .conflicts between connie and her parents
conflicts with connie and her sister
d.the story appeals to many people because it draws attention to the readers in that connie is at home alone and two guys visit her which is kind of red flag for the readers.
e.at the end of the story connie passes out and she gets up and goes along with the two boys and i think she had feelings for arnold.
b. Her character is kind of reversed through out the story when her dad's friend takes the girls to the shopping plaza they sneak and go to a drive in restaurant where older boys hang out . she goes out with these random guy who she barely knows , she sees arnold friend watching her and he says" gonna get ya baby"it's as if she drawing attention to the boys. i presume that she is asking for trouble and her behavior is eratic because the guy tells her he is going to do stuff to her.
c .conflicts between connie and her parents
conflicts with connie and her sister
d.the story appeals to many people because it draws attention to the readers in that connie is at home alone and two guys visit her which is kind of red flag for the readers.
e.at the end of the story connie passes out and she gets up and goes along with the two boys and i think she had feelings for arnold.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The darkest day.
Screams, yells, cries torture and pain
In the heartfelt areas of Darfur
Homes burned down
Men killed, women raped
Children live with the disparity and pain
For there is no tomorrow for them
If they make it they’ll see a brighter day
This would be another life on earth
Innocent children you see
13,14 and 15 year old becoming the breadwinners of their family that is left
Because there innocence has been taken away
By a regime with no mercy
They sing we are the children of the world
But where is that at?
Definitely not the old country that I knew
We asked them if they could give us a chance
To be happy and normal
But instead they took that away for us
We solemnly speak out to the world to come
And take us away from these misery.
Screams, yells, cries torture and pain
In the heartfelt areas of Darfur
Homes burned down
Men killed, women raped
Children live with the disparity and pain
For there is no tomorrow for them
If they make it they’ll see a brighter day
This would be another life on earth
Innocent children you see
13,14 and 15 year old becoming the breadwinners of their family that is left
Because there innocence has been taken away
By a regime with no mercy
They sing we are the children of the world
But where is that at?
Definitely not the old country that I knew
We asked them if they could give us a chance
To be happy and normal
But instead they took that away for us
We solemnly speak out to the world to come
And take us away from these misery.
Darfur poem.
Dark, gloomy country
Forsaken for its hell inside
No one bothers with them
Dirty grimy politicians
Got their stomachs full
For the aid given by wealthy nations
All the seem to care is for themselves
Hunger, hunger on the faces of children
So sick with big bellies
You’d think they are healthy
But it’s a disease waiting to kill
Big huge flat bare ground
So dry with cracks on it
You’d think no one lives here
Except people waiting to get dispersed
It’s a Diaspora waiting to happen
For the people only know one home
Sudan, Sudan , oh Sudan
Please let us stay.
Dark, gloomy country
Forsaken for its hell inside
No one bothers with them
Dirty grimy politicians
Got their stomachs full
For the aid given by wealthy nations
All the seem to care is for themselves
Hunger, hunger on the faces of children
So sick with big bellies
You’d think they are healthy
But it’s a disease waiting to kill
Big huge flat bare ground
So dry with cracks on it
You’d think no one lives here
Except people waiting to get dispersed
It’s a Diaspora waiting to happen
For the people only know one home
Sudan, Sudan , oh Sudan
Please let us stay.
Darfur poem.
Dark, gloomy country
Forsaken for its hell inside
No one bothers with them
Dirty grimy politicians
Got their stomachs full
For the aid given by wealthy nations
All the seem to care is for themselves
Hunger, hunger on the faces of children
So sick with big bellies
You’d think they are healthy
But it’s a disease waiting to kill
Big huge flat bare ground
So dry with cracks on it
You’d think no one lives here
Except people waiting to get dispersed
It’s a Diaspora waiting to happen
For the people only know one home
Sudan, Sudan , oh Sudan
Please let us stay.
Dark, gloomy country
Forsaken for its hell inside
No one bothers with them
Dirty grimy politicians
Got their stomachs full
For the aid given by wealthy nations
All the seem to care is for themselves
Hunger, hunger on the faces of children
So sick with big bellies
You’d think they are healthy
But it’s a disease waiting to kill
Big huge flat bare ground
So dry with cracks on it
You’d think no one lives here
Except people waiting to get dispersed
It’s a Diaspora waiting to happen
For the people only know one home
Sudan, Sudan , oh Sudan
Please let us stay.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
killing fields of sudan
i poem that i really connected with was the one of killing fields of sudan. i really felt the pain they went through to get to where they were in a state of mind.
and it goes like these~
oh the agony and sorrow imense
more than any human can bear
such muredrous evil wickedness
in killing fields unjust they dare.
i really felt sad about that verse, because i came from a country that has broken because of war.
and it goes like these~
oh the agony and sorrow imense
more than any human can bear
such muredrous evil wickedness
in killing fields unjust they dare.
i really felt sad about that verse, because i came from a country that has broken because of war.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
assignment one
my name is hamdi iam from kenya , i have two siblings a sister who is younger and a brother who is older than me. The kinds of writting i like are poetry , and literature, the next four months i would like to work on my langauge skills and be comfortable with what i write and also do the best to my ability to write well. i am really not a fun of writting but i know i writer that i like they way he wrote and he is called John stanberk. i enjoyed the skills he used like the way he used his words to explain what he ment.
An example of my writting:
title Goobye my country
Goodbye two simple words
together they make the hardest word
goodbye is not the end of the world
goodbye makes us human cry
with no hope or smile.
Goodbye my country
Is what i said when i left somalia
where many of us wre born
in a country which is torn
we fight each other
rather than stick to each other.
Somalia is my homeland
i can't believe i left it behind
Bitter tears drip down the ocean
Because of the tough time the faced
running and moving from place to place
Has taken away the smile off their faces
My country will unite
Somalia will thrive
They'll be no longer war and tears
just happiness and salvation.
An example of my writting:
title Goobye my country
Goodbye two simple words
together they make the hardest word
goodbye is not the end of the world
goodbye makes us human cry
with no hope or smile.
Goodbye my country
Is what i said when i left somalia
where many of us wre born
in a country which is torn
we fight each other
rather than stick to each other.
Somalia is my homeland
i can't believe i left it behind
Bitter tears drip down the ocean
Because of the tough time the faced
running and moving from place to place
Has taken away the smile off their faces
My country will unite
Somalia will thrive
They'll be no longer war and tears
just happiness and salvation.
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