Keeping a Secret

A few years ago, my friend told me something that I was sworn to secrecy not to tell anyone. A few days after, I was still constantly thinking about the secret. I felt a need to tell someone but I knew I couldn't, because I was putting my friendship at risk. My friend trusted me not to tell anyone, so if I told someone she would be losing my trust. However, after a while she told me this secret wasn't that important anymore so I felt relieved. I was no longer stressing over the secret and my mind was now worry free.

The Scarlet Letter

I feel like the story has an interesting plot-line because I have never read a story about adultery. It helps give me a better understanding of the Puritan culture and ways of life. However, I cannot relate anything in my life to the story. I don't like how it takes place such a long time ago; I wish it took place in a more recent times. I also do not like how many  of the words are hard to understand because this makes me confused and unsure of what is going on while i am reading the story. 

New Year's Resolution

My new year's resolution is to eat healthier and to get in shape. I want to do this because it would make me feel better about myself. In order to accomplish this goal, I am going to have better eating habits and chose healthier foods. I will try to eat more fruits and vegetables as snacks instead of the foods filled with carbs, which is what I usually eat. I will also try to go to the gym four or five times a week to help my body get into shape.

The Last Breath of the Snow Blossoms

By Lee Sharon

Walk on the white snow, 

as I saw a snow,

that was falling down,

thinking that it was just snow,

but I took a closer look,

I then look up,

and smile,

and it was blossoms,

snow blossoms,

I see,

that was drifted,

by the breeze,

of the cold wind,

slowly floating down,

down and down,

finally,

it settles on the so pure white snow,

I smile again with a tear that falls,

from my eye,

my face turn blue,

as I had my last breath,

I close my eyes

falling onto the white snow,

happy,

just happy that I could see this moment,

for a blossom that was held in my gentle hand.

Response to Quote

"What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers." - Logan Pearsall Smith

I think this quote means that he likes what can be interpreted by the writing of the story. He doesn't like the obvious work , he likes what is behind the actual story. I agree with this quote because I think it is more important to read a story based on my own interpretation, not based on the actual words of the story. 

Response to Prompt

Do you think young people today value their education as much as Sara Smolinsky does? Why or why not?

I think this answer can go both ways. Some people try to excel in their work to get into good colleges. They enjoy taking classes that they are interested in and want to grow up in career fields that they find most suitable to themselves based on their studies. However there are some people who chose to drop out of high school. They are not valuing education and most likely sometime later in their life, they will regret not having an education. These people don't realize how important it is to be educated because in order to succeed in todays world most people need to have high paid jobs and college degrees. 

Response to quote

"There's nothing hard about writing. All you have to do is sit down and open up vein." - Walter "Red" Smith

I  do not agree with this quote because I feel writing is one of the hardest tasks to complete. It takes me a long time to think of ideas of what to write. However, after the long time it takes me to find a topic, it is then easy to elaborate and start writing.