Reading Times OCT 28

In class reading (2 days last week)- 20 minutes
Annotating 3 short stories- 1hr and 40 minutes

Reading Response to 3 Stories

I read three short stories: "Araby" by James Joyce, "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, and "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty. I liked "The Sniper's" plot the best. It was intense and captivated my attention. The ending was brilliant. I would have never have guessed that the sniper shot his brother who was the enemy. Out of the three stories, I found this one to be the easiest to understand. With that being said, there is not really anything that could be placed in my literary analysis that hasn't been interpreted before or wows the reader. I don't feel like I could get into enough depth about this story to make a really amazing paper. It is pretty straight forward.

"Araby" by James Joyce and "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty on the other hand have more depth than  "The Sniper." Out of the two, I feel like "Araby" is the best choice for a literacy analysis. It has a lot of mystery and is open ended for interpretation. "A Worn Path" would not be a bad choice either, but I do not feel that it has the complexity that "Araby" has. I am still a little bit confused on the ending of "Araby" though as to why it read, "Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger."If there is no right or wrong answer for why this is here, it could be a great addition to a literacy analysis because it is an open-ended interpretation. I also found it very interesting the author of "A Worn Path" would chose to narrate the story in third person limited, as a opposed to first person. This could be an addition to a well-writtien literacy analysis if I chose to "A Worn Path" to do my literacy analysis on.

Free Post October 28

I don't know who Miley Cyrus is anymore. She used to be my role model. Hannah Montana was my favorite show on Disney Channel. Because of my obsession, I went to four concerts, and my favorite song she sang was "Best of Both Worlds." We had so much in common. She was from the south, she was christian, and she loved to sing and dance. I remember so vividly going to my friends' houses and playing her soundtrack repeatedly and jumping on a bed singing our hearts out to the words of her songs. We could watch "Hannah Montana: The Movie" over and over again and never get bored. When the Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert in 2008 3D Movie came to theaters I saw it 6 times on the big screen. I couldn't get enough. 

As I got older, so did she. She was taking a break from her acting and singing career and was going to find her true identity. This however, was a surprise to everyone including her fans. Her craziness became a reality when she bleached her hair blonde and got her first tattoo. At first, I refused to believe that she had changed and who she was becoming. My fear became a reality the night of the MTV music awards this year. It was clear evidence that Hannah Montana was just a memory. Miley had grown up and lost her innocence. She had finally taken the wig off and shocked the world of who she has become. 

Personal Questions and Reading Log

Reading:
10/8-The Return- 45 minutes
10/13- I Am Number Four- 75 minutes

Personal Questions:
How can I be a better editor of my own writing?
What genres of books do I like and why?
Why did so many people follow Adolf Hitler? 

Reading Times 10/7

Reading Times for this week:

 

9/30-Monday- "And of Clay We Are Created"- 40 minutes 

10/1-Tuesday- "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses"- 40 minutes 

10/2-Thursday- "The Waltz of The Fat Man"- 40 minutes