Journal Entry #1
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>>What does the word creative mean?
*Being innovative and using the ideas to make something, whether it is a writing or art.
>>Look up word in a dictionary reliable source (Webster's and Oxford English dictionary)
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>>How many definitions are there?
*Four
>>Do the definitions match what you believe creative means?
*It is similar to the second definition of the dictionary.com.
>>In you own words, write a definition for the word "creative"
*Creative means to be innovative and have unique ideas to express in any way.
Journal Entry #2
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>>List 20 Things that annoy you. Pick one to write about.
*LIST:
1. Repetition of complaints
2. Talking bad about oneself repetitively
3. Constant nagging
4. Brother waking around the house half naked
5. Cellphone turns off when I need it
6. Computer runs out of battery
7. Acrylic paint on my clothes
8. Cold showers (especially the school pool showers)
9. Touching my diary without permission
10. Bad mouthing of my friends
11. People acting oblivious to the situation 12. People ask a question they already know the answer to
13. Brother leaving his clothes in the bathroom after shower
14. People who try to be somebody else (for serious, in real life)
15. Teacher giving a project to do in a VERY short period
16. People who act differently from what they said
17. People who pretend to be ignorant
18. Obvious lies
19. Slow-pokes
20.People who get angry easily
Journal Entry #3
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>>Write a paragraph about a girl named Dot, but use no letters with "i" or "j".
*Once, long ago, there was a damsel named Dot. Dot had a rare talent. She could make any doodad evaporate away and then congeal once more. There was no fake magic to it. She just had this weird power. Now, you may think, "Then where does that doodad go to?" Well, from our eyes, we cannot see it. However, Dot could. Throughout her childhood days, she would, now and then, steal a light snack from a store... but one event happened, that made her change her rules, back to her honest self. To Be Continued....
Assignment PDF #15 "Leaf With Dew"
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>>As you look at the photo, jot down all the words and phrases that come to mind. Write as quickly as possible, without judging what you are writing. After you have a long list, choose from these words and phrases to create a poem.
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The cold shiver in the night
Flower buds waiting
The light will bring growth
Fresh dew in the morning
Silence fill the night
The pang of the stillness
Fill our empty, quiet souls
Laughter of pureness
The scent flows on
Nature of the earth
Winds of calm and wild
The cold shivers in the night.
>>Compare and/or contrast the leaf shown in the photo with something else in nature.
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Compare
Contrast
nature
one feels like it has movement but the other does not
plant
one feels warm and the other cold
friendly
One feels tropical, the other has only one color
sharp
flower and plant
>>The photo shows a close-up of a leaf. With words, create a close-up of something else from nature. Use as many of the five senses as you can.
*Hot burning sensation
Bright red, yellow, orange flares
Crackle of the burn
Smokey smell and taste
Dancing and playful flames
>>In the quotation above, what do you think Socrates means? ("Man’s life is like a drop of dew on a leaf.”)
*I think he means that life is short like the small drops of water, and is small in comparison to the world's life. but it is fresh and so we should be thankful for everything, work our best, treasure our life, and live our life to the fullest.
Free Writing #1
The Gum and Hair Mission.
It was a peaceful morning. Layla was walking to school with nothing particular on her mind. The street was fairly clean, and the trees, which bent over from the fences of the houses, tickled her checks as she brushed by. Then, a huge gush of wind whipped by, making her eyes water. Her binders and papers she was holding had been blown to the ground. She bent down to collect her school work. As her long hair slid down her shoulder, she noticed a pink spot in her hair. "What's this?" she asked herself. Grabbing a chunk of her chocolate brown hair, she saw a pink blob of GUM. Now, GUM is no normal gum. GUM is a super chewy, super sticky, super bubbly, and super elastic-ky gum. What is Layla going to do with this situation?! Find out on the next Free Write! :D
Journal Entry #4
>>Close your eyes briefly. Think of one object that's in the room and focus on it without opening your eyes, recall as much detail as you can about it. After three minutes or so, open your eyes and write about
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-blue light
-black
-hexagonal metal piece
-stand
-upside down triangle
-big and mini
-sound
-no reflection of light
Assignment PDF #28 "Onion":
>>Describe an onion to someone who has never seen or tasted one.
*It may depend on the person, but for me a raw onion is crispy and has a spicy sensation that tingles your nose. It has a round shape with a little blunt point at the top. When you see it at first, the onion is brown. An onion has many layers of light hazel skin and then many more layers of white watery ONION. If you cut it, rings of that white would be made.
Assignment PDF #83 "White Swirls"
>>What is your interpretation of this photograph. Turn it upside-down and sideways for different views. What is it? What could it mean? How and where was it taken?
*It looks like a sunglasses-wearing face. I think it is a photograph taken by moving the camera around while taking a bulb of light. I think it means to be energetic or frantic.
*Partner Chanel Kim: It looks like a sunglasses-wearing monkey. I think it was taking by moving a razor and a click of the camera. I think it represents a poster of a monkey show or a comic showing the monkey saving the world.
*Partner Annie Namkoong: I think it is a man with sunglasses. I think it was taken of a moving light. I think it represents hope and faith.
*Partner Michelle Lee: I think this picture looks like a turtle crossed with a bird, that is turning its back on us, and looking upwards. I think it means to fly up and progress slowly. This was probably taken during night, when the lights were turned off.
>>Imagine that this is a newly discovered animal. Describe it.
*The animal has a long white tail that bends this way and that. It follows wherever the animal goes. Also, this creature seems to have no eyes- like a worm. However, the lack of sight would be made up by the animals super sense of hearing and touch. It can even hear and feel the moving air that an object makes when it moves.
Journal Entry #5
>>Silly is a middle-aged man who combs his remaining limp strands of hair into an elaborate swirl over his bald spot, gluing them in place with hair spray and hoping no one will notice.
>>Silly is a golden retriever who slink sheepishly off the sofa whenever his owner comes home, hoping- despite the piles of hair all over the cushion that she won't notice he's been sleeping there.
>>What else is silly?
>>Give three more example of silly.
*Silly is a girl who cries over a small chipped nail that was ever so long.
*Silly is a clown who fumbles with juggling his balls and bowling pins, having children laugh at him.
*Silly is a baby, so selfish that she cries when being cared for by her mom, who is exhausted from work.
Journal Entry #6
>>Describe your bedroom the way you want it to be.
A perfect room for me would be a roomy room of pearl white wall paper. This room would have the door on the left of the wall, from the view of the person entering the room. In the room, the left side would have a huge fluffy bed in the corner fit for me and my huge stuffed bears, with a cute multi-colored rug under it. Right besides my bed, there would be a humongous wooden, but smooth, hazelnut colored desk where I can work with my computer on one side and have spacious room on my right for working with my big textbooks or papers. The desk would also have shelves surrounding it; reaching the ceiling and filling the whole right part of the wall. I would use it for storing my books, small stuff animals, and whatnot. However, one thing I am sure of is that I would have a citrus-scented jelly to decorate and give off a good scent in the room. The chair for my desk would be gigantic too- enough for two people to have a seat. With a little kick of my foot, the chair would spin and I could fall into my bed just like that. To get to my closet, I would have to open a door on the wall to the right of the desk, which would open to a small hall, about three to four meters long and two meters wide. There would be a small desk for my hair and make-up accessories on the left, where part of the wall was taken away for the table. All the other side of the wall would be closets and places to hand my clothes. On the other end of the hall would be my very own bathroom. It would have a toilet on the right, a sink on the left, and a bath tub on the facing wall. Lastly, the wall that surrounds my bed would be full of posters and post-its that I feel is important, interesting, or appealing. That would be my perfect room.
Journal Entry #7
>>Fatima is a very spoiled teenage girl. Show that she is spoiled, by describing what happens when she doesn't get a car for her birthday.
*After throwing her expensive lamp and a slap at her father in their huge living room, Fatima raced up the stairs, tripped, gathered herself back up, restoring her perfect image, and continued to run up the long, coiled, marble steps. After realizing she could have used an elevator, she stopped at floor two and a half, came back down a few steps to the second floor, and stabbed the pearl elevator button. The elevator was still on the fifth floor, taking a very long time to gradually make it's way to Fatima. By that time, the button was already damaged by the consecutive punches of Fatima's finger. She stomped in the elevator and once more stabbed the sixth floor button. She impatiently crossed her arms and tapped with her foot until she arrived to her floor. The whole floor was her's. The hanging-out room, the bedroom, the computer room, the doll room, and so forth. She stormed into her princess bedroom, slammed the door, and locked herself in. The house maid knocked on her door asking if she wanted some lemonade. "NO! SHUT UP! GET AWAY!!" was her reply. The only way to stop this temper of her's was to do what she wanted. Finally, the father gave in, crept upstairs and said softly to her through her door, "What car do you want?"
Journal Entry #8
>>Write a paragraph about a cat attacking something, but don't use the words hiss, scratch, or pounce.
*The ginger striped cat slowly approached the ball of yarn. It poked one side of the ball and so it slowly rolled backwards. Startled by this, the cat backed away. It had a new enemy she needed to tackle. slowly but gradually faster, she flipped in the air and landed with a great gymnastic pose on the opposite side of the yarn. Slapping it with one paw, she observed the roll once more. Realizing that it is backing away and is actually scared of her, she yowled and started to hit it consecutively, balancing on her two back feet. Finally, the ball was torn apart, strings coming loose. It was her win.
Journal Entry #9
>>Describe what you feel right now using your sense of smell. Id you fell frustrated, write about what your frustration smells like. Use vivid words. Don't skimp on adjectives.
*In the morning, if the class is full of girls, a mix of smells come to my senses. Different shampoo brand fragrances waft through the air and the smell of metal and plastic from our computers lurks by. There is a strange whiff of potato in the air. Where did it come from? I don't know. It may be from the pancake my classmate brought in. All these scents mixed together is surely an eerie scent.
Art Poem
Louise Dunn Yochim (American, 1909), “Abstract”
List:
Life
Happy
Hardships
Sadness
Obstacles
Arm
Comfort
Support
Window
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Poem:
Abstract of Hard Work:
Hardworking life,
No happiness in sight,
Wherever she will go,
Hardships will follow.
But there is a light,
In this kind of life,
A comforting arm,
Protecting from harm.
As obstacles draw near,
Support will lend it's ear,
Having less to bear,
The woman will persevere.
Journal Entry #10
*Free Write!
Continuation of Hair and Gum Mission:
Being frozen for a few seconds from shock, Layla collected herself back up, dusting off her pants, and put on her hood. Now which way to go was the problem: school or back home. She thought for a while and realized the task was actually quite simple! Just grab a pair of scissors to snip, snip, snip away! She snipped off a small lock of hair that was trapped by the gum... but another question was up -where to throw out the hair! Layla walked around, clenching her fist, trying to hide her lock of hair. While walking around, something was strange. There were no trash cans to be seen! Where did these trash cans go? Continuation to the next Free Write! :D
Journal Entry #11
>>Use the following words in a story: little boy, torn page, market, cart
*Everyday is a boring day for a little boy named Po. However, that day was not an "everyday". "What do you mean?" you say? Well, like any other day, that day started off with his grocery shopping chore. He was strolling down the market alley with his cart, throwing in some whatsits, when he spotted a torn page. "What is this page?" He wondered. He was determined to find out and make this day, somewhat special. After rushing back home to leave his bought goods, he raced to the one place with the most books- the library. He ran up to the librarian at the counter and asked if any books were turned in with a ripped page. The puzzled lady replied with a confused look, "There were many of course, but we never know who do it..." she trailed off.
Journal Entry #12
>>Pick a topic of your choice. Write a eight sentence paragraph. Show that you understand how to use sentence variation in that paragraph.
*The day was long. I went to school, took a huge test, has a biology lab, a bad lunch, and another two boring classes before coming back home. This may be called a normal day for a student but it is not. I have just turned 32. Why is a 32 year old going to school? That is because of a cookie than turned me back into a 14-year-old. I have the mind of the 32-year-old, but the body of a child. Someone save me!
Journal Entry #13
>>What kind of cartoon show might appeal to the over- age 65 audience? Imagine the show. Then, in 100 words or less, describe the show and its main character.
*I think elderly people like jokes that relate to retirement, medical problems, relationships, appointments, etc.
Ex)
An old man visits his doctor and after through examination the doctor tells him. "I have good news and bad news. What would you like to hear first?"
The patient said, "Bad one please."
"You have cancer. Predictions for-tell that you have only about two years left"
"Oh no!! That's awful news! In two years, my life will be over! How can there be good news from this?!"
The doctor replied, "Well, you also have another cancer. In about three months, you will forget everything I told you."
Journal Entry #14
>>Electricity is recent discovery. Think of 12 things to do when there is no power.
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-go outside and play in the sun
-cook with natural fire
-play cards
-make sth out of yarn
-mend some old clothes
-put nail polish on
-dress up for a party
-go shopping
-light a candle
-eat with friends
-chit chat
-write sth
Journal Entry #15
*Free Write!
Topic: Technology makes the world smaller every day.
When observing the surroundings in the outside world, most people carry around a cellphone. In cafes, people are typing on their computers. These people are connecting to other people miles away, or even on the other side of the world. Technology has brought the world together, and made it seem small.
Nowadays, people all carry around mobile phones. It is handy, and can be used anywhere, anytime. Unlike old-fashioned phones, they do not need any cords or wires that connect to an electrical source. People can walk around with it freely, not worrying about being disconnected. With a press of a few numbers, one can contact another person who could be in a different continent. This conveniency allows people to be brought together and within reach.
Lately, technology has been developing at a monstrous speed, which includes the efficiency of the internet. Wherever and whenever, the internet is always available and close in reach. This easy-to-access internet has connected all different kinds of people. We can go into public chatting sites, chat rooms, socializing games, and so many more. People we would meet by going over seas, or driving for hour can connect in just seconds. Just by a few clicks, one can talk to another person who may be at the opposite end of the world.
Along with the internet came in the email. In the past, people took a long time to contact others. After many generations, posting mail was developed, and people could go to a post office to send off a letter to anyone, anywhere. However, people needed a faster, more instant and more convenient ways to contact others. The email was invented, and people could quickly access the internet to send a quick notice or letter to another person anywhere, privately. Having instant connection to another person, who can be anywhere has shortened the distance of people.
Another huge development was the airplane and cars. Trips that usually took hours or even days on foot, people have developed this new technology little by little to become efficient to society. When going someplace far, not a lot of work is needed. For example, going to the supermarket on foot would be a huge labor, including coming back with a load of goods. However, with the car, people can get there and return quickly, and store the goods in the car for the time being. People can get from one point to another in such a short period of time with today’s technology.
Without these new technologies, it would be impossible to meet people so many people or have a conversation in such a short amount of time. Also going places would be tiring, but with cars and airplanes, people can get to places they wouldn’t have even dreamed of. The technological developments have made the world seem so much smaller, allowing us to go anywhere or contact anyplace.
Journal Entry #16
>>Write a rhyme paragraph. Each sentence must begin and end with the words that rhyme with each other. (min:5sentences)
*My brother just turned into a pie. That pie flew up high like a bat. He must have done something glee-- for he can turn into anything-- even a flee! Whine and kicks, he does when he's angry, that brother of mine. Refine and impactful interviewers come to greet us, but I must decline. Figlenublefair! my brother can turn into air!
>>Describe in detail a person who leaves no stone unturned.
*Shayna cannot stop in any of her search. She has to look through every book, every shelf, and under every bed, tables, or chairs. Sometimes, it is good to stop wasting time searching for things that one can never find. However, Shayna has the persistence to look for whatever is missing until she dies. She cannot stop herself until she finds it. Most of her days, she spends finding for her stuff. What if Shayna was a klutz and lost everything? Then she has even more things to find!
Journal Entry #18
>>Write a 150-word profile of someone named Margaret Mallory" or one of the character for you short story.
*Yviene can be defined as the corner girl. She has long flowing hair, which is mostly tied in two long braids, and hides her face with her overgrown fringe. While all of the girls at school wear their skirts long, above their knees, Yviene wears her skirt down to her ankles. Barely any skin was showing. Also, her desk is in the corner of the classroom, which makes it easy for people to forget her existence. However, people try to stay away from her. This is due to the rumor saying that she is able to tell the person who touched her's past. But, this is no rumor. Whenever she comes in contact with another person, she is able to see what that person did in the past. It could even go into years back. That is why she tries to avoid crowds. And because of this she does not trust people... at all.
Journal Entry #19
>>List 10 things you usually do on a rainy day. Pick one from your list and free write for 5 minutes.
*Sleep
*Read manhwa
*Do Homework
*Read a book
*Go on a walk with someone
*Check what's in the refrigerator
*Watch videos on youtube
*Video chat with friends
*Facebook
*Play random games (such as sudoku)
Check What's in the refrigerator:
Every time I am bored, I just take walks back and forth from my room to the refrigerator. Sometimes I don't even realize that I am doing it. It just became a habit. Especially on a raining day, I would like to have an apple. I would dash to the refrigerator, grab an apple, and sit back down on my chair to continue what I was doing. This could actually be a good habit. I would be taking a break, a little exercise, and get something healthy. However, I do not always get something to eat. I just peer inside the fridge and analyze what's there and what's missing. I would then tell my mom that we were out of whatever we used to have. I think my mom doesn't mind my walks for that reason...
Journal Entry #20
>>Free write for 3 minutes on this cliche "ice running through her veins."
*Shana was a cold girl. A one of an icy girl. Whatever she said, the crowd would freeze. She couldn't care less about the world. If she sees a gang beating up a kid, she would just walk by, not even batting an eye. The only thing she loved was herself and her cat. If you just looked at her and her cat, she would be considered a nice, caring girl. But in the streets, she would be a girl with "ice running through her veins"
Journal Entry #21
>>Free Write!
*Last summer, I visited Cambodia with some mothers, fathers and their children from my church to go help the Cambodians as community service. This country used to be communist under the control of a violent dictator named Pol Pot. Cambodia was devastated by poverty. The first thing we did was to go to a school that was near a village to interact with the kids there. There were a few rocks here and there, and barely any grass. It was just plain, dried mud. Also, their appearance was shocking. Some babies, who looked about two or three, wore no clothes, but those who did, had on very tattered and old clothes. One common thing about them was that none of them had on shoes. They had to go around with no shoes to protect their feet from rocks and other harmful things on the ground. Kids, who were the same age as I, were around 20cm shorter- and skinny too. Their rib cages showed and their limbs were extremely thin, like twigs. They looked like as if they would break if we touched them. We were wrong.
Right before lunch, we younger volunteers were bored, so we tried to skip with the ropes that were tossed to the side of the yard of the school. For a few minutes everything was normal. We started sweating from the heat of movement and the sun, piercing us from above, while we jumped around. The moms were cooking some stew by the side and the sweet smell whipped over. I was turning the rope, sine I was wearing jeans that were hard to run and jump around in. Then, I noticed that some Cambodian kids, looking at us confused. I beckoned the small children to at least try jumping, even if they may be seriously bad at it. They joined in. They jumped. They jumped so high that they could have touched the sky. I gaped at them for a second, not believing what I have seen. They were actually jumping higher than we were, who were well fed and healthy. Even though they were in a world of poverty and starvation, the children still played and tried to be happy.
Journal Entry #21
>>Blurp! Sloch! Snort! Write a paragraph incorporating at least ten onomatopoetic words. Onomatopoetic words are words that sound like what they mean.
*It was my first time to a farm. It smelled a little bit of dung, but I got so into the animals that I forgot about it. The cows mooed, welcoming me, and the mice ran in circles around my ankles, squeaking playfully. I went towards the pig barn. The pigs were rolling in mud, grunting and snorting with a satisfying look. Then, I peered over to the chicken's home. Some were laying eggs, some guarding them, and some just idly clucking around. Then from above, I heard a quack. Some strange looking birds flew past.
Journal Entry #22
>>You get what you pay for.
There is a controversy about the idea that people have to reap what they sow. However, this depends on the situation. In areas that humans cannot control, we cannot help what comes to us. However, in circumstances we can control, we get what we pay for.
Two years ago, I would take every precaution to keep my wallet from being stolen. I would put it in my locker and change the combination every time so that no one but myself could get in the locker. However, one day, when I got back from class, the locker was hanging open and my wallet was gone. I did all I could to prevent the wallet from being stolen, and if we live in a world where we are rewarded for what we do, then, my wallet wouldn’t be missing. However, we do live in a world that has unpredictable forces that we cannot control. In these circumstances, we have to stay positive and accept that the world is sometimes not fair.
Humans can control things such as studying for a test, or staying up late. When I was in 6th grade, I once stayed up until four in the morning, watching many movies on my newly bought computer. I knew that the next day was my semester finals, but I chose not to study. For that finals, I got a really low score, and I also had the pain of getting up the next morning. In this situation, I got what I deserved. I had nobody to blame but myself.
The idea of always getting what you pay for, doesn’t necessarily work in all situations. In circumstances that we cannot control, we cannot help the consequences. However, in situations we can control, we are responsible for the result. Therefore, it depends on the situation for getting what we pay for.
Journal Entry #23
>>People often say, "If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to..." Complete the sentence five different ways.
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If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to cure famine.
If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to fix this computer.
If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to fly.
If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to teleport.
If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to manipulate people's brain.
Journal Entry #24
>>Free Write!
When I was a Rose,
I slept; waiting for sunshine,
To wake me from this dream,
Yearning for my day to come.
When I was a Rose,
I guzzled; gulping to speed up time,
To enter the human world,
Having a mission for an unrequited love.
When I was a Rose,
I sprouted; breathing for fresh air,
To become fully grown,
Waiting for a customer to give me away.
When I was a Rose,
I blossomed; showing my maturity,
To represent a young man’s heart,
Fidgeting and nervous.
When I was a Rose,
I died; completing my goal,
To join two pure hearts,
Loving and caring.
When I was a Rose.
Journal Entry #25
>>Reflect on the Process of writing a short story. What did you enjoy about it? What was difficult? How would you approach it differently if you did it again?
*For me, keeping in within the page limit was hard. When I first wrote out the story, I was already past the limit when only half of the story was written out. I had to take out a lot of extra scenes and details. However, I liked that I could write about anything, in any style. It gave me a freedom to trail off in my thoughts. If I were to do this again, I would write out the scenes in order and try to organize it better so that I could fit everything in without rushing anything.
Journal Entry #26
>>A person's choice of a dog is said to express something about his or her personality. Choose five individuals whos names are well-known internationally. What kind of dog would you choose for each. Why?
*
ParkBom(singer)-Baby Pug
Justin Bieber-Golden Retriever
Kimora Lee Simons-French Pug
CL(singer)-Shitzu
Kang Ho Dong(MC)-Pug
Journal Entry #27
>>Write a four-line song or poem about mayonnaise.
*
Ma-ma-ma-ma-mayo mayo
Take a little lick and say "Hey yo"
Hey this slippery 'n sour 'n sweet
You just can't get enough of this beat!
Journal Entry #28
>>Free Write!
*When I was a Rose
When I was a Rose,
I slept; waiting for sunshine,
To wake me from this dream,
Yearning for my day to come.
When I was a Rose,
I guzzled; gulping to speed up time,
To enter the human world,
Preparing for a match-making.
When I was a Rose,
I sprouted; breathing for fresh air,
To become fully grown,
Waiting for a customer to give me away.
When I was a Rose,
I blossomed; showing my maturity,
To represent a young man’s heart,
Fidgeting and nervous.
When I was a Rose,
I withered; completing my goal,
To join two pure hearts,
Loving and caring.
When I was a Rose.
Journal Entry #29
>>Write about a moment when you and another person (sibling, friend, parent, etc.) bonded.
*My cousin and I bonded one day when our parents were out. She had to come over because she was a little too young to be by herself alone at home. I was about 9 then, and my cousin, 6. We did not have such a good relationship, so we did our separate things. I was on my computer and she was watching television. Suddenly, the lights went out. It was a blackout. I didn't know this at first, but my cousin was scared of the dark. She didn't try to show it to me, but it seemed a little obvious to me. She was huddled up on the bed, so I climbed over, holding a candle that was in a jar. She shifted away from me, but I guess that was natural. That night was the first time we ever had a conversation that lasted more than a minute.
Journal Entry #30
>>Free Write
*Clara Lee
Clara,
Hyper, active, easy going,
Daughter of Kisue Chang and Jun Lee,
Sister of Andy Won Seok Lee,
Who feels grateful to be alive, loving to her family, energetic to be with people she loves,
Who needs a place to belong, someone to love, somewhere to go,
Who likes sweet things that please her, the rain that soothes the pain, the sun that guides her,
Who fears dark thoughts seeping through purity, becoming an adult, having no place to return,
Who would like to see her deceased relatives,
Resident of Seoul, Bundang, Jeongja-dong, 1
Lee
Journal Entry #31
>>Write in the voice of a rope about to snap. At least one paragraph 5-8 sentences.
*My hand is slipping! Edith, hang on! The threads on my hand slowly ripped, one by one, separating my from my other half, Edith. Her threads were going numb, and slowly loosened, ripping our joined hands apart. I reach for her once more, but it seems that she cannot find my hand again. She is trailing, slowly, slowly, slowly again. SNAP. Now we may never be together again...
Journal Entry #32
>>Reflect on the group work portion of your commercial project. How did you measure up? Do you believe that you contributed to the group as much as others? What was your role? Did you learn anything new about yourself and how you work in groups during this project?
*Since we were all close together, we communicated well with our ideas. Although I couldn't help as much as I would have liked, since I was sick, I participated in the main recording and making of the scenes in our project. I think I was mostly the tech person, because I put the scene cuts together and the song in the whole video. I learned that I could help even just a little even though I was a little sick, and since we all took our shares in the making of the video, it became a success.
Journal Entry #33
>>Pick a character from a day time soap opera. Put him or her in a stranded commuter train. Write about what he or she is feeling or thinking at that moment.
*Character: Geum Jan Di
The subway is actually a very economical way to transport from one place to another. I don't get why that rich bum can't ride these. It's so cheap and with some skills, you can have a safe and comfortable trip! I don't understand why people of his kind has to ride a luxurious car just to go to the next town...
Journal Entry #34
>>You can tell a lot about a person by what he or she says. Here are some things Grandma Dorothy always says:
• “You can never be to dressed up.”
• “A woman should never ask a man to dance.”
• “ He is quite a snappy dresser.”
• Based on these sentences, imagine what kind of person Grandma Dorothy is. Write a paragraph describing her. Feel free to use any or all of her quotations.
*Grandma Dorothy is too old fashioned. She thinks women should depend on men and such. I mean that so old! Nowadays, women can live their lives well without the pity of men. Also, why does she think that men would be attracted to beauty only? People can learn to love each other by their personalities too! And on top of that, her dressing style is too ugly. All that jewelry and fabric. At parties, she says, a woman shouldn't ask a man to dance. Ah sure grandma, isn't that too biased?! She is just too old fashioned!
Journal Entry #35
>>Write from the point of view of a freshly scrubbed floor.
*It feels as if I just took off a layer of skin and dirt! I'm so refreshed! Sometimes when I feel the dirt from human feet and dust from the polluted air, I feel as if under a hundred layers of mattresses. I feel suffocated and heavy. But now after the whole scrubbing and brushing I feel anew!
Journal Entry #36
>>Is there a cause you care about a lot? How far would you go to stand up for what you believe?
*People shouldn't kill each other in North and South Korea. I don't think that people should kill each other because they hate each other. I would stand up for this to the extent of risking my life, but I would help people who would risk their lives. I could be their support for shelter. or food.
Journal Entry #37
>>Write about a time you hid from someone, or a time you disguised who you really were.
*I once hid from my brother because I broke his favorite bionicle toy. He loved it a lot and played with it everyday, so I wondered if I could play with it and get rid of my boredom. But somehow, the toy didn't move like when my brother played with it so I threw it across the room. The arm broke so I was scared he would be mad at me, so I hid in my closet. Luckily, he said that he was going to give it away, since my mom said that he had to give it away if he wanted the new bionicle that was to come out next week.
Journal Entry #38
>>Recall an uplifting experience and write about it.
*I once went over to my sick grandmother at the hospital after she had a surgery. My friends from New Zealand and even America were all wishing her luck. When I told her that so many people loved her and wished her well. She smiled at me saying, I love you and all of them too. It was a very touching moment.
Journal Entry #39
>>Free Write!
*If I could meet any author... who, why, what to talk about?
Since my childhood days in New Zealand, I always enjoyed Jacqueline Wilson’s children’s books. Her books were all written in a girl’s voice in primary school. At that time, I always fell into her stories and got absorbed in it, to the extent of reading the book until I nearly memorized it. Meeting Jacqueline Wilson would be a great honor. She stills writes the same types of books even now. It would be a blast to actually get her autograph and have a conversation with her about the thrills and hardships of being a child, through which I, who have had a relatively peaceful childhood, was able to see a different perspective of a girl my age.
Jacqueline Wilson showed me the excitement a child has as he or she grows up. In this short period of childhood, many things could happen, making the child grow up in a certain way. In my favorite childhood book, Candy Floss, a Jacqueline Wilson classic, the main character has to make decisions that could turn her life around. With the hardships, she also has her happy moments, making a quirky, new friend, having a stylish and kind new stepmom, and dying her hair pink. As a child, I was fascinated by the thrills the characters go through, since the most out-of-the-ordinary event in school as a child I had, was seeing a girl getting stung by a bumble bee. If I met Jacqueline Wilson, I would thank her for giving me the chance to expand my imagination and helping me realize that the world could be a colorful place to live in.
Wilson shows that there are hardships that complements the joy in a child’s life. She deals mostly with themes of betrayal, decision-making, and self-acceptance. Her creative ideas for girls problems in their lifetimes always got me wondering where she would get these ideas. In the story of Candy Floss, the main character’s dad sells greasy food in a roadside food vendor, and her mom lives with her new boyfriend and child. She has to decide who she was to live with. Also, she is betrayed by her best friend who was lured by the social status of her new friends. In these books, Wilson writes as if she was the girl herself. In photos, she looked pretty old, in her forties. I want to ask her how she could get these teenage problem ideas and talk in the point of view of that girl when she is already way past that age.
I have always been a fan of Jacqueline Wilson. Her name is something I wouldn’t forget for the rest of my life. She was one the major people who influenced my imagination through my childhood, reading her books. She is still alive, writing many books a year, so other than any author, I would most likely want to meet her.
Journal Entry #40
>>Take two people who dislike each other and stick them in the backseat of a cab. What happens?
*At first it was a banana peel. I was sitting in the front seat of the cab, telling the driver where to go, when a banana peel landed on my head. I tried to ignore it, just putting the unsightly garbage in an empty plastic bag. Then I heard a short scream. A blood vessel popped up on my head. Then came a kick to the back of the chair. I lost my temper. I looked back, and there where my two younger sisters, pulling each other's hair, kicking, and throwing anything that came into their reach. I yelled. They stopped. And that was all.
Journal Entry #41
>>List 10-15 things worth saving, and then choose one to write about.
--I like to save loose change. Sometimes, after buying few ice creams in the convenience store, I always have loose change. Sometimes, it varies to a 1000 won to 50 won. However, recently, I found that all this piles up to a lot of money! It has only been about two months, but I had enough to buy my yearbook!
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Essay
Journal Entry #42
>>There are only Three words in the english dictionary that start with DW- : Dwell, Dwindle, Dwarf. Write a paragraph using all three words.
*It is said that there are three dwarfs still dwell in that cave. From a long time ago, their numbers slowly dwindled, and now, we only know of three. I only know that they live there. I don't really know how they get their food, or what they look like, but dear child, my grandpa told me a story about his adventures with one of the dwarfs, when there were four dwarfs instead of three. Now, let me tell you what happened to that dwarf and your great grandfather.
Journal Entry #43
>>“YIPES,” SAID THE ZEBRA. “I’VE LOST MY STRIPES.” CONTINUE THE PARAGRAPH, USING AS MANY WORDS AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN THAT RHYME WITH YIPES.
*I think I have the hypes! I cannot stop talking with this hiccup! It's just that I'm this type! I can't wipe this laugh off my face!
Journal Entry #44
>>List 12 things you can buy with your last W20,000.
*ddukboggi
*candy
*charge in id card
*peppero
*sticker photo
*white mocha
*pizza
*soonde
*dduk
*cake
*ice cream
*shoes
*t-shirt
*jeans
*glasses
*computer cover
*ink for printer
*books
*pillow
*stuffed bunny
Journal Entry #45
>>Free Write!
It was November 31st, a cold, snowy day. Rain froze into small pieces of white crystals before landing delicately on the arms of the pine trees. The trees swayed in the icy wind, welcoming the holiday season. Fences encircled a small wooden cottage, closing off all connections with the outside world. The foot prints on the fluffy sheet of blankness led to the cottage. They were like huge paw prints of a bear, trudging along to find warmth in his little cave. The whiteness of the surroundings seemed to muffle all sounds, except the wailing of the wind.
Journal Entry #46
>>Reflect on your digital storytelling project.
*It was fun to do. It was amusing to look through all the old photos and laugh at how young, and stupid I was. It was my first time doing this kind of project, but I distributed my time well, and work hard towards the goal of the project.
Journal Entry #47
>>Use the all of the following words in a story: plastic bottle, baseball, dirty handkerchief, crumpled note, unhinged door.
*It was then, that the unhinged door opened. It all started with a crumpled note. Kids were trying to cheat on the test, pretending to pass each other a dirty handkerchief. Outside, others were playing baseball. SPLASH! A plastic bottle of water fell down. Oh No! We could be found out!
Journal Entry #48
>>Of all the people you know, who is the person you respect most of all? Why? What has the person done to earn your respect?
*I respect my mom because she always does her best for me, and never gives up on me and my brother. She helps us out as much as we can, and try to encourage us to do out best. She uses most of her free time doing things for us, so I really respect my mom.
Journal Entry #49
>>Write about a task, job, or chore you dislike.
*When I went to a summer camp last year, after breakfast, everyone rushed back to the dorms. This was because the earliest people could choose what chore they want, while the latest had to make do with whatever that was left. I didn't know of this, so I was late, and had to clean the toilet. It was a foul job, needless to say.
Journal Entry #50
>>WRITE ABOUT SOMEONE YOU WOULD LOVE TO SEE PUT IN JAIL.
*I wish... I wish... I wish! I wish that Mr. Khoki goes to jail! He is so unfair! He is mean! He grabs people's wrists so hard that a bruise is left! I just want him to go to jail. He doesn't even teach well! Why did he even start being a teacher! He doesn't even look like he wants to be in class and look at us. I wish he would just disappear!
Journal Entry #51
>>Reflect on the class.
*This class has helped me to think in different ways and creatively.
~This is Clara Seo Kyoung Lee's Page~
Journal Entry #1
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>>What does the word creative mean?
*Being innovative and using the ideas to make something, whether it is a writing or art.
>>Look up word in a dictionary reliable source (Webster's and Oxford English dictionary)
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>>How many definitions are there?
*Four
>>Do the definitions match what you believe creative means?
*It is similar to the second definition of the dictionary.com.
>>In you own words, write a definition for the word "creative"
*Creative means to be innovative and have unique ideas to express in any way.
Journal Entry #2
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>>List 20 Things that annoy you. Pick one to write about.
*LIST:
1. Repetition of complaints
2. Talking bad about oneself repetitively
3. Constant nagging
4. Brother waking around the house half naked
5. Cellphone turns off when I need it
6. Computer runs out of battery
7. Acrylic paint on my clothes
8. Cold showers (especially the school pool showers)
9. Touching my diary without permission
10. Bad mouthing of my friends
11. People acting oblivious to the situation
12. People ask a question they already know the answer to
13. Brother leaving his clothes in the bathroom after shower
14. People who try to be somebody else (for serious, in real life)
15. Teacher giving a project to do in a VERY short period
16. People who act differently from what they said
17. People who pretend to be ignorant
18. Obvious lies
19. Slow-pokes
20.People who get angry easily
Journal Entry #3
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>>Write a paragraph about a girl named Dot, but use no letters with "i" or "j".
*Once, long ago, there was a damsel named Dot. Dot had a rare talent. She could make any doodad evaporate away and then congeal once more. There was no fake magic to it. She just had this weird power. Now, you may think, "Then where does that doodad go to?" Well, from our eyes, we cannot see it. However, Dot could. Throughout her childhood days, she would, now and then, steal a light snack from a store... but one event happened, that made her change her rules, back to her honest self. To Be Continued....
Assignment PDF #15 "Leaf With Dew"--
>>As you look at the photo, jot down all the words and phrases that come to mind. Write as quickly as possible, without judging what you are writing. After you have a long list, choose from these words and phrases to create a poem.
*
The cold shiver in the night
Flower buds waiting
The light will bring growth
Fresh dew in the morning
Silence fill the night
The pang of the stillness
Fill our empty, quiet souls
Laughter of pureness
The scent flows on
Nature of the earth
Winds of calm and wild
The cold shivers in the night.
>>Compare and/or contrast the leaf shown in the photo with something else in nature.
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>>The photo shows a close-up of a leaf. With words, create a close-up of something else from nature. Use as many of the five senses as you can.
*Hot burning sensation
Bright red, yellow, orange flares
Crackle of the burn
Smokey smell and taste
Dancing and playful flames
>>In the quotation above, what do you think Socrates means? ("Man’s life is like a drop of dew on a leaf.”)
*I think he means that life is short like the small drops of water, and is small in comparison to the world's life. but it is fresh and so we should be thankful for everything, work our best, treasure our life, and live our life to the fullest.
Free Writing #1
The Gum and Hair Mission.
It was a peaceful morning. Layla was walking to school with nothing particular on her mind. The street was fairly clean, and the trees, which bent over from the fences of the houses, tickled her checks as she brushed by. Then, a huge gush of wind whipped by, making her eyes water. Her binders and papers she was holding had been blown to the ground. She bent down to collect her school work. As her long hair slid down her shoulder, she noticed a pink spot in her hair. "What's this?" she asked herself. Grabbing a chunk of her chocolate brown hair, she saw a pink blob of GUM. Now, GUM is no normal gum. GUM is a super chewy, super sticky, super bubbly, and super elastic-ky gum. What is Layla going to do with this situation?! Find out on the next Free Write! :D
Journal Entry #4
>>Close your eyes briefly. Think of one object that's in the room and focus on it without opening your eyes, recall as much detail as you can about it. After three minutes or so, open your eyes and write about
*
-blue light
-black
-hexagonal metal piece
-stand
-upside down triangle
-big and mini
-sound
-no reflection of light
Assignment PDF #28 "Onion":
>>Describe an onion to someone who has never seen or tasted one.
*It may depend on the person, but for me a raw onion is crispy and has a spicy sensation that tingles your nose. It has a round shape with a little blunt point at the top. When you see it at first, the onion is brown. An onion has many layers of light hazel skin and then many more layers of white watery ONION. If you cut it, rings of that white would be made.
Assignment PDF #83 "White Swirls"
>>What is your interpretation of this photograph. Turn it upside-down and sideways for different views. What is it? What could it mean? How and where was it taken?
*It looks like a sunglasses-wearing face. I think it is a photograph taken by moving the camera around while taking a bulb of light. I think it means to be energetic or frantic.
*Partner Chanel Kim: It looks like a sunglasses-wearing monkey. I think it was taking by moving a razor and a click of the camera. I think it represents a poster of a monkey show or a comic showing the monkey saving the world.
*Partner Annie Namkoong: I think it is a man with sunglasses. I think it was taken of a moving light. I think it represents hope and faith.
*Partner Michelle Lee: I think this picture looks like a turtle crossed with a bird, that is turning its back on us, and looking upwards. I think it means to fly up and progress slowly. This was probably taken during night, when the lights were turned off.
>>Imagine that this is a newly discovered animal. Describe it.
*The animal has a long white tail that bends this way and that. It follows wherever the animal goes. Also, this creature seems to have no eyes- like a worm. However, the lack of sight would be made up by the animals super sense of hearing and touch. It can even hear and feel the moving air that an object makes when it moves.
Journal Entry #5
>>Silly is a middle-aged man who combs his remaining limp strands of hair into an elaborate swirl over his bald spot, gluing them in place with hair spray and hoping no one will notice.
>>Silly is a golden retriever who slink sheepishly off the sofa whenever his owner comes home, hoping- despite the piles of hair all over the cushion that she won't notice he's been sleeping there.
>>What else is silly?
>>Give three more example of silly.
*Silly is a girl who cries over a small chipped nail that was ever so long.
*Silly is a clown who fumbles with juggling his balls and bowling pins, having children laugh at him.
*Silly is a baby, so selfish that she cries when being cared for by her mom, who is exhausted from work.
Journal Entry #6
>>Describe your bedroom the way you want it to be.
A perfect room for me would be a roomy room of pearl white wall paper. This room would have the door on the left of the wall, from the view of the person entering the room. In the room, the left side would have a huge fluffy bed in the corner fit for me and my huge stuffed bears, with a cute multi-colored rug under it. Right besides my bed, there would be a humongous wooden, but smooth, hazelnut colored desk where I can work with my computer on one side and have spacious room on my right for working with my big textbooks or papers. The desk would also have shelves surrounding it; reaching the ceiling and filling the whole right part of the wall. I would use it for storing my books, small stuff animals, and whatnot. However, one thing I am sure of is that I would have a citrus-scented jelly to decorate and give off a good scent in the room. The chair for my desk would be gigantic too- enough for two people to have a seat. With a little kick of my foot, the chair would spin and I could fall into my bed just like that. To get to my closet, I would have to open a door on the wall to the right of the desk, which would open to a small hall, about three to four meters long and two meters wide. There would be a small desk for my hair and make-up accessories on the left, where part of the wall was taken away for the table. All the other side of the wall would be closets and places to hand my clothes. On the other end of the hall would be my very own bathroom. It would have a toilet on the right, a sink on the left, and a bath tub on the facing wall. Lastly, the wall that surrounds my bed would be full of posters and post-its that I feel is important, interesting, or appealing. That would be my perfect room.
Journal Entry #7
>>Fatima is a very spoiled teenage girl. Show that she is spoiled, by describing what happens when she doesn't get a car for her birthday.
*After throwing her expensive lamp and a slap at her father in their huge living room, Fatima raced up the stairs, tripped, gathered herself back up, restoring her perfect image, and continued to run up the long, coiled, marble steps. After realizing she could have used an elevator, she stopped at floor two and a half, came back down a few steps to the second floor, and stabbed the pearl elevator button. The elevator was still on the fifth floor, taking a very long time to gradually make it's way to Fatima. By that time, the button was already damaged by the consecutive punches of Fatima's finger. She stomped in the elevator and once more stabbed the sixth floor button. She impatiently crossed her arms and tapped with her foot until she arrived to her floor. The whole floor was her's. The hanging-out room, the bedroom, the computer room, the doll room, and so forth. She stormed into her princess bedroom, slammed the door, and locked herself in. The house maid knocked on her door asking if she wanted some lemonade. "NO! SHUT UP! GET AWAY!!" was her reply. The only way to stop this temper of her's was to do what she wanted. Finally, the father gave in, crept upstairs and said softly to her through her door, "What car do you want?"
Journal Entry #8
>>Write a paragraph about a cat attacking something, but don't use the words hiss, scratch, or pounce.
*The ginger striped cat slowly approached the ball of yarn. It poked one side of the ball and so it slowly rolled backwards. Startled by this, the cat backed away. It had a new enemy she needed to tackle. slowly but gradually faster, she flipped in the air and landed with a great gymnastic pose on the opposite side of the yarn. Slapping it with one paw, she observed the roll once more. Realizing that it is backing away and is actually scared of her, she yowled and started to hit it consecutively, balancing on her two back feet. Finally, the ball was torn apart, strings coming loose. It was her win.
Journal Entry #9
>>Describe what you feel right now using your sense of smell. Id you fell frustrated, write about what your frustration smells like. Use vivid words. Don't skimp on adjectives.
*In the morning, if the class is full of girls, a mix of smells come to my senses. Different shampoo brand fragrances waft through the air and the smell of metal and plastic from our computers lurks by. There is a strange whiff of potato in the air. Where did it come from? I don't know. It may be from the pancake my classmate brought in. All these scents mixed together is surely an eerie scent.
Art Poem
Louise Dunn Yochim (American, 1909), “Abstract”
List:
Life
Happy
Hardships
Sadness
Obstacles
Arm
Comfort
Support
Window
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Poem:
Abstract of Hard Work:
Hardworking life,
No happiness in sight,
Wherever she will go,
Hardships will follow.
But there is a light,
In this kind of life,
A comforting arm,
Protecting from harm.
As obstacles draw near,
Support will lend it's ear,
Having less to bear,
The woman will persevere.
Journal Entry #10
*Free Write!
Continuation of Hair and Gum Mission:
Being frozen for a few seconds from shock, Layla collected herself back up, dusting off her pants, and put on her hood. Now which way to go was the problem: school or back home. She thought for a while and realized the task was actually quite simple! Just grab a pair of scissors to snip, snip, snip away! She snipped off a small lock of hair that was trapped by the gum... but another question was up -where to throw out the hair! Layla walked around, clenching her fist, trying to hide her lock of hair. While walking around, something was strange. There were no trash cans to be seen! Where did these trash cans go? Continuation to the next Free Write! :D
Journal Entry #11
>>Use the following words in a story: little boy, torn page, market, cart
*Everyday is a boring day for a little boy named Po. However, that day was not an "everyday". "What do you mean?" you say? Well, like any other day, that day started off with his grocery shopping chore. He was strolling down the market alley with his cart, throwing in some whatsits, when he spotted a torn page. "What is this page?" He wondered. He was determined to find out and make this day, somewhat special. After rushing back home to leave his bought goods, he raced to the one place with the most books- the library. He ran up to the librarian at the counter and asked if any books were turned in with a ripped page. The puzzled lady replied with a confused look, "There were many of course, but we never know who do it..." she trailed off.
Journal Entry #12
>>Pick a topic of your choice. Write a eight sentence paragraph. Show that you understand how to use sentence variation in that paragraph.
*The day was long. I went to school, took a huge test, has a biology lab, a bad lunch, and another two boring classes before coming back home. This may be called a normal day for a student but it is not. I have just turned 32. Why is a 32 year old going to school? That is because of a cookie than turned me back into a 14-year-old. I have the mind of the 32-year-old, but the body of a child. Someone save me!
Journal Entry #13
>>What kind of cartoon show might appeal to the over- age 65 audience? Imagine the show. Then, in 100 words or less, describe the show and its main character.
*I think elderly people like jokes that relate to retirement, medical problems, relationships, appointments, etc.
Ex)
An old man visits his doctor and after through examination the doctor tells him. "I have good news and bad news. What would you like to hear first?"
The patient said, "Bad one please."
"You have cancer. Predictions for-tell that you have only about two years left"
"Oh no!! That's awful news! In two years, my life will be over! How can there be good news from this?!"
The doctor replied, "Well, you also have another cancer. In about three months, you will forget everything I told you."
Journal Entry #14
>>Electricity is recent discovery. Think of 12 things to do when there is no power.
*
-go outside and play in the sun
-cook with natural fire
-play cards
-make sth out of yarn
-mend some old clothes
-put nail polish on
-dress up for a party
-go shopping
-light a candle
-eat with friends
-chit chat
-write sth
Journal Entry #15
*Free Write!
Topic: Technology makes the world smaller every day.
When observing the surroundings in the outside world, most people carry around a cellphone. In cafes, people are typing on their computers. These people are connecting to other people miles away, or even on the other side of the world. Technology has brought the world together, and made it seem small.
Nowadays, people all carry around mobile phones. It is handy, and can be used anywhere, anytime. Unlike old-fashioned phones, they do not need any cords or wires that connect to an electrical source. People can walk around with it freely, not worrying about being disconnected. With a press of a few numbers, one can contact another person who could be in a different continent. This conveniency allows people to be brought together and within reach.
Lately, technology has been developing at a monstrous speed, which includes the efficiency of the internet. Wherever and whenever, the internet is always available and close in reach. This easy-to-access internet has connected all different kinds of people. We can go into public chatting sites, chat rooms, socializing games, and so many more. People we would meet by going over seas, or driving for hour can connect in just seconds. Just by a few clicks, one can talk to another person who may be at the opposite end of the world.
Along with the internet came in the email. In the past, people took a long time to contact others. After many generations, posting mail was developed, and people could go to a post office to send off a letter to anyone, anywhere. However, people needed a faster, more instant and more convenient ways to contact others. The email was invented, and people could quickly access the internet to send a quick notice or letter to another person anywhere, privately. Having instant connection to another person, who can be anywhere has shortened the distance of people.
Another huge development was the airplane and cars. Trips that usually took hours or even days on foot, people have developed this new technology little by little to become efficient to society. When going someplace far, not a lot of work is needed. For example, going to the supermarket on foot would be a huge labor, including coming back with a load of goods. However, with the car, people can get there and return quickly, and store the goods in the car for the time being. People can get from one point to another in such a short period of time with today’s technology.
Without these new technologies, it would be impossible to meet people so many people or have a conversation in such a short amount of time. Also going places would be tiring, but with cars and airplanes, people can get to places they wouldn’t have even dreamed of. The technological developments have made the world seem so much smaller, allowing us to go anywhere or contact anyplace.
Journal Entry #16
>>Write a rhyme paragraph. Each sentence must begin and end with the words that rhyme with each other. (min:5sentences)
*My brother just turned into a pie. That pie flew up high like a bat. He must have done something glee-- for he can turn into anything-- even a flee! Whine and kicks, he does when he's angry, that brother of mine. Refine and impactful interviewers come to greet us, but I must decline. Figlenublefair! my brother can turn into air!
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Journal Entry #17
>>Describe in detail a person who leaves no stone unturned.
*Shayna cannot stop in any of her search. She has to look through every book, every shelf, and under every bed, tables, or chairs. Sometimes, it is good to stop wasting time searching for things that one can never find. However, Shayna has the persistence to look for whatever is missing until she dies. She cannot stop herself until she finds it. Most of her days, she spends finding for her stuff. What if Shayna was a klutz and lost everything? Then she has even more things to find!
Journal Entry #18
>>Write a 150-word profile of someone named Margaret Mallory" or one of the character for you short story.
*Yviene can be defined as the corner girl. She has long flowing hair, which is mostly tied in two long braids, and hides her face with her overgrown fringe. While all of the girls at school wear their skirts long, above their knees, Yviene wears her skirt down to her ankles. Barely any skin was showing. Also, her desk is in the corner of the classroom, which makes it easy for people to forget her existence. However, people try to stay away from her. This is due to the rumor saying that she is able to tell the person who touched her's past. But, this is no rumor. Whenever she comes in contact with another person, she is able to see what that person did in the past. It could even go into years back. That is why she tries to avoid crowds. And because of this she does not trust people... at all.
Journal Entry #19
>>List 10 things you usually do on a rainy day. Pick one from your list and free write for 5 minutes.
*Sleep
*Read manhwa
*Do Homework
*Read a book
*Go on a walk with someone
*Check what's in the refrigerator
*Watch videos on youtube
*Video chat with friends
*Facebook
*Play random games (such as sudoku)
Check What's in the refrigerator:
Every time I am bored, I just take walks back and forth from my room to the refrigerator. Sometimes I don't even realize that I am doing it. It just became a habit. Especially on a raining day, I would like to have an apple. I would dash to the refrigerator, grab an apple, and sit back down on my chair to continue what I was doing. This could actually be a good habit. I would be taking a break, a little exercise, and get something healthy. However, I do not always get something to eat. I just peer inside the fridge and analyze what's there and what's missing. I would then tell my mom that we were out of whatever we used to have. I think my mom doesn't mind my walks for that reason...
Journal Entry #20
>>Free write for 3 minutes on this cliche "ice running through her veins."
*Shana was a cold girl. A one of an icy girl. Whatever she said, the crowd would freeze. She couldn't care less about the world. If she sees a gang beating up a kid, she would just walk by, not even batting an eye. The only thing she loved was herself and her cat. If you just looked at her and her cat, she would be considered a nice, caring girl. But in the streets, she would be a girl with "ice running through her veins"
Journal Entry #21
>>Free Write!
*Last summer, I visited Cambodia with some mothers, fathers and their children from my church to go help the Cambodians as community service. This country used to be communist under the control of a violent dictator named Pol Pot. Cambodia was devastated by poverty. The first thing we did was to go to a school that was near a village to interact with the kids there. There were a few rocks here and there, and barely any grass. It was just plain, dried mud. Also, their appearance was shocking. Some babies, who looked about two or three, wore no clothes, but those who did, had on very tattered and old clothes. One common thing about them was that none of them had on shoes. They had to go around with no shoes to protect their feet from rocks and other harmful things on the ground. Kids, who were the same age as I, were around 20cm shorter- and skinny too. Their rib cages showed and their limbs were extremely thin, like twigs. They looked like as if they would break if we touched them. We were wrong.
Right before lunch, we younger volunteers were bored, so we tried to skip with the ropes that were tossed to the side of the yard of the school. For a few minutes everything was normal. We started sweating from the heat of movement and the sun, piercing us from above, while we jumped around. The moms were cooking some stew by the side and the sweet smell whipped over. I was turning the rope, sine I was wearing jeans that were hard to run and jump around in. Then, I noticed that some Cambodian kids, looking at us confused. I beckoned the small children to at least try jumping, even if they may be seriously bad at it. They joined in. They jumped. They jumped so high that they could have touched the sky. I gaped at them for a second, not believing what I have seen. They were actually jumping higher than we were, who were well fed and healthy. Even though they were in a world of poverty and starvation, the children still played and tried to be happy.
Journal Entry #21
>>Blurp! Sloch! Snort! Write a paragraph incorporating at least ten onomatopoetic words. Onomatopoetic words are words that sound like what they mean.
*It was my first time to a farm. It smelled a little bit of dung, but I got so into the animals that I forgot about it. The cows mooed, welcoming me, and the mice ran in circles around my ankles, squeaking playfully. I went towards the pig barn. The pigs were rolling in mud, grunting and snorting with a satisfying look. Then, I peered over to the chicken's home. Some were laying eggs, some guarding them, and some just idly clucking around. Then from above, I heard a quack. Some strange looking birds flew past.
Journal Entry #22
>>You get what you pay for.
There is a controversy about the idea that people have to reap what they sow. However, this depends on the situation. In areas that humans cannot control, we cannot help what comes to us. However, in circumstances we can control, we get what we pay for.
Two years ago, I would take every precaution to keep my wallet from being stolen. I would put it in my locker and change the combination every time so that no one but myself could get in the locker. However, one day, when I got back from class, the locker was hanging open and my wallet was gone. I did all I could to prevent the wallet from being stolen, and if we live in a world where we are rewarded for what we do, then, my wallet wouldn’t be missing. However, we do live in a world that has unpredictable forces that we cannot control. In these circumstances, we have to stay positive and accept that the world is sometimes not fair.
Humans can control things such as studying for a test, or staying up late. When I was in 6th grade, I once stayed up until four in the morning, watching many movies on my newly bought computer. I knew that the next day was my semester finals, but I chose not to study. For that finals, I got a really low score, and I also had the pain of getting up the next morning. In this situation, I got what I deserved. I had nobody to blame but myself.
The idea of always getting what you pay for, doesn’t necessarily work in all situations. In circumstances that we cannot control, we cannot help the consequences. However, in situations we can control, we are responsible for the result. Therefore, it depends on the situation for getting what we pay for.
Journal Entry #23
>>People often say, "If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to..." Complete the sentence five different ways.
*
If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to cure famine.
If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to fix this computer.
If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to fly.
If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to teleport.
If we can send a man to the moon, surely we can figure out how to manipulate people's brain.
Journal Entry #24
>>Free Write!
When I was a Rose,
I slept; waiting for sunshine,
To wake me from this dream,
Yearning for my day to come.
When I was a Rose,
I guzzled; gulping to speed up time,
To enter the human world,
Having a mission for an unrequited love.
When I was a Rose,
I sprouted; breathing for fresh air,
To become fully grown,
Waiting for a customer to give me away.
When I was a Rose,
I blossomed; showing my maturity,
To represent a young man’s heart,
Fidgeting and nervous.
When I was a Rose,
I died; completing my goal,
To join two pure hearts,
Loving and caring.
When I was a Rose.
Journal Entry #25
>>Reflect on the Process of writing a short story. What did you enjoy about it? What was difficult? How would you approach it differently if you did it again?
*For me, keeping in within the page limit was hard. When I first wrote out the story, I was already past the limit when only half of the story was written out. I had to take out a lot of extra scenes and details. However, I liked that I could write about anything, in any style. It gave me a freedom to trail off in my thoughts. If I were to do this again, I would write out the scenes in order and try to organize it better so that I could fit everything in without rushing anything.
Journal Entry #26
>>A person's choice of a dog is said to express something about his or her personality. Choose five individuals whos names are well-known internationally. What kind of dog would you choose for each. Why?
*
ParkBom(singer)-Baby Pug
Justin Bieber-Golden Retriever
Kimora Lee Simons-French Pug
CL(singer)-Shitzu
Kang Ho Dong(MC)-Pug
Journal Entry #27
>>Write a four-line song or poem about mayonnaise.
*
Ma-ma-ma-ma-mayo mayo
Take a little lick and say "Hey yo"
Hey this slippery 'n sour 'n sweet
You just can't get enough of this beat!
Journal Entry #28
>>Free Write!
*When I was a Rose
When I was a Rose,
I slept; waiting for sunshine,
To wake me from this dream,
Yearning for my day to come.
When I was a Rose,
I guzzled; gulping to speed up time,
To enter the human world,
Preparing for a match-making.
When I was a Rose,
I sprouted; breathing for fresh air,
To become fully grown,
Waiting for a customer to give me away.
When I was a Rose,
I blossomed; showing my maturity,
To represent a young man’s heart,
Fidgeting and nervous.
When I was a Rose,
I withered; completing my goal,
To join two pure hearts,
Loving and caring.
When I was a Rose.
Journal Entry #29
>>Write about a moment when you and another person (sibling, friend, parent, etc.) bonded.
*My cousin and I bonded one day when our parents were out. She had to come over because she was a little too young to be by herself alone at home. I was about 9 then, and my cousin, 6. We did not have such a good relationship, so we did our separate things. I was on my computer and she was watching television. Suddenly, the lights went out. It was a blackout. I didn't know this at first, but my cousin was scared of the dark. She didn't try to show it to me, but it seemed a little obvious to me. She was huddled up on the bed, so I climbed over, holding a candle that was in a jar. She shifted away from me, but I guess that was natural. That night was the first time we ever had a conversation that lasted more than a minute.
Journal Entry #30
>>Free Write
*Clara Lee
Clara,
Hyper, active, easy going,
Daughter of Kisue Chang and Jun Lee,
Sister of Andy Won Seok Lee,
Who feels grateful to be alive, loving to her family, energetic to be with people she loves,
Who needs a place to belong, someone to love, somewhere to go,
Who likes sweet things that please her, the rain that soothes the pain, the sun that guides her,
Who fears dark thoughts seeping through purity, becoming an adult, having no place to return,
Who would like to see her deceased relatives,
Resident of Seoul, Bundang, Jeongja-dong, 1
Lee
Journal Entry #31
>>Write in the voice of a rope about to snap. At least one paragraph 5-8 sentences.
*My hand is slipping! Edith, hang on! The threads on my hand slowly ripped, one by one, separating my from my other half, Edith. Her threads were going numb, and slowly loosened, ripping our joined hands apart. I reach for her once more, but it seems that she cannot find my hand again. She is trailing, slowly, slowly, slowly again. SNAP. Now we may never be together again...
Journal Entry #32
>>Reflect on the group work portion of your commercial project. How did you measure up? Do you believe that you contributed to the group as much as others? What was your role? Did you learn anything new about yourself and how you work in groups during this project?
*Since we were all close together, we communicated well with our ideas. Although I couldn't help as much as I would have liked, since I was sick, I participated in the main recording and making of the scenes in our project. I think I was mostly the tech person, because I put the scene cuts together and the song in the whole video. I learned that I could help even just a little even though I was a little sick, and since we all took our shares in the making of the video, it became a success.
Journal Entry #33
>>Pick a character from a day time soap opera. Put him or her in a stranded commuter train. Write about what he or she is feeling or thinking at that moment.
*Character: Geum Jan Di
The subway is actually a very economical way to transport from one place to another. I don't get why that rich bum can't ride these. It's so cheap and with some skills, you can have a safe and comfortable trip! I don't understand why people of his kind has to ride a luxurious car just to go to the next town...
Journal Entry #34
>>You can tell a lot about a person by what he or she says. Here are some things Grandma Dorothy always says:
• “You can never be to dressed up.”
• “A woman should never ask a man to dance.”
• “ He is quite a snappy dresser.”
• Based on these sentences, imagine what kind of person Grandma Dorothy is. Write a paragraph describing her. Feel free to use any or all of her quotations.
*Grandma Dorothy is too old fashioned. She thinks women should depend on men and such. I mean that so old! Nowadays, women can live their lives well without the pity of men. Also, why does she think that men would be attracted to beauty only? People can learn to love each other by their personalities too! And on top of that, her dressing style is too ugly. All that jewelry and fabric. At parties, she says, a woman shouldn't ask a man to dance. Ah sure grandma, isn't that too biased?! She is just too old fashioned!
Journal Entry #35
>>Write from the point of view of a freshly scrubbed floor.
*It feels as if I just took off a layer of skin and dirt! I'm so refreshed! Sometimes when I feel the dirt from human feet and dust from the polluted air, I feel as if under a hundred layers of mattresses. I feel suffocated and heavy. But now after the whole scrubbing and brushing I feel anew!
Journal Entry #36
>>Is there a cause you care about a lot? How far would you go to stand up for what you believe?
*People shouldn't kill each other in North and South Korea. I don't think that people should kill each other because they hate each other. I would stand up for this to the extent of risking my life, but I would help people who would risk their lives. I could be their support for shelter. or food.
Journal Entry #37
>>Write about a time you hid from someone, or a time you disguised who you really were.
*I once hid from my brother because I broke his favorite bionicle toy. He loved it a lot and played with it everyday, so I wondered if I could play with it and get rid of my boredom. But somehow, the toy didn't move like when my brother played with it so I threw it across the room. The arm broke so I was scared he would be mad at me, so I hid in my closet. Luckily, he said that he was going to give it away, since my mom said that he had to give it away if he wanted the new bionicle that was to come out next week.
Journal Entry #38
>>Recall an uplifting experience and write about it.
*I once went over to my sick grandmother at the hospital after she had a surgery. My friends from New Zealand and even America were all wishing her luck. When I told her that so many people loved her and wished her well. She smiled at me saying, I love you and all of them too. It was a very touching moment.
Journal Entry #39
>>Free Write!
*If I could meet any author... who, why, what to talk about?
Since my childhood days in New Zealand, I always enjoyed Jacqueline Wilson’s children’s books. Her books were all written in a girl’s voice in primary school. At that time, I always fell into her stories and got absorbed in it, to the extent of reading the book until I nearly memorized it. Meeting Jacqueline Wilson would be a great honor. She stills writes the same types of books even now. It would be a blast to actually get her autograph and have a conversation with her about the thrills and hardships of being a child, through which I, who have had a relatively peaceful childhood, was able to see a different perspective of a girl my age.
Jacqueline Wilson showed me the excitement a child has as he or she grows up. In this short period of childhood, many things could happen, making the child grow up in a certain way. In my favorite childhood book, Candy Floss, a Jacqueline Wilson classic, the main character has to make decisions that could turn her life around. With the hardships, she also has her happy moments, making a quirky, new friend, having a stylish and kind new stepmom, and dying her hair pink. As a child, I was fascinated by the thrills the characters go through, since the most out-of-the-ordinary event in school as a child I had, was seeing a girl getting stung by a bumble bee. If I met Jacqueline Wilson, I would thank her for giving me the chance to expand my imagination and helping me realize that the world could be a colorful place to live in.
Wilson shows that there are hardships that complements the joy in a child’s life. She deals mostly with themes of betrayal, decision-making, and self-acceptance. Her creative ideas for girls problems in their lifetimes always got me wondering where she would get these ideas. In the story of Candy Floss, the main character’s dad sells greasy food in a roadside food vendor, and her mom lives with her new boyfriend and child. She has to decide who she was to live with. Also, she is betrayed by her best friend who was lured by the social status of her new friends. In these books, Wilson writes as if she was the girl herself. In photos, she looked pretty old, in her forties. I want to ask her how she could get these teenage problem ideas and talk in the point of view of that girl when she is already way past that age.
I have always been a fan of Jacqueline Wilson. Her name is something I wouldn’t forget for the rest of my life. She was one the major people who influenced my imagination through my childhood, reading her books. She is still alive, writing many books a year, so other than any author, I would most likely want to meet her.
Journal Entry #40
>>Take two people who dislike each other and stick them in the backseat of a cab. What happens?
*At first it was a banana peel. I was sitting in the front seat of the cab, telling the driver where to go, when a banana peel landed on my head. I tried to ignore it, just putting the unsightly garbage in an empty plastic bag. Then I heard a short scream. A blood vessel popped up on my head. Then came a kick to the back of the chair. I lost my temper. I looked back, and there where my two younger sisters, pulling each other's hair, kicking, and throwing anything that came into their reach. I yelled. They stopped. And that was all.
Journal Entry #41
>>List 10-15 things worth saving, and then choose one to write about.
*money
*stuffed animals
*loose change
*phone
*iPod
*mp3
*headphones
*compass
*flag
*pens
*small pencils
--I like to save loose change. Sometimes, after buying few ice creams in the convenience store, I always have loose change. Sometimes, it varies to a 1000 won to 50 won. However, recently, I found that all this piles up to a lot of money! It has only been about two months, but I had enough to buy my yearbook!
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Journal Entry #42
>>There are only Three words in the english dictionary that start with DW- : Dwell, Dwindle, Dwarf. Write a paragraph using all three words.
*It is said that there are three dwarfs still dwell in that cave. From a long time ago, their numbers slowly dwindled, and now, we only know of three. I only know that they live there. I don't really know how they get their food, or what they look like, but dear child, my grandpa told me a story about his adventures with one of the dwarfs, when there were four dwarfs instead of three. Now, let me tell you what happened to that dwarf and your great grandfather.
Journal Entry #43
>>“YIPES,” SAID THE ZEBRA. “I’VE LOST MY STRIPES.” CONTINUE THE PARAGRAPH, USING AS MANY WORDS AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN THAT RHYME WITH YIPES.
*I think I have the hypes! I cannot stop talking with this hiccup! It's just that I'm this type! I can't wipe this laugh off my face!
Journal Entry #44
>>List 12 things you can buy with your last W20,000.
*ddukboggi
*candy
*charge in id card
*peppero
*sticker photo
*white mocha
*pizza
*soonde
*dduk
*cake
*ice cream
*shoes
*t-shirt
*jeans
*glasses
*computer cover
*ink for printer
*books
*pillow
*stuffed bunny
Journal Entry #45
>>Free Write!
It was November 31st, a cold, snowy day. Rain froze into small pieces of white crystals before landing delicately on the arms of the pine trees. The trees swayed in the icy wind, welcoming the holiday season. Fences encircled a small wooden cottage, closing off all connections with the outside world. The foot prints on the fluffy sheet of blankness led to the cottage. They were like huge paw prints of a bear, trudging along to find warmth in his little cave. The whiteness of the surroundings seemed to muffle all sounds, except the wailing of the wind.
Journal Entry #46
>>Reflect on your digital storytelling project.
*It was fun to do. It was amusing to look through all the old photos and laugh at how young, and stupid I was. It was my first time doing this kind of project, but I distributed my time well, and work hard towards the goal of the project.
Journal Entry #47
>>Use the all of the following words in a story: plastic bottle, baseball, dirty handkerchief, crumpled note, unhinged door.
*It was then, that the unhinged door opened. It all started with a crumpled note. Kids were trying to cheat on the test, pretending to pass each other a dirty handkerchief. Outside, others were playing baseball. SPLASH! A plastic bottle of water fell down. Oh No! We could be found out!
Journal Entry #48
>>Of all the people you know, who is the person you respect most of all? Why? What has the person done to earn your respect?
*I respect my mom because she always does her best for me, and never gives up on me and my brother. She helps us out as much as we can, and try to encourage us to do out best. She uses most of her free time doing things for us, so I really respect my mom.
Journal Entry #49
>>Write about a task, job, or chore you dislike.
*When I went to a summer camp last year, after breakfast, everyone rushed back to the dorms. This was because the earliest people could choose what chore they want, while the latest had to make do with whatever that was left. I didn't know of this, so I was late, and had to clean the toilet. It was a foul job, needless to say.
Journal Entry #50
>>WRITE ABOUT SOMEONE YOU WOULD LOVE TO SEE PUT IN JAIL.
*I wish... I wish... I wish! I wish that Mr. Khoki goes to jail! He is so unfair! He is mean! He grabs people's wrists so hard that a bruise is left! I just want him to go to jail. He doesn't even teach well! Why did he even start being a teacher! He doesn't even look like he wants to be in class and look at us. I wish he would just disappear!
Journal Entry #51
>>Reflect on the class.
*This class has helped me to think in different ways and creatively.
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