Secret

To my dearest friend, 

I have lost something very close to me and it's a secret. I'm not sure if I can tell you. But I will tell you that it happened a couple of days ago. In the middle of the night we left the windows open because it was a very hot night. When I woke up, my secret was no longer there. I recently bought a new, studded colar for 50 bucks and now I am not sure that I can use it. I cannot believe this happened and I am very upset about it. I don't like to talk about this but I think I am going to end up telling you. I hope I can trust you with this secret and I hope you will not tell anybody. My big secret is... That... My dog ran away. Please keep this confidential, I do not want anybody to know. 

-Justin 

Rejection..

There are many ways a person can feel rejected.  For instance, somebody could feel they have been rejected socially and emotionally if they repeatedly ask a person, maybe a friend or even somebody they have feelings for to hang out  and that person blows them off or tries to come up with an excuse not to hang out. Another example would be if somebody tried to do something simple to make a friend or two, such as trying to sit at a different lunch table at lunch and everybody at that table tells them to leave or makes other remarks. If somebody feels rejected repeatedly, such as being blown off like the example I mentioned, this could make that person feel very neglected. Feeling neglected could lead to many more emotional or even physical problems. The emotional problems it could lead to would be sadness or even depression. But even worse, the physical problems it could lead to is hurting themselves or somebody else.

Atmosphere

Gothic novels emphasize horror, mystery, and the super natural. Out of the three elements of atmosphere, action, and super natural, the atmosphere is the most effective in producing a scary feeling. For example, if you see a figure shaded by the night, instead of in broad daylight, then it will have a more eerie and mysterious effect. The atmosphere sets the scene and creates the mood for the story Frankenstein. When Frankenstein, the creator of a monster made from the remains of the deceased, goes to his home town due to his brother getting murdered, he sees the monster at the scene of the murder. It was very dark, almost pitch black, which created an eerie mood and makes Frankenstein think the monster be created killed his brother. The book also explains how in the dead silence of a dark night, the monster was lurking through a village. When the residents of the village see the monster on the dark, scary night, they all get scared and run away. Due to these examples, I feel as if the atmosphere of a story has more of an effect than action or the super natural.

Opening of Frankenstein

Mary Shelley opens her novel, Frankenstein, with four letters from an explorer named Robert Walton. He is writing to his sister and explains the dangerous voyage he is going through to get to the North Pole. On his way to his destination Walton comes across a stranger and lets him on the ship. Walton and the stranger become close friends. But, this was a confusing opening and hard for me to understand. If I was to wite a ghost story I would begin it by describing the ghost and its back story, if it has a back story. After describing the ghost, I would then go into detail about how the ghost affects other people, such as if it haunts them. The story would then unravel further and tell what tasks the ghost wanted to complete before entering the after life.

One Year Evaluation

My boss at my job at Wendy's wants to give me a one year evaluation. When she told me about it, she seemed extremely happy. I think this was because she knows I have become a very good worker. I know that I have improved drastically since the first day of work. Even though she sometimes has to tell me to smile at the customers, I have became very friendly towards them. I have also became extremely fast at making sandwiches compared to my first day, or even my first month of work . I am hoping and praying this is why my boss seemed so happy and excited when she told me about my evaluation. If my evaluation is about me becoming an excellent worker, I hope the outcome will be a raise or even a promotion. I have worked very hard since my first day on the job in October.

Flying ability or invisible ability?

If I had to choose between being able to fly or to turn invisible, I would pick the ability to fly. It is much faster and efficient than driving a car. Flying would save me money because I would not have to pay for gas to put in my car. Flying also would cause less air pollutant because it would stop people from driving cars which run on fossil fuel. By flying I would conserve fossil fuels so people could use them for other useful things than driving. Also, I love riding rides at cedar point and at carnivals so flying would feel just like I am on a ride, which would be really fun. Turning invisible would not be as exciting and efficient as flying would be. This is why I would rather fly than turn invisible.

A Broken Promise

One time, I promised my mom I would not let my dog run away, even though I did not like the dog. One day when I came home I saw garbage everywhere from the dog getting into the trash. I let it go that time. But the next day I was eating dinner and the dog ate my food right off of my plate. I got so furious because food is not a toy and should not be played with. I was just so mad that I opened the door and let the dog go free. When my mom got home she was very angry. She made me look all night for the dog but I could not find it. The next day when I came home from school, the dog was sitting on the porch. I was so relieved and my mom was too because she loved that dog. In the end, I am glad it came back home.