Flip Flop

Authors Note: This essay is a text analysis about how something may change when you go from a story to a film.

Going from a story to a film can change how the reader feels about certain things. The author might not be able to express certain things as easy as a director can. In the story A Clean, Well-lighted Place, by Ernest Hemingway, there are things that the reader may interpret differently from the film. There are many scenes in the story that don't seem as important as they do in the film. These scenes either have a lot of emphasis or not much at all.

To start of the film there a music that comes across as creepy. It may give the viewer the feeling that this is going to be a scary film. When you read the story there isn't any music which is a big change. The reader will most likely feel that it's just a casual restaurant that has nothing to do with anything scary. The importance of the music is later revealed when there is the old man sitting by himself. You can then tell that is showing how lonely the old man is and how important it is for him to have any company. 

While the music seems creepy at first it changes when the Cafe closes. In the story you can't tell that the old man is leaving, is as sad as it is. The reader will just assume that man casually left. The director of the film gave a lot of attention to the man leaving by adding music and by making the scene long. One thing that stayed the same between the story and the film was how both of the waiters felt. In both the story and film the younger waiter was rude to the old man while the older waiter didn't mind him.

On the other hand there are some events that stay the same in both the film and the story. For example the bar scene that is towards the end comes across as confusing in the story and the film. Although each come out as confusing in different ways. In the story will most likely get confused due to the odd word selection. The transition from the cafe to the bar is more clear in the film but again the bar scene is puzzling. There wasn't a lot of words plus the true intention of the scene was hard to understand. Overall the story and film were good but some things weren't clear.

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place is just one example of how a readers interpretation may change by going from a story to a film or vise versa. There were many examples that came across different while there were also a lot that stayed the same. In the end the overall picture of the story and film was not impacted by the minor differences between the two. 

Who am I?

Authors Note: Try to guess who I am.


I've traveled from North Dakota to the Pacific ocean. I've been traveling for about a year now. Times have been real tough lately. I've gotten kidnapped twice and the last two years. When I finally had my baby Clark and the other Europeans   named my baby Poppy. It isn't exactly what I wanted but at least they have been friendly to me. I have been helping the Europeans classify whether or not the berries were safe to eat or not. I do owe it to them since they have kept great care of me and my baby.

For men they treat my baby well. I suppose they wouldn’t want to upset me since with one simple yes they are safe to eat, or a no they aren’t could end their life.  Before I had my baby, walking the trails of the mountains was very stressful especially since I was so close to birth. I have done nothing but slow them down, and you know saved their lives a few times.

On August 12, 1805, Captain Lewis and three men scouted 75 miles ahead of the expedition’s main party, crossing the Continental Divide.These mountains in North Dakota are very hard to navigate in. There have been many times where we have gotten lost. I have been incredibly important since we have gon

After You, My Dear Alphonse

This whole story is based off of reverse racism. Mrs. Wilson was assuming that Boyd was poor and underfed just because he was African American.  She is clearly trying to be nice to Boyd but ends up getting embarrassed herself. Mrs. Wilson finds out the Boyd lives with a fine family that is similar to most white families throughout the country.

It compares to our society because everyone in our city gets a stereo type. People will especially get a first reaction when someone knew moves in.  We may think that they are poor, weird or, un-athletic. The story compares to our city because both have people who may try to be nice to people which only makes them racist in the end. 

Root Root Root for the Red Sox

Authors Note: This is an essay all about the Boston Red Sox. It talks about their failures and how they regained from them. 

One of the greatest baseball organizations of all time would have to be the Boston Red Sox. They are an American League baseball team who owns a lot of respect. The Red Sox organization has been putting together good teams since 1901. Although they have their rivals; they do have a lot of respect. Boston has won many world series which only makes their organization stronger. They also play in one of the most elegant cities in the country. Boston itself is known to contain some of the greatest athletic teams in the country. 

The elegant Boston Red Sox began in 1901. Originally they were supposed play in Buffalo but they decided against it. For the first 7 years in the American League they didn't have a logo. According tohttp://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/history/index.jsp they were simply known as Boston or the "Bostonians". Their current ball park, Fenway Park, was established in 1912. The Red Sox won the first World Series ever against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Following the win was four more wins in the next decade. They continued to play well but didn't have success until 2004. It was one of the worst winning droughts in baseball history but it no longer mattered; they had won. 

The Red Soxs' had much success but there was also a lot of difficulties. In 1913 their long drought began. They took fourth place in their division which was only the beginning, or at least they thought. In the following season the Red Sox organization purchased the contract of Babe Ruth. They had a 5 year spurt but that was it for then. Their record started to fall back behind every year. According tohttp://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/al/bosox/redsox.html they maintained a common record of 77 wins and 75 losses. That wasn't good enough if they were going to be one of the greatest teams in the league.    

Success is measured by wins in all sports. Compared to other teams the Red Sox have won a lot of World Series. Although some teams have won more, it could be worse, For instance their is still 11 teams who haven't won a world series at all. Throughout the years the Yankees have been the Red Sox biggest rivalry. They both play in great cities with great fans.When the Boston Marathon bombing happened the New York Yankees honored Boston by singing Sweet Caroline at their game. This shows that that even know teams don't like each other; they still can come together in a tragedy. 

Without doubt the Boston Red Sox have one the greatest careers in the league. You always know that it's anyone's game when you are playing the Red Sox, especially if you play them in their own ball park. Lots of teams have failed but like the Red Sox you will eventually have a comeback. So no matter how bad you may be doing just remember there is always a path to success. 

Bibliography

• Drago, reliever Dick, who would retire the first two men he faced, and got. "Boston Red Sox (1901-Present)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2013. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/al/bo
• "Red Sox History | redsox.com: History."The Official Site of The Boston Red Sox | redsox.com: Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2013. <http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/history

Differences

The time period and the place did affect the realism in the story. It would have been different in our time period because things would have been more modern. For instance the restaurant would probably have more people. Also there was a guard roaming the streets instead of a cop.

Alex Rider's Choices

Authors Note: This is a cause and effect piece from the story Skeleton Key. It includes alternate endings.

Alex Rider was done being an agent after the incident at Point Blank. He wanted nothing to do with the agency. Yet that all changed when Alex got asked to go to the Wimbledon tennis tournament to be a ball boy.This action had a big effect. Alex got in trouble with an Asian mafia which meant he had to leave England. Alex's removal from England will eventually lead up to the climax. Unfortunately throughout the story many of Alex's actions resulted in negative effects. 

The Asian Mafia is a very dangerous group. Alex had no idea who he was dealing with. He had suspected that an Asian man was related in a robbery at the tournament. That's what led him into following the man. Unfortunately the man also suspected him as a spy and tried to run him over with his car. Although Alex still managed to take him out. Since Alex took the mafia member out the whole group would now feel hurt. This meant that they were going to try and kill Alex now. This also meant that Alex was going to have to leave England. Fortunately the CIA needed a kid for a new mission which would allow Alex to relax at a hotel. 

The mafia would be nothing compared to what Alex was getting himself into. The vacation sounded like a great idea but could Alex really resist the urge to not butt in on the mission. This mission involved Alex's fake parents to get inside  in old Russian General's house. This would be very hard since there was only one way in and it was heavily guarded. They were going to have to get in by water. Little did he know the breaking and entering would be a huge turning point in the mission. The General know about the water entrance and had a trap. Alex's fake parents had been killed. Alex didn't know of this until he got captured and turned into the General's custody. Alex was now trapped. Luckily Alex would eventually escape. This whole mission was the effect of Alex going to the Wimbledon tennis tournament as a ball boy.

If Alex wouldn't have accepted the job at Wimbledon the outcome would most likely have been a lot different. Some of the results would be positive but some would not. If Alex denied that job the agency he worked for before might have offered him another mission. That mission could have gone well or it could have been worse then the mission he really went into. Alex could have been killed in the other mission. Although if Alex had no mission at all things would most likely be completely normal. Unless of course he got hurt in an accident.

In the end the effect of Alex going to Wimbledon was bad but not as bad as possible. Being held captive at the General's home was much better then his fake parents' fate. Plus he still managed to escape. You never know what could have happened if Alex had declined the job as a ball boy. Luckily it didn't really matter because he escaped without much harm. Next time Alex better rethink his choices.

The All Mighty Train

Authors Note:This essay is about the figurative language in the poem "The Train" and how it effects the mood.

"I like to see it lap the miles" is just one example of figurative language from "The Train", by Emily Dickinson. The poet makes the reader feel as if the train is a beast who is doing a great job. She includes a wide variety of figurative language throughout the poem. The mood the reader will generally get is either wisdom or tiredness. 

The poets' wide variety of figurative language includes Allusions. The allusion "And neigh like Boanerges" provides the reader with vivid imagery. This phrase gave me the impression that the train was a big train who moved loudly as if it was a god. The tone of the phrase keeps the reader feeling the same way as when they started reading the poem. It continues to give the impression that the train is majestic and powerful. 

Even more great imagery was produced by the poet in the second phrase. It was a personification that said " And lick the valleys up". It is a personification because the poet gave the train human life abilities. Since the train can't actually lick it shows that it is a fast train that goes through valleys with tremendous speed. The tone the poet has is pride  towards the train. She is clearly dedicated to proving the train is the all mighty. 

Although the figurative language made the tone shine as a certain way they also made me, the reader, fell certain ways. For example when the poet used the personification "And stop to feed itself at tanks", it gave me the impression that the train was a hard working train. Although the personification " And lick the valleys up" gave me the impression that was fast slim train. In the end the figurative language made the whole poem more clear on he poets true intentions. 

The figurative language throughout the story continued to provide the reader with great imaginary. The wide variety of figurative language kept the reader from feeling boredom. I know that I defiantly wanted to finish the poem just to see if there was more details about the train. In the end the figurative language kept the reader from quitting the story early.