Essay writing: Challenges and Conquests

Over the course of this year, I have become much more of an experienced writer. I feel more confident in my essays and other writing pieces the more I write. I've come to grasp a better understanding of literary analysis - This year I'm much better at getting all of my thoughts for an essay conveyed through the text, embedding quotes the right way, and following essay formats as told. Writing essays are not one of my favorite things to do in honors English, but it has helped me a lot and I feel much more prepared for my following years of English. The reward of learning literary analysis, is having better confidence in my writing, also.

Some things from the B list, that may be in my essay is being slightly repetitive and possibly being slightly repetitive. My essay thesis was original, but was hard to support all the separate sub topics. I'm looking for ways to change them, because I would love to get an A on this essay. I've worked very hard on it. Though I'm becoming a more experienced writer, I still have some areas of needed improvement... But I'm sure everyone does in some way.

Summer reading list

So, I happen to be one of the people who haven't really thought of what books I will read this Summer. But now that I'm thinking of it, I have come up with a few books I really would like to read this Summer. One book I have been wanting to read is, The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks. I have read many of his other books and I can never put them down until I'm finished. He's one of my favorite authors, so I'm sure this book will be just as good. Another book I would like to read is, My Sister's keeper by Jodi Picoult. My mom suggested the book; She said it was one of the best books she has read in awhile. (I have not seen either of these movies, by the way). These are just two of the books I can't wait to read this Summer.

Theme and Motif: Fate

Since I was born on March 6th 1995, my Astrology sign is Pisces. According to Astrology my good traits are being imaginative, sensitive, compassionate, kind, selfless, unworldly, intuitive, and sympathetic. It also implies my negative traits as being an escapist, idealistic, secretive, vague, weak-willed, and easily led on. Almost all of these traits are accurate about me, but one or two aren't really right about me.

I check my horoscope every once in a while to see what could or might be happening.. Sometimes it's accurate and other times it's not. But I'm not the type of person who ties every happening in their life with Astrology, horoscopes, or the heavens. I believe that everything happens for a reason, and that life happenings could have something to do with those, but who knows. In the play Romeo and Juliet, all the characters fore see life events, or believe certain events will lead up to another important event in their life. For example, in the beginning of act three, Benvolio tells Mercutio to calm down, and to not go looking for a fight; He says that people become hot-blooded and ill-tempered when it's hot outside. In this, he's already predicting a fight will break out between them and the Capulets. Another example, is when Juliet tells Romeo, "Methinks I see thee, now thou art so low, As one dead in the bottom of a tomb." She is saying to Romeo he looks as though he is dead - She's predicting his death to be soon.