Emma's English 1 Blog

Anna Katherine- Free Post  Landry- Free Post 

I truly cannot put into words how much I love Fat Cow. Fat Cow has been there for me through everything: after track meets, after school, summer days when there is nothing to do, wow Their milkshakes make me sing, Their burgers make me cry with happiness, The whole place is perfect. And I know when I have stress, I go to Fat Cow and I have so much respect for the owners, the workers, and most of all cows.

Papa is a very important character in the book. He is very aggressive and is very controlling. He is also a very confusing character. When mama was pregnant he hurt her for not feeling good and wanting to stay in the car. He then told the family to hope that she is forgiven for her sins. But she hasn't even sinned for anything.  Papa always tell his family what not to do, but he does the exact opposite. I know that he works hard so his family can have anything, but he is not a very good father. Kimbili can't really have any friends because they are a 'distraction'. Everyone is really quiet and they are nervous around each other. 

Evan Meek Naya Batiste

I wake up with the waves, with the sound of soothing seagulls. Soon the weeks go by as I am changing shades. I walk along the beach with my beagle, Not having a care in the world. Eating ice cream every day, and my hair getting curled, Oh how I wish I could stay. I'm leaving soon, but I know I'll carry the memories forever. I'll miss the mysterious sand dunes, but I know the beach and I belong together. I used sibilance, alliteration, slant rhyme, and euphony.

I chose the song Umbrella, by Rihanna. The three techniques used is Alliteration, Sibilance, and Connotation. There is a large amount of alliteration. At the beginning of the song it says, "Good Girl Gone bad". The effect it created is making the song catchy and easily remembered. In the pre-chorus, it goes, "because when the sun shines, we'll shine together" which creates a sibilance. Although it is really hard to sing because of the amount of s's. It still does create a great combination making the song very energetic. The last technique used was connotation. The song tells a story and in the song "Umbrella" means protection, so what Rihanna is trying to say is when things get tough i'll always be there to protect you. Rihanna calls whatever the troubles are rain, and that whoever it is can use her umbrella to shield themselves from the rain.  Rihanna video

Julia- launch day  Fox- Jetpack Joyride

My Saturday was very eventful. I spent the night at my friends house because it was her Birthday. So I woke up at her house and I had to get up early and go home so I could get ready for my track meet. I got to the track meet and I got to see all my friends. I was in the mile so my event was early in the track meet. I like how I could just chill the rest of the time with all my friends. After the track meet I got home at 5 so I had to quickly take a shower and get dressed for a dance that I was planning on going to. My friend picked me up and we headed to the dance. By the end, I was exhausted. On the way home I fell asleep in the car because I was so tired.

My favorite speaker was Louise Andreef's thesis on social media. I liked how she supported girl power. The term "It Girl" was very clever. I could relate to the presentation because I have used social media to find clothes that I like and purchased. It was something that I was really interested in and I understood what she was talking about. When she had the example of the influencers I was already following most of those people. She was really good at talking to people and I could tell she knew what she was talking about. She didn't have to look at the board at all and didn't freeze when she was talking. I loved Launch day because it was a super fun day and I got to hang out with my friends the whole time.