Sunday, February 27, 2011
Nomi Nickel from A Complicated Kindness is a challenge for me to describe. Maybe that’s how the author wants to portray her. Difficult. Nomi is a sixteen year old girl living in a town she finds ignorant. The Mennonite town is what it’s called. However, Nomi hates all the religious stuff in her community and rebels it. Her life hasn’t been easy since her mother and sister left without a warning. She is left with her dad who seems dazed most of the time. She has a boyfriend which seems to be turning her more rebellious than she already is. She is a sarcastic and very cynical girl. However she has a twist to her humour. Almost as if joking about everything evil and dark is amusement to her. Surprisingly her name means “beautiful and pleasant” which really is the opposite of what she really is. Most of the things she does is against the town rules. She gets high with her boyfriend and engages in sexual activities which seems to me is the only way for her to ignore the pain of losing her mom and sister.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
My poem to you.
Valentines, oh Valentines
got us all thinking "who will be mine?"
little boys longing for their time to shine
older men stocking up on some cheap wine
Forced to look at all the hearts
Nothing I can do so my imagination starts
What if I was able to send a valentine
To anyone and maybe I can add a pick up line
Admiring the idea, with Drake on my mind
Thinking of what to say as I dined
I jotted down what I wanted to say
On the paper, these words lay:
Roses are red, I think your favourite colour is blue...
got us all thinking "who will be mine?"
little boys longing for their time to shine
older men stocking up on some cheap wine
Forced to look at all the hearts
Nothing I can do so my imagination starts
What if I was able to send a valentine
To anyone and maybe I can add a pick up line
Admiring the idea, with Drake on my mind
Thinking of what to say as I dined
I jotted down what I wanted to say
On the paper, these words lay:
Roses are red, I think your favourite colour is blue...
Let me introduce myself, my name is Desiree Chiu
Hoping my valentine would be you
Because there is no other rapper better than you
Oh, did I mention I like your smile too?
Hoping my valentine would be you
Because there is no other rapper better than you
Oh, did I mention I like your smile too?
Friday, February 11, 2011
Books I love!
To be quite honest, I don't remember most of the books I read when I was younger. However, I do recall being given a humongous pink Disney book filled with all the classic stories. As the little girl I was, my eyes sparkled at the sight of it. I would stay up and try to finished all the stories but it amazed me how it felt like it was never ending! As I flipped through the pages, I remember always skipping The Beauty and the Beast.
Sadly, the book did come to an end but I never wanted to stop reading! I eventually read The Beauty and the Beast but I don't remember ever liking it. It must have been that hairy figure I'd see on every page of that chapter. I can't believe that actually scared me!
However, as I grew older and occasionally rereading the stories; the Beauty and the Beast slowly made more sense to me. I didn't think it was possible, but it became my favourite story. The morals of all the Disney stories were equally important but the Beauty and the Beast really stood out for me. It showed me that although my feelings seem to matter the most to me, it doesn't mean it outweighs others. One should never be conceited or ignorant of other peoples qualities. The Beauty and the Beast showed that self-absorbed people have an ugly personality and makes them despicable. Bringing along this moral with me through my childhood til now has really shaped who I am today.
Lastly, a most recent book I've read that I love is Of Mice and Men. I must admit, reading a novel for a class is definitely better. Stretching out the details and examining everything behind each sentence helps to fully understand. Of Mice and Men is filled with different morals. Each having it's proof to back it up. If it weren't for English 10, I don't think I would have quite understood everything. One of the morals that I came up with after reading it was "protecting someone may eventually hurt yourself and the person". Friendship played a big role in the book as it does in mine. However, after reading that book; I realized that we protect because we are afraid. For example, George lied and said Lennie was his cousin. This was because George was afraid that others would judge him about why he would travel with someone that is mentally impaired. Eventually, George protected Lennie so much that he had to kill him. This definitely hurts himself and Lennie. It showed me that no matter how much I care about someone, I can't always protect them. No matter how much I try to protect that person, sometimes its better just to hurt a little and move on.
Sadly, the book did come to an end but I never wanted to stop reading! I eventually read The Beauty and the Beast but I don't remember ever liking it. It must have been that hairy figure I'd see on every page of that chapter. I can't believe that actually scared me!
However, as I grew older and occasionally rereading the stories; the Beauty and the Beast slowly made more sense to me. I didn't think it was possible, but it became my favourite story. The morals of all the Disney stories were equally important but the Beauty and the Beast really stood out for me. It showed me that although my feelings seem to matter the most to me, it doesn't mean it outweighs others. One should never be conceited or ignorant of other peoples qualities. The Beauty and the Beast showed that self-absorbed people have an ugly personality and makes them despicable. Bringing along this moral with me through my childhood til now has really shaped who I am today.
Lastly, a most recent book I've read that I love is Of Mice and Men. I must admit, reading a novel for a class is definitely better. Stretching out the details and examining everything behind each sentence helps to fully understand. Of Mice and Men is filled with different morals. Each having it's proof to back it up. If it weren't for English 10, I don't think I would have quite understood everything. One of the morals that I came up with after reading it was "protecting someone may eventually hurt yourself and the person". Friendship played a big role in the book as it does in mine. However, after reading that book; I realized that we protect because we are afraid. For example, George lied and said Lennie was his cousin. This was because George was afraid that others would judge him about why he would travel with someone that is mentally impaired. Eventually, George protected Lennie so much that he had to kill him. This definitely hurts himself and Lennie. It showed me that no matter how much I care about someone, I can't always protect them. No matter how much I try to protect that person, sometimes its better just to hurt a little and move on.
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