Free Write

I am looking forword to the snow melting so much. I cannot wait until spring. As soon as the snow melts i can go do things out side which is so nice. Also i wont have to wear heavy clothes anymore which is really annoying after a while. It's also really nice to see the sun most days. Another good thing about spring is rugby starts. Rugby is a lot of fun and it gets me in good shape. We will be starting outside practices when the snow melts. Which is just another reason i want the snow to melt. And it just feels like its been dark and gloomy for ever because winter is very long. The coming of spring usually means the coming of summer and that means school is out which is just absolutely awesome.

Poetry Critique

1. Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God
I don't know but today seems kinda odd
No barking from the dogs, no smog
And momma cooked a breakfast with no hog
I got my grub on, but didn't pig out
Finally got a call from a girl wanna take out
Hooked it up on later as I hit the do'
Thinking will i live, another twenty-fo'
I gotta go cause I got me a drop top And if I hit the switch,
I can make the back drop
Had to stop at a red light Looking in my mirror not a jacker in sight
And everything is alright
I got a beep from Kim and she can sleep all night
Called up the homies and I'm askin y'all
Which court, are y'all playin basketball?
Get me on the court and I'm trouble
Last week messed around and got a triple double
Freaking brothers everyway like M.J.
I can't believe, today was a good day

Drove to the pad and hit the showers
Didn't even get no static from the cowards
Cause just yesterday them fools tried to blast me
Saw the police and they rolled right past me
No flexin, didn't even look in a brothers direction as I ran the intersection
Went to $hort Dog's house, they was watchin Yo! MTV Raps
What's the haps on the craps
Shake em up, shake em up, shake em up, shake em
Roll em in a circle of brothers and watch me break em
With the seven, seven-eleven, seven-eleven
Seven even back do' lil Joe
I picked up the cash flow Then we played bones, and I'm yellin domino.
Plus nobody I know got killed in South Central L.A.
Today was a good day


Left my buddy's house paid Picked up a girl been tryin to meet since the twelve grade
It's ironic, I had the brew she had the chronic
The Lakers beat the Supersonics
I felt on the big fat fanny Pulled out the jammy, and killed the punanny
Woke her up around one she didn't hesitate, to call Ice Cube the top gun
Drove her to the pad and I'm coasting
Took another sip of the potion hit the three-wheel motion
I was glad everything had worked out
Dropped her butt off, then I chirped out
Today was like one of those fly dreams
Didn't even see a berry flashing those high beams
No helicopter looking for a murder
Two in the morning got the fat burger
Even saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp
And it read Ice Cube's a pimp
Drunk as hell but no throwing up
Half way home and my pager still blowing up
Today I didn't even have to use my A.K.
I got to say it was a good day.




2. I selected this poem because its a rap song about a good day. It's not about murder, drugs, gangs, or all those other things that rap songs are mainly about.
3. The title of this song is It Was A Good Day. I think this title is very fitting to the song because the whole song is about Ice Cube's day and how nothing bad happened it was all good. The song is just him talking about his day from when he wakes up to when he goes back to his house to sleep.
4. Ice Cube uses a lot of different metaphors in this song. Some of the metaphors he uses are drop top for convertible, static meaning trouble, pad meaning house, berry meaning police car, and break em meaing take their money. I think these metaphors put emphasis on the words.
5. The tone of this song portrays happiness because Ice Cube is glad he had a good day. This is significant because Ice Cube lived in South Central LA and when you live there you dont usually have good days like the one in this song.

Writing Territories

2. Overall I'd say I am not that talented of a writer, but i get by. I wouldn't ever see myself as becoming an author or anything like that but I can get through school writing assignments. The kinds of writing that i enjoy reading are mostly short stories about something exciting. What i like to write is short stories that i can just make up on the spot because i feel that those are really easy and somewhat fun to write just to see what you can come up with. I usually never write outside of school. The topics that intrigue me are anything about action i find easier to read.

3. One person I would really like to meet is Andre Young. He's probably the person i look up to most just because he pretty much got rap popular and more and more people started to like it. If i could hang out with Andre for just one day i would be very happy. Some people know Andre Young as Dr. Dre. Him and Snoop would be really tight to hang out with. Just going to Cali and rolling around all day and spittin rhymes is pretty much my main dream.

Toward The Future/From The Past

1. I got annoyed because the set could have been way more complicated if it was a movie rather than a play. I also didn't like explaining the stage directions and all that stuff on every scene. which is why movies are better than plays. the strengths i saw were i think it was fairly easy to write. The pleasant and unpleasant suprises that i found are the same as the previous two questions.

2. If i were to give a 10 year old advice it would be about school. I would probably tell him that grades dont really matter until 9th grade and its only important that you learn the stuff so you have it for later use. once you get into 9th grade is when you actually have to start trying. My advice would be based on experience because i have attended those grades and i know that it doesnt matter at all what grades you get until 9th grade. It only matters whether you fail or not because then that is bad news.

3. I think great literary works last for such a long time because they are really good works of art. people write good plays and lots of people like them so they last for a long time. No i dont think i could see myself writing something that will last for a long time just because i cant see myself writing a book or play outside of school. And I'm flat out just not talented enough to write a good play or movie or book that other people would like so much to show it to their children and grandchildren.

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1. The theme is one of the most important pieces in a movie or book. I dont think a great piece of literature necessarily needs to express an idea to be a good work but most literature pieces do express a clear message. Back to the subject of theme, I believe that theme is a necesity to a good play. A clear theme can make a story or literature piece be much better.

2. In the rare event that i might write a play I think the theme would be not very complicated. It would be a short simple theme but i would try to tie in more complex meanings behind the simple main theme. It would be crazy. An idea of a simplistic yet complicated theme would probably be something having to do with pirates. Pirates are the ultimate G's. They do what they want, when they want. If you steal their gold, you're as good as dead.

3. I would have many different conflicts all through out the play. All different kinds of conflicts would be in my play. it would be the best play ever. Self v. self, person v. person, self vs. nature, and so much more. As i already said, it would be the best play ever. I would do a bunch of different conflicts just because it would be very easy to make a play with a bunch of different stories. It would either turn out good or really really bad

Why is reading so crucial for a writer? Whenever I've heard writers speak--be it playwrights, novelists, or poets--they talk about the importance of reading. In Pat Conroy's memoir My Losing Season, in fact, he goes into great depth about the books he was devouring at that point in his life and what they meant to him.

So, talk about the role of reading to the writer and why it is important. If you disagree, then explain why you think OTHERS think it is important. Write at least 100 words.

Response: The role of reading to the writer is very important because of a lot of different reasons. The main reason being it can expand the writer's writing abilities. The writer can learn a lot from reading such as different writing styles, formating, and other things. Reading can also be used as a way of learning. The more you read, the more you will know. Another thing about reading as a writer is there is so many different books on so many different topics so there is a book somewhere that you pretty much have to enjoy.

2. What is something you see in your world that concerns you? This could be something among your peer group, something you see in America, or something you see in the world. What is your interpretation of this topic, and why do you feel that way? Write at least 75 words about it.

Response: The main thing in this world that concerns me is drugs. Drugs are the source of all evil. All of those illegal substances are tearing this country apart one eightball at a time. Dope heads are no good. They have nothing to contribute to this country except violence and havoc. If there were no drugs there would be way less crime, and more people to contribute to good things.

3. What is one piece of art (painting, movie, book, song, whatever) that has greatly inspired you? What is that piece and what about it has inspired you? Explain in detail. Write at least 100 words.

Response: A movie that has greatly inspired me is The Persuit of Happiness. This movie is about a man played by Will Smith who literally goes from rags to riches. He starts out with a wife and son and a job and a house. When his job takes a turn for the worse his wife leaves him and he and his son are forced to move out of their house and jump from homeless shelter to homeless shelter. Throughout the movie Will Smith is looking for a steady job. He finds ways to conserve time and money to try and make it in his job.