Monday, March 19, 2012

Sentence editing.


1. It was the first, and last photograph that I had taken of him doing exactly what he loved to do most; playing hockey.

It was the first and last photograph that I had taken of him doing exactly what he loved to do most, playing hockey.

2. Still walking with the air of a leader, i know my older sisters face is hard and emotionless.

Still walking with the air of a leader, I know my older sister’s face is hard and emotionless.

3. At six o’clock, my homework was done and I walked downstairs to heat up the leftover lasagna.

At six o’clock, my homework was done, I walked downstairs to heat up the left over lasagna.

4. It was so hard and boring, I wanted to get out and start a whole new and better future for myself, I didn’t understand that's what school was doing. 

It was so hard and boring. I wanted to get out and start a whole new and better future for myself; I didn’t understand that's what school was doing. 

5. My ill ringlets they would curl like the tail of a piglet.

My little ringlets would curl like the tail of a piglet.

6. As the crowd hollers I simply raise my arm and fist pump the clear, ocean blue sky.
As the crowd hollers, I simply raise my arm and fist pump the clear ocean blue sky.

7. Its hard enough to build a house by yourself but when the sound of a thunderstorm coming in is even worse.

It’s hard enough to build a house by yourself; even more so with the sound of a thunderstorm coming in it is even worse.

8. I get out of bed, my floor was so cold, it was just another cold morning in the mountains of Alberta.

I got out of bed. My floor was cold; it was just another cold morning in the mountains of Alberta.

9. As we saw up and measure the lumber we realize we've been working for 5 hours, so we go in to Jamal’s house and eat some sandwiches and drink some grape kool-aid that my girl friend prepared for us.

As we saw up and measure the lumber, we realize we've been working for 5 hours. We decide to go into Jamal’s house and eat some sandwiches and drink some grape kool aid that my girl friend prepared for us.

10. they looked magnificent not sad or anything happy, walking threw the meadow grazing beautifully.

They looked magnificent, not sad. They were happy walking through the meadow grazing beautifully.

11. I took another drag, and looked up at the sky - a wild array of pink’s and orange’s.

I took another drag and looked up at the sky - a wild array of pinks and oranges.

12. It’s a nice early morning in Colorado there was no wind at all and you could tell its was going to be a beautiful day by just looking out the window.

It’s a nice early morning in Colorado. There is no wind at all, and you could tell it's going to be a beautiful day by just looking out the window.

13. I was completely astonished of seeing this disaster , it was something I've never seen in my life.

I was completely astonished after seeing this disaster; it was something I've never seen in my life.

14. Looking through old newspapers, reading about so many deaths and losses.
I was looking through old newspapers, reading about so many deaths and losses.

15. After the accident me and my brother moved in with my grandparents.

After the accident, my brother and I moved in with my grandparents.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Finding Forrester movie review

Finding Forrester

The director of Finding Forrester is Gus Van Sant and the film was written by Mike Rich. The main actors in Finding Forrester are Sean Connery (William Forrester), Rob Brown (Jamal Wallace) and F. Murray Abraham (Professor Robert Crawford). These characters do an amazing job in the movie and other movies they were in.

The movie Finding Forrester is a great example of how the smallest action of kindness and friendship can change a person’s life and does a great job at showing it. Jamal was dared to go into the old man’s apartment; the old man who is always looking out the window. He goes in and is frightened by the man. Jamal runs out the door and leaves his book bag behind. The next day when Jamal is done playing basketball the man (William) drops his book bag from the window. Jamal takes out his journals and realizes that William has corrected and pinpointed good and bad details in them. He goes back looking for him to read more of his writing, but the man only says, “Why don’t you write me a 5000 word paper on why you will stay the f*** out of my house.” Jamal does just that, he goes home and writes the paper and takes it to him. When Jamal gets accepted into a new school he realizes that the author they are studying is none other than the man who he was forming a friendship with. After ALL that the friendship sticks.

This movie reminds me a lot of To Kill a Mockingbird. William Forrester is always in his house and never out when there is people around. In both the kids/teens try to see into the house to see what both men are up to and get caught. Also the men, Boo (To Kill a Mockingbird) and William (Finding Forrester) end up coming out, Boo, because the kids are in danger and William, because he forms a new friendship with Jamal and trusts him.

An element in this movie that was well worked with is, conflict. These elements are well because conflict is between Jamal and Mr. Crawford. Mr. Crawford tries to get Jamal in trouble because he says his writing isn’t his.

The message of this film is, don’t judge a book by its cover, meaning that Jamal and his friends judge William on what they hear about him and don’t bother to try to learn otherwise. Like when he is looking out the window, they think he is watching them, when he is really just looking at the birds. I feel the message was delivered well to the audience when Jamal finally gets to know William and realizes ALL his assumptions were wrong.

Monday, March 12, 2012

House of Wax, review of a review.

House of Wax


I chose the movie review ”House of Wax because it tells about the movie with out spoiling the end. Also it captures the best points of the movie without ruining it. It tells you what the movie will be about but does not tell you everything which leaves you wondering what is going to happen.

The movie review pinpoints ONE main element of a film that I like. Strong characters, Jared Padalecki, Chad Michael Murray AND Elisha Cuthbert.

http://www.horrorexpress.com/moviereview/house-of-wax