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Argument-  We are all mentally ill that people outside of mental institutions hide it better. We are daring the nightmare.

His argument is basically that we watch horror movies basically because we have to satisfy the beast that is within us, we have to be able to feed it so that it doesn't act out in a crazy way. he says we all have the ability to be a killer we all can do it but we do different things to maintain the beast. he really didn't put a opposition but he just agues more with some quotes but much of it is his thoughts.

 

• Paragraph One- he talks about all the fears that one person can have and we other people cant see them because we hide it so well.
• Paragraph Two- this is basically his argument that he is going to write about.
• Paragraph Three- In this paragraph he talks about how we face a movie and how a roller coaster usually younger kids like that but as you get older the same thrill isn't the same
• Paragraph Four- so we go to horror movies to seem normal and that doing things that are normal still show our ugliness
• Paragraph Five- I think that he is trying to say that we crave to see the things that are like combat and everything.
• Paragraph Six-  this paragraph talks about the relief that our emotions get from the black and white that you see in a scary movie it helps our emotions.
• Paragraph Seven- he talks about us all being insane and how we clap about it but then he talks about how if our insanity makes us talk to ourselves then we are considered weird
• Paragraph Eight- he talks about how we can all be killers it in all of us we all have a dark passenger and that it demands for us to act on it and we all do different things to maintain that demand.
• Paragraph Nine- how as kids we see parents do all these nice things but once we do one thing wrong we get spankings and in trouble.
• Paragraph Ten- we all share our insanity
• Paragraph  Eleven- scary movies appeal to the worst in us
• Paragraph Twelve- that we can show love but we always have to keep the dark passenger satisfied. 

Observation

Hannah Cruz
English
Observation



      For my observation I observed one of the shuttle drivers who takes students from wintergreen to a spot between Morril and Engalmen. Not many people even know that there is a shuttle that does that. Some of the drivers are nice some of them really don't talk to you. The lady that I observed is nice and at times you can tell when she is frustrated. Every time I get on the bus she smiles and says good morning but she doesn't just do it out of courtesy its more of I like you as a person good morning. I've come to this because other students she totally ignores and cause she talked to me about her life. Something is wrong with her right arm cause she wears like a brace for her wrist. I think she might have kids she just has this motherly thing about her. Whenever I say thank you to her for driving me I can tell it makes her feel good she throws back this huge white smile and says "Welcome sweetie, Have a nice day" I think the drivers go under appreciated because they have to deal with some of the students bad attitudes and disrespectful self's.  I think they should be appreciated more.

Safari yangu ina ameanza

 

Safari yangu ina ameanza

 

(My journey has just begun)



Did you know that South Africa has the most rapes in all the world and nine out of ten rapes are NOT reported to police officials? Being raped also comes along with the fear of getting infected with HIV. About 25 million Africans have HIV. My dream is to go to Africa and help the people who've been raped so they can live a life without fear, I want to raise awareness of rape within Africa. Little by little I am reaching my dream. This dream of mine has developed over the years and the journey has just begun.

 

It started in my sophomore year of high school I had a class called African literature. The class consisted of learning all the 54 countries and learning about a culture I only knew about by the things I saw on t.v. We read this book called, "Things Fall Apart" by a man named Chinua Achebe  and that is when my desire to go to Africa started. The way he brought the story to life made me want to explore the ins and outs of the culture. He talked about the how family how beautiful yet destructive it can be. Our teacher even had a cook come in and cook for us a traditional meal and talk to us about the way flavors were incorporated into a dish. Everything that I learned had me in awe.  

The main reason that I also have this urge to go was because so many women get raped and no one helps them. My junior year I just had this thought placed heavily on my mind that I needed to go out and help these people. In that moment I was like, "I am going to be a sex therapist to help people who've been raped and molested. If you ask me "Why a sex therapist?" I wouldn't be able to tell you how it came to mind. Have you ever just had something placed in your heart and just not know why it was their?

 

When I told my mom that this what I wanted to do she accepted it and supports me a 120%. Then I told her I wanted to go to Africa she was happy that I was acting on what I wanted to do. Ever since I can remember she always called me her "little missionary". I would deny it and tell her that she is crazy and that she had no idea what she was prophesizing into my life.

 

So lets fast-forward to 2 months before now. I came across a missionary group who go out and help the people in third world countries and bring to them Jesus Christ. One of the missions is to go on a "South African Expedition".  I applied for the trip half heartedly doubting that I would be accepted to go, basically saying, "Lord if this is you will then let it happen". I had two interviews, very long interviews about who I was as a person and why I want to go. I was scared if I got denied because I had two interviews and if I got this far there couldn't be any turning back.

 

Now fast-forward to last week on Thursday, a call from a Georgia area code had me thinking that the people are calling me to interview again. A women named Lauren talked to me about how she really liked who I was as a person. I was so nervous cause it sounded like a call of rejection but she congratulated me on being accepted to go on the trip to Africa. The feelings that rushed over me were mixed with happiness and being shocked. Happy I am getting to go and shocked that I actually made it into something I really want to do. This trip is confirming the plans for my future.

 

I am going to be engulfed in so much culture that words cannot express how happy I am.

 

My journey is just beginning.

Draft 1

Going to Africa has been a dream of mine since I was a sophomore in high-school. I want to go to help women who've been raped. My dream of going to Africa has lead me to even go into a field where I can be able to help women. My calling is to help others and help them mentally and spiritually.

In my sophomore year I had a class called African literature. I learned about the cultures of many of the countries I learned about the struggles that they go threw. I feel in love with the culture, but I knew something needed to be done about the women being raped. In that moment I came to the conclusion that I was going to be a sex therapist. At first I didn't know how to tell my mom that is what I wanted to do but she accepted it when I told her.

Even though it is really awkward to tell people I want to be a sex therapist I think we don't have enough of them. Sex is a beautiful thing the action of two bodies becoming one is just a beautiful thing. I want women to have a beautiful sex life even though they have had a traumatic experience. I think as a young girl knowing what I want to do is amazing. I am so determined that I even applied to go on a missionary trip to Africa. As of right now its the only thing that I can find close enough to actually allowing me to work and interact with the people in Africa.

Being only 18 years old I know that it is a big decision to go to another country with people I never met before to a place that will be so new to me. I am so excited to go I am a little nervous. This has been my dream since sophomore year and for it to actually be happening is so astonishing to me.




  

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Thesis- My mother is the essence of my life, she is the anchor that keeps me grounded.


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Paragraph one-  I want to talk about when I was a child and how she taught me values and morals

Paragraph two- high school and how I had to apply the values that she taught me

Paragraph three- I want to talk about me know and how my mom affect my decisions and things I do.

Thesis

You'll Be In My Heart

 

 

A child and a mother have a bond that is unbreakable. A bond that always remains over time. My mother is my anchor. She is beautiful, mean, over protective and humble all at the same time. My mother is probably the strongest women I will ever met.

 



Mixtape

Nas and Damian Marley- Africa must wake up
-I like this song because I plan to go to Africa in the summer and I just love the culture and everything about the continent. I also want to go their to help women who have raped. the song talks about many problems among the people and the government. Also about AIDs being a big problem.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD69yB62HJU

Mercy Me- I can only imagine
-This song was my grandmas favorite song. I come from a religious background and I just love the way it makes me feel when I listen to it...it just leaves me in awe with how I can only imagine the things that I can do when I come in front of God.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lrrq_opng

Phil Collins- You'll be in my heart
-Tarzan is one of my favorite Disney movies and this songs just reminds me of a relationship with my mom. no matter where I go she will always be in my heart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQPp4BdFXO4


Bruno Mars- Count on me
-this song just explains my relationships with my friends. I am that friend that is always around no matter what. they can  call on me and I will be on my way, no matter what they can count on me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JNtAtGGNRU


Marvin Gaye- Your all I need to get by
-This is an older song but I just love it cause this song is about love. And I love the song and how it shows how one feels about the other. even though it is an old song it just puts a smile on my face whenever I hear it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdqtmnd2T0U