Gothic Horror

Atmosphere 

 While writing a Gothic horror novel I think it is most important to have a effective atmosphere in which the story occurs. The setting of the story can help set the mood, influence how charterers behave, and so much more. The setting invokes an emotional response in reader, which is extremely important in a Gothic novel because the emotion that needs to be invoke is fear. Although action and supernatural are important in writing a Gothic novel, without the right atmosphere the story might not be able to emphasize the horror and mystery that the novel so desperately needs. If the setting in Frankenstein was not so graphic all the event will not have been so horrific as they were with the setting. The setting in Frankenstein leaves the reader feeling anxious and frightened.

A Ghost Story

Frankenstein

Mary Shelly's opening to Frankenstein contained four letters that Robert Walton had written to his sister during his voyage to the Arctic circle. From his letters we learn that he was traveling to  the Arctic Circle in search of magnetism, when he then encounters a strange man who is near to death on the ice. After the man entered the ship, Walton then goes on writing to his sister how strange yet intriguing the man is. Once the man is settled Walton tells his sister that everything he writes from then on will be of the strange man's words. All of the Chapters are in strangers perspective, who we later find out is Dr. Frankenstein. This is an  effective way to introduce the story, because it interests the reader without give away the excitement and mystery so early. It perfectly foreshadows what will later be the climax of the story.  If I were to write a ghost story I would begin with a excerpt of the climax, then work my way back to it again later. However, try not to give away what is going to happen. I would do this to interest the reader to keep on reading and wait for the except again, all the while the reader will attempt to guess the ending.

Spring Break

Please!!!

       

Spring break starts tomorrow and one can feel the excitement in the air. My fellow classmates and all the students at my school have been waiting for this day since winter break had came to a cease. I for one do not plan to have my spring break waste away like last nights dinner, no way, I am not going down that road. I refuse to limit myself to movies, food and sleep no matter how great it sounds. With that being said, my plans for this up coming week is to win softball games, get my tempts and make the most of the time. Over this next week I plan to win at least two of the five game scheduled for softball, which might be a little far fetched considering the weather and the fact that we suck as a team. Although I have not read the book yet, I feel as I am ready to take the test to see weather of not I am ready to get my tempts. The only thing keeping me from taking the test is my fear of driving. Hopefully I can get over my fear in a week and get'er'done, and have fun while I am at it.

Promises

Better Left Unbroken

    Making promises are like a daily routine in my life, because for some strange reason I ooze trust. Good thing I have the self control and wisdom to back up my promises.  Most of the promises I make are insignificant in importance, but I do get a serious one every now and then. No matter how rare it is for me to break a promise, I feel awful afterwards, no matter how small. Just last week I promised my mother I would clean the basement if she would give me money, she agreed with excitement that the basement would not be disgusting. Five days later brings us to today, and I have money in my pocket and one horribly gross basement. Good news is my mother is very lazy and probably would not  notice how dirty the basement is until she forgets about it.

Advice

The OGT's

Dear Freshmen,

          Being a freshmen, you are preparing to take your Ohio Graduation Test, OGT's for short, which is very exciting yet a little frighting. So here is a little advice from me, a current sophomore, to you on what to expect when taking the OGT's. First, Do not underestimate them. They appear to be simple, but that is not the case. Second, reread. As I reread some of my answers I realized I messed up on plenty of the trick questions. Lastly, do not stress. The OGT's are a test of how well your memory is, and your ability to comprehend what is in front of you. So with that said I wish you all the luck, and remind you to take extra pencils. 

Desperate Measures

Frozen

           "Desperate time cause for desperate measures" is how the saying goes and in my case it was true. It was one in the morning on a dark, cold, snowy January day, and I was still at my friends house when my mother thought I was at home. I knew I had to go home because it was late and my mother would not be out forever, but there was a small problem, my friends mom was sleeping. I had to make a decision either to stay the night at her house and be grounded for life or freeze to death walking home. I rather freeze than  get in trouble with my mother. As I was walking out the door I had gotten a text message from my mom saying she would be home soon because she was getting tired. I nearly peed myself, I knew their was no way I was making it three blocks to my house before my mom either seen me or beat me home, but I had to try. I started to run, but it was hard because I had on converse and the snow was up to my frozen ankles. I made it one block before I was out of breath and had to start walking, that is the moment I seen headlights behind me, I started to think of all the excuses my mind could possibly think of in such short notice. I turned around, thank goodness it was not my mom. After that I started to run behind the houses just in case that the next time I seen headlights I was not so lucky. The closer I got to my house the more relived I would get, next thing I knew I was no longer three blocks away, I was three houses away. That is when just a few houses back my moms car was at the stop light. My heart dropped. I was in a race against time and more importantly I was in a race against my mom. I finally made it to my door after what felt like an hour of running, ran inside took off my shoes, locked the doors and got in the shower. When I got out the shower my mom was sitting on the couch, and I said to her " about time your home, its almost two". When she said sorry I knew I was in the clear.

Trust me

      "Games are won at practice", at least that is what my coach always told my team. Every practice would end at the serving line, with the most frustrating drill of all, The Serving Game. The Serving Game is when all eleven girls, even the ones who do not serve in games, have to serve two times without the ball dropping. We tried so many different orders to get the it done faster, order did not really seem to matter. All we knew was we need people who can finish strong, with a level head, someone we could TRUST. It may not seem like a huge deal, but being be hide the line with the game on your hands is stressing. After twenty-one serves it was my turn to serve, if I made it over would could be done but if I did not we could be there for who knows how much longer. I never really stressed as much as my team, but I was honored to be able to have my whole team trust me. A trust I want to always have.