Sane...Or Insane?

Have you ever asked yourself you were crazy? Or insane? Well the character the short story, Tell Tale Heart, never would think of asking themselves that question, even though the person killed an old man, and chopped him to pieces; just because the man had an annoying eye. Many people were probably annoyed with his eye, but he didn’t have to kill him! In some people’s perspective, he could be normal, not too insane, but in my opinion he’s totally crazy and needs some help.


Some people could think this character isn’t too insane, and I can get why. They could think that this person just gets paranoid really easy, or had a bad childhood or something. But it doesn’t make up for it. If people have bad lives when they’re little, it doesn’t mean they should go around killing people. If everyone died because of how they looked or because there was something wrong with them, we wouldn’t get anywhere in life; there would be no one left on Earth. Nobody’s perfect. Especially not the crazy guy from the story.


Now, you probably see where I’m coming from when I said he’s insane, because he truly is. For a whole week, every night at midnight he would sneak into the old man’s house, take an hour to get his head through the door, and see if the old man’s eye was open. He really wanted to kill the man, and he was pretty clever. When actually killed the man, he cut him up in the bath tub, so there would be no trace of the old man dying, and then he hid him in the floor boards. Another reason why I think he’s crazy is that he killed the man by suffocating him, with a mattress, and then cut him up. Why did he cut him up if he was already dead? It didn’t make any sense to me, and it would be easier to find the body, because there had to be some trail of blood. The craziest thing of all was that the man didn’t dislike the old man, he only killed him because of his eye. It always bugged him.


Crazy, insane, mental, wacko, these are all words that describe the character in the story. He has issues, and he really needs to fix them. Some people may have anger issues, and those issues need to go. People need to stand up for themselves if they know a person with anger issues, and fight back. Like the man, he heard the guy sneaking in his house, but he didn’t get up and run away, or smack with something. He just lay there, until he got killed. So technically, the old man was crazy, too. He knew it was coming sooner or later. He just didn’t want to admit it, but either way the other guy is completely insane and that will never change.

Are you proud of you Countrry?

Am I proud of my country? Heck yeah! We have freedom of speech, our own choice of religion, and T.V. How amazing is that? Not every country has rights, or television. So we’re pretty lucky. The thing I’m not proud of is the war. We should just be nice, and forget about violence. This is setting bad examples for little kids. Imagine where our world would be if every little kid liked hurting people. I know they’d be helping our country, but we don’t need to fight. We should make peace. Life would be so much easier.

Bullies

Bullies make me mad. They make me wonder why we have recesses at school. Imagine you’re playing on the monkey bars, and some kid comes up to you, and starts throwing rocks. How would you feel? Horrible. Have you ever bully reported someone? Well, it makes you feel bad. You start feeling bad for the person you reported, and then you think you’re the bully. It’s just not a pleasant time. Trust me.

The Importence of Characters

Have you ever wondered if there is anyone out there that has a more imperfect life than you? Well, there is, and his name is Arnold Spirit. He goes from the school in his home town, to an all white school in a rich town. In the book, The Absolute Diary of a Part Time Indian, Arnold has a horrible life. He was born with too much brain juice in his head, which makes him have commas once in a while, and he lives in a horrible Indian tribe. I guess it’s not horrible, but no one treats him good. They all disrespected him, which is never good. His old best friend, Rowdy, probably treated him the worst. At one point he showed him his butt! And his grandma, who he loved with all his heart, died at the worst time. Also, his dad’s best friend that gave him rides to school every day, died of drugs. All these characters had a good reason for what happened to them, and they were all important to the story.


The author always had some surprise attack thing going on. She would have a character be all mean to Arnold, and then the next minute they were best friends! It’s just so confusing. When it goes from one thing to another, it’s hard to keep track. Also, there were too many characters. There were like, twenty or more. But, one of them, was basically in charge of the school, and was a bully to Arnold. Then the next day, BOOM! Best friends! What’s up with that? And this girl that Arnold really liked didn’t like him. But then, she started liking him. It’s just weird how everything went great at the rich school while in Arnold’s home town everything went bad. It never worked out both ways. But it did fit into the story, and the author probably did that to give it a twist. And it made it better, so I guess its okay. But, I bet I’m not the only person that gets annoyed with stories where nothing good happens, just a bunch of awful things in a row, and everything goes wrong.


Every character is different in this story, and they all have a reason to be in it.They all have different reasons to be there. Arnold’s friends are there so they can bully him, talk behind his back, or to just be a good friend so he’s not some loner that spends his Saturdays playing video games in a basement all by himself. His teachers are there so they can teach him lessons in life, and just basic lessons in school. Some are mean, some are nice and some give him marvelous advice. All the people around him are there to treat him bad, and disrespect him. But in some parts in the story, it switches up a bit. Everything is backwards. That’s why you never know what to expect.


Have you ever wondered if certain characters in a story would make a difference if they weren’t there? Well, it really would. Every character makes a difference, because they all either make life difficult for the main character, or make it better. I think there were numerous lessons for the story, and I think each character taught a different one. Arnold’s would be to never give up your dreams. Keep fighting, no matter how hard it can be. Rowdy’s would be push your way through life, even if you have to physically, and mentally hurt someone. And there are many others. See, if Rowdy wasn’t there, he would have never had been mean to Arnold by hurting him, he would have never met any new friends, and everything would just be different. That’s why every character is important to the story. One diminutive detail can change everything.

Autumn

Autumn is a wonderful time of year. The leaves are changing, the wind is blowing, and it’s almost time for Halloween! That’s my third favorite time of the year! I can taste the candy now. Sweet, sour, and sugary. The way rocks crunch below my feet, while walking up the hills, trick or treating. The weight of all the candy I carry, in a pillow case, on my back. All the little kids dressed as batman, or Cinderella. Who wouldn’t be excited for Halloween?

Short Story conclusion (with outline)

Authors note:
For class we had to write a conclusion on Rapunzel, but change the story a little. We changed the story by saying the Prince was to fat and weak to climb her hair.

- A lady got sick and her husband went and got her medicine over the wall in their evil neighbors yard

- The couple had to give their baby up to her to be able to live

- When the girl was 12, she got locked in a tower with no door, no stairs, no way to get out.

- One day, a prince came by and tried climbing Rapunzel’s hair, up to the tower, but he was too fat.

The man struggled so much, but then one day, he used all his might, but accidently pulled her down. She was flopping through the air. The girl and the horse made some great contact, when she fell onto his back. She was passed out. He carried her all the way to the middle of the forest, dropped her, and left. This prince came back, about a week later, and she was gone. He searched everywhere for her, and one day he finally found her. She was laying in a ditch, crying, with a shaved head. The prince couldn’t believe this. She looked really ugly without her hair, so he left her alone to sob by herself. And he never came back.

Hook for the Duck story

“What’s that Frank? He’s in the lead? Oh, look! There he is! Here comes Billy Bob Joe Bob III!” Billy and Lego were great friends, until that day. They were competing against each other, trying to win the gold medal for the Duck Olympics. They might still be great friends, but even bigger enemies. Oh, and here comes Lego, out of nowhere, right behind Billy, crying. He’s carrying a scarf. But why?