Basically, we had to take the intro speech from the V for Vendetta movie, rewritting it using a letter other than V. My teacher told us not to do X because it was too difficult, and that even he couldn’t do it. So, I did X, and it was the most difficult thing ever. But I got an … [Read more...] about X for Vendetta Speech
High School
Retelling Vignettes From “The House On Mango Street”
These are mostly true but very exaggerated stories as we had to emulate the tone and style of The House on Mango Street with our own autobiographical stories. My House (“The House on Mango Street”) We moved to my house when I was about five. Through the entire moving … [Read more...] about Retelling Vignettes From “The House On Mango Street”
Biblical Allusions Reference Summary
No one in the English-speaking world can be considered literate without a basic knowledge of the Bible… All educated speakers of American English need to understand what is meant when someone describes a contest as being between David and Goliath, or whether a person who has the … [Read more...] about Biblical Allusions Reference Summary
Symbolic Recipe
This was an assignment from the tenth grade, but I am still fond of it. How to Make Sam Soup* Ingredients: 2 teaspoons: Anxiety1/2 cup: (What my mother calls) Teen Angst1 1/4 cups: Clumsiness3 tablespoons: Babbling2 cups: Sarcasm (can also substitute backtalk)1/4 cup: … [Read more...] about Symbolic Recipe
Reader’s Guide: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Title: Hamlet by William Shakespeare Date of Publication: 1603, first performance in 1609 Genre: Tragedy Biographical … [Read more...] about Reader’s Guide: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
