Poem

 Love Song For An Addict

I hate the way she makes me feel

Her radiant smile and exotic appeal

Maybe one day I’ll shake her off

Like a cancerous flu or a pesky cough

But for now I’m in her clammy grip

As I bring her close to my lip

Spending days wishing she wasn’t in my dreams

Hours turn to minutes with her it seems

Sometimes I wish she didn’t exist

But beautiful brown eyes are so hard to resist

Snow white skin and luscious look

I’m trapped like a salmon on a hook

For me I know she’ll kill anyone

However, you are still my number one

Chaos on the Paradise Island: A Found Poem from Lord of the Flies by William Golding

(Taken from page 4-6 , 206-225)
Chaos on the Paradise Island
Shaded with palm trees, reclined against the light
Their green feathers, a hundred feet up in the air
The dazzling beach and the dark blue open sea
Covered with a thin layer of soil and coarse grass
Attractive flowers of violet, red, and yellow
However, the understandable and lawful world was slipping away
Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!
came a grasp, and a squeal of pain
The cry swept across the narrow end of the island from sea to lagoon
Above the horizon were no longer a deep blue patch of open sky but a blanket of darkness
The whole island shuddering with flame, scorched up like deadwood
Smoke seeping through the branches in white and yellow wisps
Great heaviness of murky cloud, between the island and the sun
Rocks thumping and smashing towards the beach
Shower of broken twigs and leaves
The obvious thunder of fire and scribbled ululations
Pigs squealing out of the greenery, birds screaming, mice shrieking
The understandable and lawful world, slipping away

Life of Pi 9

Finally concluding the book, I came to a decision that this book is, by far the most dull novel I've ever read. The first few chapters failed to grab the authors attention and was a continuous drag of the life aspects of Pi. I agree that the middle of the book was captivating, but the dreadful beginning almost made it not worth reading it. Overwhelmed with stress, I had no time to enjoy the book, rushing and skimming through the novel in order to prepare for the exam. However, this book imparts many minor, and major life lessons that we will surely encounter throughout our lives.

Life of Pi 8

The Canadian novel project came as a challenge for our group as one of our members had to transfer classes and the other member, failing to participate in any of the meetings we had outside of school. The four of us, Tano, Elaine, Eunsol and I had to fill in the missing blog posts for the two missing members. We were just discussing how it was unfair for our group to have just 4 members while others had a group of 6. However, I'm glad this project wasn't too difficult, enough for us 4 to manage to get the project done. I have to say, our group was very good at managing time, taking the time out of their busy schedules to film the interview, edit the videos, and complete the pecha kucha in time.

Life of Pi 7

Since our second pecha kucha  is due within a few days, my group and I decided to develop on our inquiry question, narrowing down our topic of isolation to anti bullying. Not only did it make the connection to the protagonist when he was getting bullied, being called Pissing Partel, but it fit the date perfectly, just in time for anti bullying day. We tried to raise awareness by making a video, interviewing the students at U-hill asking 3 simple questions; What do you think of bullying? How do you think we can prevent bullying? and finally, will you stand up for bullying? The answers we got showed that people strongly despised and were against bullying. We put this video up on youtube and we're hoping that it'll help those that are in need, isolated from groups, that there are people out there willing to listen to your problems and support you. Although its just a mere video made by students, I'm excited to see if it will help towards prevention of bullying in the future.

Life of Pi 6

After concluding the book "Life of Pi," I decided to watch the movie, directed by Ang Lee and noticed some minor differences between the two. The book focuses more on the introduction and childhood of Pi, as in the movie, it is explained in roughly 10 minutes. Additionally, many of his mentors, his zoo knowledge, and even his studies on zoology and religion were cut in the movie. It also occurred to me that in the movie, Pi never manages to tame Richard Parker. The tiger's prusten growl, which is a puff through the noise that expresses friendliness, is completely left out in the film which defines Richard Parker and Pi's relationship. The movie is also missing the scene where he meets the blind man, in fact he never even goes blind. Contrasting between the two, there were many differences but not enough to dramatically change the story line.

Life of Pi 5

Conflict plays an important role in the story of Pi, as it is the most exciting part of the story. The conflict of Yann Martel's story, "Life of Pi" is obvious as it is summed up perfectly in just one quote. "I was alone and orphaned, in the middle of the pacific, hanging onto an oar, an adult tiger in front of me, sharks beneath me, a storm raging about me" This sentence expresses his frustration of losing everything he once had. In a blink of an eye, he goes from sleeping soundly on his bed to a devastating shipwreck that kills his parents along with Ravi, his older brother. The only thing left of his past is the Bengal tiger, the injured zebra, the orangutang, and the hyena from his zoo he once had back in Pondicherry. Driven by starvation, the zebra and the orangutang is killed by the hungry hyena, which is later eaten by Richard Parker. Overcoming his fear of the ferocious beast, he dauntlessly tames the tiger, eventually relying on his company to stay sane. Our inquiry question is also mentioned in this quote, as he is alone and isolated from society. Pi's struggle of being isolated on the pacific ocean with a tiger expresses a conflict known as man vs nature.