Traditional writing
This page will be used to house short creative writing and formal writing pieces.
A white heron essay
In A White Heron, by Sara Orne Jewett, Sylvia has to choose wether or hot she wants to help a man find the white heron or not. This essay illustrates my oppining on why Sylvia will most likely help the man find the bird.
Born to run Question RESPONSES
In Born to Run the author, Christopher McDougall, introduces the topic during the first part of the book. As we read the first part of the book we create questions which we answer one out of the two questions.
During the second week of reading Born To Run McDougall talked about the 1992 Leadville Race. I decided to focus my questions on this race and other important details from the story.
During the third week of reading Born To Run McDougall has already left Caballo blanco and has met othe very important people who have been helping him improve his running skills. My questions for this week ask who thesee people are and what has happened after he left caballo blanco.
In the fourth week McDougall discusses wether or not running shoes help you improve running or not. My questions this week talked about running shoes and what McDougall and the others are doing to prepare for the final race.
The last section of the book shows the race that everyone had been preparing for. My questions talked mainly about what happened during the race.
Power Essay
Since the book I had been reading was Born To Run my Power Essay talked about wether running was goog or bad for you. I decided to write my essay talking mainly about why running is good, but also included a few facts disproving my ideas.