Extending the theme......... Homie.

            Hey, whats up peeps? Today I shall be explaining how I felt while reading To Kill a Mockingbird, and how it related to me as a person. So anyway, let's get this thing going. The main way that this book related to me was, well, basically just being a kid again. Not having a care in the world, and just having fun.
            This book brought memories of me running through town without having to worry about anything. It made me remember that sometimes it's not always the best thing to know how the world works, and how dark things can be. I felt as though a big message that Harper Lee wanted to put across was that yes, the story may be about growing up, but, that growing up isn't always the best thing to do. This clicked with me when I was reading the story, and there is one huge example that I can think of.
             I think a point within the story that can represent what I have said above is definitely when Scout is being hassled about growing up and being a lady. When you're a kid, people don't really care how you dress or act, which I think is a great thing! People should be able to dress and act however they please! But then, when you start to grow up, everyone tells you just ho to act and dress, and that's just ridiculous. Boy's can act however they want, and girls can act however they want. It's sexist and wrong to tell a boy he can't wear something pink, or a feminine color, or to tell a girl not to wear jeans. But, when you're a kid., you aren't told anything like that. Huh, huh, you see where I be getting with this? Aw yeah. Talking bout' da truth.
            So, I think that about sums everything up. Reading this book, I loved being able to remember my foolish childhood antics, and I just think that, while you do need to grow and mature, everyone should still keep in touch with that kid inside. Having said that, I am a little relieved to be finishing up with To Kill a Mockingbird, because frankly and honestly, I'm getting a wee tired of it. That is all.
            

My Boo Radley

         As I was growing up, I had one thing that completely relates to Scout and Boo Radley, and that was- my imagination. Some examples of this are that because I saw things in my closet, I wouldn't go to bed alone until I was five years old. Also, I was afraid that if I put my head under water, the water would rise up and swallow me in one big gulp. I was always afraid because of my overactive imagination, and I always over examined things and looked at the "scary" side of it all. I would say that as a little kid, my biggest fear was definitely a movie called Dolly Dearest. This movie was so scary to me, for the whole summer, I stayed up to at least two o'clock in the morning because I was so afraid of this scary little baby doll that ran around with a scary 70 year old "I've-been-smoking-all-my-life" kind of voice, killing people! It was so frightening that I had to go to sleep with my TV on every night so I wouldn't feel so "alone." Well, after several years when I was 13 years old, I had the pleasure of watching this movie again, and I was laughing so hard throughout the whole entire thing. I couldn't believe that I was so scared of that total pile of garbage. I now watch that movie as often as I can just to get a quick laugh when I'm feeling blue.
       This can relate to Scout and Boo Radley because Scout was completely intrigued but afraid of Boo Radley. It wasn't until the very end of the book when she finally realised Boo wasn't an evil, malevolent spirit that enjoyed eating children and puppies, and that he was just a sweet, crazy old man who had saved both her and Jem's life. Whereas I looked at that movie as a true story, and that if I even thought of that doll she would come and get me, which I think is also true for Scout and Boo. Well, that concludes this edition of Paden's Engly Blog, I'll see you next time.

The First English Blog Post is Always the Easiest.

             Now coming into this class and writing my first blog, I would like to state that I am very experienced with reading, writing, and communication, seeing as it is my favorite subject. When reading this blog, you should expect to see my thoughts on the literature or activities we do in class. I will try my hardest as a "Blogger" to make these subjects as exciting as I can. I am a very different English student, in that I have a different perspective on many things than most people do, or at least that's what I think. 
             Excelling in English will make me a better person because I will probably start thinking about what I say more if we keep having discussions like we did yesterday, (Thursday, September 16, 2010), and I'm pretty gosh darn sure that that will be the case. The question: "What is the meaning of English Class?" Can be answered in one easy to spell word; knowledge. See it's easy to spell because it's "know" and "ledge" together, ha, ha, ha. So funny. Anyway, Reading these different types of literature should expand and create knowledge of different formal and non-formal writing types and rules. 
             I will enlighten the online world by as I said before, giving a different perspective on all things literature. I am trying to get through this fast because I want to get the chance to work on my vocab a little bit but I don't think that shall be the case because it is very easy to get distracted in the computer lab. And I think I will end this by stating why I think that English needs to be a four year course in High School, and that is because it's ENGLISH! It's the language we speak, read, and write! Without English, we wouldn't be in High School at all. We'd probably be dead. This has been highly enjoyable and I am excited to do this again. Syke. No, just kidding, it was very fun.