I think friendships come in different forms. Some of them may be right next to eachother, some might only meet once in a while, but I think the hardest friendships to maintain are the long-distance ones. Its hard to keep in touch with eachother, but I think this was made easy when social networks such as Facebook is invented. For me, when I left Taiwan for Belgium, it was much easier for me to connect with my friends, then I would by emails and letters. And now that I'm back in Taiwan, it is a little easier to chat with my friends in Belgium and catch-up, though sometimes you feel a little lost looking at some of their statuses.
I think friendships that last for years are the strongest ones. Because then you would have shared a lot of experiences together and understand eachother a lot. Also, I think friendships that have gone through difficulties and challenges tend to be stronger, because it is not a friendship if you haven't been through fights. But ofcourse, unless the fight was really bad. For example, when I was in Belgium, I had a really bad fight with a friend. We used to be really close, but now it is like there is a fence between us, and we can't talk to eachother like we used to anymore.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
"The Most Dangerous Game" - Constructed Response - Plot
Plot of "The Most Dangerous Game":
On a yacht going towards the Carribean, Rainsford, a hunter, discusses about a sinister island, 'Ship-Trap Island', with his friend. As they approach it, Rainsford hears 3 gunshots, and listening to it, lost his balance and fell off the yacht. He arrives on the island and encounters Ivan and General Zaroff in their château. Zaroff tells Rainsford about his hunting days and confesses that hunting animals has become a bore to him. He then tells him that he has invented a new kind of 'game'. Rainsford was appalled when he learns that Zaroff hunts humans, because it is more 'challenging'. Zaroff tells Rainsford his way of 'catching' his game from boats, where he puts a fake signal for a channel, when it is actually shallow water with sharp rocks. When Rainsford attempts to make leave, Zaroff then includes Rainsford as his next 'game'. Rainsford is given a 3-hour headstart into the jungle, where he criss-crosses his routes in an attempt to confuse the general. He then hid in a tree, waiting for the general to arrive. The general manages to find him, but kept the game going. The next time, Rainsford set up a 'Malay Man Catcher' in hope that he could injure Zaroff, but Zaroff got off with only an abrasion on his shoulder. The next day, Rainsford sets a tiger pit, which kills one of Zaroff's hunt dogs, but didn't actually harm Zaroff, who left promising Rainsford that he would be meeting the entire dog pack soon. So in preperation, Rainsford sets a native trap involving a knife, which kills Ivan, but once again, didn't harm Zaroff. So in order to escape Zaroff and his hounds, Rainsford jumps off the cliff into the ocean. The story then jumps to Zaroff arriving home, assuming Rainsford has died. But just as Zaroff enters his bedroom, he meets Rainsford, who has swam back to the château, and was waiting for him. They engage in a fight, and the story ends with Rainsford winning the 'game'.
On a yacht going towards the Carribean, Rainsford, a hunter, discusses about a sinister island, 'Ship-Trap Island', with his friend. As they approach it, Rainsford hears 3 gunshots, and listening to it, lost his balance and fell off the yacht. He arrives on the island and encounters Ivan and General Zaroff in their château. Zaroff tells Rainsford about his hunting days and confesses that hunting animals has become a bore to him. He then tells him that he has invented a new kind of 'game'. Rainsford was appalled when he learns that Zaroff hunts humans, because it is more 'challenging'. Zaroff tells Rainsford his way of 'catching' his game from boats, where he puts a fake signal for a channel, when it is actually shallow water with sharp rocks. When Rainsford attempts to make leave, Zaroff then includes Rainsford as his next 'game'. Rainsford is given a 3-hour headstart into the jungle, where he criss-crosses his routes in an attempt to confuse the general. He then hid in a tree, waiting for the general to arrive. The general manages to find him, but kept the game going. The next time, Rainsford set up a 'Malay Man Catcher' in hope that he could injure Zaroff, but Zaroff got off with only an abrasion on his shoulder. The next day, Rainsford sets a tiger pit, which kills one of Zaroff's hunt dogs, but didn't actually harm Zaroff, who left promising Rainsford that he would be meeting the entire dog pack soon. So in preperation, Rainsford sets a native trap involving a knife, which kills Ivan, but once again, didn't harm Zaroff. So in order to escape Zaroff and his hounds, Rainsford jumps off the cliff into the ocean. The story then jumps to Zaroff arriving home, assuming Rainsford has died. But just as Zaroff enters his bedroom, he meets Rainsford, who has swam back to the château, and was waiting for him. They engage in a fight, and the story ends with Rainsford winning the 'game'.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Class Assignment - Quickwrite - Villains
I think out of all stories, villains are very important. They are what bring the story to a climax. One of my favorite villains is Edward Hyde, the villain inside the book 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'. I think he is an exceptional villain, because technically, he is the protagonist at the same time. Hyde represents all the evil and wild side of Jekyll. Also, I like the way the author, Robert Louis Stevenson, shows that Hyde is smaller than Jekyll because the evil side in humans are smaller than the good side. Another reason I like the villain is because the antagonist defeats the protagonist. Hyde, in the end, 'kills' Jekyll, because Jekyll could not control his wild side anymore. Although Hyde is a horrendous monster, I think there is a part of 'Hyde' in every one of us. There is a wild side of everyone that wants to break free. And eventually, if we are not careful, we could turn into a 'Hyde'. Because in the end, no matter how much "potion" we take, we will not be able to overcome it, because by then it will be too late.
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