Formal vs. Informal Diction

On Monday of this past week I played in my final volleyball match against Gig Harbor. The match was intense. The bears won the first game but lost the second to the Gig Harbor Tides. In the third game, the bears started slow allowing the Tides to gain six points on them. Finally breaking the serve however, the bears began to fight back. We managed to close the large gap between the two scores immensely, but not quite tying the score up completely. With a missed serve from the bears, the Tides came back stronger than ever and went on a long serving streak.

Although the bears put up a huge fight, their efforts weren't enough in the end. The Tide's went on to steal the victory and the first place title. The Bears had been undefeated until this moment. After our match we supported our varsity team and watched as they destroyed their opponent in their last league game of the season.

Outside Reading

I am reading Slaughterhouse 5 for my outside reading book. So far the book is interesting and entertaining. Many characters have been introduced, and many of the pages I have read have shown great characterization of them. I am just starting to understand the main character through the few events he has gone through at this point. By explaining the characters the story introduces new events. The characters in the story all have strong personalities so far and make the story more interesting.
Both this novel and to Kill a Mockingbird take place in the past around the same time, but still have completely different settings. To Kill a Mockingbird was more of an enjoyable easy read type of story, while Slaughterhouse 5 has more action and is more interesting. Both novels are great stories in different ways.
I am not positive about what I will do for my creative project, but I think that I will do something that shows how times are different because the story really shows how big of a difference only a few years can make.

Extending the Theme

Reading To Kill a Mockingbird was a very enjoyable experience for me. I really liked analyzing all of the different parts of the story because it made me think about different parts of the story that I woulnd't have even noticed. While reading the story I often unintentionally compared the character's lives to my own life. The novel made me realize how much times have changed. There were problems now and then, and even though there were some similar problems then, there are many new and different issues today. Racism was a huge issue back then and even though we still deal with it a little bit today, it has decreased immensely. Now we have many new inventions and conveniences, but they also cause us many problems. Life was more simple in the time when To Kill a Mockingbird takes place. We have a lot more issues today now that more is accessable to us. Kids are abusing substances and people are becoming more violent.