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In English 1 this years we have written many papers this year in a short amount of time. They are mostly rhetorical papers such as, a personal narrative, a literary analysis, and a research paper. I found my strength in my personal narrative because I wrote about a story that happened in my life that I remembered vividly. When I write papers I tend to write a lot more than required especially for the narrative. I was able to make the reader feel as if he or she was there with my diction and vivid detail in my paper. The challenge was the literary analysis because you had to find something to write about in the Lord of the Flies. I did not seek much help and that was my main problem. I went to the writing center but it was too late in my paper to actually make a difference in the grade. The grade was fine but I thought I could have made a better grade on it. Especially is this book there were so many references and foreshadowing that it was hard to comprehend without a teacher's a

English this year was full of hits and misses but I found it enjoyable. We did multiple assignments such as personal narratives, literary analysis', write poems, and research papers. A hit this year was the process in reading Purple Hibiscus. I felt really good about the appetizers because I am very good at annotations. Also I felt I put a lot of effort into the entrée and also the dessert. Also the research paper was a hit but a little challenging. The pre-writing process was the easiest part but the actual writing of the paper was hard. A miss would be the literary analysis. There were so many things to write about in The Lord of the Flies. I probably should have gotten more help now that I think about it. Also the beginning of the poetry unit was a little challenging but I finished out strong on the test. The things that was challenging in the poetry unit were the terms because some of them were so similar it was so easy to mix them up.   

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My dream home would be on my private island in the Caribbean. It would have more than one pool; one on the outside and one on the inside. Also there would be two hot tubs in the same place as the pools. I would have my own airport so that I could fly my friends in if they did not have enough money. There would be parties every night and there would be unlimited food. It would have around 15 bedrooms, a game room, and indoor basketball court, an indoor soccer field, and an escalator. Also for the water they would be many fishing boats, jet skis, yachts, and many more water toys. Also you could hunt on the land because I would import animals onto the island so that they could reproduce and live in packs. The house would have a modern look to it and have lots of glass. The top floor would have a slide from the top into the pool. There would a huge yard to have an outdoor kitchen and to have a huge slipping slide down a hill. This is my dream house because it is a place where I would nev

The novel Purple Hibiscus had changed tremendously since the last time I responded to it. Kambili and Jaja have gone to Aunt Ifeoma's house and it is very different from their home. The siblings meet many people in their family and get closer to them. Both of them feel comfortable after a few days especially Jaja. Kambili is very very shy and when she tries to talk she stutters and gets really nervous. Papa Nnukwa is very sick and has to stay with Aunt Ifeoma. He gets real sick and passes away in his sleep. Papa is very mad that his kids stayed with the heathen and did not tell him. Kambili and Jaja are punished and abused for their actions. This was very sad and hurting when I read this part of the book. Papa injured both of his kids very badly and mourns for it as he does it. Kambili has changed for the good because she can talk to people and have a conversation. Father Amadi helped her do that and now both of them have crushes on each other. This kind of crosses many boundari

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