Creative writing

Prompt: Write a poem about a romantic experience or encounter

I remember the day we met like it was yesterday. I remember how I fell in love with your eyes, and their green color reminded me of evergreens. Your smile gave me tingles in my chest and became my sunshine on rainy days. I automatically felt a strange yet strong connection, and its one I'll never forget.

As our friendship grew so did the length of our conversations. I always felt a sense of warmth and comfort when I was around you, maybe it was the way your ginger hair reminded me of gingerbread and the crisp fall colors. There was one conversation that stood out to me, one that I keep in my heart and think about every now and then. It was the conversation where you told me I was beautiful, and you admired my heart and had completely fallen for me. In that moment I admitted how I had fallen for you as well, and considered you my best friend.

From then on life was like a fairytale, I had a hand to hold and arms to run to when the world turned dark and cold. You were the dream guy I wanted, and you were the one I decided to plan ahead with. We planned what we would do when you left for college and I would still have two more years of high school, you said you'd never leave and didn't want anyone else. I believed you, and we thought about trying to go to the same college. We planned where we would get married, how many kids we would have, what they would look like, and where we would live. It was a dream we planned out together and we were going to do whatever it took to make it come true, we promised each other we would.
But that was a mistake, we were caught up in a children's fairytale, not yet exposed to the real world.
And we realized this but we continued to make the most of our two years together, before we would have to make a big choice, a choice we knew would affect us greatly.

Then we cut our time short, things got worse for me at home and I took out my anger and heartache on you. That wasn't right, and I'm sorry. But you told me it was too late, you told me we needed to go separate ways until my heart could heal. I saw tears flood from your eyes, and it seemed as though they fell along with mine at the exact same moment. Our eyes both as green as the lush jungles of the Amazon, and our hearts both as broken as shattered glass. We were each others missing half, and now we would be missing a part of us again. I remember the sickening feeling I got in my stomach, and I felt like I had been shot in the chest with a thousand bullets. I knew if this moment ever came it would hurt but I never knew it would hurt like this, we agreed to give each other a break for two weeks. Then move on from their and see what happens… but it's only day two and I feel like I'm in a dream. None of this feels real, the pain is still there and still fresh. The last words you said to me were "I love you" and I said I love you back, I knew you meant it and it's what I hold on to every second of every hour of every day.
So I'll stay strong these two long weeks, in order to get back my best friend and the one my heart belongs to… you.

Magazine cover self portrait

Magazine Peer Review

1. What is the name of the magazine and who made it?

Natural, by Emma Kunkel

2. List two things you liked about the magazine cover

The photo, and the colors.

3. Suggest something to the creator to improve the cover

Not make the barcode so big, and minimize the words so they don't cover the photo as much.

4. Why did you pick this cover? Specifically what attracted your eyes.

The photo because it was very pretty.

5. Is there a bar code? 

Yes

 

6. Did that make it more "magazine-like"? 

yes

7. Can you tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait?

Portrait

Magazine Peer Review

1. What is the name of the magazine and who made it?

American Baseball, by Avery Clark

2. List two things you liked about the magazine cover

I like the picture and the font used for the heading.

3. Suggest something to the creator to improve the cover

Not put a group of words so close to the figure.

4. Why did you pick this cover? Specifically what attracted your eyes.

The font and the portrait. 

5. Is there a bar code? 

Yes

6. Did that make it more "magazine-like"?

Yes, it seemed like a real magazine 

7. Can you tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait?

Portrait

Magazine Peer review

1. What is the name of the magazine and who made it?

Freeing the wind, by Carissa Duran.

2. List two things you liked about the magazine cover

I liked the photo, and the title.

3. Suggest something to the creator to improve the cover

I suggest that they change the color of the subtitle.

4. Why did you pick this cover? Specifically what attracted your eyes.

It was unique and the way the person is portrayed stood out to me.

5. Is there a bar code? Yes

6. Did that make it more "magazine-like"? Yes, the bar code was also unique.

7. Can you tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait? A portrait because the person was caught in action.

Quiz #5.3

1. What % of the franchise tax could state business donate to a voucher bill program designed to help students attend private school if they are unhappy with their public school options? Page A1 "Texas Senate..."
25%
2. What are the "two biggest civic challenges" facing Austin, according to mayor Steve Adler? Page A1 "Adler: Austin's success..."
The border between Mexico and the US and illegal Immagrants
3. What is the political cartoon on Page A9 by Dan Wasserman from the Washington Globe trying to tell is, in your opinion?
I think the cartoon is trying toe how that the people who video taped the shootings will be next fro revealing the incident.
4. Who won the Master's Golf Tournament over the weekend? Where did he go to college? How old is he? How much money has he made this year? Page C1
Jordan Spieth, UT
5. What is the number 1 movie in the country this week? Have you seen it? Do you want to go see it? Page D2
Furious 7, No, and probably not.
Short Answer: Read the story on B1 "Pilot program lets Texas soldiers vote by email"

If this pilot program continues to have the same success it has in the past, it could pave the way for everyone to vote via email. Do you think Americans in 2015 should be voting by email? Do you think there are problems that could arise if people were allowed to vote by email? Are there solutions to those problems? Do you think you might be able to vote via email or online in your lifetime?
I think voting through email could cause multiple problems, especially if someone hacked into your email. So I think it would be better if people voted in person so that people would know who was actually voting and there wouldn't be as high of a chance for issues.

My 2 shots