Free Post - Episcopal Football

The Episcopal High School football team is undefeated beating various teams all over the state. We have had blowout games, and we have also had very close games. In the end, we were the victors. Our goal is to win state of course, and we are working hard each and every practice to achieve it. This football team won that most games in Episcopal history, and are hoping to break more records.

Although we have an undefeated record, we are not satisfied. We forget that we won the past Friday, and get our minds ready for the next week. We don’t brag about ourselves, and try to get better in every way. Hopefully we don’t lose and make it all the way to the dome, but a win in the dome isn’t going to be handed to us. We have to go out and play every game like it is our last.

Reading Response - Short Stories

This week, I read “The Sniper,” “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” and “A Worn Path.” The Sniper is a simple story about a sniper in the Civil War who is in the middle of a small battle, and shoots his brother. He is just doing his job, and will only shoot someone if he has to. It is 3^rd person omniscient, and told from someone who seems as if they are right there with the sniper. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is about a man getting hung, who imagines himself escaping, but doesn’t. He doesn’t listen to directions very well (which gets him killed), but is a calm character that is very clever.

            A worn path is about an old lady who has traveled the same path many times to get medicine for her grandson. The old lady is nice to others, and likes to make other people smile with her actions. She can be impatient at times, but for the most part, she is a nice old lady. It is 1^st person omniscient, because the narrator is right there, and it is like she knows what the old lady likes and doesn’t. These stories are very interesting and I would like to read more stories from these authors because they give me a better picture of what a short story must be like. I think that I will write about "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," for my literary analysis.

Reading Times:

10/26

A Worn Path – 35 minutes

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge – 40 minutes

10/27

The Sniper – 15 minutes

The Berlin Boxing Club – 17 pages, 30 minutes

Reading times 10/21

10/18:

17 pages, 30 minutes

18 pages, 30 minutes

18 pages, 30 minutes

10/19:

17 pages, 30 minutes

Reading Times 10/14

Saturday 10/12/13
19 pages- 30 minutes
17 pages- 30 minutes
17 pages- 30 minutes

Monday 10/14/13
22 pages- 30 minutes

Personal Question:
1.) What makes me want to read or not?

Reading Times 10/7

The Berlin Boxing Club
By: Robert Sharenow
10/5-18 Pages, 30 minutes
10/5-18 Pages, 30 minutes
30 minutes on writing short stories
30 minutes on Short stories
15 minutes-Waltz of a Fat Man
15 minutes-Girls in Their Summer Dresses