I couldn't think of anything SUPER cool to write about so I’ve decided to enlighten people about my fear of heights. I have what doctors call "vertigo": the fear of heights that causes involuntary physical reactions. The first time it ever happened to me, I was four years old with my mother going up the local mall's escalator. My mother said that she had been talking to me and looked down but I wasn't there. I was kneeling on all fours on the step breathing really hard with my eyes completely shut. Though I don't remember my earlier experiences, I can remember some I had when I was a little older. I would get this sense of panic in my head and I would have to relax for my muscles to unfreeze. It's not like its some sort of disorder but rather just a plain nuisance. My younger brother actually had it too when he was little but his story is much more interesting.
We were on the Eiffel Tower in the summer of 1998. This was my fifth or sixth time on the Tower but this was the first time my brother could actually experience it with me. We had been up there looking at the view for a really long time and were ready to get down. When we approached the elevator, my brother noticed a large gap between the elevator entrance and the actually tower and that made him freak out. He dropped to the ground and started shaking really hard keeping his eyes glued shut the whole time. My mother had to hold my brother on the tower and in the elevator as well because the elevator is pure glass so that riders can see all around them. We laugh now about the experience but back then my brother was truly scared.
Now however having had many experiences with my fear of heights I have been able to harness my fear and no longer get such panic and reactions. I have been able to mountain climb, do obstacle courses through trees, go skiing in the mountains and even buggy jump on the beach. Vertigo is just a unique part of my life that makes for great stories and experiences.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Poem and Analysis
I chose the song "Sweet Isabel" by Enrique Inglesias
The autumn leaves are falling
Like tears from her eyes
There's no reason recalling
The pain you felt inside
And I know you're feeling like you should run away, run away
And I know you're wandering oh why you should stay why you should stay
Oh sweet sweet Isabel
Just believe it will be alright
Sweet sweet Isabel
No you don't have to leave tonight
You feel that change is coming
But you were so afraid inside
I know your heart's been broken
Oh way too many times
And I know you're feeling like you should run away, run away
[Sweet Isabel lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]
Oh sweet sweet Isabel
Just believe it will be alright
Sweet sweet Isabel
No you don't have to leave tonight (you don't have to leave tonight)
You don't have to leave tonight(3x)
No you don't
Sweet sweet Isabel
Just believe it will be alright
Sweet sweet Isabel
No you don't have to leave tonight
The autumn leaves are falling
Like tears from her eyes
There's no reason recalling
The pain you felt inside
I selected this poem because my sister and I love Enrique's music to pieces and this song is my favorite. Though it sort of sounds depressing its actually quite an uplifting song. It's the fourth most played song on my itunes! I find this poem interesting because it doesn't hide anything and tells the girl to stop running and hiding because it will all be alright! Such great moral support!
The title is actually quite easy to understand since it is the girl "Sweet Isabel" that enrique is singing about in his song. Her name is sung several times in the chorus and actually i'm pretty sure that the Isabel he is singing about is his sister. Just a little fun fact.
I found two poetic devices used in this song/poem. The first I found was a simile actually right in the first stanza. "The autumn leaves are falling like tears from her eyes. " This really actually emphasizes the imagery of the pain the girl is feeling. Helps to create more of a deeper feeling in the listener when reading/listening to this song. The other device I found was the alliteration in the repeated phrase "Sweet sweet Isabel." The "S" sound made it more of a soft feeling and less harsh then say "Nice Nice Isabel".
The tone in this piece is sad but uplifting at the same time. He succeeded in creating the tone by using words that really express sad feelings and moods. "pain, hurt, cry" all those words help show that this song has a more serious tone then some of Enrique's might.
The autumn leaves are falling
Like tears from her eyes
There's no reason recalling
The pain you felt inside
And I know you're feeling like you should run away, run away
And I know you're wandering oh why you should stay why you should stay
Oh sweet sweet Isabel
Just believe it will be alright
Sweet sweet Isabel
No you don't have to leave tonight
You feel that change is coming
But you were so afraid inside
I know your heart's been broken
Oh way too many times
And I know you're feeling like you should run away, run away
[Sweet Isabel lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]
Oh sweet sweet Isabel
Just believe it will be alright
Sweet sweet Isabel
No you don't have to leave tonight (you don't have to leave tonight)
You don't have to leave tonight(3x)
No you don't
Sweet sweet Isabel
Just believe it will be alright
Sweet sweet Isabel
No you don't have to leave tonight
The autumn leaves are falling
Like tears from her eyes
There's no reason recalling
The pain you felt inside
I selected this poem because my sister and I love Enrique's music to pieces and this song is my favorite. Though it sort of sounds depressing its actually quite an uplifting song. It's the fourth most played song on my itunes! I find this poem interesting because it doesn't hide anything and tells the girl to stop running and hiding because it will all be alright! Such great moral support!
The title is actually quite easy to understand since it is the girl "Sweet Isabel" that enrique is singing about in his song. Her name is sung several times in the chorus and actually i'm pretty sure that the Isabel he is singing about is his sister. Just a little fun fact.
I found two poetic devices used in this song/poem. The first I found was a simile actually right in the first stanza. "The autumn leaves are falling like tears from her eyes. " This really actually emphasizes the imagery of the pain the girl is feeling. Helps to create more of a deeper feeling in the listener when reading/listening to this song. The other device I found was the alliteration in the repeated phrase "Sweet sweet Isabel." The "S" sound made it more of a soft feeling and less harsh then say "Nice Nice Isabel".
The tone in this piece is sad but uplifting at the same time. He succeeded in creating the tone by using words that really express sad feelings and moods. "pain, hurt, cry" all those words help show that this song has a more serious tone then some of Enrique's might.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Being a Writer and Writing Territories
2.
There are several different kinds of writing I like to read. First and for most I love reading mystery and adventure novels. They are never boring and always entertaining to read because they don't go into too much detail but they always keep the action coming. Mysteries also allow me to think and try and guess the plot. I also enjoy reading plays especially by Shakespeare such as the Twelfth Night and Much Ado About Nothing. They are rather hard to read but are very entertaining. Writing I like to write is definitely texting my friends as well as making picture collages with descriptions on them. When I was little I also used to write short stories that ended in endless papers of new ideas and no resolution to the plot. I actually don't write that often out of school work other than texting on my phone because I just don't have leisure time. Though I feel like if I had time I would enjoy it very much. Topics that intrigue me the most are probably murder mysteries or any events that take place in a historical context.
3.
Chestnut. Though this word to many people just sounds like a delicious food, to me the word means much much more. I must start from the beginning of my obsession which started when I was little. My first word ever spoken was "dog". When I began to write the first sentence I wrote was "I love dog." My drawings always depicted a little girl with a dog. So naturally many would believe that I then got a dog, but things were much more complicated than that. The fact of the matter is that my mother was deathly afraid of dogs. Ever since a tramatizing experience she had when she was little she had never been able to even touch a dog. I asked constantly when I would be able to get a doggy and finally after much persisting my mother finally said, "Okay Sylvie, you can get a dog when you turn eleven." Never did she think that I, a wild five year old child, would actually remember that promise. But the morning of my eleventh birthday I ran into my parents bedroom and demanded that they show me my well earned puppy. My mother never backing down on her word had to then buy me my dog. We went to the human society the next week and there I saw my future dog. His name was "Timber" though it did not fit him well and he was a brown adorable fully-grown mutt. He had been at the pound for so long that they were going to put him down that Saturday. So being his guardian angels, We bought our dog that thursday and renamed him Chestnut after the color of his soft fur.
There are several different kinds of writing I like to read. First and for most I love reading mystery and adventure novels. They are never boring and always entertaining to read because they don't go into too much detail but they always keep the action coming. Mysteries also allow me to think and try and guess the plot. I also enjoy reading plays especially by Shakespeare such as the Twelfth Night and Much Ado About Nothing. They are rather hard to read but are very entertaining. Writing I like to write is definitely texting my friends as well as making picture collages with descriptions on them. When I was little I also used to write short stories that ended in endless papers of new ideas and no resolution to the plot. I actually don't write that often out of school work other than texting on my phone because I just don't have leisure time. Though I feel like if I had time I would enjoy it very much. Topics that intrigue me the most are probably murder mysteries or any events that take place in a historical context.
3.
Chestnut. Though this word to many people just sounds like a delicious food, to me the word means much much more. I must start from the beginning of my obsession which started when I was little. My first word ever spoken was "dog". When I began to write the first sentence I wrote was "I love dog." My drawings always depicted a little girl with a dog. So naturally many would believe that I then got a dog, but things were much more complicated than that. The fact of the matter is that my mother was deathly afraid of dogs. Ever since a tramatizing experience she had when she was little she had never been able to even touch a dog. I asked constantly when I would be able to get a doggy and finally after much persisting my mother finally said, "Okay Sylvie, you can get a dog when you turn eleven." Never did she think that I, a wild five year old child, would actually remember that promise. But the morning of my eleventh birthday I ran into my parents bedroom and demanded that they show me my well earned puppy. My mother never backing down on her word had to then buy me my dog. We went to the human society the next week and there I saw my future dog. His name was "Timber" though it did not fit him well and he was a brown adorable fully-grown mutt. He had been at the pound for so long that they were going to put him down that Saturday. So being his guardian angels, We bought our dog that thursday and renamed him Chestnut after the color of his soft fur.
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