A clean, well-lighted review

The three phrases I picked were about how the younger waiter’s impatience affect the writing. “You should have killed yourself last week," the young waiter said that to the old man knowing that he wouldn’t hear it. He only said that because he wanted to go home, for it was closing time. "He's lonely. I'm not lonely. I have a wife waiting in bed for me,” with that saying, it shows that the young waiter want to go home to his wife and bed. This is because it is late and he is tired, but is unable to leave due to the old man. "I want to go home and into bed,” Showing the younger waiter tiredness and impatience.

Red Chief

Bill and Sam needed some quick cash to pull off a scheme in western Illinois. Since they were in Alabama at the time, they came up with the idea of kidnapping. Looking at a small local town, they came up with one suspect, a son of a rich man. What they later found out was, that kid was more then what they bargained for.

The kid called himself Red chief, because he loves to play Indian with his kidnappers. Sam asked him if he ever wanted to go home, which Red chief responded “I don't have any fun at home. I hate to go to school. I like to camp out. You won't take me back home again, Snake-eye, will you ?” This is an example of Stockholm syndrome, where the hostage likes their kidnapper. It is a perfect model of irony, but that is not the largest irony yet.

The biggest irony of all is when Bill and Sam return red chief and pay his father two hundred-fifty dollars. Bill and Sam where the kidnappers and they had to pay the father to give the kid back! Somehow, the father knew that Red chief would annoy the kidnappers to the point, where they just want to give him back. Using that knowledge to his advantage, he countered their ransom with  his own deal. Bring   the kid home  and make the kidnappers pay two hundred-fifty dollars for returning the child.

At the end Bill and Sam lost two hundred-fifty dollars, their temper, and got a couple bruises. If Bill and Sam  truly knew who Red chief was, they probably would of not kidnapped him, because he was such  a nuisance. 

Titan's curse foreshadowing

In ancient Greek mythology, there is the Oracle. It can answer any question and tell ones future, but the answers in riddles.  In “The Titan’s Curse” by Rick Riordan, Percy and his friends encounter the Oracle and it informs them of this riddle, “Five shall go west to the goddess in chains, One shall be lost in the land without rain, The bane of Olympus shows the trail, Campers and Hunters combined prevail, The Titan’s cruse must one stand, And one shall perish by a parent’s hand.”  This riddle foreshadows the coming events they will encounter on their mission.

“Shall go west to the goddess in chains, One shall be lost in the land without rain” These lines tell of the quest to save one of the Greek goddess, Artemis, out in the western part of the U.S.A. It also reveals one person will be lost in the land without rain. It becomes true when Bianca was killed fighting Talos in the desert.

“The bane of Olympus shows the trail, Campers and Hunters combined prevail” The Bane of Olympus, was a homeless guy who showed the adventurers a train that was heading west. Hunters are the followers of Artemis, while campers are the sons and daughters of the gods. Two Hunters, Zoe and Bianca, go with three campers, Grover, Thalia, and Percy fulfilling this portion of the riddle.

“The Titan’s cruse must one stand, and one shall perish by a parent’s hand.”  The Titan’s Cruse is the cruse that was placed upon the titan Atlas; he was Kronsos’s general in the war against the gods. Atlas’s role was to hold up the sky so it wouldn’t touch the earth. Percy stepped in to hold up the sky, while the Greek goddess, Artemis and Zoe fought Atlas. Zoe’s farther was Atlas, and when fighting him, she was mortally wounded and later died, completing the last line in this riddle.

The riddle gave the adventures the insight they needed to direct them on the correct path.  Despite having some of them die throughout the book; the riddle proved to be accurate. They persisted on their quest to save the goddess Artemis

Cookie craving figurative language

“Cookie craving,” By Eric Rogowski uses all different types of figurative. Some examples are; two similes, two metaphors, three onomatopoeias, one hyperbole, and one allusion. In this piece I will analyze the figurative language, and how it affects the reader and tone of the poem.

“If I don’t get my cookies, I definitely will die.” The hyperbole in this line creates the image of how much this person wants cookies. Obviously this person won’t actually die if don’t get their cookies, but it tells you how much they desire cookies. It impacts the tone of the piece by showing the great craving for cookies.

“With milk as cold as Antarctica, and cookies as fresh as newly-picked fruit.” These two metaphors produce a vivid impression of the milk and cookies. To give the reader a better idea of the milk and cookies, how delectable they are together. It changes the tone by, describing the cookies, making the reader understand why the author wants the cookies so bad.

The figurative language gives the reader a better understanding of the author’s craving for cookies. It brings the writing on the paper to life, appealing to their sense of taste.

The figurative language affected the reader and tone in “Cookie Craving,” in many ways. They were able to get a better understanding of the craving, by tempting their senses.

Cookie craving

I crave cookies more than the cookie monster

If I don’t get my cookies, I definitely will die.

With milk as cold as Antarctica, and cookies as fresh as newly-picked fruit.

Having them together is like a match made in heaven.

Cookies are crunchy like Doritos Locos Tacos.

The taste is mouth watering, sure to bring delight to me.

I can’t stop eating my cookies; crunch, crunch, crunch!

Sea of monsters

In “The Sea of monsters,” by Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson goes on an adventure for the fabled Golden Fleece. Accompanied by Annabeth, and Percy’s newly found cyclops half-brother, Tyson. During the quest they run into many obstacles, a few notables are; Percy’s cousin, Luke, and another one of Percy’s half-brother, Polyphemus. The story is written in Percy’s point of view, but from Tyson’s perspective, a lot of events and characters are described in a way that creates a view of such an innocent character in the reader.

One way that Tyson’s point of view influences the reader's interpretation is how this perspective shows when Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson run away from camp-half blood. In Percy’s mind they were being chased by harpies, which are flying man-eating creatures. Then, in a nick of time hippocampi, came to the rescue and saved them. From Percy’s point of view, there was a sense of urgency to get away from the harpies. That urgency created a great amount of suspense to the reader, wondering if they would get away alive. Percy’s view of that event greatly differed, to that of Tyson’s.

The reader would feel a lot different about what happened if the book if it was written in the point of view of Tyson. In that one event, Tyson didn’t know that they were being chased man-eating creatures. So, when the hippocampi came, it was a pleasant surprise to him. He called the hippocampi, “fish ponies,” making the reading think that Tyson wasn’t a very bright person. Also, with Tyson being unaware of the harpies would also make the reader think that Tyson wasn’t a very observant Cyclops.

As you can see, the point of view of a story forces the reader to see just one side of the event. So, even though Percy and Tyson are characters in the same book, their view of events can change the readers understanding of the book.

2020 Olympic wrestling

Ever since there were the Olympics, there was wrestling. A true tough man sport, which not many people can endure. But, about one month ago, the International Olympic Committee dropped wrestling from the 2020 Olympics. That infuriated many supporters, including me. I believe that wrestling should be put back in the Olympics, because no sport offers the hardship and rewards of wrestling.

Wrestling was one of the first sports in the Olympics, dating back to 776 B.C. But wrestling is older than that, showing up in Egyptian and Sumerian writing, suggesting that wrestling is over 7,000 years old. During the Middle Ages wrestling was so popular that royalty did it like, King Henry the eight of England. Then in 1896 wrestling was introduced to the modern Olympics, which featured Greco-Roman style wrestling. Also in the 1904 Olympics, they introduced freestyle. Wrestling has been historically popular, and its popularity grows each year.

Wrestling is one of the most popular sports in the world, being especially large in countries like; Russia, Iran, and the U.S. In the U.S., wrestling is a way of life for some, training each and every day. Were as, in Iran and Russia, kids wrestle to get away from their poverty. Also in the 2012 Olympics in London, wrestling sold 113,851 tickets out of 116,854 available. With almost a full house every time, how could they cut a sport like that from the Olympics? The popularity of wrestling is huge, probably due to all the hard work needed to be in the sport.

Lots of hard work is needed to wrestle, people dedicated their lives to wrestle. Without the draw to wrestle in the Olympics, the sport will start to die. Many people choose  to wrestle because they have dreams of an Olympic medal. Without that, some might lean towards different sports.

The Olympics without wrestling is like a football game without scoring. Not worth your time to watch. So, I hope that in the very near future, that they will put wrestling back in the Olympics.