Assignment #12

1) Writing the play was harder than i thought it would be. I kept writing it like a short story, where the characters feelings were described instead of shown. And you had to explain everything that you imagined and how it would work on stage. Like the tornado, in my imagination could be literally IN the story, but on stage, that would be too hard to do, so it's offstage. Also, it was easier to be comedic in a play, because people's natural reactions are funnier than describing those reactions.

2) I might write about one of my experiences camping and coming together as a group, specifically in the Boundry Waters or Gooseberry Falls. Or maybe I'll write about synchro and how our team came together last year to dominate at state more, than any other team in our division from Edina has in seven years. Or I could be kind of funny and creative and write about a re-occurring dream i had in pre-school, although I'm not sure what the theme of that would be. Mostly I want to convey the message of community.

3) for the ten year old- Don't have any regrets. But make decisions within reason. Try not to get into drugs and alcohol, but like I said, don't have any regrets. If you try something, you don't have to do it again, and then you know what it's like without being a pothead or alchie. Try hard in school, but make time for fun. Get involved in sports and extra-curricualrs because that is where you make your true friends. Have fun, and make educated bad choices every once in awhile, it's for your own good. Overall, be balanced, not only in your actions but in your groups of friends as well, don't get tied up into one group, get out there and experience different things. Get a job, so you can realize that that's NOT what you wanna do for the rest of your life therefore making you more driven to go to college. That pretty much sums it up.