6th Assignment

1.I only like to be scared sometimes. I hate when someone like surprises you from behind or like makes you jump. But then I like scary movies and books. I think the only time I actually like to be scared is when I know that it isn't real. Or when I know that I am safe.

2.I am scared of heights, spiders, and sometimes being alone when my parents are out of town. I'm not really afraid of being high up but I'm more afraid of falling down and dying. I like to test my fear of heights a lot. I think I am scared of spiders because they could somehow get into my hair and then I'd feel them and they would try to bite me or something. When my parents go out of town and I come home to an empty house at night, I always yell is anyone home and make a lot of noise. So that if there was a burglar or someone creepy they would leave. Also I stay in a small part of my house the whole night. I think I'm scared of a stranger just being there and then killing me in my sleep.

3. Madness is when a person has driven themselves to the point where they don't know who they are and they don't know the difference between right and wrong. Basically when a person is crazy, they are mad. For me to consider a person mad, that person would have to be some stalker rapist murder.

4.I think tragic events like death and financial ruin can make a person mad. Also being obsessed with something and then a drastic change happens can also drive a person insane. I think that any intense change in a person's life can make them go temporarily mad.

5th Assignment

1. Wandering down a vacant, un-tordden path, Emma Paddock thought about the uneventful day ahead. Often mistaken as the typical misunderstood teen, she only had one friend, Shawn. After walking for about a mile of nothing but trees and overgrown shrubs, she heard him calling.
2. She stood there alone, on the edge of the street. A small, petite girl of 17 with a calm demeanor. Not one to smile easily, she had a blank face that was often filled with some thought. Emma Paddock was a day-dreamer. No one took the time to get to know her, except for her one friend, Shawn.
3. The bright sun shined upon, her hidden face. As she made her way through the winding path, tall trees made way for the teen girl.
4. "The day is almost done, but nothing worthwhile has passed," Emma Paddock murmured to herself as she began to walk to her only friend.
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4th Assignment

Task 1.
a. The setting of the second part of the story is important because she is home alone. Arnold Friend knew exactly where she lived. All of her family are at her aunts barbecue.
b. Connie's character is frustrating because she puts herself into bad situations. She cares so much about her looks and is proud when any guy notices her. She asks for trouble when she separates from her friend and goes off with a random guy. I think that she resembles the ignorance of teenage girls, who think they know everything and get themselves into trouble.
c. The author is addressing the issues of rebellious teenagers. The author shows how easy it is to get into a bad situation where a creep guy can threaten you and take advantage of a girl. The main issue in the story is how just because you think that are all grown up and can do whatever you want doesn't mean that you wont get into trouble.
d. The story appeals to people because readers can connect to the rebellious stage of being a teen
e. I think that at the end Connie gets taken away and the guy abuses her.
f. Arnold Friend represents rapists and stalkers in the world today. He is important to the story because he is the main bad guy. Without him there wouldn't be the major conflict.

Task 2
1. The characters have a vivid personality
2. genre: teen fiction
3. problems that are relatible to me
4. take place at home or school
5. not longer then 5 pages
6. it is a fast read.. the plot is enticing
7. Good background on characters
8. Self conflicts better then conflicts with another
9. Family issues
10. i hate open ending