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1. For me, I feel that my essay is strong in the sense that I think people could easily relate to it and I think that my voice is really shown through the diction. I think it's funny in an almost satirical way because it pokes fun at Catholic, private schools and how ridiculous they can be. After nine years there, I think I'm entitled to poke some fun. Plus they were just asking for it. Having the Archbishop come to school to bless a playground? Come on... Also the fact that a lot of kids got seriously hurt on that playground after it had been blessed is just down right ironic.

2. I think reading is important to writing because by reading a variety of books, you can get a feel for all of the different styles of writing that are out there. You can see which ones you like and which ones you don't in order to help you determine what style you want to write in. Also I feel that reading helps increase your vocabulary and can help make you more articulte, depending on the book that is. If you're reading Hop on Pop, I don't think it'll as that much. In addition, I think reading can open up a whole new world for people and can increase creativity. I think the Harry Potter series is a great example of this because J.K. Rowling created a new world, characters, creatures, words, spells... etc. She also integrated some things from history and shaped them in a way that fit the story. So I guess reading can also help people learn a little about history as well by reading literature.

3. I'd have to say that my favorite part about creative writing this year has been the poetry unit. I wrote my favorite pieces of work in that unit and I enjoy writing poetry because it's simple, there's no length requirement, and you can rhyme : ) My favorite piece would have to be my poem about the puppet show because it was fun to look at a picture and make up a story for it. The most difficult thing this year was probably the personal essay or the "scary" short story we had to write because I'm not that good at writing short stories and I don't really know how to build suspense. Also the personal essay was difficult because you really had to reflect on yourself and your past experiences. But overall I had fun this year/ semester : )

4. Diet coke, lil' wayne (fa sho), Arby's, ? (T-bell and chipotle are both mmm mmm good), MTV, Flo Rida, ? (I've never been to NY or LA), I have absolutely no idea what I'd name my kids because I don't want to have any at this moment and thus haven't thought about it, Italy, Lion Kings all the way baby!

5. ? no idea