What did you learn? Personally? Academically?

Out of the course of this semester I have gained so much knowledge and appreciation for books, people, and education. I found out that sometimes being more academically advanced does not always get you farther in life and that is why I feel like I grew so much as a person by taking this class. I was able to interact and discuss topics with classmates that I may never had with this whole school year without taking this class. I enjoyed every minute of this class and have been truly inspired by each and every one of my classmates.
On an academic level I was able to advance my writing skills, deep thinking, and collaborating my thoughts and ideas into actual projects that hopefully inspired others. I also learned the power of communication and the power of words. My classmates and my blog affected so many and for the first time I realized how powerful communication is and that we (as students) have the ability to voice our opinions anywhere and have it found by anyone. Not only did I advance in those areas, but I learned things on my own and had to work through problems and adjust to new things. One of the many great parts of this class was that I was able to interact with many people several of them being my parents. Never have I been so excited to communicate with my parents about school until this class. I wanted to share what I was doing with them, and I wanted to share the amazing work of my classmates. The ability to share those things with my parents and others has truly been an academic and personal growth for me as well as I think my parents also.
On a personal level I learned so much I am not sure where to start. One of the best parts of this class was Mrs. Olson's continuous help, inspiration, and drive she gave to each of us students. Her constant motivation and wisdom helped me to realize I wanted to change my major. If I had never taken Novels I may not have realized how much I enjoyed writing, thus not choosing this major in the first place. Another great example of why I enjoyed this class so much was the amazing lesson I learned. I feel everyone should learn this and I know if we all did there would be world peace. I learned the valuable lesson of not judging a book by its cover. I was in a class full of all different people, some who I never thought I would ever associate with. By the end of this class, these students became closer to me and I realized how much I cared for them. Their ideas inspired me and made me want to inspire others. I cannot thank you all enough for the time I was given to get to know all of you and be inspired by all of your creative minds. All in all, thank you for the past two years that I was blessed with to get to know all of you.

Snowee White and The Seven Chicks // Characterization

Characterization 

Although there were many characters to make up this comedy one act, the characters that really made this one act were Snowee White and Amy.

Snowee White: Snowee White is a not a very successful singer who is facing the downfall of his career and becoming poor. He is faced with a dilemma when his deceased uncle gives him a large sum of money, but with there is a catch. He must marry one of the seven women his uncle has selected for him. This obviously would not be a big problem if he already was planning on marrying his girlfriend Amy.

Amy: Amy has been dating Snowee White for quite some time and is planning on marrying him soon, once they get enough money of course... When Snowee is faced with this dilemma, she immediately leaves Snowee knowing how much he needs the money and will choose that over her.

There are seven women that Snowee ends up choosing from and as each woman comes in to meet Snowee, the progression of his dislike is felt throughout the one act. As each woman meets Snowee he realizes that the money isn't for him and neither are the women. They want to change him into someone he's not and he knows deep down that Amy never wanted that for him and loved him for who he is. Overall the characters really made this one act. The plot was good, but without the characters and their personalities the plot would have never worked. In the end the characters made the message and gave the message and moral of the whole story. When you think you will be happier with something because you will be gaining money or fame and end up leaving someone or something for it, in the end you will only be disappointed and saddened. Juliet Garver (writer) did a good job at setting up a plot and characters that portrayed the ending message.