Six Word Summary

In class we watched the Ted Talk on creating a six word summary to tell a longer story. When the talk first began I thought this was impossible but as it progressed I started to believe in it more. When the Ted Talk was over, we had to create our own six word summary and I thought I would not be able to. I started to think of things that I can summarize and I thought of my aunt. She was having trouble conceiving and she finally was blessed with a pregnancy.  Because she was at risk, she had to be on bed rest for the entire pregnancy. To make a long story short I came up with the six word summary, "special delivery: fragile, handle with care".

Writing styles

For our last unit we have been discussing narratives from various authora and how they influence the writing process. These authors use various techniques ti appeal to their readers' emotions. For example,  Jamaica Kincaid in her novela, A Small Place writes in 2nd person point of view and takes her readers through a tour of Antigua.  Through this tour we see all the beautiful there is to Antigua as well as the corrupt underlying structure that touriats do not seem to see or care about. She continuously repeats "you are on holiday" to show these tourists selfish acts. Through 2nd person point of view, us readers can empathize with Kincaid and how she feels toward tourists.  We can understand how the natives really feel about how the tourist is taken better care of than the native. A writing style can have an effect on the way a reader interprets a work.