In Class #5- Smash (Body 1)

The plot is one of the main factors in a TV show. It can be the deciding factor as to if someone likes the episode or not. Transitions are a main part of the plot as well as story lines of each character are very important. If transitions aren’t smooth and defined then the people watching it will have a hard time following what was happening. In the Smash episode the transitions where very smooth. The viewer will have an easy time following all of the characters and their purpose. Smash has a tendency to switch scenes, characters, and story lines, but the clear navigation to where you are going helps with that. In the specific episode, Bombshell, of Smash there was a time transition as well. Unlike most TV shows and movies this time transition was very clear as to how far back it went, and where it picked back up again. Even though the time transitions and scenes were very clear in the plotline of this episode, the some of the storylines were not finished. To be specific, the ending scene where we see “want to be” Marilyn holding a container of pills. We never know whether or not she took them and died the way the real Marilyn did. There was also another unfinished story line with the song writer. Was she really sick because of stress and nerves? Or was it something else? No one knows. Even then her family story line did not finish because we never know if her family is going to make it through the rough times that they have had.

Career Choice #2- Ugh!!

So, last Thursday I was sitting in my first class, accounting. I was handing in a test thinking that I failed the thing and do not know one single thing we are talking about. That is when I basically decided that I hate what I’m doing. I almost feel like I don’t want to go into financial services anymore. Maybe it’s just because I feel lost in the class? I don’t really know. I feel so discouraged. I thought I finally had caught up to the things we are talking about until I took that test, which was supposed to be an easy one. I try and study as much as I can but I still feel behind. I just don’t know what direction to turn. Do I keep going with financial services, or try and figure something else out? I feel like that would almost be a waste of money though. Then again, I am going for financial services, not accounting specifically, so maybe I can just get through this class and the other accounting class and never have to worry about it again. I currently work at a real estate office as a secretary. I like it, but I don’t think I can do it for the rest of my life. The pay is good, but not good enough to live completely on my own. I also just got offered a job as a bank teller, but my school schedule wouldn’t allow me to take it. This is unfortunate because it had benefits. I don’t know, maybe I’m just stressed and discouraged and need to start the week over with an open mind.

Reader Response #4- 007

First of all I would like to say that I have never seen an entire James Bond movie and have no interest in doing so, because I feel like I would not have the attention span to finish them all. The closest I have ever been to James Bond is playing the really, really old video game with my neighbor Nathan when we were kids. He was always James and I was always one of the girls. I think her name was Zoe? I don’t really know, and it does not really matter, either. I will say that when flipping through the TV channels I have seen the Bond movies, and every time I saw one he was either drinking with a woman, sleeping with a woman, or shooting a gun. Bond also drives fancy cars and is always stays in a nice hotel. James Bond was always with a different woman, too. Just like the reading said. I am not really sure how this passage is supposed to help me with my paper, because I did not really get anything out of it. Maybe it’s because I did not watch the movies? I don’t know it just seemed very confusing to me. It could have also been the word choices that Scott uses that confused me. By the way Scott talks, it sounds like there were a lot of movies made. That’s probably why I don’t understand, because I’m too far behind. Maybe I should watch these movies just to see what all the hype is about.  

Reader Response #3- Juno

I personally love the movie Juno. I wasn’t sure that I would like it when it first came out, but it turned out to be really funny. It all started with a chair in Juno’s friend Bleeker’s room. Juno and her best friend did….unthinkable things ;). I love how the beginning of the movie starts how Juno is walking around town chugging a huge container of Sunny-D. She ends up walking to the local store to buy a pregnancy test and finds out she is pregnant. I’m sure that that’s a scary situation for a sixteen year old. I know I would be flipping out beyond anything imaginable! Anyway, Juno decides to give her baby up for adoption, so Juno and her friend look in a newspaper to find a couple that wants to adopt a baby.  Juno and her dad meet the couple and Juno instantly connects with the husband and for a bond through their taste of music. The husband ends up wigging out by the time that the baby is born, which I think is TERRIBLE! I honestly didn’t see it coming when I first watched this movie. By the time the baby is born Juno and Bleeker are friends again and sort of in a relationship. Vanessa, the wife, takes the baby anyway to raise it and Juno and Bleeker have a heart to heart moment where there is no dialogue. I realize that I just did my entire readers response more about the movie than the actual text…but I don’t care. I can see where critics would say that this movie is bad for young girls to watch because Juno isn’t a good role model, but they make it sound like it was all rainbows and smiles for her. Juno struggled and you could see that in parts of the movie as well.

In Class #4- The hall was quiet un untill she heard...

The hall was quiet until she heard the faint sound of high heels clicking and clacking. The sound was coming closer and closer, to close for comfort, the girl decided to run. She quickly ran into the bathroom and locker herself in a stall. Then, she heard the door open, the squeaking of the door made her even more nervous. The woman that came into the bathroom was the exact person that the girl was trying to hide from, Mrs. Jefferson. "Carrie? Caaaarrie?" she said. Carrie quickly pulled her feet to her chest so no one would know that she was in there. Carrie held her breath thinking that Mrs. Jefferson would be able to spot her out and bring her to class. Mrs. Jefferson walked out of the bathroom and back to her classroom. Relieved, Carrie then walked out of the stall and into the hallway. Little did she know that Mrs. Jefferson was standing right outside the door. "CARRIE, get back to class!" Mrs. Jefferson screamed. Carrie, thinking her heart fell to the pit of her stomach, walked in to the classroom. She slumped down in her chair and tried not to make a scene. "Now, which one of you wants to give your speech first?" Mrs. Jefferson said with a witch like voice. No one said a word. Dropping a pencil in that silent classroom would have sounded like a bomb. "Carrie, how about you!" she screeched.

In Class #2- How I Met Your Mother

I really like the show How I Met Your Mother. I never really wanted to watch it before my boyfriend showed it to me one day. I thought this particular episode was really funny. I liked how it jumped ahead in time, unlike most shows showing flashbacks. Also, I LOVE the friendship that would want to do something like this. Just pick a good movie and watch it together every so often. Okay, these blinking lights in the classroom are really getting on my nerves. Oh, the farting thing was also really funny. I could see myself doing that exact thing actually. The way they changed their futures was great. They had a few things remain the same. I really wish that we would just find out who the "mother" is already! I wonder if we will ever find out. Within the episodes I watch I keep changing my mind on who it is. It drives me crazy! I really wonder if this is what I'm supposed to be writing about (haha!) I never feel like I'm doing these right.... 

In Class #1- Object

My object is a ball. A tennis ball to be exact. it is round and bright yellow. this yellow is very bright like me! I would guess that this tennis ball would not taste very good because it's an old one and has beed used. the smell of it is very rubbery. I do not really know if I'm doing this promt right or not. When you hold the ball it is very round and fuzzy, like the caring kind of fuzzy. I guess I would have to say that I am not really like this ball, but I can relate it to my reading and writing.  I do not really like to write complicated or complex things. This ball is what I would like to call, very simple, like my writing. Another reason would be that I do not really like to read or write at all, but like this ball, I learn to just roll with it and get it over with. A ball does not always roll straight either. I can not just read or write things straight through. I ALWAYS get off track in some way, shape, or form. Also, the ball will not move unless someone makes it move. I need to be motivated to get things done or I'll end up doing nothing.