Literary Report Response

This question is from the blogger, TheDuckksPond.

2. Why would they go out at night?

In the book, Running After Antelope, Scott Carrier and his brother prefers to go out at night to look for the animals they want to hunt. Scott's older brother believes that some animals sleep in the daytime and go out at night, but if they hurry  they can catch some of them. As the younger boy, Scott would just believe his older brother even he doesn't have any clue how his brother these information. In fact, Scott's older brother enjoys catching wild animals with his bare hands- mainly lizards, turtles and snakes (P.3). As children, Scott and his brother really enjoy running and chasing animals around which grows more throughout the story. 

10 Questions

Running After Antelope: A Trip to Cambodia

1. On page 67, why did the author choose to runaway from his other crew to try to visit Siem Riep?
2. From all of the cities in Cambodia, what makes Siem Riep stands out from the other cities?
3. With all the journalist on the the Foreign Correspondents Club, why did the bartender chose Ed Firtzgerald for Scott Carrier to talk to about Cambodia? 
4. Explain the following line: "I think you should tell people to come to Cambodia" he said (71). 
5. Explain the significance of the killing fields in Cambodia. What do they symbolize? 
6. How are United States and Cambodia opposite? What are the major differences between these two countries?
7. Who were the Khmer Rouge? What were they significant in Cambodia?
8. How were the Khmer Rouge and Pol Potees similar? What did the Pol Potees do to the people of Cambodia? 
9. What role does the director play for the people in Cambodia?
10. Explain the significance of the final paragraph in page 79 of the book. 

Creative/Literature Nonfiction

"How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Myself" by K. Miller

I chose this literary nonfiction story to be meaningful because it's one of the problems that teenagers go through their lives. I believe that everyone of went through a phase where we felt so indifferent from others. Sadly, some teenagers attempt to do suicide and kill themselves to end their lives becaue they never got to open up and ask for help. Thus, the authot of this nonfiction realized that suicide was not the way to her problems, but loving herself was one solution.

The Full Moon

It was a cold night. As I look at the full moon, it reminds me of a big ball. But the moon looks more a big white marble. As I drive home from work, different thoughts are going through my head. Whatever I get in my TEAS test this month determines if I can go back home to the Philippines with my family to see my grandma who is in coma right now. Excitement and anxiousness are what I feel in the moment, yet nervousness is taking over me. My studying habits and my determination will determine whether I'll be in the RN program at CSUB in fall of 2012. Only God knows what's the future holds for me.

In a Winter Forest

It was a windy, snowy day in the Forest. As I walk through the snowy path, I noticed that I was the only one walking, yet there's these bunch of weirdos flying in the air. It seems like they are following me around, but I hear the trees say that they're just jealous of me. The snows are like clouds, pure and white, very similar to my appearance. No wonder these bunch of crack heads are envy of my beauty, what can I say? I'm just blessed.


HAHA!

Who Says By Selena Gomez

I wouldn't wanna be anybody else.
You made me insecure
Told me I wasn’t good enough
But who are you to judge
When you’re a diamond in the rough
I’m sure you got some things
You’d like to change about yourself
But when it comes to me
I wouldn’t want to be anybody else

Na na na
Na na na

I’m no beauty queen
I’m just beautiful me

Na na na
Na na na

You’ve got every right
To a beautiful life
C'mon

[Chorus]
Who says
Who says you’re not perfect
Who says you’re not worth it
Who says you’re the only one that’s hurting
Trust me
That’s the price of beauty
Who says you’re not pretty
Who says you’re not beautiful
Who says

[Selena Gomez - Verse 2]
It’s such a funny thing
How nothing’s funny when it’s you
You tell ‘em what you mean
But they keep whiting out the truth
It’s like a work of art
That never gets to see the light
Keep you beneath the stars
Won’t let you touch the sky

Na na na
Na na na

I’m no beauty queen
I’m just beautiful me

Na na na
Na na na

You’ve got every right
To a beautiful life
C'mon

[Chorus]
Who says
Who says you’re not perfect
Who says you’re not worth it
Who says you’re the only one that’s hurting
Trust me
That’s the price of beauty
Who says you’re not pretty
Who says you’re not beautiful

[Bridge]
Who says
Who says you’re not start potential
Who says you’re not presidential
Who says you can’t be in movies
Listen to me, listen to me
Who says you don’t pass the test
Who says you can’t be the best
Who said, who said
Won’t you tell me who said that
Yeah, oh

[Chorus]
Who says
Who says you’re not perfect
Who says you’re not worth it
Who says you’re the only one that’s hurting
Trust me
That’s the price of beauty
Who says you’re not pretty
Who says you’re not beautiful


Who Says by Selena Gomez is a very strong, beatiful song for every girl today. When you listen to the song, you can already feel the meaning of it. The alliteration of Who Says in the lyrics emphasizes that no one should have the right to tell you that you can't beautiful in your own little way. The "beauty queen" symbolizes this image of a tall, petite, beautiful, and smart lady; however, Selena makes it clear that you don't have to be a beauty queen to feel beautiful inside and out. In addition, the song has its own rhyme to it. The message of this song is that no one should say we can't be beautiful because we are beautiful; we are made to be beautiful by God.

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

I chose this poem because I really like the meaning of it. After analyzing this poem in class, I understood it more and fell inlove with it!