The Power of One
- Afrikaner: A white citizen of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans.
- Boer: White natives speaking afrikaans
- Voortrekkers: were emigrants during the 1830s and 1840s who left the cape colony
- British: natives or inhabitants of Great Britain
- Rooinek: Anglo-Africans are people who live primarily in Sub0Saharan Africa whose first language is English.
- Zulu: the largest South African ethnic group of an estimated 10-11 million people who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Kaffi: insulting term for black africans
- Rainmaker: a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain
Find out about the history of South Africa:
- Who were the two countries the colonised South Africa and when?
South Africa was colonized by the English and Dutch in the 17th century.
- How did these two groups feel about each other?
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- Give an overview of the Boer War and its impact on South Africa as a country?
The turn-of-the-century Boer War (also known as the South African War) was fought between the British and the Boer people in an unequal power struggle in South Africa as a country was -
Research what Apartheid is:
- Give a definition. What years did Apartheid apply?
Apartheid was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa between 1948 and 1993.
- How did Apartheid affect the social structure of South Africa?
It deprived black South Africans of basic human rights.
- Find some visual examples of apartheid
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- Why was apartheid abolished?
Apartheid was abolished in order for the National Party to be able to consult a peaceful transtion from White rule to Majority rule which took place in 1994.
Independant Novel Projects (10 Questions)
Independent Novel Projects
1. Give a brief summary of the plot in about ½ to 1 page. Tell the story and describe what happens at the end.
‘The scandal in Bohemia’ is a story where the King of Bohemia visits for Sherlock Holmes’s help when threatened by his ex-girlfriend. His ex-girlfriend, Irene Adler aggressively argues that she would send the picture of two of them together to the King’s fiancé to ruin their marriage. So Holmes plans a fake fire act at Irene’s house with Dr. Watson’s help. Holmes dresses up as another character, and act like a poor, old gentleman who saved Irene from a dangerous situation and who got wound badly. Irene could not avoid a kind man who almost saved her life, so decides to take him in to her house while waiting for him to gain consciousness. While he does that, Watson throws a fake-fire producing machine and causes a mess, knowing that Irene would run and get her picture to protect it. However, in the end, Irene figures Sherlock’s trick and gets away quickly enough. Holmes punishes himself for his unsuccessfulness.
2. Explain the significance of the title (3 or 4 sentences). Authors do not choose a title randomly. Usually the tile is symbolic in some way.
The significance of the title is that the King of Bohemia thought that this problem was a big scandal that could affect Germany’s history greatly.
3. Describe the setting and genre – time period, location, etc. (5-10 sentences)
Sherlock Holmes is a detective novel that was set around the Modern Era of 1800s where London was a very industrialized city with lots of criminal acts.
4. Write a few sentences about each of the main character(s). Answer what you like or dislike about them and why they are worthy of praise and/or criticism.
Sherlock Holmes: A great, cold minded detective who has the great power of observation skills, wide range of knowledge especially in human nature and science. His characteristics perfectly fit to aspects of an excellent detective. I like that He is very smart and keeps the detective fascinated all throughout the novel. I dislike how he does not socialize like normal people. I think it would be better if he was more of a fun person.
Dr. Watson: The friend and partner of Sherlock Holmes who plays the narrator of the novel. He helps Sherlock Holmes with physical action and also highlights the genius of Sherlock Holmes’s deductions. I like how he knows a lot about Sherlock Holmes and cares with his friendly nature. I dislike how he sometimes gets offended by Holmes’s cold words.
5. Write a paragraph identifying what caused a major change in the main character and explain how the character changed. These changes may have been due to a choice, a conflict, a display of some outstanding trait like courage, or even a result of events that occur during the novel.
Holmes is not afraid to show off his deduction skills as you can notice while reading the novel. However, in cases like ‘The yellow face’ and ‘The speckled band’, he gets annoyed of himself, as his deductions weren’t right. This perhaps made him more careful.
6. In double-entry journal style, copy 10 of your favorite phrase/sentences from the book and explain why you chose them.
“You see, but you do not observe.” I chose this because it suggests that most people do not take in what they see, they rather just see it and pass.
“I had seen little of Holmes lately. My marriage had drifted us away from each other. My own complete happiness, and the home-centered interests which rise up around the man who first finds himself master of his own establishment, were sufficient to absorb all my attention, while Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker Street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.” I like this quote because it shows that Holmes never changes even if time passes.
To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. I like this quote because it suggests that one case, and this one woman who is the centre of the case changes Holmes’ whole perspective of women.
It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. I chose this quote because it shows how much Sherlock Holmes likes do you deduction rather than to rely on ones thoughts which are usually biased.
He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a lover he would have placed himself in a false position. He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer. They were admirable things for the observer -- excellent for drawing the veil from men's motives and actions. But for the trained teasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results. Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his. I chose this quote because it shows how concentrated Sherlock Holmes is on his work and solely on his work. It also helps the reader to understand how Holmes is so skillful at his work, which is because he has no ‘distractions’ or other admirations.
"For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room."
"Frequently."
"How often?"
"Well, some hundreds of times."
"Then how many are there?"
"How many? I don't know."
"Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point. Now, I know that there are seventeen steps, because I have both seen and observed." I selected this quote because it also shows how frequently and effectively Sherlock Holmes observes.
"And the man who wrote the note is a German. Do you note the peculiar construction of the sentence -- 'This account of you we have from all quarters received.' A Frenchman or Russian could not have written that. It is the German who is so uncourteous to his verbs." I like this quote because it emphasizes Holmes’ general knowledge and his observation skills. If it were a normal person, they would have just passed over the peculiar sentence. However, Holmes immediately picks it up.
"When a woman thinks that her house is on fire, her instinct is at once to rush to the thing which she values most. It is a perfectly overpowering impulse, and I have more than once taken advantage of it. In the case of the Darlington substitution scandal it was of use to me, and also in the Arnsworth Castle business. A married woman grabs at her baby; an unmarried one reaches for her jewel-box." I like this quote because it shows that Sherlock Holmes remembers every single fact from other cases that might be of help in another.
7. Choose one sentence from the text and tell why this sentence embodies the theme of the story. Illustrate the theme/sentence using text images that you feel bring the theme to live.
“To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman. I have seldom heard him mention
her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of
her sex.” This sentence embodies the theme of the story because it describes how
Holmes thinks of “THE woman”. Therefore, it illustrates that the case is one that
would be extremely interesting and also not easily forgotten. It also hints that “THE
woman” must be an extremely powerful character to be able to predominate
Holmes’ image of her sex. It provides the image that the theme of the story must be
extremely important and interesting. It also illustrates the story is a sly and
mysterious one, as Watson says that he has “seldom heard him mention her under
any other name.
8. Write a general review of the book. Would you recommend the book? Why or why not? Would you have changed any element of the story (plot, characters, setting, resolution, conflicts, point of view, etc)?
Sherlock Holmes is one of my favourite short stories because it keeps suspense until the conclusion. This makes me always have no idea how the story is going to end, and think ‘I knew that!’ after finishing it. Because I love every single part of its plot, characters, setting, conflicts and everything, I would change any element of the story. I would strongly recommend the book.
9. Write a script for a role play of a scene in your book. Try to make it lively and exciting and use the words of the characters in the book.
Appearance of the King: Six feet six inches in height; chest and limbs of a Hercules; his whole appearance was full of richness; thick, hanging lip, and a long, straight chin.
Appearance of Holmes: A hat, a coat
King: *enters, adjusting his black vizard mask with his hand* *in a deep harsh voice and a strongly marked German accent* “You had my note? I told you that I would call.” *He looks from one to the other of Watson and Holmes, as if uncertain which to address.*
Holmes: “Pray take a seat, this is my friend and partner, Dr. Watson. Whom have I the honour to address?”
King: “You may address me as the Count Von Kramm, a Bohemian nobleman. I should much prefer to communicate with you alone.”
*Watson stands up to go, but Holmes catches him by the wrist and pushes him back into his chair.*
Holmes: “It is both, or none.”
King: *Shrugs his broad shoulders* “Then I must begin. By binding you both to absolute secrecy for two years, it is of such weight it may have an influence upon European history.”
Holmes: “I promise,”
Watson: “And I.”
King: “You will excuse this mask, my master wishes his agent to be unknown to you.”
Holmes: *dryly* “I was aware of it,”
King: “The circumstances are of great delicacy, and every precaution has to be taken.”
Holmes: “I was also aware of that,” *settling himself down in his armchair and closing his eyes.*
* The King glances with some apparent surprise*
Holmes: *slowly reopened his eyes and looked impatiently at his gigantic client.* “If your Majesty would lower yourself to state your case, I should be better able to advise you.”
*The King is in a shock* *The scene ends*
10. In front of the class, you and your partner will read your answers to #1, 8 and then perform the role play (#9).
1. Give a brief summary of the plot in about ½ to 1 page. Tell the story and describe what happens at the end.
‘The scandal in Bohemia’ is a story where the King of Bohemia visits for Sherlock Holmes’s help when threatened by his ex-girlfriend. His ex-girlfriend, Irene Adler aggressively argues that she would send the picture of two of them together to the King’s fiancé to ruin their marriage. So Holmes plans a fake fire act at Irene’s house with Dr. Watson’s help. Holmes dresses up as another character, and act like a poor, old gentleman who saved Irene from a dangerous situation and who got wound badly. Irene could not avoid a kind man who almost saved her life, so decides to take him in to her house while waiting for him to gain consciousness. While he does that, Watson throws a fake-fire producing machine and causes a mess, knowing that Irene would run and get her picture to protect it. However, in the end, Irene figures Sherlock’s trick and gets away quickly enough. Holmes punishes himself for his unsuccessfulness.
2. Explain the significance of the title (3 or 4 sentences). Authors do not choose a title randomly. Usually the tile is symbolic in some way.
The significance of the title is that the King of Bohemia thought that this problem was a big scandal that could affect Germany’s history greatly.
3. Describe the setting and genre – time period, location, etc. (5-10 sentences)
Sherlock Holmes is a detective novel that was set around the Modern Era of 1800s where London was a very industrialized city with lots of criminal acts.
4. Write a few sentences about each of the main character(s). Answer what you like or dislike about them and why they are worthy of praise and/or criticism.
Sherlock Holmes: A great, cold minded detective who has the great power of observation skills, wide range of knowledge especially in human nature and science. His characteristics perfectly fit to aspects of an excellent detective. I like that He is very smart and keeps the detective fascinated all throughout the novel. I dislike how he does not socialize like normal people. I think it would be better if he was more of a fun person.
Dr. Watson: The friend and partner of Sherlock Holmes who plays the narrator of the novel. He helps Sherlock Holmes with physical action and also highlights the genius of Sherlock Holmes’s deductions. I like how he knows a lot about Sherlock Holmes and cares with his friendly nature. I dislike how he sometimes gets offended by Holmes’s cold words.
5. Write a paragraph identifying what caused a major change in the main character and explain how the character changed. These changes may have been due to a choice, a conflict, a display of some outstanding trait like courage, or even a result of events that occur during the novel.
Holmes is not afraid to show off his deduction skills as you can notice while reading the novel. However, in cases like ‘The yellow face’ and ‘The speckled band’, he gets annoyed of himself, as his deductions weren’t right. This perhaps made him more careful.
6. In double-entry journal style, copy 10 of your favorite phrase/sentences from the book and explain why you chose them.
“You see, but you do not observe.” I chose this because it suggests that most people do not take in what they see, they rather just see it and pass.
“I had seen little of Holmes lately. My marriage had drifted us away from each other. My own complete happiness, and the home-centered interests which rise up around the man who first finds himself master of his own establishment, were sufficient to absorb all my attention, while Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker Street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.” I like this quote because it shows that Holmes never changes even if time passes.
To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. I like this quote because it suggests that one case, and this one woman who is the centre of the case changes Holmes’ whole perspective of women.
It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. I chose this quote because it shows how much Sherlock Holmes likes do you deduction rather than to rely on ones thoughts which are usually biased.
He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a lover he would have placed himself in a false position. He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer. They were admirable things for the observer -- excellent for drawing the veil from men's motives and actions. But for the trained teasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results. Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his. I chose this quote because it shows how concentrated Sherlock Holmes is on his work and solely on his work. It also helps the reader to understand how Holmes is so skillful at his work, which is because he has no ‘distractions’ or other admirations.
"For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room."
"Frequently."
"How often?"
"Well, some hundreds of times."
"Then how many are there?"
"How many? I don't know."
"Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point. Now, I know that there are seventeen steps, because I have both seen and observed." I selected this quote because it also shows how frequently and effectively Sherlock Holmes observes.
"And the man who wrote the note is a German. Do you note the peculiar construction of the sentence -- 'This account of you we have from all quarters received.' A Frenchman or Russian could not have written that. It is the German who is so uncourteous to his verbs." I like this quote because it emphasizes Holmes’ general knowledge and his observation skills. If it were a normal person, they would have just passed over the peculiar sentence. However, Holmes immediately picks it up.
"When a woman thinks that her house is on fire, her instinct is at once to rush to the thing which she values most. It is a perfectly overpowering impulse, and I have more than once taken advantage of it. In the case of the Darlington substitution scandal it was of use to me, and also in the Arnsworth Castle business. A married woman grabs at her baby; an unmarried one reaches for her jewel-box." I like this quote because it shows that Sherlock Holmes remembers every single fact from other cases that might be of help in another.
7. Choose one sentence from the text and tell why this sentence embodies the theme of the story. Illustrate the theme/sentence using text images that you feel bring the theme to live.
“To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman. I have seldom heard him mention
her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of
her sex.” This sentence embodies the theme of the story because it describes how
Holmes thinks of “THE woman”. Therefore, it illustrates that the case is one that
would be extremely interesting and also not easily forgotten. It also hints that “THE
woman” must be an extremely powerful character to be able to predominate
Holmes’ image of her sex. It provides the image that the theme of the story must be
extremely important and interesting. It also illustrates the story is a sly and
mysterious one, as Watson says that he has “seldom heard him mention her under
any other name.
8. Write a general review of the book. Would you recommend the book? Why or why not? Would you have changed any element of the story (plot, characters, setting, resolution, conflicts, point of view, etc)?
Sherlock Holmes is one of my favourite short stories because it keeps suspense until the conclusion. This makes me always have no idea how the story is going to end, and think ‘I knew that!’ after finishing it. Because I love every single part of its plot, characters, setting, conflicts and everything, I would change any element of the story. I would strongly recommend the book.
9. Write a script for a role play of a scene in your book. Try to make it lively and exciting and use the words of the characters in the book.
Appearance of the King: Six feet six inches in height; chest and limbs of a Hercules; his whole appearance was full of richness; thick, hanging lip, and a long, straight chin.
Appearance of Holmes: A hat, a coat
King: *enters, adjusting his black vizard mask with his hand* *in a deep harsh voice and a strongly marked German accent* “You had my note? I told you that I would call.” *He looks from one to the other of Watson and Holmes, as if uncertain which to address.*
Holmes: “Pray take a seat, this is my friend and partner, Dr. Watson. Whom have I the honour to address?”
King: “You may address me as the Count Von Kramm, a Bohemian nobleman. I should much prefer to communicate with you alone.”
*Watson stands up to go, but Holmes catches him by the wrist and pushes him back into his chair.*
Holmes: “It is both, or none.”
King: *Shrugs his broad shoulders* “Then I must begin. By binding you both to absolute secrecy for two years, it is of such weight it may have an influence upon European history.”
Holmes: “I promise,”
Watson: “And I.”
King: “You will excuse this mask, my master wishes his agent to be unknown to you.”
Holmes: *dryly* “I was aware of it,”
King: “The circumstances are of great delicacy, and every precaution has to be taken.”
Holmes: “I was also aware of that,” *settling himself down in his armchair and closing his eyes.*
* The King glances with some apparent surprise*
Holmes: *slowly reopened his eyes and looked impatiently at his gigantic client.* “If your Majesty would lower yourself to state your case, I should be better able to advise you.”
*The King is in a shock* *The scene ends*
10. In front of the class, you and your partner will read your answers to #1, 8 and then perform the role play (#9).
*Rough* Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a Scottish physician and writer whose works included science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry and non-fiction, but most of all, most famous for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived in the modern era. Many major events caused the Western world to change around the turn of the 16th century, starting with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the fall of Muslim Spain and the discovery of the Americas in 1492, and Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation in 1517.
The Doyles were a wealthy Irish-Catholic family, who had a prominent position in the world of Art. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, was a chronic alcoholic who had an erratic behaviour, which lead to a poor support of money during Arthur’s upbringing whereas Mary was a devoted mother, and a fantastic storyteller, who filled his childhood with wonderful tales she had invented.
The wealthy members of the Doyle family offered to pay for his studies in England after his ninth birthday. He had to go to a Jesuit boarding school for seven years. Arthur loathed the bigotry surrounding his studies and rebelled at physical punishment, which as widespread and incredibly fierce in most English schools of that period. He realized he had a talent in storytelling and his habit was writing letters to his mother. The theme the author wrote about was mystery/ problem solving; The genre the author wrote about was mainly mystery fiction/detective novels, a lot of dealing with logics, human nature and knowledge that normal people wouldn’t notice and miss easily (not only seeing but observing even the tiniest things) and its ability to link facts to science.
His most famous work is Sherlock Holmes. His medical practice was not very successful; while waiting for patients, Conan Doyle again began writing stories. He published in his lifetime at the age of 28 in 1887, ‘A Study in Scarlet’. It featured the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes, who was partially modelled after his former university professor Joseph Bell. When Sherlock Holmes was highly successful, Conan Doyle decided to focus on his writing and gave up in his medical studies. Some of the author’s most famous works also include ___________________. His achievements were _________________________. The legacy this author left with his writing was ____________. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was influenced by___________________ and influenced ______________________.
In 1885 Conan Doyle married Louisa Hawkins. She suffered from tuberculosis and died on 4 July 1906. The next year he married Jean Elizabeth Leckie, whom he had first met and fallen in love with in 1897. He had maintained a relationship with Jean while Louisa was still alive, out of loyalty to her. Jean died in London on 27 June 1940. He fathered five children.
Conan Doyle was found clutching his chest in the hall of Windlesham, his house in Crowborough, East Sussex, on 7 July 1930. He died of a heart attack at age 71. His last words were directed toward his wife: "You are wonderful." The epitaph on his gravestone in the churchyard at Minstead in the New Forest, Hampshire, reads: “Steel true Blade straight Arthur Coanan
Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a Scottish physician and writer whose works included science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry and non-fiction, but most of all, most famous for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived in the modern era. Many major events caused the Western world to change around the turn of the 16th century, starting with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the fall of Muslim Spain and the discovery of the Americas in 1492, and Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation in 1517.
The Doyles were a wealthy Irish-Catholic family, who had a prominent position in the world of Art. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, was a chronic alcoholic who had an erratic behaviour, which lead to a poor support of money during Arthur’s upbringing whereas Mary was a devoted mother, and a fantastic storyteller, who filled his childhood with wonderful tales she had invented.
The wealthy members of the Doyle family offered to pay for his studies in England after his ninth birthday. He had to go to a Jesuit boarding school for seven years. Arthur loathed the bigotry surrounding his studies and rebelled at physical punishment, which as widespread and incredibly fierce in most English schools of that period. He realized he had a talent in storytelling and his habit was writing letters to his mother. The theme the author wrote about was mystery/ problem solving; The genre the author wrote about was mainly mystery fiction/detective novels, a lot of dealing with logics, human nature and knowledge that normal people wouldn’t notice and miss easily (not only seeing but observing even the tiniest things) and its ability to link facts to science.
His most famous work is Sherlock Holmes. His medical practice was not very successful; while waiting for patients, Conan Doyle again began writing stories. He published in his lifetime at the age of 28 in 1887, ‘A Study in Scarlet’. It featured the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes, who was partially modelled after his former university professor Joseph Bell. When Sherlock Holmes was highly successful, Conan Doyle decided to focus on his writing and gave up in his medical studies. Some of the author’s most famous works also include ___________________. His achievements were _________________________. The legacy this author left with his writing was ____________. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was influenced by___________________ and influenced ______________________.
In 1885 Conan Doyle married Louisa Hawkins. She suffered from tuberculosis and died on 4 July 1906. The next year he married Jean Elizabeth Leckie, whom he had first met and fallen in love with in 1897. He had maintained a relationship with Jean while Louisa was still alive, out of loyalty to her. Jean died in London on 27 June 1940. He fathered five children.
Conan Doyle was found clutching his chest in the hall of Windlesham, his house in Crowborough, East Sussex, on 7 July 1930. He died of a heart attack at age 71. His last words were directed toward his wife: "You are wonderful." The epitaph on his gravestone in the churchyard at Minstead in the New Forest, Hampshire, reads: “Steel true Blade straight Arthur Coanan
Ballad of my own 'CROSS COUNTRY';(not finished)
Damp as a rain forest, like a cookie in the oven
in real, on the never-ending road watching followers passing by,
my legs heavy as rocks, but still against giving up.
in real, on the never-ending road watching followers passing by,
my legs heavy as rocks, but still against giving up.
Short Story based on the poem 'I wandered lonely as a cloud - William Wordsworth'
The magic door
“Come on, open it,” said Tara, “Don’t you want to know what this mystery door is for?”
“Well, then how about you open it? Why me?” Bella replied.
“Oh, fine. I’ll do it then.” Replied Tara in annoyed voice.
So they opened the magical door which was found in the recycling bin by the two girls, Bella and Tara. When they first saw it, it appeared as a rubber but when they touched it, it became big like a normal door. Bella and Tara were horrified, it was not a possible thing to happen! Although they were surprised and scared, they were also very curious about the door, so they decided to open it.
“Take a big breath Tara,” said Bella, “I’ll count, you open it, one, two… three! Now!”
KOOOOOOSH!
As soon as they opened the door, they entered a magic world. They both didn’t know what happened. For a minute, they were wondering around thoughtless, feeling like there was nothing but them two. They suddenly felt lonely as a cloud - thousands of beautiful trees, continuous stars, golden daffodils dancing as if they were alive, a never ending river, but too far away.
Suddenly, mysterious animals were staring right towards them. Three eyes, 7 hands and their body made out of helpless human bones. The biggest and the fattest, the ‘boss of the monsters slowly walked towards Bella and Tara.
“What on earth… Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” whispered Bella, “Run!!!”
They ran as fast as they had never been in their life without knowing where they’re going. They kept running and running… as if they were trying to escape out of such loneliness the felt in their heart. This place was the world of loneliness, and the monsters are the ones protecting it. No matter how fast they ran, it was useless. The monster appeared right in front of them.
“Hi,” said the mysterious creature.
Bella and Tara freaked out.
“What…on earth is that thing?!” Said Bella in horrified voice.
“…Are we dreaming? Try to wake up, okay?” Tara replied, hardly breathing.
Then the unknown voice shouted out loudly.
The monster laughed, “Indeed, you are not. This is real, and I’m real.” said the monster, “Don’t worry kids, I will not scare you anymore, for your life is about to end.
Suddenly, it jumped high and dumped them with a knife and a fork. When the knife and a fork had just about to make a hole in Tara’s heart, it all disappeared. Everything was black. It was like a nightmare.
When they woke up, it was all gone. The magic door, the forest and the mystery creature. All gone, the only thing left was a ordinary rubber on Tara’s hand. Somehow, they knew that it wasn’t a dream.
“Phew, never open this door again. Ever.” Said Bella in a relaxed voice.
“Uh-huh.” Tara replied. “Let’s just say it was a dream, I love you sis.”
They both laughed.
“Come on, open it,” said Tara, “Don’t you want to know what this mystery door is for?”
“Well, then how about you open it? Why me?” Bella replied.
“Oh, fine. I’ll do it then.” Replied Tara in annoyed voice.
So they opened the magical door which was found in the recycling bin by the two girls, Bella and Tara. When they first saw it, it appeared as a rubber but when they touched it, it became big like a normal door. Bella and Tara were horrified, it was not a possible thing to happen! Although they were surprised and scared, they were also very curious about the door, so they decided to open it.
“Take a big breath Tara,” said Bella, “I’ll count, you open it, one, two… three! Now!”
KOOOOOOSH!
As soon as they opened the door, they entered a magic world. They both didn’t know what happened. For a minute, they were wondering around thoughtless, feeling like there was nothing but them two. They suddenly felt lonely as a cloud - thousands of beautiful trees, continuous stars, golden daffodils dancing as if they were alive, a never ending river, but too far away.
Suddenly, mysterious animals were staring right towards them. Three eyes, 7 hands and their body made out of helpless human bones. The biggest and the fattest, the ‘boss of the monsters slowly walked towards Bella and Tara.
“What on earth… Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” whispered Bella, “Run!!!”
They ran as fast as they had never been in their life without knowing where they’re going. They kept running and running… as if they were trying to escape out of such loneliness the felt in their heart. This place was the world of loneliness, and the monsters are the ones protecting it. No matter how fast they ran, it was useless. The monster appeared right in front of them.
“Hi,” said the mysterious creature.
Bella and Tara freaked out.
“What…on earth is that thing?!” Said Bella in horrified voice.
“…Are we dreaming? Try to wake up, okay?” Tara replied, hardly breathing.
Then the unknown voice shouted out loudly.
The monster laughed, “Indeed, you are not. This is real, and I’m real.” said the monster, “Don’t worry kids, I will not scare you anymore, for your life is about to end.
Suddenly, it jumped high and dumped them with a knife and a fork. When the knife and a fork had just about to make a hole in Tara’s heart, it all disappeared. Everything was black. It was like a nightmare.
When they woke up, it was all gone. The magic door, the forest and the mystery creature. All gone, the only thing left was a ordinary rubber on Tara’s hand. Somehow, they knew that it wasn’t a dream.
“Phew, never open this door again. Ever.” Said Bella in a relaxed voice.
“Uh-huh.” Tara replied. “Let’s just say it was a dream, I love you sis.”
They both laughed.
Persuasive Speech
- Students should be encouraged to dye their hair bright colours that match their house colours -
Brown, black, brown, blonde, black. Uh… well, brown. (Point to my hair) BORING! We are all individuals. Why do we all have normal, non-characterised hair colours? Students should be encouraged to dye their hair bright colours that match their house colours.
Firstly, aren't you just sick and tired of how school always tells you what to do? We pay to go to school, and we are told that we must stay under school’s control like a little twittle dolls? Everyone has their own character and uniqueness. School is forcing us to turn it down for their own traditional purposes and benefits! They should allow us to do whatever we want because we afford them, and without us paying, schools won't even exist.
Secondly, majority find themselves happy when they get attention by others. This is the 21st century and yet no one has recommened to dye their hair to bright colours just like their house colours! Instead of everyone being the same, go and make yourselves full of uniqueness. You guys are all so brownish! Don't you just want to change yourself from that boring look? Don't you want to be the one to start a new style of fashion and get attention?
Thirdly, let's be environmentally friendly. By dying your hair matching your house colours, people would simply memorise your hair colour and they will figure out which house you live. So then, you can save paper as in some occasions, you have to write where you live, what your name is, etc on a poor piece of paper to submit to school or other stuff. Imagine yourself getting stabbed by a pencil! Also, obviously you know that papers are made out of trees. Thousands of trees are sacrificed everyday, and you are just helpless to those poor trees!
Students should be encouraged to dye their hair bright colours that match their house colours, and by doing this, you will be happy after all. Thank you.
Brown, black, brown, blonde, black. Uh… well, brown. (Point to my hair) BORING! We are all individuals. Why do we all have normal, non-characterised hair colours? Students should be encouraged to dye their hair bright colours that match their house colours.
Firstly, aren't you just sick and tired of how school always tells you what to do? We pay to go to school, and we are told that we must stay under school’s control like a little twittle dolls? Everyone has their own character and uniqueness. School is forcing us to turn it down for their own traditional purposes and benefits! They should allow us to do whatever we want because we afford them, and without us paying, schools won't even exist.
Secondly, majority find themselves happy when they get attention by others. This is the 21st century and yet no one has recommened to dye their hair to bright colours just like their house colours! Instead of everyone being the same, go and make yourselves full of uniqueness. You guys are all so brownish! Don't you just want to change yourself from that boring look? Don't you want to be the one to start a new style of fashion and get attention?
Thirdly, let's be environmentally friendly. By dying your hair matching your house colours, people would simply memorise your hair colour and they will figure out which house you live. So then, you can save paper as in some occasions, you have to write where you live, what your name is, etc on a poor piece of paper to submit to school or other stuff. Imagine yourself getting stabbed by a pencil! Also, obviously you know that papers are made out of trees. Thousands of trees are sacrificed everyday, and you are just helpless to those poor trees!
Students should be encouraged to dye their hair bright colours that match their house colours, and by doing this, you will be happy after all. Thank you.