Finding The Elements In Finding Nemo Reviews

The review I chose was The New York Times. One of the reasons why this was my favorite review was because of the extensive detail they put into creating an image of the main characters. My favorite character was Dory, so them talking about this loving character helped me in thinking it was an excellent review. This review was very easy to read even for the people that didn't watch the movie because they gave great detail to the highlights without giving the whole movie away so  if someone wanted to watch the movie they still could after reading the review and not be bored or feel like the ending has been spoiled.

Even though I thought this was they best suited review for Finding Nemo, I still thought there was some weak spots in it. Something I disliked about the review was that it wasn't in the order of how the movie was played. People could get confused with what happened because of it not being in order and not like the movie because of it. Even though it was very well explained, someone that wanted a quick review probably wouldn't choose this review because of how long it is so if they shortened it, I think they would have gotten a lot more readers. Also making it more appealing to the eye would have helped them have more readers and keep them interested in the review. 

My favorite genres of movies would be drama, action, comedy, and science-fiction. I think these are my favorite genres because they all seem to be able to catch your attention really easily and be able to hold it. Instead of dragging on about certain details, these types of movies will have new things always happening and have plot twists. I'd like to do reviews on a lot of movies because I like voicing my opinion on things and seeing what other people think of it but if I had to choose a movie to do a review on, I think I'd pick something I didn't enjoy, like Fantastic Mr.Fox. 

http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9904EEDB1F31F933A05756C0A9659C8B63

The Cyclone

As I look around all I see is people suffering with only the bare necessities to survive. It’s just me and my brother to fend for ourselves and we haven’t eaten since the cyclone. All we had was our mother because our father left our mom when he found out she was pregnant and pretends like we don’t exist. Our family was torn, but we didn’t care because we were happy just being together. The cyclone killed my mom. My older brother is trying to be strong for me but I can see how scared he is. We almost had enough money to be able to go to school but now Zachariah has to find a job to buy us food. I try to get money but people won’t hire me because I’m so young.

The air doesn’t have the same fresh feeling that it had before. Now it smells dirty and polluted and tastes like I am eating dirt from all the trauma that happened. I’m longing the taste of fresh fruit but all I taste is the sweat near my mouth about to drip off my face. I hear Zachariah, outside the torn shack we call our home, crying because the stress of being responsible for me is breaking him down and making him weak. Our shack has a mere 15 pieces of wood holding it up with no siding, so at night, when the wind is strong, we have to keep each other warm. We use to have steel sheet as our roof but the strong winds of the cyclone tore it off so now we’re vulnerable to the weather. This was the most difficult period of my life. 

Writing Inventory

When I have spare time, I usually like to spend it drawing, watching television shows, or having a nap. I like to draw to express my feelings rather than write them down because I find it much more fun to draw something creative then write paragraphs. My favorite writer is Ruta Sepetys. She is my favorite writer because she wrote one of my favorite books Between Shades of Grey. It was one of the only books that I was able to keep interest in throughout the whole book because I usually have no interest in reading any kind of book. I find the easiest way for me to write is when I am doing a persuasive writing.

When I do a persuasive writing, I never seem to get a writers block and not be able to constantly think of new ideas. When I am just talking to a friend via text message, I never will run out of things to say because I do not have to worry about it being marked or judged by someone so I can have a free mind. A relatively challenging form of writing to me is an essay. I find essays difficult because I feel pressured to get it done and I am always trying to better my writing so it makes me slower and I find myself rushing at the end to get it done. I get my ideas for writing from personal experiences or connections I make with the topic.

I am currently not working on a piece of writing. I was especially proud of the grade nine writing exam I wrote because I was able to do an exceptional job in a short amount of time. For each assignment, I usually do a brainstorm with one or two drafts with lots of room to fix mistakes. I feel one of my strengths as a writer is being descriptive because teachers have commented on it before. A weakness I have as a writer is strong sentence structure because sometimes I can get off topic or say something that will not make sense to other people. My favorite topic choice would be any hobbies I like because I am passionate about them and I think I could write a strong essay about them. A second writing subject would be animals because it is something else I am interested in. A goal I have for writing this semester is to become a strong writer and be confident in what I write. An expectation I have for this course is to learn as much as possible.