Welcome to blog number 5, this week we were asked to refer back to the Wizard of Oz and think about a moment in my life that allowed me to travel into my heart. Each Wizard of Oz videos, If I only had a brain, heart or Nerve, Meeting the Wizard, and You've always had the Power gave me the inspiration to give a little bit of a lead way to where my narrative will be heading. Enjoy ! How does your narrative allow you to travel into your brain (mind) then and now?
My narrative allowed me to travel into my mind because when I was starting to write I thought about the loss that really hit me and it also allowed to really think about how I was feeling that very when I found out that I lost someone that was very close to me. It also allowed me to really dig into my mind and think about where my mind was before this all happened. What shapes our sense of identity: Life events or the stories we tell ourselves about life events? Life events we tell ourselves can change over and over again because after it happens, the life event is a memory that lasts forever in a way that no one else would understand unless it was written down in a journal. Our identity is shaped from the life event. Thinking about self identity, watching the Wizard of Oz videos it made me thing about what Dorthy's identity truly was. How does your narrative enable you to re-examine the power (agency) you have in authoring your life-story? My narrative enabled me to re - examine the power for me to authorize my life story because it allowed me to open up my feelings and express how this event in my life truly changed my life in a way. It changed my life in a way that is hard to explain but my life story is still going on and this event did change my life forever. How does your narrative meet the nerve (high-stakes) element of meaningful storytelling? I believe that my narrative meets the nerve element of meaningful story telling because when wring this piece it allowed me to go into my heart and mind to find a meaningful life event that impacted my life. IT wasn't easy to realize that meaningful storytelling will allow you to write about the meaningful relationship you had with someone in you life that is now gone because of a decision that they have made. How does your narrative allow you to travel into your heart (emotions) then and now? My narrative has allowed me to travel back into my heart then and now because when the life event of a death of my best friend happened i was emotionally drained the day I found out. Now that its been 7 years after I still remember that very day but not as much detail as I did before because after thinking about it after a certain amount of time you just want to think about the happy times that you had with the person and not the day of them being gone.
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In class this past week, we looked at a piece of writing known as Hills Like White Elephants (Ernest Hemingway). This story helped us explore how to show emotion and how to add dialog in our writing. Showing emotion and showing dialog in a story will help your audience feel what you were feeling.
It was a lovely weekend when I was having a rough time in school. I had no idea why until I realized it had something to do with the loss of a very special person in my life. Last year was the hardest year for me because in my English class we were reading Macbeth and it had a lot of killings involved which made me uncomfortable. I went home one day after school and was upset. My parents were concerned because I refused to talk to them about what was going on. I wanted nothing to do with anything involving my family. This is where the story began… One day in school last year, I went to my first period class and I was starting to tear up. I asked to go to the office because I just knew it was going to be hard for me. I knew we were reading Macbeth as a class and we were at the part of the story where the murders started to happen. When I went to the office they asked me what happened. I said “ Something is triggering my tears. Also, I can’t figure out what is going on. I need support to figure out what is bothering me.” My guidance counselor took me into her office and sat down with me and said “ Please tell me what’s going on, people are worried , are you okay ?” I said in reply “ No, I think it has something to do with a death in my family and its triggering tears in my English class.” I was an emotional wreck and people thought I faked it. I would never fake my emotions, I show my emotions all the time because that is the person I am. The office took what I said into consideration and they called my parents. I didn’t think I needed that kind of attention. Yes, things were bothering me but that didn’t and won’t stop me from doing the things I love. I haven’t had a perfect day in my life ever since I lost my uncle through a horrible thing called suicide. I had a conversation with my parents about everything that happened. It was really difficult for me. I took the time to talk to people, but they just didn’t really understand what was going on in my head. My emotions were shown all the time and this is something that will never go away. Losing someone that you love is the hardest pain ever. When my parents heard about this, they reached out to me and asked my questions to verify what the guidance office had told them about me and why I was upset. That night when I went home, I was drained and all I wanted to do was just have time alone and write down my thoughts because I thought it would help me in the long run. When I went up to my room, I grabbed my copybook and a pen , then I began to write down how I was feeling. I felt a little bit better after but not 100%. A few days later , I was working on homework in my room and my dad said to me “Hey Lyss, come down stairs for a second.” I walked down the steps and I saw my aunt in the living room and I started to cry. I had no idea what was going on. I walked down the steps completely and I looked at everyone that was there. My dad and my aunt were standing in the living room and it looked like they were about to say something to me. I stopped at the bottom of the steps and my dad said “come sit down next to me. Your aunt has a gift for you.” I thought it was something bad but it turned out to be a bear. This wasn’t just a bear, this was a bear that was made from my uncle’s favorite flannel shirts. This was something they wanted me to have so that I had him with me everywhere I went. At this point, yes, it does help in some ways but it is not something that will ever be the same. I was very emotional when he was handed to me. This bear goes everywhere I go. I don’t care if it’s with me at school. It helps me get through a heck of a lot and I am so happy that my family has stepped in to help me. When I fondle my diploma, I feel excited because I know I finished the second chapter of my life which was high school. Nothing will ever make me more happy than knowing I made it through high school without any damage. High school was the moment of my life where I didn’t know where i was going to end up after four years of unknown mystery, the mystery was found at the end when I was handed this amazing thing called my diploma. The feeling of happiness and completeness was running through my blood. Finishing up something I thought was going to fail at but I passed with great grades.
When I first held my diploma I felt like I hit a life goal that I never thought would of happened. Graduation day was one of the best days of my life. Seeing the ones that helped me through my high school career for one last time was sad but I always remember that they are always around no matter what happens. My diploma represents all the hard work I put into my education so that I could be where I am today. When I look back on the day of Graduation, I start to feel all the emotions in the world. I was feeling nervous because I was sitting in a large gym at Neumann University with everyone’s family looking down at all of us and I thought something was going to go wrong. I was also feeling happy because it was an exciting day being with my family and my classmates for one last time before heading off to college. When the ceremony began,I started to feel my blood rushing rapidly through my body when I was walking up the side of the gym to the back to begin walking with my classmates one last time. My high school graduation was a day to remember. Everything in my life was where I wanted it to be. Feeling happy to complete four years of fun times but also finishing high school ahead in my path of my next chapter. |
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Alyssa BoppellOpen the book and begin to read the unknown chapters you may not of known before. Life is one big adventure. Please read about my adventures and achievements I have done so far n my life. Remember this is only the beginning. Enjoy ! Archives
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