In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is seen as a girl with mismatched clothes under her dirty overalls. No one saw her as a lady, therefore she was never taken seriously. As Lee went on describing Scout, I came to my attention that I was a lot like her. You would never find me in a dress with matching shoes; but rather my overalls and my cowgirl boots, I even had the hair to match her...after cutting it off myself by the age six.

Scout and I don't only relate appearance wise, but also by our personalities. Scout didn't have many girl friends, or many friends at all because of her sassy and independent personality. I remember going into to pre-school having no friends and trying to fit in with the girls, but they just sat around and played with dolls. I wanted to be outside climbing on things and running around, or at least playing with dinosaurs instead of dolls. When in the book did you ever hear of Scout playing with dolls?

Not wanting to be like the other girls made me an outsider, which throughout the novel Scout is also seen as. As I continued reading the story, I began to enjoy Scout's character more and more. The more I learned about Scout and how she deals with certain situations, the more I began to relate to her. A simple punch was all that was needed to resolve a problem, I think we could both agree on that. However, as the book continued, our "characters" seemed to grow apart. She began to understand adults better, and I learned how to make friends. In the end, Scout learns to never judge a book by its cover; I believe I am still learning my lesson as my life goes on. A simple punch won't be able to resolve this problem.

Killer Gnomes

When riding down a dark path on your bike people tend to fear the dark, the eerie creaks and cracks, the sound of footsteps following you, or the simple but spine-chilling sway of the trees. However in my predicament, it was gnomes. I know you will laugh and think I'm slightly crazy, and maybe I am, but gnomes are to blame for the mysterious cuts that appear on your legs. (No joke.)

As I was peddling my bike furiously down the winding roads of my neighborhood, I couldn't help but focus on how fast I was really going! Within seconds I had already crashed. My hands stung and my knees ached; I looked down to see a shattered gnome's face starring back at me with his horrendous smile and those piercing beady eyes. Then, I glanced at my knees and saw the cuts that he had given me. The once-seeming-sweet-gnome was now my frightful enemy. I finally understood why people put gnomes in their yards.

Over the years, my fear of flesh cutting gnomes began to fade. I soon realized that gnomes do nothing but stand there in yards looking out upon the same thing everyday. I have learned to live with gnomes. Now I can ride peacefully by my neighbors yard and smile happily at her gnome; and sleep under my friends starring gnome lights without fear.  My knees may have a few scares, but no gnome can scare me now.

Introductery

To me there is nothing more intriguing then holding a thrilling book. I love the feeling as the chills run up my arms, and within each page there is a new twist. There arent many books I read for pleasure, unless they consist of thrilling contex and suspenful settings. Most likely you wont find me with a book sitting in my lap, but rahter writing the story myself. I love writing children's books! When I am writing a children's story it feels like there are no limits to my imagination; weither its from talking toast to a magnificent mermaid, give me a bizarre topic and I can write a children's story on it!

As much as I love composing children's stories, I know that I need to improve on my more mature literary writing. Evaluating myself as a student, I would say that I am very attentive in class, studious, and open to the opinions of others. I do all of this so that I can be more successful in my studies. Everyone uses English and Grammar throughout their life, and if I want to pursue my goals in being a successful academically I cannot be found having poor grammar. Personally, I'm hoping this class will help me be more confident and passionate in my writing skills. I want my writing to stand out from the pack; so in these next four years of highschool, I hope that I will be able to pursue my goals!
Thanks for reading!