assignment 9

1. I think happiness and contentness go hand in hand. If you can be content with yourself, the people around you, and the way that you pass your time this brings you endless satisfaction. I dont think that you should have impossible expectations. Little things can bring you cheer. If you have a life full of love, you are good to go.

2. I define happiness in my life as relaxing, interesting and stress-free. School, money, work etc. can be stressful and time consuming. I am most happy when I can pass the time with my friends joking, being lazy, and laughing. I love doing and learning new things and planning activities. This can be seeing an interesting movie, visiting a museum, or doing a project like making a blanket.

3. My friends bring me the greatest source of happiness. My friends are always there for me when I need them. Soemtimes I think that they know me better than I know myself. We laugh endlessly and die laughing just thinking of some of the things we have done. Laughter makes me happy.

4. I think that family can have the greatest impact on each other's happiness. We live in such close quarters and know each other so well. Because of this sometimes it is too easy to take your anger out on them and take them for granted. Sometimes I will be mean to my mom for no reason and this makes her sad. However, when family gets along it is one of the happiest things of all.

5. My greatest need in life is to be carefree and loved. This comes back to my friends once again. The best friends I can ask for not only love me but share with me a zest for life, adventure, and a "let it be" attitude. I am most happy during the summer because this provides the perfect opportunity to be almost always carefree. Responsibilities like school and homework fall away.

Assignment 8

1. A day in the life of Katie Thibeau
2. The importance of friends
3. The bell- haiku poem
4. short story #1- Bittersweet Farewell
5. short story #2- Twisted Love
6. My dad and I (inspired by an in-class prompt)

Assignment 7

1. I like writing the daily prompts because I like variety. Each prompt is different and requires a different thought process. Some of the prompts brought up special memories I hadn't thought about for a long time.

2. I usually don't like writing short stories but I really liked the first one that I wrote this quarter. I was inspired by some real life experiances. I think I did a good job taking those experiences and making a story of it. I liked having freedom of topic. I was very surprised to find myself writing such a dark story but I think it was effective in its dramatics.

3. I have found that I like writing either way. I can be inspired by something in direction or when I am given freedom. I think that if you like writing you can find something to write about in any situation.

4. I would really like to write movie/ music/ book reviews. I think that reviews are fun to write because you get to express a personal opinion and hopefully they are helpful to others who read them. Reviews have alot of use in the real world and are practical.