Research Paper

My topic is the movie Grease. It currently impacts American culture because a lot of the influences and themes throughout the movie are still sought out today. Grease is different than other movies because it was made in the seventies yet is still very popular today. In 1997 it was still at the top of the charts. Because it is so popular it is hard to not realize the messages that come from it. Because Grease reaches to all ages of people everyone can be affected by it. It looks good to all different people which causes them to remember what is going on in the movie. I think i am going to talk about a major topic within the movie that involves sandy and how she enters into the high school and innocent girl that was not worried about what others thought but because of all the pressure of her peers by the end she transforms into Sandra D who essentially loses her virginity...with this i think im going to talk about something like how people are becoming to influence by others...maybe how celebrities influence too much...or how behavior in high school can be dangerous because the kids are still so young but think they are so old....or my favorite option is talking about the pressure to have sex in high school and how many view that as the time to "experiment"

The Dark Art of Description

The author had a specific purpose through her writing like all writing should have. She was trying to make the reader understand that you can describe anything in detail you just have to put hard work into it. You cant just expect it to come naturally either. Describing something that would normally be very difficult to describe takes precious time...anyone can do it they just have to stay focused and realize that others don't necessarily know what they are talking about. If a writer begins with this thought process then they can be successful in describing and everyday object. Descriptions provide the reader with vivid images which is key to a successful process as a whole. The author of the specific reading we had to do really wanted to get across the importance of being descriptive. The last few paragraphs that where she talks to a student about his boring small town life shows that the simplest of things can be described with immense powers. The student didnt realize he would be able to do it until he spoke the words out loud. Because of this reading one is able to see how much better writing can be with the use of description.

personal chapters

like i said in class these chapters provided a lot for me. it gives insight as to why the writer is credible and gives a reason as to why they care for the piece. It also shows evidence that chris was not the only one that experience what he did. Having those chapters made it easier to connect and believe that what chris did was for a reason. I was able to understand from someone who lived through their situation as to why they went about doing it.