Katrina and FSU readings

Katrina Reading 7/2
These stories are great examples of what we discussed in class in that writing our stories of the past and our feelings; we gather great information as to who we have become. These stories tell of the people in New Orleans and most how they overcame the troubles with the schooling process and their fight to improve what never had been great. In the part regarding the teacher they noticed that the children really turned around and wrote in and out of school about their memories. Mostly happy things were discussed but some of the students wrote about the negative experiences as well. Each of these stories has great examples of how writing is therapeutic. To me, this is shown especially when the teacher saw bright imagery and the improvement of the students. The stories also showed the struggles that many students made to adjust back into school when everything had been taken away and many morals were compromised without the normal structure that was once provided.

FSU Writing
In “Above Us Only Sky” it was interesting to read someone’s opinion of another’s inner mind. The writer started off describing how Paul, Ringo, George, and John all together in a music producers house. It seemed to be a first person narrative but also maybe in letter format from John Lennon. It seemed as if he were speaking to “his love” Yoko. As they were leaving the studio John notices a strange man in the shadows but then decides to disregard it, then is shot.
The story “Sing with Me Somehow” was extremely descriptive. The girls in the family seemed to converse through music and song; as if they could sing the things they could not say. I liked the line where the girl said that she felt the piano was the only honest thing in her life. The close bond between the sisters makes me think of my sisters and I. This story made me thing of how you say you’d rather 50 good words versus 200 bad ones because the story was not very long but it really drew you in to what was going on.