English Composition - Week 2

Hi all.

Okay - it's that time again! :) For my English Composition class, we are working on Storytelling this week. So - discussion assignment was a short narrative to be posted for peer review, written assignment was to write a fable in the style of Aesop with a moral. We had five to choose from. Again ALL WRITING IS MINE, HAS MY COPYRIGHT, SO DO NOT STEAL IT! LINK IF YOU CAN, CITE IF YOU MUST - DON'T STEAL MY SHIT!! So....first, here is my discussion narrative:


On a cold, dark, and drizzly Friday evening in January of 2004, I was the victim in a pedestrian vs. SUV accident while living in Seattle. My car had been stolen in September of 2003, and I was left with no option but to take the bus to get anywhere. I had gotten off of the bus on my way home from work to run into the 7-11 closest to my home to pick up some soda and milk for the weekend. While crossing the street back over to my bus stop after making my purchases, I was struck by a Dodge Durango that was pulling out of a park entrance at the cross-street near the 7-11. The driver had not been paying attention at all and hit me head-on. I had braced myself for the impact at the last second, and as such did not immediately fall when he hit me. Rather, I popped back and landed on my own feet again. Unfortunately, once he hit his brakes after hitting me, his tires locked and the SUV slid forward into me again. That is when I hit the ground and slid about 8 feet before coming to a stop. Unable to move due to the shock of the impact, I found myself lying on a cold, wet street surrounded by strangers. I had moved all the way across the country from all of my family, so I had no one to call to pick me up from the emergency room or for help during rehabilitation. Finally, unable to continue living in Seattle while trying to recuperate, I moved back to Florida and family for my rehab. While I still miss Seattle terribly and hope someday to return, this experience has given me a new appreciation for living closer to the support of family and friends.


And here is my fable:


On a crisp autumn morning, one of the last before winter’s chill set in, two squirrels met each other on the top of a fence.

“Sister Squirrel!” said the first, “surely you are not ready for the coming winter already!”

“But I am, Brother Squirrel,” said the second. “I have everything I need stored safely away.”

“Tosh!” exclaimed Brother Squirrel. “See you my tree – it is full to overflowing with nuts for the winter!”

And indeed his tree was full. Nuts had been stuffed into every available knot of the tree, spilling over in some places.

“Aye, Brother,” said Sister Squirrel, “I indeed do see the fruits of your labors, but do you not worry that some of your nuts’ shells are broken, and that they are packed too tightly in places, exposed to other animals and the elements?”

“Nonsense!” said Brother Squirrel. “If some are not good or are stolen, I have plenty of others! You are the one who will be sorry you have not stocked more away.”

“We shall see,” said Sister Squirrel.

And, indeed, as the cold, harsh winter endured, Sister Squirrel enjoyed the finest and freshest of nuts, as she had stored only the best nuts she could find, and kept them safe from the elements and theft.

Brother Squirrel, meanwhile, lost most of his best nuts to other animals and the freezing ice and snow. He was left with only the spoiled nuts he could salvage from the broken shells in the bottom of his tree.

The moral being that quality is better than quantity.


Yeah, and in case you're wondering, I agree - apparently my squirrels are Scottish or something. :)

I'm not going to post anything from my Success Strategies course - 'cuz it's all about returning to school, balancing school and life, blah, blah, blah. I do have some assignments for Intro to Computer Graphics this week and Typography - and those will follow later.

Anyhoo...enjoy my English Comp assignments. Thoughts? Leave 'em!