Blog #4

In today's generation of teenagers it seems that most teens are in that third option of trying to represent their  parents culture but also trying to establish their own identify as well. What I do to try to represent my parents culture is by trying to learn how to speak Spanish. That's always been something that my mom has wanted me to do due to me being half Hispanic. I understand why my mom wants me to learn Spanish due to it being in being tied back to my heritage.


Another way I respect my mom's culture is by trying to stay close with family. Its very important to stay connected with family because no matter how many friends come and go throughout your life, family is what is always there for you. Being with family creates a bonds that can last forever by making new memories every time you see one another.

    
The way I plan to discover my own identity is when I leave home and go to college. I fell that once I am in college that I will be able the type of person I want to become, by discovering what I want to study in college as well as choosing what type of people I want to surrounded by as try to establish my own identity as well as honoring my families culture along the way. Its important to me that I discover my own identity because it allows me to have that growth of being on my own and taking what I have learned thought  my years of living at home.

Its important to respect your families culture because its that very same culture that brought you hear to this world, but its also good to establish your own identity because its allows you to create your own roots and have to something to teach to your own kids some day.

The art of horror stories

Edgar Allan Poe is well known author who gives his readers the idea that they are experiencing a real life horror story in front of their very own eyes. You could say that Poe is the founding father of horror stories. With Poe being associated with horror, it has allowed him to get the publicity of having a his very own football team named after him, the Baltimore Ravens.

In "Fall of the House of Usher" Poe used five techniques that allowed him to create this suspenseful/horror novel . These techniques were imagery, personification of the house, perverse sexual behavior, resurrection, and a mysterious ending that messes with the reader's mind. These five techniques are what make "Fall of the House of Usher" such a classic horror story, as well as the techniques that I would use to create my very own horror story.

Imagery played a key role in "Fall of the House of Usher", for the author was able to create a visual picture of how the house looked from the inside and out. Poe was able to use imagery to also allow the reader to feel as if they were the ones that were roaming around the as well as being right there as the house came crashing down. It was his use of imagery is what helped generate much success to his horror story.

Poe also used personification to give the house its human like qualities by stating that the house was evil and that is gave him a nervous feeling. This really gave the reader something to want to keep reading about due to Poe giving more and more detail pertaining to the house and making the reader believe that something startling was about to occur. This is what makes Poe such a great author because he is able to get the reader hooked into his novel, which makes them want to see what's going to happen next. 

When having to write my own horror story I would use these five techniques to create my own horror story. Thank you Mr. Poe for allowing us to get the chance to view your work.