Author: Sofia B

Personal Response for “Our Town”

This play is called Our Town and is written by Thorton Wilder. I really enjoyed this play, and I am happy that I got the opportunity to read and watch this play. I personally do not think that before I read it, if this book was on a shelf with many other books, this one would not have been my first pick. This book has so much emotion and is very realistic. It also has a narrator which helps you not get trapped into the play, by simply reminding you that it is just a play. A quote that really made me feel the emotions and made me think about them is a quote said by Emily Gibbs,

Oh, Mama, just look at me one minute as though you really saw me. Mama, fourteen years have gone by. I’m dead. You’re a grandmother, Mama. I married George Gibbs, Mama. Wally’s dead, too. Mama, his appendix burst on a camping trip to North Conway. We felt just terrible about it – don’t you remember? But, just for a moment now we’re all together. Mama, just for a moment we’re happy. Let’s look at one another.

When Emily said this quote, she knew her mother couldn’t hear her, she knew she had passed and that she never truly just stopped and looked around. I think that is one think I have noticed in my life. We live in such a busy world, that we hardly ever get a chance to just stop and apreciate everything that we have , everyone that we have. I found it very sad that she now notices everything she did not notice before. She noticed how fast that morning went by, she noticed how young her parents looked. Time is such a valuable thing, because the truth is, you have no idea how much time you have, or how much time others have. Things can change in an instant, in the blink of an eye. Sometimes it is better to not blink, in hopes that you wont miss anything. You cannot slow down time, you cannot go back in time, or into the future. Use your time wisely, and wait things out. Good things take time.

In conclusion, this play really did make me think about things, it made me think about life. It made me dig deep and realize that we only really have one life. This play is very well written, and I would reccomend it to some people, maybe it could impact their outlook on life.

PW #3 – Places I want to travel

I have been to many hotels in Canada, and have been many times to Cuba. However those are the only two places I have ever been to. When I am older, I would love to travel, I do love to travel, but as of right now I cannot go to every place I want to go. A place I really want to go and explore is Europe. Specifically Spain, Greece, and Monaco. Those are my top three countries. I have seen so many beautiful pictures and I have heard so many beautiful things about certain parts in these countries. I really hope to go when I am older either with friends or family to share that beautiful experience.

PW #2 – My favourite seasons

I really enjoy all the seasons, however I do like some more than others. My top seasons right now are summer and winter. Two opposites, with different reasons. I really like summer because the air is so fresh and I am tanned and happy. Some reasons why I am happy are well because we do not have school, its not that I do not like school, it is just that I feel like I need a break once in a while, and summer is just the time! Other reasons are swimming, trees are full, flowers are blooming, there is always so many colors, I can hangout with my friends any day of the week, the summer clothes, and so much more. I truly feel so joyful in the summer, and so fresh. But summer does have to come to and end after three great long months, and then it is fall. Now I do really like fall aswell, however I am talking about my favourite seasons. Therefore after november, winter begins. I just love winter! I love the cold breeze that I can feel under all my layers of coats and sweaters. I love when the cold snow falls on my face, it is pretty refreshing. I love how it is always light out even if the sun is down and it is night. By this I mean the snow is so white and bright that it lights up the darkness a little bit. I also love that it is my birthday month! December 17th is one of the days I look forward too always. However my favourite part of winter, is Christmas! How I love Christmas. I love the music, and the lights, the joyful people, the decorations, the Christmas trees, the families coming together, winter break, Butchart Gardens, the cozyness of the warm blankets and hot chocolate, the snow and building snowmen, throwing snowballs. I love winter. Both of these seasons make me feel so happy inside and out. I again, like all the seasons, but I truly do love summer and christmas.

PW #1 – What I want to be when I am older

As of right now, I am not too sure what career I want to have when I am older. Well if you think about it “older” just means in four years. I have always wanted to be someone in the medical field. Maybe a pediatrician or a doctor. I would have to start off as an intern, and move my way up. But now I have been looking into law or buisness. Most likely I would hopefully be a doctor of some sort. I have really always wanted to help people, especially kids. The majority of them are always so sweet and so innocent . I have always thought that if I was to get a job, I would want to enjoy it. I would want to look forward to it, and not have to wake up in the mornings with no motivation to go. This is why I would want to be in the medical field, because I could look forward to helping others and hopefully making their lives easier. Including my family, I could be their personal doctor! Right now, I am still not sure what I want to be, or what I can be when I am older. Eventually I will fuigre it out, and whatever I choose, I know I will have to love doing that for me to choose it.

IRJE #1

The book Nothing More to Tell is a mystery novel by Karen M. McManus. This book follows a girl named Brynn, who four years ago, left Saint Ambrose School following the murder case of her favorite teacher, a story that made the headlines after the teacher’s body was found by three Saint Ambrose students in the woods behind their school. The case was never solved. Therefore, Brynn wants to be the one to solve it.  

“Things’ll get worse before they get better”. 

My reasoning behind this quotation was because it shows when Brynn was trying to solve the case, she knew she would uncover some things she did not want to uncover before she got to the truth. 

My personal opinion on Master and Man

After reading Master and Man, I realized that I did not understand it very well. I think this is because I didn’t understand some of the vocabulary. Personally I dont really read books like this but after reading it I would say it was an okay story. I think that this short novella tries to show what it was like back in the 1800s as in the importance levels. They showed that Vasili Andreevich was the master by his authority and wealth, and they showed how Nikita was the peasant by saying how he navigated in the storm and how his home life was, how he had run out of money for drinks so he sold his clothes. I think that I would have enjoyed the book more if I would have understood a bit more.

My introduction

Hi, my name is Sofia Bequer Zayas. I was born in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. My family and I moved to Canada when I was 3 years old.  As of right now we live in Duncan, BC. I have a dog, and two brothers. My favourite colour is probably light pink or red. I love to travel and I hope that in the future I can travel lots. Some places I want to go is Spain, Brazil, Greece, Italy, Costa rica, and Columbia. I really just want to travel the world. When im older i would like to be something in the medical field.