Deadly Little Lies

 Deadly Little Lies

Author's Note: this is my second attempt on Conflict and Resolution

 16 year old Camelia 's life was normal,  until she met Ben. Ben is a mysterious boy who was a suspect to his ex- girlfriend's death. Everyone else's opinion about Ben was that he was a murderer trying to cover up his tracks, but Camelia truly believed he didn't commit the crime and that he was innocent on the account of his ex-girlfriend's death.

At first she doesn't believe it, nor does she want to. She thinks that it's just another prank the people in her school are playing. (The people in her school love to play pranks all the time.) Then something happens. Something Camelia wasn't expecting; at all. People had been saying that Ben was stalking this girl named Debbi, a quiet girl; yet popular one. Of course Camelia wasn't going to believe it. Honestly, what would you have done? Her school is full of people who start drama. Plus Ben is the new guy, who wouldn't want to start things with him?

The thought that Ben was stalking Debbi just flew over Camelia 's head. Until she found out that Ben's ex- girlfriend did die, and Ben was there when it happened. But Ben says it was an accident. With Camelia liking him so much, and trusting him, she believed him. Then Debbi got hurt a couple months after those stalker rumors were started. Debbi ended up getting hit by a car, and put in a coma for awhile. Debbi said it was Ben. The only obstacle in Debbi's story, was that Ben was with Camelia that same night. As a matter of fact, he just left her house when Debbi got hit. Yes, there is a possibility that Ben could have done it; but Ben doesn't own a car, he owns a motorcycle. 

Ben is a special person… He has a very  special ability. It's called psychometry , this gives people the ability to see into the future, past, or present through touch. Now, Ben has had this for virtually his whole life, but the problem is, Ben still can't control it. Meaning, he can't control his power.

Let's talk about the death of Ben's ex-girlfriend, Julia. Yes, Ben was there, and he kind of caused it. It was only because Ben couldn't control himself. When Julia and Ben where together, she was cheating on Ben with Ben's best friend. Julia kept it a secret from him. But it wasn't too long after she started that Ben found out. How did he find out you ask? It was because of his power. Ben and Julia were on a hike together, and then their skin collided. Ben touched her arm, and could see Julia and his best friend together. He was so eager to find out more, so he grabbed tighter. Which scared Julia, so she pried her arm from his hands. The problem was she spun around too much, and was too close to the edge. Ben reached out to grab her, but she was already falling to her death.

Ben told Camelia this story, about Julia. And Camelia was also told about his special power. She thought it was cool, but everything became a little more clear to her. She figured out why Ben was never really in the hall during passing time, why he came into his classes later than others, and why Ben was never really around anyone. It was because he didn't want to see all those secrets people had, he didn't want to start drama for him, or for anyone. Camelia and Ben where together as a couple for a while, but than Ben couldn't do it anymore. He couldn't keep control of his power, his strength. He didn’t want her to get uncomfortable around him, and he certainly didn’t want to hurt Camelia like he did to Julia. So he broke it off with Camelia, no matter how much she meant to him. He didn’t want anything to happen to her.

Imagine if you were in Ben's position, what would you have done? Do you think he made the right choice by breaking it off with her? Or do you think he should have stayed with her and tried to work things out together? 

Short Response

The Hunger Games book was turned into a movie. I think that the music in the movie kind of set the mood of Danger and awareness.  When there is slow, clam music, it would mean everything is ok, there is nothing to really worry about.  When you have the faster, up-beat music, typically that means that there is some type of action going on.

The lighting  used set the mood of what time of day it was, and how it affected the people trying to survive. When it was dark out, you had to be more cautious; be more aware of your surroundings because it is not that easy to see in the dark. When it was light out, you still had to be concerned, but not as much as when it's dark.

The angle of the camera can give a sense of uneasiness. Like when Katnis was hallucinating, the camera was spinning, not focused too well, and it just helped you feel that she wasn't stable. When everything is normal, then camera is just basically standing still, not really adding too much intensity. 

Society to Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink

Author's Note: this is my Text Analysis project. I decided to make it about Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink and Society Today.

In the book Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink, there's four characters that really stand out to me.  Libby, Ashling, Cameron, and Garret. What who you do if you had two guys fighting over your love? This is what Libby has to go through. Cameron and Garret both like Libby, and Libby doesn't know what to do. On the other hand,  Ashling is just a bully throughout the whole thing, but you always wonder why do the bullies, bully?

Bully. There's always that stereotype of the bully, the one who makes fun of people and also the one that nobody else likes. Ashling is the bully in this case. Sadly, when Libby first got to that historical day-to-day living museum, Ashling was the first to pounce. She didn't give anyone else a chance to judge, because Ashling always had to come first. The bad thing is, that Libby and Ashling were roommates.

One of the other stereotypes in this book is the new girl. In this case, her name is Libby. She's that new girl that everyone makes fun of. The one who doesn't really have any friends because, nobody wants to take a chance to ruin their reputation for some girl that just came. But just like every other new kid, she just wants to fit in. As in every story, this character progressively grows and becomes more important to the people around them. How does Libby grow?  Well she simply finds her way. She becomes friends with more people, and takes more chances.

Then there's always the stereotype of that super amazing guy that gets along with just about everyone. The one that every girl dreams of, and who can typically get any girl he wants.  Otherwise known as the popular guy. Cameron, is that guy. When Cameron first saw Libby, he fell for her. He absolutely wanted her. And she wanted him, well, all until one night.  The night of the Showdown. Cameron took Libby, but then ended up ditching her for his friend's. Just like every other girl, she got upset and didn't really want to talk to him. While Cameron loving her, he did everything in his power to try and redeem himself for ditching her that night. He would send her flowers, and say really cute Shakespeare lines to her. It all was working until she started to like someone else.

Garret. He is the typical nerdy guy who plays video games all the time. But he also has a twist to him, not really one that you would expect. He's kind of a bully, but really only to the girls he likes. So when he first met Libby in person, he was rude to her. He tried to make it seem like he had no feelings for her, and that he didn't need her in his life. But that's only what he showed, not how he actually felt. As the book progressed, he started to warm up towards her. Giving her signs that he really did have strong feelings. On the night of the Showdown, when Cameron left Libby, Garret and her 'accidently' ran into each other. Now the thing is, Libby wasn't used to this side of Garret, but she really liked it. He was there to listen, and he was there to try to give her advice on what she should do. Meanwhile, Libby started to like Garret back, and I guess you could say that it was a fairytale ending.  For everyone besides Cameron.

Poor Cameron was left alone. Heart broken. Nothing really to look up to for the day.  But he got through it right? Yes, he did. He found a way to live without Libby. Sounds kind of like Twilight to me. Jake was left alone, but he also ended up finding someone else. Does Cameron find another love? I guess you'll have to read it to find out! 

The reason that those four specific characters stood out to me was because they remind me of the stereotypes that are always used in movies, books, and life itself.