I remember about a year and a half ago, I had this feeling that something bad was going to happen in Tacoma, which is where my dad works. Not wanting to ruin my sisters homecoming rush which was on the same day, I asked my dad if he could stay home with me. Since he smiled. hugged me and went to work, I let the feeling go and didn't think about it again. Around 3:00 pm, my dad called and told us that there was an explosion at the old factory right next to his office. We turned on the news and watched the re-runs of the explosion. Luckily my dad was alright, but the fact that he could have gotten hurt scared me.

I know that there wasn't anything that I could do to stop the factory exploding or my dad going to work that day. I wish I would have insisted on my dad staying home, but that wouldn't have worked since he needed to go to work and I would just have ended up getting in trouble. I probably could have handled it better being that I was 13 years old at the time, but I think that the emotional pressure of having my dads life in danger was something I couldn't keep bottled up.

Shakespeare and my thoughts included

Shakespeare and the way he writes has always been confusing to the average 21st century American. But by watching actors preform his scripts, the things he says begin to make more sense. My old teacher once told me that to understand Shakespeare, you have to look at the big picture and not the little details. Once you know the gist of what is going on, the sonnets and phrases begin to make sense. I have always loved Shakespeare's plays, A Midsummer's Nights Dream especially. Some of my favorite things about Shakespeare is that he writes his plays so that people can connect with the characters, and he puts double meanings in his words, so his sonnets are almost like puzzles to solve.


Although Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, it is not one of my favorites. I don't like the character of Romeo at all. He is dreamy, whiny, and since he is fickle with Rosalie, why would he be any different with Juliet. I love the Character of Juliets nurse, for although she has the best intrest in heart, she botches everything up. All in all though, I am excited to read the play and to find out how my peers feel about it.