Creative+Writing

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 * 5 Positive and Negative consequences.**
 * Positive**


 * 1) 1 People could have more time to make advancements in science.
 * 2) 2 People could have more time to be with there family and friends.
 * 3) 3 People could do much more stuff. (travel, art, education).
 * 4) 4 People would have more time to make the world a better place. (clean up garbage, teach youngsters about life...)
 * 5) 5 People would have more time to learn from their mistakes, and hopefully correct them.


 * Negative**


 * As a result of too many people these following problems would be caused.
 * 1) 1 Starvation would begin, due to over consumption of food.
 * 2) 2 There would begin to be more war over resources and food.
 * 3) 3 Due to overly dense population desiese woulds spread and become very commen.


 * These problems would be individual
 * 1) 4 People would need extra parts like organs, because there bodies would wear out.
 * 2) 5 People who started off badly would be stuck in a vortex and would not be able to get of it. (If someone started out poor, they could be stuck that way for 800 years.)

=#2= = =  1. What do you know about this character now that s/he doesn’t yet know? He will make an amazing discovery. 2. What is this character’s greatest flaw? He is too trusting. 3. What do you know about this character that s/he would never admit? 4. What is this character’s greatest asset? He is very good at sports. 5. If this character could choose a different identity, who would s/he be? If my character could choose another identity he would be? He would be someone who is focused on school and spends more time with friends. 6. What music does this character sing to when no one else is around? He sings modern day pop. 7. In what or whom does this character have the greatest faith? My character has greatest faith in his best friend Tyler. 8. What is this character’s favorite movie? My character does not have a favorite movie, but he really like horror. 9. Does this character have a favorite article of clothing? Favorite shoes? No, he is not sentimental. 10. Does this character have a vice? No, the character does not really have a vice, but does trust people too easily. 11. Name this character’s favorite person (living or dead). His favorite person is David Beckham. 12. What is this character’s secret wish? His secret wish is to be a soccer player when he is older. He thinks people will laugh at him if he tells anyone. 13. What is this character’s proudest achievement? He got perfect on a math test in grade 5. 14. Describe this character’s most embarrassing moment. His most embarrassing moment was when his teacher told the class his mark in socials. 15. What is this character’s deepest regret? He regrets teasing some kids when he was in gr 4. 16. What is this character’s greatest fear? He fears the grudge. (A horror movie) 17. Describe this character’s most devastating moment. His most devastating moment was when his dog Calvin, got hit by a car. 18. What is this character’s greatest achievement? His greatest achievement was winning 1st at city finals for 800m. 19. What is this character’s greatest hope? He hopes to become a professional soccer player. 20. Does this character have an obsession? Name it. He has no obsession. 21. What is this character’s greatest disappointment? He was most disappointed when his dad could not come to visit from Hong Kong. (His parents are divorced and his dad lives in Hong Kong.) 22. What is this character’s worst nightmare? His worst nightmare is drowning in a hot tub. There are many people in the hot tub but no one can help because no one can see him through the bubbles. 23. Whom does this character most wishes to please? Why? He wishes most to please his grandfather because he respects and looks up to him. 24. Describe this character’s mother. The characters mom is very laid back until you cross the line or if you pick on her son. She is outgoing, adventures and funny. My characters mom’s favorite thing to do is bake or play tennis. 25. Describe this character’s father. My characters father is not very responsible, though he is very fun and kind. He loves to play basketball with his son but does not usually get the chance because he lives in Hong Kong for work purposes. 26. If s/he had to choose, with whom would this character prefer to live? My character would prefer to live with his mom because he is more bonded to her and knows his dad could not take proper care of him. 27. Where does this character fall in birth order? What effect does this have? He has no siblings. He is often very lonely because of this. 28. Describe this character’s siblings or other close relatives. His closest relatives are his grand parents (on moms side), and his 14-year-old cousin Scott. 29. Describe this character’s bedroom. Include three cherished items. My character has a very simple bedroom, it has one single bed, a dresser, blue carpet and walls and a few shelves. On the shelves are his class pictures, a signed baseball, a soccer jersey, some books that never get read and a picture of his dad. 30. What is this character’s birth date? How does this character manifest traits of his/her astrological sign? My characters birthday is June 22, 1996. His astrological sign is cancer. My character always wants to feel safe and have a nice place to go at the end of the day. This is a common trait of cancer. 31. If this character had to live in seclusion for six months, what six items would s/he bring? He would bring, pictures of his parents, a soccer ball, his blanket that his grandmother gave to him when he was born, his favorite hoody and pants, his game boy and his bed. 32. Why is this character angry? He is angry with his parents for separating. 33. What calms this character? His mother. 34. Describe a recurring dream or nightmare this character might have He dreams that he is drowning in a hot tub and no one notices him. 35. List the choices (not circumstances) that led this character to his/her current predicament. 36. List the circumstances over which this character has no control. Living with his mom. Going to school. 37. What wakes this character in the middle of the night? His reoccurring nightmare 38. How would a stranger describe this character? Athletic, talkative and friendly would be the main words that a stranger would use to describe this character. 39. What does this character resolve to do differently every morning? He always says he will try harder in school. 40. Who depends on this character? Why? His mother depends on him for support and company. She has not many fiends and no partner. 41. If this character knew s/he had exactly one month to live, what would s/he do? I f my character had one month to live he would probably make sure the people he loves know that he loves them and would probably try to enjoy himself witch would be impossible. 42. How would a dear friend or relative describe this character? Kind, athletic, funny and hyper would be the main words that they would use to describe him. 43. What is this character’s most noticeable physical attribute? He has a birthmark on his arm. 44. What is this character hiding from him/herself? The fact that he needs to get better grades to succeed. 45. Write one additional thing about your character. What more can I write!!!!! Jk  He is embarrassed about his birthmark and he loves mint ice cream. =#3=

**Describe the setting:**
The story takes place in Victoria, B.C., Canada 2010. The tale begins on July first, the first day of summer vacation. In the beginning, the mood is mysterious and a little bit sad. Towards the middle however, it begins to get happy. It soon changes to a sad and mysterious atmosphere once again.

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**Describe the main conflict:**
The main conflict is that the main character, john, the main character, wants to be older so he can do all of the things that older people can do, like drive and have freedom. When he finds a river that can turn him old, he thinks he has found the perfect solution, has he?

**Plot Outline**

 * 1) 1 **Introduction**. Characters are introduced and setting is described. There is some basic foreshadowing about how antagonist wishes he was older.
 * 2) 2 John discovers a new river which his dog Freddie swims in.
 * 3) 3 **Rising action**. The next day Freddie suddenly gets weak and becomes sick.
 * 4) 4 John finds out that the river makes you older so he decides take a drink.
 * 5) 5 John becomes too old but the story ends with a cliff hanger.

Over the course of my story the main character changes both physically and mentally. At the beginning John is a 14 year old bot who's greatest desire is to be older, so he can do so many more things. By the end, after John drank the river's water we can assume that being older is no longer his wish. John biggest change is the physical change though. Before John drinks the water he is a fit young boy. After the water he is old and wrinkled.
 * 5. How does the main character change over the course of the story?**

In this story it is ironic that johns biggest wish becomes his worst nightmare. This is ironic because at first even once John gets what he wants he is still not happy. If anything he is actually less happy because he is old and wrinkled.
 * 6. Describe the use of Irony in your story.**

The main symbol in my story is the river. Although it is a river, it also represents age and time. It is a way or demonstrating age in a short period of time.
 * 7. What symbols are present in your story?**

The theme in my story is to always appreciate what you have because it could always be worse. It is also to work through your problems and to never take shortcuts.
 * 8. What is the theme of your story?**

=Short Story=

Sparky, now standing at John’s feet, looked to him longingly, as if he knew what the note had said and was thanking him. “Alright,” John mumbled to Sparky in a disappointed tone, “lets go”. He choked down his breakfast as fast as he could in order to make the best out of the day off, and gave Sparky an overflowing bowl of kibble. John knew where they would be going. He wanted to see that enchanting river that he had vowed to go to weeks before, so he packed a ball for Sparky and a small snack. The way there wasn’t exactly what you would call nice, or beautiful. They lived on a busy street just outside of town; there was no sidewalk beside the road so the two walked on a small pebble path for about one kilometer. Luckily the path darted away from the road after that and a thick forest of trees, which swayed in the wind, soon surrounded them. Sparky was pulling at the leash the whole way which quickened their pace significantly. The birds were still singing, but as they got closer and closer to the river their cheerful songs died down. When they reached the river the singing was completely gone. Sparky was going crazy though, so John didn’t think much of the birds. Sparky had been anticipating where they were going the whole way and when he saw the water he knew he would be swimming, which was his favorite thing to do. As soon as John pulled out the ball, Sparky was ready, he was shaking uncontrollably and his eyes were completely focused on it. John threw the ball as far as he could; it hit the water with a splash and immediately began to float down stream, bobbing up and down in the waves. The river was slow however and Sparky was easily able to reach the ball and fight the current up stream again. He tossed the ball back at John’s feet and the ball was tossed into the river once again. Sparky dashed into the water at full speed but he seemed to be having troubles catching the ball. Now Sparky was barley moving faster than the ball so it took him about 30 seconds to get it. When it came time to swim back up, he looked like he wouldn’t make it. He was panting hard and appeared to be struggling. When he reached John he held onto the ball, waiting to catch his breath. “What’s wrong boy, you getting old or something?” John asked in a sarcastic tone. John threw the ball one more time but Sparky just stood there. He didn’t even try to get it. Then all of a sudden, he collapsed, right there on the spot. A wave of panic and disbelief shot through John’s body. “What should I do?” He thought. He examined Sparky to see if he had been cut or bitten by some sort of insect but the only differences he could find were that the hair around Sparkey's lower muzzle had turned grey and Sparky's eyes were cloudy. “What’s going on?” John was now sobbing and had no idea what to do, he felt so helpless, like Sparky was slowly slipping away and he couldn’t reach him. Sparky lay there for about 5 minutes, then all of a sudden as quickly as he had passed out, Sparky began to wake up from his state. He wasn’t completely better but at least he was up. John had never been so happy and confused at the same time. Sparky limped the whole way home and was completely drained of energy. Beep beep beep beep… “Why so early?” John thought, even though he was the one who had set the alarm in the first place. He wasn’t working; it was Sunday, he was just so anxious to take another look at that river and try to make sense of what had happened the day before so before 8:oo he was out the door and on his way. When John arrived at the river, he was surprised to see three little kids playing in its sparkly water. “This doesn’t make any sense,” John decided. “It’s only 8:30 why would they be here?” He examined the rocks, and the forest, looking for a sign or a clue that could help make sense of what had happened. Just when he was in the middle of flipping a particularly large rock, he heard the most painful and disturbing noise he had ever heard. It sounded like a child screaming. When John turned his head however, he did not see a child but to his surprise he saw three old and wrinkled people standing in the water in disbelief. They seemed to be in the places of the three children, which John had seen three minutes before and were getting older by the second. Just when John thought things couldn’t get any weirder, the three people turned to dust and were gone. John stood there watching the spot where the people had been for 10 minutes. He was now sure he knew what the river could do; it would explain everything that had been happening. His hypothesis was that the water could make people older if they bathed in it. It was just too weird. It took John 20 minutes to process what had just happened. When he finally did, an idea came to him. He thought back to when his mom had said that when he was older, He could have more free time during the summer and when he was older, he could do so much more. The idea of having a drink from the river began to seem better and better. It sprouted into something greater and greater the longer he thought about it. So after a bit of consideration John crouched down beside the river and gazed into his reflection wondering “what will I look like ten years from now?” He cupped his hands and scooped up a handful of water. He brought the cool smooth water to his lips. It was so nice, and refreshing what bad could it do? Just as John finished his first sip, a thought occurred to him, “what if I get too old… or turn to dust! Oh no!” John spat out the water in desperation for he was sure that he drank too much. “Oh why did I not think of this before” he thought. John looked down to the river; the gleaming, beautiful water witch he had been so fond of before was now reflecting his worst fear.

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