Assignment #9

1. I feel that the definition of happiness means, something that brings you joy in life.

2. The happiness in my life would have to be my horse, Hunter. He is always there to support me in my decisions. I can talk to him about problems in life and the best part is he just sits and listens. He does not talk back.

3. The person in my life that has influence my life is my mom. She is the one that got me involved with horses. She also convicted my dad to get me a horse. This has relieved my stress levels in my life.

4. I feel that I have created happiness in my sister life. Just saying hi to her in the morning brings a smile to her face. That makes me feel great. I know that I have changed her life because of just saying hi.

5. I feel my greatest need in life is my family and Hunter. Hunter because he is able to relieve my stress. Since I have got Hunter, my stress level have gone down. My family has been very support. I love spending time with them.

Assignment #7

1. I enjoyed writing about poetry. I found it to be free to express you interest. It was so open to what you want to write about. You could write about whatever. There were really no guide lines. It was just about what you wanted.

2. I think the strongest writing I have done this quarter is short story number two. I found something inside of me that I have never known before. I used to write about happy things, but in this piece I turned to the dark side. I feel that I could grow into this kind of writing.

3. I have learned that I can write about the dark side of life. It can go into the depressing side of the world. I am very self-driven to get my word done. I feel that sometimes I need help getting started, but once I am started I am able to finish the story.

4. I want to purse non-fiction memoirs. I think it would be cool to write about things based off of true events.