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Personification Website:
This website was made during the poetry unit. It
contains information about and poems contain good examples of
personification. I choose this piece because it was one of my first
attempts at making an education webpage. I like that I programmed it entirely
using the HTML language rather than using a computer program. That means that
I had to type the code for it myself. To see, select View Source. I am proud
of this accomplishment. I was disappointed about the restrictions on my
topic. An expansive website cannot be made about personification. This was a
challenge that I overcame by setting it up using the poem by Dustin Buell as
well as several by famous authors. If I were to do this again I would
probably change the layout. I thought that the fromat worked well, but given
more time it could be better. I think that if you're interested in poetry
elements or just like a good website to look at, you'll enjoy this. I didn't
grow as a writer by producing this, but I did grow a little as a programmer.
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Oxymoron Website:
A website that contains many examples of
oxymorons. If you have an interest in the subject, this website also
contains many useful links. I choose this piece as an example of my increased
programming 'skillz' since the previous project. I like the long list of
oxymorons I offer with explanations of each in case you do not understand the
humour in one. I'm more proud of the way this one is set up. The layout is
visually attractive and I used a slightly different color scheme. You'll
notice that this page also uses a similar, but slightly different, color
scheme. This time I'm a little disappointed about the unoriginality. I
thought that the incorporation of Romeo and Juliet into this was done well,
but some of the material, including many of the examples (without
explanations) came from other websites. You'll also notice that the same
lines were used in the layout. It was challenging to get this done by
deadline, and I think it was actually a day late, but it turned out very well,
in my opinion. I would probably add more images if I were to do this one
again. The humour in Oxymorons can be enjoyed by anybody, so I think that
this is worth checking out. I grew slightly as a writer, but only from the
Shakespearian research I did to complete the Romeo and Juliet section.
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The Marsh:
A descriptive piece that is based on the book Great Expectations. This short story is about the main character Pip's long awaited return home. I choose this piece because it is one of my better literary works from throughout the year. I like it because I thought it achieved its objective well: to be descriptive. I was proud of it because of the short time it took me to write (under five minutes). I wasn't really disappointed about it in any way. I think it turned out well. It wasn't challenging, because I think that I was writing it with deeper meaning. I didn't like having to incorporate vocabulary words. They seem kind of ackward, so I would probably change that if I were to do this project over. I think that you'll enjoy this if you like literature or have read Great Expectations. I think I grew as a writer in my usage of adjectives.
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. . . with promise of information about his uncle Provis, the dysphoriatic Pip ventured out on the marshes that were once so much a home to him. The dark emptiness of the night had fallen across the horizon and a storm had traveled in. Things were lonely and silent as Pip found his way to the wooden house that stood alone. His entering was not done clandestinely, for he announced his coming in hopes of being met by another someone who had found their way through the familiar wasteland. The construction around him was crumbling, and the air, in the house and out, had become quite pungent. Even the small shack seemed quite vast and empty in the shadowed night. Pip’s doubts grew as he found no one to be around and no one planning on coming. Time passed slowly and the hands of Pip’s watch seemed to move even slower. Little time had actually passed, but the unforgiving silence of the forgotten marshes had become stale. Light had been on in that building, but maybe it had been left burning forever as the only light in the unending plane of dark . . .
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