Week 13

This week I read an article on Cosmopolitan.com about a teacher that yanks the mic away from a six year-old autistic boy at a Thanksgiving play. Laura Beck does a great job of tugging on the audience's heart strings. She tells the story, as well as shares a video, of what happened at this school's Thanksgiving play and how it affected the boys mother, as well as the rest of the people who have watched this viral video. Beck uses the emotional E to touch the reader as no one likes to see an innocent boy being picked on.

www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a8345419/teacher-yanks-mic-away-from-6-year-old-sutistic-boy-at-thanksgiving-play/

Week 9

This week a read a short story by Matt Barton called "Five Minutes". Though very short, Barton told a terrifying story with a humorous approach. In the story, a man lay on a plank tied down with barbed wire and was told that he was going to die in five minutes. Watching the same thing happen to each of his three friends, the man knew he was about to die. However, all he could think about was how uncomfortable he was on that plank. The humor came into play when he put the focus on his comfort level and that he had to pee, instead of putting the focus on the fact that he was about to die. Barton used the entertainment E to tell his story, and did a good job in doing so because I really enjoyed this short story.

http://tennyboy.deviantart.com/journal/FIVE-MINUTES-by-Matt-Barton-219888786

Week 8

This week I strayed from the short stories and read an article by Kristina Rodulfo about why ponytails cause headaches. Rodulfo spoke with a neurological doctor and used the education E to inform the reader about headaches and how one might be caused by a tight ponytail or bun. She uses the doctor's words to explain that the nerves on or around the head are what cause headaches and when ladies are straining those nerves with their hair being pulled by a ponytail, it results in a headache. Kristine Rodulfo included extensive details about how the brains pain receptors use the senses and allow the nerves to notify the brain when they're straining. Who knows, maybe this article will save me from a headache one day.

http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/beauty-hair/news/a46522/why-ponytails-cause-headaches/

Week 7

This week I read a short story by Mira Martin-Parker called "Getting Rid of the Dogs". This is a story told from a daughter's perspective about her father. The young girl first tells about how her dad would drive off and abandon dogs in the middle of nowhere, leaving them half of a bag of food. The story then sections off into another portion telling about how the girl's dad got rid of the ducks, chicken and geese by driving to a park with a pond and letting them go, leaving the chickens and open bag of feed. The last section of the story uses the emotional E to explain how her father left her, leaving her with a pervert. The author does a good job using emotions and entertainment to lead up to the purpose of the story and getting her point across without having to say it.

Week 6

This week I read a short story by the author Etgar Keret called "Pipe". It was his first short story and though it was pretty short, it told a lot. He wrote this story about a twisty turny pipe that he crafted and when he put a marble into one end of the pipe, it would disappear before it made it to the other end. After putting a lot of marbles through it and none came out the other end, he had a random thought that if he made a tube in the same manner big enough so that he could fit inside, he would disappear like the marbles. I enjoyed reading this piece because I could relate to the goofy thought that came to his mind, as similar thoughts make their way into my mind from time to time. Keret used the entertainment E to tell a goofy story that one might relate to, like i did. I think I'll read more stories from Etgar Keret.

http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/142572/read-etgar-kerets-first-short-story

Week 5

This week I read The Cat by Banjo Paterson. This piece is about how there's more to cats than what meets the eye. Peterson used the entertainment E to show the reader the secret life of cats and how they are superior to humans and all other animals. The author used this E well because I was able to put myself into the night-life of a cat.

https://americanliterature.com/author/banjo-paterson/short-story/the-cat

This week I read "A Dead Woman's Secret" by Guy de Maupassant. This short story is about a brother and a sister mourning their deceased mother. The brother and sister sat by the mother's bedside, weeping and weeping until they find letters in their mother's dresser from her secret lover. They then retire from the weeping. Maupassant did a great job of using the evoking emotion E. I could almost feel the pain of the mother's children, as well as the feeling of unease as they were reading the secret letters. Good little read.

https://americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-maupassant/short-story/a-dead-womans-secret