My Best Friends.

I have four best friends, that have been my best friends since 5th grade.

First of all, there is Mikayla Hougan. She has medium length, light brown hair that is very curly and bouncy. She is a medium height, and always seems to have a smile on her recently braces-free face. She is the kind of person that you can always count on to Cheer you up, get the best advice from, and trust with your life. I think her sense of style and fashion tells a lot about her bubbly personality, she always has on the cutest clothes that only she could pull off. She is an awesome soccer player, and amazing writer.
And then there is Erika Francks. She also has curly hair that is always volumized to the max, and has the perfect slim and tall figure. She has the most outrageous personality and can make me laugh even when I'm in the worst mood. She probably has both the worst and best jokes, and I think she laughs at them more than the people she's telling them to. Erika spends 99% of her life with ballet, and the rest with theatre and singing. She is also a major perfectionist, and cares a little too much about her grades, and I know a lot of people who care about their grades, but she is the only one who would freak out and not stop talking about her A- on one assignment.
Kate Wilburn is next. Her black hair that she claims is dark brown is always so shiny and perfect, and although she tends to slouch over all the time, she is a medium height. She has a personality that makes you always want to be around her, and makes it impossible for you to stay mad at her for more than a few minutes. Although her sense of humor is a little on the weird side, I must say. She is really into theatre, drama, singing and soccer.
Last but not least is Blake Kanz. Her long, dark brown hair is always worn down and straight, and her bangs always have that desirable swoop that we all want. She likes to play soccer, and is quite the artist. I also believe she has many hidden talents. She has the loudest, most obnoxious laugh that I secretly like, and she is always herself, no matter what.


I wouldn't consider any of my best friends to be either egoists or egotists, because I don't enjoy hanging around people who have that kind of attitude. Although, we all have our moments where we are egoists, we are only human. I would say that each of them are mostly altruist and extrovert people. All five of us are all so different, although very much the same.


-Mariah. :]

Earliest Memory.

When I think back as far as I can, the only thing that comes to my mind is the earthquake that happened when I was in Kindergarten. I have a very vivid memory in my mind of that entire day. It was just after lunch, and it was recess time. Mikayla Hougan and I were just sitting on the bark talking about what we wanted to do for the Science Fair, because well, the play toys at Pioneer Elementary School weren't that much of an interest to us. All of the sudden the ground began to shake. We had gone through earthquake drills before, although they always took place inside. We didn't know what to do, or where to go; so we just stood there and held hands. We looked around and saw all the other kids running around and screaming, but we just stood there completely calm and silent, holding each others hand.

After the ground stopped shaking, teachers brought out the tub full of food that we were supposed to eat in case of an emergency. I sat there and ate my animal crackers until my mom could get off work and take me home. Ever since that day so many years ago, Mikayla and I have been the best of friends. I guess an earthquake can really bring two people together.

-Mariah. :]

The Metamorphosis - imagery.

In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafta, imagery is the dominant literary element in my mind. It is used heavily throughout the entire book to describe Gregor, the main characters', thoughts, actions and appearance. The author does a great job describing how pathetic his life seems to be before, and then how even more pointless it turns out to be after he is turned into a giant cockroach. Without all of the many parts of the novel describing how Gregor has to struggle to do simple everyday things in the body of a cockroach, this book would not have been nearly as enjoyable. With all of the graphic imagery, I felt as if I was a character witnessing everything going on.

The entire book focuses mainly on how horrible his life has turned out to be, and it goes from one negative event to another. Without the vivid detail and imagery explaining each and every event that happened, it would have easily been a boring read. It seemed as if I was putting sticky note after sticky note that said IMAGERY on it into my copy of the novel. Without the images nothing would have seemed realistic. I got emotionally attached and felt as if I was in Gregor's shoes multiple times.

-Mariah. :]