As I have grown up through my childhood and pre-teen years, the different elements of pop-culture (books, TV, movies, music, etc.) have had an impact on me. I have never been the type to be able to consistently watch movies, because no matter how interesting, I always end up falling asleep somehow. However, one of my favorite genres is dramas with suspense. Something about mystery-based movies makes them so compelling and riveting; they always leave you guessing. Above all, horrors are my absolute favorite, but I can never watch them, due to my anxiety and extreme paranoia. After watching The Human Centipede II, I was drowning in sleepless nights; subsequently, I was suffused with regret. Most of the time, I watch films that correspond
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Like many other people, I prefer reading over watching a movie, and I have Bullard TALENT to thank for that. Every student was required to participate in a program called Accelerated Reader, or better known as A.R Just about every book is a part of the program and is worth a certain amount of points depending on the difficulty and length. Every student had a certain amount of points that they were expected to meet each quarter. Points were earned by reading the book and then taking the corresponding quiz online. If you received a 100% on the quiz, then correspondingly, you would be rewarded with 100% of the points that were available, but for every question missed, the amount of points up for grabs would be lowered. The punishment for not completing your quarterly goal was detention and a lowered grade, but because I loved reading, I never had to suffer from either of these punishments. When I was younger, around the first or second grade I adored the Cam Jansen and Junie B. Jones series. The main character in the Cam Jansen books had a photographic memory and could ‘take pictures’ with her mind, so for a long time I thought that I could too. In the fourth grade, I read Harry Potter, the seven-book series; that was the beginning of my obsession over books. I would voluntarily spend several hours reading every night. Without a doubt, it is clear that if my mother had not forced me to bed, I would stay up until 2 AM flipping page after page. That year, I won an award for reading the most books, and receiving the most points when compared to the rest of the school. Other books and series’ that I enjoyed reading during my time at Bullard TALENT, were the Twilight Saga, The Hunger Games Trilogy, the Nancy Drew series, several books created by Roald Dahl (such as Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the BFG), the Divergent trilogy, the Pretty Little Liars series (I am currently reading
Like many other people, I prefer reading over watching a movie, and I have Bullard TALENT to thank for that. Every student was required to participate in a program called Accelerated Reader, or better known as A.R Just about every book is a part of the program and is worth a certain amount of points depending on the difficulty and length. Every student had a certain amount of points that they were expected to meet each quarter. Points were earned by reading the book and then taking the corresponding quiz online. If you received a 100% on the quiz, then correspondingly, you would be rewarded with 100% of the points that were available, but for every question missed, the amount of points up for grabs would be lowered. The punishment for not completing your quarterly goal was detention and a lowered grade, but because I loved reading, I never had to suffer from either of these punishments. When I was younger, around the first or second grade I adored the Cam Jansen and Junie B. Jones series. The main character in the Cam Jansen books had a photographic memory and could ‘take pictures’ with her mind, so for a long time I thought that I could too. In the fourth grade, I read Harry Potter, the seven-book series; that was the beginning of my obsession over books. I would voluntarily spend several hours reading every night. Without a doubt, it is clear that if my mother had not forced me to bed, I would stay up until 2 AM flipping page after page. That year, I won an award for reading the most books, and receiving the most points when compared to the rest of the school. Other books and series’ that I enjoyed reading during my time at Bullard TALENT, were the Twilight Saga, The Hunger Games Trilogy, the Nancy Drew series, several books created by Roald Dahl (such as Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the BFG), the Divergent trilogy, the Pretty Little Liars series (I am currently reading