This is Photo Writing

The Roar of the Flames
Metal shrieking as it bent
Screams from the wounded
Orders barked out from officers of the rescuers
Smoke concealing everything

Confusion abounds as sailors scream for help
Panic as the water rises
desperate attempts at rescue
Crippling our Navy

A Cheap shot
An unexpected attack
Revenge will come
A stroke of Luck 
Saved our Carriers
With them the lost will be Avenged
Prepare for The Giant
The Sleeping Giant has been Awoken.
 

Photo of the Millenium

A picture of bravery, a selfless act,  a defiant act. He stood against impossible odds, against a force that could have killed him. He risked his life to stand, to stand against oppression. The tank man, who feared not tanks but what would happen if he didn't stand. He was an example of the true courage of a man fighting for something that he believed in. If we could only have more people with the courage to do actions like this. Oppression would be stamped out. What could stand against millions of people with the courage to stand and to simply say no. No I will not stand for this, no we will not do that, no you will treat them well. All its takes is one to inspire to lead to change. This man was a symbol, a symbol that all good people should seek to emulate in out everyday lives. If this man can stand up to tanks with little more than the clothes on his back and a grocery bag, what is stopping you from standing up for yourself against your problems. It's a simple action to stand, but it is difficult to do. To be willing to risk it all, just for what you believe in is something that not very many people are willing to do, when it's so easy to compromise and keep it all. A quote comes to mind "The whole world will tell you to move, your job is too plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth and tell the whole world no you move." That quote comes from Captain America, and I think it fits this situation perfectly. One man decided that day that he was going to tell the world to move.

Final Blog Post

1. I did the Harris Burdick story which was my first attempt at any kind of horror writing, and I thought it went well. I wrote the object story about a hunter trying to change the world but he failed. I wrote the color story which really helped me with my descriptions and how detailed they could get. I wrote the children's book and I was really concerned that it wouldn't be very good, but I was pleasantly surprised in how well it came out.
2. One that sticks out is Carson's story about his grandfather who was a mail man, the way it was written it made me feel that I almost knew who he was writing about. Then Isaiah's Harris Burdick stories had really interesting and funny ideas that I would love to read more about. 
3. Setting up the blog was a new experience for me, I was a little bit concerned at first that I wasn't going to have the technical know how, but as I started to explore it I realized how easy it was to use. I got the name for my blog because I think, it describes a goal for my writing I want it to be thunderous, I want it to shake people up and when they get done reading I want it to echo within them, I want it to be something that they think about for a while. I don't know if I'm going to keep using it, but if I did I would probably put more of the sci-fi fantasy stuff that I really like to write on it. 
4. The things that are in my journal are ideas I want to come back to later, my thoughts on certain subjects, self reflections. and short stories that I've written to relieve my frustrations, I would only want people that I fully trust to read my journal and understand what I'm trying to say. I will definitely continue to journal just because of the value of being able to keep good ideas I think of, and it's a great stress reliever for me. 
5. Stubborn, Arrogant, hates being told he can't do something. Always wearing his armor, never running. Brutally honest, excepts no coddling, can be cold and not tolerate of things he see's as weakness. 
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1. The violent summer thunderstorm, but only when I lose my temper, I am the cold winter night hiding the warm cozy cabin within.                                                                              
2. The Hunter  brushed past a large oak tree. He suddenly stopped bent down and stared intently at the ground as if he was reading a book. He slowly stood, apparently satisfied with what he saw, he then took a deep breath and continued on to his hunt.  He knew that his prey was close, He knew not how his prey continued to elude him. This was no mere buck, this was the Spirit of the Forest. He hunted not out of necessity but out of challenge. Change was coming and he was it's harbinger.He was exhausted of the endless cycle, never changing always chained to the past and traditions: the old way, no innovation, and seemingly no better way. He was determined he was going to change things, he would spark a cataclysmic shift that would see him remembered by the tribes forever. They would speak of his actions for endless generations.He continued to move and track, staying vigilant and always moving, until finally he came upon a clearing and found the Spirit waiting for him, in the guise of the mighty buck. The Hunter approached head held high, bow strung and ready. “Why have you hunted me O’ Hunter of the tribes.” the Spirit asked. “I seek change.” The Hunter replied.“I see.” The Spirit continued “Take my life and realize your folly.”The Spirit stood proudly as the Hunter drew back his bow. His hands trembled as he drew the bow back. As he exhaled he released, the arrow flow straight and true into the buck's massive chest. The Spirit fell to the ground with out a sound. The hunter stood frozen in disbelief unable to grasp what he had done. He whipped around as he heard a deep rumbling laugh. It was coming from a mountainous bear. "I told you mortal." the bear said. I am the forest I have been here for a thousand eons, and I'll be here for a thousand more." the bear continued "Realize the futility of your pitiful attempt at change, nature changes for no man." He now understood his folly. He had not broken the endless cycle, the ever turning wheel of time, he had simply continued its turn. He had failed. He wept bitterly. He had failed change would not be coming to anything. He had only helped that which he hated. He knew not what he would do. When he finally was resigned to live in the old ways, the only way he thought bitterly. He began the journey to his home.  The Hunter stumbled into the camp of his tribe, the Elders looked upon him with a knowing gaze. He looked back with a despair that broke the hearts of all who looked upon him. He now understood their condemnations of his actions, he knew why they had called out to him telling him that this hunt was foolish. He finally spoke “Why must we live like this?”They replied with one bitter voice “Would you show us a better way?” 
7.  I eventually want to write my own book, and I think I'll continue to write short stories, maybe I'll even submit a few into competitions I don't know. Writing creatively helps me process my frustrations and emotions and it lets me express myself in a manner I find pleasing and interesting. It's different from other writing because it's entirely dependent on me I write what I want to write, and it doesn't matter what anyone else says about it because it's mine.
8. It's been a lot of fun, being able to write and share with everyone, I know I've gotten to be a better writer. I'm really excited to see what cool stuff you guys do in the future.  Good Luck.

Inspiring Post

 A picture of brokenness, a fallen majesty, a mighty mountain brought low by the power of the water. Carved by the constant pressure of the water. You fought to keep your shape, to never surrender to the unceasing flow. Even as pieces of you were lost you still stand here. Broken and crippled, but you stand you resisted, and as the ground around you was torn asunder you stood. Never backing down you stood. The rage of the water was tangible in it's furious assault. You stood passionless, a cold mighty defender. The picture of stubbornness, You waited, because you new that it could not last forever, if you stood long enough you could hold forever. So that's what you did you stood because you could do no other. Every so slowly you could feel the wave and power of the water begin to weaken, the ground below it could not support it's assault. It began to sink into the channels formed by the pressure it put on the weaker ground. As it fell it's attacks grew desperate, even as they grew futile. Your victory was almost here. You knew the battle was won. After the struggle of eon you had emerged victorious, beaten and battered, yes, but hardly defeated. They water cursed the weakness of the ground below ti and promised a revenge. You took this with the stoicism that you took everything else, you cared not you were a mountain your purpose was to endure and nothing would change that.

You stood
Under massive pressure
You endured
Under constant Assault
You waited
Broken and battered
You Won
Cursed and Despised
You Stood
Still You stand

101 things comments

Coral- It's really interesting that you are intense and have been called Intimidating, I've been told I can be intimidating as well.
You and I both struggle to connect with people our own age
You and I both love dark and grim writing
You and I both try to be confident, although I slip into arrogance more often than not
You made me think when you said that you don't like nationalism
I'd love to hear more about how complicated things interest you
You're an interesting person because you have a different sense of humor.

Lily- It's really interesting that you have never been camping, going camping with my family while miserable is some of the most fun and memorable experiences I've had.
You and I both love dogs
You and I both are terrible at clay sculpting, everything ends up looking like mush
You and I both don't have much patience
You made me think with what you said about strongly believing in aliens, I certainly hope your right, life would be so much more interesting if their were.
I'd love to hear more about how you can read tarot cards, I've never met anyone who could and I'm curious now
You're such an interesting person because, you dread moving out

Carson- It's really interesting that you love to learn but hate school
You and I both think the Beatles are overrated
You and I both never remember our dreams
You and I both think The Incredibles is a great movie
You made me think with what you said about hoping there isn't an afterlife
I'd love to hear more about how you love to learn but hate school, I wonder if your reasoning are similar to mine
You're such an interesting person because you think that high school should be harder than it is

101 Things About Me

1. I love History, especially learning about great generals and leaders
2. I'm about 6'2 but I really don't consider myself that tall 
3. I'm pretty dogmatic and tenacious when it comes to getting my way
4. I'm a peacemaker I can't stand it if I feel like there is conflict in my life, not to say I don't like to fight I just like to fight and win then put it behind me.
5. I love the city of San Antonio, from the architecture to the basketball team the Spurs
6. I read at about 150 pages an hour, and I have very good comprehension 
7. My favorite type of music is metal, but I also listen to a lot of rap and rock
8. I'm convinced that I was born in the wrong time period, I would have loved to a Roman soldier or a Samurai, basically I wish I could have been a warrior with a sword
9. I love guns and explosives, if it goes boom then I probably like it 
10. I think the Empire in star wars were actually the good guys, they definitely improved the galaxy more than the Jedi 
11. I don't like Star Trek because I find it super unrealistic. 
12. I have a passion for the game Overwatch, it's one of the best games I've ever played, My favorite character is a bitter retired super soldier turned vigilante called Soldier 76, my next favorite is probably the Cowboy named McCree.
13. I accidentally almost removed my left index finger from my hand while I was trimming trees, not to self try not to yank on something sharp when your hand is in the way of said sharp object 
14. I love to weight lift
15. I think I have a very good work ethic 
16. I love dogs, but anything under thirty pounds is not a dog
17. I have two cats Rocky and Adrian, Rocky is a fat tom cat who weighs like 20 pounds, Adrian is a slight almost perma kitten who weighs about 7 pounds
18. I have too dogs named Piper and Athena, they are cattle dog corgi mixes
19. My dogs are little nightmares who seemingly don't get tired, and are always doing things they shouldn't be
20. I have a really bad temper, but I rarely lose control of it. 
21. I think Gal Gadot is the prettiest person I have ever seen. 
22. I tend to be a loner, just because I haven't found the right friends yet. 
23. I have a really high pain tolerance, which causes me to do stupid things like play pick up basketball on a sprained ankle, and not realize it was sprained until my mom asked me why I have a golf ball in my sock.
24. I have very little patience for stupid people, or slow people my time is precious 
25. I wish I had super powers
26. Sometimes I want to go into politics, and other times I think dealing with the current system would be a nightmare for an ethical person 
27. I want to be able to travel space within my life time 
28. I wish there was some where knew to explore, I want that feeling like the pioneers going westward, that self reliance and excitement, but maybe less cholera and typhoid fever would be great. 
29. I sometime wonder whether or not I could survive in the wilderness like the kid in the book Hatchet
30. My dream house is a cabin in the middle of no where in one of the Dakota's it's got high speed internet, and a nice fire place. 
31. The left side of my body is more prominent, my left shoulder is higher and my ribs and sternum stick out farther on that side of my body. 
32. I'm a night owl if I had my way I'd spend my time awake from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. I just love the quit peacefulness and emptiness of night and the early morning
33. I refuse to say things that I don't mean, the one exception to this is when I'm angry 
34. I have two little sisters who absolutely drive me insane 
35. My favorite book series right now is Malazan book of the Fallen
36. I've always wanted to visit Vienna 
37. My favorite gun is the PARA .308 it just looks and sounds cool
38. I would probably be considered pretty far right
39. I think socialism is a stupid idea 
40. I wish that I could see all the stars in the night sky 
41. One day I will learn to play the guitar 
42. I wish I could write novels, but all my best writing seems to be short stories 
43. I spend way too much time on reddit 
44. I'm super competitive, losing sucks 
45. Dying young doesn't seem that bad to me, I don't want to get old enough to the point that I can't do what I want 
46. Most of the short stories I write have a cyclical theme to them and I don't know why
47. My dream job would be a streamer on twitch, or an author
48. I think I might want to go into politics one day 
49. I tend to be too honest 
50. I'm pretty emotionally distant, I hold pretty much every one at arms length emotionally 
51. I constantly hit my head on everything, it;s pretty inconvenient
52. One of my favorite bands is August Burns Red
53. I'm really hard on myself, I'm not a perfectionist, but I find it hard to be satisfied if I'm not one of the best   
54. Economics fascinates me especially by how fear driven it is 
55. I curse like a sailor, especially when I'm driving 
56. I eat almost constantly, there is no such thing as enough food when I'm around 
57. I think I would make a pretty good Viking 
58. I wish I could meet Alexander the Great 
59. Lacrosse seems like it's fun to play 
60. I'm a pretty cynical person 
61. Oreo blast from sonic are the best dessert ever, I will fight someone over this 
62. I hate spiders with a fiery passion, I would burn every last one of them alive and laugh maniacally as I did it'
63. I'm pretty curious about everything, I once spent an hour reading about Chernobyl because I was bored in English class
64. falling asleep next to a creek while reading a good book is amazing 
65. When I get my own house I want two American Alsatians, big dogs are great
66. I want to go dog sledding in Alaska
67. I love thunderstorms, I find them relaxing 
68. I have a bad habit of playing with fire 
69.  I love to drive 
70. I tend to be a very logical person 
71. Lots of my writing tends to be cyclical 
72. I'm a very opinionated person 
73. I'm incredibly stubborn 
74. I'm very tenacious, especially when it comes to any type of physical activity 
75. I'm very easily distracted 
76. I get lost in my own thoughts a lot 
77. I'd rather go to the mountains than a beach 
78. I've been stung by a jellyfish before 
79. I've been stung by a yellow jacket twice, the second time made my leg swell up for 5 days 
80. I have a scar on my chin from where I fell while roller skating 
81. I'm right handed 
82. I've had tendinitis before, it sucks 
83. I used to run hurdles, but I grew and it ruined my coordination 
84. I could talk about fantasy books for hours 
85. my favorite movie is a Few Good Men 
86. I think it would be awesome to live a life like Alexander the Great's 
87. I can't stay still ever 
88. I like to learn about machines and how they work
89. One day I want to learn how to track 
90. If the U.S. ever goes to war I will immediately volunteer 
91. I hope I'm as good as I think I am 
92. Top Gun is my second favorite movie 
93. I'm not afraid of public speaking 
94. Breakfast is the best meal of the day 
95. I act on instinct and reflex too often 
96. Compromise comes naturally to me
97. I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees 
98. I tend to bottle my emotions up 
99. Pickup basketball is one of my favorite things to do 
100. I would hate to be a journalist for my job 
101. I am loyal to a fault 

Dan in Real Life Questions

1.Yes I think writing about what you know is important, but writing about things you don't know about can be helpful in processing them. I don't think you have to be an expert to give advice, bit it certainly gives more weight to your advice.

2. Understand them and try to remember what you went through as a teen. Let them fail, and let them understand that nothing they can ever do will be bad enough that it will make you not love them. Remember you are there to coach and guide them, not to be their friend.

3. I would love to write a column for a Newspaper. I would write my opinions of the injustices that I see in the world. I'd like to think that it'd be funny in a sarcastic and satirical way.

8. A girl who can look me in the eye and tell me when I'm being stupid. I have a pretty strong personality, and I tend to be overbearing, so I need another person to help point out when I need to consider my actions. Most people are content to just follow me lead as I forge ahead, but I don't think that's healthy for me. I need someone to question me.

19. Yes I do, but I think the quality of your questions really give you a good idea of someones conversational skill. Anyone can ask a question, it's the people who ask a question that sparks an hour long conversation that are the really skilled conversationalist.

14. This is a hard question because I'm basically an open book I don't really keep secrets from anyone. I'm not ashamed of my past. I just move on. I guess it would have to be the amount of time that I was bullied, I was bullied from about kindergarten to around seventh grade. It took me a lot of time to kind of grow up and stop caring what people thought about me, and that's when I started to kind of grow into my own and becoming the person I am today.

21. Life is full of disappointment, the best way to deal with this is to focus on the things you do have not the things you don't. If you only focus on what you don't have you'll become really bitter, and it'll cause things to just get worse because you have a bad attitude, and it will just snowball from there.