ALEX LIM

      Part 1… “Zach Curring bobs and weaves going left to right… with half a second left on the clock, he shoots and he scores!” screamed the commentator. The buzzer went off. “And that’s it for this game in the Junior Olympics Hoverball, I’m Jon Clades talking live from Cali, USA, saying goodnight Read more…

NATASHA NG

Casper the Cartoon Ghost and the mysterious journey to the Bermuda Triangle   I should tell you about my ghost toy, and his name is Casper. He is a small figure who floats. He has a back that looks like a soft tail, like a bendy whale’s tail. His friends are Tweety, Sparky, Boo, and Read more…

BRIAN WU

Mr Watt´s Literary Services

Guy de Maupassant was a writer who created many short stories during his lifetime, the most famous one being “The Necklace”. He is often referred to “the father of modern short stories,” because he wrote so many of them, and for his intriguing style of writing, which brings his pieces to life. 19th century France was a time when most people in the country were poor, but not as poor as described in “The Beggar”. However, most people living outside of Paris generally had a hard time trying to sustain the family and making ends meet. The four stories analyzed above give a sense of how Maupassant added irony to enhance his stories, making them more dramatic and interesting to read. Irony gives readers a sense of excitement leading up to the climax, but the plot entirely changes when the reader is expecting something specific. Irony is a very useful tool when writing stories, as it can greatly capture the reader’s interest. Guy de Maupassant clearly had a thing for irony – it was the building block that made his stories intriguing and interesting.

CHRIS ZHANG

The Struggles of Claude McKay       Claude McKay was born on September 15, 1889 in Jamaica to a family who was educated and well off. When McKay was four he started to go to basic school at his church. At the age of seven McKay was sent to live with his brother, who Read more…

ANDREA CHANG

Puppies probably think about different things than adult dogs. Puppies are very playful and they just love your attention. They probably think about their mother or maybe they’re too young to think about anything. Puppies love to sleep, so they probably think of taking a nap. I guess that puppies would think about growing up, getting food, their mother, and maybe their siblings. A dog’s and a puppy’s mind is a mystery we’ll never solve, well at least not for now… .

JAMIE PAN

Mr Watt´s Literary Services

Margery Sharp and Miceventures  One out of a million: that’s Margery Sharp. She is the amazing writer who is very well known for her very first children’s book, The Rescuers. Never heard of her? Trust me. She is not invisible. She was born over a century ago, in early 1905. Margery Sharp was born on Read more…

HARRY WAN

“Fine, but if we can’t find this person in less than five days, we call the police,” June said. At this, Julia went pale and sunk back into her doorway. She hoped that June and George couldn’t see her expression in the dark. Julia was anorexic: her thin and and out-of-shape body could not get through enough doors to find the rightful owner. She would collapse right before the lunch she was trying to skip.

“Oh, alright,” she said, finding strength somewhere deep inside. “Why don’t you all come in, I’ll brew a pot of coffee, and we can start planning ahead.”

NATASHA NG

Mr Watt´s Literary Services

Roald Dahl’s Word Exploration By Natasha Ng   Two marvelous books, The BFG and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, both written by Roald Dahl, are probably the funniest and the best books that Roald Dahl wrote. They both have funny made-up words and ridiculous sentences that are filled humorously. That’s why many people like Read more…

BENJAMIN ZHAO

Mr Watt´s Literary Services

It seems ludicrous for Said to complain about one of the greatest tourist attractions in South Dakota, even more, scold a national symbol of the US to be not worth his time. However, with nothing else to do, he and his wife rented an audio tour wand. At that moment, Said and his wife Karen were drawn in by the “firm, gentle and wholly optimistic [voice].” The couple followed a concrete path around the base of the mountain and what was a three minute disappointing gaze became three hours of relishing history from “the sculpture, the mountain, the Indians from whom the mountain had been stolen [to] the artist-Gutzon Borglum-whose idea it had been to carve the mountain in the first place.” At the end, “… We lay down on a bench and listened numbly as recordings of everyday people described what Mount Rushmore meant to them

SEBASTIAN BRICE

 Snow Day Surprise     One magnificent afternoon, while I was enjoying life to the fullest, I heard the phone ring. It interrupted my online research on techniques for swimming and what to eat. I strode over there like I had all the time in the world. I saw the Caller ID. It was my Read more…