Free writing assignment: Raas Practice

First, I will describe what Raas is. Raas is an Indian traditional dance form using sticks. This type of dance is organized and is performed. I am on the USF Raas team and we will be performing on November 11, 2006 in the Sun Dome at 8:00 PM (for whoever wants to come, it is tons of fun). So there are eight guys and eight girls on the team including myself. We have a choreographer and his name is Roshan and we all hate him. The sticks we use are called Dandiyas. So, we call him the D.D. (Dandiya Dictator). Our raas dance is coming out very well. We are planning on winning the competition, which includes USF, UF, UM, and some other schools. We hope people come to see the show.

In our English I Composition class, we are writing a literary analysis on either a novel or two poems or short stories. I read Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" and am in the process of writing the paper. Here is my thesis statement: It has been shown through history that revolutions result from a socialistic system. Individuals tend to oust a totalitarian government rather than concede to it. This statement is presented in the novel and can be supported by such historical events as, The American Revolution, The Russian Revolution, and India's revolution from Great Britain. To support the statement from the book, I can include how the protagonist, Guy Montag, rebels against the government instead of being a mindless inhabitant.

In our English Composition class, we have to describe how three literary elements are portrayed in a novel, short stories, or poems about utopic and/or dystopic societies. The novel I read is Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, which is about a firefighter in a dystopic society in the future discovering the mysteries of life through the help of Clarisse McClellan. The three literary elements that are portrayed in this piece are major character, minor character, and conflict.

The literary element major character describes the protagonist of the book, Guy Montag. Montag changes drastically from the beginning of the story to the end. Montag learns to appreciate the essence of life and details of the world instead of living life in ignorance.

The literary element minor character describes Clarisse McClellan who makes an impact in Montag's life by showing him the beauty of life. Clarisse is the outcast in this modern society because she has deep thoughts, she smells flowers, and she tastes the rain. Clarisse finds her counterpoint in Montag and likes him.

The literary element of conflict is also found in Fahrenheit 451. The conflict is between man and self. Montag is challanged when he starts to have deeper thoughts and questions life. Montag was a firefighter of this new society in which books and thoughts are evil. Montag finds himself fighting to find out the truth in life.

These literary elements are portrayed in Fahrenheit 451. A source of literary elements can be found on: http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm

Using cliches in a story about an event that happened during school. I apologize if this makes absolutely no sense at all.


I went to a party. A bird in the hand beats two in the bush. I met a couple of my friends. It's easier said than done. The pizza looked really good. I was like a fish out of water. We danced to the loud music. I was as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs. Then, a girl walked up to me and said "Hey, remember me?" I did not remember who she was. I sat there with a couple bubbles off a plumb. I changed the subject fast and started talking about the party and she was interested in me. I felt slicker than a wet noodle.

In writing about a literary work that portrays utopic or dystopic society, one could chose from many different sources. The literary work that I chose to write about is "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury. This piece by Bradbury presents a dystopic world in the future in which the inhabitants cannot read literature, have to watch television for twenty-four hours, and cannot hold meaningful conversations with anyone. This dystopic lifestyle will supposedly equalize everything and everybody. The book is a good example of how measures are taken by the firefighters, burning books that are reported, to create a utopia.

Hello ENC 1101.066,

My name is Keneil Shah and I am a freshman at the University of South Florida in Tampa. I am eighteen-years old and my nationality is Indian. Please, do not confuse this with Native American. I was born in India and moved here when I was two-years old. My religion is Jain. I have lived in Georgia, New Jersey, and Florida. My permenant home is in the city of Jupiter in Palm Beach County. I live with my father, mother, and my brother lives in Orlando. I live on campus at Holly apartments. My major is Biology and my minor is Mathematics. I have a hectic course load of seventeen credit hours: English I, General Chemistry I, Biology Honors I , Biology Honors I Lab, Introduction to Psychology, and Life Sciences Calculus II. My aspirations are to go to medical school here at USF and to become an interventional cardiologist. That is all I have to say so far.

I don't know why it won't let me post another comment so I will put my response to the articles here.

What I learned from article 1 is that web blogging was present for decades. I always had the idea that the internet was a fairly new idea. Apparently 8 million Americans have a blogging account is mind boggling. So many people spend time on the computer and post their ideas and comments on the internet to be shared with the whole world. Blogging can be a versitile tool in that information and ideas can be spread like rapid fire. Did Becky Bowers start a blogging site?
From the second article, I absorbed knowledge that blogging can also be dangerous. Posting comments about individuals that can harm them is libel. This is opposed to the world slander which is spoken. Employees getting fired because of employers finding out that they talked bad about them on a blog to be is actually ridiculous. The first amendment of the Constitution enables individuals with the freedom of speech. Opinions should not be punished. That is what I believe. The articles provded me with some information that will be useful for future references in my blogging activities.

just to see if it works