Saturday, October 29, 2011
Fun Size
I don't realize why they call the little candy bars "fun size," theres nothing fun about it.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Cliches, Cliches, Cliches
So when someone thinks of cliches, they usually think well... "What does that mean?" At least, thats what I thought right away, until my memory was jogged by my wonderful teacher. A cliche, a common phrase or statement that is used so often it is universally known, is something everyone of us use and try not to in some circumstances. When I think of cliches, I picture those super awkward in movies or even in real life when that one really awkward guy you know (yes, you know who you are) says something just ridiculously cheesy and causes an extremely awkward silence. I can't stand those moments (so I usually make a joke back at him).
I don't know if anyone else notices this, but when I game (game=play video games (for the old timers)) I think it's hilarious when the announcers continuously make the same comments. And it's not just in gaming, but also in real life. This picture shows a pretty good representation of that.
I think it's just awkward when they say these things.
In the movies, cliches happen all the time... Even if you don't know it. When I watched this clip on Youtube I learned some cliches I didn't even realize were there. This video covers the 10 most used cliches in movies.
Obviously we have all seen this in movies and sometimes make them good, but others just make them outdated and "the usual."
Another popular area to have a cliche in a movie is during a waiting period. When nothing much is going on in a movie, cliches appear and can be pretty funny. Easily my favorite is this clip for The Hangover.
Probably one of my favorite cliches of all time is, "Stuff happens, or Sh** happens." These two are pretty common among teens as an adult would guess. Cliches happen to the best of us, even though we try to stray away from them because they lack originality. So be fresh in your writings, and stay away from cliches (thats a warning).
Godspeed.
I don't know if anyone else notices this, but when I game (game=play video games (for the old timers)) I think it's hilarious when the announcers continuously make the same comments. And it's not just in gaming, but also in real life. This picture shows a pretty good representation of that.
I think it's just awkward when they say these things.
In the movies, cliches happen all the time... Even if you don't know it. When I watched this clip on Youtube I learned some cliches I didn't even realize were there. This video covers the 10 most used cliches in movies.
Obviously we have all seen this in movies and sometimes make them good, but others just make them outdated and "the usual."
Another popular area to have a cliche in a movie is during a waiting period. When nothing much is going on in a movie, cliches appear and can be pretty funny. Easily my favorite is this clip for The Hangover.
Probably one of my favorite cliches of all time is, "Stuff happens, or Sh** happens." These two are pretty common among teens as an adult would guess. Cliches happen to the best of us, even though we try to stray away from them because they lack originality. So be fresh in your writings, and stay away from cliches (thats a warning).
Godspeed.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Why Diction? Why...
Hello blogging world. The Scott Odorico here, to give you the scoot (scoop) on Diction!!!
Diction is a fairly easy concept for me to grasp, but for others, not so much. It is confusing to me why the have to name the "choice of words in any type of literature, speech, or papers" something. Why can't it just be "choice of words?" Just pretty confusing to me...
When I think of Diction, I usually think of crazy raps that use intense beats and fantastic lyrics. One (someone from my era) would think of people such as Wiz Khalifa, Twista, Lil' Wayne, or Mac Miller even. All of these rappers use great diction that is their own and works for them. My personal favorite (diction) rapper is Watsky. I found him on the Internet a couple of months ago and couldn't resist from posting him on my blog since he is relevant to the topic. Here is his video. Try to stay caught up with his lyrics...
Pretty good, huh? Very entertaining, for me anyway. The reason diction is studied so much is it's use for writers to make it their own. Diction is supposed to be personal and is not supposed to follow the "norm." At least that what I believe, but don't tell this to your english teacher who is grading your work (oops). My second favorite (diction) rapper would have to be Weird Al. He creates parodies of hit songs and adds his own twist to them with his own spiced up diction. Check out my favorite video of him, "White and Nerdy."
I don't know if anyone enjoys those kinds of songs as much as me, but oh well. I guess my message to all of those young writers out there, is to be yourself and don't be afraid to write about whatever comes to mind.
Godspeed World.
Diction is a fairly easy concept for me to grasp, but for others, not so much. It is confusing to me why the have to name the "choice of words in any type of literature, speech, or papers" something. Why can't it just be "choice of words?" Just pretty confusing to me...
When I think of Diction, I usually think of crazy raps that use intense beats and fantastic lyrics. One (someone from my era) would think of people such as Wiz Khalifa, Twista, Lil' Wayne, or Mac Miller even. All of these rappers use great diction that is their own and works for them. My personal favorite (diction) rapper is Watsky. I found him on the Internet a couple of months ago and couldn't resist from posting him on my blog since he is relevant to the topic. Here is his video. Try to stay caught up with his lyrics...
Pretty good, huh? Very entertaining, for me anyway. The reason diction is studied so much is it's use for writers to make it their own. Diction is supposed to be personal and is not supposed to follow the "norm." At least that what I believe, but don't tell this to your english teacher who is grading your work (oops). My second favorite (diction) rapper would have to be Weird Al. He creates parodies of hit songs and adds his own twist to them with his own spiced up diction. Check out my favorite video of him, "White and Nerdy."
I don't know if anyone enjoys those kinds of songs as much as me, but oh well. I guess my message to all of those young writers out there, is to be yourself and don't be afraid to write about whatever comes to mind.
Godspeed World.
Question of the Month
What really did come first, the chicken or the egg?
If only Albert Einstein was still with us...
If only Albert Einstein was still with us...
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