“The Iceberg Principle” credited to Ernest Hemingway, a technique that attracts readers who are given a glimpse only to a fragment of visible action. In his short stories, Hemingway rarely details a sequence of narrative events to witness a drama. He leaves it to the readers to predict the outcome of the open – end story. The principle draws the attention of the readers to a dramatic scenario by carefully denying a clear view of its causes. Basically, the readers infer what is most obvious to them.

In Hemingway’s famous short story on the napkin, the story with so much detail excised that he wrote it from start to finish on one side of a paper napkin, he writes. “For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn.” Those six words is the story itself. He created a cliff hanger. As you read, the readers analyze each every word. We can infer that a newborn child died, although the mention of the birth and death are absent from the story, we know that it is beneath the iceberg. We get the feelings of the parent. The trauma they must have gone through and possibly the tough situation they are in right now as they might be needing financial aid. Therefore, even though it might be a lot of work to understand the short story, they are definitely a fun puzzle to solve.

Analysing the person in the painting, he looks like he is  some kind of an explorer who wants to accomplish something. Or, a person who is focused and determined to achieve something. It also seems like he is restricted from going any further and wants to overcome this obstacle.

I can make 2 text connection such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Great Gatsby. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The man in the picture looks like Oberon, who is carefully observing what is happening in the forest – just like when Oberon eavesdrop on Helena and Demetrius. Also, he stands on a big rock that symbolizes superiority just like Oberon. Also, he looks like Gatsby, when he stands outside in front of the lake and wants to reach out to the green light.

The picture is very symbolic. I can relate to this picture mentally, like walking on the IB path – full of hardships The path he is looking at symbolizes different hard paths in life that every teenager has to overcome. One such personal experience I remembered, a similar situation just like in the picture, was when I was  in Aquaventure, I was on top of the water slide, and looking below and getting myself prepared to face the danger.

1. Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being. –Kevin Kruse

2. Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. –Napoleon Hill

3. Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. –Albert Einstein

4. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. –Robert Frost

5. I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. –Florence Nightingale
6. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. –Wayne Gretzky

7. I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. –Michael Jordan

8. The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. –Amelia Earhart

9. Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. –Babe Ruth

10. Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. –W. Clement Stone

12. Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. –John Lennon

13. We become what we think about. –Earl Nightingale

And my favourite – “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.”

Exams are coming up! I have the worst 2 weeks of my life. Sometimes I wonder that in 2 years I would pass out of school, go to college and then get a job. I am just not ready – I still feel like a baby! But I guess I just have to learn to live with it. There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It’s not about winning and losing; it’s about every day hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It’s about embracing the pain that you’ll experience at the end of a race and not being afraid. I think people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge. I am sure the people who care for me will show me the way – I know i’ll get their support and love unconditionally. I wonder what is going to happen in the future.

Today’s quote:

“There will be Obstacles, There will be Doubters, There will be Mistakes, But with Hard work, There are no Limits!”

 

 

If I had a time machine and could travel to any time imaginable, I know in my heart I’d probably just set that thing to lunchtime. Sometimes I feel, the people you greatly admire appear to be thinking deep thoughts, they’re probably thinking about lunch. I just remembered a funny thing my friend once told me, We are not addicted to Whatsapp or Facebook. We only use it when we have  time – break time, off time, no time, this time, that time, any time, all the time and LUNCH TIME.

“The morning is a success if I make it to lunch without eating my lunch.”

Teams that often end up on the winning end of the score in team sports are those that work well together. Learning to cooperate with others towards a common goal in sports is what builds character, friendship and important life skills for players and coaches. The friendships built within a team can last a lifetime for some players, and the journey of a team throughout a season is often memorable.

I can’t forget the last  basketball game that was held at our school. The fact that we lost did not matter much, but the fact that the game was enjoyed and our other team member cheered and motivated us was the best part. Team spirit is an essential life skill that you will remember for the rest of your life.

Twitter is like a calling card. Facebook is a messenger. Blogging is a full- fledged conversation with your readers.

Today I wanted to talk about, how it has been to blog. I know I am not a 100% committed to blog day-after-day. But today I want to share a few things I learned throughout the course of my blogging experience so far.

If you want to continually grow your blog, you need to learn to blog on a consistent basis. If you love writing or making music or blogging or any sort of performing art, then do it. Do it with everything you’ve got. Just don’t plan on using it as a shortcut.

I really liked a quote by Brian Clark. He says, “Don’t focus on having a great blog. Focus on producing a blog that’s great for your readers.”

Write out loud.

 

 

 

Hey guys,

I just wanted to talk about how enthusiastic and at the same time agitated, I am for the trivia contest coming up at the end of this month. I feel nervous because I have never participated in a trivia contest before but I am excited because I would get a lot of exposure to the world and knowledge.

I would like to share a quote that Albert Einstein said, “The only source of knowledge is experience.”

I feel like this quote is really applicable to me and this new experience that I will face. This contest will be give me facts I never knew before. It would manifest a new beginning to my ife of knowledge. I just cannot wait to be a part of this and I am truly privileged and honored to represent my school.

While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best. I appreciate the early darkness and cooler temperatures. It puts my mind in a different place. All the best pleasures are earned – the fire, the barbeque nights; the warmer seasons, too. Who knows the real worth of summer at the beach without a good taste of the seaside in winter? We cannot stop the winter or the summer from coming. We cannot stop the spring or the fall or make them other than they are. They are gifts from the universe that we cannot refuse. But we can choose what we will contribute to life when each arrives. Enjoy each little breeze that passes by your ear, the sweater weather!

 

Hello there,

Today i felt like sharing this excellent description of the looks of the characters, that the author of the book i was reading developed. I just picked up this new book from the library last wednesday, and I have fallen in love with it. As I read through the first couple of chapters, I was introduced to these new characters and I was mesmerized by the way they were presented to me.

He writes, “His boos, Nick fleming, stood in the middle of the bookshop, facing the others. He was rather ordinary-looking man. Average height and build, with no real distinguishing features, except for his eyes , which were so pale that they were almost completely colorless. His black hair was cropped close to his skull and he always seemed to have stubble on his chin, as if he hadn’t shaved for a couple of days. He was dressed as usual in simple black jeans, a loose black T-shirt advertising a concert that had taken place twenty- five years earlier and a pair of battered cowboy boots…”

This imagery gives me a clear picture of the character. He is in front of my eyes and I can picture him very well. I recommend writers to use this kind of imagery and description in their piece of writings.

Thats all for today!