WHAT MAKES A GOOD STORY

 

 

 

 In my opinion, a good story consists of a plot line that you can really get into. By this I mean that as your reading it you can picture just how the story's going. You can imagine the main character as he or she is about to fight and what they are feeling. You are able to visualize as they swing their sword or fire their weapon fending off oncoming attacks. Or you can sense the fear they feel as they wander into a dark place not knowing what is behind the next corner. To me if you can make your reader feel all of that, then in my opinion you have created a great story.

 

 

A LITTLE ABOUT ME

Hey everyone. Shivs here. For those of you who are curious as to why I called this blog Shivs thoughts of the week here's a quick explanation. When I was in high school I loved to collect knives and I still do. Well my buddy's called me Shivs due to the fact that I had several knives on me at all times and they all ranged in size from a tiny little pin knife to daggers. So just a little back ground information on me, I'm 22 years old. I was adopted at the age of three and I have 7 siblings. I fall in to the spot of the second oldest in the pecking order. All of my siblings are also adopted. My music taste may make some of you cringe because it consist of music that you may have to look up the lyrics to know what is being said. If you read my previous post you may have noticed that ICP is one of my favorite bands to listen to. I also enjoy listening to Bullet for my valentine, Slipknot, Amon Amarth, Ancient Wisdom, Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engaged, All That Remains, and As I Lay Dying just to name a few. If you would like a more detailed list feel free to ask. I grew up in Lowell MI and when I graduated high school I joined the army where I drove the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank for two and a half years. I was stationed out in Fort Irwin CA for that entire time. Unfortunately I never deployed instead I helped train units before they deployed. I dressed up as a terrorist and ran around causing trouble for the unit so that they could learn how to handle the worst case scenarios. I got out in 2013 and moved back to Michigan for a few months. I then moved to Texas and from Texas to Mississippi. From Mississippi I moved to Illinois and finally back up here to Battle Creek. As far as I'm concerned I don't plan on leaving anytime soon. I look forward to working with all of you in this up coming semester.

JUMPING TO CONCLUTIONS 

Hey everyone my name is Will Schmidt. If you are reading this I'm sorry. I'm just kidding. This week I would like to talk about people jumping to conclusions about others. You may not know this, but I'm a juggalo. In other words I am a huge supporter of the band Insane Clown Posse. The band consist of two members, Violent Jay and Shaggy To Dope. The FBI has unfairly classified the juggalos as a gang due to the actions of a few crazy and sick individuals. Be cause of this people who work hard and make an honest living are treated poorly. For instance, if a juggalo was stopped for a simple thing such as a burnt out tail light, and the officer who stopped them see anything that supports the band such as a hatchet man tattoo, or a chain with the hatchet man on it, they can arrest us just for being associated with the group. If any of you have heard ICP's music then you know they have no problem singing about chopping somebody up into little bits with a chainsaw, or torturing sexual predators, but just because this is what they rap about doesn't mean that this is what they are saying that they approve of. Due to their outlandish lyrics and clown face paint, people jump to the conclusion that they mean what they rap about. If anybody took the time to actually look up the band they would find out that both Violent Jay and Shaggy have made huge donations to multiple charity's and both of them have bought their moms brand new houses. The only message they want to get across is that family is the most important thing in life, and that God is real. They may not say it much in their songs, but the message is there none the less. That is why if you ask a juggalo what being a juggalo means nine times out of ten they will answer, "Family". Juggalo's view each other as family. We could find a fellow juggalo or juggalette, a female juggalo, and immediately treat them like we've known each other for a long time. If they need help, we would try and help them with what ever we could afford. The fact that the FBI would label juggalos as a gang is just outrageous. There are juggalos that are doctors, lawyers, teachers all different job types that contribute to society in a huge way. I'd like to close with just this, don't judge a book by its cover.