DAY 1: I had just woken up. It was our final day of travelling in the bag, my name is Carmine. I am a rice grain from a farm not far and after what felt like days of waiting, I’ve finally arrived at the kitchen, my new home. As soon […]
Helle, it’s Maisie! Here’s the outline for my story project this semester. I look forward to writing more about this story and do a deep dive into the story of Rika, a K-pop trainee. Happy reading! Prologue: Having grown up in a small town in Japan, 15-year-old Rika had only […]
Research for Part 3: The Climax to Resolution Hi! It’s Maisie and here’s my final part of research for my story following Rika, a trainee under JYP entertainment. This post will focus on Korean survival shows, as that will take up a large part of my story. Enjoy! Surprise Survival […]
Exposition: Well, it’s day 3 of living in the pantry and I’m not having a good time right now. Yesterday, the immigration pantry told me it’s going to be a little while for my documentation papers to come in and they gave me a measly $200 to get by. I […]
Diary Entry Number 2: Exposition: It’s day 2 of my time here in the kitchen and today is the day when I go to the immigration pantry for my new documents. I plan on leaving my hotel early so I can learn more about this place before I fully move […]
Diary Entry Number 1: Exposition: I had just woken up. It was our final day of travelling in the bag, my name is Carmine. I am a rice grain from the supermarket and after what felt like days of waiting, I’ve finally arrived at the kitchen, my new home. As […]
I felt like expanding on my previous story from the first term about politics explained with food. But this time, I feel like doing it from the perspective of one of the citizens since people don’t really talk about how these politics affect people at an individual level. I want […]
Hello, it’s Maisie! Here’s the final version for my story of Rika, the trainee under JYP entertainment. I had a lot of fun writing this, so I hope you have fun reading it:) Prologue Having grown up in a small town in Japan, 15-year-old Rika had only recently gotten used […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this story project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? One of the biggest challenges I faced while working on this story project was figuring out how to follow the typical structure of a narrative while staying true to my personal experience. […]
Hello, I’m Maisie! For my project this semester, I have decided to write a story on the behind-the-scenes of one of my favourite types of music- K-pop. Although Korean idols seem to live an glamorous lifestyle worthy of envy, behind the scenes, they have to endure the unethical practices Korean […]
The hardest part of this project was picking the right debates for this project. I wanted it to be pretty topical cause I think politics, especially recent ones, are very important to developing out our society. But what was the most helpful was going back through previous political debates and […]
Hey guys! I’m here to explain my story by offering some more detail on how it will go and backing my points with some research. Exposition: Laura, a young girl visiting Vancouver, Canada, for a short stay, finds herself in the unfamiliar environment of Chaffey Burke Elementary School. Raised in […]
Disclaimer: these are based off real speeches given by people that you may or may not agree with the purpose of this is satire and not to spread any ideology of these people and I fully condemn anyone who gets their opinions from comedy/satire pieces like this one. It’s just […]
Hi everyone! My blog post may be a little jumpy, as one needs to know a little about a lot for my story. My story features landscapes in the subconsciousness, inspired by inside out(1). The mental figures and spaces, however, do not represent emotions, but parts of the brain. Two […]
