Friday, February 20, 2009

Stereotypical Characters

Cliche:
1.) The Nerd: Usually the leader of the math club/chess club/and or computer club. Wears thick glasses, has a squeaky nasal voice. Doesn't play any sports. Scrawny, usually bullied by jocks.

2.)The friendly Fat guy: Seen as a bubbly person, always laughing,telling jokes and extremely sweet. Friends with the girls all the guys want. Gives good advice and loyal.

3.) Captain Cheerleader: A beach blonde, with the perfect body and tan. Dates the captain of either the basketball or football team. Is bitchy to other girls, and extremely flirty with all the guys. A brownoser to the teachers and a goody-good to her parents.

4.) Single mother: A struggling mom with two jobs trying to make ends meet. Usually fighting to pay the rent. Her children are struggling at school and teachers are "concerned"

5.)The goth: Dark tight clothing,hair and nails. Piercings anywhere. In their own world. Barley talks. Eye liner like no other.

Not so stereotypical:

1.) The Nerd: At school a nerd, but at night secretly the new unbeatable champ boxer. Wears a mask when boxing so not to reveal his identity.

2.) The friendly fat guy: Friendliness just a cover up. Mr. Friendly is a computer mastermind.

3.) Captain Cheerleader: Secretly falls in love with a Hispanic gang member who sells drugs on school grounds. She tries to help him by using all her "cheerleader" advantages.

4.) Single Mother: Instead of having 2 jobs to support her children, she becomes a hit man and secretly loves every second of it.

5.) The goth; Secretly writes children's stories under a pseudonym.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Hometown

5th avenue, Clifton, New Jersey has always been my hometown. I lived in the same house since the day i was born. Its a two family house, where my family lives on the second floor and my uncle lives on the first floor. I have so many memories in this house both good and bad. The house also has a furnished basement as well as attic.
I remeber when i was about eight years old, my cousins were over for my brothers fifth birthday. We were playing hide and seek. The basement had so many great places to hide. It was dark and there were little corners here and there that we were able to hide in. My cousin and i decided to hide where my uncle stored his mountain bikes. He usually had them covered up with big blankets. That day he did have them covered up so it was a perfect place to hide. My cousin and i hid under the many blankets and waited. After a while i felt something move near my foot, but ignored it thinking it was my cousins foot. Then it happened again and i asked her to stop touching my leg. She said it wasnt her. I began to panic and started moving the blankets. To our surprise next to my foot were a group of four baby kittens all cuddled up between the blankets. They had to be only a couple days old because their eyes were only open a slit and they were tiny. I never forgot that day. I wanted to keep them, but my dad hates cats and gave them away to his friend.
Like i ssaid there are soo many memories in this house i live in and many things i will never forget....