CREATIVE WRITING
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Tag: Avi Hoen
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by Avi (’15) Democracy. It isn’t what you participate in on the first Tuesday in November. Nor is it a system of government through elected officials (thank you Google). It means to raise your hand and vote! Today in Creative Writing we closed our eyes, covered our heads, and raised our hands high to vote for the…
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by Avi Hoen (’15) From the Sarah Fontaine Unit The world is stupid. No it’s not. Well it kind of is. It sucks sometimes. When you’re on top of it, it feels awesome. Not awesome as in “new pair of shades,” but awesome as in, “a bird just gave birth to an elephant.” That kind…
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by Avi (’15) As the school dwindles to the last weeks, I can sense a feeling of despair in the eyes of my classmates. It’s funny how when the end is so close, it seems so far away. With this despair can come the lack of enthusiasm, or the feeling that “class doesn’t matter anymore,…
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‘Aight, here are the long-awaited behind-the-scenes photos. Stay tuned for behind-the-scenes videos, for an in-depth look at CW’s creative process and waffles.
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by Avi (’15)
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by Avi (’15) The Bachelor’s new season premiers January Seventh at 8 o’clock on ABC Channel 7. I will agree that this show can be at times over-dramatic, seemingly pointless, completely corrupted, trashy, not SF Bay Area, but don’t hate until you have watched a season or two, or possibly, maybe six. Here is a brief…
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by Avi (’15) Ever wonder where your characters live? Where they walk their dog? What their neighborhood is like? Who their neighbors are? A sense of place makes a story believable. Setting is immensely important; where a character lives greatly influences their actions and thoughts. I like to visualize the town where my characters are…
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by Avi (’15) In Creative Writing we are all familiar with the process of submitting. Also we are very familiar with that fill-in-the-blank rejection letter. When submitting work you must ask yourself, what am I submitting? Are you submitting a poem? What kind of poem? Who might be interested in this poem? Once you have…
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by Bailey (’15) Great things come in small packages. Avi, a sophomore in CW is a brilliant teacher and had no trouble at all holding the attention of the class. His lesson was relevant and helpful. I, for one, find creating realistic settings in my fiction difficult and looking a the whole social, geographical, anthropological,…
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