Group 1:

A cracked mirror hung on the wall just over the table.
The mirror was long and horizontal sloping to a ship's prow at each end.
Lined in cherry wood the mirror took the whole wall drawing every object in the kitchen to itself.

The walls were a fiercely stippled white wash, which were often re-whitened by my father in slack seasons.
He did this so often that the paint looked as if it had been squeezed and cracked into the walls.

A large electric bulb hung down at the end of a chain that had been hooked into the ceiling.
The old gas ring and key still jutted out of the wall like antlers.

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car April, 1988

Kina Grannis And Boyce Avenue 

 Fast car is a song about the hardships in Tracy Chapman's life growing up seeing an alcoholic father left by her mother forcing her to take care of him. As she grows older a similar situation arises when she works as a checkout clerk while her drunk boyfriend goes out with friends. The first version done by Tracy Chapman features her live with a band of drums and guitar behind her. This version is more meaningful and dramatic with a slow pace mellow sound. Tracy sings alone and plays guitar while her band backs her up. I feel this version is much more powerful coming from Tracy but I think the cover by Kina Grannis and Boyce Avenue is extremely good and almost has me listening to that version more. The cover features these two young musicians along with a back up morocco shaker. Different from the original, these two take turns singing versus and it sounds very good seeing as their voices go very well together. The Cover also seems to make the song sound more like a conversation or relationship between two people. This is unrealistic keeping in mind that Tracy is the one original narrator and her story is about herself but the Duet most definitely gives the song a new interesting feel which I think will stir up more conversation about a song that is reoccurring on most hit songs list since 88.  

 So for my interview I decided to call up my brother-in-law because I was curious to hear his perspective on the 15 months him and my sister spent in Honduras. I was surprised about how easy it was to lead the him in the direction of conversation that I wanted to hear about. The Interview went really well and I got a lot of good material and ancedotes about their time there. I learned a good amount about the process of transcribing an interview and the difficulties in accurately quoting the interviewee. I enjoyed being able to rearrange excerpts from the interview in order to better tell their story. Learning how to phrase your questions in order to get a response similar to what you want is key to having a successful interview.

He seemed to remember clearly the taste of the pizza that him and his friend ate after a long day. Distinct details were recalled as he talked of the family owned Italian restaurant where they found this delicious pizza. The picture of the setting along with the smells and taste of the pizza gave a vivid image of a restaurant atmosphere. The sausage on the pizza along with the extra cheese made me hungry as I heard the details

Rewriting

Academic: 

40 years have past and I can still remember that night in brooklyn, there was a party. I can remember graphic bits and pieces like a knife hanging from a hanging arm at my eye level and running with my mom and dad.  I was only three years old but still that picture is in my mind. 

I remember random images like being seated behind a pegboard desk in the middle of a furnitureles living room at 41 Bartlett Street either in Brooklyn. I remember being nearby Mrs. Ashell and watching my dad walk in with a roll of linoleum. But I don't know why I remember this of all memories. maybe as a three year old I had a sense of affluence being a step up from the storefront flat. 


I remember always having to make the walk from Bartlett to John Lee's hand laundry all alone. Maybe I was 4 From Bartlett to somewhere near the Myrtle Avenue el I was always the shortest person on the street corners. I was the only one waiting for lights to turn green, I don't even remember anyone asking where my mommy was. 

Picture of Writing

My thoughts: This picture represents my way of thinking about writing. While writing you can either be cold or hot, that is you can either be flowing and coming up with great things to write or you can be stuck with nothing to say. Writer's block can often be experienced and this is clearly depicted by the ice bergs and cold water which the lie ahead of the ships. 

Other's thoughts: This boat is going through tough seas. Writing can be tough and this journey on which the fleet of ships is taking can be related to the journey of writing. With ice chunks and cold water blocking their way, it is tough for the ships to sail through or write fluidly into the sea. 

Whats up bloggers my name is Ethan Krafft. I am an Ohio University student from Northern Virginia, I love traveling and the Washington Redskins are my team. Expect random posts from me most times about sports or whatever else is going on in the world at the time.