Who killed Wellington?

        Wellington was found dead with a pitchfork stabbed into his body at 12:07 am, yet somehow the killer still roams free. The police refuse to investigate his death due to the fact that he is a dog. Now to our friend Chris a murder is a murder no matter who or what the victim is. That is why he began to search for clues in order to find the culprit of this mystery homicide. However, little does he know that a man living in the same house as him is who he has been looking for. The name of this man is Mr. Boone.

       Throughout the story so far Mr. Boone has been continuously telling Chris not to do any detective work in regards to Wellington's death. Of course at first we were thinking that he just didn't want to let Chris get into trouble and that he was protecting him. However, if this is the case then why does he allow Chris to take night time strolls by HIMSELF at hours past 12 am. When we realized this we began to speculate that perhaps Mr. Boone had an ulterior motive. He was trying to stop Chris from investigating because he knows that his son has the capabilities of solving this mystery, and once his son figures out this murder case his secret will be out.

        Some may argue that Mr. Boone is innocent because the weapon used to kill was a pitchfork that is most likely a part of Mrs. Shears' garden set located inside a locked shed. Now if you think carefully about how Mrs. Shears had "helped" Mr. Boone when Mrs. Boone passed away, there is the possibility of them hooking up which could have led to Mr. Boone receiving a spare key from Mrs. Shears for the shed. That just blew away the issue didn't it?

        The goal or object of a person's actions is called a motive. So what was Mr. Boone's motive? There's only one thing it could have been, and that's revenge. He wanted to hurt Mrs. Shears for some strange reason. He probably believed that Mrs. Shears cared more about the dog than him when they were getting together and decided that killing the dog would make Mrs. Shears want to be together with him. Even a petty reason like this can lead to a murder especially if one is under the influence.

       Out of anyone in this story Mr. Boone must be the dog murderer. He just fits the bill extremely well. Lets just hope Chris doesn't freak out too much when he finds out.

Man from the South

Plot

Introduction: A man who is later known as the feree describes his surroundings.

Conflict: The conflict is the bet that is made between the sailor and Carlos.

Rising Action: The sailor had his hand tied to the table with a knife held by the old Cuban man hovering right above his hand ready to strike if his lighter was to miss even one strike. The sailor began lighting the lighter with the protagonist calling out how many times he lit the lighter.

Climax: " 'Eight!' I said, and as I said it the door opened. We all turned and we saw a woman standing in the doorway, a small, black-haired woman, rather old, who stood there for about two seconds then rushed forward shouting, 'Carlos! Carlos!' She grabbed his wrist, took the chopper from him, threw it on the bed, took hold of the little man by the lapels of his white suit and began shaking him very vigorously, talking to him fast and loud and fiercely all the time in some Spanish-sounding language."

Falling Action: The woman who was scolding Carlos explained that he had nothing at all to bet with and that everything he had once owned now belonged to her.

Denouement: The protagonist gave the keys back to the woman. Thats when he saw her hand, it had only one finger and a thumb.

Character

Protagonist: Carlos

Antagonist: The urge to gamble(addiction)

Static: Referee

Round: Carlos

Flat: English Girl

Stock character: Sailor

Dynamic: Carlos

Setting

Atmosphere: The story seemed to have a bit of a chilly feel to it. It started when the old man began talking about the bet.

Time: Took place at 6 pm. The year, month, and day are all unknown.

Place: A hotel somewhere in the Caribbean. Takes place both on the pool side and inside Carlos' room. 

Theme: Never trust someone that you just met.

Point of View: First person

Foreshadowing

Summative Essay

Summative Essay

            Throughout history people have always judged one another depending on information they hear from others. However, most of the time when they get to know each other they change their opinions realizing that the other has their own problems to deal with. No one can live without struggles, no one.

              As we read  "Romeo and Juliet" Lady Capulet is portrayed as a self centered mother who does not care about her daughter at all. They do this by describing how much she likes to party and drink. After this we (as the readers) begin to dislike Lady Capulet because of the information that we have been given by the play. However, after Lady Capulet tells Juliet about how she had to get married at a younger age than what Juliet was being forced into, we began to sympathize her and understand the problems she had to go through. She was just trying to live the childhood that she never had.

            “The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-time” has many examples of someone walking in others' shoes. Christopher was completely crossed when his dad had lied to him, due to his inability to understand complicated situations and others' emotions. However, after time he was able to learn in his own way that other people had emotions that he could not understand, causing him to fill the gap that had been created between him and his parents.

            Back when I was still living in the Philippines people had a very twisted understanding on how people lived in Canada. Canadians were thought to be rich, have perfect looks, and that they had no problems they had to deal with. They truly believed that Canadians lived in a paradise. I learnt soon enough that this wasn’t the case. As my first year went by I saw how there were people struggling even in Canada. Whether it be financial, emotional, or health struggles, people were still having to deal with similar problems to the ones that people in the Philippines were dealing with. Then I realized rich or poor there will always be people struggling all over the world. That’s just the way it works.

            This just goes to show that if one is to truly understand someone, they must first walk a mile in the others' shoes. Once they've done that they are able to learn something new about the other and themselves.