Titles:

1. Shark Bait boo ha ha
2. Sea my view
3. Find your beach
4. The Land Down Under
5. Sea Trenches

I learned that people especially close ones will push you to your limit and make you want to have no fear. The people around you will not care about what lies ahead of you, as long as you face it head on. I also learned that I do not have to be afraid of many obstacles, but it does not mean that I always have to take them on. As I have continued to see in this world I learned that the ocean is not a place that humans should tamper with. The worlds is 75% ocean and is viable for our ecosystem that should not be damaged.

Alan Rodriguez

Janel Spencer

WRT 101S

17 October 2019

Ocean Man

            When I was little I was just like any other kid; I had reasonable fears such as monsters, spiders, etc. These things were either not real or not very harmful, so I had nothing to worry about. Since I was from Arizona, I only imagined the ocean was a place where fish lived, and people went swimming occasionally. Little did I know the treacherous and terrifying things that lye within it. At the age of about 5, I went to my grandmother’s house to meet up with my cousins and hang out. We would all go to the one room that had a TV that wasn’t in the living room. As The night got darker the kids show would stop playing so I left the room. I decided to go back a little later because some of my older cousins were still in there and I wanted to hang with them. Unbeknownst to me, they were watching one of the most notorious horror films about the ocean, “JAWS.” It only took about 10 minutes for me to see this big creature that lives in the ocean attack and kill someone on screen. I immediately left the room without saying a word. I went to the living room trembling like I was outside in a snowstorm. My aunt had asked me, “What movie are you guys watching?” I replied with an eerie tone, “JAWS.” She told me that she is terrified of sharks and won’t go in the ocean because of that movie. I had no idea that this monster was real until that moment. This small but vivid memory led me not to only fear the ocean and sharks, but to want to study and learn more about them.

When I started 1^st grade I had noticed this cool looking 3D learning book about sharks, and I knew I had read it every day in order to know my foe.  This book sparked my interests in sharks, but It did not change my overall perception of them. I was always convinced that sharks were man eating beasts and only wanted to cause harm to other living things. It turned out that sharks were unique creatures and were more afraid of humans than we are of them. I would continue to try to find books about the ocean so that I could try to find more facts that would make me more knowledgeable or more at ease. Sadly, nothing ever worked, I still believed that sharks feed on humans whenever they could get the chance. During this time my family decided that we would take a vacation trip to Rock Point. I was not too worried because I knew that I didn’t have to go into the ocean if I didn’t want to. Then one day my family decides that we should take a ride on the “banana boat.” My stomach immediately dropped, I wanted nothing to do with going that far deep into the ocean. My parents kept on pushing me to try this out, even though they knew how terrified I was of the ocean. I ended up having to go on this terrifying experience, because they couldn’t leave me alone on the beach. I remember getting the trembling feeling again, like when I first saw “Jaws.” We ended up riding the “banana boat perfectly fine, but I held on to my handle with dear life. My dad was laughing at how relieved I was to be back on the shore.

Living at home with my family has caused me to explore and I am focused on myself than I would have ever expected. Though my college life has been a little plain and feels like a cycle; I feel like I am finally going through the right motions to have a good life. My house has provided me some how more opportunity to be more independent for my life decisions. I feel like I’m finally stepping into a knew door, but still staying connected to my family.

The ocean is a dark and cunning place that has frightened me for years. It is a place where wildlife have thrived for millennium and they do not plan on leaving. The beach is where many go to find peace, party, relax, etc. though many do not go to far in because they know the dangers there are in the ocean. Although this place might look and feel relaxing it is like a whole other world once we step in.

Fear- Ocean

• Looks: Dark and Vast in every which way
• Smells: Calming and easy but very deceiving
• Tastes: Salty and bitter making you thirst more
• Sounds: Crashing and spreading all over the ground
• Feels: Tough and Straining never wanting to let you go.

Love- Family

• Looks: like a group of people that don’t have much in common.
• Smells: like a cool breeze on a hot day
• Tastes: a new fruit from a tree
• Sounds: like a drum line marching but takes
• Feels: like the sun beaning down always around, but ready to leave.

Sympathy-Sand

• Looks: like a golden canvas but not the way as expected
• Smells: like a new opportunity
• Tastes: like fresh muffins exactly how one expected them
• Sounds: like foam slowly popping and going down
• Feels: like a mattress with no springs

Relief-Getting out of the ocean

• Looks: like a someone escaping a natural disaster
• Smells: like medication
• Tastes: like the last bite of a cake
• Sounds: like hearing birds chirp for the first time
• Feels: like pounds of weight leaving you, being able to breath

Entertainment-Movies/Books

• Looks: like a forest waiting to be explored
• Smells: like opening a new boxed item
• Tastes: like pop rocks, always jumong
• Sounds: like a train that has twists and turns
• Feels: like one is getting smarter

Alan Rodriguez

Janel Spencer

WRT 101S

17 October 2019

Ocean Man

            When I was little I was just like any other kid; I had reasonable fears such as monsters, spiders, etc. These things were either not real or not very harmful, so I had nothing to worry about. Since I was from Arizona, I only imagined the ocean was a place where fish lived, and people went swimming occasionally. Little did I know the treacherous and terrifying things that lye within it. At the age of about 5, I went to my grandmother’s house to meet up with my cousins and hang out.We would all go to the one room that had a TV that wasn’t in the living room. As The night got darker the kids shows would stop playing so I left the room. I decided to go back a little later because some of my older cousins were still in there and I wanted to hang with them. Unbeknownst to me, they were watching one of the most notorious horror films about the ocean, “JAWS.” It only took about 10 minutes for me to see this big creature that lives in the ocean attack and kill someone on screen. I immediately left the room without saying a word. I went to the living room trembling like I was outside in a snow storm. My aunt had asked me, “What movie are you guys watching?” I replied with an eerie tone, “JAWS.” She told me that she is terrified of sharks and won’t go in the ocean because of that movie. I had no idea that this monster was real until that moment. This small but vivid memory led me not to only fear the ocean and sharks, but to want to study and learn more about them.

When I started 1st grade I had noticed this cool looking 3D learning book about sharks and I knew I had read it every day in order to know my foe.

Older Brother: Michael

Curly hair (dark brown), short (5’8), physically fit, light brown skin, big smile, intense eyes(dark brown), squarish face (jawline not to big),

loud voice, strong enthusiasm, always pushing others, confident, very outgoing, bit of a show off, dresses to impress if he goes out in public(a lot of the time).

Interactions: Voiced to me not to fear the ocean and not to wish harm on other creatures, physically forced me to go further into the ocean with an vigorous look, is earnest when he truly wants something to happen.

Key Phrases: you’re getting in, it not that bad, nothing is out here

He straight up wrestled me into the water

At the age of 5 years old I walked in on my family watching the movie jaws I had no idea what I was in for. I had no Idea that I was watching one of the most infamous movies about the ocean (JAWS). This was the start of my fear of sharks

Who: Me and My Family

What: My fear of the ocean

Where: The beach, home

When: Elementary school age

Why: Everywhere I went the ocean always taught me its a bad place

Smell: Breezy and Salty

Touch: Hot, but cools down as the waves come up to me

Tastes: Thick briny and dirty

Sight: Golden and pokey surface overlapped my murky waters

Sound: Steadily crashing down hissing away

I remember the eeriness and trembling I felt first touching it

I don’t remember seeing the end or edge of it

I. Exposition: The character in my story is myself and how I grew to fear the ocean. Not only how I grew to fear it but also how I figured out why it is important.

• Alan(Myself), Miguel(Brother) pushy brother, other family members
• Setting: Mexican beaches and home
• Situation: Alan is a Thalassophobiac

II. Inciting incident: The earliest memory I have that could have possibly caused this is when I first saw the movie “Jaws”. I was about 5 years old and I remember walking into a room that was playing the movie. Little did I know that I would see a shark on the screen eating a person.

III. Rising Action: 2-3 events that build towards the main conflict:

• Going to Rocky Point and riding the banana boat
• Seeing a Shark for the first time in real life.
• Watching Shark annually

IV. Climax: Realizing the earth/ocean is in danger and that sharks which are an endangered animals, are needed to help the earth/ocean survive.

V. Falling Action 1-3 events that decrease conflict

• Watching more informative videos on sharks instead of just the bad stuff and movies
• Learning that the ocean is a wildlife area that is not to be messed with and informing others

VI. Resolution: Telling others around me the importance the ocean has to our ecosystem, and why action is needed now to prevent further damage.

VII. Argument: The ocean is not to be messed with and to not believe everything that the news tells us. Encouraging others not to damage the ocean, but remain cautious when in it.

VIII. Main Conflict: Man v Nature

Narrative Argument Ideas:

1. Why the ocean is important and why it should not be messed with: I will share my fear of the ocean and why it is important that the ocean stay healthy, and that no damage should be done to it.
2. Why a Bromance is better than any other type of relationship: I will discuss my own close friendship that I have had with male peers, and how there is a special camaraderie between close males.
3. Owning your problems: I will talk about my speech impediment and how it has effected me, but also how I prevailed from it and did not let it hold me back. People should not let an abnormality define who they are.