Comments by Lauren Grover Most recent public comments by Lauren Grover https://nowcomment.com/users/34297 I have to agree. The author tried to make a point, and they did. Now it's just getting old. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=948077 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=948077 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 03:17:42 -0500 This is a good use of humor in nonfiction text. This is just pure satire that is making fun of schools around the world. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=948076 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=948076 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 03:16:52 -0500 I agree. I have been noticing opinions throughout this writing, which tells me that this is a nonfiction text based on opinion rather than evidence. It could even be a persuasive essay. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=948075 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=948075 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 15:19:13 -0400 I think it's interesting that the author is using personal experiences in a nonfiction text. I feel like this is something you don't see all that often. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=948074 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=948074 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 03:14:19 -0500 Already I am seeing hints of humor in nonfiction writing. By saying "Exhibit 9,137", we can see that the author is trying to make their point clear. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=948073 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=948073 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 03:13:13 -0500 I agree. I think the author made this moment the climax of the story and wanted it to be interesting. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=948058 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=948058 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 02:34:36 -0500 I think it's interesting that rather than thinking of a strategy to hit Jay, the narrator is focusing on the awkwardness of the situation. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=948057 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=948057 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 02:32:51 -0500 I agree! I'm finding though that by using this strategy of writing, I'm more interested. It's definitely capturing my attention! https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=948056 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=948056 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 02:31:42 -0500 I've read many other stories like this one that exaggerate dodgeball. I've played it before and I've never seen anyone black out or even get hit in the head. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=948054 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=948054 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 02:30:28 -0500 I think this is a good comparison to dodgeball. In both of these situations, the narrator can simply scrunch down so that no one will notice him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=948053 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=948053 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 02:28:59 -0500 I think that this is also showing that it is one thing to take everything a man owns, but it is another thing to take his life. However for Job, everything he owns is his life, because he is so rich and successful. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=942218 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=942218 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 03:42:46 -0500 Job might own this many animals because he is rich and he wants people to know that he is rich or because this is magical realism, where there are unlimited possibilities. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=942217 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=942217 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 03:40:54 -0500 I think that based on the context, eschewed means to deliberately avoid something. P https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=942216 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=942216 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 03:39:23 -0500 This could be the case, but with magical realism, there are an infinite number of possibilities. The concept of this genre is so interesting to me, because it offers so many possibilities. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=942213 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=942213 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 03:35:29 -0500 I didn't make this connection before reading your comment. Thanks for pointing that out. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=942212 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=942212 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 03:33:18 -0500 It's interesting that the priest does not think that the man seemed like an angel. I wonder what he thinks an angel would be like. A https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=942211 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=942211 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 03:31:53 -0500 This is a good moment of suspense and tension in the story. When she says that the angel had come for the child, it makes me wonder what happened to the child, and if he or she was okay. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=942210 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=942210 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 03:30:00 -0500 This is where the story transitions from realism to magical realism. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=942209 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=942209 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 03:27:58 -0500 I thought so too! It would be more respectful if they had either found a better way to describe him, or told his name. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=938690 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=938690 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:25:15 -0500 This makes me think that the boy drowned due to the riptide, or the currents, hence the title of the story. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=938689 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=938689 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:24:08 -0500 This shows that the boy must have drowned. C https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=938687 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=938687 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:23:29 -0500 This makes me think that this story is going to be about these two girls and their past experience in the water, which might have been a bad one. P https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=938686 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=938686 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:22:42 -0500 This makes me think that Gary is thinking about something. I find that a lot of the time, people will drink alcohol when they are in deep thought. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=938684 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=938684 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:21:49 -0500