I like to throw in quotations, and parenthesis a lot.  I like to use little side statements, that add that voice.   Like this, "All of those underground caverns and hidden passageways underneath a city really capture how, once again using the term, radical..."  These show that I like to make things very obvious in my writing.  Also I love using a little sarcasm, this only works for me with quotations though.

I use some pretty short sentences just to show that they are really easy to see if you read the book.  I only make long senences when I want to explain something that I think is more dificult to see to the reader.  This is an example of a short and sweet sentence, "She has joined the Dauntless." 

Divergent

First I am going to talk about how her making the decision to go to dauntless instead of abnegation affected her family.  If my parents raised me a certain way, and all of a sudden I first of all, left, but then changed my entire lifestyle.  I know that they would be pretty confused and angry possibly.  Think about it this way, if you had two children that you raised to be with you for the rest of their life,  then they stab you in the back and switch to a different family. Think about how hurt you would be as a parent.  I would feel like I didn't do a good job, otherwise they would have stayed.  I would be sooooooooo nervous for them, and scared that they would either die, or not pass the initiation.  Then they would become a factionless person.

I wonder how the rest of the society feels about these parents.  I would feel like they would start to mock you a little bit, for losing your kid.  But the faction abnegation is not allowed to judge, so really, would anyone even care?

We're raising our kids to go out and explore the world. But what happens when they do? By Krista Ramsey

This Column is all about the "loss" of your children when they move away, and how sad you are.  Then it explains that is is actually the parents' fault, they are the ones that pushed you so hard, and told you that there was a place for you somewhere in the world, and to follow your dreams.  They just don't realize that they are sort of pushing them away to do bigger and better things with their lives than just sit near home doing a job they may not love.  Click here to go see the column for yourself.

"It's the most humbling lesson of parenting: We may be in charge of the prologue, but only they get to write the story of their lives."  is the final sentence in this column.  It really puts your whole life into perspective I think.  It shows that parents have a huge influence on you when you are really young. But once your gone, its up to you to influence yourself into doing things.  You wont have parents to tell you what's a good or bad choice.  Its all you now!

She has a sort of "as a matter of fact" kind of voice in her writing.  Also she can be a little sarcastic which makes it fun to read.

If I could ask her three questions, I would ask:
How did you get the inspiration to write this piece on teens moving out?
What is the coolest place you have gotten to go to get a story?
What is your process for finding interesting things to write about?

Divergent

So, I never did finish reading this book last trimester. I'm glad that I didnt because now I have something to read.  First of all, I would like to say that I am really enjoying the book so far. I just finished chapter seven.  At this part she is getting a tour of where she will be staying for hopefully the rest of her life.  She has joined the Dauntless.  It is the most radical faction in this world.  They jump on and off moving trains, they jump across really tall rooftops, and many die.

In my mind, I compare this underground system of rooms to the teenage mutant ninja turtles underground sewer.  I know that sounds a little weird, but that is what it reminds me of.  All of those underground caverns and hidden passageways underneath a city really capture how, once again using the term, radical these guys are. they live underground and the only way down there is by jumping down into a dark pit that has a net in it.  CRAAAAAAZZZZYYY!!!