A story is often described as past experiences (or in some cases futuristic/fictional) composed to give an overall purpose. I think that if there's no true meaning to a story, then it's not a story. Similar to a folk tale, a story has to make the reader learn a overall lesson/something of that nature.

What makes a good story, content wise, is that the characters are entertaining. They don't have to be jumpy or funny, they just need to hold my attention whether I like them overall or not. For example, I LOVE "How to Get Away With Murder," but the instructor in there annoys me really bad and i don't know why. However, she holds my attention and she serves her purpose in the show as an antagonist (no spoilers.. But there wouldn't be a murder if it wasn't for her).

I know some people are critical about the plot and "bad endings" or "a book being better than the movie" however that isn't as huge to me as it is some people. I feel like books still gives you a sense of imagination and you can make characters look the way you picture them and you perceive everything differently, however movies you can't. I think that's one reason some people enjoy stories on paper rather than from media. I admire John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars" although the I haven't read or saw the movie, but the same people that worked on the book with him worked on the movie too, and made sure the movie was as close as possible to the book, a reason why I think it was a really big it. Anyway, that doesn't matter to me that much unless nothing is coherent. As long as I can follow the story and not get lost, while enjoying myself with all the conflict and characters, that's what makes a good story in my opinion.

This is for today's points. I don't know what the post was supposed to be on but I will make another personal post.
Today, was the start of the new semester at Battle Creek Central High School, where I got new classes, like Dead and the Undead. Dead and the Undead is pretty much a science fiction class, but mainly focused on zombies, ghosts, and vampires (dead, undead, half dead topics). Right now, we just started reading World War Z, which is a book that I had no prior knowledge of. I am not warmed up to it yet because it is written in an interview format. which is a writing style that I don't typically like. However, I'm sure I will end up liking it once I am use to the format. so I can soak in the parts of the book.

Also, I went to the hospital today for flu like symptoms, and I found out that the amount of sugar I'm ingesting is making my white blood cells "drunk" meaning they aren't fighting off how they are supposed to. I did not know this! Or else I wouldn't have been eating like I have been most of my life. Now, I am aware that I am not as healthy as I thought and I need to start eating better and have a workout plan. Hopefully, by the end I will feel a lot better than I have been!

This is my post making up for last Friday. On Saturday, my first acting competition round was at Olivet, where I, and others from my school, acted "10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse." I won an individual award as well as an award from all the zombies. It was a great experience where I got to watch other schools perform, and watch pieces that I never heard of before. I used to not do these types of things, so I'm glad that I'm broadening my horizons and partaking in activities that I never thought I would. I cannot wait for regionals on the 7th!