Clue 4

Mini 1. Who is a "character" in your life (a real-life person) you admire? Why do you admire this person? (be specific and name the traits you admire).
A person I admire is my mother. I admire her because she is such a hard-worker; she has to clean the house, make meals, wash dishes, and she also goes to work. She never gives up; she finishes everything she starts and does the best she can. I admire her because she's always organized, when somehow, I never am. She has all these traits that I wish I had, because a person with these traits will always succeed in whatever they do.

1. The setting of a story can reveal many clues about the theme of a short story. The theme is a thought or idea about humanity, and where a person lives or hangs out can tell you a lot about the person. And the people of the story will be a basis for the theme. Like, if someone lives in a sunny country or state, they probably like the open sky and the sun. That tells a lot about their personality. If someone lives in Alaska, they probably like the cold. Or the snow. Therefore, the setting can help us find out what the theme is in a story.

2. Theme is all about people and what we do, or what we think. We act upon our thoughts (well, most of us do) and so a character's actions can help lead to theme. Authors put direct and indirect characterization into stories, and their actions count as a part of their characterization. So the author can put hints about the theme in a character, or what they think or do.

3. The place that has impacted me the most... would have to be... TCIS. It's like my second home; we spend half of almost every day there, I spend my weekends there with friends, and I've been here and attending that school for half my life. TCIS has been my school since 4th grade. If I hadn't attended this school, I would be like every other 14-year-old Korean girl living in Daejeon. But I'm not. Because I attend this school, I still have my English skills, and I can do things like sports and plays, I have a band class where I play bass clarinet, my hair is long, I can paint my nails, my ears are pierced, etc. This school is where all my friends are, and the place I know best in Korea. I know all the places outside of our campus, better than the places around my house. God also revealed Himself to me here. It was through this school that I realized exactly what it meant to be a Christian and to believe in God. God is everywhere in TCIS.