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1 - Two in the morning. Their group photo has failed in spectacular fashion. They somehow stumbled backwards. Emma has collapsed on Nick’s genitals, Lus fell asleep on the floor, Claudia continues posing for the picture, and JP gives a thumb up

2 - Two in the morning. Their Spanish friend Javi, who persistently restricts himself to one beer when partying, is trying to move through the crowd. The expression on his face is not of fear but of shock. He calls his restrictions responsible, his friends call it spiritless.

3 - One in the morning. Their terrific, hilarious, and erratic friend Flo is plastered. He is standing on a chair, again, trying to take his clothes off, again, as his girlfriend Marion has to stop him from acting like a fool, again. The excuse they have concluded for his constant need to take his clothes off at a party when intoxicated is simply that he is French, he agrees.

4 - Two in the morning. It is their Spanish friend David’s birthday. They believed it would be amusing to take off his pants and throw him in the snow. Thankfully he did not get frostbite on his crotch, but his shirt did rip and fall apart in the snow. David now has pneumonia.

5 - Two in the morning. Flo is being French again. He is smiling as Liam licks his chest. Francois has no idea of the absurd male love being shared next to him. Incidentally this led to a kiss between Flo and another man. Alcohol can not be ample justification here.

6 - One in the morning. Javi has drunk two beers and Matt has drunk eight. Javi seems to be at peace with allowing Matt to hold him even though he is wasted. Javi would regret it later. His friends picked him up from the hospital the next day.

7 - Two in the morning. For some odd reason they thought it would be fun to write various vulgar words and phrases in multiple languages. Here there is an English man, two French men, a Paraguayan woman, a German man, and a Spanish woman.

8 - One in the morning. It is Josefin’s birthday party. Her boyfriend, who will remain nameless, startlingly listens to the request of someone to take off his clothes. Josefin enjoyed the brief nudity and then made everyone leave the room.

9 - Three in the morning. The party is ending and Luis has been wooing Vicky. The counter has various cans of beer, bottles of liquor, and jugs of juice. They are both drunk, Vicky wants to leave, and Luis has his thumb up. Unfortunately they only made it to the laundry room.

10 -Three in the morning. That is JP, the photographer, passed out drunk on his friends’ bed. His shirt un-tucked, pants wrinkled, tie loose, and dignity long gone. He told his friends to take a picture of him if he passed out, he shouldn’t have opened his mouth.

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Mourning His Master

What captured my heart was the content of this photo, the dog staying by his master even after death, mourning his masters death. The photographer took a direct approach when taking the photograph. What needs to be known is seen right away. Anyone who has a pet, especially a dog, can feel the emotional expression while looking at his photo. The intention being displayed here is a dog never wanting to leave his masters side, the delicate loyalty between a man and his best friend is the theme here. Being a dog owner myself this photo brings out the emotions I have for my own dog. I understand the emotional story being told in this photograph right away and it leaves a warm impression in my heart. 

The focus is the dog laying beside his master, who’s in the casket. The space of the photo is very personal. The funeral that took place has passed, the guests have gone home, and all that’s left is the dog in mourning. This is the last moment the dog will spend with his owner and you feel the sense that the dog understands it’s the last time. Time between a person and their dog is personal and it comes to life in this photo, emotions usually reserved for human interaction is shown in this photograph between a dog and his now deceased master. Love is an emotion that is boundless. 

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What I See

In this photo is see how slavery was still alive in Mississippi even though the slavery system had been ended. The old man seems to be in his 60's and is standing prominently in front of several of his laborers. The old mans foot is confidently set up on the bumper of the car as he's talking to a man barely in the picture. The workmen are waiting, in a submissive position, for orders from their boss which point to the racial and class differences of that time.

Why I Write

I write when I need to clear my mind and help organize a busy day.  When I am angry or sad I write to express my emotions that I shouldn't say in certain moments so writing helps to calm me down. Writing poems and short stories helps keep my writing sharp. Writing helps remind me that teaching creative writing is what I wish to do in the future and making sure that I stay on that path.