Creative+Writing-+Questions

=__ 1) Five Positive Consequences __=


 * Everyone who drinks the liquid will live up to 5 times their normal life span.
 * People can see the their family and friends for a longer period of time and can meet many more people in this prolonged life.
 * The people who drink the liquid will witness many more events.
 * May achieve many of their lifetime goals, and accomplish more of what they would like to.
 * Everyone can meet other people and keep their relationship for a longer period of time.
 * Anything that's living can drink/consume the liquid to expand their life span.
 * Will cure any modern-day illnesses such as cancer, the flu, etc.
 * Scientists can use samples of the liquid to research and produce more of the liquid to spread throughout the world.

=__ 2) Five Negative Consequences __=


 * The society will become to greedy and will make the already sparse liquid disperse.
 * There will be extensive wars over the liquid and many will die trying to acquire this wondrous liquid.
 * The liquid may get contaminated from the filthy environment and the significant population going after it and contaminating it while drinking it from their hands and mouths.
 * Some may try to sabotage the liquid as they may try to kill certain people that are going after it.
 * May put the city in danger because people from around the world will be trying to steal the fountain, going on reconnaissance missions and taking hostages and hold threats on the city that they may declare war unless they get some, which would lead to many attacks on the weakening city.
 * Will cost many people to quit their jobs and hobbies to help guard and maintain the fountain.
 * May lead to slavery and hard labor to help maintain and research the fountain of youth.

=__ 3) Setting __= The setting is in the 1950's in Florida, and the mood will be nervous, cheerful and positive.

=__ ﻿4) Main conflict __= The main conflict is that Peter has to enter a competition with his brother, to win a jug of the Fountain of Youth liquid, but after his brother injures himself, it's up to Peter to win the Fountain of Youth liquid. So Peter must go through many grueling days and must risk everything to win this competition.

=__ ﻿ __ __ 5) How does the main character change over the course of the story? __ = ﻿Peter changes over the course of the story since the story began, he was very pessimistic as he was always thinking of what could go wrong in all kinds of situations. Near the end, he gained more confidence in himself throughout the competition as he found that he //could// do things that he thought in the past were impossible.

An example of irony in my story is when Peter loses to Joe in the final competition. This is an example of the use of irony in my story as Peter pushed himself to the limit to practice and win the competition as Joe did not practice at all for the competition as he just entered to entertain himself.
 * __ 6) Describe the use of Irony in your story. __**

"He was as strong as a lion." This is an example of a symbol in my story as a lion represents the strength of Joe as he was winning every competition as if it were nothing. "...he was standing as still as a statue" This one is an example of Joe's steadiness and stillness like a statue.
 * __ 7) What symbols are present in your story? __**

The theme of my story is that you may not win even by working yourself to the limit, but even if you think you have failed, there is always an opening to another path of victory.
 * __ 8) What is the theme of your story? __**

=**__ Plot Outline __** =

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**__ ﻿Introduction: __**


 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">﻿Introduces protagonist and supporting characters. (Peter, Jimmy, Steven,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Informs us of the setting, the main conflict, and the plot.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Peter (protagonist) will have to enter a competition to win a sample of the Fountain of Youth liquid.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**__ Rising Action: __**


 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Obstacles start to occur, such as the hardships of Peter's training made by his good friend Steven.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Results from the training start to occur, his brother Jimmy starts to train longer and harder to keep up with his brothers steady progress.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Jimmy overexerts himself and tragically sprains his ankle, the mini crisis is that he cannot heal in time for the competition.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Peter's parents illness is steadily getting worse, but the competition is nearing. Peter starts to make is training outline more intense.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**__ Climax: __**


 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Last day before competition, small celebration to wish good luck to Peter.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">There are 4 rounds including the finals in the following order; team activity, strength, race, and the finals is an endurance competition.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Peter loses but winner gives the prize to him because he witnessed his perseverance and hard work ethics and was inspired by him.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**__ Falling action: __**


 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Peter gives it to his ill parents, who are steadily recovering.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">He sells the rest of the liquid to research and decides to finish school and then live a "boring" life.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Get's a surprise party thrown for him to congratulate him for winning the competition.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**__ Conclusion: __**


 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5 years later he has a wife and 2 kids and lives a carefree life, what he had always wished for.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It seems that the lab he sent the sample to made a breakthrough and reproduced more of it, so everyone could live a longer and healthier life if they chose to.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Peter decides to take the liquid and give it to his wife, kids and himself as a memorial for his proudest achievement of being runner-up in the competition for the Fountain of Youth liquid.