My Metacognition
Student's Name: Santana
Date: May 4 2012
This sample of my work shows my ability to: I need to think about the furture.
The steps that I took to produce this work
were: I had to think a lot about it.
I think that this piece illustrates my ability to
do the following things especially well:
If I had more time to work on this project, I
would have. . . I would have worked on the beginning.
I probably could use a little more practice or help in the following areas: I needed help with the conclusion and the beginning.
After Twenty Years
The story "After Twenty Years" written by O. Henry is about two men named Jimmy & Bob. One of them is wanted by the Chicago police, And the other guy could not tell on his friend to the face, So he went and another guy to do the job for him. Jimmy said to Bob " I was at the appointed on place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar, I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago. Somehow I could not do it myself, So I went around and got a plainclothes man to do the job. Friendship is very important to me, so we can still by friends."
There are several messages that I think O. Henry was trying to communicate. The first message is honesty. I think he was trying to communicate that because even through Jimmy told on Bob, Jimmy told Bob that he told on him, That was honesty. Another message he was trying to communicate was friendship. I think he was trying to communicate that because Jimmy stayed loyal to Bob, Even through Bob didn't stay loyal to Jimmy. Also he was trying to communicate people changes over time. I think he was trying to communicate that because Bob changed from the last time when he met Jimmy,While Jimmy stayed a good guy, Bob became a criminal. Lastly I think he was trying to communicate pay attention to who you're talking to because Bob didn't notice that it was not Jimmy.
The story reminds me of another story he wrote " A Retrieved Reformaition"