Spending the holidays with your parents

I used to go on holiday with my parents until the age of 17. We often went to the seaside or the mountains or a lake in the neighbouring countries. It was lots of fun, and I didn't have to think about travelling, money, places to stay, what to eat, everything was arranged. However, then came the time when I wanted more freedom, and I started thinking about going to festivals, camping, visiting a major city with my friends. Fortunately, I was soon able to do that. My friends and I went to Exit,  Budapest and the Monte Negro seaside. Nevertheless, I still cherish the memory of holidays spent with my parents as we could never again repeat that afterwards. You're probably at the age when you also start (or have started before) to think about these matters.
Here's a teenagers short argumentative essay on spending the holidays with parents (don't mind the grammar, it was written by a learner of English). It also serves as an example on what you should write in (one of) your next blog post(s). So please write an discursive/argumentative essay on the given topic. Although we have studied about this genre of writing, here's some more help in case you need a reminder on how to do it. The task should be completed by next Thursday, May 30.

The Picture Of Dorian Gray

Related to this classic there are two tasks you are expected to write.

- My alter ego: if you had an alter ego what would he/she be like? What would that alter ego do? What  would his/her life be like? Would your alter ego be the opposite, an improved or an "upgraded" version of you? These are a few things you might consider when you write this post... If you don't wish to post it on your blog you can hand it in to your teacher on paper :-)





- As a second task, there are a few topics to choose from:

• You're Dorian Gray's housekeeper. Describe the event when he's found dead in the attic.
• You're a journalist. Write an article on the above event in the local newspaper.
• You're Dorian Gray. Write a diary entry about your break-up with Sybil Vane and the moment you notice your portrait is changing. OR You can also write about murdering Basil.
• Your Basil. Write about the portrait of Dorian Gray and your relationship to him.

The second task should be a post which is based on the novel. All the details you add should be in coherence with the story.