OFOCN Revised

1. In the book, the women that work in the unit are described as harsh and cold (especially Nurse Ratched). On the other hand, Candy was seen as a vibrant lively woman. She seemed like a ray of sunshine on the dank ward. Kesey seems to think that women who try to hide their awesome lady features are bad. He does seem to think as women as a little bit more than sex objects (hopefully) and he seems to believe that women can be respectable, even if they are prostitutes.

2.Nurse Ratched's name describes her personality perfectly. Nowadays, Ratched means 'bad' or nasty. Ratched is how Mr. Bromden describes her. She is a heartless, cold, emotionless woman who refuses to show anyone her soft-side. The word ratched also means (from encyclopedia.com) "Mechanical device that transmits intermittent motion or permits a shaft to rotate in one direction but not in the opposite one." The Big Nurse refuses to loosen up and let anyone unmask her hard outer shell. Bromden often describes her as mechanical and uses 'transmition' as a metaphor for her 'control' over the patients and her employees.

3. In this time period, it may have been concidered a matriarchy because women may have been becoming more dominant. The first boob job was given in 62., that is kind of interesting and the first Wal-Mart was opened. I think maybe during this period women may have been taking control of their lives and affairs instead of depending on their fathers/husbands.http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1962.html 

4. I don't think this book is racist. The "three black boys" in this book just seem sadistic. It doesn't seem anti-black. He was just giving some facts. He talked about the nurse the same way and she was a white lady.

5. McMurphy seems a little Christ like. He was kind of "the savior of the ward". He was tortured like Jesus was. However, McMurphy wasn't really like Jesus, as a matter of fact he was far from it. He gambled, he hired prostitutes, smoked, drank, and did whatever the heck he wanted. He helped the other patients, but didn't want to seem like a punk so occasionally he had to put on his manly face and pretend like he didn't care about his mentally insane companions. Candy just seems like she was his helper. She helped loosen the patients up a little and reminded them what a "real" woman looked/acted like.

6. I'm guessing that the hippies poked at "the man" and got under his skin. They revolted in spurts and believed that no one over thirty years of age could be trusted. The grown-ups stoped them harshly when they got too out of hand and ultimatly put a damper on their get togethers.

7. I think Nurse Ratched's behavior is being related to the Communists in Korea and that limitations of any kind are bad for any human being.

8. Chief Broom seems like a nice, timid gigantic dude. He seems to be a reliable narrator, despite the hallucinations and the overly exaggerated features of people whenever they get angry. It may be significant that he is Native American because of what happened to his people and how the white people came and took thier land and abused his father. He calls the world a "Combine" which i really don't understand, it sounds related to the military and makes him sound a bit more insane. When he runs away from the ward, it seems like there has been a weight lifted off of his shoulders and he is free and "better" from his past ailments.

9. Freudian thoughts are really strange. He believed that dreams were all symbolic. Cheif Broom's dream of a mechanical ward with rusted machines seems self explanitory symbol though. We all know that he thought of the ward as a place with machines with things wrong with them. When he described the ward he used a whole bunch of mechanical phrases and comparisons.

10.The hippie drugs must have been made by the hippies and naturally grown. They did not trust the pills of the grown-ups/ establishment and did not trust them with any kind of chemical drug.

11.This book was probably popular because of how it represents the oppression of the 'harmless fun havers'.  OFOCN was influential on account of how the ward is used as metaphor for the world and the people against the hippies and how McMurphy and the cooky patients were just misunderstood people that wanted out of the ward, but needed a little push to set their plans in motion.

12. See answer 11. Kesey may think that modern America has loss touch of their originality and freedom. He believes that Americans should be free and should not be limited.

13. The novel shows how democracy is a fluke because everytime there was a group meeting, the nurse over-ruled the wishes of the majority of the patients of the ward.

14. The people in the 60s movement most likely thought that the criminals and lunatics were just misunderstood people being put down b 'the man'. There is a fine line between normal and criminally insane. I don't think the hippies specified who they wanted to set free, this could have been a problem.

15. Gambling is important to McMurphy because I think it lets us know that he takes chances and lives on the edge.

16. The Big Nurse may symbolize the hippies' natural enemy aka the police and the grown-ups or anyone who doesn't do the things that they do.

17. The book describes liberation as being free from rules and authority figures.

18. I think the parts that chief is hallucinating is when Kesey is on LSD because that was really out there.

19. Laughter is a big part of this book because it signifies the patients loosening up and forshadows the nurses downfall.

20. The mentally insane patients of the ward seem perfectly normal (for the most part) in the eyes of Chief Broom. Nurse Ratched and the black boys seem really sadistic and enjoy torturing the patients which may seem insane for some of the readers. See answer 11

21. Kesey thinks that society shouldn't alter people. He believes that they should just roam free and have fun. In order to reform society, we should just let it be and not give it any rules... Yeah

22. Rhetorical devices used the most frequently are similes and hyperbole. Loads of comparisons are made to a plethora of things/people/ideas. People's feelings are exaggerated in their body features such as rage and timidity. These rhetorical devices put the narrator's story on the edge but not making it so it is unbelievable.

Hortensia For Research (19) #1

http://www.moyak.com/papers/roman-women.html   Ancient Roman Women: A Look at Their Lives by Moya K. Mason

The women of Ancient Rome were treated like a lower class. They got second hand education. They were usually married by 12 years old and most died giving birth to their children (they were expected to have as many babies as they could because not many of them would survive). For a while they weren't able to make any kind of purchases (clothes, jewelry). Basically, they stayed home and took care of the children and were seen but not heard.

Locke For Research (59) #2

Locke's audience was the people of the nation who needed to be enlightened on the government. He wanted people to see a different side of the government and what could be if people did what they were suppose to. Locke wanted them to see a 'government' in which took care of itself due to the morals of its own citizen.

Citizens of the World: Readings in Human Rights published by the great books foundation main editor: Nancy Carr

For Research #2 (133)

Citation: http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/stalin.html  

Stalin actually translate to "man of steel". He killed 20 million people, in which 14 and a half million starved to death and about a million were assinated for "political offenses". He gained leadership when the leader of his country had a stroke, and he was next in line for the position. He killed anyone suspected of being against him or his views and people's speech, writing, and actions were kept on a tight leash.

For Research (p.126 #2)

The Islam and Hindu religion has coexisted for centuries. They influence each other. Hinduism is dominant (80%) and Islam is 12% of the population. Despite the percentage difference, the rulers of India were often Muslim.

Citation: "Hinduism and Islam in India" By S. V. Desika Char Copyright 1993By S. V. Desika Cha published by

      Markus Wiener in Princeton, New Jersey.
Citation: adaniel.tripod.com by Aharon Daniel copyright 1999 "Islam and Hinduism in India"

OFOTCN #2

Nurse Ratched's name describes her personality perfectly. Nowadays, Ratched means 'bad' or nasty. Ratched is how Mr. Bromden describes her. She is a heartless, cold, emotionless woman who refuses to show anyone her soft-side. The word ratched also means (from encyclopedia.com) "Mechanical device that transmits intermittent motion or permits a shaft to rotate in one direction but not in the opposite one." The Big Nurse refuses to loosen up and let anyone unmask her hard outer shell. Bromden often describes her as mechanical and uses 'transmition' as a metaphor for her 'control' over the patients and her employees.

For Research (p.110 #2)

Women's voting had to be enforced by police and officers to make sure that the women stayed safe during thier voting experiences. There was petitions and stand-outs. The government officials had to force the men of society to let the women vote. the end

For Research (p.102 #1)

Abe Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation led to the 13th Amendment. This amendment kind of sunk in the deal that Abe introduced. It abolished slavery nationwide.
Citation: Emancipation Proclamation to the 13th Amendment

             By Martin Kelly, About.com Guide   December 14, 2010

For Research (p.116 #2)

http://www.toolness.com/nike/ it is really messed up, but i think it is funny,
There is a Nike sweatshop in Oregon. They cannot access their health benifits. They make 60 to 100 percent Nike apparel. Workers make about 40$ a week, with no overtime. EVERYONE buys Nike one point in their lives, I promise you. Nike is a shoe company  that also sells atheletic clothing. the Nike company has set guidelines and rules to take care of their workers. The Workers’ Rights Board is trying to meet with the CEOs of nike soon to bring up the issues of their mistreatment of employees.
Citation: labornotes.org "Nike’s Love Affair with Sweatshops: Still Doing It" by Margaret Butler last updated          04/29/2010

For Research (p.95 #1)

The State of the Union called for troops to march them along to their "new homes", this march is called the Trail of Tears. Thousands of Native Americans died from the hardships of march. Some of the Cherokee tribes abandoned their culture and assimilated like the New Englanders wanted them to.
pbs.org "Indian Removal" Copyright © 1998, 1999 WGBH Educational Foundation

For Research (p.65 #1)

The French Revolution was full of ideas based on liberty and personal freedoms. Rousseau influenced this movement by writing about equality that led  to overthrowing the existing, unfair governemnt.
"Citizens of the World: Readings in Human Rights" copyright 2004 published by The Great Books Foundation in

          Chicago Illinois Senior Editor: Nancy Carr

For Research (p. 56 #1)

Slaves in ancient Rome could aquire freedom by either earning enough money to buy their own freedom. They would often become tradesmen and enslave their own slaves so that they will not have to work as hard/harshly for someone else. These slaves that bought their freedom could not gain citizenship, however, their children would automatically be citizens at birth.
Citation: historylink102.com "Slavery in Roman Society"Copyright © 2000-2011 All Rights Reserved History Source LLC

For Research (p.43 #1)

A "freeman" during 1215 England was classified as a white male of pure England decent whome owned land/poperty. The requirements to be free were extremely strict and there was an exclusive group of men who had the freedoms set by the Magna Carta (about 23% of the population is my guess)
No Citation.

For Research (p.13 #2)

Roman slavery was extremely less harsh than American slavery. The Roman slaves where treated with care and the owner did not feel supreme to the slaves. American slavery was filled with bias and racism, while in a sharp contrast, Roman slavery ensured that all the slaves had necessities and the slaves were treated as people, not property
Citation: richeast.org "Slavery in Ancient Rome" last updated, 3/21.00 website created by I.A.

Limerick

I think that the people of Limerick are wrong for all the controversy they caused for his story. If his word is true, than they should just be ashamed of themselves for letting their community become what it was. Perhaps not all of Limerick was as bad as where he lived, but if there were places that bad, why shouldn't he describe things exactly as they were.?
I don't think that the people are being fair. Not a human being on Earth hasn't sinned, I don't care how good you say you are. It is just a fact of life. Nobody is perfect, so get over it, seriously.
If someone were to come out with a book like that about Westover district, I wouldn't dispute against it. This district isn't bad, people who say it is hasn't been out of NC. MY area, however is Grays Creek district, I don' think you can talk that much junk about the white suburbia i live in besides the fact that the silence is deafening.

Knavery

Iago is talking about how some leaders aren't the best leaders and people who follow these leaders are pure stupid for doing so. He said instead of following these bad leaders they should pretend to follow them in order to get what they want. He said he doesn't really care for Othello and just pretends to like him (and do what he wants) so he can get his way. He said he isn't what he claims to be.

Iago wants to appear false to Othello so that he would be more believable, ironically, he tries (and succeeds) in playing the concerned, lowly friend. He wants Othello to think that he has flaws and that he feels guilty for letting him know the 'truth'. I don't think Iago uses rhetoric to convince himself, I think he is just out for blood and he doesn't really care about his personal morals or character

Insulted!!

1. Kiss my codpiece thou warped half faced nut hook
I think it means kiss my private parts you perverted, ugly theif

2. Eat my knickers thou incestuous swag-bellied haggard
Eat my dirty undies you inbred big bellied hobo

3. My finger in thine eye thou reeky beef-witted miscreant
Poke you in the eye you stinky stupid hooligan

4. Trip on thy sword thou whoreson common-kissing ratsbane
I hope you fall on your sword you son of a floozy, slutty rat poison

5. Bathe thyself thou infectious plume plucked moldwarp
You need to wash you sickly, lowly, piece of junk

Comprehension Dr. King

1. There is a bunch of criticism and if he answered it all, he wouldn't get the more pressing things done.       
2. Maybe they think that it is unwise  because they were afraid of the consequences of trying to integrate society, untimely because of all the election and political activities going on.
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4. He believes that 'wait' is extremely similar to the word 'never' and that peoples' promises of justice haven't even happened yet. The black race has been waiting a long time for their rights and it is about time they got them.
5. "Any unjust law oris a human law that is not rooted in eternal law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust."
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Jail Letters P.A.S.S.

1. He makes his audience clear so there would be no misinterpretations or to direct it to a certain group of people without misunderstanding. He let us know the setting in order to bring up why he is there and his concern of why he was sent there.
2. Maybe King did this to state that he meant no harm and was making his point with tact and peace. I think it is slightly ironic because these guys do not really want to give up the justice rightfully deserved to this group of people.
3. The way it is writen to seem like it appeals to a broader audience. It seems that he uses his arrest as a spring board in order to voice other opinions.
4. I think it is implied and the thesis would be kind of like 'we went throught he processes and you denied us so now we are taking non-agressive action that really isn't illegal'

1. He reaches out to the clergy men, it seems he tries to voice his response to the critism he recieves in the nicest most logical way possible
2. towards the center of his letter
3. he uses transitions like "Before closing..." and "In spite of..." "Let me take note of"
4. To use outside examples to support his opinions. He uses them because it is not only because of his race that he feels this way, other people feel this way as well (and they are white)
5. The same reason he uses the examples from number four i guess
7. King uses lighter terms like 'misunderstanding' he talks about love, beauty, and brotherhood. he also uses 'we' and kind of asks for acceptance. Dr. King may have succeded in doing that if racial prejudices were not so heavy as they were back then. The thick-headedness of the majority is also hard to crack.

Connections Inv vs. Ant

The funeral scene in "Invisible Man" was much the equivalent to Antony's speech about Caesar in several ways. Both the speeches got the crowd hyped up and ready to act in revenge upon the fallen "hero". They swayed the audience to be irrationally violent with their actions and made the death of the "hero" seem highly unjust and morbid.
They were different because I don't think TIM was trying to get the crowd all excited. He was just telling them information and let his emotions get the best of him. Antony, however, had a master plan behind his words (which some was false aka the inheritance). Antony also spoke like he knew Caesar personally but TIM couldn't tell them much about Clifton.
The two of the speeches had a great effect on the listeners (accidental or not) and i believe that TIM's was more profound while Antony's did not seem genuine at all.

DOI

1.       The major premise of Jefferson’s argument is that the king was not fulfilling the people’s needs and that he was not being fair towards the colonists. I think he established it quite well

2.       Jefferson made his document appear reasonable by not being hostile and stating his needs with tact and made his complaints seems quite peaceful. He offers to leave peacefully and he sounds as if he is speaking for the majority of the people.

3.       The text was intended to be directed to the King and those who support him loyally. However, the people that were more likely to accept Jefferson’s words were the people on his side (aka the colonists themselves who weren’t loyal to the King in the first place). They know how it is to be treated unfairly by foreign power and can relate to his words more

4.       I think he handled it quite well. He didn’t say it so it seemed like he was ready to attack or like he was looking for a fight. It was more like if you hit us we will fight for what we believe for what is right

5.       He addresses his brethren by saying that the have tried to compromise but they have not heard their opinions. They are basically being one-sided (siding with the king).  I guess he called them brethren because they are still a part of their culture in a way, they just want more fair treatment.

6.       “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal…” sentence He puts it there to set the tone and list what every person is entitled to.

1.       It relies on mostly deductive reasoning because the way Jefferson broke it down within his declaration. (plus Mr. Urban said it in class) The list of complaints is deductive reasoning

2.       He uses transitions and his wording seems very mellow.

3.       Maybe Jefferson wanted to be specific and differentiate between all the specific grievances of the colonists

4.       He is kind of saying “so this is what we gonna do, if you aren’t willing to cut the ties we shall act on what we believe in” We is the people who signed the declaration and the people who support those men.

Modern Science

1. The headline's point is that the evidence provided from science has set people free of death row due to critical evidence that was once unavailable and that because of politics, a number of innocent people have been sentanced to death.
2. I think the picture is kind of morbid and it reminds me of a 'Saw' movie. The immage shows a more inhumane side of capital punishment and in relation to the text presents a more graphic picture of procecuting innocent people
3. I think it appeals primarily to emotions because the picture is disturbing, the way the text is worded seems to be aimed at the unfairnes of the capital punishment convictions. The article called it a plague, and had a personal paragraph about this guy named Ronald that sounded pretty emotional. It is also a little logical in saying that the evidence found helps prove people not guilty and calling the system that is deeply flawed
4. The ad says that Illinois capital ounishment is riddled with faulty evidence among with other off kilter factors. The points made about Ronald and Anthony show examples of how the unfairness took place. If there were another point of view within the article about how capital punishment may be an okay thing the article would seem less overly one sided and I would be able to buy into thier article more.

Journal Entry: I believe that your ad is very convincing. Capital Punishment is an extremely unjust thing when the person is innocent. I also think that precautions and more thorough investigations should be executed when dealing with a person's life. Your ad stated that the Illinois's system was "riddled with faulty evidence". Without faulty evidence and the advances in technology, we can prevent misleading evidence.

"The Storm"

Journal Entry:
I believe the title may refer to the rigamarole of on coming events. Affairs within marriages is never a good thing. I'm sure we have learned that form the pieces we have already read this semester. Calixta and Alcee's desires seem very strong and i don't they are going to forget each other any time soon

"The Storm"

1. The storm is what causes Calixta and Alcee to have some alone time together because Alcee had to find some 'shelter' from the storm. I'm pretty sure he knew what he was doing. Bobinot and Bibi were at the store. Calixta prepared for the storm by bringing in the clothes and closing the windows. Alcee rides up and asks if he can take shelter in her home.

2. I think it is a little ironic because they are having affairs (which is unethical for Calixta). They are keeping it secret for now but it is eventually going to come out. The storm may have passed but there still may be future altercations.

3. She got a little bigger since her marriage but is still lively and very pretty. She has yellow hair and blue eyes. She also had red lips,  she is pale, and her boobs are a nice size.

Thoreau

1.       A government that commands my respect will listen to what I have to say and act on those opinions.

2.       Thoreau accepts that the less government the better.  The government butts out of the affairs of its citizens

3.       He doesn’t seem to think America will achieve this though due to the fact that that he said that “it will split”, but maybe without the violence it may happen I guess

4.       Speak out as a citizen and to make a better government than the existing one. It is kind of like if you voice your opinion that will be a step in the right direction and I think he does present a pretty good argument. He supports his arguments with strong statements

5.       Perhaps the catastrophe that could happen when the government gives some slack, some people will take it too for or the country will wreak havoc on itself from the inside out. The dangers of anarchy are possible. The chaos of non-regulations could cause hazards to the people, things like that

Make Up Work Emerson (

1. The innovativeness of the individuals that created things that link communities together with technologies (like facebook or blogging). The creation of these things that have never been thought of before through unconventional ideas
2. A joint stock company is what he called society once because we work together for a common share of everything. He also calls it minors and invalids. He said that even though you may not fit in or if your 'different' you have the potential to be an innovator. Unique and nonconformity are good things
3. They were misunderstood, innocent in their action but not quite accepted within the inner loop kind of thing. He said consistency leads to nothingness basically. "self reliance is its aversion"
4. The word foolish just emphasizes how strongly he feels about doing the same things as everyone else. He said that people that govern things love the status quo and may be uneasy if regulations stray from the norm. I think that Emerson would never condone consistency. He seems adamant about being different.The word choices are hard core in spots (like when he said foolish)
5. Divines say things that often contradicting themselves and their rules. They don't do anything with their lives apparently. I believe that Emerson would say that a person's reason for living is to create new ideas and stray away from the cliques in society.
6. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds..." I like this quote because it says (to me) that being not-normal is a good thing. Shallow thinkers never really release the potential their minds have. Digging deeper and thinking outside the box has always made me think about unconventional thing that occasionally blow my mind like 'What if that coud actually happen' kind of thing. It also makes me think that no matter what people who says "thats a stupid idea" are just little minded people with regular, dull thoughts

Film "Goodnight & Goodluck"

I really enjoyed the movie. The music played in it is one of my most favorite genres.The dress and the furniture always looked good to me. It was pretty interesting how they mixed real footage within the movie. The people seemed so nervous on standing up to McCarthy but they said what needed to be said and what most people were terrified to say. In some times it seemed extremely serious but I think that it just showed how nerve racking their decisions were and how much was actually on the line. I want to see what is going to happen.

Crucible Analysis

I think the majority of the story is kinda jacked up. Innocent people were killed for no reason and poor Mr. Proctor just couldn't get his life together. The only woman that could have saved him kept silent because it was his desision. I hope that Abigail whore catches an STD from her new career path and i am soooo glad that they voted that crooked Parris out of his position. Lizzy was pretty hard core for letting her husband go, but im sure that she had a bunch of pent up anger from her cheating husband.

The play wasn't poorly writen though, it seemed kind of raw at time, but the text made these personalities that i have seen in regular people before. The fact that it is a huge metaphor for McCarthyism blows my mind. How could someone take an event and morph the thing into a play about something similar but totally different.? The human race seriously needs to stop repeating itself (it's getting old)

"Half-Hanged Mary"

Speaker: Mary (narration) 1st person She is obviously a woman accused of being a witch

Occasion: The author might have thought to show a point of view from a victum of a false accusation with high consequences in order to show the wrongness of the ridiculous finger pointing during this time period. The Salem witch trials is an event that the piece was based on.

Audience: It seems the audience was the people in her community (because she said "you were my friend too... I cured your baby" and asks questions like "Help me down"). Then around ten pm she seems to be talking to God, then at 3am it seems that she is talking to an outer audience.

Purpose: The speaker's purpose is to give people a glance into the feelings of someone who went through a hanging for an absurd conviction (being a witch) and show them how dumb it was that due to hysteria, the public actually bought into that bologna. It showed that Mary was innocent, friendly woman in the community was so quick to be hanged for the fear of her being a witch.

Subject: Mary getting hanged and living for witchery (what Mary was going through)

Tone: Mary seems sarcastic to me. Its kind of depressing that everyone turned her back on her, and even though she lived her mental scarring changed her for the worse. The author seems to be dealing with the hanging and willing enough to hold on for dear life but her views and attitude will never be the same agian

Description Journal thingy

The mural is just something plastered on a wall. It may symbolize something that needs to be recognized or remembered but if i were just walking by it i would be like "Hm, that is an interesting mural" and i might recollect the day it happened. In my opinion, the photo itself was more inspirational because the girls make the mural come to life. It makes it more personal. The girls' disposition seems a little joyous for them to be in front of a mural that portrays a tragic event. It seems more like instead of mourning we are proud of the heroism shown during the tragity or something

"Are You Now or Were You ever?"

1. I think his attempt to make life real again through "The Crucible" was to show the public how ridiculous McCarthy's accusations were. He used a historic event and made it a metaphor for the mass hysteria of McCarthy's era. He attempted to make the craziness of it clear basically

2. It was one of the few to state that he liked the idea of socialism and thought of it in a positive manor dispite all the harsh critisism it was taking in. It drew attention towards different ideas and maybe shed some light on the one-sidedness of McCarthy

3. Individual freedoms are always endanger of being violated when conformity prevolant. Based on the rumors, people were either forced to confess or killed. Therefore, the accused gave up their reputations in order to stay alive. The courts conformed to the ideas of witchery, embrased it, and were ready to procecute anyone suspecting to have possesion of evil magic.

4. I think he means that the most important things that you need to remember in order to think clearly are often forgotten due to the words and views of others. People need to remember their common sense and instinct. All those accusations during the Salem witch trials and the McCarthy era were completly biased. They could make up silly stories in order to bring down the people that they didn't like or opposed them. They used a sensitive, easily believed subject and turned it against their enimies for personal gain and the people's blind, bended opinions were easily manipulated due to fear that already existed. The people had forgotten how to take the lies and separate them from what was obviously the truth.

more make up wurk "Patterns"

The characters are Spider Man (my favorite super hero) and the Vulture. The Vulture must have trapped Peter in some kind of water tank. The comic illustrates that Spider Man was being slow and forgot to refill his web shooter (which is stupid since it was a spider that gave him his power, not a gadget). The adhesive on his palms and feet were ineffective because of the water/slippery tank walls. Then Spider Man relizes he can figure out how to escape by using his logic.

Make Up Work "Finishing School"

I haven't really had any preparations for adulthood. I taught myself how to cook most things. The other stuff seems like common since. When I was real little I attended this 'etiquette' day at someones house where a bunch of girls had dressed up in frilly dresses and were told that they ate the 'wrong way'. I hated it, where would I use the knowledge of the difference between a salad fork from a  regular one? I don't think I'm going to grow up to be anyone too significantly important so that I would need all those extra mannors.

Writing Workshop Elephant #3

Headline: "Orwell Shoots Tame Elephant"

Yesterday, George Orwell shot a man's elephant who was in 'must'. The elephant's owner was out of town and could not repremand the animal. This is when Mr. Orwell stepped in and took care of the problem. The pachyderm caused the casualty of one native and was last alive eating grass peacefully. Many people gathered to see the life of the majestic animal cease. It took several shots for it to fall to the ground and it did not die swiftly enough for it to be a humane kill. The Burmans had taken all the things they could use from the dead elephant, by the afternoon there was nothing left but the skeleton. The debate between wether Orwell's actions were ethical or not are arised. It was decided to be legal concidering the death of the 'coolie'

"Shooting an Elephant"

I believe in ways Orwell is a coward because dispite his beliefs he conforms with the British. He is afraid of the consequences and views of his peers. Even when he was faced with killing the peaceful, nondeserving elephant he was afraid of what the natives think (and they were suppose to be inferior to him). I don't think he is a racist either. The text said he favored the Indians. I think he was only putting on a frunt that he disliked them to not be shunned by his other British people.

Scarlet Letter Reaction

Personally I think "The Scarlet Letter" was a pretty ok book. It was a little predictable and super wordy but the story was interesting. In some parts it was really corny (like the whole sunshine thing). "The Scarlet Letter" was written in a 'back in the day' kind of way because of the way it portrays the good guy versus the ugly bad guy. I'm kind of glad Dimmesdale died because if he didn't die. On the other hand, it's sad that the three (Pearl, Hester, and Dimmesdale) didn't get to bond.