Summary:The story that I just was reading was based on a man that just could not stop smoking cigarettes, So he needed some help so he could stop smoking. Because he knew that by him being old and smoking that he was killing him self.
Reaction: This was a story that I just didnt understand, Becaue it had little details...
Monday, April 27, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Only In The Peace Crops 4/22/2009
Summary: The story that I just was reading was about a young girl that just could not calm down because she felt that she didnt have enough time to do what she had to do because she was so impatient and determined to taste some broccoli. And was trying to teach to become better at the things she do.
Reaction: This story was a kind of funny story, Because she didnt know how to manage her time right. And she was trying to be a little teacher to some of the people.
Reaction: This story was a kind of funny story, Because she didnt know how to manage her time right. And she was trying to be a little teacher to some of the people.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Chapter:4 4/7/2009
Summary: This chapter was telling us that Kino was about to sell the pearl but they were not trying to give him the amount of pesos he wanted. So he didnt sell the pearl to no one. So he buried it in the ground, I guess for safe keeping. But his own brother Juan Tomas was afraid for his brother life which is Kino.
Reaction: This was a good chapter, But it really didnt have a good ending to it.
Reaction: This was a good chapter, But it really didnt have a good ending to it.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Chapter 3 of The Pearl 3/6/2009
Summary: This chapter was based on a man named Kino finds a pearl in the sea, & his baby needs some kind of medicane because bite by spider. The doctor that he had went to had wanted the pearl from him beacuse it looked like its worth alot of money. So everybody finds out that Kino has a pearl an they want it from him.
Reaction: I think this was a kind of good chapter of the story.
Reaction: I think this was a kind of good chapter of the story.
Friday, April 3, 2009
The Pearl Chapter 2 4/3/2009
Summary: The storwey is about a man that got a canoe, the one valuable thing he owns Kino's father and grandfather had handed it down to him. The canoe is very old and vaulable, & he got a song which he is ver proud about. So one day Kino went to the sea an dived in it and found a pearl that was worth the world at his time.
Reaction: It was a very good story, But its just that I could'nt get into it like I wanted to.
Reaction: It was a very good story, But its just that I could'nt get into it like I wanted to.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The Pearl Resource 4/2/2009
Summary: The story was about a women waking up feeling good about her husband, So she cooked him breakfast and What she normally do in the morning with and for her family. She cook, clean, & work hard for her family.
Reaction:I like the story because sometimes a female needs to work hard, & give the man of the house a break.
Reaction:I like the story because sometimes a female needs to work hard, & give the man of the house a break.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
April Fool 4-1-2009
Summary: See what had happen was that we went into class, Mr. Watford told us to pick up our things because we were goin to the gym. So everybody picked up their things and went to the gym, So he waited right in tell we got into a conversation with our friends. . .& then said APRIL FOOL! Everybody come on lets go back to class.
Reaction: I could not be mad, Because it was just a big jock. Its APRIL FOOL!!!!
Reaction: I could not be mad, Because it was just a big jock. Its APRIL FOOL!!!!
Short Story 4-1-2009
Summary:Short Story means to refers to a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, usually in narrative format. Many short story writers define their work through a combination of creative, personal expression and artistic integrity.
Reaction: I like short story, Because I dont like to read all that stuff that dont belong in the story. I would rather for them to just shortin it out, & get straight to what they want to talk about.
Reaction: I like short story, Because I dont like to read all that stuff that dont belong in the story. I would rather for them to just shortin it out, & get straight to what they want to talk about.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Abc News 3/31/09
Summary: The 911 calls, released by Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper, reveal what happened during the five crucial hours between Richardson's accident and when she was finally examined by a team of neurosurgeons at a Montreal hospital.
Reaction: I think that this is a crazy story, Because they could have used their time wise. But to me I dont think they use it wisely.
Reaction: I think that this is a crazy story, Because they could have used their time wise. But to me I dont think they use it wisely.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Nursing Home Shooting In NC: 3/30/2009
Summary: At 10 a.m. Sunday morning, while many residents in Carthage, N.C., were sitting quietly in church, police say 45-year-old Robert Stewart entered a local nursing home armed with multiple guns, stalking from room to room and shooting several residents, even those bound to wheelchairs.
Reaction: This is way beyond crazy because he just killed a inocent women for nothing.
Reaction: This is way beyond crazy because he just killed a inocent women for nothing.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Poetry.com 3/27/2009
Summary:
This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none,
And this little piggy cried,
Wee, wee, wee,
all the way home
Reaction: I like this poem because my mother use to act like my feet were lilttle pigs, When I was a baby. But hers was a lilttle different from the one I just finsh reading.
This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none,
And this little piggy cried,
Wee, wee, wee,
all the way home
Reaction: I like this poem because my mother use to act like my feet were lilttle pigs, When I was a baby. But hers was a lilttle different from the one I just finsh reading.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Plot 3/20/2009
Plot Diagram
Climax
Rising
Action
Falling
Action
Introduction Resolution
Climax-The climax is the result of the crisis. It is the high point of the story for the reader. Frequently, it is the moment of the highest interest and greatest emotion. The point at which the outcome of the conflict can be predicted.
Falling Action:The events after the climax which close the story.
Rising Action: A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.
Resolution: Rounds out and concludes the action.
Introduction: The act or process of introducing or the state of being introduced.
Reaction: Some of these words dont seem like they have the right meaning to them.
Climax
Rising
Action
Falling
Action
Introduction Resolution
Climax-The climax is the result of the crisis. It is the high point of the story for the reader. Frequently, it is the moment of the highest interest and greatest emotion. The point at which the outcome of the conflict can be predicted.
Falling Action:The events after the climax which close the story.
Rising Action: A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.
Resolution: Rounds out and concludes the action.
Introduction: The act or process of introducing or the state of being introduced.
Reaction: Some of these words dont seem like they have the right meaning to them.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Mood 3/19/2009
Mood-The climate of feeling in a literary work. The choice of setting, objects, details, images, and words all contribute towards creating a specific mood.
Summary: For example, an author may create a mood of mystery around a character or setting but may treat that character or setting in an ironic, serious, or humorous tone.
Reaction: I feel that everyone has a different mood everyday or everytime they get mad or be sad.
Summary: For example, an author may create a mood of mystery around a character or setting but may treat that character or setting in an ironic, serious, or humorous tone.
Reaction: I feel that everyone has a different mood everyday or everytime they get mad or be sad.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Beattitudes 3/18/09
Summary: You need to keep a positive attitude at all times, You sould be blessed that you have a ground to stand on, You sould be comfortable with yourself, If you hungry you sould eat, Dont be scared to speak your mind, Being blessed sould be something everyone want to be, We are all the children of god, Dont suffer for no one else mistake, And Dont hide yourself from life.
Foreshadowing 3/18/2009
Foreshadowing- The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
Summary: An example of foreshadowing is in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar The soothsayer warns of a specific date that the emporer finds himself in grave danger "Beware the ides of March."
Reaction: To me foreshadowing seems like it sould have something dealing with the future or knowing what happens before it happens.
Summary: An example of foreshadowing is in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar The soothsayer warns of a specific date that the emporer finds himself in grave danger "Beware the ides of March."
Reaction: To me foreshadowing seems like it sould have something dealing with the future or knowing what happens before it happens.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Justin Hardy Literary Terms 3/17/2009
Terms: Exposition: The introductory material which gives the setting, creates the tone, presents the characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story.
Foreshadowing: The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
Inciting Force: The event or character that triggers the conflict.
Conflict: The essence of fiction. It creates plot. The conflicts we encounter can usually be identified as one of four kinds. (Man versus…Man, Nature, Society, or Self)
Rising Action: A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.
Crisis: The conflict reaches a turning point. At this point the opposing forces in the story meet and the conflict becomes most intense. The crisis occurs before or at the same time as the climax.
Climax: The climax is the result of the crisis. It is the high point of the story for the reader. Frequently, it is the moment of the highest interest and greatest emotion. The point at which the outcome of the conflict can be predicted.
Falling Action: The events after the climax which close the story.
Resolution (Denouement)Rounds out and concludes the action.
CHARACTERIZATIONMAJOR CHARACTERSAlmost always round or three-dimensional characters. They have good and bad qualities. Their goals, ambitions and values change. A round character changes as a result of what happens to him or her. A character who changes inside as a result of what happens to him is referred to in literature as a DYNAMIC character. A dynamic character grows or progresses to a higher level of understanding in the course of the story.
Protagonist: The main character in the story
Antagonist: The character or force that opposes the protagonist.
Foil: A character who provides a contrast to the protagonist.MINOR CHARACTERSAlmost always flat or two-dimensional characters. They have only one or two striking qualities. Their predominant quality is not balanced by an opposite quality. They are usually all good or all bad. Such characters can be interesting or amusing in their own right, but they lack depth. Flat characters are sometimes referred to as STATIC characters because they do not change in the course of the story.
POINT OF VIEW
First PersonThe narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings and what he or she sees and is told by other characters. He can’t tell us thoughts of other characters.
Third-Person ObjectiveThe narrator is an outsider who can report only what he or she sees and hears. This narrator can tell us what is happening, but he can’t tell us the thoughts of the characters.
Third-Person LimitedThe narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters.
Omniscient The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters.
CONFLICTConflict is the essence of fiction. It creates plot. The conflicts we encounter can usually be identified as one of four kinds.
Man versus ManConflict that pits one person against another.
Man versus NatureA run-in with the forces of nature. On the one hand, it expresses the insignificance of a single human life in the cosmic scheme of things. On the other hand, it tests the limits of a person’s strength and will to live.
Man versus SocietyThe values and customs by which everyone else lives are being challenged. The character may come to an untimely end as a result of his or her own convictions. The character may, on the other hand, bring others around to a sympathetic point of view, or it may be decided that society was right after all.
Man versus SelfInternal conflict. Not all conflict involves other people. Sometimes people are their own worst enemies. An internal conflict is a good test of a character’s values. Does he give in to temptation or rise above it? Does he demand the most from himself or settle for something less? Does he even bother to struggle? The internal conflicts of a character and how they are resolved are good clues to the character’s inner strength.Often, more than one kind of conflict is taking place at the same time. In every case, however, the existence of conflict enhances the reader’s understanding of a character and creates the suspense and interest that make you want to continue reading.
FORESHADOWING
An author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story. Not all foreshadowing is obvious. Frequently, future events are merely hinted at through dialogue, description, or the attitudes and reactions of the characters.
Foreshadowing frequently serves two purposes. It builds suspense by raising questions that encourage the reader to go on and find out more about the event that is being foreshadowed. Foreshadowing is also a means of making a narrative more believable by partially preparing the reader for events which are to follow.
IRONY Irony is the contrast between what is expected or what appears to be and what actually is.
Verbal IronyThe contrast between what is said and what is actually meant.
Irony of SituationThis refers to a happening that is the opposite of what is expected or intended.
Dramatic IronyThis occurs when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know.
TONE/MOOD
ToneThe author’s attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject. Some possible attitudes are pessimism, optimism, earnestness, seriousness, bitterness, humorous, and joyful. An author’s tone can be revealed through choice of words and details.
Mood The climate of feeling in a literary work. The choice of setting, objects, details, images, and words all contribute towards creating a specific mood. For example, an author may create a mood of mystery around a character or setting but may treat that character or setting in an ironic, serious, or humorous toneSYMBOLISM
A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well. Things, characters and actions can be symbols. Anything that suggests a meaning beyond the obvious.Some symbols are conventional, generally meaning the same thing to all readers. For example: bright sunshine symbolizes goodness and water is a symbolic cleanser.
THEME
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work. A theme may be stated or implied. Theme differs from the subject or topic of a literary work in that it involves a statement or opinion about the topic. Not every literary work has a theme. Themes may be major or minor. A major theme is an idea the author returns to time and again. It becomes one of the most important ideas in the story. Minor themes are ideas that may appear from time to time.
It is important to recognize the difference between the theme of a literary work and the subject of a literary work. The subject is the topic on which an author has chosen to write. The theme, however, makes some statement about or expresses some opinion on that topic. For example, the subject of a story might be war while the theme might be the idea that war is useless.
Four ways in which an author can express themes are as follows:
1. Themes are expressed and emphasized by the way the author makes us feel.. By sharing feelings of the main character you also share the ideas that go through his mind.
2. Themes are presented in thoughts and conversations. Authors put words in their character’s mouths only for good reasons. One of these is to develop a story’s themes. The things a person says are much on their mind. Look for thoughts that are repeated throughout the story.
3. Themes are suggested through the characters. The main character usually illustrates the most important theme of the story. A good way to get at this theme is to ask yourself the question, what does the main character learn in the course of the story?
4. The actions or events in the story are used to suggest theme. People naturally express ideas and feelings through their actions. One thing authors think about is what an action will "say". In other words, how will the action express an idea or theme?IMAGERY: Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. Any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject. The most common figures of speech are simile, metaphor, and alliteration.
Simile: A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as. Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands.
Metaphor: A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. Example: The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
Alliteration: Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words. Alliteration is used to create melody, establish mood, call attention to important words, and point out similarities and contrasts. Example: wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken.
Personification: A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. It is a comparison which the author uses to show something in an entirely new light, to communicate a certain feeling or attitude towards it and to control the way a reader perceives it.
Example: a brave handsome brute fell with a creaking rending cry--the author is giving a tree human qualities.
Onomatopoeia: The use of words that mimic sounds. They appeal to our sense of hearing and they help bring a description to life. A string of syllables the author has made up to represent the way a sound really sounds. Example: Caarackle!
HyperboleAn exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Example: She’s said so on several million occasions
Foreshadowing: The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
Inciting Force: The event or character that triggers the conflict.
Conflict: The essence of fiction. It creates plot. The conflicts we encounter can usually be identified as one of four kinds. (Man versus…Man, Nature, Society, or Self)
Rising Action: A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.
Crisis: The conflict reaches a turning point. At this point the opposing forces in the story meet and the conflict becomes most intense. The crisis occurs before or at the same time as the climax.
Climax: The climax is the result of the crisis. It is the high point of the story for the reader. Frequently, it is the moment of the highest interest and greatest emotion. The point at which the outcome of the conflict can be predicted.
Falling Action: The events after the climax which close the story.
Resolution (Denouement)Rounds out and concludes the action.
CHARACTERIZATIONMAJOR CHARACTERSAlmost always round or three-dimensional characters. They have good and bad qualities. Their goals, ambitions and values change. A round character changes as a result of what happens to him or her. A character who changes inside as a result of what happens to him is referred to in literature as a DYNAMIC character. A dynamic character grows or progresses to a higher level of understanding in the course of the story.
Protagonist: The main character in the story
Antagonist: The character or force that opposes the protagonist.
Foil: A character who provides a contrast to the protagonist.MINOR CHARACTERSAlmost always flat or two-dimensional characters. They have only one or two striking qualities. Their predominant quality is not balanced by an opposite quality. They are usually all good or all bad. Such characters can be interesting or amusing in their own right, but they lack depth. Flat characters are sometimes referred to as STATIC characters because they do not change in the course of the story.
POINT OF VIEW
First PersonThe narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings and what he or she sees and is told by other characters. He can’t tell us thoughts of other characters.
Third-Person ObjectiveThe narrator is an outsider who can report only what he or she sees and hears. This narrator can tell us what is happening, but he can’t tell us the thoughts of the characters.
Third-Person LimitedThe narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters.
Omniscient The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters.
CONFLICTConflict is the essence of fiction. It creates plot. The conflicts we encounter can usually be identified as one of four kinds.
Man versus ManConflict that pits one person against another.
Man versus NatureA run-in with the forces of nature. On the one hand, it expresses the insignificance of a single human life in the cosmic scheme of things. On the other hand, it tests the limits of a person’s strength and will to live.
Man versus SocietyThe values and customs by which everyone else lives are being challenged. The character may come to an untimely end as a result of his or her own convictions. The character may, on the other hand, bring others around to a sympathetic point of view, or it may be decided that society was right after all.
Man versus SelfInternal conflict. Not all conflict involves other people. Sometimes people are their own worst enemies. An internal conflict is a good test of a character’s values. Does he give in to temptation or rise above it? Does he demand the most from himself or settle for something less? Does he even bother to struggle? The internal conflicts of a character and how they are resolved are good clues to the character’s inner strength.Often, more than one kind of conflict is taking place at the same time. In every case, however, the existence of conflict enhances the reader’s understanding of a character and creates the suspense and interest that make you want to continue reading.
FORESHADOWING
An author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story. Not all foreshadowing is obvious. Frequently, future events are merely hinted at through dialogue, description, or the attitudes and reactions of the characters.
Foreshadowing frequently serves two purposes. It builds suspense by raising questions that encourage the reader to go on and find out more about the event that is being foreshadowed. Foreshadowing is also a means of making a narrative more believable by partially preparing the reader for events which are to follow.
IRONY Irony is the contrast between what is expected or what appears to be and what actually is.
Verbal IronyThe contrast between what is said and what is actually meant.
Irony of SituationThis refers to a happening that is the opposite of what is expected or intended.
Dramatic IronyThis occurs when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know.
TONE/MOOD
ToneThe author’s attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject. Some possible attitudes are pessimism, optimism, earnestness, seriousness, bitterness, humorous, and joyful. An author’s tone can be revealed through choice of words and details.
Mood The climate of feeling in a literary work. The choice of setting, objects, details, images, and words all contribute towards creating a specific mood. For example, an author may create a mood of mystery around a character or setting but may treat that character or setting in an ironic, serious, or humorous toneSYMBOLISM
A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well. Things, characters and actions can be symbols. Anything that suggests a meaning beyond the obvious.Some symbols are conventional, generally meaning the same thing to all readers. For example: bright sunshine symbolizes goodness and water is a symbolic cleanser.
THEME
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work. A theme may be stated or implied. Theme differs from the subject or topic of a literary work in that it involves a statement or opinion about the topic. Not every literary work has a theme. Themes may be major or minor. A major theme is an idea the author returns to time and again. It becomes one of the most important ideas in the story. Minor themes are ideas that may appear from time to time.
It is important to recognize the difference between the theme of a literary work and the subject of a literary work. The subject is the topic on which an author has chosen to write. The theme, however, makes some statement about or expresses some opinion on that topic. For example, the subject of a story might be war while the theme might be the idea that war is useless.
Four ways in which an author can express themes are as follows:
1. Themes are expressed and emphasized by the way the author makes us feel.. By sharing feelings of the main character you also share the ideas that go through his mind.
2. Themes are presented in thoughts and conversations. Authors put words in their character’s mouths only for good reasons. One of these is to develop a story’s themes. The things a person says are much on their mind. Look for thoughts that are repeated throughout the story.
3. Themes are suggested through the characters. The main character usually illustrates the most important theme of the story. A good way to get at this theme is to ask yourself the question, what does the main character learn in the course of the story?
4. The actions or events in the story are used to suggest theme. People naturally express ideas and feelings through their actions. One thing authors think about is what an action will "say". In other words, how will the action express an idea or theme?IMAGERY: Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. Any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject. The most common figures of speech are simile, metaphor, and alliteration.
Simile: A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as. Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands.
Metaphor: A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. Example: The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
Alliteration: Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words. Alliteration is used to create melody, establish mood, call attention to important words, and point out similarities and contrasts. Example: wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken.
Personification: A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. It is a comparison which the author uses to show something in an entirely new light, to communicate a certain feeling or attitude towards it and to control the way a reader perceives it.
Example: a brave handsome brute fell with a creaking rending cry--the author is giving a tree human qualities.
Onomatopoeia: The use of words that mimic sounds. They appeal to our sense of hearing and they help bring a description to life. A string of syllables the author has made up to represent the way a sound really sounds. Example: Caarackle!
HyperboleAn exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Example: She’s said so on several million occasions
Conflict 3/17/2009
Summary: What does conflict mean?
Conflict: The essence of fiction. It creates plot. The conflicts we encounter can usually be identified as one of four kinds. (Man versus…Man, Nature, Society, or Self).
The conflict of the movie in Grid Iron Gang. Was that it was to different types of gangs that had to come together to make a good football team, Because all they wanted to do was fight or kill people.
Reaction: My reaction to the word conflict is that it has alot of different mean depending how you use it in a sentence or converstation.
Conflict: The essence of fiction. It creates plot. The conflicts we encounter can usually be identified as one of four kinds. (Man versus…Man, Nature, Society, or Self).
The conflict of the movie in Grid Iron Gang. Was that it was to different types of gangs that had to come together to make a good football team, Because all they wanted to do was fight or kill people.
Reaction: My reaction to the word conflict is that it has alot of different mean depending how you use it in a sentence or converstation.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Alliteration 3/16/2009
Summary:
Alliteration: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
SUMMER SHOWER
The rain falls softly against my window pane
The rain falls softly against my window pane
tentative at first,
like a hesitant lover
not sure his presence is welcome.
Then...becoming bolder...not
wanting this moment to pass him by.
In a matter of moments,
the azure blue sky,
with a whisper of gossamer pillows
playing tag around the sun,
abruptly put an end to their frivolity.
Like a stern parent,
he summoned them together,
as in a war counsel,
to chastise them for their playfullness.
Thunder, rolls across the sky
with a might roar,
and lightning
streaks across the heavens
to add a reprimand to the proceedings!
After a few moments,
exhausted and spent,
the sky once again returns
to it's former splendor
and pays homage to the Sun.
Reaction: Well to me this is a very good, But it just does not have enough alliteration in it.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Friday the 13th 3/13/2009
Summary: Is the thirteenth day in a month that falls on Friday, which superstition holds to be a day of good or bad luck. They have alot of different types of books that have came out on friday the 13th, & some movies. This week's Friday the 13th is one of three to endure this year.
The first came last month. The next is in November. Such a rare triple-threat occurs only once every 11 years. The origin of the link between bad luck and Friday the 13th is murky. The whole thing might date to Biblical times (the 13th guest at the Last Supper betrayed Jesus). By the Middle Ages, both Friday and 13 were considered bearers of bad fortune.
Reaction: To me friday the 13th is a bad day because everytime its the 13th something bad happens to on of my friends, family, or myself.
The first came last month. The next is in November. Such a rare triple-threat occurs only once every 11 years. The origin of the link between bad luck and Friday the 13th is murky. The whole thing might date to Biblical times (the 13th guest at the Last Supper betrayed Jesus). By the Middle Ages, both Friday and 13 were considered bearers of bad fortune.
Reaction: To me friday the 13th is a bad day because everytime its the 13th something bad happens to on of my friends, family, or myself.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Still I rise 3/12/09
Summary: The poem I just was reading was just saying that when people try to down you just rise above them. because you can do what ever you put your mind to or what ever you wanna do, That you were put in this world for a reason because everybody is a gift to this world.
Reaction: I liked the poem that I just was reading, Was the truth because she tells everyone to put your mind to what ever and everything. So to me that was interesting because to me thats telling me to put my mind to what ever.
Reaction: I liked the poem that I just was reading, Was the truth because she tells everyone to put your mind to what ever and everything. So to me that was interesting because to me thats telling me to put my mind to what ever.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Shooters 3/11/2009
Summary: The story about the Alabama on March 10, 2009. He killed at least 10 people before he shot shot his self at a metal plant, with a toy truck and a scooter seen in the foreground. A Gunman who killed 15 in Germany is Slain by police. The gunman was 17 years old dressed in black was shooting at his former high school in southwestern Germany on Wednesday, He killed at least 15 people.
Reaction: I feel that both of the shooters must had some animosity towards the people they shot or the places the shot at. The people they killed must had a bad history with the people they shot or must had a very bad child hood like been raped or something.
Reaction: I feel that both of the shooters must had some animosity towards the people they shot or the places the shot at. The people they killed must had a bad history with the people they shot or must had a very bad child hood like been raped or something.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
The story of Emmett Till/ 3-4-04
Summary: The story about Emmett Till was based on a man who was beat to death by some white men just for giving a young ladie a compliment.
Reaction: I think they were wrong for beating a men to death for giving a young ladie a compliment, Because he was just trying to be a nice young man.
Reaction: I think they were wrong for beating a men to death for giving a young ladie a compliment, Because he was just trying to be a nice young man.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: By-Frederick Douglass
Summary: The story I was reading about today was based on the life of Frederick Douglass. He told us the thing that happen in his life such as the slavey, & how hard it was just to keep our life.
Reaction: I think the story was cool, because he told all the things that happen in his life good and bad thing.
Reaction: I think the story was cool, because he told all the things that happen in his life good and bad thing.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The invisable man by:Ralph Ellison
Summary:I feel he was telling the truth about how he felt about how people was treating him, Because he said that people were bumping him and making him feel invisable and like he was a nobody.
Reaction:I think he should just start express how he feels to the people that are treating him bad in his life and making him feel like he is not there.
Reaction:I think he should just start express how he feels to the people that are treating him bad in his life and making him feel like he is not there.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The Debt Paul Laurence Dunbar 2-24-09
Summary:I felt he just sum up the ways about life.
Respond:He just was telling the truth about the things that go on in life and our changes.
Respond:He just was telling the truth about the things that go on in life and our changes.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Benjamin Banneker 2-23-09
Summary: What I was reading about today was the Letter to Thomas Jefferson. It was about him expressing how he felt about Thomas Jefferson disrespecting blacks, By calling us uneducated.
Reaction: I felt he did the right thing by expressing his point of view about what Mr. Jefferson said about his race.
Reaction: I felt he did the right thing by expressing his point of view about what Mr. Jefferson said about his race.
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