Thursday, February 28, 2008
My Reflection on NHD
This year for my NHD project I did a documentary with Daivon Jackson on Evolution vs. Intelligent Design. Although it was a little easier this year than last, we still had small problems to overcome while completing our project. Some of the things that we had to overcome was that we could not find many pictures relating to the theme of evolution. We had to use some of the same pictures of evolution over again, which I believe took away from our project. Although that minor issue occurred we still had many other good qualities in our project. Some of those qualities consisted of having good documents and representation of what we were talking about. Every project has its ups and its down, overall I think that we had more ups then downs. We worked very well which I think helped us out a lot in the end. Although we did not make it to the end, I think that our project was really good and showed growth from last years projects. Who knows third times a charm. Better luck next year.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Native Son chapter 4 "I Dare You!"
Alfreda C. Davis February 13, 2008
English
Chapter 4 pgs. 36-41
Title: I Dare You!
In this chapter, Bigger and all the rest of his gang are waiting for Gus to get back at the pool hall, so that they can go rob the store. Bigger does not want to go and rob the store, because a white man owns it. So without letting his friends know that he is scared to go, he tortures Gus, once Gus arrives at the pool hall. Bigger realizes that Gus was made it back in time enough for them to rob the store, so he makes it seem like Gus was late, by putting a knife down his shirt and making him lick it as well as many other horrible and degrading things. Once Bigger is done torturing Gus, Gus throws a pool ball and hits Bigger in his head. Bigger then tries to hit Gus back but everyone holds him back to stop him from killing Gus. Doc, the pool hall owner starts to laugh at Bigger, which makes Bigger really mad. Bigger then takes his rage out on the pool table by cutting it up with his knife. Doc then pulled out his gun and told Bigger that if he did not get out, he would shoot him. Bigger told Doc “I Dare You!”
I think that Richard Wright was trying to show how big and bad someone may be on the outside doesn’t mean that they are feeling the same way on the inside. Bigger put on this big front for everyone, but when he was alone we got to see how he really felt, which was scared and less than a man.
English
Chapter 4 pgs. 36-41
Title: I Dare You!
In this chapter, Bigger and all the rest of his gang are waiting for Gus to get back at the pool hall, so that they can go rob the store. Bigger does not want to go and rob the store, because a white man owns it. So without letting his friends know that he is scared to go, he tortures Gus, once Gus arrives at the pool hall. Bigger realizes that Gus was made it back in time enough for them to rob the store, so he makes it seem like Gus was late, by putting a knife down his shirt and making him lick it as well as many other horrible and degrading things. Once Bigger is done torturing Gus, Gus throws a pool ball and hits Bigger in his head. Bigger then tries to hit Gus back but everyone holds him back to stop him from killing Gus. Doc, the pool hall owner starts to laugh at Bigger, which makes Bigger really mad. Bigger then takes his rage out on the pool table by cutting it up with his knife. Doc then pulled out his gun and told Bigger that if he did not get out, he would shoot him. Bigger told Doc “I Dare You!”
I think that Richard Wright was trying to show how big and bad someone may be on the outside doesn’t mean that they are feeling the same way on the inside. Bigger put on this big front for everyone, but when he was alone we got to see how he really felt, which was scared and less than a man.
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