tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41091417514029738282024-03-12T16:14:38.320-07:00Alfreda's PortfolioAlfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-34604150685406356212008-06-05T09:26:00.000-07:002008-06-05T10:09:31.628-07:00Empire of the Sun Character EssayEmpire of the Sun was an amazing movie to watch. If you haven't seen it I will just quickly tell you about it. Empire of the Sun is a movie set during World War II, it is about a rich boy who gets lost from his family, and now has to grow up and fend for himself. He had to grow up for many years learning to survive in concentration camps all by himself. He met a man there named Basie, who Jim thought was his friend, Jim later found out that Basie meant him no good. The war went on, and when Jim was about 12 or 13 years old, he was reunited with his mother and father after the war had finally ended. In this essay I will be talking about the character Jim. Jim was the main character, and to me he went through the most, from growing up with a silver spoon in his mouth, to almost not even having a wooden spoon.<br /><br /><br /> When the movie first started we found out that Jamie "Jim" Graham was a young boy who loved planes, he wanted to fly them all of the time. We also found out that he was a rich British boy growing up in China, he had Chinese house keepers and everything. Jamie a.k.a. Jim was spoiled just like many people expect rich kids to be, he talked down to the help as if they were nothing. He started off as typical bratty rich kid. All he cared about was planes, planes, and more plans, but when the Japanese came and took over all of that changed.<br /><br /> <br /> After the Japanese came and took over, Jamie met Basie, and thought that he found himself a friend. After only just a little time of living with Basie, he realized that Basie only wanted what he thought Jamie now known as Jim could do for him. Jim soon had to learn to be on his own, and although Basie treated Jim like he didn't matter Jim still forgave Basie. While living basically on his own, Jim learned that life isn't fair for anyone, and that what he was used to may not ever come back to him. He had to become a surviver and that is exactly what he did. It was a very hard adjustment, but he did what he had to do to survive.<br /><br /><br /> Once Jim finally let go of Basie, he really became a strong person. He did this by helping others through their hard times, he helped them to put food in their bellies, and water in their mouth, he encouraged people to try to keep going on. Jim did all of this for others and through that he finally realized life wasn't just some fairy tale with a happy ending, or at least that's what he thought. He saw everyone around him drop like flies, and I am pretty sure that he thought that, that was going to happen to him too. <br /><br /><br /> After many years went by the war did finally end, when the Americans saved everyone from all of these concentration camps. Jim finally was reunited with his family and by the look in his eyes you could tell that things would never ever be the same. Jim had to learn a lot and he did. The things that he learned was that in life you can't just trust someone because they said that you could, he learned that life isn't easy that you have to do things for yourself, and I think that they were all truly good lessons for him to learn. Jim was the most changed character in this entire movie. He went from a brat to a young strong man, with more life experience than anyone could ever really imagine.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-56641739061790402942008-06-03T11:11:00.000-07:002008-06-05T09:21:36.488-07:00Of Mice and Men Quiz 10 questionsQuiz for Of Mice and Men 10 Questions <br /><br /><br />1. Which events could have happened if George didn’t kill Lennie?<br /> Lennie, George, and Candy could have all escaped and worked somewhere else until they could afford their own ranch.<br /><br />2. How was when Lennie killed Curley’s wife, similar to when he killed the puppy?<br /> It was the same, because he did all of that by an accident, Lennie is generally a nice person and when he killed Curley’s wife and the puppy he truly did make and honest mistake that he felt really sorry about afterwards.<br /><br />3. Can you compare your relationship with your best friend, with the one presented in Of Mice and Men?<br /> Like in Of Mice and Men I have a best friend as well, I do depend on her for a lot of things, such as advice about things, whether it’s about whom I associate myself with or what I wear for the next day. I really trust her judgment and I take her opinion very seriously, and she feels the same way when it comes to me. I feel as though our relationship is the same as in Of Mice and Men, except I don’t and she doesn’t need me to take complete care of her, we are both very independent in our own way.<br /><br />4. Can you explain what must have happened when Lennie was a child to make him feel the way he does about animals and soft things?<br /> I feel as though when he was living with his Aunt Clara, she did everything for him and just gave him anything to make him obey her, and I think that one day she may have given him something very soft and he may have finally found what he liked and she decided to stick with that. Eventually as time went by he kept rubbing soft things and found animals to be soft, his aunt let him keep rubbing the animals whether he killed them or not, just to keep him quiet which eventually would lead to him killing Curley’s wife because of everything that happened in his life before he met her.<br /><br /><br />5. What were some of the motives for Curley acting the way that he did with Lennie and George?<br /><br />I think Lennie intimidated Curley because he was a lot larger than Curley was. Curley was a very small man with anger problems, and I think that he looked for anything just to have a reason to get mad. I don’t think that he had as big of a problem with George as he did with Lennie; do to the fact that George was an average size man who could only do average size man work. I just really believe that Curley had a problem with him based solely on his appearance.<br /><br /><br />6. Do you know another instance besides in Of Mice and Men where someone was killed accidentally?<br /><br /><br /> In the book Native Son, the main character Bigger Thomas killed his bosses’ wife by an accident. Both Lennie and Bigger didn’t mean to do it, but they did and they both did it out of fear of what would happen to them if they were found out to be doing something that they weren’t supposed to be doing. So even though the stories are completely different in their own way they still ended the same with the murderer dying in the end.<br /><br /><br />7. What factors would you change if you could go back in time and talk to Lennie, before Curley’s wife’s murder?<br /> <br /> I would tell Lennie to stay away from her, because if he touched her something bad would happen and he wouldn’t be able to tend the rabbits. This would be to save Lennie, George, Curley’s wife, and Candy. If he didn’t kill her then Lennie would have stayed alive and Lennie, George, and Candy would have one day been able to buy the farm they wanted and dreamed about.<br /><br /><br />8. Can you apply the method used to some experience of your own, with what happened to Lennie? <br /><br /> One time like any other kid, my mother told me not to do something, I did it anyway and I wound up getting into trouble because of it. Lennie was told by George to stay away from Curley’s wife, and even though he tried, he wound up being around her, where after sometime he killed her by an accident and then he had to pay the consequences. Which brings me back to if he would have just listened to George and stayed away from Curley’s wife, he would have still been alive and so would she, and they could have gotten the farm that they always wanted in the first place.<br /><br /><br />9. What questions would you ask of George, if you could meet him?<br /><br /> If I could meet George, the questions that I would ask him, would be:<br />1. What really made you decide to take care of Lennie?<br />2. If you knew what you know now about how Lennie’s life would end, would you do anything differently, if so what would it be?<br />3. After you shot Lennie, what was going through your head?<br />4. Why didn’t you just run away with Lennie again, like you did before?<br />5. Why didn’t you let Curley and his boys shoot Lennie, why did you feel as though you had to be the one to do it?<br />6. If you could say only one more thing to Lennie, what would it be and why would you say that?<br /><br /><br />10. Could the death of Lennie have happened if, he didn’t kill Curley’s wife?<br /> <br /> I am not sure, but I do think that it was bound to happen in the long run, based on the fact that wherever they went Lennie always got them into trouble. If it wasn’t Curley’s wife, it might have been someone else’s’ wife or daughter, or another close family member. So although, it was unfortunate the way that he and Curley’s wife had to die, I do think that if wasn’t Curley’s wife it definitely would have been someone else.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-22374939051127349882008-06-03T07:50:00.000-07:002008-06-03T09:19:59.466-07:00Of Mice and Men Symbols EssayIn the book of "Of Mice and Men" there are a lot of symbols to look at, the one that I found the most interesting, was Candy's dog. Candy's dog represented the end of dreams, grieving, and new beginnings. Candy loved his dog a lot, and their relationship was truly a mans best friend sort of thing, and when that dog died, a part of Candy went with him.<br /><br /><br /> First off, the dreams that ended and died when the dog died. Although in the story they never really mentioned any dreams that Candy may have had before the dog died, you just knew that he had them. Candy and his dog have been together ever since Candy's dog was a pup. They were together and there for each other no matter what, and I know that sounds odd to have a dog be there for a human, but that is exactly what it was. Candy's dog was his true campion, so any dreams that he had when the dog was younger and when he was younger is now definitely dead and gone with the dog. <br /><br /><br /> Along with the dreams that ended and died, was also the grieving period of the death of his dog. From the moment that they took the dog outside to be killed, Candy started to grieve for his life and the life that he used to have with the dog. He knew that all of that was gone, and he felt like he would never have another chance to be happy ever again. Candy just couldn't come to terms with the fact that something that was so precious to him was about to be gone within one blow to the head. it was a sad time for him and he had to grieve and just try to hope that one day he would have more dreams to maybe look forward to and achieve.<br /><br /><br /> This brings me to my final point, which is the hopes of a new beginning. Candy was given a new little puppy that he could raise, and this to me symbolized the new dreams and beginnings that he could maybe have. The dog to me said that you can be anything that you want to be and I am your ticket to all of those new hopes and dreams. This to me also gave him the will back to want to live and be a new and better Candy, and even though this new dog wouldn't replace his old dog, it still gave him the strength to keep moving on.<br /><br /><br /><br /> So in the end both of Candy's dogs represented, grieving, the end of dreams, and in the end new beginnings. This just symbolizes that when something bad happens, no matter how horrible, there will be some kind of way that you can lift yourself back up. Although it may not seem like it at that very bad moment, it will eventually happen, and all you have to do is just wait.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-64626244743209181912008-06-02T11:54:00.000-07:002008-06-02T12:28:58.748-07:00Of Mice and Men Motifs EssayThe book Of Mice and Men represents many things, but two things out of all of the other sticks out the most in the story, these two things are the strengths and weaknesses of the characters. Lennie shows this in a lot through out the story. In this essay I will tell you all about the strengths and weaknesses that Lennie has through out this amazing story.<br /><br /><br /><br /> First off, Lennie has many weaknesses, as you could clearly conclude once you start to read this book Lennie is very ignorant. Lennie does not know much when it comes to books and the way that the world works, but he is smart and handy in other ways, but we will talk about that later. Lennie likes to pet very soft things, and unfortunately everything that he pets eventually dies because he is too rough with them. During his life span, he killed many mice, a puppy and Curley’s wife. All of these things he didn’t mean to do, but do to his ignorance, and not being able to learn from his mistakes with his prior victims, he kept making that same mistake over and over again, which eventually led to his own fateful death. <br /><br /><br /><br /> Lennie, as I said before is also strong and smart in his own ways. On the ranch where Lennie and his caretaker George works, Lennie can take care of all the work load that takes two men to do and then some. Lennie is very strong; in fact George even says that he is as strong as a bull. Lennie can also keep a secret, when George tells him to keep his mouth shut about things, he does, and to me that is a very good quality for someone to have.<br /><br /><br /> So although Lennie may not be the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to the way that the world goes round, or books, he is still one of the smartest and strongest people you could ever want to meet.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-54754500479965330632008-06-02T11:53:00.000-07:002008-06-02T11:54:43.053-07:00Of Mice and Men Theme EssayOf Mice and Men was an amazing book to read. It touched on everything that you look forward to in a book; the theme that I will be talking about will be the connection between Curley's wife and the men who live on the ranch. Curley's wife had a lot to do with everyone on the ranch, if she wasn't venting about how unhappy she was with her husband then she was talking about how she could have been an actress. In this essay I will tell you about the connection she had with Curley, Lennie, and George.<br /><br /> <br /> One of the most obvious connections that you could talk about would of course be the relationship between Curley and his wife. Curley is a rude and ignorant little man, who bosses everyone else around, just because he is the bosses’ son. Curley's wife is not happy and she is not ashamed to tell everyone. All Curley ever does is disrespect her whether it's to her face or behind her back. He even goes around talking about how he keeps a glove filled with Vaseline on for his wife. He tells her what to do when to do it and how to do it. She is surrounded by a bunch of men who treat her with a lot more respect than her husband ever did. Curley is always looking around the ranch for her, because he knows that the love and affection that she doesn't get from him she'll get from someone else, and in a way that is exactly what she is trying to do. <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> This brings me to my next connection, Curley's wife and George. George knows when to spot a woman that you need to stay away from, and when it came to Curley's wife, he knew just that. George tried to tell Lennie to stay away from her, and for the most part he did. Although George tried his best to avoid Curley's wife, she still came around and tired to approach him all the time. It was kind of like the more he avoided her the more interested she became, which led to more approaches. I think that Curley's wife was just lonely and she needed somebody to talk to. <br /><br /><br /><br /> Now in the end, there is one person that finally gives her the time of day, but it soon became tragic. Lennie, as I told you before is mentally impaired, he likes to pet rabbits, and dead mice and puppies, now he means no harm, but because of his disability, he doesn't really know his own strength, and he winds up killing the already alive animals after a while. Lennie means no harm, and when you really think about it neither does Curley's wife, but bad things still seem to follow them wherever they go. Now as I said before George told Lennie to stay away from Curley's wife and he did until, she came into the barn and started telling him her life story, after a while she asked him to rub her hair, because he likes soft things and her hair is soft. So one thing leads to another and he wounds up killing her. Now I personally think that this is no ones fault but, in the end if she would have just done what made her happy maybe none of this would have had to happen. Lennie lost her life thanks to her and she died at the hands of him.<br /><br /><br /><br /> So in the end Of Mice and Men was an amazing book to read. It had many themes to choose from, but I found this theme to be most interesting. Of Mice and Men, had everything from, mystery all the way to laughter. I would recommend this book to anyone and I am pretty sure that they would enjoy it.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-10157051816284258682008-06-02T05:46:00.000-07:002008-06-02T06:04:18.922-07:00Reflection on May 28, 2008 Service LearningOn Wednesday May 28, 2008 in service learning, my group came down to the library where we worked on the computers to find more information on our service learning assignments. The things that my group had to research were things like plastics and paper and other recyclable things. Something else that we are doing, working on finding the amount of trash in our neighborhoods, that way we can calculate it, and find out how much this stuff may weigh and things that can be made from all of the trash that we find in our areas. We are almost done calculating our data and soon we will have results and will be able to move on to the next level.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-46034191046499358472008-05-21T06:09:00.000-07:002008-05-21T06:24:40.878-07:00Service Learning Reflection For May 15,2008On Thursday May 15, 2008, in our service learning group, we talked about our recordings for the trash that we found on ore blocks. After we discussed that, we all came down stairs to the computer lab where we came together with our partners to research more about the topics that we needed to research on. Since my part was to make the data charts, I had to help someone else out with their research. I helped with finding out information on plastics. So last Thursday was just basically a discussion and research service learning class period.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-17320644651330134082008-05-02T05:41:00.000-07:002008-05-02T06:18:08.703-07:00Service Learning Reflection For May 1,2008In yesterday's service learning meeting we came down to the computer lab and looked things up on each one of our topics. There wasn't a lot really discussed yesterday, we just were reminded about our individual assignments. My assignment was to draw up a data table for everyone in my group. The data table is to show the amount of trash we find in our neighborhoods. While counting you are supposed to put how many plastics you found or how many paper products you found in each of there categories. I had to make this data chart so that at every service learning meeting we can discuss it and tally everything up. Overall even though we didn't really talk a lot at yesterday''s meeting, we still got a lot done.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-30969014806104716842008-04-29T12:02:00.000-07:002008-04-29T12:22:20.202-07:00Service Learning Reflection For April 25, 2008On friday April 25, 2008 in our service learning session, we went out to pick up trash in the area. We did this because we wanted to compare the trash here to the amount of trash in our neighborhoods. When we went trash hunting we did not find a lot of trash, we found about three items on our walk. The things that we found were things like a plastic bag, nothing major really. That to me shows that either people who live up here care more about the environment or either they have more people taking care of this area. Before we left we were just reminded about our personal assignments one last time.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-7001341967876904422008-04-23T05:57:00.000-07:002008-04-23T06:13:28.266-07:00Second Service Learning ReflectionAt Thursday's service learning meeting, we talked about things that we could do to get our project out there. We also talked about ways that we could research on our topics. One of the ways we chose to do this is a survey of some sort. We want to find out how many people actually believe that it is important to recycle and how many people actually do it. We were also given assignments of things that we could bring in to help out with the project. We want to find out how much trash is actually thrown on the streets in our neighborhoods and we want to tally it up. One of the other things that we want to find out is, how much of he stuff being thrown onto the streets is actually reusable? These are just some of the many important things that we discussed at Thursday's service learning meeting.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-84937827647120665662008-04-15T05:51:00.000-07:002008-04-15T06:07:07.680-07:00My First Service Learning ReflectionOn Friday, April 11, 2008, we had our first service learning meeting for this year. This year for service learning I am apart of the recycling group. My group consists of eleven people including myself. On friday we just spent time trying to brainstorm ideas that we could come up with to get our project out in the open. Some of the things that we came up with, were recycling bins in each classroom, and other things like that, that can help people to become more aware of recycling. Some of the things that we will most likely talk about in the next session, will probably how we can expand on our ideas and how we can get others involved and more aware of this situation.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-43891721453838069002008-04-03T09:58:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:20:11.932-08:00Web Quest 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJabzLZS_cq_XMmPQ6IWq896p_kPvmigJrKlQGGSQIcTrnEkzYoe931RXgXH4u0pyEgLk0NCDCs-cuhhaTCQlW9zAXA3Dlkd9sgQf1hZ8Zdm-YLoXEeWUHEhXsx3UPidBGlcZbJo9iGA/s1600-h/african+american+soldiers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJabzLZS_cq_XMmPQ6IWq896p_kPvmigJrKlQGGSQIcTrnEkzYoe931RXgXH4u0pyEgLk0NCDCs-cuhhaTCQlW9zAXA3Dlkd9sgQf1hZ8Zdm-YLoXEeWUHEhXsx3UPidBGlcZbJo9iGA/s320/african+american+soldiers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185064670079203058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsSKzhOYBmyO7wL9MrJDgH4YVf0oPDzlBmk3Ktxu-X8sQoQQzwoCcFkAOid25wR15esJZ_7NhrcshHxLJW8Igj1PnZHR44vhIgPE9wRNpyf7tzFBzzMSoKxPAKP1Cz61zpMdzKSdsdH8/s1600-h/glory.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsSKzhOYBmyO7wL9MrJDgH4YVf0oPDzlBmk3Ktxu-X8sQoQQzwoCcFkAOid25wR15esJZ_7NhrcshHxLJW8Igj1PnZHR44vhIgPE9wRNpyf7tzFBzzMSoKxPAKP1Cz61zpMdzKSdsdH8/s320/glory.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185064678669137666" /></a><br /><br />Examine the two photos.<br /><br />Do you think that movie makers show the reality of African Americans in the Civil War or do you think they try to make it seem like they had it a little easier than it actually was?<br /><br />How do you think the photos of African Americans in the civil war help us get understanding of what it was like for African Americans to fight with the Union Army?Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-80559272521392907542008-03-31T12:23:00.000-07:002008-03-31T12:30:32.436-07:00Bloom's Taxonomy Question: SynthesisDesign a time machine to take you back to Mary's death. If you were him what would you have done if you were in his shoes in that situation? <br /><br /> If I in Bigger Thomas' shoes on the night of Mary's murder, I would have not killed her but, I would have explained to her parents that she asked me to take her to a bar instead of school. If they did not believe I would have tried to get her to vouch for me, if she refused then I would just leave it in their hands. I would do this because I would rather not have a job instead of going to jail for the rest of my life or being on the run. So if I were Bigger Thomas that what I would have done.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-10849763899660132622008-03-31T12:14:00.000-07:002008-03-31T12:23:48.467-07:00Bloom's Taxonomy Question:EvaluationHow would you have handled being Bigger's mother and finding out that Bigger had killed a white girl?<br /><br /> I would have been very upset that he had killed anyone in the first place, and at that time to kill a white woman was like if you killed a baby today. I would have been very angry with him, would I have turned him in, I don't know. I say that because, if he's my son I don't want him to go to jail, but at the same time i wouldn't want him to get away with something so big. For one thing he might think that it's okay to kill someone again because he got away with it before. So yes I would have been very upset and angry that he killed a white woman but especially because he killed someone period.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-89442494120017129702008-03-28T05:27:00.000-07:002008-03-28T05:35:01.072-07:00Bloom's Taxonomy Question:AnalysisWhat are some problems between Bigger and his mother?<br /><br /><br /> Some of the problems between Bigger and his mother is the fact that Bigger does not respect his mother. He is always making ignorant remarks to whatever his mother says to him. Bigger just feels as though he is grown and that he doesn't have to listen to whatever she says. Also another problem facing them is the fact that Bigger's mother treats Bigger like an outsider. She treats all oof her other children better than she treats Bigger, I feel that's another reason why he doesn't show that much respect to his mother. Bigger and his mother have many problems some are her fault and some are his. Either way they should love each other and be there for each other, because his mother will never have another Bigger and Bigger will never have another mother.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-11993346692302121472008-03-05T11:52:00.000-08:002008-03-28T05:25:25.647-07:00Bloom's Taxonomy Question: ApplicationWhat question would you ask of Mary Dalton after she was killed?<br /><br />The questions that I would ask her would be:<br /><br />1. Why did you go after Bigger like that when you first met him at his interview?<br />A: I wasn't trying to be mean or anything I just wanted to find out more about the boy who was going to be working for me and my family. It was nothing against him I just wanted to know who we were going to be dealing with.<br /><br />2. What was going through your head when Bigger Thomas took you to the club?<br />A: I was excited actually, I had never experienced anything like that before. It was something new and it really interested me.<br /><br />3. When you felt the pillow over your face what was the first thought that went through your mind?<br />A: Honestly I really don't remember a whole lot but I do remember that when I felt that pillow over my face my first thought was OH MY GOD AM I GOING TO DIE RIGHT NOW? It was a very scary experience for me. I fought and fought until I just couldn't fight anymore. <br /><br />4. If you could say or ask Bigger Thomas anything what would it be?<br />A: I would ask him why did he do it? If he thought that he was going to get into trouble and lose his job I would have said something to my parents to help him out. He didn't have to kill me there is no excuse for what he did to me.<br /><br />5. How do you feel about Jan leaving you there with him?<br />A: Jan was wrong for what he did. He saw that I was not altogether and still he left me there with a guy I barely even knew. It just goes to show that he does not love me the way that I thought he did. Jan is partially to blame for this and I can never forgive him for that he was supposed to protect me and he didn't.<br /><br />6. If there was anything taht you could ask or tell Bigger Thomas, what would it be?<br />A: I would want to know why he did it and was that his plan all along. I just want to know why did that, because I am still confused by it.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-72921885782878474142008-03-05T06:02:00.000-08:002008-03-05T06:03:38.941-08:00February 29, 2008 <br /> Alfreda C. Davis<br /> <br /> 301<br /><br />Service Learning Idea 2008<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> This year for service learning, I<br />would like to do tutoring again. Last year I feel as<br />though I did really well in that area. I love to teach<br />other people things especially little children,<br />because when they get it and I see it click in their<br />brain, it makes me feel like wow I really helped do<br />that. I really feel as though if I were to do this<br />again I would walk away with something different,<br />because it is a new year and new children. I know that<br />it may not seem like someone can change in the course<br />of a few months, but I really feel as though I have<br />done just that. So if were able to do tutoring again<br />this year, I would not only walk away with something<br />new, but so would the children that I would be<br />helping. I feel as though that I can do this because a<br />lot of children learn better in a fun but stable<br />environment. I feel like I can provide that and if<br />giving the chance I will prove just that. So for this<br />year’s service learning project, I would like to do a<br />tutorial assignment.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-81732313532498705542008-03-05T05:57:00.001-08:002008-03-05T05:57:27.450-08:00Chapter 6 <br /><br />Chapter: Accidental Purpose<br />Pages 80-92<br /><br />This chapter starts off with Bigger dropping Jan off.<br />Jan takes out some pamphlets relating to Communism and<br />hands it over to Bigger so he can read them. Bigger<br />then drives Mary to her house. Throughout the ride<br />Mary was really drunk and blurted out random comments.<br />Bigger felt really unomfortable, because he felt as<br />though she was looking inside of him. He hated her for<br />that. When they got to her house she couldn't get out<br />the car, because she was so drunk. Bigger her helped<br />her out and then let her loose. She was stumbling<br />allover the place so he decided to help her up to her<br />room. As he got Mary to her room he laid her down on<br />her bed and felt the urge to kiss her so he did. While<br />he was doing this Mary's mother walked in the room.<br />Luckily, she was blind and didn't catch him. Bigger<br />didn't know what to do, he wanted to leave the room ,<br />but he was scared Mrs. Dalton would hear him. Mary<br />started fumbling around so he placed his hand over<br />Mary's mouth so she wouldn't make any noise. Mrs.<br />Dalton knew that Mary was drunk , because she smelt<br />whisky on her. Mrs. Dalton kneeled on the the side of<br />Mary's bed and prayed for he. Mrs. Dalton then left<br />the room with the impression that Mary was sleeping.<br />Bigger removed his hand from Mary's mouth and found<br />that he killed her. Bigger felt the whole room sink on<br />him and saw the reality, he killed her. Bigger's first<br />move was to get rid of her so he stuffed her in a<br />trunk. After he stuffed her in the trunk, he came up<br />with an idea which was to burn Mary's body in the<br />furnace. He took the trunk to the basement where the<br />furnace was and took her body out. He then saw that<br />her whole body could not fit into the furnace so he<br />had no other choice, but to cut her head off.<br />In this <br />When Bigger first lays Mary down on her bed he felt<br />excited. He didn't kiss Mary, because of her beauty,<br />which has always been there, but for the fact that she<br />can never be his. Her being white and him being black<br />separates them from one another. The arrival of Mrs.<br />Dalton in Mary's room frightened Bigger, because of<br />his skin color. Him being black traps him in a bad<br />situation. After he discovers that he killed Mary the<br />situation escalates. Once again his color traps him in<br />a bad situation, but this time in a murder. Bigger<br />killing Mary probably opened up a side of him that he<br />knew was there, but would never actually come out.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-53199207447109751602008-03-04T10:25:00.000-08:002008-03-05T11:51:57.810-08:00Bloom's Taxonomy Question: ComprehensionCan you write in your own words, why you think Bigger's mother treats him the way that she does?<br /><br /><br /><br />I think that Bigger's mom treats him the way that she does because of his father. Even though Bigger's father isn't around in the book you can some how make an assumption about why Bigger is the way he is and why his mother treats him the way that she does. I think that Bigger acts the way that he does towards his mother and in life in general because he does not have a father figure in his life to help him see and realize that life and his mother should not be taken for granted. I also feel as though she acts the way that she does with Bigger maybe because he is the oldest and maybe because out of all of her children Bigger reminds her of his father more than any of her other children. I believe that their dad left them and left them all by themselves and that made them very angry and upset and that made them take their anger out on each other.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-22170154443255788282008-03-04T10:14:00.000-08:002008-03-05T11:39:38.031-08:00Bloom's Taxonomy Question KnowledgeDescribe what happened at Bigger Thomas' job interview after Mary Dalton entered the room?<br /><br />Before Mary came into the room where Bigger was being interviewed, he was already nervous, but was able to control his anxiety. But once Mary walked in she started to question Bigger which made him very nervous and made him think that he was no longer going to get the job. He cussed Mary out in his head, he wondered why she would do such a thing. He thought that she had for surely ruined his chances of getting a job working for the Dalton's all because of Mary Dalton and her questions.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-4502556719554495962008-03-04T10:10:00.000-08:002008-03-31T12:31:21.831-07:00Newspaper ArticleGossip!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Have you heard? If you didn’t you have to be living under a rock somewhere! This just in Mary Dalton daughter of rich and power Mr. Dalton was scene last night partying with blacks. I mean it’s not everyday you get a call saying that Mary Dalton was out partying with blacks. I had to see it to believe. I needed proof. I got the picture, which gave me my proof. When I saw it I couldn’t believe my eyes blacks and whites, even more importantly Mary Dalton and blacks. Rumor has it that she was supposed to be on her way to school but instead her driver took her out to party with his black posse as they say. She laughed, joked and even drank with them. I wonder if her father Mr. Dalton knows anything about this and if not what will he think? You’ll just have to stay tuned to find out<br /><br /><br /> -Jenny QAlfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-39634337867647907842008-03-03T07:33:00.000-08:002008-03-03T07:34:08.475-08:00Pages 13- 28 Title: Top Gun?<br /> <br /> At the start of this chapter, Bigger is walking down<br />the street she two white men putting up a campaign<br />poster for a white man running for State Attorney<br />again. As Bigger walks past he sees tall red letters:<br />YOU CAN’T WIN! Bigger is on his way to the poolroom<br />with a lit cigarette in his mouth. He meets up with<br />his friend Gus at the pool hall. In this chapter they<br />are holding up the wall smoking and dreaming about<br />what they want to do in life. Gus and Bigger walk in<br />the poolroom to play pool and Bigger brings up the<br />topic of robbing a white man’s store named Blum. Jack<br />and G.H. come in the pool hall to see Gus and Bigger,<br />Bigger in fear of robbing a white man. Gus is also<br />scared of robbing a white man but Bigger threatens Gus<br />and calls him a punk or sissy. Bigger gets into an<br />argument with Gus because both are scared of robbing<br />Blum’s. Bigger is trying to be the big man but is just<br />ask frighten as a little boy.<br /><br /> Richard Wright’s wanted to show that Bigger Thomas<br />wasn’t as big & tough as his outer appearance shown<br />but everything on the outside isn’t what is on the<br />inside. Mr. Wright’s shows how the little man wants to<br />act like the bigger man but will always be small.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-13438974890321152132008-03-03T07:31:00.000-08:002008-03-03T07:33:15.578-08:00Chapter 1 - pages 3-12<br /><br />"Good Morning"<br /><br />This is the first chapter in Richard Wright's story<br />Native Son. In the beginning of this chapter Bigger<br />and is family are awaken by the sound of the alarm<br />clock. As they are getting ready to start their day<br />they are interrupted by a rat that has been harassing<br />them for a while. A big fuss is made and eventually<br />Bigger kills the rat. However instead of being praised<br />for saving his mom a sister from this rat, he is<br />yelled at for tormenting his sister. All of which<br />resulted in his mother telling him "Bigger sometimes I<br />don't even know why I birthed you!" which pushed him<br />over the edge and he had to get away, so the chapter<br />ends with him slamming the door on his family. <br /><br />Interpretation<br /><br />I think that Richard Wright started his book this way<br />to show right from the get-go what Bigger's life is<br />like. By giving details of the apartment and showing<br />that character of his mother, Wright gives us the<br />picture of what it is like to live in a poor, single<br />parent family in 1930s Chicago. Also this very first<br />chapter illustrates conflict with man v man, man v.<br />society, and man v. himself.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-58686343472628899352008-02-28T06:00:00.000-08:002008-02-29T08:36:43.772-08:00My Reflection on NHDThis 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.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109141751402973828.post-30847810080776562008-02-21T12:01:00.000-08:002008-03-03T07:37:44.204-08:00Native Son chapter 4 "I Dare You!"Alfreda C. Davis February 13, 2008 <br /> <br /><br />English<br /><br />Chapter 4 pgs. 36-41<br />Title: I Dare You!<br /><br /><br /> 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!”<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />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.Alfredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039613985524779447noreply@blogger.com0