Q: What do you think would happen if Huck Finn went to school in our world?
A: Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you were in another world? I definitely have. And you know what I asked that same question about Huck Finn. I came to three conclusions. Conclusion number one he would get teased. Conclusion number two he would be in the remedial class, And conclusion number three he would be treated differently.
I think he would be teased because he would be talking the same as we do today. He talked very old time country. He didn’t use proper grammar when he talked or wrote. He wrote how he spoke. So my guess is that he would definitely be teased.
Another conclusion I came to was that he would be in the remedial class. The only reason why I say that is because in the book he says that six times seven is thirty-five. Now if you paid any attention in math or even have any common sense you should know that six times seven does not equal thirty-five it equals forty-two. That just goes to show that he doesn’t know what he is talking about. It also shows that he needs to be in a remedial class because he seems very remedial to me.
My third and final conclusion is he will be treated differently. He talks in a different way, he doesn’t know math very well, and he is very remedial. He will totally have more attention on him because he would need extra help. If he weren’t being tease he would definitely be treated differently. He is just an outsider and he doesn’t belong.
Although people might say I’m wrong it doesn’t matter everyone is entitled to their own opinion. And mine happens to be that he will be teased, he will be in the remedial class, and he will be treated differently.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
NHD final draft
Olivia Sherman
Mrs.Thompson/Mr.Brasof
Topic Selection Essay: Charles Dickens
Have you ever seen the screenplay "A Christmas Carol"? Well I have. Do you know you wrote it? Charles Dickens wrote it in December 1843. He said, "I have endeavored in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humor with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it." He was a writer of many sorts. He wrote screenplays and books. He is well known and still is an inspiration.
Whenever I hear the name Charles Dickens I think of Christmas time. I think of the Christmas parties and all the things that happen during those parties. I think of the laughing, the food, the music, the singing, and the eggnog. I have always dreamed of spending my Christmas by the fireplace. I also think about the many orphan children and those who don’t have a home to go to and any place to spend their Christmas.
Charles Dickens was born Charles John Huffman Dickens. He was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He was born into a poor family. His parents were Elizabeth née Barrow, she lived from 1789-1863, and John Dickens, who lived from 1785-1851. Dickens led a hard early life. His father was clerk in the Navy Pay Office. He was a friendly, sociable and generous man. His actions caused him to struggle financially throughout his life. And in 1824 his father was imprisoned for his debt. Charles had an older brother named Frances; he was often called Fanny for short. Charles also had younger siblings named Alfred Allen, Letitia Mary, Harriet, and Frederick William also known as Fred, Alfred Lamert, and Augustus Newnham. Later on, Dickens mother and siblings were also put into jail with his father at the Marshalsea Prison. He was not good at keeping his finances straight. In 1824 Dickens became a reporter. At that time Charles was put to work at Warren's Blacking factory. When he was twelve years old his father was released from jail. Already scarred mentally by the experience of his family in jail he was also surprised by his mother's suggestion that he continue to work at the factory. His father saved him from doing that and between the years of 1824 and 1827 Dickens was a student at a school in London. His brief service at the factory tormented him for the rest of his life. He later came to write that he wondered, "How I could have been so easily cast away at such an age". He only told his wife and to his closest friend, John Forster this dark secret. This secret became a source of creative energy and betrayal in David Copperfield in one of Dickens books Great Expectations. Before his death on June 9, 1870 Dickens wrote 15 major novels, countless short stories and articles. He wanted to be buried, in a small cemetery in Rochester, but the Nation would not allow it. He was laid to rest in Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, and the flowers from thousands of mourners overflowing the open grave.
Later on in his life his parents were always pestering him to give them some money. Dickens went on to write many novels that we read today. One of his most infamous novels is "The Christmas Story", every year around Christmas time, movies that are based on this book, are played on television.
Charles Dickens was an eager and early reader. This was influenced by his mother learning's. Mary Weller was an early influence on Charles Dickens. She was hired to take of care Dickens and his siblings. Her bedtime stories, featured people like Captain Murder, who supposedly would make pies of out his wives. She swore these stories extremely true. Charles Dickens said, "The young woman who brought me acquainted with Captain Murderer had a fiendish enjoyment of my terrors, and used to begin, I remember - as a sort of introductory overture - by clawing the air with both hands, and uttering a long low hollow groan. So acutely did I suffer from this ceremony in combination with this infernal Captain, that I sometimes used to plead I thought I was hardly strong enough and old enough to hear the story again just yet."
Although his work wasn’t read until after his death he has still be a big influence on the world today. His views were later viewed on by the social change and the world he would create through his fiction.
As a 19th century author, Dickens was known for his characters, novels, and his depth of descriptions. He shed light into the lives of the poor. He had many critic and admirers. Dickens inspired many characters in plenty of different books. Although his earlier life was not all chocolates and roses, he still made it through his trials and tribulations. Charles Dickens was trying to approve people's social life and his books brought out to the public eye the horrific conditions of that time. He also made people look at their religion in a different way then what way they were looking at. And that's why our group chose Charles Dickens.
Bibliography
1. http://www.online-literature.com/dickens/
2. http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/index.html
3. http://charlesdickenspage.com/
4. http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/dickensbio1.html
5. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/162141/Charles-Dickens
Mrs.Thompson/Mr.Brasof
Topic Selection Essay: Charles Dickens
Have you ever seen the screenplay "A Christmas Carol"? Well I have. Do you know you wrote it? Charles Dickens wrote it in December 1843. He said, "I have endeavored in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humor with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it." He was a writer of many sorts. He wrote screenplays and books. He is well known and still is an inspiration.
Whenever I hear the name Charles Dickens I think of Christmas time. I think of the Christmas parties and all the things that happen during those parties. I think of the laughing, the food, the music, the singing, and the eggnog. I have always dreamed of spending my Christmas by the fireplace. I also think about the many orphan children and those who don’t have a home to go to and any place to spend their Christmas.
Charles Dickens was born Charles John Huffman Dickens. He was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He was born into a poor family. His parents were Elizabeth née Barrow, she lived from 1789-1863, and John Dickens, who lived from 1785-1851. Dickens led a hard early life. His father was clerk in the Navy Pay Office. He was a friendly, sociable and generous man. His actions caused him to struggle financially throughout his life. And in 1824 his father was imprisoned for his debt. Charles had an older brother named Frances; he was often called Fanny for short. Charles also had younger siblings named Alfred Allen, Letitia Mary, Harriet, and Frederick William also known as Fred, Alfred Lamert, and Augustus Newnham. Later on, Dickens mother and siblings were also put into jail with his father at the Marshalsea Prison. He was not good at keeping his finances straight. In 1824 Dickens became a reporter. At that time Charles was put to work at Warren's Blacking factory. When he was twelve years old his father was released from jail. Already scarred mentally by the experience of his family in jail he was also surprised by his mother's suggestion that he continue to work at the factory. His father saved him from doing that and between the years of 1824 and 1827 Dickens was a student at a school in London. His brief service at the factory tormented him for the rest of his life. He later came to write that he wondered, "How I could have been so easily cast away at such an age". He only told his wife and to his closest friend, John Forster this dark secret. This secret became a source of creative energy and betrayal in David Copperfield in one of Dickens books Great Expectations. Before his death on June 9, 1870 Dickens wrote 15 major novels, countless short stories and articles. He wanted to be buried, in a small cemetery in Rochester, but the Nation would not allow it. He was laid to rest in Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, and the flowers from thousands of mourners overflowing the open grave.
Later on in his life his parents were always pestering him to give them some money. Dickens went on to write many novels that we read today. One of his most infamous novels is "The Christmas Story", every year around Christmas time, movies that are based on this book, are played on television.
Charles Dickens was an eager and early reader. This was influenced by his mother learning's. Mary Weller was an early influence on Charles Dickens. She was hired to take of care Dickens and his siblings. Her bedtime stories, featured people like Captain Murder, who supposedly would make pies of out his wives. She swore these stories extremely true. Charles Dickens said, "The young woman who brought me acquainted with Captain Murderer had a fiendish enjoyment of my terrors, and used to begin, I remember - as a sort of introductory overture - by clawing the air with both hands, and uttering a long low hollow groan. So acutely did I suffer from this ceremony in combination with this infernal Captain, that I sometimes used to plead I thought I was hardly strong enough and old enough to hear the story again just yet."
Although his work wasn’t read until after his death he has still be a big influence on the world today. His views were later viewed on by the social change and the world he would create through his fiction.
As a 19th century author, Dickens was known for his characters, novels, and his depth of descriptions. He shed light into the lives of the poor. He had many critic and admirers. Dickens inspired many characters in plenty of different books. Although his earlier life was not all chocolates and roses, he still made it through his trials and tribulations. Charles Dickens was trying to approve people's social life and his books brought out to the public eye the horrific conditions of that time. He also made people look at their religion in a different way then what way they were looking at. And that's why our group chose Charles Dickens.
Bibliography
1. http://www.online-literature.com/dickens/
2. http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/index.html
3. http://charlesdickenspage.com/
4. http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/dickensbio1.html
5. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/162141/Charles-Dickens
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Barack Obama Won!!!!!
Once upon a time, African-Americans couldn't even vote. But today we have a African -American president ever in the history of U.S. History. Barack Obama winning has made me want to reach for the stars. I even have thought about trying to become the first African-American female president if I ever get the chance. He has made major history. And I know this will go down in all the history books. This is the most historical event that this country has ever seen. And I am proud to call him my president. GO OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Rough Draft
The Story of Charles Dickens
Have you ever seen the screenplay "A Christmas Carol"? Well I have. Do you know you wrote it? Charles Dickens wrote it in December 1843. He said, “I have endeavored in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humor with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it." He was a writer of many sorts. He wrote screenplays and books. He is well known and still is an inspiration.
Charles Dickens was born Charles John Huffman Dickens. He was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He was born into a poor family. His parents were Elizabeth née Barrow, she lived from 1789-1863, and John Dickens, who lived from 1785-1851. Dickens led a hard early life. His father was clerk in the Navy Pay Office. He was a friendly, sociable and generous man. His actions caused him to struggle financially throughout his life. And in 1824 his father was imprisoned for his debt. Charles had an older brother named Frances; he was often called Fanny for short. Charles also had younger siblings named Alfred Allen, Letitia Mary, Harriet, and Frederick William also known as Fred, Alfred Lamert, and Augustus Newnham. Later on, Dickens mother and siblings were also put into jail with his father at the Marshalsea Prison. He was not good at keeping his finances straight. In 1824 Dickens became a reporter. At that time Charles was put to work at Warren's Blacking factory. When he was twelve years old his father was released from jail. Already scarred mentally by the experience of his family in jail he was also surprised by his mother's suggestion that he continue to work at the factory. His father saved him from doing that and between the years of 1824 and 1827 Dickens was a student at a school in London. His brief service at the factory tormented him for the rest of his life. He only told his wife and to his closest friend, John Forster this dark secret. This secret became a source of creative energy and betrayal in David Copperfield in one of Dickens books Great Expectations.
Later on in his life his parents were always pestering him to give them some money. Dickens went on to write many novels that we read today. One of his most infamous novels is "The Christmas Story", every year around Christmas time, movies that are based on this book, are played on television.
Charles Dickens was an eager and early reader. This was influenced by his mother learning’s. Mary Weller was an early influence on Charles Dickens. She was hired to take of care Dickens and his siblings. Her bedtime stories, featured people like Captain Murder, who supposedly would make pies of out his wives. She swore these stories extremely true. Charles Dickens said, "The young woman who brought me acquainted with Captain Murderer had a fiendish enjoyment of my terrors, and used to begin, I remember - as a sort of introductory overture - by clawing the air with both hands, and uttering a long low hollow groan. So acutely did I suffer from this ceremony in combination with this infernal Captain, that I sometimes used to plead I thought I was hardly strong enough and old enough to hear the story again just yet."
As a 19th century author, Dickens was known for his characters, novels, and his depth of descriptions. He shed light into the lives of the poor. He had many critic and admirers. Dickens inspired many characters in plenty of different books. Although his earlier life was not all chocolates and roses, he still made it through his trials and tribulations. Charles Dickens was trying to approve people's social life and his books brought out to the public eye the horrific conditions of that time. He also made people look at their religion in a different way then what way they were looking at. And that's why our group chose Charles Dickens.
Have you ever seen the screenplay "A Christmas Carol"? Well I have. Do you know you wrote it? Charles Dickens wrote it in December 1843. He said, “I have endeavored in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humor with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it." He was a writer of many sorts. He wrote screenplays and books. He is well known and still is an inspiration.
Charles Dickens was born Charles John Huffman Dickens. He was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He was born into a poor family. His parents were Elizabeth née Barrow, she lived from 1789-1863, and John Dickens, who lived from 1785-1851. Dickens led a hard early life. His father was clerk in the Navy Pay Office. He was a friendly, sociable and generous man. His actions caused him to struggle financially throughout his life. And in 1824 his father was imprisoned for his debt. Charles had an older brother named Frances; he was often called Fanny for short. Charles also had younger siblings named Alfred Allen, Letitia Mary, Harriet, and Frederick William also known as Fred, Alfred Lamert, and Augustus Newnham. Later on, Dickens mother and siblings were also put into jail with his father at the Marshalsea Prison. He was not good at keeping his finances straight. In 1824 Dickens became a reporter. At that time Charles was put to work at Warren's Blacking factory. When he was twelve years old his father was released from jail. Already scarred mentally by the experience of his family in jail he was also surprised by his mother's suggestion that he continue to work at the factory. His father saved him from doing that and between the years of 1824 and 1827 Dickens was a student at a school in London. His brief service at the factory tormented him for the rest of his life. He only told his wife and to his closest friend, John Forster this dark secret. This secret became a source of creative energy and betrayal in David Copperfield in one of Dickens books Great Expectations.
Later on in his life his parents were always pestering him to give them some money. Dickens went on to write many novels that we read today. One of his most infamous novels is "The Christmas Story", every year around Christmas time, movies that are based on this book, are played on television.
Charles Dickens was an eager and early reader. This was influenced by his mother learning’s. Mary Weller was an early influence on Charles Dickens. She was hired to take of care Dickens and his siblings. Her bedtime stories, featured people like Captain Murder, who supposedly would make pies of out his wives. She swore these stories extremely true. Charles Dickens said, "The young woman who brought me acquainted with Captain Murderer had a fiendish enjoyment of my terrors, and used to begin, I remember - as a sort of introductory overture - by clawing the air with both hands, and uttering a long low hollow groan. So acutely did I suffer from this ceremony in combination with this infernal Captain, that I sometimes used to plead I thought I was hardly strong enough and old enough to hear the story again just yet."
As a 19th century author, Dickens was known for his characters, novels, and his depth of descriptions. He shed light into the lives of the poor. He had many critic and admirers. Dickens inspired many characters in plenty of different books. Although his earlier life was not all chocolates and roses, he still made it through his trials and tribulations. Charles Dickens was trying to approve people's social life and his books brought out to the public eye the horrific conditions of that time. He also made people look at their religion in a different way then what way they were looking at. And that's why our group chose Charles Dickens.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Who influenced Charles Dickens?
Charles Dickens was an eager and early reader. This was influenced by his mother learnings. Mary Weller was an early influence on Charles Dickens. She was hired to take of care Dickens and his siblings. Her bedtime stories, featured people like Captain Murder, who supposedly would make pies of out his wives. She swore these stories extremely true. Charles Dickens said, "The young woman who brought me acquainted with Captain Murderer had a fiendish enjoyment of my terrors, and used to begin, I remember - as a sort of introductory overture - by clawing the air with both hands, and uttering a long low hollow groan. So acutely did I suffer from this ceremony in combination with this infernal Captain, that I sometimes used to plead I thought I was hardly strong enough and old enough to hear the story again just yet."
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Beyond the Line
Recent research has shown that more than 35% of people living in Philadelphia fight everyday. In today's world the conflict between Richard and the gang of boys could have happened in our community. People in this society are fighting everyday. The only difference between the story and Philly is that most of the time people fight over something stupid. Not because their parents want them to stand up for themselves. But because they just wanted to show off. Doing things like that is what causes so many shootings. Everyday innocent people get shot. Selfish acts such as those cause deaths. Deaths are what cause families grief. All shootings and deaths lead up to murders. These days if someone gets shot someone else gets murdered.
First of all most fighting results into shootings. Not a day goes by that I am not afraid to walk out of my house. I don’t even watch the news anymore because I got so tried of hearing those horrible things that are happening. Mothers losing their children, innocent people and children getting shot, and police officers getting killed. Just recently an overnight shooting in Philadelphia killed two men and critically injured another. The shooting occurred on the 6800 block of Paschall Street in Southwest Philadelphia. This was where the police found a thirty-year-old man shot once in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:23 a.m. This needs to stop!
Fighting also causes deaths. A North Philadelphia drug corner led to the deaths of three men during a particularly violent stretch. That has left seven people dead in the city since Thursday. Five of the deaths were found out to be drug-related. The remaining three victims were later on discovered to be connected with the Mutter Street Boys. In 1998 I lost my cousin, Omar, to the selfish acts of some inconsiderate people. He died on his birthday; he only got shot because the people thought he was someone else. Because of those people I lost my cousin, he didn’t even make it through the night. Even though I was only five-years-old and I never got to get to know him I can still feel the pain.
Finally, fighting causes murders. Four Philadelphia police officers have died on the job in the past year. This year between the months of January and June assaults on officers have gone up nineteen percent compared to last year. Division of Public Safety (DPS) officials say the number of assaults on campus police has been rising as well. Since September 2007, ten Philadelphia police officers have been shot on the job, including Sergeant Patrick McDonald and three others who were killed. According to Lt. Frank Vanore, one thousand and three assaults on officers were reported through July 1 of this year. This has gone up compared to the eight hundred and ninety at that point in 2007. The more people fight and try to get out of trouble with the law the more risk of murders there will be.
Fighting is one of the main reasons why so many shootings, deaths, and murders happen. It’s like a cycle if you think about it. Fights cause shootings, shootings cause deaths and deaths cause murders. We as a community need to come together. Put it down and stop the violence!
First of all most fighting results into shootings. Not a day goes by that I am not afraid to walk out of my house. I don’t even watch the news anymore because I got so tried of hearing those horrible things that are happening. Mothers losing their children, innocent people and children getting shot, and police officers getting killed. Just recently an overnight shooting in Philadelphia killed two men and critically injured another. The shooting occurred on the 6800 block of Paschall Street in Southwest Philadelphia. This was where the police found a thirty-year-old man shot once in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:23 a.m. This needs to stop!
Fighting also causes deaths. A North Philadelphia drug corner led to the deaths of three men during a particularly violent stretch. That has left seven people dead in the city since Thursday. Five of the deaths were found out to be drug-related. The remaining three victims were later on discovered to be connected with the Mutter Street Boys. In 1998 I lost my cousin, Omar, to the selfish acts of some inconsiderate people. He died on his birthday; he only got shot because the people thought he was someone else. Because of those people I lost my cousin, he didn’t even make it through the night. Even though I was only five-years-old and I never got to get to know him I can still feel the pain.
Finally, fighting causes murders. Four Philadelphia police officers have died on the job in the past year. This year between the months of January and June assaults on officers have gone up nineteen percent compared to last year. Division of Public Safety (DPS) officials say the number of assaults on campus police has been rising as well. Since September 2007, ten Philadelphia police officers have been shot on the job, including Sergeant Patrick McDonald and three others who were killed. According to Lt. Frank Vanore, one thousand and three assaults on officers were reported through July 1 of this year. This has gone up compared to the eight hundred and ninety at that point in 2007. The more people fight and try to get out of trouble with the law the more risk of murders there will be.
Fighting is one of the main reasons why so many shootings, deaths, and murders happen. It’s like a cycle if you think about it. Fights cause shootings, shootings cause deaths and deaths cause murders. We as a community need to come together. Put it down and stop the violence!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thesis Statement and Introduction
Have you ever seen the screenplay "A Christmas Carol"? Well I have. Do you know you wrote it? Charles Dickens wrote it in December 1843. He said,"I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it." Charles Dickens was born Charles John Huffman Dickens. He was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. That is where the Dickens Birthplace Museum resides. His parents were Elizabeth née Barrow she lived from 1789-1863 and John Dickens who lived from 1785-1851. He was a writer of many sorts. He wrote screenplays and books. He is well know and still an inspiration.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Annotation #3
Charles Dickens was born Charles John Huffman Dickens. He was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. That is where the Dickens Birthplace Museum resides. His parents were Elizabeth née Barrow she lived from 1789-1863 and John Dickens who lived from 1785-1851. His father was clerk in the Navy Pay Office. He was a friendly, sociable and generous man. His actions caused him to struggle financially throughout his life. He was the inspiration for the character Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield. Charles had an older brother named Frances, he was often called Fanny for short. Charles also had younger siblings named Alfred Allen, Letitia Mary, Harriet, Frederick William also known as Fred, Alfred Lamert, and Augustus Newnham.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Between the Lines
1.Q: According to Richard’s mom, can you develop a set of instructions about how to stand up for yourself?
A: If I refer to what Richard’s mom says, I can develop a set of instructions about how to stand up for yourself. First, you find the person who is messing with you. Second, you address the problem that you have with that person. Third, you act like your about to walk away from them. Fourth, wait for them to say something rude to you. Fifth, after they say something turn around and ask them what they said. Finally, you start swinging. And if you can fight you will have the respect you want and the knowing of how to stand up for yourself.
2.Q: What was the turning point of the story,“The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis”?
A: The turning point of the story,“The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis" was when Richard started to beat up the boys. The boys totally didn't expect what was coming for them. They just thought that he was stupid and just wanted to get beat up, get his money taken and run home crying to his mommy. When they were proven wrong and Richard beat them up they were the ones running home to their mommies. After that the boys came back to Richard with their mothers and got another big surprise. Richard yelled at them and their parents!!
3.Q: What is the conflict of the story?
A: The conflict of the story is Man vs. Man because Richard and the gang of boys fought. The boys saw him coming down the street and beat him up. Another conflict is Man vs. Self I say that because Richards fear of those boys kept him from going to get the groceries. He only continued to run home to his mother because he had fear of getting hit.
4.Q: What is the resolution of the story?
A: The resolution of the story is "Never give up! Never surrender!" All that means is keep trying until you succeed. And never let any one try to take over you because if you do they will never leave you alone.
A: If I refer to what Richard’s mom says, I can develop a set of instructions about how to stand up for yourself. First, you find the person who is messing with you. Second, you address the problem that you have with that person. Third, you act like your about to walk away from them. Fourth, wait for them to say something rude to you. Fifth, after they say something turn around and ask them what they said. Finally, you start swinging. And if you can fight you will have the respect you want and the knowing of how to stand up for yourself.
2.Q: What was the turning point of the story,“The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis”?
A: The turning point of the story,“The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis" was when Richard started to beat up the boys. The boys totally didn't expect what was coming for them. They just thought that he was stupid and just wanted to get beat up, get his money taken and run home crying to his mommy. When they were proven wrong and Richard beat them up they were the ones running home to their mommies. After that the boys came back to Richard with their mothers and got another big surprise. Richard yelled at them and their parents!!
3.Q: What is the conflict of the story?
A: The conflict of the story is Man vs. Man because Richard and the gang of boys fought. The boys saw him coming down the street and beat him up. Another conflict is Man vs. Self I say that because Richards fear of those boys kept him from going to get the groceries. He only continued to run home to his mother because he had fear of getting hit.
4.Q: What is the resolution of the story?
A: The resolution of the story is "Never give up! Never surrender!" All that means is keep trying until you succeed. And never let any one try to take over you because if you do they will never leave you alone.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
On The Line
1.Q:How many times did Richard try to go to the store?
A:Richard tried to go to the store four times.
2.Q:What happened after Richard beat those boys up?
A:After Richard beat those boys up the boys ran home crying. And their parents came out to confront Richard.
3.Q:Where was Richard the night of the fight?
A:On the night of the fight Richard was on his block outside in Memphis.
4.Q:According to Richard's mom, why is standing up for yourself so significant?
A:According to Richard's mom standing up for yourself is significant because you don't want anyone thinking that they can mess with you and do anything they want to you.
5.Q:Can you write a brief outline of "The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis."
A:Yes, I could write a brief outline of " The Night I Won The Right to the Streets of Memphis."
6.Q:Who wrote "The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis?"
A:Richard Wright wrote "The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis"
7.Q:What did Richard do to an adult for the first time?
A:For the first time Richard yelled at an adult.
8.Q:How many boys did Richard hit?
A:Richard hit approximately three boys.
9.Q:What happened after Richard got the groceries?
A:After Richard got the groceries he won the right to the streets of Memphis.
10.Q:What did Richard's mother do after he came home for the third time?
A: After Richard came home for the third time his mother made him wait on the steps. When she came back out she gave him a stick and told him if the gang of boys tried to bother him then, fight.
A:Richard tried to go to the store four times.
2.Q:What happened after Richard beat those boys up?
A:After Richard beat those boys up the boys ran home crying. And their parents came out to confront Richard.
3.Q:Where was Richard the night of the fight?
A:On the night of the fight Richard was on his block outside in Memphis.
4.Q:According to Richard's mom, why is standing up for yourself so significant?
A:According to Richard's mom standing up for yourself is significant because you don't want anyone thinking that they can mess with you and do anything they want to you.
5.Q:Can you write a brief outline of "The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis."
A:Yes, I could write a brief outline of " The Night I Won The Right to the Streets of Memphis."
6.Q:Who wrote "The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis?"
A:Richard Wright wrote "The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis"
7.Q:What did Richard do to an adult for the first time?
A:For the first time Richard yelled at an adult.
8.Q:How many boys did Richard hit?
A:Richard hit approximately three boys.
9.Q:What happened after Richard got the groceries?
A:After Richard got the groceries he won the right to the streets of Memphis.
10.Q:What did Richard's mother do after he came home for the third time?
A: After Richard came home for the third time his mother made him wait on the steps. When she came back out she gave him a stick and told him if the gang of boys tried to bother him then, fight.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Annotation #2
Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812. He was born into a poor family. In 1824 his father was thrown into jail for being in debt. His mother and siblings, were also put into jail with him at the Marshalsea Prison. At that time Charles was put to work at Warren's Blacking factory. When he was twelve years old his father was released from jail. Already scarred mentally by the experience of his family in jail he was also surprised by his mother's suggestion that he continue to work at the factory. His father saved him from doing that and between the years of 1824 and 1827 Dickens was a student at a school in London. His brief service at the factory tormented him for the rest of his life. He only told his wife and to his closest friend, John Forster this dark secret. This secret became a source of creative energy and betrayal in David Copperfield in one of Dickens Great Expectations.
Annotation #1
Charles Dickens was trying to approve people's social life and his books brought out to the public eye the horrific conditions of that time. He also made people look at their religion in a different way then what way they were looking at. And that's why our group chose Charles Dickens.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thank You M'am
Have you ever read a story and you really didn't understand the conflict? Well I have and that's how I felt about "Thank You M'am" by Langston Hughes. The conflicts that I thought stood out were Man v.s. Man, Man v.s. Self, and Man v.s. Fate. All of these conflicts are between Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.
There are several conflicts in "Thank You M'am" by Langton Hughes. One conflict is Man v.s. Man. In the story Man v.s. Man was shown when Roger tried to snatch Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones' pocketbook and run away. Man v.s. Man was also displayed when Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones kicked Roger in his rear end then she put him in a headlock. She dragged him down the street and up the steps that lead to her house, all while she still had him in a headlock.
Another conflict in "Thank You M'am" by Langton Hughes is Man v.s. Self. This type of conflict is connected to the story because I felt like Roger was running away from his problems. But when he met Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and she showed him love and affection he finally stops running. In the story it says, "He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run, run!" But what surprise me was that Roger didn't even run. He just stayed and waited patiently to see what would happen next.
The last and my favorite conflict in "Thank You M'am" is Man v.s. Fate. Man v.s. Fate was somewhat displayed in the story when Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones told Roger to wash his face. That was kind of a way that she was baptizing him. Man v.s. Fate was also shown when they ate and broke bread together. In some way shape or form they had communion.
Overall I think "Thank You M'am" is an excellent short story. Roger is a lonely and homeless teenage boy who just needs some tender love and care. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is a big elderly southern woman who is very generous and caring. "Thank You M'am" is an inspiration to people who are ting to run away from their problems because they need the tender love and care Roger needs.
Friday, September 19, 2008
My groups chose Charles Dickens
I am working with Tynisha Snellbaker, Jacqueline Vearling, and Micheal Pressley. We picked Charles Dickens.
The War In Iraq
Obama's view on the war in Iraq is to stop the it and withdraw all combat bridges during his first 16 months in office. Obama voted against going to war in 2002. McCain thinks that we should continue to fight in the war and try to come out victorious. McCain voted for going to war in 2002. I think that the war is pointless, it has no value. It is a waste of time and money. To many people are dying over there everyday. I know people over there and I fear they might get hurt.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
I will graduate in 2012 because...
Mr. Romero I want you to grade me on my intro and my conclusion.
Today's politicians are constantly debating over the future of our youth's education. But I think that can change all my peers and I have to do is strive for success. I will graduate in 2012 because of my family. I have made promises to my family pertaining graduation. My family has dreams for me and goals for me to reach. Their motto is "Graduate or Else!"
Secondly, I will graduate in 2012 because of the type of education I have and am planning on gaining. I am smart, I focus in class, and I get really good grades. A great man once said, "The importance of education has never been as important as now. You are competing against kids all around the world." And I totally agree with him.
Finally, my long-term goals are also going to motivate me graduate in 2012. I want to go to college and you obviously can't go without a high school diploma. I want a good job as well. I want to be a lawyer. I have wanted to be a lawyer since I was 6 years old. I want to be just like Johnny Cochran. I want to go where I never thought I could. And those are the reasons why I will graduate in 2012.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
In ten years, I will be...
In ten years, I will be out of my 6 year law program and looking for a law firm for me to grow and then hopefully work. I have always wanted to be a lawyer. My dream is to be famous like Johnny Cochran. I want to be a very successful and highly requested lawyer. I would lovve to be and do all this and more.
-Love
-Love
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