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To Kill a Mockingbird: Lee Harper
The novel by Lee Harper is a very interesting book, and has many morals that are very real and blunt. The language and grammar in the novel is very mature and can be taken inappropriately in an immature environment. The way that Lee Harper writes and shows every side of the spectrum is very personal to some. Through out the novel the word nigger is used. African Canadian mothers and teachers in Nova Scotia were concerned because of the ridicule to African Canadian students within the classroom. I don’t think it’s a concern unless you seem to have other ignorant students who take the word out of context, just to hurt someone. If those people can’t read the novel appropriately should either read another book or read it outside of the classroom.
The context that Harper describes in To Kill a Mockingbird is real for it’s time, and geography. To Kill a Mockingbird shows every side of the social, racial, and judicial boundaries of the time. The greatness of the novel by Lee Harper is it shows how bad things can be in such diverse ways. It also shows how far we have come, and if some people can’t maturely read the context, and stay focused, then they haven’t moved a long way since the great depression. My conclusion is that within each book their will be some passages and words that make people very uncomfortable. If you can’t look past the words, and use your mind to indulge in the thought, their can be lot’s of lessons you can miss.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Writers Craft- Perspectives of Iraq -
The three sources are a great look and perspective into the peoples voice of the Iraq war. Something that will always be questioned is how the government could have stayed away from so many bad choices. These articles, presentations and Q&A, and previews are small pieces of how the everyday cartoon watcher was turned into a G.I. Joe on the drop of a dime, in order to help America fight a battle they could have done right. Reason’s for the unnecessary and deadly choices, may never be fully known, but what will be known is thousands of innocent boys died, and they deserve to have died for a reason.
The article that the New York Times posted was a very deep and touching portrayal of young boys, seeking to go and play Call of Duty over in the Middle East. The reference that was used to explain the soldier that was on foot patrol, and disappeared. His leg was found in a tree a while late and needed to be taken down by several men. He had floated down a canal, and never been found. That could unbearable to have to receive your son’s leg, and no other part of his body.
“We will bring to the Iraqi people food and medicines and supplies and freedom.” This quote that George W. Bush gave to the American people was a joke and a way of getting the media off the back of the Bush administration. The trailer for the documentary of No End in Sight was very moving, and very provoking After watching the full documentary of No End in Sight I could not help but feel very offended, and angry on behalf of the people under the Bush administration’s control. The press conferences that were given during the Bush campaign, seemed to have no real sympathy, or real interest into how bad things had been getting in Iraq. What was the most surprising event of the documentary, had to do with the disbandment of the Iraqi army, and seemed to turn the country over-night into a hellish war-zone. When that seemed to happen, all confidence and motivation for Iraq seemed to fly out the window.
The thing I found so inspiring and absolutely thrilling about the Ted talk by Deborah Scranton was how her documentary, illustrated the trust of the soldiers and the film crew. The Ted talk was a huge insight into the affects that the war has on people, in the army, and how it has changed their lives forever. Soldiers have been unable to connect back with their families, and seem to have lost the life they once had back home. I thought the way that the documentary was filmed was very interesting, and gave lot’s of different views into the war, and how it was being presented back home on the news. The ways that the soldiers found themselves being the biggest help to the Iraqi people. At the end of the Ted talk, the U.S. government had seemed to blow off the reality of the war and it’s problems. As a result innocent young men and women who had lived a quarter of their lives were paying for it.
The article that the New York Times posted was a very deep and touching portrayal of young boys, seeking to go and play Call of Duty over in the Middle East. The reference that was used to explain the soldier that was on foot patrol, and disappeared. His leg was found in a tree a while late and needed to be taken down by several men. He had floated down a canal, and never been found. That could unbearable to have to receive your son’s leg, and no other part of his body.
“We will bring to the Iraqi people food and medicines and supplies and freedom.” This quote that George W. Bush gave to the American people was a joke and a way of getting the media off the back of the Bush administration. The trailer for the documentary of No End in Sight was very moving, and very provoking After watching the full documentary of No End in Sight I could not help but feel very offended, and angry on behalf of the people under the Bush administration’s control. The press conferences that were given during the Bush campaign, seemed to have no real sympathy, or real interest into how bad things had been getting in Iraq. What was the most surprising event of the documentary, had to do with the disbandment of the Iraqi army, and seemed to turn the country over-night into a hellish war-zone. When that seemed to happen, all confidence and motivation for Iraq seemed to fly out the window.
The thing I found so inspiring and absolutely thrilling about the Ted talk by Deborah Scranton was how her documentary, illustrated the trust of the soldiers and the film crew. The Ted talk was a huge insight into the affects that the war has on people, in the army, and how it has changed their lives forever. Soldiers have been unable to connect back with their families, and seem to have lost the life they once had back home. I thought the way that the documentary was filmed was very interesting, and gave lot’s of different views into the war, and how it was being presented back home on the news. The ways that the soldiers found themselves being the biggest help to the Iraqi people. At the end of the Ted talk, the U.S. government had seemed to blow off the reality of the war and it’s problems. As a result innocent young men and women who had lived a quarter of their lives were paying for it.
Writers Craft - Character Development - Room -
Character Development Blog
Emma Donoghue’s Room
The protagonist of the novel Room is based on a young boy Jack, who is born into a life of denial and destruction. He grows into living and playing in the room like any young boy would. Playing with his “Ma” and playing with toys when he shouldn’t be, acting innocent and playful even in a horrible situation. The innocents of a child are clear in how he speaks to Ma in ways that only every mother has heard. Orders, to whining, to “I love you.” These are the typical expressions of a boy who would otherwise be crazy if he knew there was a world out there. The innocents of a child seem to be the wall to understanding. Ma seems to be able to be very mature and understanding in almost all circumstances. The talks that Ma and Jack have are close, at the same time their being pushed against the walls by the enormous elephant. The conversations may have to do with automatic toy cars and board games that are played on certain nights, but the true story is their, and will truly show itself as Jack grows, and finds that there might be something more to life, than just this room.
Emma Donoghue’s Room
The protagonist of the novel Room is based on a young boy Jack, who is born into a life of denial and destruction. He grows into living and playing in the room like any young boy would. Playing with his “Ma” and playing with toys when he shouldn’t be, acting innocent and playful even in a horrible situation. The innocents of a child are clear in how he speaks to Ma in ways that only every mother has heard. Orders, to whining, to “I love you.” These are the typical expressions of a boy who would otherwise be crazy if he knew there was a world out there. The innocents of a child seem to be the wall to understanding. Ma seems to be able to be very mature and understanding in almost all circumstances. The talks that Ma and Jack have are close, at the same time their being pushed against the walls by the enormous elephant. The conversations may have to do with automatic toy cars and board games that are played on certain nights, but the true story is their, and will truly show itself as Jack grows, and finds that there might be something more to life, than just this room.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Writers Craft -Perspectives of Iraq -
Writers Craft
Perspectives of Iraq
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The three sources are a great look and perspective into the peoples voice of the Iraq war. Something that will always be questioned is how the government could have stayed away from so many bad choices. These articles, presentations and Q&A, and previews are small pieces of how the everyday cartoon watcher was turned into a G.I. Joe on the drop of a dime, in order to help America fight a battle they could have done right. Reason’s for the unnecessary and deadly choices, may never be fully known, but what will be known is thousands of innocent boys died, and they deserve to have died for a reason.
The article that the New York Times posted was a very deep and touching portrayal of young boys, seeking to go and play Call of Duty over in the Middle East. The reference that was used to explain the soldier that was on foot patrol, and disappeared. His leg was found in a tree a while late and needed to be taken down by several men. He had floated down a canal, and never been found. That could unbearable to have to receive your son’s leg, and no other part of his body.
“We will bring to the Iraqi people food and medicines and supplies and freedom.” This quote that George W. Bush gave to the American people was a joke and a way of getting the media off the back of the Bush administration. The trailer for the documentary of No End in Sight was very moving, and very provoking After watching the full documentary of No End in Sight I could not help but feel very offended, and angry on behalf of the people under the Bush administration’s control. The press conferences that were given during the Bush campaign, seemed to have no real sympathy, or real interest into how bad things had been getting in Iraq. What was the most surprising event of the documentary, had to do with the disbandment of the Iraqi army, and seemed to turn the country over-night into a hellish war-zone. When that seemed to happen, all confidence and motivation for Iraq seemed to fly out the window.
The thing I found so inspiring and absolutely thrilling about the Ted talk by Deborah Scranton was how her documentary, illustrated the trust of the soldiers and the film crew. The Ted talk was a huge insight into the affects that the war has on people, in the army, and how it has changed their lives forever. Soldiers have been unable to connect back with their families, and seem to have lost the life they once had back home. I thought the way that the documentary was filmed was very interesting, and gave lot’s of different views into the war, and how it was being presented back home on the news. The ways that the soldiers found themselves being the biggest help to the Iraqi people. At the end of the Ted talk, the U.S. government had seemed to blow off the reality of the war and it’s problems. As a result innocent young men and women who had lived a quarter of their lives were paying for it.
Perspectives of Iraq
Blog
The three sources are a great look and perspective into the peoples voice of the Iraq war. Something that will always be questioned is how the government could have stayed away from so many bad choices. These articles, presentations and Q&A, and previews are small pieces of how the everyday cartoon watcher was turned into a G.I. Joe on the drop of a dime, in order to help America fight a battle they could have done right. Reason’s for the unnecessary and deadly choices, may never be fully known, but what will be known is thousands of innocent boys died, and they deserve to have died for a reason.
The article that the New York Times posted was a very deep and touching portrayal of young boys, seeking to go and play Call of Duty over in the Middle East. The reference that was used to explain the soldier that was on foot patrol, and disappeared. His leg was found in a tree a while late and needed to be taken down by several men. He had floated down a canal, and never been found. That could unbearable to have to receive your son’s leg, and no other part of his body.
“We will bring to the Iraqi people food and medicines and supplies and freedom.” This quote that George W. Bush gave to the American people was a joke and a way of getting the media off the back of the Bush administration. The trailer for the documentary of No End in Sight was very moving, and very provoking After watching the full documentary of No End in Sight I could not help but feel very offended, and angry on behalf of the people under the Bush administration’s control. The press conferences that were given during the Bush campaign, seemed to have no real sympathy, or real interest into how bad things had been getting in Iraq. What was the most surprising event of the documentary, had to do with the disbandment of the Iraqi army, and seemed to turn the country over-night into a hellish war-zone. When that seemed to happen, all confidence and motivation for Iraq seemed to fly out the window.
The thing I found so inspiring and absolutely thrilling about the Ted talk by Deborah Scranton was how her documentary, illustrated the trust of the soldiers and the film crew. The Ted talk was a huge insight into the affects that the war has on people, in the army, and how it has changed their lives forever. Soldiers have been unable to connect back with their families, and seem to have lost the life they once had back home. I thought the way that the documentary was filmed was very interesting, and gave lot’s of different views into the war, and how it was being presented back home on the news. The ways that the soldiers found themselves being the biggest help to the Iraqi people. At the end of the Ted talk, the U.S. government had seemed to blow off the reality of the war and it’s problems. As a result innocent young men and women who had lived a quarter of their lives were paying for it.
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