http://absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showentry&e=11185
The poem is basically telling the reader that someone (family member or friend) annoys them to the point of mental breakdown. The author also tells the reader that the person annoying them doesn't really think much of them. They think of the author as a failure not capable of success in their future. The person bothering the author could also be doing that because they want them to succeed and that is their way of showing it.
I like this poem because i kind of wrote it (a couple years ago when i was bored). That is not the only reason i like i though, I also like it because it uses metaphors to describe emotions felt toward the person bothering the author. It also shows the effects on people who are cared for by someone else; but that person only expresses it by bothering the person they care for.
It connects to my life because when i wrote it i was being annoyed by a couple of my friends/family members.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Huck Finn Exam 1 (1-23): Essay
Huck faces many different Moral dilemmas throughout his adventures, all of which show the reader what kind of person he is. One of those is his choice to help Jim escape or turn him in to authorities and get the reward. The obvious choice that Huck decides on is to help Jim escape. He does not receive any kind of reward for helping Jim but receives better things than any type of physical reward could not offer.
One of the things that Huck learns or receives from helping Jim is that everyone should be treated equally. Huck first realizes this a little bit before they encounter the duke and the king, though he does not fully comprehend it yet. He felt horrible about helping Jim escape because of the way he was raised but he also had that lingering doubt that turning him in was wrong, especially since Jim did not kill anyone.
Another thing he gets from helping Jim escape is the satisfaction of doing the right thing even though many people in the south were against it. Huck and Jim encountered several people searching for runaway slaves. Those people would have probablyhave given him the reward and killed him if he had just turned Jim in to them. Huck knew this and helped Jim because jim was nice to him and he would have felt bad if that happened.
Although he first doubts his decision "Well, i can tell you it made me all over trembly and feverish, too, to hear, because I begun to get it through my head that he was most free-and who was to blame for it? Why, me." (Ch.16, p.66, par, 2), Jim and Huck become better friends the farther down the river they travel and end up looking out for each other. Huck eventually learns by the end that Jim is more than just a slave, He is a human being just like himself that deserves to be free.
One of the things that Huck learns or receives from helping Jim is that everyone should be treated equally. Huck first realizes this a little bit before they encounter the duke and the king, though he does not fully comprehend it yet. He felt horrible about helping Jim escape because of the way he was raised but he also had that lingering doubt that turning him in was wrong, especially since Jim did not kill anyone.
Another thing he gets from helping Jim escape is the satisfaction of doing the right thing even though many people in the south were against it. Huck and Jim encountered several people searching for runaway slaves. Those people would have probablyhave given him the reward and killed him if he had just turned Jim in to them. Huck knew this and helped Jim because jim was nice to him and he would have felt bad if that happened.
Although he first doubts his decision "Well, i can tell you it made me all over trembly and feverish, too, to hear, because I begun to get it through my head that he was most free-and who was to blame for it? Why, me." (Ch.16, p.66, par, 2), Jim and Huck become better friends the farther down the river they travel and end up looking out for each other. Huck eventually learns by the end that Jim is more than just a slave, He is a human being just like himself that deserves to be free.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Reader Response 3: (14 - 18)
What impresses Huck about the Grangerford’s house was the look of the house. He was impressed by the brass doorknob which is not common where he lives. “It didn’t have an iron latch on the front door, nor a wooden one with a buckskin string, but a brass knob to turn, the same as houses in a town.”(ch.17, p.75, par.2) He also is impressed because there are no beds in the parlor, which is actually used as a parlor and not an extra bedroom. These things that impress Huck show that his view of success and happiness is somewhat based on your possessions but also on your personality and hospitality.
The books in the house are all higher reading than what Huck has read before. They all have some sort of importance to the family whether it is for entertainment, guidance, reference, or remembrance for their daughter who died at a young age. Huck is interested in them because they all are things to help him too in some way or another. They also challenge him and help him to increase his knowledge and reading skills. “I read considerable in it now and then. The statements was interesting, but tough.”(ch.17, p.76, par.2) This all shows that Huck view on education is positive unlike his father who, unlike Huck is very illiterate. Twain's view on education is very similar to Huck’s in the fact that they both used their prior knowledge to make inferences.
The thing that is unique about the drawings and poems in the scrapbook is the repetitive references to death. The girl who created all the things in the scrapbook seems to be obsessed with death and the deceased. Twain describes one of her unfinished drawings in detail more so than the others. He does so because the girl died before she was able to finish the drawing and it represents several things. One of the things it represents is his view on death, Twain like the girl fascinated was by death and its methods. It also shows Twain's appreciation for different mediums through which art is expressed whether its in words, or a drawing. Huck is touched by the girl's life and her art because she had great potential and would have probably been famous if it weren't for her death at such an early age. "If Emmeline Grangerford could make poetry like that before she was fourteen, there ain't no telling what she could a done by-and-by."(ch.17, p.78, par.1)
The books in the house are all higher reading than what Huck has read before. They all have some sort of importance to the family whether it is for entertainment, guidance, reference, or remembrance for their daughter who died at a young age. Huck is interested in them because they all are things to help him too in some way or another. They also challenge him and help him to increase his knowledge and reading skills. “I read considerable in it now and then. The statements was interesting, but tough.”(ch.17, p.76, par.2) This all shows that Huck view on education is positive unlike his father who, unlike Huck is very illiterate. Twain's view on education is very similar to Huck’s in the fact that they both used their prior knowledge to make inferences.
The thing that is unique about the drawings and poems in the scrapbook is the repetitive references to death. The girl who created all the things in the scrapbook seems to be obsessed with death and the deceased. Twain describes one of her unfinished drawings in detail more so than the others. He does so because the girl died before she was able to finish the drawing and it represents several things. One of the things it represents is his view on death, Twain like the girl fascinated was by death and its methods. It also shows Twain's appreciation for different mediums through which art is expressed whether its in words, or a drawing. Huck is touched by the girl's life and her art because she had great potential and would have probably been famous if it weren't for her death at such an early age. "If Emmeline Grangerford could make poetry like that before she was fourteen, there ain't no telling what she could a done by-and-by."(ch.17, p.78, par.1)
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Reader Response 2: Huck Finn (7 - 13)
Huck is influenced by a large number of people in his life, some are a negative influence and some are a positive influence on him. The people that influence him throughout the story are Tom sawyer, Widow Douglas, Pap, and Jim. These influences affect how Huck reacts to situations and conflicts in the book.First Tom Sawyer is a big influence on Huck in many ways. Huck looks up to him as if he was his older brother. Throughout the book he is continually thinking of what Tom sawyer would have done or, what Tom sawyer would have thought. “I did wish Tom Sawyer was here, I knowed he would take an interest in this kind of business, and throw in the fancy touches.”(ch.VII, pg.25, par.1) He thinks Tom is smart and knows everything. Tom and Huck are always getting in trouble together but overall Tom sawyer is a good influence on Huck.
Next there is Widow Douglas who took Huck in and takes care of him in the beginning. She teaches him to be “civilized” and makes him clean himself up and go to school. She also tries to teach him about religion but he does not see an advantage in some of the things he learns about it. “Well, I couldn’t see no advantage in going where she was going, so I made up my mind I wouldn’t try for it.” (ch.I, pg.2, par.3) Huck may not think she is, but widow Douglas is a good influence on him in the story.
Another character that influences Huck is Pap. Pap is his father who is an alcoholic and abuses/abused Huck. Pap is lower than low, he is almost never sober, and he is also very illiterate. "The law takes a man worth six thousand dollars and upards, and jams him into an old trap of a cabin like this, and lets him go round in clothes that ain't fitten for a hog." (ch.VI, pg.20, par.1) After Huck is with Pap for a while he starts to go back to being like he was before he started to live with Widow Douglas. Overall Pap is a very bad influence on Huck throughout story.
The last person that influences Huck in the story is Jim. Jim is one Widow Douglas's slaves who she might have planned to sell. Jim is also very reliable and can be very superstitious at times. "And Jim said you musn't count the things you are going to cook for dinner, because that would bring bad luck." (ch.VIII, pg.34, par.4) Although he is illiterate he has a lot of knowledge and is always questionable to stand firm on a certain belief, he tends to go both ways. Huck learns a lot from Jim and gains a lot of good things from him.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Reader Response 1: Huck Finn (1 - 6)
"Well, I couldn't see advantage in going where she was going, so I made up my mind i wouldn't try for it. But I never said so, because it would only make trouble, and wouldn't do no good."(ch.1, p.2, par.4). I dont see the advantage of going where she wants to go, so I've decided im not gonna make an effort to try to get there. I never said that though, because she would have a fit if I told her.
The quote I chose describes hucks opinion towards religion taufgt to him by widow douglas. She told him if he didn't behave better he would go to hell. Huck basically says he doesn't want to go to heaven because it is where Widow douglas wants to go when she dies. He thinks it would be boring to go there because Widow Douglas described it as the same thing over and over again for eternity and he wants change.
Mark Twain would think this quote is a good look at what Huck Finn thinks of religion. It shows that Huck Finn just wants change and not the same thing over and over again because it bores him. Hucks view on religion is similar to Mark Twains life because he travelled and did many things during his life. Mark Twain never did the same thing for a very long time because he might of got tired of it, or he just wanted change in his life like Huck in the story.
The quote I chose describes hucks opinion towards religion taufgt to him by widow douglas. She told him if he didn't behave better he would go to hell. Huck basically says he doesn't want to go to heaven because it is where Widow douglas wants to go when she dies. He thinks it would be boring to go there because Widow Douglas described it as the same thing over and over again for eternity and he wants change.
Mark Twain would think this quote is a good look at what Huck Finn thinks of religion. It shows that Huck Finn just wants change and not the same thing over and over again because it bores him. Hucks view on religion is similar to Mark Twains life because he travelled and did many things during his life. Mark Twain never did the same thing for a very long time because he might of got tired of it, or he just wanted change in his life like Huck in the story.
Monday, September 17, 2007
The Hero's Journey
Many different stories use these examples of archetypes many of which have stayed famous for many years. The bible is an example is one of the most famous books to use these archetypes. it starts out with creation then the villain causes the fall of man. After Adam and eve are kicked out of the garden they are promised the ultimate boon or Jesus who dies to redeem all mans sins. Another book that shows the archetypes listed is the time machine by H.G. Wells. the time traveller starts his journey by creating the time machine then taking it to the future. Once he gets there he is surprised by the ultimate boon he achieved because the result is different than what he expected. The rest of the story he has to work hard to try to make the return voyage back to his time. The last and final example of the list of archetypes is the lord of the rings. This is one of your examples but i couldn't think of a better example. It shows all of the archetypes you listed and is famous because of it.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
final posting
I gained several things from this mentoring program like advice, and another opinion on certain issues. You helped me to narrow down my plans for school/career in the future.
This summer i have to go to summer school to make up a semester of biology and english 10 and i have to make up a whole math credit i lost from failing algebra 2. im plannin on also gettin a job so i can fix up my truck(my dads but he doesnt drive it anymore b/c its old and he has a new one) its a 1981 ford ranger f250 with four wheel drive. i wanna fix it up so i can drive it on the dunes with my dad this summer or next.........maybe. besides that ill probably hang out out with my girlfriend and some other friends.
My junior year was ok i wish i woulda done better in algebra 2 though because i have to make up a whole credit........its the teacher i swear lol. This year was better than my sophomore year though. I did alot better in cross country this year, i got all mega and was in the top 15 in our division.
Next year i plan on passing all my classes so i can graduate and not have to go to summer school again. Im takin auto body next year and im probably going to go to a trade school somewhere to close to start out and then i want to go to one in indiana.
Im not the best at rugby at least with ball control but im one of the fastest kids on the team. I like to play though because i get to hit people when im mad and im usally quiet and have never been in a fight so it kinda gives me a way to vent some of my anger.........and makes me feel tough. lol we play "smeer the queer" for one of our warm-ups we call it last man standing though its fun. I usally can sprint through everyone to avoid getting clobbered....when someone does get me i dont weigh much so ill go down really easy. Thats cool that you ran in the chicago marathon me and one of my cousins ran in the turkey trot this year it was fun....i forgot what place i got in. the top 10 percent is pretty good for the chicago marathon what was your mile time? i wanna run a couple races next year after cc season is over.......maybe even a marathon. Ive played baseball before and im not that good because i cant catch that well, im ok at softball though. I remeber i used to play when i lived in detroit my mom would get everyone together for a game and we would play. One team is actually all democrats and the other is republicans?lol
well......thank you for responding to my posts
i enjoyed reading your responses
This summer i have to go to summer school to make up a semester of biology and english 10 and i have to make up a whole math credit i lost from failing algebra 2. im plannin on also gettin a job so i can fix up my truck(my dads but he doesnt drive it anymore b/c its old and he has a new one) its a 1981 ford ranger f250 with four wheel drive. i wanna fix it up so i can drive it on the dunes with my dad this summer or next.........maybe. besides that ill probably hang out out with my girlfriend and some other friends.
My junior year was ok i wish i woulda done better in algebra 2 though because i have to make up a whole credit........its the teacher i swear lol. This year was better than my sophomore year though. I did alot better in cross country this year, i got all mega and was in the top 15 in our division.
Next year i plan on passing all my classes so i can graduate and not have to go to summer school again. Im takin auto body next year and im probably going to go to a trade school somewhere to close to start out and then i want to go to one in indiana.
Im not the best at rugby at least with ball control but im one of the fastest kids on the team. I like to play though because i get to hit people when im mad and im usally quiet and have never been in a fight so it kinda gives me a way to vent some of my anger.........and makes me feel tough. lol we play "smeer the queer" for one of our warm-ups we call it last man standing though its fun. I usally can sprint through everyone to avoid getting clobbered....when someone does get me i dont weigh much so ill go down really easy. Thats cool that you ran in the chicago marathon me and one of my cousins ran in the turkey trot this year it was fun....i forgot what place i got in. the top 10 percent is pretty good for the chicago marathon what was your mile time? i wanna run a couple races next year after cc season is over.......maybe even a marathon. Ive played baseball before and im not that good because i cant catch that well, im ok at softball though. I remeber i used to play when i lived in detroit my mom would get everyone together for a game and we would play. One team is actually all democrats and the other is republicans?lol
well......thank you for responding to my posts
i enjoyed reading your responses
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Hey,
My school just started a rugby team and im on it and i was gonna do track too but i decided to just do rugby. Its alot of fun i get to run, hit people, kick, and carry the ball. anywho, yeah we just had our first scrimmage on saturday and we won. were supposed to have another one today, hopefully we'll win this one too. did you or do you play any sports?
to respond to what you said about the other things i posted. i agree with what you said about not deciding right away what im going to do for a job in the future. Ive heard people tell me that before and I understand it. I just am not completly sure of what i want to do, I have a general idea of what i want to do though. I realy enjoy creating art and working on cars and truck but mostly offroad stuff.
I also agree with what you said about the incident with the kids in detroit. the cycle of violence could be stopped if people didnt just move when things started to go bad. If more people actually did something to teach the kids to be better than stuff like that wouldnt happen as much. there is no real solution to get rid of this problem though.
My school just started a rugby team and im on it and i was gonna do track too but i decided to just do rugby. Its alot of fun i get to run, hit people, kick, and carry the ball. anywho, yeah we just had our first scrimmage on saturday and we won. were supposed to have another one today, hopefully we'll win this one too. did you or do you play any sports?
to respond to what you said about the other things i posted. i agree with what you said about not deciding right away what im going to do for a job in the future. Ive heard people tell me that before and I understand it. I just am not completly sure of what i want to do, I have a general idea of what i want to do though. I realy enjoy creating art and working on cars and truck but mostly offroad stuff.
I also agree with what you said about the incident with the kids in detroit. the cycle of violence could be stopped if people didnt just move when things started to go bad. If more people actually did something to teach the kids to be better than stuff like that wouldnt happen as much. there is no real solution to get rid of this problem though.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Usually money or drugs drive people to commit violent acts like the one that happened several days ago in Detroit. The way people are raised is most of the time the cause for someone to commit such a violent act. Many of the people who do something like that had parents who didnt care about there futures. you dont see that many drug dealers that are raised from caring parents.
When i heard and read about the incident with the two boys in west Detroit i was shocked. It also made me mad because those boys if they had better parents would have tried to move away to try and avoid something like this from happening.
Many types of popular media today encourage the use of violence. This sends the message to people and children that it is ok to use violence. Its never ok to use violence especially to solve a problem, it only makes things worse.
Parents have the responsibility to watch and make sure their children have a better future. to protect their children from being a victim or perpetrator of these violent acts they need to teach their children to stay away from drugs.
what do you think of this issue?
When i heard and read about the incident with the two boys in west Detroit i was shocked. It also made me mad because those boys if they had better parents would have tried to move away to try and avoid something like this from happening.
Many types of popular media today encourage the use of violence. This sends the message to people and children that it is ok to use violence. Its never ok to use violence especially to solve a problem, it only makes things worse.
Parents have the responsibility to watch and make sure their children have a better future. to protect their children from being a victim or perpetrator of these violent acts they need to teach their children to stay away from drugs.
what do you think of this issue?
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
letter of introduction
My Name is Nathan gartner, i am 16 and i am in the 11th grade. I am writing this letter to gain insight on what is important to do in high school to become sucessful in the future.
I am unsure of what my "favorite" subject in school is because i have several, but i do like art, computer classes, band, and economics. The most difficult subject in school for me is any of the math classes except for geometry which is easier for me. I am unsure of where i want to go for college partly because i am unsure of what i want to do as a job. When i go to college i want to study either art, economics, or engineering. Im not entirley sure of what i want to do for a career but i was thinkin of something that involves designing cars like some sort of engineering job.
I am the oldest of all my siblings i have 2 sisters and one brother(who are very annoying at times lol). My dad works at the jeep plant in detroit on the night shift and leaves right as i get home from school so i dont get to see him that much except for sundays or when hes laid off. My mom is a stay at home mom and she takes care of all of us when my dad isnt home. For fun i like to hang out with friends, or go outside and work on the trucks when my dad is home. I also like to go offroading riding quads, snowmobiles, dune buggies, trucks,.......basically anything offroad capable lol. My dad usally takes the whole family up to the silver lake sand dunes to go offroading in his truck, and hopefully next year ill have the ford in our yard fixed up enough to take that too since i got my license this year. I also like to go to concerts because i love music and i play 2 instrements, Trumpet, and guitar. When it comes to offroading and motorsports my favorites are Dennis Anderson the monster truck gravediggers driver, and Dale earnhart Jr. I run cross country and my favorite runner has to be Prefontaine he ran crazy fast. My favorite Band is Flogging molly who ive heard have some pretty good concerts. I have no favorite food because i will eat almost anything because i like to eat. I do not know where i see myself in 10 years b/c im unsure of some things.
One of the questions i already know some tings about but not all is how to do well in high school. What should i do to prepare for college? what do i do to prepare for a career? what kind of things are you interested in? anything interesting about you? What do you do for a hobbie? And why did you decide to be part of the mentor program?
As ive said before i want to gain insight on what is important to do in high school to become sucessful in the future. I also want to be able to be able to talk about other things besides talking about other people like some of my friends do. Thank you for reading this and i look forward to reading your reply soon
I am unsure of what my "favorite" subject in school is because i have several, but i do like art, computer classes, band, and economics. The most difficult subject in school for me is any of the math classes except for geometry which is easier for me. I am unsure of where i want to go for college partly because i am unsure of what i want to do as a job. When i go to college i want to study either art, economics, or engineering. Im not entirley sure of what i want to do for a career but i was thinkin of something that involves designing cars like some sort of engineering job.
I am the oldest of all my siblings i have 2 sisters and one brother(who are very annoying at times lol). My dad works at the jeep plant in detroit on the night shift and leaves right as i get home from school so i dont get to see him that much except for sundays or when hes laid off. My mom is a stay at home mom and she takes care of all of us when my dad isnt home. For fun i like to hang out with friends, or go outside and work on the trucks when my dad is home. I also like to go offroading riding quads, snowmobiles, dune buggies, trucks,.......basically anything offroad capable lol. My dad usally takes the whole family up to the silver lake sand dunes to go offroading in his truck, and hopefully next year ill have the ford in our yard fixed up enough to take that too since i got my license this year. I also like to go to concerts because i love music and i play 2 instrements, Trumpet, and guitar. When it comes to offroading and motorsports my favorites are Dennis Anderson the monster truck gravediggers driver, and Dale earnhart Jr. I run cross country and my favorite runner has to be Prefontaine he ran crazy fast. My favorite Band is Flogging molly who ive heard have some pretty good concerts. I have no favorite food because i will eat almost anything because i like to eat. I do not know where i see myself in 10 years b/c im unsure of some things.
One of the questions i already know some tings about but not all is how to do well in high school. What should i do to prepare for college? what do i do to prepare for a career? what kind of things are you interested in? anything interesting about you? What do you do for a hobbie? And why did you decide to be part of the mentor program?
As ive said before i want to gain insight on what is important to do in high school to become sucessful in the future. I also want to be able to be able to talk about other things besides talking about other people like some of my friends do. Thank you for reading this and i look forward to reading your reply soon
Sincerely,
Nathan Gartner
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