Monday, November 26, 2007
Reading Response
Today I read Peak. Peak was on his way to Base Camp out Mt. Everest. To get ready for the climb, he was told he had to walk behind the truck with all his gear. Every night they stopped he would go climb a rock face that was near by to just stay in shape. As soon as he got to Base Camp he saw his father getting into a fistfight. All his father did was dodge a punch and then punched the guy in the chest and knocked him down into the snow. After that was over Captain Shek drove up in a Jeep and asked for everyone’s papers. He as checking to make sure everyone had a climbing permit and was allowed to be at the camp.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Of Mice and Men Ending
1. Lennie didnt mean to kill Curley's wife. He was scared that George was going to get mad at him so he was telling her to be quiet and holding her mouth.
2. Curley get really mad, which doesnt suprise me.
3. George tells Lennie that they are going to have a house and everythig is going to be good to them, and that Lennie can have rabbits.
4. George shot Lennie because he was being bad and causing trouble.
5. No, George wasnt right to do what he did. He isnt justified at all because I think he could have taken care of Lennie in a different and less harsh way than to just kill him.
6. I dont really know what Steinbeck is saying but i think he is trying to make a strong statment about the whole situation,
2. Curley get really mad, which doesnt suprise me.
3. George tells Lennie that they are going to have a house and everythig is going to be good to them, and that Lennie can have rabbits.
4. George shot Lennie because he was being bad and causing trouble.
5. No, George wasnt right to do what he did. He isnt justified at all because I think he could have taken care of Lennie in a different and less harsh way than to just kill him.
6. I dont really know what Steinbeck is saying but i think he is trying to make a strong statment about the whole situation,
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Free Will
I think it isn’t always 100% your choice. You can’t just go out and do whatever you want. Working as hard as you can is probably the best thing you can do to achieve what you want to do. If you wanted to be a singer, there are millions of people in the world that want to be a singer. And you can’t just say i am better than all them, you have to show it. If you work hard, you will become better and then people will notice you. And if you wanted to be a senator you cant just become a senator, you have to show that you would be a good choice for that position. To show that you’re the right person you have to work hard. So nothing is 100% your choice. There is always someone out that that can say no or be better than you, but you have more of a chance to do what you want if you work hard.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
tomorrow will be a better day
Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day
1. How does Rittenberg hook the reader? What’s happening? He started off at a point where I thought that something was going to go wrong, or he would end-up upset. His father is talking to him mom about Rittenberg’s future, and how he thinks that the future is not going to be good.
2. What specifics does Rittenberg use to emphasize how older generations saw horrible things in their lifetimes? He uses the examples of his grandparents, and how they lived through wars, depressions, flu’s, and other things, yet they kept going. His father would also tell him “Tomorrow will be a better day.”
3. How does Rittenberg use specifics to demonstrate his hopefulness? He remembered how his father used to tell him that “Tomorrow will be a better day.” And if Rittenberg asked how do you know, his father would say, “I just do.”
4. How does Rittenberg use the title to make his point? The point of his story was that; no matter how bad your day may have been, keep looking forward, because tomorrow will be better. Things will get better, and improve
1. How does Rittenberg hook the reader? What’s happening? He started off at a point where I thought that something was going to go wrong, or he would end-up upset. His father is talking to him mom about Rittenberg’s future, and how he thinks that the future is not going to be good.
2. What specifics does Rittenberg use to emphasize how older generations saw horrible things in their lifetimes? He uses the examples of his grandparents, and how they lived through wars, depressions, flu’s, and other things, yet they kept going. His father would also tell him “Tomorrow will be a better day.”
3. How does Rittenberg use specifics to demonstrate his hopefulness? He remembered how his father used to tell him that “Tomorrow will be a better day.” And if Rittenberg asked how do you know, his father would say, “I just do.”
4. How does Rittenberg use the title to make his point? The point of his story was that; no matter how bad your day may have been, keep looking forward, because tomorrow will be better. Things will get better, and improve
ashley responce
Ashley Response
1) How does the writer use the hook (“three blonde heads”) to grab the reader and set the tone for the essay? It was a “showing” sentence; I imagined how it would look for them to turn around.
2) Re-read the paragraph starting “The first time I actually became aware…” Specific detail: “ One kid thought it was so funny his chubby face started turning red and I could see a tear gradually making its way down his face.” showing not telling. “ Like a volatile vial of glycerin, into peals of laughter.”
3) Why does the writer use the example of the pencils? What is she trying to show? She’s explaining to us how her name was never on one of the pencils, and that made her feel left out, and not like her name.
4) How does the writer turn it around? What anecdotes and information does she give to show that she has regained her pride for her name? The writer turns it around by telling us that when she went back to her home country, her cousin told her what her name really meant. Her name stood for “to rule without force.” She took pride in the fact that her name meant something meaningful.
5) What advice would you give the writer to make the essay even better? I think that it would have been better is she “showed” us a little more about how she felt when her name embarrassed her.
1) How does the writer use the hook (“three blonde heads”) to grab the reader and set the tone for the essay? It was a “showing” sentence; I imagined how it would look for them to turn around.
2) Re-read the paragraph starting “The first time I actually became aware…” Specific detail: “ One kid thought it was so funny his chubby face started turning red and I could see a tear gradually making its way down his face.” showing not telling. “ Like a volatile vial of glycerin, into peals of laughter.”
3) Why does the writer use the example of the pencils? What is she trying to show? She’s explaining to us how her name was never on one of the pencils, and that made her feel left out, and not like her name.
4) How does the writer turn it around? What anecdotes and information does she give to show that she has regained her pride for her name? The writer turns it around by telling us that when she went back to her home country, her cousin told her what her name really meant. Her name stood for “to rule without force.” She took pride in the fact that her name meant something meaningful.
5) What advice would you give the writer to make the essay even better? I think that it would have been better is she “showed” us a little more about how she felt when her name embarrassed her.
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