Sunday, April 24, 2011
Something Interesting to Post About?
So that quiz we just took really broke my juevos!!!! It was quite difficult i though, but whatever!! So im going to need help with my rough draft so any takers want to help me or.....?! this is a really lame post!
ITS THE WEEKEND!!
But not for much longer. Where do the two days go? Of course for me they've been absolutly packed!! On to the things englishy in nature. Im really sad that PWB is almost over...I've really enjoyed this book! Its been fun to be able to dig into things and notice how much thought and planning Kingsolver must have put in to make all the symbolism work. It amazes me! I know i would've just written the book and if something worked out then yay! The only thing that makes ending this book a little less painful is that next we get to read The Color Purple! I've heard from bunches of people that its a really good book! I'm excited to see if it ties in with the reacurring theme of government control! Oh yeah...HAPPY EASTER!!
Hello college english class. How is your Easter going? I hope that everyone is getting a lot done this weekend!
We are nearing the end of Poisonwood Bible! Im not gunna lie, I can't wait to start a new book. Its not that I don't like Poisonwood Bible but its starting to get a little old. I think its because this book is longer then the other ones we have read so far.
I was reading over the weekend and I came across a quote by Leah and I thought I would share it.
"I long to wake up, and then I do. I wake up in love, and work my skin to darkness under the equatorial sun. I look at my four boys, who are the colors of silt, loam, dust, and clay, an infinite palette for children of their own, and I understand that time erases whiteness altogether." (526)
This is such a powerful quote that can be taken many different ways. This quote shows how much Leah hates the color of her skin because of what is associated in the Congo with the whites. Leah works her self hard to try to make up for being white. I just think that Kingsolver writes this beutifully and wanted to share it
We are nearing the end of Poisonwood Bible! Im not gunna lie, I can't wait to start a new book. Its not that I don't like Poisonwood Bible but its starting to get a little old. I think its because this book is longer then the other ones we have read so far.
I was reading over the weekend and I came across a quote by Leah and I thought I would share it.
"I long to wake up, and then I do. I wake up in love, and work my skin to darkness under the equatorial sun. I look at my four boys, who are the colors of silt, loam, dust, and clay, an infinite palette for children of their own, and I understand that time erases whiteness altogether." (526)
This is such a powerful quote that can be taken many different ways. This quote shows how much Leah hates the color of her skin because of what is associated in the Congo with the whites. Leah works her self hard to try to make up for being white. I just think that Kingsolver writes this beutifully and wanted to share it
RACHEL PRICE
I absolutly love rachel price! nothing is ever her fault ugh i wanna wack a hoe! like seriouslu G "i don't blame myslef for any of those things that happen in africa, even ruth may'! im gunna kill the *&%*^%%(&*&()&^R**!!! any who this paper is hard ive started over and im very disintersested already.
Help!
OK im working on my research paper. So far Ive been stating facts and defining the facets of the system and process but Im wondering if Im supposed to support/discredit it all throughout my paper or not at all or just at the end of my paper or something? I don't know so if anyone could help that would be great!
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
..PWB..
I didn't get to share my quote the other day in our circle..
but the quote i chose was from Rachel's section in exodus;
"I might as well get started packing my bags and get measured
for a Dior gown." I liked it because it just shows how much Rachel
hasn't change and even though she isn't moving back to America
she is still so consumed in the American culture, and using wealthy
men to advance herself.
but the quote i chose was from Rachel's section in exodus;
"I might as well get started packing my bags and get measured
for a Dior gown." I liked it because it just shows how much Rachel
hasn't change and even though she isn't moving back to America
she is still so consumed in the American culture, and using wealthy
men to advance herself.
Exposed to Some New Truths
Is it ok to be ashamed to be an American? The last two pieces of media that I have gone through have persuaded me that the previous statement can exist.
First: The Poisonwood Bible. I finished it today and left myself some time to ponder some of the meaning Kingsolver is getting across. I feel, that as a country, we are terrible people. To mislead, permenantly scar, harm, and undermine the people of another country, is unthinkable. That may be why we don't choose to think about it. Kingsolver has been successful in opening my eyes to an unseen part of our political world, and I don't like it. I feel that even though I wasn't a direct part of it, I am to blame as a citizen of our country. I guess the guilt of a country can trickle down through the generations.
Second: Waiting for Superman. I just watched this documentary with my sister (who's studying elementary education) and my mom (who's a fourth grade teacher) and I had no idea what I was about to learn. In the same way that PWB makes me feel guilty, this achieves that very thing. To prevent children who are ready to learn and want to learn and who's families are 100% behind them, a quality education seems like such a selfish thing for our country to do. As multiple people in this movie stated, education has become a game for adults and it should be about the better interest of the children. I'm not one who's ever wanted to be a teacher, but this movie made me want to do something to change what our country has 'accomplished'. And it's quite appropriate for the topic of our senior projects and it touches on multiple issues, so I definitly recommend it to everyone.
First: The Poisonwood Bible. I finished it today and left myself some time to ponder some of the meaning Kingsolver is getting across. I feel, that as a country, we are terrible people. To mislead, permenantly scar, harm, and undermine the people of another country, is unthinkable. That may be why we don't choose to think about it. Kingsolver has been successful in opening my eyes to an unseen part of our political world, and I don't like it. I feel that even though I wasn't a direct part of it, I am to blame as a citizen of our country. I guess the guilt of a country can trickle down through the generations.
Second: Waiting for Superman. I just watched this documentary with my sister (who's studying elementary education) and my mom (who's a fourth grade teacher) and I had no idea what I was about to learn. In the same way that PWB makes me feel guilty, this achieves that very thing. To prevent children who are ready to learn and want to learn and who's families are 100% behind them, a quality education seems like such a selfish thing for our country to do. As multiple people in this movie stated, education has become a game for adults and it should be about the better interest of the children. I'm not one who's ever wanted to be a teacher, but this movie made me want to do something to change what our country has 'accomplished'. And it's quite appropriate for the topic of our senior projects and it touches on multiple issues, so I definitly recommend it to everyone.
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