Friday, March 25, 2011

Free-Thinkers are a Government's Worst Enemy.

The first book to come to my mind that involves the right to think freely was The Night Thoreau spent in Jail. I believe this book is a right example because it talks about both transcendentalism and civil disobedience which makes Thoreau a free thinker you know how he was against what the society was turning into and believed the world shouldn't change into something that wasn't like the beginning of time. The book I'm reading now called "Inherit the Wind" also involves free-thinkers about a character who wants to believe that people should believe everything about the Bible is literally true.

Friday, March 11, 2011

William Carlos Williams- The Imagists.

This is Just to Say
I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox  and which you were probably saving for breakfast  Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold

The Red Wheelbarrow
so much depends upon  a red wheel barrow  glazed with rain water  beside the white chickens.
The Greatest Figure
Among the rain
and lights
I saw the figure 5
in gold
on a red
firetruck
moving
tense
unheeded
to gong clangs
siren howls
and wheels rumbling
through the dark city.

One thing i see something in common for all these poems is that they all include water and describes things by it. Yes, i do believe they are poems because it uses imagery.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Reflection on Teaching Experience.

When my turn to be teaching was a few days away, I guess I was feeling nervous myself because my group had hardly any communication on how and what would be our roles until the day itself. One of my biggest objectives was to be the kind of teacher who would get most of the attention of the students, so that was why I had a toothpick on my mouth to look like the cool teacher. Also I was trying to be a bit humorous on my presentation so it could keep the students awake and not bored because... everybody likes teachers with a sense of humor. So overall it went well according to my plans and one of the students liked my presentation the best (so far until the rest went by I guess.) I'm gonna say one thing though, and it's that my presentation was, in my opinion, been beaten by many others, but it wasn't bad either. The last groups were the best in my opinion and it was due to having fun activities and using good examples of their subject like Dr.Seuss's The Cat in the Hat.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Huck and Jim's relationship.

Some of the most important events about the relationship between Huck and Jim is when they found each other escaping from their problems because that was when they united and swore to help each other escape and find a new home. At first Huck was in doubt for helping Jim escape because it was against the law for slaves to run away, and if they got aid on it those who helped would face serious consequences. As I read more into the story, Huck seemed to realize how miserable the life of a slave is when he sees Jim get into trouble and sees him being mistreated and forced to work. What made Huck continue on his adventure on helping Jim escape is that he was the only friend Jim ever had. :)

Thursday, January 13, 2011

The Lowest Animal.

I remember back in my childhood days where I always played outside in the parks where there were trees and games to play, but today even kids at that age don't all do the same. Some kids today just stay home and play with their gameboys(or even psps?). What I'm trying to say is that as time moves on, our technology will improve, and the more it advances the more changes it brings to our way of life. I know we have to look into our futures to move on, but soon it will become something we never wished for. I don't want to lose the life I am living right now today. I know technology is great, but so is our world. Our trees, our animals, our wonders of nature have been given to us by God, and we should always keep it with us to show God that we appreciate him for giving us all life. Taking it all away would just turn us into something else, something God did not meant for us. Let's keep nature with us forever to the end of time, shall we?

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

New Version of Huck Finn.

I think there shouldn't be a change into the story of Huck Finn because that would make the story less likely clever since back those years there was a lack of respect against the blacks. I know the N word is racist, but it helps make the story get more into its setting. Today, black people are not always called Ns...but back them they were.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Great Student Writing.

I can hardly remember any other writing assignment besides my latest which was called Run with a Price. This was my favorite writing assignment, but overall my favorite assignment so far is Transcendentalism. As my teacher went through correcting stuff in my story, there was rarely any mistakes(just mispelling). My writing is not perfect, but it is well skilled if you ask me. I could try improving it by looking at professionals' work of writing.