First Day Of Summer

Ok .. so today was my first day of summer and now as it winds down to an end I find myself pondering on the old days in Mrs. Gilmores pre ap english class. Although this was just yesterday. lol. I have to say I don't miss these blog posts at all! I will miss watching my class get yelled at for tilting the lamp shades though! I'll miss you guys! Have a great, essay free, summer.

(except for those of you who are doing the over the summer homework for AP english next year)

Cross-examine?

If I were to be cross examined it would most likely be about my family, and where i come from. I am nothing like the family that I come from. I am actually sane. But I have been cross-examined by people and even friends after them meeting my family.

My family is pretty crazy. I come from a bunch of down home Mississippi "rednecks". They are loud, and obnoxious. And quite overwhelming if you haven't know them your whole life. I used to be embarrassed to take my "guy friends" and anyone really around my family. But as I got older I grew out of that and realized that no matter what they are my family and I'm stuck with them forever.:) I love my family very much and even though sometimes it makes people think twice about me I think I'll keep them around!

(If you guys are reading this know I love you! And I'm coming home soon!! Promise:)

Anthem "I wear a mask"

I wear a mask, for I am not always the same
Happy, sad, mad which should I claim?
You might advocate or call it a lie
But when in pain I try and hide my cry

Behind this mask there is a real me
But this real skin rarely will you see
Occasionaly you might brake though my wall
Open arms be ready for this emotional downfall

I wear a mask for everyone to see
Would you like to know the real me?

Sorry this post is so late, i accidentally emailed this insted of posted it.

Goerge Orwell commentary

In Orwell's book Animal Farm he uses very effective representation of real people through animals. The way he relates certain classes of people to certain farm animals in the book was amazing. He used pigs to represent the government, Stalin and Lenin mostly. He did it all in a very comical way to some people. He used he strong horse Boxer to represent the work forces in the communities. And along with those he used many other metaphorical representations.

I think that he used this form of characterizing so that he wouldn't have to so boldly say what it was that he was thinking. I mean to those of us that have read the book and spent lots or time analyzing and going over the contents and hidden messages we can see very clearly what it is he was trying to say. But i think if he would have simply wrote it all out alot of people wouldn't have taken the time to read the book. He made it alot more fun and interesting with the animals.

WIlliam Carlos Williams Poem

This is my poem modeled after "The little red wheelbarrow".
It is called "splash".

Splash. By: Kallen Ross
I breathe one
breath

should i be
scared

will it be
cold

"splash!" in the
water.

well sorry so terribly late! but there you go!

I am my borthers keeper?

I agree with this statement, I am my brothers keeper, yes. I think it is very important. In the past novels we have read in pre ap english they have also giving examples of this. Just like Lennie and George. And i think in the same way that is alot like how our world works, or how it should work. We should all be looking out for each other. The world and all communities should revolve around the statement "I am my brothers keeper." If everyone agreed with this statement the world world be so much more peaceful!
I think that I am my brothers keeper for multiple reasons. I have always had younger siblings. I am the eldest of 3 kids so I have always had to watch out for young ones! And on top of that I have always been very active in sports so I know what it means to watch out for your team mates and "have their back". So I most definitely agree with being "my brothers keeper".

Form this paragraph, John Stienbeck seta the scene Of Mice and Men though his use of imagery as he describes the natural world as a parallel to later events in the novelle. In the quote "the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green" the aurthor boldly describes both Lennie and Goerge. The word "green" is commonly used to signify something or somebody younge, nieve, and full of life. While the phrase "runs deep" could be used to discribe someone very stable, solid, or strong. The word "green" can be paralleled with the character Lennie, he is very nieve and full of life at heart. The phrase 'runs deep" reminds me of Goerge because of how stong and stable of a character he is in this book, he spends the majority of the Novel taking care of Lennie and himself. The words "rocky, mountain, and strong" all stand out in the next quote to me. "Rocky" meaning jagged and unstabble, "Mountain" refering to an obstacle, and "strong" defining something defined or well put together. To me "rocky" descibes Lennie to a tee, he is very unstabble mentally. "Mountain" in this quote signifies life in general, the obstacles that you might face. And "strong" defines Goerge being as in mentally he is the stronger of the two. In the quote "under the trees the leave lie deep and so crisp", the words "trees" and "leaves" stand out to me. "Trees" meaning somebodys home, their stable place. And "leaves" being people who have fallen away or left home. Like whenevr the leaves change colors in the fall and drop off the trees. In this same way Lennie and Goerge changed with time and decided it was time to leave home.



Topic Sentence: The third-person objective point of view accentuates the differences between each character through descriptions of their traits by way of others observing.

1st Chunk: The chosen quote from page 37 of the novel states that "Curley seemed really to see George for the first time. His eyes flashed over George, took in his height, measured his reach, looked at his trim middle." When he encountered George in the bunkhouse, looking for his wife, Curley only noticed George because of his involvement in locating the woman, and because of George's attitude. Curley was a small man and had self-confidence issues, forcing him to constantly be vigilant in the pursuit for fight to prove to himself and others that he was not to be taken lightly. He looked over George to see how big he was in comparison, sizing up a potential opponet. George also happened to be small, this making Curley feel relieved and more at ease when talking to him, reassuring him that the fight, if one ensued, would not be a great challenge.

2nd Chunk: Crooks, the black stable buck, always "[Crooks] kept his distance and demanded that other people kept theirs." (pg 67) As also stated in the passage Crooks was "proud" and "aloof." These quotes from Of Mice and Men show that Crooks knew he was different from everyone else. Keeping out of the way of the other ranch workers' was the only way Crooks knew of to keep his pride and prevent his insecurities from overwhelming him. Third person perspective allows people to see the differences in Crooks better than if first person perspective was used; first person often evokes feelings similar to the narrator's in the reader and unbiased opinions, best derived from the third person, are better for evaluating the text.


Concluding Sentence: Without the descriptive passages regarding these characters in third-person objective perspective, these inhabitants of Of Mice and Men would not be as clear to "see" as they are.