Child Abuse
Sarah Broge
April, 14, 2010
4 Johann
Child Abuse
Every single day we go through the same routine. Many of us want something interesting to happen. We don’t know that we are the lucky ones, whose days are boring. Children all around are being abused and even they can tell you that their days are never boring.
Child abuse has been going on for centuries. Back in the 1800’s, the earliest report of child abuse was filed. Children have been sold into slavery for millennia, sent to wet-nurse where many of them died, beaten very severely and frequently by parents, teachers, priests and bosses who used leather thongs, whips, belts, switches and canes. Children have been routinely swaddled nightly, rendered unable to move and develop their motor skills and explore their environment. Children were frequently tortured by mutilation, freezing, burning, shaking, throwing, branding, hot wax, and by dipping in cold water. Children, most often little girls, have been intentionally and systematically malnourished. Children were and still are left unsupervised. The daughter of Cotton Mather fell into a fire when she was left alone. An 18th century physician said that "almost one half of the human species perish in infancy by improper management and neglect".
One of the methods used to terrorize children and force obedience is through the horror stories told to them, which include threats that ghosts, monsters, god and the devil are out to GET them, torture them, cook and eat them alive. Bogie men lurk in every closet and under every little bed. The tales by the Brothers Grimm as well as the words to most songs and rhymes told to children often include plague, torture, rape and the capture and murder of children. To this day adults seem to take great pleasure in terrifying kids with masks and stories and monster sounds. The real Bogie Men are the adults who harm children. In the past children were taken to hangings and to see corpses to frighten them into obedience. During The Burning Times, the children of accused witches were made to watch their parents being burned at the stake, and were often severely whipped while they witnessed these brutal murders.
There have been many ways to try and prevent child abuse. In 1983, a petition was created and finally was passed to decree that April would become National Child Abuse Prevention Month. But, still one out of three kids in the U.S. is abused every day. Some don’t even make it to the age of 15. Whatever the United States and the government do is worth nothing to the children that are getting abused. They have no help from the outside world because their parents keep them isolated or frighten them so much that they are afraid to even say a word. There are many physical signs that a child is being abused. They have bruises or welts shaped like an object, bruises in unusual places, and burns in the shape of an object, rope burns on ankles or wrists and adult sized bite marks, are signs of physical abuse. Emotional side effects can be noticed also. If someone is apathetic, if they are depressed most of the time, if they won’t take part in small activities, and if they are hostile or aggressive suddenly, are all signs are emotional affects from abuse.One in three girls and one in five boys are sexually abused by an adult at some time during childhood. Families with four or more children have higher rates of abuse and neglect, especially if their living conditions are crowded or they live in isolated areas. More than 80 percent of abusers are a parent or someone close to a child. One in thirteen kids with a parent on drugs is physically abused regularly. One out of ten babies born today are born to mothers who are abusing drugs. So many different ways of abuse have the same outcome. Those outcomes are mental or physical deformity when they are older or premature death.
So much abuse is going on and we don’t even realize it’s going on. What have we become? What has America turned into?
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Non Fiction Response
In the article: Back to the Tap?, the author Nicole Controneo shows the number of bottled water consumption over teh past year, per person. It states that from 1988 to 2008 the amount of bottled water a person consumes in a year has raised from about 7 gallons to about 28 gallons. That's a lot of water. The author is trying to broadcast the fight for the environment by writing about the amount of bottled waters used per year, per person. We don't always properly dispose of our bottled water and there is a very big concern on everyones minds.
We need to help our envirnment in any way that we can and this article is an eye opener. Some people are over using their ideas by planning protests to protect our earth but they don't need to go that far to convince some people. I am already convinced on not using that many bottles of water. People need to open their eyes to the things around them because if they don't get a little push it will be too late for their help.
Our enivornment is what keeps us all alive and well. We need to protect it in any way that we can. Think before you act, especially when helping our earth.
We need to help our envirnment in any way that we can and this article is an eye opener. Some people are over using their ideas by planning protests to protect our earth but they don't need to go that far to convince some people. I am already convinced on not using that many bottles of water. People need to open their eyes to the things around them because if they don't get a little push it will be too late for their help.
Our enivornment is what keeps us all alive and well. We need to protect it in any way that we can. Think before you act, especially when helping our earth.
Monday, March 15, 2010
What does it mean to be loyal?
There are many ideas that we can think of when someone says that they are loyal. Some are dogs being loyal to their owners and another is people being loyal to their homeland. Being loyal menas that you are standing by them. That they are not going and turning against the people that they follow. The people who are loyal to the country or group that they are a part of do not turn their backs on that group of people. The people are loyal to them by doing the tasks that the people in charge appoint to them. Being loyal also means that you do not do the opposite of what they swear either to do or not to do. Being loyal is not turning back on the people who promise you something or not break a promise that you swore not to tell anyone. Keeping loyalty is one of the key components in being loyal. You are loyal to your parents by doing what they ask. Most of the time anyway, and not revealing private matters to the public. Being loyal is a quality that you don't want to leave behind and you don't want your inloyalty to catch up with you in the end.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Stolen Day Essay
The Analysis of Stolen Day
Sarah Broge
4Johann
3-11-10
The Analysis of Stolen Day
In history there are many tragedies that lie with the bodies of little children. Some are physical diseases and early death incidents. Most adults deny the accusations of these pains that are taking place. Like in the story “Stolen Day” we see a boy who not only has pain within his body but also within his heart.
“Stolen Day” by Sherwood Anderson follows the view of an average teenage boy. There is a worry among the people who live in his small town of a bodily disease that they call inflammatory rheumatism. During school the boy starts experiencing signs of the disease that has also possessed a boy named Walter. He starts thinking to himself that this disease is indeed going to take his life. That the pain within his bones will be too much to handle. Not every physical disease kills but it can hurt gravely. He also starts to think that no one will even care if he is dead somewhere. That he will not be missed by anyone. Most kids in that time period, even now do think that they are not good enough for their families and that they will not be missed. He is afraid that people will not believe him if he tells them about his new discovery. This boy that we are following within the story is in a state that no kid should be in. Denial.
Within the state of writing there are four modes to choose from. This story is an example of man versus society. The boy is afraid of what people will think of him if he does broadcast his theory of the illness. Because his family ignores him most of the time he doesn’t tell them. Instead he goes to a place where someone in his state always is. The creek. Down there he does accomplish something but once he goes back to his family he is afraid of being judged. A lot of people are afraid of being judged by others. He is scared so he just blurts out his theory of the illness and runs away to his room. Society is defiantly not on his side today. It will never be either.
Throughout our lives, even as adults there are lessons that we learn. Some of those lessons come from stories. The hidden lesson within “Stolen Day” is not to be afraid. You shouldn’t be afraid of telling people if you think that there is something wrong. You should tell people what’s on your mind and what you theories are before it gets too bad. That there is nothing that anyone can do about it. Don’t be afraid to start admitting to others and yourself that something defiantly is wrong with you either mentally or physically. There is nothing to be ashamed of if there is something wrong with you. You’ll get through it. Everyone has their own inner strength and during situations like these it always starts to creep out of the cracks.
The author of stories ahs two key components to their writing. One of them is their style. Sherwood Anderson uses an illness within a boy to describe the past and the present. The past for many unexplained illnesses and the present for the neglect of children. The unexplained illness for this story is the inflammatory rheumatism that occurs within the bones and joints. Neglect in children is for the boys thoughts. He thinks that he is going to die and that people will not even care is he is dead. That they won’t waste the time to go and look for him if he doesn’t return home. The components that Anderson uses makes the story more real and even more sad than it normally would be.
The way a story gets its pizzazz as some people say is the author Sherwood Anderson was born in 1876. Because he had to work part time he did not have the time for school, like the character Walter in his story didn’t have the time for school because of his illness. He became a successful business man by being the manager of a paint factory, while in his spare time wrote fiction. Surprising everyone in 1912 he left his hometown of Elyria, Ohio to Chicago to pursue his writing. In 1919 his book Winesburg Ohio was published. He also had a great influence on writers such as Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. Anderson was and still is an inspiration to all and it’s revealed within his writing.
Many authors follow either the same mod line or use the same type of mode. “Stolen Day” has a similarity between the story, “The Necklace.” The main character is at the peak of her life. She has a glorious husband, a good social status but she still wants more. Something bad happens to her by losing her best friends necklace and her whole world turns upside down. She ends up poor and with a very bad social status. The woman and the boy from both stories have society fighting against them. They cannot win against their own society. Society is against them for the rest of their lives. Just like all of us.
Writers tend to mostly follow one way of writing. But Sherwood Anderson chooses to mix it up a little. His story, “Stolen Day”, is a comedy based mode line but with tragic events in it. One tragic event is the boy thinking that he has inflammatory rheumatism. The day is still normal with a few conflicts here and there. The boy is aching but once he surprises his family by bringing home a carp for dinner it’s starting to slow down a bit. Sometimes in writing you don’t’ have to be the same. You can stand out too.
Within a purpose of a story is either a literary significance or a historical significance. “Stolen Day” is based off of history. Back near around the 1800’s where this story takes place there were a lot of unexplained illnesses often only happening to children. Most of them were illnesses that dealt with the bones and joints of the body. Others were sudden deaths of children not only by illnesses. But by drowning or sudden accidents that could not be prevented. History within our writing helps us learn from our past at a different perspective. Within the eyes of another.
We can learn a lot about us by reading and learning about the past from books such as “Stolen Day.” The stories that we read can help us overcome even the toughest obstacles in life because of a character in a book can do it, so can you.
Sarah Broge
4Johann
3-11-10
The Analysis of Stolen Day
In history there are many tragedies that lie with the bodies of little children. Some are physical diseases and early death incidents. Most adults deny the accusations of these pains that are taking place. Like in the story “Stolen Day” we see a boy who not only has pain within his body but also within his heart.
“Stolen Day” by Sherwood Anderson follows the view of an average teenage boy. There is a worry among the people who live in his small town of a bodily disease that they call inflammatory rheumatism. During school the boy starts experiencing signs of the disease that has also possessed a boy named Walter. He starts thinking to himself that this disease is indeed going to take his life. That the pain within his bones will be too much to handle. Not every physical disease kills but it can hurt gravely. He also starts to think that no one will even care if he is dead somewhere. That he will not be missed by anyone. Most kids in that time period, even now do think that they are not good enough for their families and that they will not be missed. He is afraid that people will not believe him if he tells them about his new discovery. This boy that we are following within the story is in a state that no kid should be in. Denial.
Within the state of writing there are four modes to choose from. This story is an example of man versus society. The boy is afraid of what people will think of him if he does broadcast his theory of the illness. Because his family ignores him most of the time he doesn’t tell them. Instead he goes to a place where someone in his state always is. The creek. Down there he does accomplish something but once he goes back to his family he is afraid of being judged. A lot of people are afraid of being judged by others. He is scared so he just blurts out his theory of the illness and runs away to his room. Society is defiantly not on his side today. It will never be either.
Throughout our lives, even as adults there are lessons that we learn. Some of those lessons come from stories. The hidden lesson within “Stolen Day” is not to be afraid. You shouldn’t be afraid of telling people if you think that there is something wrong. You should tell people what’s on your mind and what you theories are before it gets too bad. That there is nothing that anyone can do about it. Don’t be afraid to start admitting to others and yourself that something defiantly is wrong with you either mentally or physically. There is nothing to be ashamed of if there is something wrong with you. You’ll get through it. Everyone has their own inner strength and during situations like these it always starts to creep out of the cracks.
The author of stories ahs two key components to their writing. One of them is their style. Sherwood Anderson uses an illness within a boy to describe the past and the present. The past for many unexplained illnesses and the present for the neglect of children. The unexplained illness for this story is the inflammatory rheumatism that occurs within the bones and joints. Neglect in children is for the boys thoughts. He thinks that he is going to die and that people will not even care is he is dead. That they won’t waste the time to go and look for him if he doesn’t return home. The components that Anderson uses makes the story more real and even more sad than it normally would be.
The way a story gets its pizzazz as some people say is the author Sherwood Anderson was born in 1876. Because he had to work part time he did not have the time for school, like the character Walter in his story didn’t have the time for school because of his illness. He became a successful business man by being the manager of a paint factory, while in his spare time wrote fiction. Surprising everyone in 1912 he left his hometown of Elyria, Ohio to Chicago to pursue his writing. In 1919 his book Winesburg Ohio was published. He also had a great influence on writers such as Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. Anderson was and still is an inspiration to all and it’s revealed within his writing.
Many authors follow either the same mod line or use the same type of mode. “Stolen Day” has a similarity between the story, “The Necklace.” The main character is at the peak of her life. She has a glorious husband, a good social status but she still wants more. Something bad happens to her by losing her best friends necklace and her whole world turns upside down. She ends up poor and with a very bad social status. The woman and the boy from both stories have society fighting against them. They cannot win against their own society. Society is against them for the rest of their lives. Just like all of us.
Writers tend to mostly follow one way of writing. But Sherwood Anderson chooses to mix it up a little. His story, “Stolen Day”, is a comedy based mode line but with tragic events in it. One tragic event is the boy thinking that he has inflammatory rheumatism. The day is still normal with a few conflicts here and there. The boy is aching but once he surprises his family by bringing home a carp for dinner it’s starting to slow down a bit. Sometimes in writing you don’t’ have to be the same. You can stand out too.
Within a purpose of a story is either a literary significance or a historical significance. “Stolen Day” is based off of history. Back near around the 1800’s where this story takes place there were a lot of unexplained illnesses often only happening to children. Most of them were illnesses that dealt with the bones and joints of the body. Others were sudden deaths of children not only by illnesses. But by drowning or sudden accidents that could not be prevented. History within our writing helps us learn from our past at a different perspective. Within the eyes of another.
We can learn a lot about us by reading and learning about the past from books such as “Stolen Day.” The stories that we read can help us overcome even the toughest obstacles in life because of a character in a book can do it, so can you.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Willow Essay
Willow
Sarah Broge
Johann 4
2-24-10
There are many tales of adventure and bravery used to teach us lessons about life. They teach us many things on how to use the aspects of life that we now have. Many people have created ways to broadcast those aspects to the world. The movie, Willow, shows us what a tiny man can do with a big heart and a lot of determination.
Willow Ufgood is a Nelwyn in the movie Willow. A Nelwyn is a dwarf or a little person. When his children find a baby in the river he tries to protect them even though his wife says that the baby is no harm. But when the giant creatures that are wild, mutated boars come to the village the village people make Willow take the baby back to the Daikini’s or big people. Willow believes that he is a great sorcerer but the people that live in his village think poorly and negatively about him and his so called talents. The lesson that Willow is trying to teach us within his actions is don’t give up your dreams when people give up on you. Do not give up on yourself and the talents that you have because a little determination and courage you can do anything.
There are many mode lines to choose from while writing a story. Romance is the one for escapism and fantasy related ideas. In the beginning of the movie Willow, the Nelwyn Willow Ufgood finds a baby in the river, and has to go on this wild, and crazy adventure with this Daikini that he has found named Madmartigan. Along the way of his journey he meets up with two Brownies named Franjean and Rool that help him and Madmartigan on their quest to get the baby where it belongs. In the end of the movie and the end of the mode line, balance is restored to all worlds and the evil Queen Bavmorda is defeated by Willow himself. The queens’ daughter Sorsha and Madmartigan take care of the baby while Willow returns home to his family. This story is a perfect sign of the romance mode because the story is fantasy and it has the effect of escapism of the real world.
The main character that creates the whole adventure that Willow has to for take upon is the evil Queen Bavmorda. She is tall and royal and is feared by everyone in the land. She feels threatened by a baby so much that she holds all women that are expecting a child and waits to see if the baby will be born. Bavmorda is afraid of the baby because of a prophesy, stating that the baby will overthrow her rule and will defeat the evil queen. Everyone of the Daikini’s are afraid of her but the other people of the Brownies and Nelwyns do not even know of her existence or her powers. She is the perfect example of destruction and the main conflict within the story because of her actions and her affect on people.
The author always has a purpose within their writing, whether you can see it or not. Flavio Rizzardi, the creator of Willow has a hidden message within his piece. His message was to fulfill your dreams even if others doubt you. Don’t let anyone step in your way to greatness and don’t care what other people think. It’s only you and your thoughts in the end that counts. Just believe in yourself and if you set your mind to it, you can become bigger than you have ever imagined.
Not only does the author have a purpose to their writing, they also have a style. This authors style he used was based around the fantasy factor and the segregation between different people. The segregation between the Brownies, the Nelwyns, and the Daikini’s are very extreme because two types of people didn’t even know what the other type was capable of doing. But the author then creates a relationship between all three groups of people by one little piece of the puzzle. Because of the unity between all three groups of people the balance has been restored to the kingdom and they now can live on as one people.
Within a writing piece there is either a historical significance or a literary significance. In the story, Willow, there is a literary significance. Flavio Rizzardi used different types of animals, different types of symbols that most writers do not use and he made a certain twist to each part in the story. His writing of Willow has touched all of our hearts the moment the movie first begins. The plotline itself reaches us first because of the heartbreaking story of Willow, the baby Elora Danan, and Queen Bavmorda. Stories like these are only written by people who have a wide imagination and have a big heart for olden fairy tales. This author has all the skills to make the best fairy tales that involve, adventure, segregation and the power of the heart.
There are many stories that involve adventure and segregation. One story is the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. In the story Frodo and his friends, Sam, Pippin, and Merry go on an adventure to destroy the ring that holds great power but also great evil. Along the way they meet up with an elf, a human and a dwarf. They are all segregated within society. The adventure leads them to new lands and new dangers. Like in Willow, there are many obstacles and medieval creatures that they must face to get to their destination. Also like in Willow the mission is completed and the worlds’ balance is restored again. There are many similarities between these two stories and the purpose for both is the same. No matter what people tell you, believe in yourself and nothing can stop you from being great.
In writing there are many aspects on making a story great. One of them is the symbols. Symbols are used to describe the story better and by creating a scene or scenes into ones’ mind. The symbols used in the story Willow, create the scene and describe what might happen next in the story. The symbols of life and happiness are the dove which flies overhead leading the way, and the baby, Elora Danan, with new life and hope for the people of the kingdom. But not all symbols are good. The mutated creatures which are used by the queen are a sign of destruction and the coming of evil. Lightening that is created by the queen herself is a sign of evil and a sign of death. The symbol magic can be used both ways. There is good magic and there is bad magic, so magic can be used for two things in the same story. In this story though the magic is used for good by Willow and the key to the queens’ demise Fin Raziel. The bad magic is used by the evil sorceress-queen Bavmorda. Magic is used in many stories as a symbol of faith and freedom.
Many stories have a lesson to be learned. Those lessons can help us in more ways than one if we think outside the box.
Sarah Broge
Johann 4
2-24-10
There are many tales of adventure and bravery used to teach us lessons about life. They teach us many things on how to use the aspects of life that we now have. Many people have created ways to broadcast those aspects to the world. The movie, Willow, shows us what a tiny man can do with a big heart and a lot of determination.
Willow Ufgood is a Nelwyn in the movie Willow. A Nelwyn is a dwarf or a little person. When his children find a baby in the river he tries to protect them even though his wife says that the baby is no harm. But when the giant creatures that are wild, mutated boars come to the village the village people make Willow take the baby back to the Daikini’s or big people. Willow believes that he is a great sorcerer but the people that live in his village think poorly and negatively about him and his so called talents. The lesson that Willow is trying to teach us within his actions is don’t give up your dreams when people give up on you. Do not give up on yourself and the talents that you have because a little determination and courage you can do anything.
There are many mode lines to choose from while writing a story. Romance is the one for escapism and fantasy related ideas. In the beginning of the movie Willow, the Nelwyn Willow Ufgood finds a baby in the river, and has to go on this wild, and crazy adventure with this Daikini that he has found named Madmartigan. Along the way of his journey he meets up with two Brownies named Franjean and Rool that help him and Madmartigan on their quest to get the baby where it belongs. In the end of the movie and the end of the mode line, balance is restored to all worlds and the evil Queen Bavmorda is defeated by Willow himself. The queens’ daughter Sorsha and Madmartigan take care of the baby while Willow returns home to his family. This story is a perfect sign of the romance mode because the story is fantasy and it has the effect of escapism of the real world.
The main character that creates the whole adventure that Willow has to for take upon is the evil Queen Bavmorda. She is tall and royal and is feared by everyone in the land. She feels threatened by a baby so much that she holds all women that are expecting a child and waits to see if the baby will be born. Bavmorda is afraid of the baby because of a prophesy, stating that the baby will overthrow her rule and will defeat the evil queen. Everyone of the Daikini’s are afraid of her but the other people of the Brownies and Nelwyns do not even know of her existence or her powers. She is the perfect example of destruction and the main conflict within the story because of her actions and her affect on people.
The author always has a purpose within their writing, whether you can see it or not. Flavio Rizzardi, the creator of Willow has a hidden message within his piece. His message was to fulfill your dreams even if others doubt you. Don’t let anyone step in your way to greatness and don’t care what other people think. It’s only you and your thoughts in the end that counts. Just believe in yourself and if you set your mind to it, you can become bigger than you have ever imagined.
Not only does the author have a purpose to their writing, they also have a style. This authors style he used was based around the fantasy factor and the segregation between different people. The segregation between the Brownies, the Nelwyns, and the Daikini’s are very extreme because two types of people didn’t even know what the other type was capable of doing. But the author then creates a relationship between all three groups of people by one little piece of the puzzle. Because of the unity between all three groups of people the balance has been restored to the kingdom and they now can live on as one people.
Within a writing piece there is either a historical significance or a literary significance. In the story, Willow, there is a literary significance. Flavio Rizzardi used different types of animals, different types of symbols that most writers do not use and he made a certain twist to each part in the story. His writing of Willow has touched all of our hearts the moment the movie first begins. The plotline itself reaches us first because of the heartbreaking story of Willow, the baby Elora Danan, and Queen Bavmorda. Stories like these are only written by people who have a wide imagination and have a big heart for olden fairy tales. This author has all the skills to make the best fairy tales that involve, adventure, segregation and the power of the heart.
There are many stories that involve adventure and segregation. One story is the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. In the story Frodo and his friends, Sam, Pippin, and Merry go on an adventure to destroy the ring that holds great power but also great evil. Along the way they meet up with an elf, a human and a dwarf. They are all segregated within society. The adventure leads them to new lands and new dangers. Like in Willow, there are many obstacles and medieval creatures that they must face to get to their destination. Also like in Willow the mission is completed and the worlds’ balance is restored again. There are many similarities between these two stories and the purpose for both is the same. No matter what people tell you, believe in yourself and nothing can stop you from being great.
In writing there are many aspects on making a story great. One of them is the symbols. Symbols are used to describe the story better and by creating a scene or scenes into ones’ mind. The symbols used in the story Willow, create the scene and describe what might happen next in the story. The symbols of life and happiness are the dove which flies overhead leading the way, and the baby, Elora Danan, with new life and hope for the people of the kingdom. But not all symbols are good. The mutated creatures which are used by the queen are a sign of destruction and the coming of evil. Lightening that is created by the queen herself is a sign of evil and a sign of death. The symbol magic can be used both ways. There is good magic and there is bad magic, so magic can be used for two things in the same story. In this story though the magic is used for good by Willow and the key to the queens’ demise Fin Raziel. The bad magic is used by the evil sorceress-queen Bavmorda. Magic is used in many stories as a symbol of faith and freedom.
Many stories have a lesson to be learned. Those lessons can help us in more ways than one if we think outside the box.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Ugly Duckling Essay
Ugly Duckling Essay
Sarah Broge
Johann 4
2-16-10
Ugly Duckling Essay
A lot of people are left out of everyday life and they are treated differently because of what they look like, what they think and how they act. Those people turn out to have doubts about themselves and what their potential is. In the short story “The Ugly Duckling.”, we follow the journey of a sad little duckling that everyone treats differently because his looks are out of standards.
There are four themes of writing to choose to follow from. In this story the theme is man vs. society. It is man vs. society because the little duckling is being left out and made fun of by society. He is being treated differently because he looks different than a normal duckling should look like. Because he was born later than his siblings and he looks different from all of them and from anything that the other ducks have ever seen, he is excluded from the society that he was born into. It was so stressful and un-bearable that he decided to run away from society and live on his own to try and find his place in the world.
In many stories the author tries to teach the reader a lesson in life. The lesson that is being taught here is not to single out anyone that looks differently or acts differently from anyone else. You shouldn’t exclude anyone from anything just because they are a little different from you or your friends. If they are different from your society that you have been raised by, maybe it’s time to change your view on people because no one should be left out of anything for the wrong reasons. Being different from everyone else is a quality that we should embrace in ourselves and in others.
There can be comparisons in other writings in stories like these. One comparison of this story is the book Speak. The main character Melinda Sordino is being excluded from society because of her actions the previous summer. She cannot find her place in society and she is forced to venture through it on her own. Just like the duckling, she goes through many obstacles along the way of acceptation in society. In the end of both stories the main characters find their place in society and they are finally accepted for who they truly are. They embraced their inner beauty to get them accepted by people who are just like them.
In the modes of literature there are four mode lines to follow off of. One of the mode lines are romance, which is most commonly used beside comedy. In the beginning of the story there is a mild conflict, and in this case the ugly duckling is driven away and excluded from society because he looks differently and he acts different from everyone else. He tries to find his place everywhere around the land but he can’t find anywhere, where he is accepted. The final point on the mode line of romance is life affirming symbolism. The ugly duckling find out what he truly is on the outside and he finds others that are just like him. He is accepted by them and is proclaimed, “The most beautiful of all.” It’s true that, “he is so young and pretty.”, because the acceptance in society has told him what he really is. He is a beautiful baby swan.
Like in real life the story, “The Ugly Duckling”, has many “cliques” within it. The ducks at the pond and where he was born are two cliques that he is first has contact with. Along his journey he meets three more cliques that are all judgmental and all treat him differently. The animals that he meets at the old woman’s house treat him different because he does not act like they do. At the lake the humans’ are a clique because they acknowledge his beauty and they are different from him as well. Finally the last clique is the swans that he is now a part of. He is treated like he belongs and he does belong with his true family.
Authors mostly relate stories to themselves and what they grew up with. The author of this story, Hans Christan Andersen relates what the duck is based on from his own experiences. Andersen was born as a peasant and he was excluded out of society. Just as the ugly duckling was, Hans had to journey on his own through life and learn the ways of the world on his own. He finally found his place in his writing where he could express himself freely. He makes us look more sharply at daily life through the window of his imagination through his own experience. Hans expressed his emotions, flashes of humor, and commentaries on life and follies of human kind in his writing. He has mastered the technique of adding his own personal flare within his writings. Some experts even said that his writing was seen symbolic of his own life.
The story of, “The Ugly Duckling” relates to us in everyday life because we see people who are excluded from society because of the way that we look, the way that we think and the way that we act. People should not be excluded from anything because of how they are every day and because of qualities that they cannot change. This world is a world of perfection. People look at your looks and your weight and everything on the outside. The thing that they should really be focusing on is the qualities that the person has on the inside. We should be treated better and this society should change their views on acceptance and rejection.
“The Ugly Duckling”, shows us that our world is not perfect. That we all need to change our views on how we accept and reject people. Judge people on who they are on the inside. Don’t judge someone on the outside because people could be thinking the same things about you as you are of them.
Sarah Broge
Johann 4
2-16-10
Ugly Duckling Essay
A lot of people are left out of everyday life and they are treated differently because of what they look like, what they think and how they act. Those people turn out to have doubts about themselves and what their potential is. In the short story “The Ugly Duckling.”, we follow the journey of a sad little duckling that everyone treats differently because his looks are out of standards.
There are four themes of writing to choose to follow from. In this story the theme is man vs. society. It is man vs. society because the little duckling is being left out and made fun of by society. He is being treated differently because he looks different than a normal duckling should look like. Because he was born later than his siblings and he looks different from all of them and from anything that the other ducks have ever seen, he is excluded from the society that he was born into. It was so stressful and un-bearable that he decided to run away from society and live on his own to try and find his place in the world.
In many stories the author tries to teach the reader a lesson in life. The lesson that is being taught here is not to single out anyone that looks differently or acts differently from anyone else. You shouldn’t exclude anyone from anything just because they are a little different from you or your friends. If they are different from your society that you have been raised by, maybe it’s time to change your view on people because no one should be left out of anything for the wrong reasons. Being different from everyone else is a quality that we should embrace in ourselves and in others.
There can be comparisons in other writings in stories like these. One comparison of this story is the book Speak. The main character Melinda Sordino is being excluded from society because of her actions the previous summer. She cannot find her place in society and she is forced to venture through it on her own. Just like the duckling, she goes through many obstacles along the way of acceptation in society. In the end of both stories the main characters find their place in society and they are finally accepted for who they truly are. They embraced their inner beauty to get them accepted by people who are just like them.
In the modes of literature there are four mode lines to follow off of. One of the mode lines are romance, which is most commonly used beside comedy. In the beginning of the story there is a mild conflict, and in this case the ugly duckling is driven away and excluded from society because he looks differently and he acts different from everyone else. He tries to find his place everywhere around the land but he can’t find anywhere, where he is accepted. The final point on the mode line of romance is life affirming symbolism. The ugly duckling find out what he truly is on the outside and he finds others that are just like him. He is accepted by them and is proclaimed, “The most beautiful of all.” It’s true that, “he is so young and pretty.”, because the acceptance in society has told him what he really is. He is a beautiful baby swan.
Like in real life the story, “The Ugly Duckling”, has many “cliques” within it. The ducks at the pond and where he was born are two cliques that he is first has contact with. Along his journey he meets three more cliques that are all judgmental and all treat him differently. The animals that he meets at the old woman’s house treat him different because he does not act like they do. At the lake the humans’ are a clique because they acknowledge his beauty and they are different from him as well. Finally the last clique is the swans that he is now a part of. He is treated like he belongs and he does belong with his true family.
Authors mostly relate stories to themselves and what they grew up with. The author of this story, Hans Christan Andersen relates what the duck is based on from his own experiences. Andersen was born as a peasant and he was excluded out of society. Just as the ugly duckling was, Hans had to journey on his own through life and learn the ways of the world on his own. He finally found his place in his writing where he could express himself freely. He makes us look more sharply at daily life through the window of his imagination through his own experience. Hans expressed his emotions, flashes of humor, and commentaries on life and follies of human kind in his writing. He has mastered the technique of adding his own personal flare within his writings. Some experts even said that his writing was seen symbolic of his own life.
The story of, “The Ugly Duckling” relates to us in everyday life because we see people who are excluded from society because of the way that we look, the way that we think and the way that we act. People should not be excluded from anything because of how they are every day and because of qualities that they cannot change. This world is a world of perfection. People look at your looks and your weight and everything on the outside. The thing that they should really be focusing on is the qualities that the person has on the inside. We should be treated better and this society should change their views on acceptance and rejection.
“The Ugly Duckling”, shows us that our world is not perfect. That we all need to change our views on how we accept and reject people. Judge people on who they are on the inside. Don’t judge someone on the outside because people could be thinking the same things about you as you are of them.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Colors Poem
Colors make us cry
colors make our spirits fly
they express our feelings every day
they describe us in every way
They dance around the forest
they travel through our hearts
they lead us to our destiny
to our desired pathway
Colors make us laugh
colors make us smile
colors are all around us
and will be here for a while
colors make our spirits fly
they express our feelings every day
they describe us in every way
They dance around the forest
they travel through our hearts
they lead us to our destiny
to our desired pathway
Colors make us laugh
colors make us smile
colors are all around us
and will be here for a while
Friday, February 5, 2010
Journal 2-5-10
In the book Ruined a girl named Rebecca Brown has to move to her Aunt Claudia's house in New Orleans because her father is on a business trip for 6 months in Hong Kong. No one in her New York town can care for her while he is away so she has to relocate herself for the time being. Since her cousin is not in her part of the very expensive prepatory school that she was forced to go to, she has her first day alone. So far Rebecca is very judgemental on her new surroundings and doesn't give anything a chance. Her cousin warns her to stay away from the mean girls there. They are the high priorority girls who get all the guys and are snobs to everyone. Rebecca doesn't seem that fearful or mean towards them but she doesn't believe anyting that they stand for. She is different from other girls and so far the only friend that she has is her cousin. Rebecca is still in need of learning how to make new friends at a place that she hates but soon she will find a friend in a very unusual place. The cemetery.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
No More Mister Nice Guy
In this article it's stating that Mickey Mouse has been losing its sales because of the new age. They are now changing the image of the famous mouse into a much more feistire and mischievous one in the new Nintendo Wii game, Epic Mickey, coming out next fall. Some say that there is more than one reason why they are changing the cute little inocent image of the mouse into a more fierce and fearful one. "A tough mouse for tough times." says a caption in the article. They're right. These are tougher times than they were when Mickey Mouse was first created. So now they are making a new mouse for a new generation.
Afganistan: How We Got There
In this articile, it reminds us of America's journey with Afganistan. Like in 1979 when Islamic guerillas threatened to topple the Communist-leaning government in Kabul, and the Soviet Union invading. We have had so many problems with the Soviet Union and after they were dismembered we thought that, that problem was over. It wasn't. Like on 9/11/2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon took place killing 3,000 people because of 19 suicide hijackers. Ever since then Afganistan has been our main priorety. Their leader Osama bin Laden, has created so many attacks on America and some even said that he has additionally planned 50 more. America's president, Barack Obama does not want to see Afganistan start another but completly different, Vietnam war with us. He has sent an additional 30,000 American troops into Afganistan which brings the total to about 100,000 troops. "I do not make this decision lightly," he said, "I make this decision because I am convinced that our security is at stake." Well if it does turn out to be another Vietnam war we will have more than our security at stake then.
Free Speach Vs. Privacy
In the article, "Free Speach Vs.Privacy" two German men who were convicted for a crime committed in 1990 are sueing Wikipedia because of the right of privacy. But Wikipedia has only used their names in the victims profile case, Walter Sedlmayr. Wikipedia is stating that because they do not run their operations in Germany that the two murderers should not have the right to privacy on Wikipedia in the United States. The two men that were released in 2007 and 2008 say that they do have the right to privacy even if it has to deal with an article published in America. People do have the right to privacy but when it involves one person from a different country than the people who posted the stories that involve the other they have a freedom of speach. The organization does have the right to post the information about the people in another country.
Insult or Honor?
The article, "Insult or Honor?" talks about the use of Native American names and symbols for school mascots and team names. Some people say that it is an unsult to use the names of Native American tribes as logos for teams because they are disgracing the tribes good name and putting it to shame. But other people think differently. Some people who are members of the tribes being used are honored for the recognition. "I'm a full-blood, and I grew up on the reservation," says Eunice Davidson, 57, of the Sioux tribe, "I have to tell you, I am very, very honored that they would use the name." I have to agree with Eunice. It is an honor not an insult for using Native American names as team mascots because they are honoring them. It's a remembrance of what their tribes have overcome nad where they are today. The recognition of these tribes are an honor to the people who are a part of these tribes. Some people who are a part of these tribes think that it is an insult to use their tribes name. Most Native American people now are thinking that we are insulting them by using their names in acts of violence. It's just competitive and nothing else is violent about it. They are not starting gangs or making a mockery of the tribes names. "We're talking tears and heartbreak here for our students," says Linda Neurburg, assistant director of American Indian Student Services at the university of North Dakota. We all understand the insult that the natives of the tribes are thinking but we are not trying to make them feel the way that they do. We are trying to celebrate the tribes journey to get where they are today by honoring them in sports regognitions. Five colleges had to change their team logos because people thought that it was a discrace to their good tribal names.If we were in that kind of situation and if we had their point of views on the subject than maybe the severity of the situation would be different to us. The schools that use those names are honoring the tribes for their courage and bravery. Using a Native American tribe name for a school representative is a good way to honor our past.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The Lie
Lie essay
Sarah Broge
4 Johann
January 26, 2010
Lie essay
Everybody doesn’t tell the truth all the time. That is called lying. Everyone lies sometimes. But lying too much could end badly. Not only for you but for the people you are trying to protect.
In the story “The Lie” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., a teenage boy is hiding his rejection from the famous Whitehill School that his family has been a part of for centuries. He is nervous and he can’t think straight when in the car his parents are talking about how proud they are of their son and how another generation will attend the famous boarding school. When his mother brings up the subject of receiving special treatment because of her son being a Remenzel she has a very good point to make. She defends herself promptly. “Maybe I’m just a simple minded girl at heart but I look through this catalogue and see all the buildings named after Remenzels, look through the back and see all the hundreds of thousands of dollars given by Remenzels for scholarships, and I just can’t help thinking people named Remenzel are entitled to ask for a little something extra.” She says to her husband. The mother thinks that her son deserves special treatment but once they get to the school it is the father that asks for an exception into the school because of their family name. The thing that is wrong about this story is not that the son lied about getting accepted, it’s that the father lied about the special treatment concern dealing with their family history with the school. They could have changed their views on the school and the way that the school handles things appropriately with rejection letters.
I believe that this mode line is a comedy. It may not seem that funny but it looks like it could be a comedy because of the events that happened. The first thing that happened was that it was a normal day in the car, heading to the Whitehill academy for boys. The parents start talking about the school and go into the dining area. That’s the second step. A problem occurs when the main doctor at the school enters and the parents find out that their son was rejected from admission. The resolution to the problem is that the family is now unpleased with the way that the school is being controlled and they decide to leave and never come back. The father even said himself, “I don’t suppose that we’ll ever be coming here anymore.” It returns to normalcy by the family leaving the school in the same sunny conditions that they came in. Just with different thoughts in mind.
Lying is a bad thing when it means you are trying to shield someone from something that might hurt them or getting yourself out of trouble. You can lie for many different reasons but the same outcome still is the end of every lie. Someone gets hurt and the truth comes out. In the story “The Lie”, a boy lies to his parents about getting into a boarding school that their family has been a part of since the beginning time of the school. That particular lie is one of the worst because of the outcomes that are possible. You shouldn’t lie. You should tell the truth every time that you are in a hard situation and there is only two ways out of it. Lying is not something that you would want to make a habit of. It is bad and either way someone gets hurt. Whether it’s you or the person that you are lying to.
Lying is something that is everywhere and everyone lies sometimes. But when the lie gets too severe bad things happen and some traditions have to be broken.
Sarah Broge
4 Johann
January 26, 2010
Lie essay
Everybody doesn’t tell the truth all the time. That is called lying. Everyone lies sometimes. But lying too much could end badly. Not only for you but for the people you are trying to protect.
In the story “The Lie” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., a teenage boy is hiding his rejection from the famous Whitehill School that his family has been a part of for centuries. He is nervous and he can’t think straight when in the car his parents are talking about how proud they are of their son and how another generation will attend the famous boarding school. When his mother brings up the subject of receiving special treatment because of her son being a Remenzel she has a very good point to make. She defends herself promptly. “Maybe I’m just a simple minded girl at heart but I look through this catalogue and see all the buildings named after Remenzels, look through the back and see all the hundreds of thousands of dollars given by Remenzels for scholarships, and I just can’t help thinking people named Remenzel are entitled to ask for a little something extra.” She says to her husband. The mother thinks that her son deserves special treatment but once they get to the school it is the father that asks for an exception into the school because of their family name. The thing that is wrong about this story is not that the son lied about getting accepted, it’s that the father lied about the special treatment concern dealing with their family history with the school. They could have changed their views on the school and the way that the school handles things appropriately with rejection letters.
I believe that this mode line is a comedy. It may not seem that funny but it looks like it could be a comedy because of the events that happened. The first thing that happened was that it was a normal day in the car, heading to the Whitehill academy for boys. The parents start talking about the school and go into the dining area. That’s the second step. A problem occurs when the main doctor at the school enters and the parents find out that their son was rejected from admission. The resolution to the problem is that the family is now unpleased with the way that the school is being controlled and they decide to leave and never come back. The father even said himself, “I don’t suppose that we’ll ever be coming here anymore.” It returns to normalcy by the family leaving the school in the same sunny conditions that they came in. Just with different thoughts in mind.
Lying is a bad thing when it means you are trying to shield someone from something that might hurt them or getting yourself out of trouble. You can lie for many different reasons but the same outcome still is the end of every lie. Someone gets hurt and the truth comes out. In the story “The Lie”, a boy lies to his parents about getting into a boarding school that their family has been a part of since the beginning time of the school. That particular lie is one of the worst because of the outcomes that are possible. You shouldn’t lie. You should tell the truth every time that you are in a hard situation and there is only two ways out of it. Lying is not something that you would want to make a habit of. It is bad and either way someone gets hurt. Whether it’s you or the person that you are lying to.
Lying is something that is everywhere and everyone lies sometimes. But when the lie gets too severe bad things happen and some traditions have to be broken.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Story of an Hour
Sarah Broge
January 6, 2010
Johann 4
The Story of an Hour
The ways of the 1800’s were not as simple as they are today. You couldn’t get a divorce and women could not be free within themselves. One woman’s journey to freedom finally comes but is taken away from her in about a less than an hour.
The Story of an Hour’s mode line is tragedy. The main character Louise Malard just lost her husband in a train wreck. Only for a few minutes she feels grief. She rises to power when she realizes that she is finally free of his torment and the power over her that he had. She feels free now. Independence is what she gained from his death. But there’s a catch. Her husband is alive. She has to live with him now and her independence and her freedom have been taken away from her as easily as they came. She dies not only from her existing heart problem but she dies because her freedom has died along with her. She can’t get it back unless he dies. But she died instead. Now she is free in another place.
Louise Malard has a hard life. She lives in 1894 and she has no respect because she is a woman. Women were not respected in that time period. She has lost her individuality when she got married to Brently Malard. He supposedly died in a horrible train wreck. She is free of him and she is glad to be away from the torture of the ways of that time. But he’s alive and her happiness is gone as quickly as it came. She dies because the pain of living with him is just too much to bare. She is not a strong woman but she should be respected as all women should be. The times were hard then but that’s what happens when you live in a society run all by men. She is brave and strong but in the end she just falls apart because of the tragic return of her husband in her life.
The way that the author describes the way that Louise thinks is different from what other writers do. Symbolism that is used in this story is kind of like others but the meaning of them if different. The patches of blue sky and the distant song which someone is singing is described on what is happening around her. The sky is clearing up because she is happy again and the distant song is the way that she is feeling. Her heart is singing to her because she is free. Her heart may have a problem with it but it is almost fully healed of the pain that she had received when her husband was alive.
Women in the 1800’s were not as free and open as they are today. Over the years they have progressed in achieving the goals of independence. But sometimes their independence is taken away from them as quickly as it came.
January 6, 2010
Johann 4
The Story of an Hour
The ways of the 1800’s were not as simple as they are today. You couldn’t get a divorce and women could not be free within themselves. One woman’s journey to freedom finally comes but is taken away from her in about a less than an hour.
The Story of an Hour’s mode line is tragedy. The main character Louise Malard just lost her husband in a train wreck. Only for a few minutes she feels grief. She rises to power when she realizes that she is finally free of his torment and the power over her that he had. She feels free now. Independence is what she gained from his death. But there’s a catch. Her husband is alive. She has to live with him now and her independence and her freedom have been taken away from her as easily as they came. She dies not only from her existing heart problem but she dies because her freedom has died along with her. She can’t get it back unless he dies. But she died instead. Now she is free in another place.
Louise Malard has a hard life. She lives in 1894 and she has no respect because she is a woman. Women were not respected in that time period. She has lost her individuality when she got married to Brently Malard. He supposedly died in a horrible train wreck. She is free of him and she is glad to be away from the torture of the ways of that time. But he’s alive and her happiness is gone as quickly as it came. She dies because the pain of living with him is just too much to bare. She is not a strong woman but she should be respected as all women should be. The times were hard then but that’s what happens when you live in a society run all by men. She is brave and strong but in the end she just falls apart because of the tragic return of her husband in her life.
The way that the author describes the way that Louise thinks is different from what other writers do. Symbolism that is used in this story is kind of like others but the meaning of them if different. The patches of blue sky and the distant song which someone is singing is described on what is happening around her. The sky is clearing up because she is happy again and the distant song is the way that she is feeling. Her heart is singing to her because she is free. Her heart may have a problem with it but it is almost fully healed of the pain that she had received when her husband was alive.
Women in the 1800’s were not as free and open as they are today. Over the years they have progressed in achieving the goals of independence. But sometimes their independence is taken away from them as quickly as it came.
Speak Essay
Sarah Broge
Ms .Johann
LA 8 Hr.4
December,17,2009
Speak Essay
Speak
At the end of the summer there is always a party. But also there is always someone who calls the cops. That’s what Melinda’s last day of fun was like. The end of the summer party went horribly wrong and she called the cops because she needed help. No one believed her and everyone hates her. Now as a freshmen in high school everybody knows what happened that night to Melinda Sordino.
It was dark outside and the moon was shining. Everyone was having fun, dancing and laughing the night away. As on coming freshmen join in the seniors are drinking even more because this is their last year of high school. So many things can go wrong at parties like these. Unfortunately the most common one is rape. It happens to almost 80 percent of girls around the world. Most of them don’t do anything about it and just let the fear and the torture bottle up inside until they either commit suicide or go into a deep depression about it. Rape is a serious problem. How many more of these horrible crimes have to be committed for someone to actually take a stand and say no.
A lot of the people, both boys and girls, don’t say anything because they are too afraid of what their rapist might do to them to harm them or to cause them mental pain. Some of these people start to alienate themselves or do things to them that might hurt them physically to try and deal with the pain. A couple of reports to police have stated that it has been a couple of years since the rape and they can’t do anything about it. That doesn’t give the victim peace of mind. Their rapist still might be out there and might find them again. But does the law care about that after a period of time? No.
Some people tell someone right away. It doesn’t mean that they are stronger that the people who don’t it just means that maybe they knew the person or they have faith in what their family and the legal system will do for them. Speak shows the way a girls’ life is after her attack. She starts to alienate herself from the world and starts to hurt herself physically and mentally. She has the time to open up and say something before it was too late. She is brave and she is overpowering in the way she starts describing things in her point of view.
Melinda Sordino used to be an outcast. But now she has her old friends back and is finally getting the attention that she needs to be free and open within her like all the people in her situation should.
Ms .Johann
LA 8 Hr.4
December,17,2009
Speak Essay
Speak
At the end of the summer there is always a party. But also there is always someone who calls the cops. That’s what Melinda’s last day of fun was like. The end of the summer party went horribly wrong and she called the cops because she needed help. No one believed her and everyone hates her. Now as a freshmen in high school everybody knows what happened that night to Melinda Sordino.
It was dark outside and the moon was shining. Everyone was having fun, dancing and laughing the night away. As on coming freshmen join in the seniors are drinking even more because this is their last year of high school. So many things can go wrong at parties like these. Unfortunately the most common one is rape. It happens to almost 80 percent of girls around the world. Most of them don’t do anything about it and just let the fear and the torture bottle up inside until they either commit suicide or go into a deep depression about it. Rape is a serious problem. How many more of these horrible crimes have to be committed for someone to actually take a stand and say no.
A lot of the people, both boys and girls, don’t say anything because they are too afraid of what their rapist might do to them to harm them or to cause them mental pain. Some of these people start to alienate themselves or do things to them that might hurt them physically to try and deal with the pain. A couple of reports to police have stated that it has been a couple of years since the rape and they can’t do anything about it. That doesn’t give the victim peace of mind. Their rapist still might be out there and might find them again. But does the law care about that after a period of time? No.
Some people tell someone right away. It doesn’t mean that they are stronger that the people who don’t it just means that maybe they knew the person or they have faith in what their family and the legal system will do for them. Speak shows the way a girls’ life is after her attack. She starts to alienate herself from the world and starts to hurt herself physically and mentally. She has the time to open up and say something before it was too late. She is brave and she is overpowering in the way she starts describing things in her point of view.
Melinda Sordino used to be an outcast. But now she has her old friends back and is finally getting the attention that she needs to be free and open within her like all the people in her situation should.
Journal 1-20-10
The Story of an Hour is about a woman who just lost her husband in a train wreck. She at first is grieving but when she relises that she is free of her husband's power over her she is happy. She then finds out that her husband really is alive after all but then she dies from her exsisting heart problem and from her loss of freedom. The theme of this story is Man vs. Society. The ways of that time period prevent her from getting a divorce from her husband. She feels tortured by the rules of the time and of what she is considered as every day that her husband is alive. She gets no respect from society because they only see her as a wife to a man. Not anything else. Just a woman who is married to a man and someone that has nothing to do with anything that the men have a say in. Society is killing her and when she gets set free she feels happy and she has gained her freedom. But it is taken from her as quickly as it has came. Society was against women in the 1800's but thankfully they have changed their ways and their views on women.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Journal 1-19-10
Man vs. Himself is an important component in writing. In the story The Necklace the main character Mathilde Loisel is disappointed in the way her life has turned out. She is married to an accountant but she wants more. When her husband gives her an invitation to his boss's ball she is still disappointed. She has no proper jewelry or clothing to wear. Her husband buys her a new gown and goes to her childhood friend Madame Forestier's house to borrow some jewelry. She chooses this beautiful necklace and when she goes to the ball she is the most beautiful woman there. When they return home the neckalace is no longer there. They buy a replacement necklace and it takes them 10 years to pay it off. When Mathilde meets up with Madame Forestier again she learns that it only costed about 500 francs. Mathilde's hunt for social acceptance puts her in this poverty stage. It wasn't her friends fault. It was her self centeredness that got her in that position.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Journal Writing 1-18-10
Man vs. Nature is a common topic used for writing. An example of that is the man from How To Build A Fire. He is hiking in about -50 degree or lower weather and he is not properly prepared for the challenges that nature is causing for him. He doesn't think about what he should or shouldn't do in these kind of conditions.So nature is winning against him in the fight to survive so far. The cold and the numbness that is starting to overcome his body is making him kind of crazy. He has lost any rational thoughts by now because of the freezing temperatures. He even tries tokill his dog and stick his hands in the body to keep his them warm. He starts to think about what is waiting for im at the lodge where the other boys are at. He then starts to run but when nature gets even with him, falls to the ground and tries to sleep. In the snow covered sleep he dies and the dog goes back to the lodge leaving his companion behind. Nature beats all of us in some point in time of our lives. Even if you're not even outside,it still wins.
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