Blog 28: Interpreter of Maladies

1. On page sixteen of Lahiri's short story, Mr. Kapasi makes observations of the Das's children: "Mr. Kapasi noted that this boy was slightly paler than the other children" (16). What is "foreshadowing"? Why does the author focus on this moment and how does it foreshadow what may occur in the story? What did you first suspect when you read this line?

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Foreshadowing is the act of giving hints in the story before the actual event(s) happen. When Mr. Kapasi noted something about the boy looking pale, this foreshadows that he is not feeling good and might throw-up. The boy seems like he does not know what's going on with the driving. I thought that the boy was going to throw-up when i read this line because before it says that the bumps were making the car rock up and down

Blog 27: TBCC, The End

Period 1: What are Torey's "awards"? Which award do you believe represents Christopher Creed's? Provide reasons for your belief and cite a line of text from the book for support.

1) Most Flattering Reply To My Story About Chris Creed

2) Most Insulting Reply To My Story About Chris Creed

3) Reply Most Likely To Be From Chris Creed in Disguise

4) Reply That Makes Me Believe Totally That Chris Creed Is Alive

I Believe that award number that would represent Chris Creed would be award number 3. I say this because of what the person wrote and i agree with him. "Dear Torey, while your story fairs somewhat intriguing you have split over two hundred verbs from their modifiers and started as many sentences with a preposition. use your spell-checker and/or stick to songwriting. -Michael Alex Adams

Chris Was always wearing a mask and not wanting people to see his true self. THis made his life so hard to live in.

Blog 26: Dishonesty Breeds Dishonesty/ Ch. 17

#3:

Reflect on the dynamic between adults and children in The Body of Christopher Creed. Besides covering up the truth, how else do the adults set a poor example for the children in this novel? Have you ever been let down by an authority figure/role model that you trusted or respected?

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The odd relation between the children and the adults in the book is that the adults are practically living the same life as the children. The difference is that they are so much older. Mrs Adams even says that the adult life has so much gossip and everyone knows about everyone else's lives and all the adults are nosey. All the kids are nosey about what happened to Creed and where he is and if he is still alive. The adults are not setting a good example for the kids because they are acting like children. I have been let down before but never in a major way, thankfully. Even if my role model had let me down i still know that they will always be there for me.

Blog 25: Chapter 6: Torey's Lyrics

Choose two of these lyrics and explain what their significance is for Torey's life.:

"Where there ain't nothing to do but fool around and there aint nowhere to go 'round here but down"

These lines tell us how Torey's life works around the town. He's saying how his life is boring and because you have nothing to do you just want to be gone. This also ties in with Creed and his disappearance.

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Chris Creed Where'd You Go

Where there ain't nothing to do but fool around

And There ain't nowhere to go 'round here but down

Someone beat up the fool in town

Now he's missing and my mind is going round

Wanting to point the finger but i got to blame myself

Making his life miserable wasn't good for his health

Now Creeds gone missing dont know where he went

We think he killed himself but he might not be spent

His mom makes us wonder if its really our fault

Cause the way she treated him could have brought his life to a grinding halt

Chris Creed Chris Creed where the heck are you

If you don't show up soon there going to blame Boon

Blog 24: Chapter 1 in The Body of Christopher Creed

Q:

How is Torey familiar with Christopher Creed? What does it mean when Torey says, "People can love their lies, tell their own lies, believe their own lies until hell pays a visit"? Explain the quotation in terms of what Torey shares in chapter one.

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Torey knows christopher from school and they cross pass several times per day. The quote means in order for you to lie well you have to love it almost. They also tell their own lies so that way no one else knows. Then they believe in the lie so much that they think that the lie actually occured. they believe this until "hell", or the truth, catches up to them and they are caught.

Blog 23: Issues in Our American Society

Driven To Distraction:

The author in this article shows how the effects of texting while driving is so dangerous and unsatisfactory. Matt Richtel tells the story of how a 19 year old kills two men because of texting his girlfriend. The 19 year old clipped the other car on the highway and killed the 38 and 50 year old instantly. To put an image in your mind, the author puts two pictures in the article. The first one shows a person at the wheel texting while the passenger has there hand on the wheel. This picture can show how an accident could happen. The second picture shows the 19 year old standing in front of the high way where he caused the crash. It makes you think about the pain he probably goes through knowing that he killed two men. I think that Richtel wrote this article clearly and strongly. With the pictures and the facts he shows how texting while driving could truly change your, and someone else's life.

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Promoting Cigarettes?

This article on promoting cigarettes is not a strong article at all. There is one quote from some guy that wrote for the David Letterman show and that is all the author puts in. The one picture at the top shows a women in front of a desk holding a pack of cigarettes. The article does not truly support the fight against cigarettes. It seems to just make you think about the topic of whether or not promoting cigarettes are bad. The shocking thing is that there are no facts what-so-ever in the article. It's kind of like the guy is asking you a bunch of different questions at once. I dont think that this article is affective at all.

Blog 22: The "Birds" & The Bees

-Would Ms. Angelou have experimented with sex on her own if she hadn't been raped as a child?

It seems to me that Ms Angelou would not sleep with anyone if she had not been raped. she would probably be confused about sex.

-What if Ms. Angelou had never been sexually abused? Could her pregnancy have happened anyway? Why or why not?

If Ms. Angelou was never sexually abused she probably would not become pregnant because she would not be exposed to sex.

-What would happen to him if the setting was Stamps and our main character was white?

We would probably see racism from the other side and see how the whites would abuse the blacks in many different ways.

-What if Ms. Angelou was living in Stamps when she became pregnant? How would Momma have handled the pregnancy?

I believe that momma would have helped maya care for the child and after she helped she would have scolded maya so she learned not to fool around with guys.

-What if Bailey were still around for Ms. Angelou to confide? Would he have told her anything about this subject? Would it have made a difference to Ms. Angelou?

I think that if Bailey was still around for Maya he would have yelled at her and taught her never to do that again. i think this would definitely change Maya's mind about sex completely

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-What if Maya did have sex and decided to tell her family, what do you think her family would do to Maya?

-What if Maya decided to run away with the baby back to stamps and go live with momma, would momma accept her?

Blog 21: Making Connections

1. Q: Why does Uncle Willie walk with a limp?

A: It is a result from a childhood accident

2. Q: Does Bailey and Maya stay in Momma's store overnight?

A: Yes they all live there

3. Q: Why is maya upset when they are leaving with Bailey Sr. even though she hates Stamps?

A: She does not want to leave Momma and Uncle Willie

4. Q: Why do Bailey and Maya get so upset that they smash the picture f their father

A: They could not Figure out why he left them and why he never wrote

5. Q: Are "the Boys" that are "looking" for Uncle Willie the KKK?'

A: Yes they are and they want to kill him

Blog 20: Segregation Presented in Chapter 8

How did the depression impact the black community of Stamps?

They say that the people in the town were so prejudice that Negroes couldn't buy vanilla ice cream. He could only have Chocolate.

Did it Change Them Much?

Did it alter their views on life?

Yes. It resulted in negroes trying to wear a mask, not wanting to be proud of who they are. The whites made them feel insignificant.

Were they better or worse off than the white community?

The negroes were worse off then the white community because they were not allowed to go anywhere and the had very strict restrictions that pretty much did not allow them to live.

Which would recover faster?

The White would recover faster because even though they had the same amount of money the whites had more access in the community.

I would rather be a Caucasian in this time period because they had a higher class in the society

Blog 19: Angelou's Life, Times, & Message

1: Time Period: African-American Experience in U.S., 1930s & 1940s

Billie Holiday singer in 1940s and Jackie Robinson baseball 1945-

2: Maya Angelou: Biography

She was raped and had a child at 16, and wrote I know why the cage bird sings in 1970

3: Racism: What is it? How has it occurred in the U.S.?

prejudice, discrimination against a group of people, it does not occure as badly as it was in the 1900s

4: Maya Angelou: Works & Publications

Books:Gather together in my name, Life doesnt frighten me, I know why the cage bird sings

Awards: golden eagle award, Grammy.

Poems: Still i rise, weekend glory

Blog 15: New Year's Premonitions

This wonderful year i am ready and set for an awesome start. This year i plan to follow these new year resolutions: One, Be a person for Christ and live my life for him. Two, a diet that consists of much less sugar and to have moderation of foods. Three, through out every day do NOT fight with my brother.

I have tried to do these thinks once and a while when i think of them but now for this new year i will follow these acts every day and keep on doing them for the years to come. This decade is going to be an amazing change