The bands and artists I'm currently into are:
- mac miller
- 3oh3
- kid cudi
- kesha
- lil wayne
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Music
I like all types of music...except for country.
The bands and artists I'm currently into are:
The bands and artists I'm currently into are:
Peanut Butter Fudge
Today my grandmother came to visit, and made some really tasty peanut butter fudge!
Ingrediants:
2 sticks of butter
1 cup of peanut butter
1 tablespoon vanilla
4 cups of powdered sugar
Directions:
Melt and mix everything together! then put it in a pan. The pan's size depends on how thick you want the fudge to be.
This recipe is not only super easy and fast, but delicious :)
Ingrediants:
2 sticks of butter
1 cup of peanut butter
1 tablespoon vanilla
4 cups of powdered sugar
Directions:
Melt and mix everything together! then put it in a pan. The pan's size depends on how thick you want the fudge to be.
This recipe is not only super easy and fast, but delicious :)
My Mother is on Facebook.
My mom decided that she should get a facebook. I DO NOT approve of this. You can believe that she will not be found on my friend's list. I didn't even think she knew what facebook was...let alone how to use it?! There is a line that is very clear, and parents should not cross it. This line is a boundary. I don't want my mom being able to see all of my conversations with my friends. It's not like I'm saying anything innapropriate, but these conversations clearly do not involve her.
SBX 2011!!!
This post is an accumulation of pictures I found that got me excited for Spring Break!!! I'm going to Florida.
To Kill a Mockingbird pgs. 228-323 (95 pgs.)
Tom Robinson is found guilty, but they appeal it. Everything seems to go back to the color of Tom's skin. Later, Tom tries to escape, and is shot seven times to the head.
School starts again, and the children pass the Radley's home. They are too old to be frightened like they once were. The children end up meeting Boo, Mr. Arthur, at a halloween party. He is a kind, frail old man. He seems to be full of wisdom.
The book ends on a sweet note, but it really makes you think. Equality is something we'd all like to pretend we believe in, but unless you take action and make it reality then you're no better than anyone who believed Tom was a criminal.
School starts again, and the children pass the Radley's home. They are too old to be frightened like they once were. The children end up meeting Boo, Mr. Arthur, at a halloween party. He is a kind, frail old man. He seems to be full of wisdom.
The book ends on a sweet note, but it really makes you think. Equality is something we'd all like to pretend we believe in, but unless you take action and make it reality then you're no better than anyone who believed Tom was a criminal.
To Kill a Mockingbird pgs. 154-227 (73 pgs.)
Scout finds Dill hiding under her bed. He tells Jem and Scout that he has run away because his parents do not pay enough attention to him. Atticus feeds Dill, and then lets his aunt know where he is.
Soon after Dill's arrival, a group of men including the sheriff show up at Atticus' home because of the nearing trial. Tom Robinson is to be held in jail, and they are afraid of a lynching. Later that night the children over hear Aunt Alexandra telling Atticus that he has brought shame to the family with this case. As bad as I feel to admit it I think that Atticus is putting his family in a very tough situation. I think it's a little selfish of him to make his children suffer along with him through the case when they don't even understand the situation. If he wanted to take on these kinds of cases why would he become a father in the first place? I'm all for standing up for what is right, but as a child it must be difficult for Jem and Scout to understand the ridicule they must withstand every day. I'd feel really helpless seeing my father's name being spit on, and not being able to do anything about it.
When the trial begins a vast crowd shows up. Tom Robinson is an African American being tried for raping a young woman. Atticus believes that he is innocent.
Soon after Dill's arrival, a group of men including the sheriff show up at Atticus' home because of the nearing trial. Tom Robinson is to be held in jail, and they are afraid of a lynching. Later that night the children over hear Aunt Alexandra telling Atticus that he has brought shame to the family with this case. As bad as I feel to admit it I think that Atticus is putting his family in a very tough situation. I think it's a little selfish of him to make his children suffer along with him through the case when they don't even understand the situation. If he wanted to take on these kinds of cases why would he become a father in the first place? I'm all for standing up for what is right, but as a child it must be difficult for Jem and Scout to understand the ridicule they must withstand every day. I'd feel really helpless seeing my father's name being spit on, and not being able to do anything about it.
When the trial begins a vast crowd shows up. Tom Robinson is an African American being tried for raping a young woman. Atticus believes that he is innocent.
To Kill a Mockingbird pgs. 72-153 (81 pgs.)
For the first time in a very long time Maycomb receives snow. School is closed so the children have fun building snowmen, and visiting Miss Maudie. That night Miss Maudie's home burns to the ground from an unknown cause. Boo put a blanket around shivering Scout's shoulder's. Scout was too engrossed in the fire to notice Boo though. During this chapter there is a great deal of symbolism. When Scout sees the snow she believes that the world is ending. In this part of the book Scout's life is indeed ending as she knows it. Her father takes on a new case for Tom Robinson, and it starts to make her question everything.
As the trial grows closer the children recieve slurs and remarks against their father. He tells them not to retaliate. It is extremely hard for Scout not to fight with people who are degrading her father's name, but it's his will not to.
Summer begins again, and the children grow apart. To add to Scout's disappointment Dill won't be visiting either. Aunt Alexandria comes to visit though. Aunt Alexandria is very formal, and believes that Scout is too much of a tomboy, but Atticus won't hear any of it!
As the trial grows closer the children recieve slurs and remarks against their father. He tells them not to retaliate. It is extremely hard for Scout not to fight with people who are degrading her father's name, but it's his will not to.
Summer begins again, and the children grow apart. To add to Scout's disappointment Dill won't be visiting either. Aunt Alexandria comes to visit though. Aunt Alexandria is very formal, and believes that Scout is too much of a tomboy, but Atticus won't hear any of it!
To Kill a Mockingbird pgs. 1-71 (71 pgs.)
The book is narrarated by Scout Finch. The book starts out with a flashback, and the reaccounting of how Scout's brother, Jem, broke his arm. Throughout the story there are multiple flashbacks and flashforwards which I do not like. It's not that I find it hard to keep up with the storyline, but that it's not the style of writing I enjoy.
From the very beginning of the book it is easy to tell that Scout is a fighter, not a lover. Her solution to everything is fighting. I actually admire this child in some way because she knows what she believes is right. She fights for the truth even though she's so young. There are many instances though when she could handle the situations more maturely. For example, she beat her friend Dill up for not paying enough attention to her. This shows her age because it is very juvenile to show that much lack of self control. Perhaps she turns to fighting to solve her problems because she knows she'll win? I mean it is a technique that seems to work for her.
Scout goes on to explain her family history. The first of her ancestors to come to America was a fur-trader, Simon Finch. He established a farm that supported the family for many years. Scout's father, Atticus, was the first to make a living away from the farm as he became a lawyer in the town, Maycomb. The story takes place during the Great Depression. Atticus is a single father, but their cook Calpurnia helps raise the children. His wife died when his children were very young.
In the summer of 1933 Scout and Jem's friend Dill comes to visit. Dill tells the children of a man named Boo Radley who lives near the Finch's home. Dill convinces them that Boo is crazy. The story goes that Boo lives in his family's home where as a child his father used to imprison him. He later stabbed his father, but his parents refused to commit him to an asylum. When Boo's father died his brother Nathan came to live with him. Boo is never seen outside of the run-down house, but the children decide they should luer him out.
Dill leaves in September, and Scout begins school for the first time. Scout gets along horribly with her teacher. She gets in a fight her first day, but her brother intervenes. The rest of the school year is just as bad, but the children remain interested in Boo. He starts leaving them goodies under a tree in his yard.
Dill returns during the Summer, and grows closer to Jem leaving Scout feeling left out. She begins to spend time with an older lady in the neighborhood who loves baking, Miss Maudie Atkinson. Miss Maudie tells Scout about Boo as a child, saying he was always polite.
From the very beginning of the book it is easy to tell that Scout is a fighter, not a lover. Her solution to everything is fighting. I actually admire this child in some way because she knows what she believes is right. She fights for the truth even though she's so young. There are many instances though when she could handle the situations more maturely. For example, she beat her friend Dill up for not paying enough attention to her. This shows her age because it is very juvenile to show that much lack of self control. Perhaps she turns to fighting to solve her problems because she knows she'll win? I mean it is a technique that seems to work for her.
Scout goes on to explain her family history. The first of her ancestors to come to America was a fur-trader, Simon Finch. He established a farm that supported the family for many years. Scout's father, Atticus, was the first to make a living away from the farm as he became a lawyer in the town, Maycomb. The story takes place during the Great Depression. Atticus is a single father, but their cook Calpurnia helps raise the children. His wife died when his children were very young.
In the summer of 1933 Scout and Jem's friend Dill comes to visit. Dill tells the children of a man named Boo Radley who lives near the Finch's home. Dill convinces them that Boo is crazy. The story goes that Boo lives in his family's home where as a child his father used to imprison him. He later stabbed his father, but his parents refused to commit him to an asylum. When Boo's father died his brother Nathan came to live with him. Boo is never seen outside of the run-down house, but the children decide they should luer him out.
Dill leaves in September, and Scout begins school for the first time. Scout gets along horribly with her teacher. She gets in a fight her first day, but her brother intervenes. The rest of the school year is just as bad, but the children remain interested in Boo. He starts leaving them goodies under a tree in his yard.
Dill returns during the Summer, and grows closer to Jem leaving Scout feeling left out. She begins to spend time with an older lady in the neighborhood who loves baking, Miss Maudie Atkinson. Miss Maudie tells Scout about Boo as a child, saying he was always polite.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
3.1 diction exercise
a) 1. fact
2. die
3. love
4. stubbornly
5. dreamy
6. buried
7. appetite
8. stillness
9. know
b) 1. Elevation- stillness, alert
2. Sound- placid, calm
c) In the poem "It is not the fact that I will die that I mind" Jim Moore uses alert language. The poem expresses his calm and patient attitude towards the love for his family.
2. die
3. love
4. stubbornly
5. dreamy
6. buried
7. appetite
8. stillness
9. know
b) 1. Elevation- stillness, alert
2. Sound- placid, calm
c) In the poem "It is not the fact that I will die that I mind" Jim Moore uses alert language. The poem expresses his calm and patient attitude towards the love for his family.
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