Grace's AP Blog

Good Country People

grace36 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:28:38 +0000

1. As you read the title before you read the story it appears that it will be something about, well, good country people. After reading along you begin to realize the title is somewhat ironic.

2. Hulga’s loss of her leg was sad considering it wasn’t something she could do anything about in the first place. You feel sorry for her.

3. Mrs. Freeman works for Mrs. Hopewell so their names are kind of ironic because freeman is not really free at all. Mrs. Hopewell provides hope, so it fits her, Mrs. Hopewell’s daughter’s name change shows how she is kind of odd, and doesn’t think very highly of herself to give herself such an ugly name, but since she is not very joyful, it kind of makes sense.

4. Mrs. Freeman and Mrs. Hopewell make observations about life’s imperfections, and comment on other people. Mrs. Freeman always speaks of herself second and uses herself in her own comments as like an example.

5. After meeting the bible salesman Hulga realizes that she is not any different than other people, and she can actually relate to them more then she initially thought, and that she’s not perfect.

6. The author puts Mrs. Freeman in a much better light than Mrs. Hopewell, She also satirizes Hulga.

7. The author shows that many people have different religions and views etcetera, but in the end the facts of life are all kind of the same.

8. Do we have this story?..skip..

9. The satire in the story makes the point of the story stronger. The author justifies the satirical treatment of the characters by making her point. A writer can use satire as an artistic weapon in a way to make an opinion seem like an obvious correct answer.

Poem Justification

grace36 — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:56:03 +0000

When coming to the decision of choosing a piece of literature to preserve, a lot of things come to mind. There are endless amounts of important and moving pieces of literature; it is a difficult choice to choose just one. If all literature was to be destroyed it would be a near impossible decision on saving only one, so when picking my piece, I took into consideration a few different things. Literature has many different purposes, to teach, to explain, to paint a picture in your mind, to tell a story, to entertain etcetera. When I chose my poem of The Walrus and the Carpenter, by Lewis Carroll, I took all of these aspects into consideration. For some reason I have always been fond of the writings of Lewis Carroll. His strange whimsical stories bring you to a fantastical world of imagination, yet often have underlying meaning. The story of the Walrus and the Carpenter tells a sort of story of morality, yet has a somewhat comical tone. If only one piece of literature could be saved I believe this story could be a good choice because it combines many aspects of literature. Throughout different parts of the poem we can see the comedy and lessons such as the part where the two characters are discussing the “trick” they played on the oysters, “It seems a shame,” the Walrus said,” To play them such a trick ,After we’ve brought them out so far, And made them trot so quick!” The Carpenter said nothing but
“The butter’s spread too thick!”_1.This particular paragraph displays the integrity of the characters and in a sense makes a joke. By choosing a piece of literature like this to save over all others we can preserve important lessons and a little laughter and cleverness.

1. http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/walrus.html

Book Cover Evaluation

grace36 — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:49:35 +0000

All the covers for the book Fahrenheit 451 are quite similar in images and or themes. The reoccurring themes depicted on the book covers are flames and papers, and often some sort of firefighter or human figure portrayed in an evil sense, producing the flames. The image of flames seems to be the most common among the covers. The bright colors of flames are eye catching and make the reader wonder what is being burned, seeing that flames are usually a bad thing and cause a sense of catastrophe. The papers or book pages tie in the story and give an idea to what is happening. Most of the covers do not contain quotes; however the ones that do are short and simple and merely add to the image. The cover that stands out to me the most is the one that portrays a creepy un human-like figure, and what looks a bit like a dog made out of dirty abstract materials. This cover stands out to me because it really catches your attention as to trying to figure what the picture is of. The way this particular cover is illustrated really gives the impression of how the firefighters are evil, and sort of gives a feel of being “hunted down” with the dog. The red and orange paint in the background gives the impression of being on fire without showing actual flames. The odd way the firefighter and dog are drawn really causes you to feel as though they shouldn’t even be viewed in a human light because what they do is so corrupt and horrible.

Process Analysis

grace36 — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:16:26 +0000

Everyone does it, some people like it, some despise it, and some people love it. I am talking about shopping. I am one of those people who loves shopping. I love shopping much more then the average person, I suppose you could say I live for it. There are many different forms of shoppers, an endless amount really. To list a few we could say there impulse buyers, window shoppers, angry shoppers, shoppers who never buy anything, shoppers who buy everything, shoppers who shop all day, shoppers who rarely set foot in the store… We could go on about all the different ways to shop, but really what you need to know is how to be a successful shopper. Being a successful shopper is what will make your shopping experience an enjoyable one. Before you shop you should think about what you are looking to buy, so you have some idea what you want so you don’t end up walking around aimlessly. However you must not pin yourself down to an exact thing because then you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Purchasing the right item is the key to shopping happiness, think quality, not quantity. If you see something you love, but it costs twice as much as the thing you like, buy the thing you love. Trust me it will pay off in the long run. Another important thing to shopping is to broaden your horizons. Look everywhere. Don’t just go in one store. Go in every store. You will find things you never would have thought of before and you won’t get bored. It is also very important to know how to browse. You don’t have to buy everything. In fact, you don’t have to buy anything. Never buy things just because you wanted to go shopping. Only buy something if you love it. If you buy everything you like, you’ll run out of money, and have a bunch of stuff you are tired of in a week. Save your receipts! If you don’t like something after you get it home, take it back. It’s a pain, but it saves you money. Be a picky shopper. If you find something you want, and they don’t have it in your size, order it! Having things specially gotten for you is fun. Try everything on, nothing looks the same on the hanger, you’d be surprised. Bring a friend. Going shopping alone isn’t bad, but shopping with a friend is ten times better. Don’t be in a rush. If you have less than two hours, don’t go. Picking things in a hurry is a BIG shopping no-no. And last but not least, dress the part. Feel comfortable in your shopping environment because that can make or break your outing. A pleasurable shopping experience is something you can have whether you spend $5000 or $5, its all about how you choose to think of it. So keep your options open, try new things, and GO SHOPPING!

Naps

grace36 — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:02:48 +0000

Holland makes her argument surrounding naps viewing them as a positive thing. She makes her points by comparing American culture to other cultures, the benefits of naps, and using direct examples of success brought on by naps, or being well rested.
Holland constructs her argument by telling a story, then goes on to explain what is going on by starting an argument. She repeatedly inserts the context of her story to her argument, comparing France and the
US.
Holland’s argument would have seemed a lot more credible if she had inserted some statistics on naps, and how much they improve your brain productivity, rather then just saying, they are good. I agree with
Holland in saying naps are a healthy thing, and keep you alert and more productive; however I think we shouldn’t need them. I believe that naps are only necessary because the unnatural routine Americans are forced to keep up with. Most people are forced to wake up, or stay up, at times that are not programmed into their internal clock. This causes people to be drained in the middle of they day when they should be completely awake.

Food Fight

grace36 — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:06:25 +0000

Anthropomorphized- To give an object, animal, plant etc. human characteristics (just like personification).

2. The humans in the cartoon are portrayed badly, whether you are referring to the scientists with evil grins, or ignorant common people being stupid. This helps the artist prove their point by showing the negative effects of manipulating food products, and how it is the human’s fault, whether you are the one creating the food or consuming it.

4. The frames with pictures of the scientists shows how manipulating food is ridiculous, because it points out how why should you do strange procedures on food, you would never do that to a person.

5. The artists ending picture is meant as a joke, because food would never eat us, but the statement he is making is entirely serious. By saying we are the ones changing the natural production of food, we are the ones who deserve to suffer the side effects, however those side effects could never be that of human-like food consuming us.

6. The tone of the comic excluding the pictures is very serious and informative. However, when adding the pictures the tone is altered to be more comical, rather then just a serious opinion. The pictures add validity to the author’s argument making his point easier to comprehend.

Assertion Journal

grace36 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:07:40 +0000

In a passage taken from Professions for Women by Virginia Woolf, it states, “the angel in the house is dead and no longer lives in the imaginations of either women or men.” When examining the underlying meaning of this passage we can re-word it to be able to explain more thoroughly what she means by it. Woolf repeatedly references the “angel in the house” throughout her essay, she explains how this is a name given to an idealistic form of a woman, who at the time was a polite, dutiful housewife who contained her opinions. This being said we can form a judgment on the claim she makes in the passage. By saying the angel in the house is dead, Woolf is saying that that particular view of women has disintegrated and women are no longer seen that way. This view is in a way correct in today’s society. The conservative view of women has faded and they are now viewed as equal towards men when it comes to opinion and letting their voices be heard. Today women can work, vote, speak, and do anything men can. In earlier years this was not the case and women were expected to stay home, take care of children, and the husband was considered the head of the house. However there are exceptions to be made, of course there are always people who keep very strong traditional views and still have the idealistic picture of the “angel in the house”. Most of these people are constantly faced with conflict on their attitude however because the general view of women today is that they should be treated as equals.

Angel in the House

grace36 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:45:17 +0000

Discussion Question:

3. By saying “a novelist’s chief desire is to be as unconscious as possible”, Woolf describes how in order for the imagination of a writer to stay on the same level they must be in the same lethargic state of mind throughout their writing. This makes sense because if the author was to experience different events that could change their state of mind it could have an effect on their writing.

Rhetoric Questions:

4. When referencing the angel in the house, Woolf describes how the conservative side of her was taking over and restricting her writing and she knew she needed to just let loose.

9. The analogy Woolf makes of the girl with the inkpot tells you a story to envision what she means when speaking of a writer being in a trance. She describes the girl sitting with the pen in her hand, but not writing, just sitting and dazing off into the depths if her imagination. By explaining this form of “unconsciousness” in this way Woolf causes you to analyze what she is saying rather then just skimming her idea.

Rephrasing the Question

grace36 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:13:46 +0000

What is the author referring to when he speaks of the “learning bias of the last century” in paragraph 5? What is he referring to as “they”?
What is the stand on the argument Csikszentmihalyi tries to convey in paragraph 8? How does he back up his reasoning for his opinion? What kinds of evidence does he use?
In paragraph 9 the author uses a collection of descriptions of desired genetic traits and discusses the problems with alerting human genes. How can you tell the author’s opinion on the topic? How does his word choice affect his tone?
Based on the traits in paragraph 3, how does Csikszentmihalyi use them to relate to his own opinion? What are the pros and cons to having diverse or uniform controlled traits?
In paragraph 6 the author references Niels Bohr to give an example of how an extremely advanced experiment was not practical. How does this reference positively contribute to the author’s argument?

Fallacies (Re-done)

grace36 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:10:56 +0000

There were three little girls who met playing at the park and two of the girls wanted to go down the slide, and the other girl wanted to go on the monkey bars. Because they didn’t seem to agree, the two girls told the other girl that she could either be thier best friend and go with them to the slide, or she would hate them and go alone.

Joey and Amanda wrote Santa Christmas lists every year of all the toys they wanted. They were good children and knew that they would get all the gifts they asked for. They set out cookies and milk for Santa and made sure to go to bed very early because mom and dad always warned them if they stayed up too late Santa wouldn’t come.

Mr. Marshall worked for the bakery on fifth avenue. Every morning he walked to work and opened the shop at 6:30. He lived close to the shop, so he didn’t need a car. It only took him five minutes to get to the shop, so every morning he left at 6:25.