Animal Farm

For this post we were to read an except from the book Animal Farm. I had to read this book in the 9th grade so it brought back some memories. I remember thinking how strange this book was. I still agree. This book is really strange, but it this scene that pig really gets the other animals going. He knows how they feel about life and he uses that. He makes it seem that without man, life will be better. If I remember correctly though, life gets worse. That main pig dies and another one is in charge and he breaks all the rules that the first pig put in. He broke rules like acting like a human, walking on two feet, and sleeping in beds.
In the end, the animals should of kept things the way they were. But that pig really got them thinking and eventually they took action. He did a great job persuading them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksnwIUyspps

The Semicolon

For our next English project, we are working in groups. My group was assigned the semicolon. Very exciting. I personally don't like working in groups because sometimes it seems harder then if I just did it myself. This time, I really like my group, so that seems to help. We all get along and they are all really nice. Everyone helps give ideas and they are all very creative. I think this project will turn out just fine.

I Miss Her

For our English reading I chose to talk about the "A Softer World" pictures. Some of these stories I found very odd and didn't understand. Then I decided that I was trying too hard and just needed to think about what I think it means, and not worry so much about what the author was trying to say. What was I getting out of it?

So I chose to talk about one called "I Miss Her".I found this one to be extremely sad. It seems that the boys sister is dead and he was dreaming that she was still alive. Or it could even be that the sister is far away and the boy doesn't ever get to see her. Either way, its still sad. One option is more devastating than the other, but either scenario is very sad to me.

Growing in English

This weeks reading was different examples of how people grew in their reading and writing skills. The story that sticks out to me the most is the story about Malcolm X. I found it very interesting that he thought going to prison was a great experience for him. I completely agree with him on this. In prison he had nothing to do, but he was forced to be there, but outside of prison no one was forcing him to go to school or to learn.
He decided to step up and take advantage of being in prison. I really respect him for that. He took a terrible situation and made some good come out of it. His vocabulary expanded immensely and his writing improved tremendously. He said that all he wanted to do was read in his spare time and that's all he did. He even staid up past light's out.
Malcolm is a good example of someone who took what he was given and made the best out of it.