Monday, September 27, 2010

Chapter 4

In chapter 4 it describes two different characters, Tom and Casy. Tom is kind of a oblivious man and was talking to Casy about his life in prison. He was put into jail because he was drunk, everything went wrong and he killed a man. It doesn't give a whole lot of information about that night, so it might pop back up later on in the story twisted around.
Casy was a preacher until he made bad choices. As a preacher he did somethings with three girls that was manipulative and wrong. He used his power for wrong and so he stopped preaching.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Turtles


In chapter 3 it talks about a turtle trying to cross a highway. The turtle was having a hard time but made it. I think the turtle symbolizes life. We have trials in our lives and we can get through them with perseverance. When we fail we need to get back up and try again and again. When we succeed in our trials our life will be worth the trip, just like the turtle crossing the road.

Monday, September 20, 2010

The Grapes Of Wrath

 The novel that we are beginning is "The Grapes Of Wrath". The book takes place during the Great Depression. A Family is going through the depression and the hardships of living through it. The Families head and also the main character is a man named Tom Joad.
The Author of this novel used this phrase from the hymn "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic",
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord:
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on

A review about this book is that,"I can't remember the last time I was moved so profoundly by a work of fiction. I finished the book two weeks ago and have not been able to stop talking or thinking about it. Read this book. It will truly change the way you view the world."

Friday, September 17, 2010

My Thoughts.

Listening to the poem about the murders kinda upset me. I had no idea this was going on. I know the women who recited the poem had deep feelings about this matter. It is a very serious matter to her and to me.  She made very good points that we are separated but not far apart. We are so close to all these murders, who knows they could move up into the United States. We need to take this seriously and save many lives in the process.

Creating a iGoogle account: I may not use my account very often but it was good for me to be informed about it. Creating the account was fun because I got to make it my own and personalize it. I also like that it will be easier to be informed about the things going on because I probably wont look things up but when the pop up I get interested. So, iGoogle will help me stay connected.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Inspirations

I have two things that inspire me. The two things that inspire me are dance and music. When I see dancers perform all different kinds of dance i feel inspired to pursue my dance career.  Also music is a big inspiration to me. Just listening to the music and lyrics helps calm me and helps me relate the lyrics to my life. I have a strong passion for both music and dancing and they are my inspiration.