6 word memory thing

Tone:

1.Comforting
2.Serene
3.Relaxed

Mood:

1.Content
2.Grateful
3.Satisfied

Subject:

Freedom

Theme:

In life we have have to enjoy the little things that we are given, because it might not always last.

Reading Bucket List

The kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

The book is more of a modern classic; I believe that it would be easier for me to read without all the olden language. Also many people have recommended this book to me saying that I would enjoy it, including my mother. I am also interested in trying out a new read.

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

It has been brought to my attention that this book is a very challenging read, and I am interested in taking on a literary challenge. Also I have heard that apart from the difficult literature, the book itself is actually very good. I also want to make my mommy very proud of me by reading a book such as this.

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled hosseini

Even though I have to read the kite runner, I have a feeling based on the comments that I have heard from other people. So it is based on that though I believe that I will like this because it is written by an author that I might like. Also it sounds like it pertains to the war in Iraq which I find a very interesting topic.

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

I am a huge lord of the rings fan. I have never read any of the actual books; I have only seen the movies. So I am interested in the prequel to the whole series, but I also want to see how the detail in the books differs from the detail in the movies.

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

From the description on the back of the book I was able to gather that the book is about a mission trip to the Congo that a family goes on. Being the religious person that I am I was automatically intrigued about the idea of a single family going a mission trip all by themselves to a remote part of the world. So I am quit interested to see how it plays out.

The shack

William p. Young

Both my father and mother have read this book and are constantly nagging me about needing to read it. After reading a couple reviews I have gathered that everyone who reads this book seems to grow closer to God and have their eyes opened. I for one want to determine this for myself, so I have resolved to finally read this all so inspiring book.

Thirst #4

Christopher Pike

I have read all of the other books in the series and have greatly enjoyed them, so I expect nothing less from this new addition the story. Also from my knowledge from the other books in the series I know that the author always brings up several controversial topics and attaches some deep thoughts to them, resulting in a very deep book.

`The Guardian

Nicholas Sparks

The book was first recommended to me by my mother, and like most books from her I laid it off at first. But now that I have actually looked into it, I see an interesting plotline that I might enjoy. Unfortunately my manliness fails me when it comes to loves stories, and it has come to my attention that this book is a very good love story that is filled with some tragedy.

Faithful Place

Tana French

What first caught my eye about this book was the fact that it was a finalist for the edgar award. Second I read the back and learned that this book was about young love and a detective. Being the sucker for a good love story that I am I simply cannot resist. 

Evercrossed

Elizabeth Chandler

As soon as I found out that this book was about the afterlife I was interested, because the last book that I read about the afterlife was fantastic. I also find it interesting to see different ideas about how people think the afterlife will be. I was also interested to see that a book about the afterlife was a New York Times best seller.

 

Rebel without a Cause

Directed by Nicolas Ray, the film Rebel without a Cause follows a young Jim Stark (James Dean) as he begins yet another school year at yet another school. The film avidly details’ the life of a young rebel in the 50’s as he desperately tries to fit in at a new school. The films offers a wonderful opportunity at a glance into the past where one can understand the logic behind the rebellious teens of the 50’s.

The movie begins with a scene where our young Jim Stark is lying in the middle of the street in the midst of a drunken stupor. The police soon arrive on the scene and escort Jim to the police station where we see that he is not your average teen. While at the station Jim is introduced to Judy (Natalie Wood), another troubled teen whom he seems to instantly take a liking to. Once Jims parents show up we are able to see that Jim hates his father because he won’t stand up to his mother, and he views him as weak. Throughout the opening scenes we are able to gather that the root of all evil in this movie is the domestic problems within the families. On his first day of school Jim becomes the newest victim of the jocks lead by Buzz Gunderson (Corey Allen). Jim, being the rebellious individual that he is, does not take kindly to this treatment and constantly fights back, accepting every challenge that they throw at him. However one of these challenges ends tragically when Buzz dies in a game that they call chicken. Even though Buzz’s death was not his fault Jim feels obliged to expose the truth behind the whole ordeal, for he is tired of constantly running away from everything. While in the midst of this problem Jim becomes close friends with Judy and a boy names John who has become strangely attached to Jim.

This film had a strong impact on me as I was given the chance to peer into the lives of these troubled young teenagers. The film offers everything that a good movie should have: love, action, death, friendship, and a complex plot. The actors are superb and fun to follow. I often found myself cringing as the characters went through their harsh reality and avidly following each one. The film effectively builds a suspenseful plot that had me on the edge of my chair absorbing every scene, and ended by answering all my questions and leaving my appetite for entertainment completely filled. I would recommend this film to any self-respecting family who is interested in indulging their senses into an action packed film that fully details the life of the rebellious teens of the 1950’s.    

If you cant handle the heat, get out of the kitchen: an analysis on The Art of Cooking

Barry’s humorously sarcastic tone emulates his opinion towards the simplicity of cooking, while at the same time reflecting his respect towards the hazards of cooking as well. He effectively utilized the use of prehistoric analogies, multiple examples, and the use of incomprehensible jargon.

    Barry begins most of his columns with a prehistoric analogy relating to his topic in order to comically launch straight into his argument. He tells a story about “cooking [being] invented in prehistoric times” when a “primitive tribe” killed an animal and accidentally “tripped and dropped” the animal “into the fire,” before they could “eat it raw.” With the use of cavemen for this analogy, Barry describes cooking as a simplistic art, something that even a simple caveman can do. With this analogy Barry is able to instantly hook the reader, and instill the idea that cooking isn’t really an arcane art that only a few people can perform. In his story he creates a character names “woog” who is responsible for “dropping the meat into the fire,” and becomes a victom of the tribes as they smell “the aroma of burning meat” and they decide “to eat Woog raw.” Barry furthermore adds to the simplicity of the cavemen here as he changes the analogy to add humor to his opening showing how dumb the cavemen were. He effectively creates a loose funny tone to begin his column allowing him to deliver his argument without having to worry about the reader not being engaged

Barry employs the use of multiple examples to provide evidence to support his claim that cooking can be hazardous. His first example is an account of a “dramatic true” incident that happened to him in his childhood when a “double boiler” filled with “cream chipped beef” suddenly “exploded violently” seeding “thousands of gallons of creamed chipped beef flying in all directions” with “tremendous force.” He employs this personal experience to share with the reader that he has experienced the hazards of cooking firsthand effectively adding to the ethos of his argument. He goes on to explain how he believed that “there are intelligent beings” out “in the universe” that will “one day detect traces of this particular entree” traveling “across the cosmos at nearly the speed of light.” He creates a cosmic metaphor that compares the explosion of his double boiler to cosmic explosion out in space. This metaphor is able to provide a viewing spectrum for the reader to effectively see how this experience scared him for life and provides legitimate evidence to support the hazards of cooking.

 Barry introduces a stumbling blog that amateur cooks will encounter and know as "uninterpretable" cooking jargon. he informs us that "gourmet chefs" create their recipes while simultaneously "snorking down cooking wine," thus resulting in ingredients such as "femel, shallots, capers, and arugula." He illustrates his disapproval towards these famous gourmet chefs, and their useless recipes that no one will be able to duplicate because of their non-existent ingredients.he uses this cooking jargon as a corner-stone for his argument against these useless gourmet chefs. He then explains that in order "to be a successful cook," one has to "learn how to adapt gourmet recipes to the "real world" by "making substitutions." He now switches to a more comic tone as he approaches the end of his column and tell how he "substitutes" "Three Musketeers bars" for "leeks" in a "sweet-potato recipe." Barry concludes that since no on understands this jargon, then all that can be done is to essentially make up your own recipe.

Barry realizes that he may receive some negative criticism on this topic, but he does an excellent job of downplaying cooking and recognizeing the dangers of the task as well. Through his use of analogies, multiple examples, and jargon Barry effectively shows how cooking while simplistic in nature, can be quite hazardous

Kill 'Em! Crush 'Em! Eat 'Em Raw!

John McMurtry's essay begins with a personal anecdote about the results of playing sports especially football since childhood. When he can no longer ignore his physical condition, he seeks treatment and is hospitalized. how does the anecdote lend credibility to his argument.

Since he has experienced first hand the risks of football, what he says is more likely to be heard. All lot of people like to rant and rave about how football is an uncivilized sport that results in nothing but pain and suffering for the players, but these people have never played football and are most likely against any sort of violence. McMurtry has actually played football and likes it, making his account more believable since he is actually experiencing the ordeal. 

Paragraphs 5-7 compare and contrast football and war. Is this comparison convincing? How does the comparison appeal to logos?

The comparison is convincing because he gives many valid reasons for is statement such as "Their languages are similar," and "their principals and practices are alike." He shows that people use the same terms to describe situations in both football and war, and he also show how both football and war consist of "mass hysteria, the art of intimidation, territorial aggression, drills, and formations." This comparison appeals to logos because he uses a multitude of examples to support his comparison.

In paragraph 14, McMurtry cites a Harvard study showing that some of the more brutal characteristics of football players are valued in the business world. How do the study's findings support McMurtry"s argument against the brutality of football?

It doesn't really help his argument against football brutality, since people in the business world are saying that they like these characteristics in these football players. This sort of presents a fallacy in his argument since it is counter productive in his argument.

Consider the language of football, especially the words shared by the military. What sports ather than football have a militaristic side?

Paintball is another sport that is in some way biased on war since the goal of the game is to "kill" the opponent or hold the fort against and invading army. Some of the exact same commands are used in paintball by team mates or the commanding officer to advance the team and lead them to victory. It is also a very competitive and aggressive sport, sometime bringing out the more primal side in the people that play it.

Who dosent like to play

In Pink's book, “A Whole New Mind,” he talks about the sense play as playing a game with someone. He also talks about inventing as a way to enhance the experience of play. So I got the idea to invent something to better my playing experience.

My brother and I like to play together and one thing we really enjoy doing together is climbing trees. Sometimes this can be very hard depending on the tree that we use. My mom is always telling us not to climb trees because she thinks it is unsafe, but we still do just because it is fun. After reading the chapter on play in pinks book, I decided I would use his suggestion of inventing to make something that make climbing easier and safer. That’s when I got the idea of coming up with some sort of rope system to hold on to and catch me if I fall. So I got to thinking why not construct some kind of repealing system, it would be perfect for catching me if I were to fall in I would be able to gently lower myself down. So I took a carabineer and a metal loop off of a belt and made a homemade climbing eight. I then took another old belt and some duct tape and made a harness to hook the eight to. When I tried it out it worked great just like the real thing. I was able to put all my weight in the device and lower myself to the ground. I can now climb trees safely because of the idea I got form pinks book.      

"Asians" the ones with cards

"Asians" the ones with cards,
They play all day and night,
They play in school, in class, at lunch
whenever it's dark or light.

Never do they like to lose
for when they do they fight,
but whenever they chance to win
their faces fill with delight.

I've dared to enter their playing feild
to join their willful might,
but maybe I should just give up
and learn to fly a kite.