6.03 Dialectical Journal

Page 1: The day was boring. Other than a snack of carrots, there had been no excitement for Agu Gugu. He wanted to just play with toys in his room, but even that did not seem to be an option. Opening the door to his room, Gugu 's mother looked back at him.

Generals Miki and Washizu are Samurai commanders under a local lord, Lord Tsuzuki, who reigns in the castle of the Spider's Web Forest. After defeating the lord's enemies in battle, they return to Tsuzuki's castle. On their way through the thick forest surrounding the castle, they meet a spirit, who foretells their future. The spirit tells them that today Washizu will be named Lord of the Northern Garrison and Miki will now be commander of the first fortress. She then foretells that Washizu will eventually become Lord of Spiderweb Castle, and finally she tells Miki that his son will also become lord of the castle.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire The Triangle Factory fire happened on March 25, 1911. It was a horrible disaster that killed 146 people and there were 500 workers working there on that day. Chief Croker who was the Fire Chief that reported to the Triangle factory fire. Chief Croker reported back to the factory the next day after the fire.

the boat instead of sleeping in the cabin since the weather was so nice. “I made my permanent bed on the port bunk with lee cloth tied by two lines to the rail above on the ceiling stretching the length and forming a sort of cradle that stopped me from falling out as the boat tossed around. I arranged a sleeping bag inside the cradle for maximum comfort and I’d bundle up in this cocoon with Dinghy, as Varuna rocked us to sleep.” Tania would often dream about different foods that she craved causing her to wake and be salivating. Even though she did miss certain foods like ice cream, chicken and salads, she did not feel the need to go back to land.

In reviewing Chapter 11 by Keller, I was drawn to the statement, “If you want intimacy with God, if you want to get over this sense that something is missing, it will have to become God that you love with all of your heart and strength.” (pg. 144-145) Jesus made it clear to the rich man that he did not have his focus right, even if his heart was in the right place. Christ was willing to leave glory to serve man, was he (the rich man) willing to serve God and leave the identity he had built in his wealth behind?

In the book Crescendo there are lots of twists and turns. In the story Nora is hanging out with Scott more and more. Patch tries to warn her that something is going to happen. Since the archangels are watching Nora and Patch closely, they can’t talk to each other out in the open. Patch figures out how to talk to Nora in her dream.

CHAPTER 1 After we said our goodbyes, I left Sam and Carolyn at the restaurant and went back to Efren’s Livery. Hey there; Big Jake I called. He came bounding around the corner wagging that stump of a tail. Boy did you miss me, I asked? Of course he did; Efren said coming up behind.

For Shin, in the camp, the idea of family was nearly nonexistent. He wasn’t made because two people loved each other; his mother and father were just forced to marry. “Neither bride nor groom had much say in deciding whom they would marry. If one partner found his or her chosen mate to be unacceptably old, cruel, or ugly, guards would sometimes cancel a marriage. If they did, neither the man nor the woman would be allowed to marry again.”

"You are kidding! " The girl said angrily, studying him with a long gaze. "I don’t." He answered. "I can show you my mini rewards that I always carry with me."

The western horizon blackened as the Nagun horde massed out of bow-shot. Guardsmen cast nervous glances at each other. “How many would you say there are?” Brecc queried, his hand fitfully stroking his beard. “Several thousand,” Gall replied without emotion.

“When I was a child I truly loved: Unthinking love as calm and deep, As the North Sea. But I have lived, And now I do not sleep.” In this quote from Grendel, Grendel is basically saying how as a child he used to feel love from everywhere. But now as he has gotten older he feels nothing but hatred towards people. He knew of love, he belived in love .

Growing up with a cousin who is visually impaired, Amit, would often tell me about times he was mistreated because of his disability. Regardless of unfair treatment, Amit always tried to keep an optimistic attitude and would not let it bother him. One day, we were out with some friends and while walking to dinner, Amit told the entire group that it was time to cross the street. “How would you know. You can’t even see,” Shawn said from the back of the crowd.

In this poem, Baudelaire is having a conversation with his soul. He regards life as a hospital in which the patients long to change their beds. Baudelaire believes he’ll be happier elsewhere, and asks his soul “where?” He then suggests a variety of places that he knows his soul may take a liking to.

Savagery is a influencing, evil force that challenges the purity of mankind, and is underestimated by its true strength. Golding plays with the concept of human nature in the plot of Lord of the Flies by having a group of boys getting marooned on a deserted island with no adults, forcing them to strategize and work together in order to survive. Chapter 9 especially highlights the major themes that Golding is trying to convey in his book. While Simon uncovers the true identity of the beast, the other boys have a feast, where they eat pig and enact tribal dances. Simon finally arrives only to be mistaken as the Beast, and is murdered in cold sight.

In this chapter the main characters of this novel was introduced. What was so intriguing to me is how the writer introduced Clara with a little mystery to keep me interested to unravel why Clara would glare up the road and sea. Another case would be the way she would fix her home the same way. Then the writer unraveled how her husband left her for another woman. I somehow started to gain an understanding as to why she was obsessed with the road and the sea.