Grace Liu English 12H Mr. Nikolich 2018.3 Heart of Darkness Journals Journal Entry #1 Detachment and Silence When narrating his story, Marlow is described as having his pose like a buddha, and he employs a detached voice in telling his story. The detachment in Marlow’s voice serves as a special way of communication, allowing Marlow’s ineffable emotions to be passed over in silence. When Marlow first sees African natives in pain, “They were dying slowly — it was very clear. They were not enemies, they were not criminals, they were nothing earthly now, nothing but black shadows of disease and starvation…
He grasped the trigger, and shot. ‘’Bang,‘‘ the bullet exploded with power right out of the gun. Jamie looked up to find his trophy buck, but he could not see it. Although he knew to wait fifteen minutes, his eagerness took over and Jamie left his spot. Being cautious to make as little sound as possible, he dashed over to find the spot where he shot the buck. The buck was nowhere to be seen, but something else important was there.
After Luffy discovers that all of the gears and stress he has put on his body has caught up to him. Similar to Roger he is sick with an incurable disease and he will die in a few more months. The strawhats finally make it to the end of the Grandline, to Raftel, where Luffy finds the Rio Ponoglyph, which explains what the One Piece truly is. In order to get to Raftel, Luffy had to fight and defeat each of the four yonko including finally returning his hat to Shanks. At one point the marines surround the strawhat crew preparing to open fire on the ship.
Its 1832 and Tom is at Moreton Bay prison for his crime of stealing a loaf of bread and was serving two years in prison. Captain Logan, was a short-tempered and angry man who was in charge of Moreton Bay prison. He was of average build with dark black hair and matching dark brown eyes. Tom, on the other hand was a skinny fellow with long brown hair and bright blue eyes. He was great mates with all the other inmates and would regale them with his stories.
The final two chapters of the book are saddening, but heartwarming at the same time. Sol does pass away, and Alex narrates what happened in the days before, of, and after his death. Judy and Sol talked for hours a day, 2 weeks straight, and were laughing, crying, and enjoying themselves. Alex, Laurie, and Judy sat by Sol’s side as his heart rate monitor was going crazy, and his last phrases were telling Judy to be happy, Alex to kiss Laurie (and her to kiss him back), and giving Alex a tip on how to make guitar strings last longer.
Starting with the first poem, TKAM can relate to this because it is similar to how Jem and Scout would walk to home from school. The first section states how the writer can remember calling their mother from the hall in the basement. This gives me an image of Scout or Jem calling Atticus. Sections two through 4 basically just gives an imagery of Scout, Jem, and occasionally Dill walking to their house. The final section stands out though because in the book, Scout does explain how her and Jem did walk home from school during winter.
Caden McCloughan Holland English 12 11 September 2016 Journal Entry: The Stone Boy There were several different themes that came to my attention in The Stone Boy as Arnold experiences quite a drastic change take place in his family. One thing that really caught my eye early on in the story was when the roles and jobs of the family were explained. The mother and the daughter are described tending to household jobs only while the father handles most of the work outside along with the oldest son Eugie. Then there’s Arnold, who’s more connected with his mother.
The unnamed narrator of the story discovers from a newspaper that his younger brother, Sonny, has been arrested for selling and using heroin. As he prepares to teach his algebra class, the narrator remembers Sonny as a young boy. His students, he realizes, could someday end up like Sonny, given the obstacles and hardships they face growing up in Harlem. At the end of the school day, the narrator heads home, but he notices that one of Sonny’s old friends, who is always high and dirty, is waiting for him by the school. The two men walk together, talking about Sonny.
Michael walked up to the door and knocked tree times. He nervously pulled down his arm sleeve. Charlie answered the door in his pajamas. “I was wondering, you know under the circumstances, if I could crash at you place” Michael asked shifting from one foot to the other. Charlie sighed and opened the door wider to allow his brother to slip past into the apartment.
My novel choice is “The brave New world” by Aldous Huxley, I chose this novel because my teacher recommended me to try it. The title of the book “ brave new world” kind of catches my attention, first of all because the title have a very specific meaning I guess related to the story. I did actually notice some hint about the story, the cover page look very creepy and and have identical babies in tubes. From that, I’m hoping that is it what I’m thinking of which is: a bloody, human trafficking novel.
When everyone thinks about war they cannot picture in their mind what it would be like out on a battlefield with a bunch of good friends, fighting side by side. They cannot picture the horrible and nasty sights you will see on a battlefield of men dying, their bodies being shot everywhere or being blown to pieces. Maybe from a movie they might have seen a battle or war, but it’s not even close to the same. They are people that you care for and love that have just been killed, live and in front of your face. You cannot do anything but watch them suffer and try to keep fighting.
Gender and Race in Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl In Harriet Jacobs’s story, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Jacobs was an extraordinary African American woman living in slavery. When she was six years old her mother died, and she was raised by her grandmother. While reading Jacobs autobiography I discovered that Jacob’s grandmother had a major part in her life. She embedded morals, values and principles in her life. For women in slavery it was fortunate to have had someone in whom you can trust and confide, and Harriet had that with her grandmother.
Grade 7 ELA Dialectical Journal Name: Gloria Parra-Diaz The Outsiders Chapters: _______________ Directions: Complete this reader response log while reading The Outsiders (both in class and while you read independently). This format will guide you through the reading & thinking process to help develop your ideas and express them on paper so that you can better participate in the discussion board with your team. Big Idea: Societal structure has the power to promote or limit freedom, choice, and desire.
Despite her beliefs, one cannot be a good person, or a lady, as a racist. The grandmother fell definitively short of the title she was attempting to give herself. As stated, the Grandmother is not alone in her opinions. The South in the mid-20th century was a hive of racism, oftentimes religiously-fueled.
African-Americans had to go through some of the worst brutalities that have taken place on the American soil. The Negro Mother, by Langston Hughes, tells the story of a former African-American slave and a woman. The speaker, who is mother mentioned in the title of the poem, recalls the hardships she went through previously and encourages her children to continue the fight for freedom and equality. The speaker is a zealous and strong woman who was mistreated and abused and yet refused to succumb to the oppression. She also establishes the fact that the fight for equality is not yet over.