Friday, March 4, 2011
comparing Restrepo to Fallen Angles
In Restrepo right away they get hit with a road side bomb out of nowhere so that kind of puts into perspective when in Fallen Angels they get attacked at their base how surprising it can be. Also seeing how much damage a mortar strike can do it makes it seem more scary in fallen angels with them being mortared. in the movie being in combat is described as like being on crack which is a high Perry experienced when he was in combat which gives it a little more realism to the statement. in Restrepo when the squad gets ambushed it is like when in fallen angels they get ambushed by the river how overwhelming it can be. also how the person freaks out under the tree after someone dies makes Perry's reaction to the guy's death in the beginning of the book. in restrepo all the guys are really happy when they get to go home just like the guys who were going home in fallen angels because they didn't have to live in constant fear any more. also in restrepo when they bomb the crap out of a mountain where there was believed to be Taliban they hit some villagers is like when in fallen angels Perry and his squad accidentally fires on alfa squad and hits some of them injuring or killing them. in restrepo they shoot of flares in remembrance of their fallen comrades which is kind of like how Perry never for gets his fallen comrades and imagined them getting on the plane home. also when they bomb the mountain side later the Taliban come out and ambushed them which is like fallen angels because when they bombed the enemy position they just climb out and are still unharmed. in restrepo you never really see who your're shooting at which is like in fallen angels when they are out in scouting missions and can't see what or who they are shooting at.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Slaughterhouse-5 assignment
Please list 10 ways you can improve your essay scores
1.Express my point in more detail. 6.Lead into the quote I'm going to use more effectively.
2.Make sure that the quote i use fits my thesis 7.Try to find different ways to state my thesis.
3.Work on my spelling. 8.Work on my punctuation and mechanics.
4.Work on my voice I use in writing. 9.Work on explaining how each quote relates to my thesis
5.Improve my word choice and style of writing. 10.Don't rush to finsih even if I think I might not finish in time
Please write any 15 thoughts about the book Slaughterhouse-5. For each thought, please refer to a specific part of the book that generated this thought (for instance, “It was funny” receives no credit; “It was funny when he described the Tralfamadorians” receives full credit).
1.It was funny when the Tralfamadorians closed their hands around their eye to tell Billy he was asking a dumb question.
2.I thought it was sad when the hobo died on the train and he was just throne aside.
3.I thought it was interesting when Billy was describing Dresden as being like the surface of the moon.
4.I also thought it was interesting when Billy was on Tralfamador.
5.I thought it was disheartening how his daughter was telling him what he could and could not do.
6.I also thought the time when Billy, the high school teacher, and their gaurd walked in on poeple who were taking a shower thinking it was the mess hall was funny.
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State 5 possible themes for the book Slaughterhouse-5.
1.Death
2.Time travel
3.Life elsewhere
4.Sex
5.War
Write a conversation between yourself and Billy Pilgrim in which he tries to teach you a lesson based on his own experiences. You must explain IN DEPTH at least 3 specific events and details from the book in order to receive full credit. This conversation should go on as long as it takes to demonstrate YOUR UNDERSTANDING of Billy’s experiences.
Billy: Hello Cody.
Cody: Hello Billy.
Billy: Have you heard about the Tralfamadorians?
Cody: No. Who are they?
Billy: The Tralfamadorians are a race of forth dimensional beings who can look at any point in time be it past or future. Because they can look at any point in time they don't believe someone is dead when their body dies because they can see them in the past. So no one really dies they just only exist in the past.
Cody: Well that is interesting thank you for sharing this.
1.Express my point in more detail. 6.Lead into the quote I'm going to use more effectively.
2.Make sure that the quote i use fits my thesis 7.Try to find different ways to state my thesis.
3.Work on my spelling. 8.Work on my punctuation and mechanics.
4.Work on my voice I use in writing. 9.Work on explaining how each quote relates to my thesis
5.Improve my word choice and style of writing. 10.Don't rush to finsih even if I think I might not finish in time
Please write any 15 thoughts about the book Slaughterhouse-5. For each thought, please refer to a specific part of the book that generated this thought (for instance, “It was funny” receives no credit; “It was funny when he described the Tralfamadorians” receives full credit).
1.It was funny when the Tralfamadorians closed their hands around their eye to tell Billy he was asking a dumb question.
2.I thought it was sad when the hobo died on the train and he was just throne aside.
3.I thought it was interesting when Billy was describing Dresden as being like the surface of the moon.
4.I also thought it was interesting when Billy was on Tralfamador.
5.I thought it was disheartening how his daughter was telling him what he could and could not do.
6.I also thought the time when Billy, the high school teacher, and their gaurd walked in on poeple who were taking a shower thinking it was the mess hall was funny.
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State 5 possible themes for the book Slaughterhouse-5.
1.Death
2.Time travel
3.Life elsewhere
4.Sex
5.War
Write a conversation between yourself and Billy Pilgrim in which he tries to teach you a lesson based on his own experiences. You must explain IN DEPTH at least 3 specific events and details from the book in order to receive full credit. This conversation should go on as long as it takes to demonstrate YOUR UNDERSTANDING of Billy’s experiences.
Billy: Hello Cody.
Cody: Hello Billy.
Billy: Have you heard about the Tralfamadorians?
Cody: No. Who are they?
Billy: The Tralfamadorians are a race of forth dimensional beings who can look at any point in time be it past or future. Because they can look at any point in time they don't believe someone is dead when their body dies because they can see them in the past. So no one really dies they just only exist in the past.
Cody: Well that is interesting thank you for sharing this.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Siddhartha essay
In life everyone has different ways of doing things. But that doesn't mean that just one of those ways is the right way so long as the goal is reached. In the book Siddhartha he goes to buy a harvest of grain but someone had already bought it so he stayed a few days in the town and when he got back Siddhartha said. " I have found friendship... I've neither harmed myself nor others by annoyance and hastiness. And if I'll ever return there again, perhaps to buy an upcoming harvest, or for whatever purpose it might be, friendly people will receive me in a friendly and happy manner". This supports my idea becasue Siddhartha went on the trip and dide things his way and when he came back Kamaswami scolded him but Siddhartha's way also worked and will help him in the long run so there was multiple ways to do the task. In my life I had a simulare situation were I needed to do my homework. My mom wanted me to do it at home but one day I went over to my friend's house and did my homework there instead of going home and doing it so when I got home my mom wanted me to go and do my homework i already had it done so it became my regular thing to do. this suports me because i came up with a new way to do my homework and it worked so i just kept on doing it. that is why i think that there are many diferent right ways to do something and not just one.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Odysseus' hero's path
From books one and two Odysseus doesn't follow the hero's path. Odysseus is just gone and dissapeared form the face of the earth and no one knows what happened to him. First of all Odysseus has no speical birth, no call to advanture, and no belly of the whale. In the book Odysseus desides to go to war and then doesn't return. In other words he had no guide no call to advanture and no belly of the whale because he could have just not gone to war and the story would have never happened.
Telemachus' hero's path
I beleive that Telemachus is a hero who follows the hero's path. In the book Telemachus is guided by one of the gods to go and find his father by sailing out to two different countries. This shows resemblems to the hero's path because it is a mithical guide who perswades him to go out and try to find his father. Another thing that happened was once Telemachus steped onto the ship the winds took it to the distant lands he was going to. This ties in because is like the belly of the whale as in there is no turning back just like Telemachus can't get off the boat so he has to go now.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
The Barefoot Bandit
A boy named Colten harris-Moore one day met someone who would later make him famous. Colten's mentor taught him how to pick locks and other skills he would need later. After that first theft there was no turning back for Colten, he was now sucked into the world of a theif. Later on he parted ways with his mentor and started to rob vacation homes on his own using the skills he was taught. After that Colten was robing more and more homes till one day his stash of all the things he stole was fond. Colten then fled and disapeared into the forest of the island. Some time after he stole an airplane and flew to the Bahamas to escape his fate on the island. his old mentor was arested and he told them that he might be in the Bahamas. They fond him and he tried to run away in a boat but they still cought him. He was then shiped back to the island and was convicted of robery of too many to count. He was then put in jail for his crimes.
real life hero Sir Ian McKellen
- Spiecal Birth
Sir Ian McKellen was born right before WW2
- Supernatural guide
His first performances at Cambridge University
- Ultimate Boon
Staring in J.R.R. Tolken's Lord of the Rings
- Master of Two Worlds
Being able to fool a random person into thinking he is homeless
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