Blog Post Assignment 10

Dear Adviser

            My name is Grant Wiggins, and I need help. First, I'll start by giving you a synopsis of the situation at hand. My aunt wants me to make her god-son, Jefferson, a "man" before he dies. He was on trial for a triple murder and theft; his appointed lawyer label him to be a hog in order to his intelligence and innocence. My aunt and I visited Jefferson 3 times, but reaped little to no progress of getting through to him. Today, my aunt was pretending to be sick, so I could visit Jefferson alone. I was humiliating for me at first, but gathered the will to go visit him. I just seen him, and achieve nothing. I know my aunt will be upset and heartbroken once she finds out what really happen during my visit. Should I lie about what happened or tell the truth? If not, what do you think I should do?

                                                                                                       Sincerely,
                                                                                                     Grant Wiggins
 

Blog Post Assignment 9

Chapter 3:

1. His insistence of whether Jefferson did it shifted the plot narrative by showing a biased point of view to an already controversial situation.

2. Grant is implying that Miss Emma was looking at him, but was not acknowledging him.

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4. She begs him and tells him that she has done a lot for his family.


Chapter 4:

1. It echoes the public defender's summation in Jefferson's trial by expanding on the idea of Jefferson's upcoming death. He is awaiting his death; the same as a hog in a slaughterhouse.

2. Grant feels the need to flee because he believes that he is living a unfulfilled life in his current city and condition he is living in.


Quote #1: "But i could feel her eyes on the back of my neck." Chapter 3, Pg. 17

This quote indicates the conflict between Grant and his aunt. Grant believes that he being forced to Henri Pichot's house under his will.
This quote also characterize his aunt because it reveals that she is a stern person and what every she says goes.

Quote #2: "I was too educated for Henri Pichot; he had no use for me at all anymore." Chapter 4, Pg. 21

This quotes give details about the setting. It gives an image of Grant staying out of the way while his aunt begs Mr. Pichot to talk to the sheriff.
This quote also indicates conflict between Grant and Mr. Pichot. Grant believes that he is too educated for Mr. Pichot, but Mr. Pichot may view him as just a typical black person.

Blog Post Assignment 8         

          Dr.King used figurative language in his famous speech. An example of this is when he uses a metaphor to compare the oppressed people to veterans of war. He quotes "You have been the veterans of creative suffering". This quote means that people who fall victim of segregation are like veterans because of the suffering both have to endure. It also strengthens his point of view on segregation and how it has affected many. Another example of figurative language is imagery and how he paints an image in the audience's mind. An example of this is when he mentions police brutality. He says "We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.

This quotes give the audience a visual representation of segregation and the struggles of black people. 

          A rhetorical question was asked during Dr.king's speech. He asks "When will we be satisfied?" This answer is implied, not blankly answered. By using this rhetorical device in his speech, Dr.King highlights something the audience already knows. It also empathizes his point of view and gets the audience to think about his question.

Blog Post Assignment 7

1. Why do you think his illusion of the northern battlefront was caused by magic? Pg. 85, last paragraph.

2. Analyze this quote, "Kien arose, wearily trudging away from the house and out along the pavement, a lonely-looking soul wandering in the beautiful sunshine.". Pg. 87, 2nd paragraph.

3. Why did Kien feel unbalanced? Pg. 87, 2nd paragraph.

4. Why do you think Kien included the change of his own soul when he mentioned Nguyen Du Street and the Thuyen Quang lake? Pg. 87, 3rd paragraph.

5. What caused Kien to rewind memories from his past? Pg. 88, 1st paragraph.

6. Analyze this quote, "There is no terrible hell in death.". Pg. 90, 1st paragraph.

7. Why did Kien believe the dead was more significant than the living? Pg. 90, 2nd paragraph.

8. Why do you think the MIA team believed that they would be burdened by the soldiers' death if they could not identify them by name?  Pg. 91, last paragraph.

9. Why did Phan decide to help the enemy solider who attacked him? Pg. 92, first paragraph.

10. Why do you think the sorrow of war is similar to the sorrow of love? Pg 94, 3rd paragraph.      

Classroom Blog Assignment, 16 October 2016

1. I believed that parents pressure their children to achieve because they want their children to be successful. Most parents want their children to have a prosperous life and avoid the mistakes they made in their early life.

2. Religious beliefs, decisions, rules, and their children's future are some of the many conflicts between parents and their children.

3. People can be anything they want to be. It takes hard work and consistency in order to do this. 

4. All conflicts does not have a winner. 

5. My mother's runs her household in an authoritative manner. Rules are often broken without consequences. A Chinese household are ran traditionally. Instead of the son being able to make decisions on his own, he must permission from his grandfather to do things. Chinese households are also have strict rules that must be obeyed. 

Blog Post Assignment 4

Quote #1: "Mostly I was alone, which wasn't unusual, but the cold made the trail seem even more vacant, the wind clattering the branches of the preserving trees."  Chapter 16 page 264

1. This quotation does provide details about the setting. The quote describes the setting to be still and vacant.  

2. This quote characterizes Cheryl by telling how she views the trail at this point.

Quote #2: "She didn't live. She didn't get to be fifty. She would never be fifty, I told myself as I walked under the cold and bright August sun". Chapter 16 page 264

1. This quote characterizes Cheryl by showing anger towards her mother's death.

2. This quote corresponds to a theme in the story; a theme related to the five stages of grief.

Blog Post Assignment 3

     This article was talking about a man named Stephen McMillian. He was interested in landscaping since he was a child. His senior year, Stephen and his friend (John Zalabak) decided to walk to L.A., but instead hiked the John Muir trail. Twenty years after the John Muir hike, they decided to hike the PCT. On this hike, they took pictures and made aquatint etch art. Aquatint etching is a technique that produces a full tonal range and rich textures by drawing an image onto a copper plate, then burning it into the plate with acid.

1 interesting fact: Stephen has been inspired and sustained by the natural world and has spent much time of this time outside.
1 fact: Landscaping has been in Stephen's life since he was 16.
1 questions: How long was the process of aquatint etching?

This article can be read here:  http://www.pcta.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/SMcMillan_Feb2012.pdf?884c9e