1. What happened after Bigger killed the rat?
Once Bigger killed the rat he began to tease his sister Vera with it scaring her causing her to faint and his mom screaming at him out of anger. Afterwards telling him she wonder why she borned him.
2. Who was the key character in Native Son
Bigger Thomas was the key character in the book Native Son
3. What questions would you ask Mrs. Thomas in you met her in person?
I would ask Mrs. Thomas how does it feel to meet someone new but not see their face since she is blind
4. Which events could've happened if the boys went through with the robbery?
If the boys went through with the robbey they could,ve gotten away with it because the cops weren't nearby and it would've been quick and easy job. Also the boys would not doubt each other anymore.
5.Why don't you devise your own way to deal with Mary being drunk?
If I were in Bigger shoes and I knew Mary was drunk and didn't want her mom to find out I wouldn't have killed her. I would've just put her in her room and lock the door so no one else can come in so by the morning when people see her she'll be sober but with a hang over. It was not worth her losing her life just because Bigger wanted to hide the fact she was drunk. Whats the worst her mother could've done?
6. Do you think Bigger getting a job is a good or bad thing?
I think this is a good thing because now he'll be able to help provide for himself and his family. Not only that but he'll finally feel like he's doing something with his life.
Before Bigger used to just hang out with friends, smoke, eat, and sleep. But now that he has a job he can now be a able to take care of himself and his family and help to get them out of that rat infested apartment they live in.
In conclusion Bigger getting a job is a life changing thing for him, I mean he doesn't have the best job in the world but it is better than what he had before which is no job at all. Now Bigger can finally be a man take responsibility of his own actions all because he has a job.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Service Learning
This year for Service Learning a possible topic choice for me would Food-Science.
There are different catagories under this topic. The main idea of this topic is food and nutrition. Like how many should you have in a day, the servings of fruit and vegetable you should have in a day, and the distribution of food.
We can give food to people who are in need like the homeless and food organizations around the nation who are in need of assistance. We can go to homeless shelters and give them a hand in preparing meals. We can help cut vegetables, make bread, and set tables.
This is what I think would be a good idea for service learning because this would be a good way to give back to the community and make us feel good about ourselves.
There are different catagories under this topic. The main idea of this topic is food and nutrition. Like how many should you have in a day, the servings of fruit and vegetable you should have in a day, and the distribution of food.
We can give food to people who are in need like the homeless and food organizations around the nation who are in need of assistance. We can go to homeless shelters and give them a hand in preparing meals. We can help cut vegetables, make bread, and set tables.
This is what I think would be a good idea for service learning because this would be a good way to give back to the community and make us feel good about ourselves.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Reflection on N.H.D
This year for my N.H.D project I did a documentary on Race Riots Nationwide in the US. For the most part it went pretty smoothly for my group and I. To complete our project we got different images and videos of race riots that occurred in different cities like Detroit and Tulsa. Afterwards we put everything together on I-Movie, put the images and videos in order and did our voice overs.
Some challenges for our project were finding images and videos and where to place them in our documentary. Then aligning up the images and videos along with our voice overs. Eventually in the end after all the retakes our documentary was finished.
N.H.D again this year was a long but good experience especially since I worked with good partners who did their work and took responsibility. N.H.D was fun experience again but I'm glad that it is finally over. For next year what I would do differently is try to have a little more fun with our documentary, get a little more creative and stride more to get first place.
Some challenges for our project were finding images and videos and where to place them in our documentary. Then aligning up the images and videos along with our voice overs. Eventually in the end after all the retakes our documentary was finished.
N.H.D again this year was a long but good experience especially since I worked with good partners who did their work and took responsibility. N.H.D was fun experience again but I'm glad that it is finally over. For next year what I would do differently is try to have a little more fun with our documentary, get a little more creative and stride more to get first place.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Chapter 3
"White Folks"
start:p.14
end:p.19
description-Bigger is hanging out with Gus out in front of the poolhall and smoking a cigarette. They play a game called white folks, where they imitate how white people and how they carry themself. At the end Gus said that whites don't let them do anything.
meaning:To show what Bigger and Gus think of white people and how they think white people are sort of restraining them and holding them back from making it.
start:p.14
end:p.19
description-Bigger is hanging out with Gus out in front of the poolhall and smoking a cigarette. They play a game called white folks, where they imitate how white people and how they carry themself. At the end Gus said that whites don't let them do anything.
meaning:To show what Bigger and Gus think of white people and how they think white people are sort of restraining them and holding them back from making it.
Chapter 2
"Give Up"
start:p.9
end:p.13
description:There was alot of arguing going on in the family between Bigger, Buddy, and their mother. Bigger left the house and took a walk. As he was walking he saw a sign saying in big bold letters "YOU CAN'T WIN".
meaning: To show the tensions between the children and their parent. Also how their poverty is turning them against each other instead of bringing them together.
start:p.9
end:p.13
description:There was alot of arguing going on in the family between Bigger, Buddy, and their mother. Bigger left the house and took a walk. As he was walking he saw a sign saying in big bold letters "YOU CAN'T WIN".
meaning: To show the tensions between the children and their parent. Also how their poverty is turning them against each other instead of bringing them together.
Chapter 1 In Native Son
"Why was you Born"
Start:p.3
End:p.8
Description:Begins with ringing of alarm clock. Bigger kills a rat and tease his sister with the dead rodent causing her to faint. His mom then yells at him for his actions, then says she wonders why she had born him.
Meaning:To show how Bigger likes to annoy his younger sibilings and takes pleasure in their suffering.
Start:p.3
End:p.8
Description:Begins with ringing of alarm clock. Bigger kills a rat and tease his sister with the dead rodent causing her to faint. His mom then yells at him for his actions, then says she wonders why she had born him.
Meaning:To show how Bigger likes to annoy his younger sibilings and takes pleasure in their suffering.
Monday, February 4, 2008
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