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Social Class

In Persepolis I have noticed how there is a definite difference in social classes. Marji's family has money, they are wealthy. They have a maid and her father drives a Cadillac. The maid is talking to a boy that lives next door, but the boy doesn't know that she is the family's maid. When he finds out he doesn't want anything to do with her anymore. This made me think: how often do people change how they feel because of social class? I don't think that it is right. Feelings don't change because of how much money someone has or doesn't. Though you may force them to change because you are scared of change. I know there is no way of stopping the segregation of social class; there will always be people that have more money than someone else, but think of all the things you could learn from that person that may be less fortunate than you. You have had struggles and they have too, you can always learn from someone and benefit from their mistakes. Social class does have a large impact on someones life, but deep down it doesn't change who they are.

pErSePoLiS

So we just started reading Persepolis for college lit. I have never read a graphic novel before, but i love reading the comics in the newspaper! I really like it so far and it is fun to read. I like looking at the pictures, and it is nice because it can be a fast read if you want it to, or if you take time to really look at the pictures it can make it more interesting. I like that you can also see what the characters look like and have the image in your head. although, sometimes imagining the characters is half the fun! i am really looking forward to reading more of this book and seeing what happens during the revolution.

WAR.

Well, since my last blog was on war, it got me thinking about the different reasons countries have wars with other countries or people have wars with other people, or even with themselves. I'm not one to say that violence is the answer. I think that some authority needs to be shown, but I don't think that killing people gets you anywhere. I think fear is one of the biggest reasons countries go to war. Fear of being taken over, fear of another country being better then themselves. Fear of not having control. But I think people fight or "go to war" because of jealousy. You always want what you can't have and if someone has something you want you will fight over it. It's like when little kids are playing with toys, and one gets a new toy. All of a sudden the other kids want to play with the new toy. It is out of jealousy, spite, that those other kids want to play with that new toy. It may not be any better than the toys they now have, but it is something they don't have. Which makes it better. I don't think fighting really gets you anywhere. Military should be for protection, not for attacking other countries. War in my mind is just stupid. It kills people, not only our people, but innocent people from other countries too. Talk it out. Make friends with other countries, try to reason with them if you have a problem. Don't go blowing them up. What does that get you? A few more countries that are afraid of you, and a few more countries that are going to want the better toy, so they will find something better then what you have and then you will be in fear. All. Over. Again.

War Movies

The war movie I chose was Forrest Gump. I really have not seen many war movies but Rachel gave me the idea of this one, so I took it. :)
This movie takes place during Vietnam. Forrest Gump had some sort of disorder when he was a kid so he had some sweet leg braces. Eventually his legs got better and he could walk like a normal kid. His best friend Jenny plays a big part of his life in the movie. That is where the saying "Run Forrest, Run!" comes from.


I think the film is saying a lot of different things about war, but the main thing that pops into my head is if you set your mind to it you can do it. Forrest Gump does a lot of great things throughout the movie. He finds Jenny, multiple times, he wins ping pong championships, he makes it through the war alive, he wins awards for being in Vietnam, ad the list goes on and on. I think this movies intentions were to make war comical, more enjoyable for people, because they were at this time starting to see how bad war really was.
I think this movie shows more the positive side to war, as in Slaughterhouse-five it has more of the negative affects. I also think that this is about what war can do to a person, how it can affect their life. I think Slaughterhouse-five also has some of that in it.
I think she might like parts of the movie. But I think that it does not fully show what happens to people in war and it does make them look like they are men, not boys. Although, I think she would like Lu tenet Dan. He tells you how it is straight up.

Part of the group.

For the past three years I have been on the rarely known McFarland High School ski team. My freshman and sophomore years I only practiced with a few kids that I knew. I remember seeing big groups of kids at the races who were also on other, bigger teams as well as their high school teams, like Cascade and Tyrol. This year I joined the Cascade Ski Team along with doing my high school team. By the end of the season we were like a big famliy. We had spent weekends away with each other and numerous practices together. I think the fact that it was also so very chilly and we had to huddle may have made us a little closer. But being an "outsider" for two years and then finally feeling like part of the team really made me feel like I was part of the group: an "insider". I would consider a lot of the kids on the team some of my closer friends becase we have a common interest that we all love and we spent so much time together. None of them go to my school but when I do see them a sense of belonging comes in play.

Metamorphosis

So this week we started reading the Metamorphosis. I was very confused at first. The main character woke up one morning and was a bug? I'm not positive, but I don't think that happens much. And his family is scared of him, except for his sister, who brings him food. I don't think I would be able to do that if I was his sister. My little brother is bad enough as it is. If he were a bug it would be ten times worse.
I don't think it is a bad book so far, it is just hard to follow. I am curious to see what happens with Gregor's job. I wonder if Gregor will remain a bug through the whole book, and if his family will ever except him if he doesn't change.

I am a Unicorn :)

I woke up one morning from unsettling dreams to find that I had grown a beautiful rainbow mane and tale and I had also acquired a magical unicorn horn. I guess I probably should have been concerned, but I was so excited about the fact that I was part unicorn it didn't faze me at all. I went into my parent's bedroom to show them the new me and they were not as thrilled. They took me to the hospital immediately and had my horn, mane, and tail removed. I am now the saddest unicorn-human in the whole world. I will never know the powers of my magical horn.

Fences

I really enjoyed reading Fences. I thought it had a good variety of conflict. A main point seemed to be parenting throughout the book. I think Troy had good intentions with Cory but at times was a little too harsh with him. I know that Troy wanted the best for Cory and thought that having a job would be better than playing sports. I'm not sure if that was really the best choice for Cory or for Troy. Some part of me feels that Troy was afraid of Cory surpassing him in his athletic career. He probably did want Cory to have a good job and be able to provide for himself but I think he might have been being a little selfish by not letting Cory play sports because of his fear of him becoming better than him.
I think that if I am ever a parent I would try to give more advide then force my kids to do something. They would need to learn some things on their own. As long as I had told them how I felt about the situationa and they knew my feelings toward it that would be good enough. I think guidance would work better than deciding their life for them.

Fences

I enjoyed the scene presentations in class the past two days. It really helps to picture what the scene could have looked like, and it is also is a fun way to discuss what we are reading in class. In act two, scene one Troy tells Rose that he is going to be a father to another woman. Rose obviously in not happy about the news, I dont't think anyone would be in her case. I know if i were in her situation i would want out right away. but it is not that easy for her because she has to think about how much Troy impacts her life. He is the main income in their family, she has spent the last 18 years being loyal to him when she has also seen things she wants but knows she can't have. I feel bad for Rose, and for Cory. Rose is not put in a very diffucult position: stay with the man you have been married to for the past 18 years and have been loyal to, or leave him and make a new life on your own, something not easy for a black women in this time. Cory is also being forced to work instead of play football because of his dad, but now he finds out that his dad was with another women. You can tell that he will want to stick with his mother on this one since she is the one always supporting him, but he has to remember that his father is hte main provider in the family and he is already on strike two. What do you think Rose should do?

College LIt

So far I am really enjoying this class. I have liked most of the things we have been reading and I am really enjoying what we are doing with the college students. I am reading The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. It is a pretty good book. Sherman Alexie has a unique writing style thats keeps the book flowing nicely. I really like that it has illustrations throughout the book. It helps get across what the writer is feeling. I like the assignments that we also are doing for this "class." They are all very different and the change is nice. I am really looking forward to this class!

Interests

I am interested in a variety of things but one main interest in my life is horses. I have been riding since I was nine. I do not have a horse of my own but I leased one for three years. I work at a barn and in return get free riding lessons. They really are not lessons, basically me just exercising the horses and getting a little training in. I also enjoy many sports. I play soccer and am on the Cascade Ski Team. I used to dive but this was my last year. I love watching hocey, prefferably mens. I love being outside. I live on a small farm. My family raises chickens and turkeys. I have two dogs and two cats. I like fishing and hunting. I also enjoy four wheeling. I love country music. I would like to find a career involving horses, but that may not be the easiest. If that does not work out I am thinking of being an elementary school teacher. I would like to live in Montana and have horses of my own someday.