Why I Want a Wife Response

1.  I believe that the thesis is implied in the first paragraph of the story.

2.  The effect of the repetition is that you really know that she wants a wife.

3.  I do not believe that she wants this wife, I think that she wants to become this type of wife, and want everyone to know what she has to go through everyday.

4.  She organizes the different things about being a wife in an order that makes sense. She sort of creates the ideal image of a wife, although it seems like how a regular wife would be it seems completely outrageous that all these tasks could be completed with no problems.

5.  I admire the values in your essay about how the ideal wife should be.  I consider your essay to be both effective and pursuasive.  Good Job.

James Thurber Satire

The Little Girl and the Wolf
  I liked this story because of the funny ending.  This story is a satire of Little Red Riding Hood.  Thurber surprised me with the ending of the story when she shot the wolf.  He used satire in the ending and with the moral.  He also uses satire with the title of the story.

The Bear
  I liked this story because it was funny.  The bear thought he was doing something good but it really had the same effect of getting drunk.  This story did not surprise me as much as the first one did.  He uses satire in the second half of the story when the bear is doing the same things he did when he was drunk.

The Princess and the Tin Box
  I liked this story because of its surprising ending and moral.  This story is not similar to any I’ve heard before.  I was surprised when the princess picked the platinum box, I thought she was going to pick the tin box because she had never seen it before.  He uses satire when the princess does not pick the tin, and in the moral.

Fairytales and Fables

1.The Camel and the Arab
  The camel was wise, and the man was considerate in asking the camel if he wanted to go uphill or downhill.

Moral of Aesops Fable: Do not ask obvious questions

2.The Fisher Fable
  The fisherman played his bagpipes and no fish came to the surface, then when he cast out his net he caught a bunch of fish.

Moral of Aesops Fable: When you are in a man's power you must do as he bids you

3.The Boys and the Frogs
  Some boys were throwing rocks at the frogs and the frogs were asking what kind of sport it was.

Moral of Aesops Fable: What we do in sport often makes great trouble for others.

4.The Dogs and the Hides
  A bunch of hungry dogs thought they would drink out a river to get to some hides, then they burst because they drank too much.

Moral of Aesops Fable: Attempt not impossibilities.

5.The Old Hound
  An old dog that was never much of a hunter caught hold of a boar but lost his grip and his owner beat him rather than praised him.

Moral of Aesops Fable: No one should be blamed for his infirmities.

6.The Sick Stag
  A sick stag had all his food stolen so that he would die.

Moral of Aesops Fable: Evil companions bring more hurt than profit.

7.The Trees and the Axe
  A man asked the trees for a handle for his axe and they gave him the young ash tree, he used this axe and cut them all down.  They realized that if they wouldn’t have given the young ash they would all have lived.

Moral of Aesops Fable: In yielding the rights of others, we may endanger our own.

8.The Two Frogs
  Two frogs had their pool dry up, searching for a new home they came across a well and one frog wanted to live their.  The other frog argued that if the well dried up they would be stuck in it.

Moral of Aesops Fable: Do nothing without a regard to the consequences.

9.The Hare and the Hound
  A hound was chasing a hare and the hound could not catch it, and a group of sheep mocked the wolf.  The wolf reminded them that the hare was running for its life and he was only running for his dinner.

Moral of Aesops Fable: Incentive spurs effort.

10.The Two Crabs
  Two crabs were walking and the mother crab told the kid to walk straight and not side to side, the kid commented that she was not walking straight either.

Moral of Aesops Fable: Example is the best precept

1.The Three Little Pigs
  The three little pigs each made their own houses, one of straw, one of wood, and one of brick.  One day a wolf came to each one and blew down the straw house and the wood house.  When the wolf got to the brick house where the other two pigs took shelter he could not blow it down.  The two other pigs built brick houses after this so the wolf could not eat them.

2.Little Red Riding Hood
  Little red riding hood was told to go to grandmas and take her cakes because she was ill.  She was told not to leave the path and not to stop.  Along the way she picked some berries and she chased a butterfly.  When she got to the house a wolf had her grandma tied up and he tricked the girl into coming inside.  The wolf ate both of them and a hunter came and saved them. 

Fairytale Poem

The Lion and the Mouse
Great, Thats a huge lion,
Would you look at this,

Beauty and the Beast
B**** look down, tell me whats up,
Girl you talk to much, shut up.

The Little Mermaid
I can teach you how to speak my language, Rosetta Stone,
This life is like the sweetest thing ive ever known,

The Grasshopper and the Ant
Hop hop hop, he is a grass hopper,
he is talking to some ants,

Cinderella
She needs to step her game up,
She needs to fight her sisters,

Little Red Riding Hood
I love playing games,
That wolf said we will play hide and seek,

Alice In Wonderland
Oh would you look at that,
I was so mad,

Princess and the Pea
My pimps name is P,
I wake up bruised everyday,

Snow White
The hunter told me to stand out there in that forest,
He needed me to lure all the animals,

Poem- The Little Mermaid
I can teach you how to speak my language, Rosetta Stone,
This life is like the sweetest thing ive ever known,
Oh would you look at this,
Oh would you look at that,
If im in that water all day ill get fat,
My fingers and toes will prune up real bad,
This is like the sweetest thing ive never had,
Oh I was so mad,
They need a diving board here,
But they are scared of heights, a great fear.

Sonnet

Derek

There was a boy named Derek who liked pools,
He swam all day untill he could not swim,
After he swam he sat at the bar stools,
He laid down to sleep with the lights all dim,
While asleep he drempt something very fun,
He was running away from a large bear,
Then he stopped and pulled out his old gun,
He knelt down and set his sights on a hare,
Then with a pull of the trigger KA-POW,
He walked to the dead hare and bagged the sucker,
He walked home and milked the old family cow,
He cooked the hare and ate it for supper,
He woke up after this nice meal and said,
Would you look at that, that hare is so dead.

This I Believe Response

There is no God
   In this essay the writer is an atheist.  He uses the thought that you cant prove the existence of a God.  I disagree with his reasoning because it can be used the other way around.  I agree with other parts of the essay, such as when he suggests fixing problems, rather than asking a God to fix, or help fix, these problems.  He talks about forgiveness being only given by people and not by a God so it makes him try harder to do right.  I believe that if everyone was atheist that this mind set will not work because not everyone will follow it.  He also talks about when there is a world problem, people blame a God.  I completely disagree with this statement because people generally don’t blame a God, they ask why the God allowed this to happen. 

The Rule Of law
   In this essay the author talks about the rule of law being one of the greatest achievements of the human race.  I completely agree with what this essay says about a need for law.  I believe that without law, the world would go to chaos.  Keeping law, keeps order in society.  The author also says that law set our values, which I also agree with. 

Knowing Where A Person Is From
   In this essay the author talks about her manager at her first high school job.  Her manager told her that it is important to know languages and culture to be able to understand someone.  She always has thanked him for this because she is less judgmental because she does not know where they or from, what customs they are used to, and what situation they are in.

Reflection

Reflection

            The people that came in to speak to us today had a strong message to share with us.  The message was how drugs and alcohol ruined their lives and how they got into that life changing situation.  What’s surprising is the age that most of the men started to use, for many of them it was between ages twelve to fourteen.  Many of the people had a rough childhood while many of them were super stars.  In my opinion the two main factors that kids and teenagers get into drugs is; peer pressure, and ease of access.  Everyone knows where to get it and everyone knows someone who uses.  My opinion was consistent with many of the opinions of the men that came to speak to us.  Many of the people that use are just trying to fit in with a group of people they consider to be “cool” or fun to hang out with.  Many of the men started with marijuana or alcohol and that progressed into the use of other, stronger, drugs.  I think it was interesting that even the ones with a good upbringing or a family with strong values can sink into the use of many drugs. 

            I think that this is one of the best ways to get the message out to kids and teens.  It is better than having someone who has never used drugs, or never had an alcohol problem come in and talk to kids and teens because they have never experienced the peer pressure of today to get into drugs.  People like school consolers can never be as good at sharing the message the men did because in most cases they have not been in a situation like the men were in.  The presenters were surprised at the amount of people using or know of someone who is using.  In my opinion it should not have surprised them.  It is unreasonable to think that in today’s society most teenage kids have not tried drugs and alcohol, or know someone that has.

            I agree with the message that the choices you make today can affect the rest of your life, for better or worse, which was a common theme in the presentation.  These choices that we make will change the rest of our lives, so they say that it is important to stop using drugs and alcohol and seek help.  The message that the men had was very impacting and I believe that they should continue the message.  The way that they conveyed their message in my opinion was one of the best ways.  I think one of the most important parts was when the

Word Writing

The reflection of the warming sun on the slippery ice covered pavement projected an ostentatious array of light that shined in my eye.  The sun rising over top the buildings, unleashing its torrent of light upon the frozen street.  I was splendid that a board had struck my face. It was a cold summer’s day and I was merrily hurtling over the many homeless men that were in a slumber on the ground outside my house. Taking a closer look at the homeless men outside my house, I could see the oozing, green fungus growing on the side of their faces. They looked at me with their puppy eyes and asked me if I had an extra clock that they could keep so that they could go to the dumpster at the right time to find a new cardboard box.

“Then our children will form a family band and sing and dance and you won’t be invited,” Said the homeless man.

“Great Oden’s Raven!  I’ll help you out, but only if I’m invited to be in the band, look at this look at that,” I countered.

“I’ll only let you into the band if you bring me a scrumptious cheeseburger and I need a wet washcloth the wipe this fungus from my face…it’s getting to be a real pain.”

I ponder my options and I reply,

“I suppose you can have the cheeseburger, but the fungus is going to have to stay; I think your band name should be the Funky Fungus, so you’ve gotta keep the look.”

 His eyes narrow like closing blinds and he snarls back,

“Knights of Columbus!  How would you like to have mold growing from your face…this is no joking matter! I won’t subjugate myself or my family to a Funky Fungus band.  Funky Family, fine, but no fungus!”

  He then, threw a basket of blueberries at my head.

“Oh would you look at this!  I am so mad!”  I said.

This spasm of disgrace made me look at my journey that got me in this situation.  The fantastic way my journey began the way it ended.

 

Go For Active Beginnings

1.   Old: Last year in my high school child-development class, each student had to take the “Think-It-Over” baby home for a night to get a taste of parenthood.

New: Last year in my boring high school child-development class, each student had to take the dreaded "Think-It-Over" baby home for a long, stressful night, to get a so called "taste of parenthood".

2.   Old: The hour-long drive to the restaurant was uneventful. It was rather chilly, so I decided to wrap Tyler in a blanket and carry him in that way.

New: The uneventful and undesirable hour-long drive to the fancy restaurant was uneventful.  It was a chilly night and shiny icicles were forming on buildings, so I got out the red striped fleece blanket to tuck Tyler into it to stay warm.

3.   Old: Again, during our meal, my friends and I received strange looks from the others in the restaurant. One couple kept walking by our table just to get a look at my baby.

New: During our wonderful meal, again, my friends and I noticed deranged looks coming from the people in the restaurant.  One rude couple kept creeping past our table, full of suspicion about the baby.