Saturday, August 14, 2010
Projects day-The journey so far.
Hi guys. Yesterday, i just finished my group's presentation of my project in the Finals, Global dimming. Now i can finally heave a sigh of relief, for I do not have to stay up till hours like 2 o clock for this project. Howver, it has been an enjoyable journey throughout this year’s project’s day. My group members consists of weifan, Sheng yao and Joel. Our project is mainly on educating the public about this crisis, global dimming and thus create a resource package to help our audience understand it more easily. We have created a website, a flash game, 4 posters , 2 bookmarks and worksheets. Pretty good progress right? I know. But there’s much more in just getting a grade for our IS. Project’s day taught me how to organize my time properly and make me a me more responsible person;) Projects day made the bonding between my group members and I more strong, We have had fun and at the same time, working hard. I am very glad my group made it to Finals as this year is my first time doing so. It shows me hardwork does pay off. I’m looking forward to next year’s projects day .
Emily of Emarald Hill (further analyisis)
Hi guys. i'm sorry i didnt finish up on the Analysis. So here it goes.
Relationship with others and Emily’s character
· Richard: (Controlling & demanding)
o “I know all your plans…” Page 5
o “Don’t invite that Chong Soo Boey, samseng itu…”
o “You must not pretend that you don’t care what I say.”
o “All I want is for you to be a good boy and make me proud of you”
o “… but your mom is not happy” –she wants the son to live life for her Pg 6
o “I’ll see to everything you need.”
o “Richard, why so bad? You’re not studying hard?” --- compare with Freddy--- “all right lah- you did quite well” Page 36
· Mother-in-law
o Domineering matriarch of the family
· Apple-polishing: Everything she does is to get into the good books of her in-laws
§ When playing cards, Emily was standing behind her, make her sireh and wait on her.
§ “Neo, you want to drink tea ah?...”
§ “Oh mother you’ve lost. Shall I massage you?”
§ “You won. Good luck.”
§ To show appreciation, she gave Emily a diamond ring. –Page 13
§ Chinese new year
· “Never mind lah, I want to kneel down.” Page 33
§ Wants father-in-law to give assets to Richard
· “My friends say that he looks just like you.., son of mine really takes after grandfather…” Page 37
· Bring Richard to learn horse-riding b’cos grandfather he won e S’pore Gold Cup (Page 33 & 37)
Relationship with others and Emily’s character
· Richard: (Controlling & demanding)
o “I know all your plans…” Page 5
o “Don’t invite that Chong Soo Boey, samseng itu…”
o “You must not pretend that you don’t care what I say.”
o “All I want is for you to be a good boy and make me proud of you”
o “… but your mom is not happy” –she wants the son to live life for her Pg 6
o “I’ll see to everything you need.”
o “Richard, why so bad? You’re not studying hard?” --- compare with Freddy--- “all right lah- you did quite well” Page 36
· Mother-in-law
o Domineering matriarch of the family
· Apple-polishing: Everything she does is to get into the good books of her in-laws
§ When playing cards, Emily was standing behind her, make her sireh and wait on her.
§ “Neo, you want to drink tea ah?...”
§ “Oh mother you’ve lost. Shall I massage you?”
§ “You won. Good luck.”
§ To show appreciation, she gave Emily a diamond ring. –Page 13
§ Chinese new year
· “Never mind lah, I want to kneel down.” Page 33
§ Wants father-in-law to give assets to Richard
· “My friends say that he looks just like you.., son of mine really takes after grandfather…” Page 37
· Bring Richard to learn horse-riding b’cos grandfather he won e S’pore Gold Cup (Page 33 & 37)
Softball Tournaments-More than meet the eye.
Hi everyone. Now i would like to talk more on my CCA, and its current achivements:) I am from softball. Many might think softball is somewhat "soft" ,but ironically its not. Its as hard as a rock and I’m not exaggerating. In the previous term, Hwa Chong took part in the National C-div softball competition. And all in all, it as an amazing adventure for me. We were up against schools like Temasek ,Passiris , Monfort and St. Gabriels Secondary and many more. We were in a hot streak and was not defeated even after & games. We sailed passed the preliminary rounds smoothly and even so at the quarter finals. However, we were knocked out in the semi-finals by Catholic High. WE CAME IN 3rd in SINGAPORE. Nevertheless, we managed to beat Raffles Instituition, who had 9 DSAs for softball but HWA CHONG has NONE. We proved to those ‘power Houses” like Catholic, ACS and RI that we do not need DSAs to be able to get into the top 4. We proved to them as long as you have determination and teamwork, you are bound to succeed, academically ,socially , athletically and probably in the aspects of life. To me, softball ain't just about medals and asll, its more than meets the eye.Softball has taught me tremendous valuable lessons in life, such as friendship and sportsmanship.
Emily of Emerald hill Analysis
Hi again everyone, let me continue about Emily of Emerald hill. Lets talk about:
Harsh Childhood(EMILY)
· Callous relatives: “One day the auntie I was living with called me and said to me, ‘On Friday you are going to be married.’… And that Friday I was married!”
· ‘We took you out of the gutter, when your mother threw you away.”
· An abandoned child:
· “I was an orphan from a poor family” –Page 9
· “She threw me away when I was small; she went a bit crazy when my father took a sing-song girl as his second wife.” –Page 10
· “My mother couldn’t be bothered when my father died. I left school and I stayed with one relative or another.” –Page 10
· “When my father died, my mother went away and left me behind. I remember I was in her room and she came in, started packing up her clothes.” –Page 44
· ’Why am I so unlucky, I don’t have a son to take care of me? I only have a useless girl like you.” –Page 44
· “I lived with one relative or another, doing house-work and kitchen work.” –Page 44
How her childhood shaped her views:
· Because of the uninvolved parents that she had during her childhood, she was molded into a power hungry woman who will even go to the extreme to get what she wants.
· Emily wanted to prove that she was significant and went on a quest for affirmation, emotional security and a coherent sense of identity and love.
· Low tolerance and very demanding
· High expectations, little emotional warmth towards Richard
· Domineering and conniving
· She learnt from her childhood that a girl has no power and no value in a house except of that which a man gives her. In order to gain power and not be a “useless girl”, she needs to cause other people to rely and depend on her. She would need to “wrap them, bind them in the web of providing”- Page 45.
· Did things for family not out of love but for the need to have self-worth, control and to be powerful so that her life can be meaningful.
· “reassured that her life has some significance, that no one is going to throw her back into the gutter.” Page 45
With this important background of hers, you now know why she craves so much for respect, love and family...
Harsh Childhood(EMILY)
· Callous relatives: “One day the auntie I was living with called me and said to me, ‘On Friday you are going to be married.’… And that Friday I was married!”
· ‘We took you out of the gutter, when your mother threw you away.”
· An abandoned child:
· “I was an orphan from a poor family” –Page 9
· “She threw me away when I was small; she went a bit crazy when my father took a sing-song girl as his second wife.” –Page 10
· “My mother couldn’t be bothered when my father died. I left school and I stayed with one relative or another.” –Page 10
· “When my father died, my mother went away and left me behind. I remember I was in her room and she came in, started packing up her clothes.” –Page 44
· ’Why am I so unlucky, I don’t have a son to take care of me? I only have a useless girl like you.” –Page 44
· “I lived with one relative or another, doing house-work and kitchen work.” –Page 44
How her childhood shaped her views:
· Because of the uninvolved parents that she had during her childhood, she was molded into a power hungry woman who will even go to the extreme to get what she wants.
· Emily wanted to prove that she was significant and went on a quest for affirmation, emotional security and a coherent sense of identity and love.
· Low tolerance and very demanding
· High expectations, little emotional warmth towards Richard
· Domineering and conniving
· She learnt from her childhood that a girl has no power and no value in a house except of that which a man gives her. In order to gain power and not be a “useless girl”, she needs to cause other people to rely and depend on her. She would need to “wrap them, bind them in the web of providing”- Page 45.
· Did things for family not out of love but for the need to have self-worth, control and to be powerful so that her life can be meaningful.
· “reassured that her life has some significance, that no one is going to throw her back into the gutter.” Page 45
With this important background of hers, you now know why she craves so much for respect, love and family...
Emily of Emarald Hill book Introduction
Hi everyone. its been ages since i've posted something on my blog! Recently, i have read a book called " Emily Of Emerald Hill by Stella kon" And i would like to do a book review on it, as well as analyzing it. This book is about this woman, Emily who had a tragic background, married a Rich man, Gan Joo Kheong. She gave birth to 4 children- Richard, Doris, Edward and Charles. After she joined the Gan household, she wanted to become a domineering wife and mother. Hence this story is about her conquest for power and status-
To be a matriarch of the family. However, Later in the story tragedy struck her life again and again. Finally, at the end of the play. Though Emily had gotten the whole House. She was left alone in that big old house, Emerald hill, with no one to love and no one to be loved.
To be a matriarch of the family. However, Later in the story tragedy struck her life again and again. Finally, at the end of the play. Though Emily had gotten the whole House. She was left alone in that big old house, Emerald hill, with no one to love and no one to be loved.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
We slept with our boots on task 2
Task 2: ANNEX A
Point of View (POV): POV: The title takes the POV of the author and his fellow paratrooper (“We”), as the poem is mainly about the author’s platoon.
The first 2 lines of the poem takes the 3rd person’s POV (“they”), as the author and his platoon watches the other soldiers discarding the dead and injured inside the plane and loading them aboard.
The next few lines take the POV of the author’s platoon as they were flown to the battlefield (“We”) and dropped into the battlefield by the other soldiers. Then, it changes to the author’s POV (“My”) as he describes his nervousness and terror, sprinting through the bullets amidst the deafening battlefield, then shooting repeatedly, claiming it was what had to be done.
The POV reverts to that of the author’s platoon (“We”) as they fought on every ground, unclean, exhausted and frightened, always on the lookout. Then, it returns to the author’s POV as he thought about how the Hindu Kush Mountains had transformed their lives. The POV yet again turns back to that of the author and his paratroopers as they trudged on, aware of the terror but trying to distract and distance themselves from it with the beauty of the mountains.
The POV is now that of the author’s. He ponders on how everyone seems to lose their innocence once they hold a gun and enter the battlefield. He also remembers those who were killed in combat and feels that his fellow paratroopers are like his own brothers after all they’ve been through together. He ends off on a somewhat bitter but humorous note.
Situation and Setting: The main setting here is the battlefield. The situation there seems to be dire, as can be seen from the “lead rain”, which alludes to the non-stop firing of bullets. The “noise is tremendous, terror I can’t define” tells us the battlefield was extremely loud and induced fear in the author. The setting of the battlefield does change, from “the valleys to the mountain peaks/From house to cave, to car to creek”. This shows that there was war everywhere and that the soldiers had to be cautious and ready to fight at any time, such as how they “slept with our boots on”. Lastly, the setting of the “majestic” Hindu Kush helped the soldiers to distract themselves from the terror of war.
Language/Diction: The use of the word “unloaded” and “loaded” in the first 2 lines of the poem tells me the author feels they (he and his platoon) were treated simply as replaceable, expendable goods. The rhyme of lines 5 and 6 (“hot” and “not”) emphasize how the platoon was to be dropped into the battlefield no matter how dangerous it was, “bullets are flying, the LZ is hot”. (LZ is Landing Zone). The lead rain stands for the repeated fire of bullets, and the rhyme of the following 2 lines emphasize how dangerous the battlefield, its noise tremendous, “terror I can’t define”, was as the only reason the author survived was divine intervention.
The repetition of “and” in “I kept pulling the trigger and reloading and pulling some more” highlights how the author kept shooting continuously, thus revealing his fear and the danger of the battlefield. The platoon “fought from the valleys to the mountain peaks/From house to cave, to car to creek”. The rhyme of “peaks” and “creek” emphasizes the fact that war was everywhere, inescapable, as does the alliteration of “car to creek”. This explains why the soldiers had to “sleep with our boots on” and the rhyme of “scared” and “prepared” underlines how the soldiers were wary of an enemy attack and hence had to constantly be on the lookout.
The line “Who knew hell was so close to God” again emphasizes the terror of the battlefield and even the majestic Hindu Kush could become a raging battlefield, aptly described by the word “hell”.
The following lines tells us that the soldiers were terrified of the war, but in order to distract themselves, they tried to take in the beauty of the Hindu Kush and forget about war, as emphasized by the alliteration “drank like drunkards”. The next 2 lines state that no matter who you are, everyone would lose their innocence upon fighting. The rhyme of the “son’s” and “guns” highlights this. The soldiers face death and injury as they grow up, as can be seen from them being “Washed in the blood, and baptized by fire”. The author feels his fellow paratroopers are like his own blood brothers as can be seen from how “lead is thicker than blood”, meaning it is how important. The paratroopers have gone through much together “in the poppy fields, the tears, and the mud”, which explains that they have gone through agony, pain and loss together. The poem ends of on a somewhat sarcastic but a little humorous note.
Personal Response: This poem’s structure is untidy and is not divided into stanzas. I feel that this represents Steve’s view of war: messed-up and continuous (participated in many combat operations).
Point of View (POV): POV: The title takes the POV of the author and his fellow paratrooper (“We”), as the poem is mainly about the author’s platoon.
The first 2 lines of the poem takes the 3rd person’s POV (“they”), as the author and his platoon watches the other soldiers discarding the dead and injured inside the plane and loading them aboard.
The next few lines take the POV of the author’s platoon as they were flown to the battlefield (“We”) and dropped into the battlefield by the other soldiers. Then, it changes to the author’s POV (“My”) as he describes his nervousness and terror, sprinting through the bullets amidst the deafening battlefield, then shooting repeatedly, claiming it was what had to be done.
The POV reverts to that of the author’s platoon (“We”) as they fought on every ground, unclean, exhausted and frightened, always on the lookout. Then, it returns to the author’s POV as he thought about how the Hindu Kush Mountains had transformed their lives. The POV yet again turns back to that of the author and his paratroopers as they trudged on, aware of the terror but trying to distract and distance themselves from it with the beauty of the mountains.
The POV is now that of the author’s. He ponders on how everyone seems to lose their innocence once they hold a gun and enter the battlefield. He also remembers those who were killed in combat and feels that his fellow paratroopers are like his own brothers after all they’ve been through together. He ends off on a somewhat bitter but humorous note.
Situation and Setting: The main setting here is the battlefield. The situation there seems to be dire, as can be seen from the “lead rain”, which alludes to the non-stop firing of bullets. The “noise is tremendous, terror I can’t define” tells us the battlefield was extremely loud and induced fear in the author. The setting of the battlefield does change, from “the valleys to the mountain peaks/From house to cave, to car to creek”. This shows that there was war everywhere and that the soldiers had to be cautious and ready to fight at any time, such as how they “slept with our boots on”. Lastly, the setting of the “majestic” Hindu Kush helped the soldiers to distract themselves from the terror of war.
Language/Diction: The use of the word “unloaded” and “loaded” in the first 2 lines of the poem tells me the author feels they (he and his platoon) were treated simply as replaceable, expendable goods. The rhyme of lines 5 and 6 (“hot” and “not”) emphasize how the platoon was to be dropped into the battlefield no matter how dangerous it was, “bullets are flying, the LZ is hot”. (LZ is Landing Zone). The lead rain stands for the repeated fire of bullets, and the rhyme of the following 2 lines emphasize how dangerous the battlefield, its noise tremendous, “terror I can’t define”, was as the only reason the author survived was divine intervention.
The repetition of “and” in “I kept pulling the trigger and reloading and pulling some more” highlights how the author kept shooting continuously, thus revealing his fear and the danger of the battlefield. The platoon “fought from the valleys to the mountain peaks/From house to cave, to car to creek”. The rhyme of “peaks” and “creek” emphasizes the fact that war was everywhere, inescapable, as does the alliteration of “car to creek”. This explains why the soldiers had to “sleep with our boots on” and the rhyme of “scared” and “prepared” underlines how the soldiers were wary of an enemy attack and hence had to constantly be on the lookout.
The line “Who knew hell was so close to God” again emphasizes the terror of the battlefield and even the majestic Hindu Kush could become a raging battlefield, aptly described by the word “hell”.
The following lines tells us that the soldiers were terrified of the war, but in order to distract themselves, they tried to take in the beauty of the Hindu Kush and forget about war, as emphasized by the alliteration “drank like drunkards”. The next 2 lines state that no matter who you are, everyone would lose their innocence upon fighting. The rhyme of the “son’s” and “guns” highlights this. The soldiers face death and injury as they grow up, as can be seen from them being “Washed in the blood, and baptized by fire”. The author feels his fellow paratroopers are like his own blood brothers as can be seen from how “lead is thicker than blood”, meaning it is how important. The paratroopers have gone through much together “in the poppy fields, the tears, and the mud”, which explains that they have gone through agony, pain and loss together. The poem ends of on a somewhat sarcastic but a little humorous note.
Personal Response: This poem’s structure is untidy and is not divided into stanzas. I feel that this represents Steve’s view of war: messed-up and continuous (participated in many combat operations).
| Steps in Analysis | |||
| Point | Evidence | Elaboration | |
| 1. | Point of View Soldier who was horrified the carnage during the Iraq war | "dead and maimed right before our eyes" "terror I can’t define" "The only reason I survived that day was divine" "Dirty and tired and hungry and scared" "changed so many lives" "hell was so close to God" "Beauty and terror are a strong mixed drink" "Another Paratrooper reporting for duty sir, I spent my time in hell" | As the saying goes, expect the unexpected, however the poet probably thought that fighting a war is a patriotic and honourable service to his country. The massacre and brutality of the war has changed his perspectives so much that he gave up all hope on the war that he was fighting and willingly accepted death as the solution to all of his predicament. |
| 2. | Situation and Setting Raid on enemy line | "Where we would land we had not a clue" "We’re leaving this bird whether we like it or not" | The setting of the poem most probably a raid made by the poet and his comrades. They were carrying out combat operations in Afghanistan in December 2002, flying on a plane to a place they "had not a clue". Soldiers making a raid on enemy territory will definitely face resistance from the enemy, thus creating an external conflict whereby both sides try hard to eliminate the other side. |
| 3 | Language/ Diction | "LZ is hot" LZ = Landing Zone "Those majestic mountains so steep, so high they kiss the skies" "Who knew hell was so close to God" "Beauty and terror are a strong mixed drink" | Personification - Mountains could not kiss the skies, so the poet gives it a human quality of kissing the skies which meant it was towering by the use of personification. Irony - As what people believe, God represents justice, order and peace. However the poet states that Hell (which symbolises death) was so close to God, depicting on the huge number of people who died during the war. Metaphor and irony - Shows that war creates a fear but poet mentioned about "beautiful" and majestic mountains, which totally contradicts to the "ugly" truth about war. |
| 4 | Personal Response | ||
We slept with our boots on task 1
Task 1 Based on your understanding of the selected poem, perform extensive web research and write a report detailing the conflict represented in the poem(s) of your choice. Bear in mind that this piece of background information will allow your blog audience to further understand the poem as well as your analysis of the poem in Task 2. Be sure to include your references and credit your sources.
We Slept With Our Boots On
They unloaded the dead and maimed right before our eyes
They washed out the blood, we loaded our ruck’s and then took to the skies
Over the mountains, villages, and valleys we flew
Where we would land we had not a clue
Bullets are flying, the LZ is hot
We’re leaving this bird whether we like it or not
30 seconds they yelled, Lock N Load and grab your ****
Get ready to go and make it quick
My heart is pumping adrenalin through all of my veins
I run as fast as I can through the lead rain
The noise is tremendous, terror I can’t define
The only reason I survived that day was divine
I kept pulling the trigger and reloading and pulling some more
You do what you have to do, with that I will say no more
We fought from the valleys to the mountain peaks
From house to cave, to car to creek
Dirty and tired and hungry and scared
We slept with our boots on so we were always prepared
Those majestic mountains so steep, so high they kiss the skies
The Hindu Kush has changed so many lives
Up the mountains with heavy loads we trod
Who knew hell was so close to God
Beauty and terror are a strong mixed drink
So we drank it like drunkards and tried not to think
Good men and bad men, Mothers lost son’s
Everyone loses their innocence when they carry guns
Washed in the blood, and baptized by fire
I will never forget those who were called higher
They say blood is thicker than water, well lead is thicker than blood
Brothers aren’t born they’re earned. In the poppy fields, the tears, and the mud
And when I get to heaven to Saint Peter I will tell
Another Paratrooper reporting for duty sir, I spent my time in hell
by Steve Carlsen
Background
The poet of this poem above is named Steve Carlsen. He was born and lived in Dowagiac Michigan. He joined the United States Army in October 2000, where he attended the Infantry Basic Training and Airborne School in Ft. Benning Georgia. He then reported to D Company 1st battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and was in the 82nd Airborne Division in Ft. Bragg North Carolina. Following, Carlsen was deployed to Kosovo in November 2001 as part of peace keeping operations and carried out combat operations in Afghanistan in December 2002. In the end he discharged from the Army in 2003. He currently attends Southwestern Michigan College where his professor, Dr Michael Collins challenged him to write about his experiences. This poem ("We Slept With Our Boots On") is a product of his experiences of war.
Introduction
The poem was cast at a raid created by the persona and his comrades. They were carrying out combat operations in Afghanistan in December 2002, where they were flying on a plane to a place they "had not a clue". Soldiers making a raid on enemy territory will definitely face resistance from the enemy, thus creating an external conflict whereby both sides try hard to eliminate the other side.The first 2 lines of the poem tells us that the soldier emptied the injured and dead soldiers out of the plane and put the author's paratrooper platoon in it. Then, they were ungraciously and unwillingly dropped right smack in the middle of the fierce battefield, the persona worried and frightened. They sprinted for cover from the deafening bullets, horrified, shooting continuously. They fought on all sorts of terrain, tired and frightened, making sure they were always prepared. It was as if they were in hell but they blocked this thought from their minds. The persona feels that fighting in a war and shooting a gun changes a person forever; no longer is he innocent but battle-scarred, witnessing countless deaths and agony.
Conflict
There are two types of conflict in his poem - Physical and Psychological.
Firstly, the persona was fighting enemies on the front line to capture enemy territory. This inevitably leads to shooting and killing, which are clearly shown. The persona states that "Bullets are flying" and he is constantly shooting, "I kept pulling the trigger". This shows that the persona faces physical obstacles (enemies) which he has to gun down.
Secondly, i can infer that the persona was feeling rather worried and frightened, with his "heart pumping adrenalin through his veins". Furthermore, He uses profanities, emphasizing his sorry state being on the battlefield, with "terror he can’t define". Evidently, he is freaked out by the carnage caused by war, whereby "hell was so close to God".
Climax
The climax was created when the fighting had began in an abrupt manner, without warning the poet was told to aboard the plane and fight their enemies. Amongst the fighting, readers will be compelled towards the poem, sympathetic of the persona and hope for the safety of him and his comrades.
We Slept With Our Boots On
They unloaded the dead and maimed right before our eyes
They washed out the blood, we loaded our ruck’s and then took to the skies
Over the mountains, villages, and valleys we flew
Where we would land we had not a clue
Bullets are flying, the LZ is hot
We’re leaving this bird whether we like it or not
30 seconds they yelled, Lock N Load and grab your ****
Get ready to go and make it quick
My heart is pumping adrenalin through all of my veins
I run as fast as I can through the lead rain
The noise is tremendous, terror I can’t define
The only reason I survived that day was divine
I kept pulling the trigger and reloading and pulling some more
You do what you have to do, with that I will say no more
We fought from the valleys to the mountain peaks
From house to cave, to car to creek
Dirty and tired and hungry and scared
We slept with our boots on so we were always prepared
Those majestic mountains so steep, so high they kiss the skies
The Hindu Kush has changed so many lives
Up the mountains with heavy loads we trod
Who knew hell was so close to God
Beauty and terror are a strong mixed drink
So we drank it like drunkards and tried not to think
Good men and bad men, Mothers lost son’s
Everyone loses their innocence when they carry guns
Washed in the blood, and baptized by fire
I will never forget those who were called higher
They say blood is thicker than water, well lead is thicker than blood
Brothers aren’t born they’re earned. In the poppy fields, the tears, and the mud
And when I get to heaven to Saint Peter I will tell
Another Paratrooper reporting for duty sir, I spent my time in hell
by Steve Carlsen
Background
The poet of this poem above is named Steve Carlsen. He was born and lived in Dowagiac Michigan. He joined the United States Army in October 2000, where he attended the Infantry Basic Training and Airborne School in Ft. Benning Georgia. He then reported to D Company 1st battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and was in the 82nd Airborne Division in Ft. Bragg North Carolina. Following, Carlsen was deployed to Kosovo in November 2001 as part of peace keeping operations and carried out combat operations in Afghanistan in December 2002. In the end he discharged from the Army in 2003. He currently attends Southwestern Michigan College where his professor, Dr Michael Collins challenged him to write about his experiences. This poem ("We Slept With Our Boots On") is a product of his experiences of war.
Introduction
The poem was cast at a raid created by the persona and his comrades. They were carrying out combat operations in Afghanistan in December 2002, where they were flying on a plane to a place they "had not a clue". Soldiers making a raid on enemy territory will definitely face resistance from the enemy, thus creating an external conflict whereby both sides try hard to eliminate the other side.The first 2 lines of the poem tells us that the soldier emptied the injured and dead soldiers out of the plane and put the author's paratrooper platoon in it. Then, they were ungraciously and unwillingly dropped right smack in the middle of the fierce battefield, the persona worried and frightened. They sprinted for cover from the deafening bullets, horrified, shooting continuously. They fought on all sorts of terrain, tired and frightened, making sure they were always prepared. It was as if they were in hell but they blocked this thought from their minds. The persona feels that fighting in a war and shooting a gun changes a person forever; no longer is he innocent but battle-scarred, witnessing countless deaths and agony.
Conflict
There are two types of conflict in his poem - Physical and Psychological.
Firstly, the persona was fighting enemies on the front line to capture enemy territory. This inevitably leads to shooting and killing, which are clearly shown. The persona states that "Bullets are flying" and he is constantly shooting, "I kept pulling the trigger". This shows that the persona faces physical obstacles (enemies) which he has to gun down.
Secondly, i can infer that the persona was feeling rather worried and frightened, with his "heart pumping adrenalin through his veins". Furthermore, He uses profanities, emphasizing his sorry state being on the battlefield, with "terror he can’t define". Evidently, he is freaked out by the carnage caused by war, whereby "hell was so close to God".
Climax
The climax was created when the fighting had began in an abrupt manner, without warning the poet was told to aboard the plane and fight their enemies. Amongst the fighting, readers will be compelled towards the poem, sympathetic of the persona and hope for the safety of him and his comrades.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
CHAPTER 4 and 7 : The Tree and rolling tyre
Hey guys. I'm really glad my tests are over! Overall results are not too bad:) Anyway, today i will be talking about Chapter 4 of TKAM! HAHAS. These chapters are about the children finding mysterious gifts in a tree, what's more interesting is the person who is giving out free toys...ANd also, Scout was in the Radley's yard for the 1st time!(Accidentally)
1) Scout and Jem found several things in the knot-hole:Chewing gum..two scrubbed and polished pennies. One possible 'benefactor' is definetly not Nathan Radley.He was known to be very strict and stern, someone who can't stand nonsense.(Furthermore, it was proven he wasn't as he later on cemented the knot-hole)
You might ask why did Nathan cemented up the knot-hole. Well, Nathan claimed that "the tree's dying", that's why he has to "plug'em with cement when they're sick" VS THE TRUTH: Evidence that Nathan is lying(pg 69): Conversation b/w Jem and Atticus. Atticus says that he "don't think so. Look at the ;eaves, they're all green and full, no brown patches anywhere"
When the real reason for cementing the hole was very likely because Nathan saw a frinedship b'w Boo and the children building up. Seen by the letter Jem and Scout wrote to thank the person who was giving them all the gifts(Boo) Hence, Nathan wanted to cut off all human contact bw Boo and the children. nathan is being cruel as he still sees Boo as a disgrace to his family for what he has done in the past, Therefore wanting to carry on the ounishment their father gave to Boo.
2)Scout in Radley's hse: Scout, jem and Dill were rolling tyre. Jem ' was offended by scout contradicting him on Hot steams". thus, gave Scout a Hard push on the tyre. UNfortunately, the tyre with scout riding on it, rolled to the Radley's yard.Jem was terrified and started screaming at Scout, asking her to get out of there. Reslut: "someone inside the house was laughing"
SIGNIFICANCE: It was Boo who actually Laughed. This is of great significance because Boo was not what Jem and Scout imagined to be, a monster. When in fact, he is a person who enjoys laughter in life and is easly amused by the children's antics.He is very different from his brother. In fact, it seems as though he is alot more likable than Nathan and a lot less frightening than what the children perceived him to be.
3)CHAPTER 7: Jem growing up.
Eg(pg 67) jem said"i don't get, i just.." Yhis is an example of Jem growing up as he was beginning to process more thoughts in his mind, beginning to see the light that Boo was not a monster as he imagined to be( refer to chpt 1 and 2), now that he more or less concluded from the incident of the sewn pants and the gifts in the knot-hole.
ANother eg(Pg 69): Jem" had been crying ; his face was dirty in the right places" He cried for the 1st time in scout's memory. this is hence an evidence of Jem growing up as he is affected and moans for a loss in Friendship. We see now that Jem treasures friends and that is a very mature thinking.
4)CHAPTER 7:Jem's pants(relating to Boo's character)
WHen Jem went back to get back his pants, 'they were folded across the fence..like they were expecting me" this is very likely that Jem's pants were sewn by Boo. This shows that Boo is a very domestic person as he has mastered chores to take care of himself and he is kind and considerate. He knew that Jem would be worried about his pants and would want to get them back, He made the task of finding that pants easy by hanging it over the fence, whereby it's easy to see and locate.The pants sewn in a manner that was not neat, all the more suggested that Boo had made a lot of effort and painstakingly tried to put things right for Jem. it made the incident, all the more heart-warming.
All right. that's all guys. CYA nxt time:)
1) Scout and Jem found several things in the knot-hole:Chewing gum..two scrubbed and polished pennies. One possible 'benefactor' is definetly not Nathan Radley.He was known to be very strict and stern, someone who can't stand nonsense.(Furthermore, it was proven he wasn't as he later on cemented the knot-hole)
You might ask why did Nathan cemented up the knot-hole. Well, Nathan claimed that "the tree's dying", that's why he has to "plug'em with cement when they're sick" VS THE TRUTH: Evidence that Nathan is lying(pg 69): Conversation b/w Jem and Atticus. Atticus says that he "don't think so. Look at the ;eaves, they're all green and full, no brown patches anywhere"
When the real reason for cementing the hole was very likely because Nathan saw a frinedship b'w Boo and the children building up. Seen by the letter Jem and Scout wrote to thank the person who was giving them all the gifts(Boo) Hence, Nathan wanted to cut off all human contact bw Boo and the children. nathan is being cruel as he still sees Boo as a disgrace to his family for what he has done in the past, Therefore wanting to carry on the ounishment their father gave to Boo.
2)Scout in Radley's hse: Scout, jem and Dill were rolling tyre. Jem ' was offended by scout contradicting him on Hot steams". thus, gave Scout a Hard push on the tyre. UNfortunately, the tyre with scout riding on it, rolled to the Radley's yard.Jem was terrified and started screaming at Scout, asking her to get out of there. Reslut: "someone inside the house was laughing"
SIGNIFICANCE: It was Boo who actually Laughed. This is of great significance because Boo was not what Jem and Scout imagined to be, a monster. When in fact, he is a person who enjoys laughter in life and is easly amused by the children's antics.He is very different from his brother. In fact, it seems as though he is alot more likable than Nathan and a lot less frightening than what the children perceived him to be.
3)CHAPTER 7: Jem growing up.
Eg(pg 67) jem said"i don't get, i just.." Yhis is an example of Jem growing up as he was beginning to process more thoughts in his mind, beginning to see the light that Boo was not a monster as he imagined to be( refer to chpt 1 and 2), now that he more or less concluded from the incident of the sewn pants and the gifts in the knot-hole.
ANother eg(Pg 69): Jem" had been crying ; his face was dirty in the right places" He cried for the 1st time in scout's memory. this is hence an evidence of Jem growing up as he is affected and moans for a loss in Friendship. We see now that Jem treasures friends and that is a very mature thinking.
4)CHAPTER 7:Jem's pants(relating to Boo's character)
WHen Jem went back to get back his pants, 'they were folded across the fence..like they were expecting me" this is very likely that Jem's pants were sewn by Boo. This shows that Boo is a very domestic person as he has mastered chores to take care of himself and he is kind and considerate. He knew that Jem would be worried about his pants and would want to get them back, He made the task of finding that pants easy by hanging it over the fence, whereby it's easy to see and locate.The pants sewn in a manner that was not neat, all the more suggested that Boo had made a lot of effort and painstakingly tried to put things right for Jem. it made the incident, all the more heart-warming.
All right. that's all guys. CYA nxt time:)
Monday, March 1, 2010
E-learning(Task 2)Intrapersonal
Write a diary entry for a major character of the novel. (mrs dubose)
Dear diary, today is a very special day for me. I have am finally on the journey in kicking my addiction for morphine. Oh! I now realsie how much i have to thank Jem for helping me. Because of the incident whereby he destroyed my Flowers, Atticus made him do reading for me. Little did he know, Atticus was using him to prolong or extend the time in which she needed to take the morphine to numb the pain. In other words, Jem's readings took my mind off the clock, causing me to have alonger time without drugs and directly helping me to kick the morphine addiction.I am set off to do something that seemed unnecessary in other people’s eyes( ppl would usually choose painless death through drugs), in the course of kicking the old habit. I will go through cold turkey and withdrawal symptoms, however i will persist on. I wish to die with dignity and be “not beholden to drugs”. I will not choose the easy way out!
Regards, ME!
Dear diary, today is a very special day for me. I have am finally on the journey in kicking my addiction for morphine. Oh! I now realsie how much i have to thank Jem for helping me. Because of the incident whereby he destroyed my Flowers, Atticus made him do reading for me. Little did he know, Atticus was using him to prolong or extend the time in which she needed to take the morphine to numb the pain. In other words, Jem's readings took my mind off the clock, causing me to have alonger time without drugs and directly helping me to kick the morphine addiction.I am set off to do something that seemed unnecessary in other people’s eyes( ppl would usually choose painless death through drugs), in the course of kicking the old habit. I will go through cold turkey and withdrawal symptoms, however i will persist on. I wish to die with dignity and be “not beholden to drugs”. I will not choose the easy way out!
Regards, ME!
E -learning excersice(Task 1)Linguistic
1) Imagine you are one of the characters. Deliver a speech on what you think of the above question.
Dear students of Hwa Chong Institution,
I am Jem Finch, son of Atticus and brother of Jean Louise Finch. You might wonder what I am doing here. Well, I am here to answer a question. : Is Maycomb a good place to live in? Well, from my perspective, it has good and bad points living in Maycomb County.
Maycomb County has showed me many forms of courage ., which are displayed in my everyday life. For instance, courage is personified by at least 2 people from this small town. These people are Atticus and Mrs Dubose. In the eyes of Maycomb country folks, Atticus is a very courageous person. This was showed in the incident of the Mad dog, Tim Johnson . Everyone was afraid of the mad dog as it might had Rabis, an incurable disease. No one dared to confront the dog except for Atticus, my father. He took the rifle and then shot Tim Johnson. As such, Atticus was hailed as a courageous person.
There is another event that showed how Atticus displayed True courage. He was asked to defend a Negro, Tom Robinson. The White society all considered the Blacks as the worst kind of humans. There was an evil assumption carried by the Whites: “..that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women…” There was a time-honoured code in the society, not to interact with Negroes. Atticus didn’t break this rigid time-honoured code. However, he chose a different path. He chose to help Tom Robinson to win the case, prove to the jury that Tom Robinson is innocent and did not rape a white girl, Mayella Ewell. Atticus dared to do the right thing, dared to end the mad dog’s misery and put Maycomb folks out of danger, dared to defend a Negro, when no one else wanted to .
However, Atticus did not consider himself as courageous. In fact , there was someone whom he considered as “the bravest person who ever lived”.That is Mrs Dubose. The very last journey of her life showed Atticus how brave she was. She was sick, she was weak and she was suffering. Due to her medical condition, she was in so much pain that she resorted to taking morphine a kind of a drug. Atticus knew of this addiction of Mrs Dubose. He then made use of the incident where I destroyed her flowers to give her reading sessions as a form of punishment. Little did I know, Atticus was using me to prolong or extend the time in which she needed to take the morphine to numb the pain. In other words, my readings took her mind off the clock, causing her to have alonger time without drugs and directly helping Mrs Dubose to kick her addiction. Atticus wanted me “to see something abt her-wanted to see what real courage is. Instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. Its when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway , and …see it through no matter what….Mrs Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her..she died beholden to nothing. She was the bravest person I ever knew.”
In Atticus’ eyes, Mrs Dubose displayed Real courage and true one. She set off to do something that seemed unnecessary in other people’s eyes( ppl would usually choose painless death through drugs), in the course of kicking the old habit. She went through cold turkey and withdrawal symptoms, however persisted on. In the end she got what she wanted, which was to die with dignity and “not beholden to drugs”. She did not choose the easy way out which was why Atticus considered her to display True courage. This is why it is a good thing to be living in Maycomb, as it teaches me the true meaning of courage.
However, there are some reasons why living in Maycomb is a bad thing. There are many forms of discrimination in Maycomb. For instance, Racial prejudice and discrimination. Many people insulted Atticus and called him names like “ a good-for-nothing nigger lover” . From this simple example, this shows how discriminating Maycomb is ,racially. This is another way of saying how racist Maycomb County Folks are. There was even one incident where a group of angry mop was waiting outside Tom Robinson’s cell, and wanted to “get rid of him”. Another incident like this shows how violent and harsh Maycomb County Folks are. These are all examples of Racial discrimination. Furthermore, discrimination and prejudice come in other forms like socially and economically. For instance, The assumption that Boo Radley was a viscous and cold-blooded killing machine by the Children. And Yes, I was once one of them. When in fact, he is actually just a very quiet and peaceful person, and even courageous and he fought off Mr bob Ewell and protected me and Scout (my sister) from him. Maycomb also divides the society into different classes, according to the Wealth of each family. Like the cunninnghams and the Ewells, that are catergorised under poor and dirt county folks and thus is treated differently. Hence, this is why living in Maycomb can also be a bad thing.
Dear students of Hwa Chong Institution,
I am Jem Finch, son of Atticus and brother of Jean Louise Finch. You might wonder what I am doing here. Well, I am here to answer a question. : Is Maycomb a good place to live in? Well, from my perspective, it has good and bad points living in Maycomb County.
Maycomb County has showed me many forms of courage ., which are displayed in my everyday life. For instance, courage is personified by at least 2 people from this small town. These people are Atticus and Mrs Dubose. In the eyes of Maycomb country folks, Atticus is a very courageous person. This was showed in the incident of the Mad dog, Tim Johnson . Everyone was afraid of the mad dog as it might had Rabis, an incurable disease. No one dared to confront the dog except for Atticus, my father. He took the rifle and then shot Tim Johnson. As such, Atticus was hailed as a courageous person.
There is another event that showed how Atticus displayed True courage. He was asked to defend a Negro, Tom Robinson. The White society all considered the Blacks as the worst kind of humans. There was an evil assumption carried by the Whites: “..that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women…” There was a time-honoured code in the society, not to interact with Negroes. Atticus didn’t break this rigid time-honoured code. However, he chose a different path. He chose to help Tom Robinson to win the case, prove to the jury that Tom Robinson is innocent and did not rape a white girl, Mayella Ewell. Atticus dared to do the right thing, dared to end the mad dog’s misery and put Maycomb folks out of danger, dared to defend a Negro, when no one else wanted to .
However, Atticus did not consider himself as courageous. In fact , there was someone whom he considered as “the bravest person who ever lived”.That is Mrs Dubose. The very last journey of her life showed Atticus how brave she was. She was sick, she was weak and she was suffering. Due to her medical condition, she was in so much pain that she resorted to taking morphine a kind of a drug. Atticus knew of this addiction of Mrs Dubose. He then made use of the incident where I destroyed her flowers to give her reading sessions as a form of punishment. Little did I know, Atticus was using me to prolong or extend the time in which she needed to take the morphine to numb the pain. In other words, my readings took her mind off the clock, causing her to have alonger time without drugs and directly helping Mrs Dubose to kick her addiction. Atticus wanted me “to see something abt her-wanted to see what real courage is. Instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. Its when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway , and …see it through no matter what….Mrs Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her..she died beholden to nothing. She was the bravest person I ever knew.”
In Atticus’ eyes, Mrs Dubose displayed Real courage and true one. She set off to do something that seemed unnecessary in other people’s eyes( ppl would usually choose painless death through drugs), in the course of kicking the old habit. She went through cold turkey and withdrawal symptoms, however persisted on. In the end she got what she wanted, which was to die with dignity and “not beholden to drugs”. She did not choose the easy way out which was why Atticus considered her to display True courage. This is why it is a good thing to be living in Maycomb, as it teaches me the true meaning of courage.
However, there are some reasons why living in Maycomb is a bad thing. There are many forms of discrimination in Maycomb. For instance, Racial prejudice and discrimination. Many people insulted Atticus and called him names like “ a good-for-nothing nigger lover” . From this simple example, this shows how discriminating Maycomb is ,racially. This is another way of saying how racist Maycomb County Folks are. There was even one incident where a group of angry mop was waiting outside Tom Robinson’s cell, and wanted to “get rid of him”. Another incident like this shows how violent and harsh Maycomb County Folks are. These are all examples of Racial discrimination. Furthermore, discrimination and prejudice come in other forms like socially and economically. For instance, The assumption that Boo Radley was a viscous and cold-blooded killing machine by the Children. And Yes, I was once one of them. When in fact, he is actually just a very quiet and peaceful person, and even courageous and he fought off Mr bob Ewell and protected me and Scout (my sister) from him. Maycomb also divides the society into different classes, according to the Wealth of each family. Like the cunninnghams and the Ewells, that are catergorised under poor and dirt county folks and thus is treated differently. Hence, this is why living in Maycomb can also be a bad thing.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Chapter 3: The Ewells and calphurnia's social status
Hey guys, sorry, haven't blogged for quite a while.Haha! But anyway, i'm back. So today i will be talking about the Ewells and calphurnia's standing in the family.
Firstly, the social standing of calphurnia in Atticus' family is very high. She's like a mother to the children. Even though in maycomb, blacks have been considered a very low status, Atticus does not see it that way.
-Atticus values calphurnia,sees human beings outside their colour. Therefore, Cal is allowed to "request" scout to come in to the kitchen.
--> " i've no intention of getting rid of her, now or ever. We couldn't operate a day without cal ,have u ever thought abt that?..how much cal does for you?"
From this, we can infer that Atticus appreciates Cal ,thinks Cal plays and important role in the family; And regards Cal as a family member.
Nxt on: The Ewells.
-->Burris Ewell: Filty and rude. even made Ms Caroline cry.
-Ewells are also seen as a disgrace in maycomb for 3 generations. "None of them had ever done an honest day of work in his recollection." This tell me that the Ewells live their lives full of lies and they're cheap. We can now see why they are "seen as a disgrace for 3 generations."
-The Ewells are also given some 'sepcial privileges" Such as allowed to "go to school anytime they want to" .They are an "exclusive society made up of Ewells" Furthermore, they are also "permitted to hunt and trap out of the season" so that mr Ewell can earn some extra income for his children.
-Mr Ewells was also given relief cheques to support his children. But instead, he spents them on whisky. This shows how irresponsible he is.
Quote of the day: pg 35:" You never really understand a person until you see things in his point of view." This means that in order to understand how a person feels and thinks, you have to walk around his skin or be in his shoes, through his eyes and experience. This will help us to not be so judegemental.
With that, i end my post for today. Haha.Bye~
Firstly, the social standing of calphurnia in Atticus' family is very high. She's like a mother to the children. Even though in maycomb, blacks have been considered a very low status, Atticus does not see it that way.
-Atticus values calphurnia,sees human beings outside their colour. Therefore, Cal is allowed to "request" scout to come in to the kitchen.
--> " i've no intention of getting rid of her, now or ever. We couldn't operate a day without cal ,have u ever thought abt that?..how much cal does for you?"
From this, we can infer that Atticus appreciates Cal ,thinks Cal plays and important role in the family; And regards Cal as a family member.
Nxt on: The Ewells.
-->Burris Ewell: Filty and rude. even made Ms Caroline cry.
-Ewells are also seen as a disgrace in maycomb for 3 generations. "None of them had ever done an honest day of work in his recollection." This tell me that the Ewells live their lives full of lies and they're cheap. We can now see why they are "seen as a disgrace for 3 generations."
-The Ewells are also given some 'sepcial privileges" Such as allowed to "go to school anytime they want to" .They are an "exclusive society made up of Ewells" Furthermore, they are also "permitted to hunt and trap out of the season" so that mr Ewell can earn some extra income for his children.
-Mr Ewells was also given relief cheques to support his children. But instead, he spents them on whisky. This shows how irresponsible he is.
Quote of the day: pg 35:" You never really understand a person until you see things in his point of view." This means that in order to understand how a person feels and thinks, you have to walk around his skin or be in his shoes, through his eyes and experience. This will help us to not be so judegemental.
With that, i end my post for today. Haha.Bye~
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Chapter 2:School and social system in Maycomb
Hi guys. These chapter tells us about Scout's 1st day in school, education and social system in Maycomb.
1)On Scout's 1st day of school, she meets Ms caroline, her 1st grade teacher and many other children of Maycomb.Ms caroline discovered that Scout was literate. Instead of being impressed, she was unhappy that Scout's father( Atticus), taught scout to read. Her response: Told Scout to tell her father that she can take over now, " And try to undo the damage"!
2)This links back to the education of Maycomb: Feels that learning can only take place in school.( And learning at home was considered as a "damage")
3) Social system in Maycomb:
Ppl in Maycomb are divided into different categories, based onn their wealth and family reputation. For instance: The Cunninghams-They are very poor.
Eg:" One morning' Jem and I(scout) fund a load of stovewood in the backyard. Later, a sack of hickory nuts appeared...With Christmas came smilax and holly..Spring, we found a sack full of turnip greens." This shows that the Cunninghams are poor, but they can only pay back Atticus his money in cind. They did not try to run away from debts: Honesty and honourable
All righty! That's all...
Monday, January 18, 2010
Chapter 1: Introduction to Maycomb
What i will be doing in my blog would be chapter naming. In chapter naming, i will need to name the chapter according to its content and also list 2 of the important events in the chapter.
In chapter 1, there are actually 3 important events but nevertheless, i will cover all of them:)
Maycomb is the town that the people in this novel are living in. In this chapter we will analyse the life in Maycomb county:
Quote:Ppl moved slowly...took their time about everything. A day was 24 hrs long but seemed longer. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy...nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County."
Expl: In my opinion, the lifestyle in Maycomb is boring and simple. The ppl moved arounf without hrry, as if they are living in a completely different time zone. This proves how sepy the town can be. Furthermore, "it is a very small, closely-knitted community", where everyone knew each other. This is because "there was nowhere to go", therefore the probably spend time social activities, which is later on shown the novel where aunt alexandra often has tea parties at her hse.
There is a particular family though, that doesn't really interact with anyone in the town. They are the Radleys. And this is one of the important points in this chapter.
Introduction of the radley's family.(Sry-myspacebar-is-spoiled:()
Boo-radley(one-of-the-mockingbirds)
-"Inside-the-house-lived-a-malevolent-phantom"-Why?(In-maycomb-county-folk's-eyes)
-He-destroys-ppl's-azaleas,it-was-because-he-breathed-on-them
-He-was-supected-of-doing-small-crimes.For-eg:When-ppl's-chickens-and-household-pets-were-found-utiliated,they-all-accused-Boo-of-committing-it.That's-why-he-is-known-as-the-malevolent-phantom!
Radley's-hse(In-maycomb-county-folk's-eyes):
Eg:A-negro-would-not-pass-the-radleys-place-at-night,he-would-cut-across-the-sidewalk-opposite...//From-the-radley's-chickenyard-tall-pecan-trees-shook-their-fruits-into-the-schoolyard,but-the-nuts-lay-untouched-by-the-children:Radley-pecans-would-kill-you.//Baseball-hit-into-the-radleys-was-a-lost-ball-no-questions-asked."
In-summary,everyone's-afraid-of-the-radleys.
Children's-impression-of-Boo(jem-and-scout:Atticus's-children.And-dill):
-Negative.-the-children-think-that-he-like-a-monster,whereby-he-was-very-prone-to-violence-That's-why-they-thought-his-parents-had-to-chain-him-to-the-bed.
-Eg:Crazy-and-violent:"As-mr-radley-passed-by,Boo-drove-a-pair-of-scissors-into-his-leg-pulled-them-out,wiped-them-on-his-pants-and-resumed-his-activities.
Well,in-summary-the-children-regarded-him-as-terrifying-and-terrible.Yet-at-the-same-time,it-captured-their-imagination-as-Boo-fascinates-them-a-lot.
Hey! i'm back!
Hi guys! I haven't been blogging for a LONG time...Well, I'm back to blogging because my school requires me to blog about my literature novel this year, which is" To kill a mockingbird". Most of my friends all said that this book sucks and all, but i think it's rather interesting. Weird huh? Haha! The most important quote in this book is " it is a sin to kill a mckingbird." A mockingbird is actually a bird that sings beautifully, so that's why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird as they have done nothing wrong to us but instead brings us much joy and pleasure. There are 3 "mockingbirds' in this novel. They are: Atticus Finch, Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. You might not know any of these people, but i assure you that you'll know them quite well if you read my blog!
There are also other reasons for blogging:
1) To create and extend my identity through content, layout and other special features.
2)To encourage the pursuit of an area of interest or passion that i will express through posts.
3)To have more than 25 followers!
All right! Let's get started!
There are also other reasons for blogging:
1) To create and extend my identity through content, layout and other special features.
2)To encourage the pursuit of an area of interest or passion that i will express through posts.
3)To have more than 25 followers!
All right! Let's get started!
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