He turned around, and looked at me. I could understand the now understand the smells he was picking up, and his odd behaviors. My children were awake, and I quickly told them to go back to bed.
My Husband had turned into a werewolf, and I could not face the truth. He quickly ran down the street, and everyone who saw him started running after him. A man tried to stand in his way. I never believed my husband could do this, but he killed him.
He kept on running down the street for what seemed like forever, until I heard a shot. He fell to the ground, dead.
I slowly crept up to his inanimate body, wanting to think I had been seeing things. No. I had seen the truth, and it shattered my heart.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
What is the theme of Baldwin’s text? Give specific details that support your claim.
I think that the theme is "Survival" because in the story one woman bashes a man's face in because she wants to live and is egotistical, but then right after, two women believe in mutual survival, and save the same man. Also, one of the engineers comes to the top of the boat, tries to steal a life vest, and gets brained with a wrench. These show different ideas on how survival should happen.
What sets the tone for your U1:PE? Be specific. List at least three specific details.
The vocabulary I will use in the final copy will be of a certain lexile, which will engage the reader by being simple. I try to communicate and relate with the reader, such as the part when I talk about moving, as many people what it feels like to pack up and leave. I also try to explain what kind of a background I am coming from, so that they can understand my experiences better.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Research an instance of injustice, the act of an individual or group upon another individual or group. How did that make you feel (be specific and detailed)?
Pogroms
I've researched about pogroms before, and thought it would be appropriate for this topic.
It was very harsh treatment of the Jewish population in Russia by the Russian Empire at the time.
The first registered pogrom was in 1821, in Odessa. Many Jews were harassed, and then beat up, while many others were killed in the process of this rioting.
These events make me feel "oh not this stuff again," because it is just one more piece in the violent history behind the Jews and what they have been through. Reading the details and watching the paintings made about these incidents is shocking and disturbing, to the point where I do not want to read it anymore, or even think about it.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005183
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0016_0_15895.html
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pogrom
I've researched about pogroms before, and thought it would be appropriate for this topic.
It was very harsh treatment of the Jewish population in Russia by the Russian Empire at the time.
The first registered pogrom was in 1821, in Odessa. Many Jews were harassed, and then beat up, while many others were killed in the process of this rioting.
These events make me feel "oh not this stuff again," because it is just one more piece in the violent history behind the Jews and what they have been through. Reading the details and watching the paintings made about these incidents is shocking and disturbing, to the point where I do not want to read it anymore, or even think about it.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005183
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0016_0_15895.html
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pogrom
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