Evaluation of Our "Revolution"

So... About Our Little "Revolution" Let's see how we did... :

1. Read some inspiring thoughts from enlightened minds. = Check

2. Performed tasks (reading) with unity/variety = Check

3. Kidnapped a high ranking official (sort of) = Check

4. Attempted to do the Impossible (Move the Final) = Check


By these four things we accomplished what most, if not more than, other revolutions did. In the American Revolution, men came up with the thoughts we read from {or should have :D }. Our Founding Fathers worked with unity of spirit, and variety of thought to comprise the Declaration of Independence. And they most importantly decided to break away from their Mother- Country, something so seemingly Impossible that it was a miracle so many were involved in the revolutionary process.
Therefore, I think we did well as a Revolutionary group. We made a statement, did our dirty deed, and contested "Oppression". Let's Do it All over Again!
What do you think?

Ninth Grade and the "N" word

In the ninth grade I read one of my favorite books 'till this day, Farenheit 451. The book drew pictures my mind would've never conjured up and took me places I could never have gone. It was also one of the first times I had been assigned a reading with such frequent use of profanity, with exception to To Kill A Mockingbird. It was a little awkward and somewhat humorous at first, I'll be honest. But the deeper I found myself in the story, the more meaning I found with every word, every detail, even the ones I would have considered "inappropriate". Yet, these words became more appropriate than any alternative because of their place in the context and their worth in the text. I would venture to say that the same rings true for Huckleberry Finn. Yes derogatory terms were used habitually. But wasn't that the culture. Is this a poke at racism or an element of art and a succesful attempt of capturing an era and a mindset. Twain gets props from me, even though it may not be P.C. (Poltically Correct)


I commented on Seth's Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

The question was raised by Dr. Abernathy whether or not this book should be taught in 9th grade. I think it is too difficult to give a simple yes or no. Our country is in such a state of political correctness that it is easy to go to extremes. There are those who want everything possible to be PC, and want such books as HF to be banned entirely. Then there are those who want to be so un-PC to the point of being genuinely offensive. But as usual, a middle ground must be found. Obviously any good Christian would not run around flaunting the dreaded "N word," but neither can its existence be denied. A book that uses it, such as Huckleberry Finn, should certainly not be banned, but should it be taught? I think this should be decided at the discrepancy of the teacher. I'm sure there are plenty of 9th grade classes that could handle this book maturely, but there are some that it would do more harm than good.

The Invasion

Okay, so I know I already have 10 posts, but I'm sure at least one of them is really bad, so I'll go a head and post another, so I may get a better grade.

The night before last, I watched the movie "The Invasion" with my parents.

This movie reminded me so much of the hwynowhatsits and the yahoos from Gully's travels.

The plot of the movie is that aliens begin taking over the bodies of all the people on earth. And in result there is no more emotion. Nothing else that makes us "human". Yet, there is also no more crime, no more war....everyone gets along. People stop persuing personal interests, and all humanity is a single entity.

My question is this: do you think that it would be worth losing our "humanity", if we get world peace and all that junk?

Another question that this raises......If even the media recognizes that the only way for the world truely to be at peace is if all men lose their own nature.....what does that say of the nature of man? Wish I'd thought of that for my paper....

Since there is no chance of any of you responding to this post, I guess I will just close with my farewell. I shall see you at the final my friends. Come of it what may.

Do we not live in a free country?

On Monday, the Honors class had our revolt as you all know. We overthrew the oppression of the government in order to earn our right to freedom. Something happened recently that really made me question this so called freedom.
Many of you may be familiar with Adam Lambert, the runner up for last seasons American Idol. If that is the case, then I'm sure you are also aware of the controversy surrounding his recent behavior during the American Music Awards. For those that are not however, basically he kissed a man on stage. Because of this, many radio stations have banned his music. This is a gross injustice. Whether or not I agree or disagree with his lifestyle choices is not the issue here. The issue is that he should have the right to do whatever he pleases within his personal life as long as it is not illegal. The last time I checked, homosexuality was not illegal. Why then should people punish him for it? Elton John is married to a man and yet they still play his music. Are you seeing a double standard here? I certainly am. The same thing happened to the Dixie Chicks when they spoke out against the War on Terror. Suddenly, country music stations all over the nation banned their music from the radio. Haven't they ever heard of freedom of speech? Why should these individuals be held to a higher standard simply because they are in the public eye?

Clearly this nation is not as free as it seems.

To teach or not to teach? That is the question.

Should teachers allow freshman students to read Huckleberry Finn? This was the question we were asked to respond to in class. I don't think Dr. Abernathy realized the can of worms she was opening when she said this.
I personally think it is ridiculous to deny students the opportunity to read this amazing piece of literature. I read the book in 6th grade on my own and again in 9th grade in my Honors English class. We had no problems understanding Twain's true intent within the story. Our teacher walked us through the book and we had class discussions on the story every day to get everyone's opinion. Let me make one thing clear though: it was not spoon fed to us by any means.
Kids will be kids. In some cases, no amount of guidance will keep them from being immature about certain subject matters. You can inform the students about the racial stereotypes present when the book was written and tell them that the book is not a racist piece of junk and some will still see it as such. Students see a word they know they shouldn't use and therefore, they use it. Does this mean that the classic should not be taught? Of course not!!!
The stupidity of the few should not keep the majority from reading and enjoying a true work of literary genius.

Prostitution.

Was marriage prostitution in the early centuries? I believe so, because many woman solely married for money, and they only thing the man got out of that marriage was sex, and a trophy wife. Most marriages were set up in order to marry the daughter off into a rich family, so she could have a good life, but it didn't matter if she wanted to go with him or not, or if she loved him. If he had money, and he would want to marry her, then it just happened. I have a hard time believing that the woman openly gave herself away like that, I think it had to have been more of the parents choice. It's just like today, some young girl is trying to hook up with an old guy so when he dies, she will get all of his money, and while he was alive he got her to have sex with him. No right-minded girl would have sex with a nasty old guy, except to get rich in the end. I think that is prostitution, just legal, because it's "love". Either way, it's still prostitution, it's still wrong, and it's still nasty.