Chinese Cultural Revolution Photos

This is connected to Red Scarf Girl because they were destroying the Four Olds. They were destroying the Four Olds in front of Ji-Li. In the book the Red Guards destroy temples, books, signs, ect. And in this picture they are destroying a statue. The statue represents old culture. And by destroying this the are following Chairman Mao's wishes by taking out the old and bringing in the new. Also Ji-Li and her friends walked up and down the street and thought about new Revolutionary names to name the Four Olds stores. Ji-Li also was for the revolution towards the beginning but then she became afraid of fact that she has a bourgeois life style.  Some primary sources that have destroying the Four Olds is the poem that we read yesterday about a little boy becoming a Little Red Soldier. Or the article we read about Shanghai and Peking. In that article they talk about destroying the Four Old signs and replacing them with revolution names.  

GPA College Blog 2

 I discovered that my overall GPA for 9th grade so far is 3.732. I was a bit surprised that my GPA didn't move at all. I grades have just switched. I had a 88% if English last semester and now I have a 93% in English. And my math grade was the exact opposite. My math went from a 93% to an 88%. If i want to attend MIT i need a higher GPA. But i did keep my GPA over 3.5 but i didn't keep my standard or 3.75. I missed it .02. The reason i dont have a 4.0 is because i did very badly on one big test in math so that dropped my grade a lot. I don't really think that i would get into MIT because my GPA isnt as good as i would like it to be if im going to go to that school. So i would rather chose a easier school to get into and probably go with one of my friends. I would either go into Auburn University or chose a school closer to here. My next step would probably be keeping my grade the same or improving it. Like getting one more question right on a test. Or double checking my answers. Im gonna try to get at least a A- in my core classes for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. Since this is April already, im gonna try to raise my grade in math to at least 90% or higher.

Internship Talks

I'm looking for a Internship that i have a good mentor in. And that my mentor pays attention to me and watches what i do when i am there. I would also like to do an internship where everything is hands on. I would also want to do an internship about something i actually like and is my interest. I would also like a mentor that is nice and not strict.

The black guy with the red green lantern jacket. Was the one that seemed to be the most key moment i hi internship. I think this was the most key moment because it was something very difficult to get over, if he didnt have any of his work saved. Because of photoshop document saved he was happy again. If it didnt save it would of made the rest of his internship very miserable. His mentor probably wouldn't get mad at him but it would severely damage the trust he had developed with his mentor.

Suheir Hammad - Def Poetry

Marjane and Suheir show revolution. Marjane has lived through them. She has experienced the first hand affects of war. Suheir explains how people feel about war. Suheir also explains how people respond to the war. And how he families that live in the war have to cope with losing their son or their husband.

Marjane and Suheir show revolutionary. Marjane has always rebelled against he government since she was very young. Marjane has bought tapes of songs that is banned in her country from people on the black market (the street). Marjane has also fled her country, came back and left a couple of times. Suheir show revolutionary by speaking her mind in a country that doesn't care, but is she goes to a different county she could die for it.

Marjane and Suheir show war. Marjane has lived through war. Marjane has lived the first hand effects of the war. Has seen what I does to people. And leaves the country to escape its effects. Suheir explains what war does to a peaceful city. And how it affects the country's population.

Suheir Hammad & Marjane Satrapi on War

"I have danced to your drummed out war" This struck me because a war is the exact some thing over and over with a few changes just like a real drum. "I will not kill for you and especially not die for you" This struck me because I would not die for a plastic key, even with all the "promises" they promise you. And i will not kill just because you told me. And i know most people wont die or kill just because somebody told you to do so. "I will not mourn the death with murder or suicide" This struck me because its true to me. I will not kill people just because this person I never knew died, and I will never kill my self for someone i never knew. "I will not dance with bombs" This struck me because who would want to dance with something that they know will kill them. I think being next to them is a stupid idea.

Some connection i found between Suheir's ideas and Marjane's were that they are both free spirted. Also Marjane and Suheir think that war is stupid. And that war effects people, like their personalty and emotions towards something. And that they wanted to hug a woman. In Marjane's case it was her mom or dad or grandma. In Suheir it was that women mourn about their lost husbands and sons. 

Lastly, the thing that struck me the most from Suheir and Persepolis is that war is a very big thing to the people where the war is taking place at. And that many people die in war for a very stupid promise that the government had said. And all wars tears family members apart. And that in Persepolis the west were using Iraq and Iran as guinea pigs to there chemical projects. And that a spoken word is very boring to listen to.

Islam

Role of Women in Islam

My topic was on the role of Women in Islam. The women has to give all her pre-marriage possessions to her husband, and the husband has to pay a dowry. The Quran says that men and women are equal in creation and afterlife. Women have to fast, pray 5 times a day, donate to charity, take a pilgrimage to Mecca, and follow all the rules of Islam. The women is not responsible for the upkeep of the house but should be done. May ask for payment for any work in a domestic atmosphere. The Quran states that woman is not created for the purpose of man, but to benefit each other. 

South Korea

Diana could you please switch me to Indonesia because i am from there and I could put more in depth about the problems there. I could also get 1st-hand accounts about how the people fell about living there because i still have family that still lives there.

South Korea:
South Korea is located under North Korea. South Korea is a peninsula that is surround by the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. The Koreas are next to China and Japan. North Korea is very mean to South Korea. We have 30,000 american troops in South Korea to protect the South Koreans for the North. On November 23 North Korea started firing artillery shells on a South Korean island, killing 2 American marines and injuring 3 civillians.  There was a Korean war in 1950 to 1953. After the war there was a 8 point peace agreement. We are kinda facing the Soviet Union because the Soviet Union is supporting North Korea while we are supporting South Korea. South Korea has major advancements in nuclear technology.

Street Art

1. That, when you make the art is about having fun with your work. You also need to take pride in your art because everybody is gonna see it eventually. Also the art is also suppose to show and express something but not as direct as writing it out. And that everything in your art has a meaning its not just something put on there to make it look cool.

2. I was amazed that all those famous artist haven't got caught yet or their identity has been exposed yet. Also that there art differs from one person to another. I wonder how to they get all these new ideas for there art, without repeating themselves over again. I was also amazed that they could get their art in all those spaces without getting caught.

3. The artist used their art to convey a message. They represent different subjects that come to their attention. They also use their art to have fun. The artist don't really try to hide the message they put it right out in the open. They don't explain the message but they let the person looking at the art piece look at it in their own way.   

Harrison Bergeron Political Cartoon

My political cartoon relates to Harrison Bergeron by the big ant as Diana Moon G. The Queen ant or Diana  is holding a hose that will wipe out the whole colony, or in the book the nation. I made Diana a Queen ant because the queen ant is the main person in charge. And in the book she acts like a Queen. The smaller ants are saying " i thought we were equal" shows that Diana enforces the rules but doesn't follow them herself. 

Political Cartoon

What is a political cartoon?
Is an illustration which is designed to convey a social  or political message. They are often used in place of words  to get the point across.

What is the purpose?
To promote social well being or social welfare. While entertaining.

 

Metamorphosis 3

1. The author changed Gregor into an insect because his family doesn't even treat him like a human. By turning Gregor into a insect the author is saying that Gregor is like many other people that have to work day and night to just pay off their family debt. Most insects don't have their schedule vary from day to day. Just like Gregor's schedule of waking up up at 5 catching the train and going to work. Insects don't do much, but do what they need to do to survive. Just like how Gregor's life goes.

2. Kafka probably chose a roach/beetle because he wants it to be unique. Nobody likes roaches, most people think they shouldn't exist because they don't see the purpose of them. There are advertisement on ways to kill them. Frogs and reptiles have been used alot so changing it up might draw a bit more attention. And you can describe a roach in more detail than a frog. Because everybody knows what frogs look likes, and most people don't pay much attention to what roaches look like before they kill it.

Metamorphosis 2

1. All the family members have different views of Gregor.
Negative. The Samsa family dose more harm to each other then helps each other. Gregors money is taken for granted by his family. "the special warmth was no longer present"(p.10). Gregor has a very stress full life. "Gregor...was in the position to bear the expenses of the entire family"(p.10). Gregor was the only one paying of the family, while everybody is doing nothing. Gregor is also expected to bring in the money.

Positive. The Samsa family also did a little of help to each other. The only family member that still cared about Gregor is his sister. "only his sister stilled remained close to Gregor" (p.10) Another example of the Samsa family working together is when his sister and mother cook. " his sister had to team up with his mother to do the cooking".(p.9) His sister took care of Gregor everyday by feeding him and taking care of him. "she brought him, to test his taste, an entire selection' all spread out on an old news paper"(p.8)

2. 1. Communication
    2. Being respectful to your family members
    3. Know what they like and dislike
    4. Support family members decision
    5. Appreciate them for who they are

3. F
They don't talk to each other much.
They don't respect Gregor, they take him for granted.
Only Gregor's sister knew that he liked milk. His dad and mom should know too.
His dad doesn't like the fact that he has to stop working.
His dad shouldn't be mad at him for being a bug. But he should encourage him that being a bug ins't that bad.

Metamorphosis 1

What circumstances in Gregor's life might have caused him to feel dehumanized even before the metamorphosis took place?


Gregor has no life. He has to work day in and day out to pay off his parents debt. And being a traveling salesman doesn't help. Since he money he brings home goes straight to paying off the debt, he doesn't have any to spend on himself. He also lives in his parents house. He has to wake up at 5 to get to catch the train to get to work. He also has a mean boss who flips out over him not going to work once. 


The strain of work causes him to forget about life and just worry about work. He also gets no more attention for bringing in money anymore. His father takes him for granted, and treats him like he is his property. Buy expecting him to bring the money in and he will get mad if he doesn't go to work. His job is also very demanding, by making him wake up at 5 every morning and catch a train to get to work.