Harrison Bergeron is by far one of the weirdest stories I've read. It is set in an alternate reality which I still have hard time understanding. It is sad and at the same time hilarious. I really have no idea how I feel about it. I still am having trouble with the"everyone is equal" part. I don't understand how everyone can talk perfectly fine and the announcers have impediments. That's not equal.
The character of Harrison Bergeron really interests me too. He's a rebel to a terrible society. He was basically freeing everyone from what they were forced to be to what they are. He was doing anything wrong he was actually doing good. The government did not like that and he ended up dying. That's what I call dedication.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Free Post
Sometimes I just feel overwhelmed with work. Some nights I can barely keep my eyes open when I'm doing my homework (like right now). I know it's because I procrastinate and dig myself in a deeper whole, but when it's all due it just piles up and wears me out. I wish I could keep myself from procrastinating but the internet is so much fun.
Also if I miss an assignment I always forget I can turn it in for partial credit. I could first of all avoid this by doing the assignment when its due but again I procrastinate a lot. I end up doing a lot of my homework in the mornings of the class before they're due. I wish I had a study hall every morning to get my work done for that day because that is how my head works.
Also if I miss an assignment I always forget I can turn it in for partial credit. I could first of all avoid this by doing the assignment when its due but again I procrastinate a lot. I end up doing a lot of my homework in the mornings of the class before they're due. I wish I had a study hall every morning to get my work done for that day because that is how my head works.
Short Story Reading Response
"The Occurrence on Owl Creek Bridge" was a very unexpectedly sad story. Half of the story is a lie to the main character which makes it sad. The main character thinks he's going to escape from his death when it all turns out to be a lie and he ends up hanging from the bridge. He experiences all of the pain but he never really had any injuries. He didn't really deserve what happened to him.
Its weird to me how vivid his escape is. He hears voices, gets shot at, and runs through the woods all like he would in reality. Just as he thinks hes home free nothing is around him he just dies. It really caught me off guard that the story would end that fast. All of that for trespassing.
Sat. 1:30 Short Story annotations
Sun. 0:30 Hobbit (Finished)
Its weird to me how vivid his escape is. He hears voices, gets shot at, and runs through the woods all like he would in reality. Just as he thinks hes home free nothing is around him he just dies. It really caught me off guard that the story would end that fast. All of that for trespassing.
Sat. 1:30 Short Story annotations
Sun. 0:30 Hobbit (Finished)
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Changes to My Paper for eBook
Writing in the MLA format I felt really restrained from making my piece fun and attractive. Writing in MLA just looks like big paragraphs with nothing interesting in them. Times New Roman is also boring and unattractive. I hated the MLA format you couldn't do anything with the font, colors or pictures.Those are all things I would do if I were able to add them to an eBook.
First thing I would do is I would keep the title in MLA format except I would make eace line for the name, date, etc different colors. Second, I would change the font to calibri. Nothing drastic to where its unreadable just less boring. I would make the title size 16 so it stands out a little bit more and I might make it a wacky font. Finally, I would copy and paste my document into wordle and add it to the bottom of my paper to add some flavor.
First thing I would do is I would keep the title in MLA format except I would make eace line for the name, date, etc different colors. Second, I would change the font to calibri. Nothing drastic to where its unreadable just less boring. I would make the title size 16 so it stands out a little bit more and I might make it a wacky font. Finally, I would copy and paste my document into wordle and add it to the bottom of my paper to add some flavor.
From what I can tell so far I can see that the dwarves are going to accompany Bilbo throughout his adventure. Though I don't know why Gandalf is forcing him to go. Gandalf seemed to be pushing him to go and he was also pressed for time when he read the dwarves letter. I don't think Bilbo is well equipped for the trip considering he forgot his hat. Also I think Elrond is going to be a vital character and may accompany the dwarves.
Elrond deciphered the language on Gandalf's sword. It gives them a way to get into a secret cave. Apparently this cave is mysterious and few have entered it. That gives their adventure a direction and they head for the mountains. It makes the dwarves happy that they finally have something to do and they head off. I think they are going to approach the entrance and find a obstacle in or before the mountain.
Monday: LN 10 Minutes
Tuesday: 20 minutes reading
Wednesday: LN 45 minutes
Thursday: 20 minutes reading
Friday: LN 35 minutes
Total: 130 Minutes
Elrond deciphered the language on Gandalf's sword. It gives them a way to get into a secret cave. Apparently this cave is mysterious and few have entered it. That gives their adventure a direction and they head for the mountains. It makes the dwarves happy that they finally have something to do and they head off. I think they are going to approach the entrance and find a obstacle in or before the mountain.
Monday: LN 10 Minutes
Tuesday: 20 minutes reading
Wednesday: LN 45 minutes
Thursday: 20 minutes reading
Friday: LN 35 minutes
Total: 130 Minutes
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)