Monday, December 5, 2016

free post

Over Thanksgiving break I didn't do much. I enjoyed the company of some Turkish family stopping by to say hello and spend some quality time with the family. I missed my Family from Turkey and it was a pleasure to revisit with them. Having some down-time over Thanksgiving break was great, I loved the freedom to finally wake up whenever I'd like to, I have to admit waking up late was a downside and it did bother me.
The Thanksgiving meal was great, typical Thanksgiving meal with a Turkish twist. Always before the meal lots of the family would gather to play a match of soccer and the winning team gets to self serve first. After the meal it was nice to get comfy and enjoy a movie together. The couch would usually be piled with blankets and pillows just to make the scene more comfortable. This is my typical Thanksgiving holiday.

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I think I'm working comfortably with my literary analysis. My literary analysis has a strong arguable thesis, my rough draft has good introduction sentences that opens up my writing and gives context to the thesis. I believe my outline for my literary analysis has 7 strong points and fit well with my thesis. I'm working on my conclusion and using my English notes I feel I have a strong introduction. My rough draft arguments are strong to support my thesis.
On the other hand I feel I'm struggling with my transitions for each argumentative point. My conclusion closes my argument but I question whether or not I repeated or summarized. I also stated many words from my thesis to my context so I question if that was a good idea. Overall I feel I have a strong paper, but lots of tiny tweaks and changes can alter my paper to stronger one.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

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https://20charlesl.blogspot.com/2016/11/symbolism.html?showComment=1480523718762#c917046630021552359 "Symbolism"- Charles Lee https://derzzzzzz.blogspot.com/2016/11/symbolism-post.html?showComment=1480523864935#c3743555670357808178 "Symbolism" - Anders Melton

Monday, November 28, 2016

Symbols


Jessica has no relatives whatsoever, usually she pends her holidays alone. Jessica is a very reserved person who likes to keep to herself, she fears that letting her true emotions radiate negative energy around her work place, especially during Thanksgiving. Jessica has a great friend named Caspar, Caspar is very close to his family and every year looks forward to Thanksgiving to socialize with his family. On the day before Thanksgiving, Caspar asks where her family lives to which she replied "I have no family, so I don't do anything on Thanksgiving." Caspar, shocked by what she says, suggests that she eats with him on Thanksgiving.
On Thanksgiving Jessica arrives to the Thanksgiving host house and is greeted with open arms. A smile grows on her face as she socializes and seemingly forgets her problem. Caspar realizes how glad he was to have his family by his side, and was happy to see them gladly accept Jessica. Jessica symbolizes being thankful for being able to enjoy a meal with a family. On the other Hand Caspar, is grateful to have a loving family, who supports him.

how to make



      I am about to explain to you how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. A PB&J is a simple tasty snack usually for when you're on the go. The standard peanut butter and jelly and sandwich usually has a strawberry jelly, but different people enjoy different flavors of jelly. Also, people enjoy different consistencies of peanut butter, some like their peanut butter chunky, others like is smooth. The bread varies as well, people enjoy whole grain and others enjoy white bread. I will teach you step by step on how to make a PB and J.
       Firstly, gather necessary item for the PB and J, your choice of peanut butter, jelly, bread, and a butter knife.
       Secondly, Spread the peanut butter on the two pieces of bread using your butter knife to which it thinly coats the surface of the bread.
       Thirdly, take your jelly and slather it on top of the bread coated with peanut butter.
       Fourthly, carefully put the coated surfaces of the two pieces of bread to craft the sandwich.
       Finally, enjoy your PB and J.
    

Monday, November 14, 2016

grateful




     Thanksgiving is a feast to celebrate thanks and show gratitude for privileges we all have. Although, we don't celebrate Thanksgiving religiously, we give thanks and celebrate a feast.
Thanksgiving is a unifying a holiday which bonds the family together. To finally take a moment and share thanks as a family seems to be a necessity in the eyes of my family. Thanksgiving is usually hosted at my home with the closest relatives.
     I am very grateful for many things, access to fresh water, choice of desired food, and mentors to help me in times of distress. If we do not recognized our privileges we grow selfish, we would lose our sense of care and judgement. I do understand people do not have the privileges we do in the U.S, it pains me to think someone is starving with no shelter. We have to understand that we are lucky to have everything, even the problems, I'm grateful the problems I run into in life will not compare to others.

Critical Scene



     In Lord of the Flies(LOTF), page 181 Chapter 11, Piggy's death occurs. The death scene is described as; "The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist." "Piggy's arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pig after it has been killed." In this horrific scene the reader knows the conch is completely gone and Piggy is now dead. This scene is very critical to the book for many reasons.
      Firstly, Piggy's death is not described as an emotional scene, in fact William Golding wrote the seem as if Piggy's death was uneventful. This scene is unemotional because it symbolizes that Jack's tribe only see Piggy's death as if it was another death, hence the name Piggy. Piggy's death is also described similar to a pig as well. As for the conch, the conch symbolizes order and structure, the conch and Piggy were the last bit of sanity left on the island. The crumbling of the conch symbolizes loss of order and now there are no limitations.