Mr. Watson gave us for homework the task to write about a superhero that is someone whose characteristics you value. The superhero that I think has great values is Spider-Man, a wall crawling, and web-slinging guy, but also a hero with high morals.
Spider-Man's true identity is Peter Parker, and he is close to the exact opposite of his alter ego. He isn't always a superhero, but is there when someone is in trouble. His ability to be both a superhero and a normal person is something I value, because it shows that although Spider-Man is a super hero, he is a normal person at heart and he knows that. This value of his I also value because it is a reminder to be humble, and no matter what you do, you are also the same as everyone else.
Another quality that Spider-Man does unconsciously is helping people that are in need of it. Even when he's fighting his super-villains, if he sees someone in danger, he doesn't give a second thought. Usually for me if someone is in need of help I try my best to give him or her assistance.
Spider-Man is a great person, even though he isn't real. He was created to be an entertaining character, but ends up like many super heroes by showing values and morals on how to be a good guy, not one of the villains.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
6 Methods of Characterization
We learned about 6 ways to characterize characters in a story. Our homework was to characterize our story from the other night.
Apperance: My story to tell is about my cousin Chucky. He is about 6 years older than I am. His hair is of reativly short length, neat and tidy, and he wears glasses. Chucky is pretty thin and probably a little taller than the average height, and 2/3 Chinese.
Inner thought/Feeling: He showed a look of surprise, then it turned to a worried face before he rushed to the garden outside.
What they say:"Have you seen my rat around?" Chucky asked his mother.
"Yes," she answered, "I threw him out in the garden."
Enviroment:His mother, my aunt is a school teacher. Chucky's father lives on the Big Island with his grandfather.
Actions: He showed a look of surprise, then it turned to a worried face before he rushed to the garden outside.
Apperance: My story to tell is about my cousin Chucky. He is about 6 years older than I am. His hair is of reativly short length, neat and tidy, and he wears glasses. Chucky is pretty thin and probably a little taller than the average height, and 2/3 Chinese.
Inner thought/Feeling: He showed a look of surprise, then it turned to a worried face before he rushed to the garden outside.
What they say:"Have you seen my rat around?" Chucky asked his mother.
"Yes," she answered, "I threw him out in the garden."
Enviroment:His mother, my aunt is a school teacher. Chucky's father lives on the Big Island with his grandfather.
Actions: He showed a look of surprise, then it turned to a worried face before he rushed to the garden outside.
The Author of The Woman Warrior
We are discussing the Woman Warrior in class. The story so far doesn't talk about the author directly; instead it is written about the aunt. A question our teacher asked us is "What does Maxine's description and imagination about her aunt say about her."
One image I get from the author is that she is a very open person. When she writes about her aunt, she does so in a very open manner, she tells her mysterious man "I think I'm pregnant" even when she knows that it is a troublesome and potentially dangerous sentence to say.
Another quote that gives me an idea of the author is that she is informed about the Chinese traditions and culture. "On nights when my mother and father talked about their life back home sometimes they mentioned an 'outcast table'… In a commensal tradition, where food is precious, the powerful older people made wrongdoers eat alone."
One image I get from the author is that she is a very open person. When she writes about her aunt, she does so in a very open manner, she tells her mysterious man "I think I'm pregnant" even when she knows that it is a troublesome and potentially dangerous sentence to say.
Another quote that gives me an idea of the author is that she is informed about the Chinese traditions and culture. "On nights when my mother and father talked about their life back home sometimes they mentioned an 'outcast table'… In a commensal tradition, where food is precious, the powerful older people made wrongdoers eat alone."
Friday, February 16, 2007
Family Story
In class our homework was to bring a family story and to post it on our blog. Here it is.
My story to tell is about my cousin Jack. He is about 6 years older than I am. His hair is of reativly short length, neat and tidy, and he wears glasses. Jack is pretty thin and probably a little taller than the average height, and 2/3 Chinese. He likes to do a lot of stuff, including paintball, playing on his computer and taking apart a different computer. His mother, my aunt is a school teacher. He doesn't say much unless he has to. Jack's father lives on the Big Island with his grandfather. He normally listens to his mother, at least he does when I'm around and does his chores and such. Once in a while though he doesn't heed my aunt's warnings. Not listening to a mother sometimes has bad consequences.
I hear this story from my mother, once for some reason, Jack had eaten ice cream. Eating a scoop of ice cream a day isn't that bad for you. Two is nice once in a while. Jack had ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; it was his whole diet. He did that for three days straight. His mother told him to not eat so much ice cream and he didn't listen. She decided to let the ice cream to show him when to stop, and that worked just fine. After the third day, Jack didn't feel well and eventually got sick. Now he doesn't eat desserts as much now.
Another time my cousin refused to listen to his mother was when he decided to get a pet rat. The rat didn't in one of those clear plastic hampster cages, he lived in Jack's own created structure. It was basically cardboard with newspaper stuffing used to form a very basic, crude house design. Although the rat wasn't trapped inside his enclosure, the rat just stayed there, ate, slept and did all the things that normal rats do. He didn't clean the rat's home very often, and it often smelled rancid. She hadn't mind at first, but eventually the smell filled his room and my aunt had enough. Jack came home after being outside and was surprised to find his rat was no where to be found in his room.
Have you seen my rat around?" Jack asked his mother.
"Yes," she answered, "I threw him out in the garden."
"Oh no." Jack uttered as his face showed a look of surprise, before it turned to one of worry. Seconds after, Jack rushed out to the garden outside, almost knocking the lamp over as he ran. As hard as Jack looked, he couldn't find his rat, maybe he found a hole in the wall and escaped.…my Aunt also owned a cat back then.
Both times Jack didn't listen to his mother and had consequences, even though he probably only deserved the ice cream punishment. Mothers have many ways to make your life miserable. Jack found that the hard way.
My story to tell is about my cousin Jack. He is about 6 years older than I am. His hair is of reativly short length, neat and tidy, and he wears glasses. Jack is pretty thin and probably a little taller than the average height, and 2/3 Chinese. He likes to do a lot of stuff, including paintball, playing on his computer and taking apart a different computer. His mother, my aunt is a school teacher. He doesn't say much unless he has to. Jack's father lives on the Big Island with his grandfather. He normally listens to his mother, at least he does when I'm around and does his chores and such. Once in a while though he doesn't heed my aunt's warnings. Not listening to a mother sometimes has bad consequences.
I hear this story from my mother, once for some reason, Jack had eaten ice cream. Eating a scoop of ice cream a day isn't that bad for you. Two is nice once in a while. Jack had ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; it was his whole diet. He did that for three days straight. His mother told him to not eat so much ice cream and he didn't listen. She decided to let the ice cream to show him when to stop, and that worked just fine. After the third day, Jack didn't feel well and eventually got sick. Now he doesn't eat desserts as much now.
Another time my cousin refused to listen to his mother was when he decided to get a pet rat. The rat didn't in one of those clear plastic hampster cages, he lived in Jack's own created structure. It was basically cardboard with newspaper stuffing used to form a very basic, crude house design. Although the rat wasn't trapped inside his enclosure, the rat just stayed there, ate, slept and did all the things that normal rats do. He didn't clean the rat's home very often, and it often smelled rancid. She hadn't mind at first, but eventually the smell filled his room and my aunt had enough. Jack came home after being outside and was surprised to find his rat was no where to be found in his room.
Have you seen my rat around?" Jack asked his mother.
"Yes," she answered, "I threw him out in the garden."
"Oh no." Jack uttered as his face showed a look of surprise, before it turned to one of worry. Seconds after, Jack rushed out to the garden outside, almost knocking the lamp over as he ran. As hard as Jack looked, he couldn't find his rat, maybe he found a hole in the wall and escaped.…my Aunt also owned a cat back then.
Both times Jack didn't listen to his mother and had consequences, even though he probably only deserved the ice cream punishment. Mothers have many ways to make your life miserable. Jack found that the hard way.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Two quotes from Woman Warrior
We read part of the first chapther from Woman Warrior in class today mostly concerning the dead aunt. Our homework was to write two quotes and comment on your thoughts about them.
One quote from the book is on page 6: "My mother has told me once and for all the useful parts. She will add nothing unless powered by Necessity, a riverbank that guides her life. She plants vegetable gardens rather than lawns; she carries the odd-shaped tomatoes home from the fields and eats food left for the gods."
This quote gives some insight on the mother. She doesn't do anything unless she feels she needs to, and is a practical person. The narrator's mother cares more about eating and surviving than having a beautiful lawn, takes home food that normally wouldn't be taken and only tells people information if she feels the need or necessity to.
Another quote from this book I found interesting is on page 7: :the other man was not, after all, much different from her husband. They both gave orders:she followed. 'If you tell your family, I'll beat you. I'll kill you. Be here again next week.'"
This quote holds some significance to me because it shows the daughter is imagining all these instances of her aunt. She has no information on how or who the aunt got pregnant with, but is still coming with conclusions, most of which are probably not true.
One quote from the book is on page 6: "My mother has told me once and for all the useful parts. She will add nothing unless powered by Necessity, a riverbank that guides her life. She plants vegetable gardens rather than lawns; she carries the odd-shaped tomatoes home from the fields and eats food left for the gods."
This quote gives some insight on the mother. She doesn't do anything unless she feels she needs to, and is a practical person. The narrator's mother cares more about eating and surviving than having a beautiful lawn, takes home food that normally wouldn't be taken and only tells people information if she feels the need or necessity to.
Another quote from this book I found interesting is on page 7: :the other man was not, after all, much different from her husband. They both gave orders:she followed. 'If you tell your family, I'll beat you. I'll kill you. Be here again next week.'"
This quote holds some significance to me because it shows the daughter is imagining all these instances of her aunt. She has no information on how or who the aunt got pregnant with, but is still coming with conclusions, most of which are probably not true.
Friday, February 9, 2007
Moodle Comments
Our class is using an online tool, Moodle to help with our ideas and discussions.
I like the Moodle website, as it offers a way for the whole class to contribute. It lets our whole class comment on something and even lets us write a story or poem together.
What I don't like about Moodle is that if someone posts a message before you, you will have to post your own message again and possibly lose it. I also don't like how some functions are defined by your browser, as I like to use one that isn't fully compatible with it. Also sometimes all the links and tabs are confusing and don't seem to work sometimes.
A creative way we could use Moodle is we can turn in all our work on it, saving trees and ink. Another great thing to put on it is the cycle homework, so we always know what the homework is and will never lose the cycle sheet.
One of the things that I wish Moodle could do is fix that aforementioned problem with the posting, as it would save time and allow you not to worry about posting first. Another thing I wish that Moodle could do is not be too slow, because when our whole class is on it at the same time it begins to slowdown and cause us problems.
Overall I think that Moodle is a neat piece of software and it allows us to do new activities than we normally do.
I like the Moodle website, as it offers a way for the whole class to contribute. It lets our whole class comment on something and even lets us write a story or poem together.
What I don't like about Moodle is that if someone posts a message before you, you will have to post your own message again and possibly lose it. I also don't like how some functions are defined by your browser, as I like to use one that isn't fully compatible with it. Also sometimes all the links and tabs are confusing and don't seem to work sometimes.
A creative way we could use Moodle is we can turn in all our work on it, saving trees and ink. Another great thing to put on it is the cycle homework, so we always know what the homework is and will never lose the cycle sheet.
One of the things that I wish Moodle could do is fix that aforementioned problem with the posting, as it would save time and allow you not to worry about posting first. Another thing I wish that Moodle could do is not be too slow, because when our whole class is on it at the same time it begins to slowdown and cause us problems.
Overall I think that Moodle is a neat piece of software and it allows us to do new activities than we normally do.
Quiz answers
In class we read a short poem about Chinese woman, and the hardships they had and what they encountered when they came to America.
The poem is written about woman's identity in China, and how it changed when they came to try and change their life. "The meager provisions and sentiments of once belonging¬ –– fermented roots, Mah-Jongg tiles and firecrackers set but a flimsy household in a forest of nightless cities." This quote deals with the differences the woman encountered when they left their home. The things that once made them comfortable and fit in now separated them from everyone else, and instead of helping the women, hurt and weakened them and their households they had.
This poem is written telling us the identity the woman from China had, and how they tried to go about changing it. I think that this poem is trying to show that if you leave something that is familiar and defines your life, whether good or bad, if you try to leave it you lose a part of yourself and feel lost and out of place. The Chinese woman were trying to define their own lives, to not have to conform to a set lifestyle, but in the end they were not successful and had lost their identity, and was always connected to it anyway "You find you need China: your one fragile identification, a jade link handcuffed to your wrist."
The poem is written about woman's identity in China, and how it changed when they came to try and change their life. "The meager provisions and sentiments of once belonging¬ –– fermented roots, Mah-Jongg tiles and firecrackers set but a flimsy household in a forest of nightless cities." This quote deals with the differences the woman encountered when they left their home. The things that once made them comfortable and fit in now separated them from everyone else, and instead of helping the women, hurt and weakened them and their households they had.
This poem is written telling us the identity the woman from China had, and how they tried to go about changing it. I think that this poem is trying to show that if you leave something that is familiar and defines your life, whether good or bad, if you try to leave it you lose a part of yourself and feel lost and out of place. The Chinese woman were trying to define their own lives, to not have to conform to a set lifestyle, but in the end they were not successful and had lost their identity, and was always connected to it anyway "You find you need China: your one fragile identification, a jade link handcuffed to your wrist."
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