California Dreamin'

From my dad's side of the family they came from Cuba in 1980 when my dad was 10 years old. They lived in Florida for 6 months and then were given a choice of moving to Kansas, California, Michigan, or staying in Florida. My grandparents chose California because a family friend that they had found when they came to the United States recommended going to California for the best opportunities of the country. So my grandparents have been here my parents been here and now I'm here. I think the type of people that come to California are those who have heard of California's "prosperity" and pay of the jobs here. Others may come for the weather or the Colleges here.

1,2,3

1. Under the section "When to Cite" it makes reference to "common knowledge." What do you think would be an example of "common knowledge?"

An example of "common knowledge" like the world's largest river is the Nile.

2. How do you cite something without an author?

you cite the title and the page number.

3. What do you do for an online source that doesn't have a page number?

You don't need to include them

Questions

1. I agree because we never want to stay in the same place for to long but we don't ever want to leave.

2. No, I think our government is criticized a lot by it citizens, I mean I hear people always critizing the government.

3. I think Steinbeck is right but to an extent there are always going to be those who arent afraid to ask but yet we for the most feel as though someone is trying to hustle us if they ask us a question.

4. Many Americans do prefer to eat a quantity of a poor nutritioned meal rather than a smaller nutritioned meal.

American Exceptionalism

Are Americans unique? Or is it just propaganda we're fed all our lives? If you were to line up people from many different countries, could you pick out an American? What does East of Eden tell us about the experience of being an American?

Americans are unique but not supirior. I feel that many Americans feel being "unique" makes you supiror and that's where I feel thats not true. Not to say that Americans aren't important. It's just we seem to be very cut of the world like in East in Edan we hypocritical sometimes of other people when infact we do the same thing.

Questions

1.

2. Because he was exposing the underbelly of the world around him

3. He loved it, it gave this sence of security and allowed him to "runaway" for a little while.

4. He wrote about people he grew up with.

5.

Tinshel.

The conversation that we had yesterday in with the reading of ch.24 relates in the sence of it has the characters have diffrent ideas on things. Showing not everyone has the same idea like yesterday some of us interpreted different.

Arguments for/against evolution in class

Pro Evolution:

- Opens up students minds

- Shows the scientific worlds point of view

- Another perspective

- Thought- Provoking

Against Evolution:

-Against the bible

-might question faith

-parents dont agree with it

-it should be up tot he parents weither or not the parents should allow (Permission Slip?)

Inherit the wind

Another book I see people defending what they belived was "The Crucible" with John Proctor at the end of the book just like how the odds were against Drummond, the odds were against Proctor when he was trying to show people what he belived wasn't wrong even though because of the mental block people refused to see it his way. It's also seen in Thoreau's writings where he telling us not to be confided to the everyday things of society and unconform to truly be ourselves.

Wolf Clan

From what I wrote I think it was vague on what I wrote but my vague answer was correct.

Tom Sawyer

-Tom is the exact opposite of Huck.

-Likes to make fantasies

-Donesnt want to be civilized wants to be free

-Stubborn against authorities

Order of Chapters 24-29

1.#1

2.#8

3. #14

4.#2

5.#10

6.#17

7.#13

8.#11

9.#3

10.#19

11.#15

12.#4

13.#20

14.#5

15.#18

16.#21

17.#6

18.#22

19.#16

20.#7

21.#9

22.#12

Huck Finn Censored?

I do agree with the writer, Huck Finn is a book that may have profanity like the word "nigger" but it was the actual language used back then which is something even if we're embarrassed of it now have to live with because it was once something part of our everyday lives.

Great Student Writing

What makes the writing skillful?

The language usage of the writing and the ability the writing has to paint a picture in my head.

What are some of the writing assignments we did first semester?

We had the short story and the persuasive essay.

What assignment was your favorite? Is your writing improving? How can you improve it?

My favorite assignment would have to be either the radio drama or the short story.

I believe that my writing has improved.

By doing.