Sunday, January 30, 2011
Paper Topic
For my paper topic, I decided to discuss the pink ticket. I am a strong Catholic so a lot of my views when it comes to sex go along with the Catholic Church. Some of the arguments I will be making will be pertaining to the ways the pink ticket degrades the meaning of sex and how it takes away a person's choice. I will also be arguing about how sex should be procreative and lead to a family.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Talk about the book
For the assigned reading, I finished the book. I am not sure how I feel about this book. It was not a boring book to read, but it was a book that was confusing. I found myself several times having to re-read a sentence, a paragraph, or even a page, to make sure that I fully comprehend what is being said.
A part in the book I found interesting, was when the benefactor told D-503 that I-330 was using him because he was the builder. The way that D-503 reacts to the situation and news is written very descriptively and shows the readers a picture.
A part in the book I found interesting, was when the benefactor told D-503 that I-330 was using him because he was the builder. The way that D-503 reacts to the situation and news is written very descriptively and shows the readers a picture.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sate of the Union Extra Credit
Tonight was the first time that I have actually sat down and watched the whole State of the Union Address. At first, I thought it would be quite boring and did not quite understand why I needed to waste my time. But watching it tonight, has made me more informed and has made me actually feel smarter. I have decided that every year from now on I will be watching it.
Obama had mentioned something that did not necessarily make me feel uneasy, because I did not really know what to think about it, but I do know I did not necessarily agree with what he said. Obama said that America should take away illegal immigration because there have been illegal immigrants that go to college and get a great education and then they are being deported back to their original country which means we are creating more competition. It is true that the smart illegal immigrants being deported creates competition, but I do not think that we should get away of limiting and deporting illegal immigrants because first of all, Obama has already made it clear that there are not enough jobs for everyone, hence the reason why he wants to create new jobs. So it confuses me why he would want to let them stay. Citizens and political persons have been concerned about this, for at least five years. They have said that America has been becoming over populated and with jobs running out, Americans feel that illegal immigrants are the people taking some of the jobs that true American citizens could be working. When listening and watching that part of the address I could tell that some of the members of the congress were not necessarily happy about that.
Obama covered as much as he possibly could in an hour. The things he covered had a lot to do with how America is now and how it can be improved to be the best. He also mentioned different ways to make our school systems better. Obama wants us to be the best. He wants us to be the smartest, the most technologically advanced, and pretty much the most innovative country. He also mentioned how he wanted to create new jobs so every person can prosper. He emphasized the importance that Republicans and Democrats should work together to improve the country because their goals for the citizens should be similar. Their jobs are to make America the best it can be for us, to protect us.
Obama had many good ideas in his speech and some ideas I believe will not necessarily go through all the way. His reasoning behind all of his ideas are comprehendible, but that does not mean that it will help us.
Obama had mentioned something that did not necessarily make me feel uneasy, because I did not really know what to think about it, but I do know I did not necessarily agree with what he said. Obama said that America should take away illegal immigration because there have been illegal immigrants that go to college and get a great education and then they are being deported back to their original country which means we are creating more competition. It is true that the smart illegal immigrants being deported creates competition, but I do not think that we should get away of limiting and deporting illegal immigrants because first of all, Obama has already made it clear that there are not enough jobs for everyone, hence the reason why he wants to create new jobs. So it confuses me why he would want to let them stay. Citizens and political persons have been concerned about this, for at least five years. They have said that America has been becoming over populated and with jobs running out, Americans feel that illegal immigrants are the people taking some of the jobs that true American citizens could be working. When listening and watching that part of the address I could tell that some of the members of the congress were not necessarily happy about that.
Obama covered as much as he possibly could in an hour. The things he covered had a lot to do with how America is now and how it can be improved to be the best. He also mentioned different ways to make our school systems better. Obama wants us to be the best. He wants us to be the smartest, the most technologically advanced, and pretty much the most innovative country. He also mentioned how he wanted to create new jobs so every person can prosper. He emphasized the importance that Republicans and Democrats should work together to improve the country because their goals for the citizens should be similar. Their jobs are to make America the best it can be for us, to protect us.
Obama had many good ideas in his speech and some ideas I believe will not necessarily go through all the way. His reasoning behind all of his ideas are comprehendible, but that does not mean that it will help us.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Dislike of the One State
The main thing that I would strongly dislike about being a part of the One State is not being able to have a family. This dislike is broad because to me having a family is having a spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, cousins, etc. I know it would be very hard for me as a member of One State to grow up with out a family and not to being able to start one. It is odd that something as simple as having a family is not acceptable in One State.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Historical Strategies
The strategy I chose to discuss was the Historical Strategy. I chose this because I feel like the story is very relevant to what was taking place in the 1920's, when this book was written. This book takes place in the future hundreds of years since the 1920's. This book also tends to reference some of the events that happened in the 1920's. The author uses his knowledge about his country and about what was going on at the time this book was written and tries to tell a story that will show how corrupt and bad things could get if people continued the things they were doing. I believe the author did very well with the use of this strategy.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Terms!
Style: The writer has interesting diction that is very descriptive and helps us readers create a picture. An example of this is Page 62 when D-503 describes the fog.
Tone: On page 55 R-13 discusses with D-503 about Adam and Eve and how they chose freedom and how ridiculous all of that was. His tone seems to be very strong and sarcastic. He felt that freedom was stupid and he had a strong view on that.
Irony: The whole story, as of now, is ironic because the citizens of One State are obviously being treated unfairly, but they believe that the way their life is now is the right way.
Plot: As of now the plot is not completely clear.
Characterization: I-330 is a great example of characterization. She is a very mysterious person. An example of this is page 25 when she was taking D-503 to the hotel and she would not let him know where they were going.
Setting: The setting of the book WE takes place in One State
Point of View: D-503 seems to have a very interesting point of view. And it seems that throughout the book his view is changing.
Symbol: A symbol in this book is very obvious. The symbol I am thinking about is the pink ticket because it symbolizes sex.
Theme: The theme in this book so far is the fact that the citizens have absolutely no freedom and the government had convinced the members that this is the best way.
Tone: On page 55 R-13 discusses with D-503 about Adam and Eve and how they chose freedom and how ridiculous all of that was. His tone seems to be very strong and sarcastic. He felt that freedom was stupid and he had a strong view on that.
Irony: The whole story, as of now, is ironic because the citizens of One State are obviously being treated unfairly, but they believe that the way their life is now is the right way.
Plot: As of now the plot is not completely clear.
Characterization: I-330 is a great example of characterization. She is a very mysterious person. An example of this is page 25 when she was taking D-503 to the hotel and she would not let him know where they were going.
Setting: The setting of the book WE takes place in One State
Point of View: D-503 seems to have a very interesting point of view. And it seems that throughout the book his view is changing.
Symbol: A symbol in this book is very obvious. The symbol I am thinking about is the pink ticket because it symbolizes sex.
Theme: The theme in this book so far is the fact that the citizens have absolutely no freedom and the government had convinced the members that this is the best way.
Friday, January 14, 2011
About Me
My name is Wendy Nelson and I am freshman at USD and majoring in Elementary Education. I don't really know of anything interesting people would like to know about me. I enjoying eating and talking! I'm a pretty outgoing person. I am really excited for this semester!
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Wendy Nelson
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Wendy Nelson
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