Quarter 2 Week 2 comments

Griff "Human Nature": https://griffsenglishblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/human-nature.html?showComment=1477444239016#c8876974600563666888

DJ "Lord of the Flies Response": https://djsbloge1.blogspot.com/2016/10/lord-of-flies-response.html?showComment=1477444861346#c4058172042501358305

Response to "Lord of the Flies"

The beginning of the book "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, has confused a little bit. I understand the basic ideas of the setting, POV, characters, and plot. I am a little confused about the time period of the novel. I am debating whether it is in the future or the past. I also understand what the conch and the beast are supposed to represent in the novel.

This book is a little strange to me, because it is very different than any other book that I have read. There is a lot of symbolism in "Lord of the Flies." I predict that kids will be able to create a system with many different jobs for their survival. I also think that the system may fall apart. I hope that  I will be able to enjoy reading this book and that it will keep my attention.

Human Nature

There are many ideas about human nature that I believe in, but the most important or the one that I believe in the most is that no human is perfect. There is no human that is completely flawless. I believe that it is impossible for a human to be flawless. People may think that they are perfect, but everybody makes mistakes. Mistakes are basically an everyday thing for people. 

I have learned and believe this idea about human nature from books, family, and religion. I have read many different books that teach the same moral about the idea that no human is perfect. There are also many TV shows that I have seen that teach the exact same moral. My family has taught me this idea, but my religion is what really made me understand this idea. At church when we talk about stories from the Bible, the people in the stories also make many mistakes. This proves to me that no human can be perfect.

Comments Q2 Week 1

Sutter, "Fall break free post": https://sutterenglish1.blogspot.com/2016/10/fall-break-free-post.html?showComment=1476837297718#c7038107481703746974

Danny, "A Farmer and His Wife": https://english1danny.blogspot.com/2016/10/a-farmer-and-his-wife.html?showComment=1476837619419#c2252382446970512812

Q2 Week 1 Free Post

This fall break I am going to my camp to help my dad get our food plots ready for hunting season. I actually already went on a fishing trip with my family. We left Wednesday right after school and fished part of Thursday and came home. Then on Friday we will leave for our camp. We are going to stay Friday and Saturday night and come back Sunday.

My dad said that we will have to do a lot of work on the food plots. The food plots are meant for the deer to feed off of during deer hunting season. That is why we need to get the food plots ready this weekend. Hopefully we will have some time to relax or take a break from working. I also hope that our food plots will be planted in time for deer season.

Q2 Week 1 Post

I am still reading the book "Four Blind Mice" by James Dashner. I have finally got to the climax of the book where Alex Cross finds the names of the three killers that he is looking for. These three killers' code name is "Three Blind Mice." They served in the army in Vietnam together, so that is where they got their code name. I am eager to know what happens when Alex Cross meets and talks to the three men.

I think that the ending of the book will be very exciting to read. My prediction for the end of the book is that when Alex meets and talks with them, they well pull a trick on Alex and get away. I hope that the ending will keep my attention and make me want to read another one of James dasher's books. I also hope that the ending will surprise me in a good way. I will be very disappointed if the end is boring and doesn't surprise me at all.

Comments Week 7

Lathan "Louisiana":https://jamaicanenglish1.blogspot.com/2016/10/louisiana.html?showComment=1476132475709#c6320155726296110932

Kaya "Turkey": https://kayar82.blogspot.com/2016/10/turkey.html?showComment=1476133242117#c6983540883161430915

Read and Respond

The article "Should We Abandon Louisiana? In some ways we already have." by Zack Kopplin, talks about the flood of Louisiana in 2016. Many people have suffered from the flood having to evacuate their homes. The floods were the worst natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy in America. People outside of Louisiana think that we should abandon Louisiana or not rebuild, because all we do is suffer. In contrast we think that we should rebuild and not give up on our state.

This idea brings up the question, "Should we rebuild Louisiana?" I think we should rebuild Louisiana, because we can't just give up on our state. If we gave up, then we would basically have to restart our lives. Although, Louisiana has been through much suffering, we can still rebuild.

Comments Week 6

Lathan Reading Response Week 5: https://jamaicanenglish1.blogspot.com/2016/09/reading-response-week-5.html?showComment=1475535045090#c7216135416454608967

Bea Short Story: https://beassblogg.blogspot.com/2016/09/short-story_25.html?showComment=1475535659992#c8603769442485734418

Response to Book

I am still reading a book called "Four Blind Mice" by James Patterson. This book is wonderfully written and it keeps me turning the page. There is constantly something interesting going on.
Although, the reader has to be patient, because it takes a while to get to the climax of the novel. The author did a great job of building up ideas for the climax.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about detectives solving cases, and trying to prove someone innocent. There is a good bit of action in the book to make reader not get bored about reading just about crime solving. The author also added some romance. The way the author combines these things makes the book interesting for the reader.

Free Post

This weekend I went to a tennis tournament in Jackson, Mississippi. The tournament was called River  Hills Tennis Tournament and it was a level 3, which is a pretty high level tournament. All week I couldn't wait to go to Jackson, and I was hoping that I would play well. I also ordered a new pair of shoes, because my old shoes had a bunch of holes in them.

When it got to Friday, everything just went downhill. The first thing that happened was that my new shoes didn't come in, so I couldn't play in them. The next thing that happened was on Saturday, when I lost my first match at 9:30. I played terribly in that match, so all of my hoping of playing well that week didn't pay off. When my next match came along, I realized I had to play one of my friends that I practice with, so I came all the way to Jackson to play against someone I play with every week. I also played terribly in that match and I lost. My brother also lost both of his matches.