DUE TUE 5/15 Pericles Funeral Oration

Continue reading "Pericles Funeral Oration" up to p. 148 (bottom of page, section 42 line 10).
One of the Athenian values was courage. The soldier that they’re talking about had courage because in one of the sentences they said that he “nobly fought and he nobly died”. This can be good for the trail of Socrates because Socrates died with courage as well, he died for what he believed.

DUE FRIDAY 5/18 Apology Reading pp. 61-70

[[I have a more sincere belief, gentlemen, than any of my accusers; and I leave it to you and God to judge me in whatever way shall be best for me for yourselves.]]

I liked this sentence because God is the only one that can judge a person. In this sentence it shows that Socrates is a very brave man and that he has a lot of courage.

DUE THR 5/17 The Apology pp. 51-61

[[It would be ridiculous as to believe in the young of horses or donkeys and not horses and donkeys themselves.]]

This sentence was really interesting because it’s true; how can you not believe in something but believe in the youth of it. This sentence was really confusing but I was very interesting as well.

DUE WED 5/16 The Apology

[[I make this distinction because I have already been accused in your hearing by a great many people for a great many years, though without a word of truth; and I am more afraid of those people than I am of Anythus and his colleagues.]]

I chose this sentence because it was really interesting. In this sentence Socrates is saying that he has already been accuse for something and he’s more afraid of the people that put hi in that situation than Anythus. If I was Socrates I would’ve felt the same way; I would’ve been more mad at those people than Anythus.

Imus question #3....

Do you think Imus should be silenced???

INTRO: During the discussion today we discussed if Imus should be silenced or not. From my perspective I think that he shouldn’t be silence because he is not the only one that has said racial and sexist things. Other comedians have said things like that and even worst. Yes, he did say something offensive but he apologize afterwards.

1:Comedians such as Carlos Mencia, Jorge Lopez, and Dave Chappell also mention racism and sexist in their shows. But are they silencing them? No. Because that’s what they do which is to make jokes. If comedians aren’t being silence then why should Imus be.

2:Again with the comedians. Some of these comedians mention a lot of racisms and sexist but they have also said some worst things. Things that will hurt people even more.

3:Even if Imus did say something bad and offensive he still manage to apologize to the basketball team. And yes, they did accept the apology. So if they weren’t making it a big deal why should other people make it?

CON:In conclusion I think that Imus shouldn’t be silence. Like I had said there a lot of other people that have said many worst things and people everyday make fun of their own race . So why make it a big deal and just let him keep his show.

Imus Posting

1. According to the NAACP, why should Imus be silenced?
The NAACP wants Imus to be silence because of the racial and sexist things that he mentions on his radio show. They thought that it was inappropriate for imus to have said all these things.

2. According to Frank Rich, why should Imus not be silenced?
Frank Rich thinks that Imus shouldn’t be silence because other celebrities have said racial things. So why do they have to silence him? He’s not the only one that has said something like that.

DUE WED 3/28 Plato Assignment

1. Short Paragraph – Personal Reflection: Before reading the selection from Plato write at least one full paragraph on this question: Why do you think Plato (or anyone else) would want to censor Homer (yesterday the question was about Hesiod)? You might want to think about Achilles as a "hero," and why or why not his personal characteristics are something that should be promoted, or not.

a: I think that Homer‘s way of thinking is kind of violent and it might even be inappropriate.
3a. According to Plato, what are some aspects of poetry that should be banned and why? In other words, how can poetry undermine the education of a Guardian?

a: The characters act in a very disrespectful way and I think that the violence with eating children is just very obnoxious.
3b. What should poetry “teach” and why?

a: I think that poetry should be teaching the man is not perfect and it should also be teaching good morals.
4. If you were talking to Plato what would you say to him? Do you agree with his ideas? Do you think poetry, or literature in general, should be put to the purposes that he says it should?

a: I would not agree wit him because poetry suppose to be for something good and he is just saying the opposite of what its suppose to be.

DUE TUE 3/27 Republic Assignment

1. Short Paragraph – Personal Reflection: Before reading the selection from Plato write at least one full paragraph on this question: Why do you think Plato (or anyone else) would want to censor Hesiod? Remember that Hesiod was the poet who wrote about the fight between the gods and the titans.

A: I think that Plato might want to censor Hesiod because he might think that Hesiod is disrespecting the gods in a harsh way.

2. Then read pp. 67-76 (Section I. Secondary or Literary Education)
3. Short Answers – Text based questions. Answer both questions

A. What are Homer and Hesiod guilty of?
A: Homer and Hesiod are guilty of not describing the act of the gods correctly. For writing untrue stories of the gods.

b. What are the two main characteristics of “god” and what are the laws/principles of story telling based on those characteristics?

A: All the things that happen (good or bad) have a good cause to it.

DUE WED 3/14 - Personal Reflection (Plato)

How did you find out it was untrue and how did it make you feel? Did it change your outlook on anything?????

**When I was younger my parents had told me that if I didn’t go to sleep that the “CUCUY” was going to come and get me. But the only reason they told me this to get me to go to sleep. After they had told me this I always went to sleep right away. But then when time passed they told me that it wasn’t true so I was actually relieved because the “CUCUY” was a bad thing .So since that day I really don’t believe my parents when they tell me something like that.

DUE FRI 3/2 Personal Reflection

Well, one time that my pride had bad consequences was when I had an argument with one of my closest friends and she got mad at me for something that I had done. Ever since that day we never forgave each other, and that made me think about that sometimes sometime something that your proud of can lead to another thing.

DUE TUE 2/27 – Iliad Assignment

1. I didn’t understand the part where achillies and the other people are having a feast??? What’s the purpose of it???

2.My opinion about Agamemnon before reading this section was that I thought he was selfish and very cocky. But know I’m starting to think that he actually cares. Because if he wouldn’t of cared then he wouldn’t of want achillies back so they could win.

3.I haven’t had a chance to read it all but I think that a part where they tried to persuade was when they were offering achillies all these gifts to get him to fight again. They were persuading him to go back…….. ???? (not sure)

DUE THR 2/22 Iliad Reflection - Book One

If you were an ancient Greek, which of the following statements would you agree with? A…….

A) Achilles’ rage is justified and I support his decision not to fight, even if it means the Greeks might lose lots of men, or even the war itself.

I would agree with this statement because for example if I didn’t like someone and they wanted me to do something for them I wouldn’t do it. If I was achillies I might of done it for the warriors and for Greece but not for Agamemnon because he just wants people to remember him and he doesn’t even care who dies or gets hurt……well yeah……that what I think……..

DUE THR 2/22 - Disagreements and Fights ...

Well a big fight that I’ve had was when one on of my best friends got mad at me for doing something bad. Because of this dumb thing that I had done I lost one of my best friends and it hurts so bad. that’s why I regret doing what I did and I promised I wouldn’t do that again. But It doesn’t even matter now cause he doesn’t even talk to me anymore……so yeah that’s my story!!!!!!! :(

My Rage - Cause

I get mad when I go to the store and they dont have the right things that im looking for. For example when I go to the mall to buy clothes or when I go and buy make-up.........

Descriptive Writing Assignment, Due 2/7

One of the scene that I thought Brad Bury was really descriptive was when Montag was running away. During that scene Brad use lots of descriptive words.

Some of the descriptive words are:

* Gasping

*Hurtling

*Plunged

I thought these were all good descriptive words and they also made me visualize and understand the scene better.

Descriptive Writing Assignment, Due Tues. 07

3 descriptive words

• creaky
• more than 200 words
• reading word per word

I thought that the phrase "reading word per word" was really descriptive because it made the reader feel like if reading gets me bored.

Fahrenheit 451 pp.

The part that I really liked was when Margret tried to suicide herself. I really liked that part bacause it was interesting. I liked how the author was descriptive about it. It helped me understand it better. I dont know what page it was in but yeah I liked it.

Descriptive Paragraph

As I walk through those wonderful halls I get amazed of how many things there is to buy. Shoes, clothes, make-up. WOW!!!!!!!! It’s like if I’m in heaven. Its not only my hobby but It’s also my passion. I LOVE TO SHOP!!!!!!!

Descriptive paragraph *aLmA's DrEaD*

As I walk up those creaky stairs, I start thinking about how boring it's going to be. Looking at more than 200 words, turning page per page, reading word per word, its the thing that I dislike the most and they leave it for homework. How boring.....

Fahrenheit 451 pp.21-40

1) What do you find confusing?? What is something you don’t understand??


-Well one thing that I found confusing was the fact that reading books was illegal. Yeah…..that really confused me. I also felt confuse because they had to burn all the books. I’m really confuse but hopefully I’ll get the hang of it.

2.) Montag compares Mildred (his wife) to Clarisse and says that Clarisse seems older. In what way does Clarisse act more mature and why do you think she is more mature? Why does Bradbury (the author) make the contrast between the two?


-Well I think that Clarisse acts more mature and older than Mildred (his wife) for several reasons. One reason is because Clarisse is more open to things. She communicates with people more than Mildred. Mildred is just to different from her. I mean what was all the suicide thing. That explains it all she is just too confusing and doesn’t know what she wants. Well I think that the author compares both of them because they are both two different people.

Fahrenheit 451 pp.3-21

1) Ask a question that you have about what's going on in the novel. What do you find confusing?

-I really didn't understand why Mildred tried to suicide herself..and why she didnt want to admit it after she was ok.

1) Even before Montag and his wife Mildred talk to one another we know that they are alienated (distant) from one another. How does the author convey this?

-Well I mean the fact that mildred tried to kill herself, says it all she was probably not happy with realationship with Montag. Also because the author explains that one night Montag comes home and goes straight to another room.