The World After 400 Years

Our world may become the same as the World State in the book Brave New World after 400 years. Even human may lost their emotion and freedom, the government can get the stable society they want. People don't have their choices to choose their class, but they all like their lives. No war happen around, no stealing, and no rob happen around. Emotion is the basic function, but you will feel sadness when your parents pass away or you break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend. You can experience sadness and sometime you will also have great pressure. After 400 years, people may have soma to help them to lose their pressure. I think it is not bad to have a same society with World State.

BEATNIK POETRY PROJECT

Poetic Devices Assignment

Jason:
     Adjective: Jason is naughty.
     Smile: Jason is like a devil.
     Metaphor: Jason is a monster.
My sister:
     Adjective: My sister is lucky.
     Smile: My sister is like an angel.
     Metaphor: My sister is a pearl.
My father:
     Adjective: My father is knowledgeable.
     Smile: My father is like an encyclopedia.
     Metaphor: My father is a dictionary.
My mother:
     Adjective: My mother is efficient.
     Smile: My mother is like a rocket.
     Metaphor:My mother is a superwoman.

Let Me Rest Under Your Wing

LIFE is a disaster.
There is a sense of burden in my heart.
There is a sense of heaviness in my eyes.
Who can help me? What should I do?

LIFE is a game.
Sometimes I will be the winner,but
sometimes I will be the loser.
Who can tell me? What should I do?

LIFE is a crooked road.
I can't see my destination,and
I can't see my milestone.
Who can direct me? What should I do?

Oh! God, Oh! God.
Have you abandoned me?
Have you forgotten me?
Let me rest under your wings.

Speaker: The man
Audience: God.
Message: Although life is full of challenges. We can talk to God and He is our good listener.
Peer Editor: Rex Xu

Poet analysis presentation

Do Seek Their Meat from God

  The world is very cruel because only those, no matter you are humans or animals, which are strong and sharp, can stay for survival. In the animal world, you will only see a lion eating a deer for food. Since lion is the king of the jungle, no animal is stronger than it. Therefore, the weak one can only be sacrificed. In our human world, the situation is exactly same. Smart and hard-working students are able to kick out those who are stupid and lazy students to be accepted by universities. In the story “Do Seek Their Meat from God”, the child is weaker than the panthers. It is why the child can be the food of the panthers. In addition, the panthers are weaker than the settler. Therefore, the settler is strong, smart, and skillful enough to kill two panthers. After reading this story, I realize that being strong is so important in order to survive in the world.

What is love?

Homework "Pleas"

  I'm an outgoing person, and I like to do different types of outdoor activities. Therefore, I prefer to have physical touch with others. When doing outdoor activities, I have chances to talk to others. If they share to me that they are in needs, I can give them a hand immediately. In addition, my relationship with my friends will be deepened after they get helps from me. Furthermore, doing some sports with others together will strength my body. I notice that having more physical touch with others in doing something will be able to learn leadership, communication, and cooperation skills. All these skills are very useful for my future life. I also like to do some physical works, such as doing gardening, cleaning the house, and mowing the lawn. My body becomes stronger and healthier than before. There are so many advantages on being physical, so it is the reason why I prefer physical.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#15

The trial of Tom Robinson's case began to come to a head. There were many people going to the church during weekend, even Mr.Underwood who never went there before. Last night, my father left home with an electrical lightbulb. My brother and I asked if we could go with him together, but he refused. I felt very disappointed. However, my brother suggested to go out and find our father. Then, we went to our father's office. However, we didn't see him at the office. Finally, we saw him sitting outside the county jail. He was reading his book with the lightbulb. Later, a group of men came to the jail and spoke to my father. I ran to them, and I saw Mr.Cunningham there. I tried to speak friendly to him, so they wouldn't hurt my father. I told Mr.Cunningham that I had invited his son to our home for lunch. He smiled to me and promised me not to hurt my father. Then, Mr.Cunningham and his friends left.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#14

Last night, I felt something moving under my bed. I found out that Dill hid under the bed. Dill told me that his parents seemed not interested in him. His parents locked him in the basement. Therefore he stole some money and escaped from the family. After my brother listened to his story, he suggested Dill to give a phone call to his parents. This morning, my father knew that Dill was staying in our home. He didn't say anything and just phoned Dill's parents to ask them to let Dill to stay with us.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#13

My father told me a bad news. He said that aunt Alexandra decided to stay at my house for a while. Aunt Alexandra arrived today, and started to introduce herself in the neighborhood. When she saw me, she was angry and said girls had to wear dresses. I really didn't like anyone who forced me to do something. In the afternoon, she wanted my brother and me to know the history of our family, and how famous our grandparents were. My father had never told us any of these stories before. He only told me that my cousin, Josh went insane at university. I don't like aunt Alexandra to stay with us and I hope that she will leave soon.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#12

My father had to go to an important meeting this week. Therefore, Calpurnia took me and my brother to the church where were all blacks. I found out that they did everything just same as white people’s churches. In the church, a black woman named Lula tried to tell Calpurnia that we were white people. We shouldn’t be in that place. However, Calpurnia told Lula that my father was very nice to black people. Lula finally allowed us to stay in the church. I found out something very interesting in Calpurnia. In the church, Calpurnia spoke English with accent, but she could speak proper English at home.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#11

I was very surprised today. I used to think that my father couldn’t do any physical works such as playing football. However, my father’s action had shocked me today. A dog appeared in our neighborhood and we were very scared. Therefore, we told Calpurnia, and she phoned my father immediately. After a while, my father came back with a sheriff. The sheriff gave my father a gun. The dog walking closer to Radley’s house. My father shot the dog immediately. My brother and I were so surprised by the action of our father. We never knew our father could use a gun. He was so brave. Later, Miss Maudie told us that our father used to be the best shooter in the town.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#10

Today was my first day in grade two. However, I found out that school was very boring. On the way home, my brother told me that he got his pants back. He found out his pants which were folded and sewed up. After the sharing of my brother, I finally believed that Boo was still living. He was a good person, not like what the rumor was saying.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#9

It was the last day for Dill to stay at Maycomb. My brother and I gained the permission to stay with Dill in the evening. We could have some more sharing with one another. However, Dill and my brother suggested to peek into Boo’s window. I felt it was dangerous for them to do that. However, they still wanted to see what was inside of Boo’s house. My brother and I hoisted Dill up and allowed Dill to peek at the window. Dill said that he didn’t see anything, but only curtains. Later, we went to the back of the house and wanted to peek at the back window. Suddenly, a shadow of a man appeared, and we all were scared. Therefore, we ran quickly back home. However, my brother lost his pants in the gate. When we arrived home, my father asked what had happened on my brother and why he had lost his pants. I thought my father might have already known what we had done this evening.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#8

Today, Dill and my brother decided to deliver a note to Boo. We wanted Boo to come out and sit with us for a while. My brother used a fishing line to deliver a note to Boo. Unluckily, we were caught by my father. He was very angry and lectured us not doing that again. He reminded us that Boo had his own privacy, and we shouldn’t go near to his house unless he invited us. I thought my father was right, and I had promised him not doing that again.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#7

I noticed that my brother and Dill seemed not really happy to play with me. Therefore, I sat with Miss Maudie who was my neighbor all day. We watched the sun set together sitting on the front steps of her house. I also made a cake with her. I thought we could become good friends because Miss Maudie was honest  and has a good skill of speaking. I asked her if Boo was still alive, and she told me that he was still alive but didn’t like to come out of his house. She also shared that the rumors about him were not true. Boo was a foot-washing Baptist and he believed all pleasures were sins against God. It was why he liked to stay inside of his house to read the Bible.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#6

Summer vacation finally started and Dill arrived at Maycomb today. My brother and I were very happy to see him, and Dill suggested a game. He wanted me to get into an old tire, and then pushed the tire. The tire finally crashed into Boo’s yard. I was very scared if Boo came out. Therefore, we quickly ran back home. In the evening, we played another new game about Boo. My brother acted as Boo, Dill acted as Boo’s father, and I acted as Boo’s mother. Unfortunately, my father found out what we were playing and stopped us.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#5

The school year is almost over. I’m very happy because Dill will come and play with us this summer. My brother and I found two polished Indian-head pennies in the knot-hole of an oak tree beside Boo’s house. We also found two good luck tokens last week too. We both didn't know who had put those things in, and we wondered if they were gifts to us or not. However, we decided to take them.

TKAM-Scout's Journal#4

I was very lucky today when I was on the way home after school. I found two gums in a knot-hole of an oak tree beside Boo’s house. I was so excited to find those gums and decided to eat them. However, my brother told me not to chew the gums which were not clean. They might have been put in poison.