Thursday, April 19, 2007
Quintessesntial hairbrush
The thick handle and dully pointed teeth run smoothly through hair, leaving it shiny and soft. This hairbrush was modified from the simple/original hairbrush becoming the highly advanced and luxurious brush that it is today. The format of the brush has a large head that enables it to flow comfortably through hair, a thick handle to allow comfortable wielding power. The brush size is also portably convenient. Although it has a large head and handle, the brush is still portable. Making it available for use during the busy school day or at a fancy evening gala. The color of the brush is a jet black. Adorned with a simple gold designs. This makes the brush decorative, suave, and useful. Other brushes don't compare to the highly advanced design of this wonderful brush. Plain brushes tear up hair, are unfashionable, and just plain boring. Feeling the subtle scratch of the teeth of the brush, creates a feeling of total serenity and peace.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Lit. Circle Post
Ummm.. sooo! hello everyone! ummm....for the lit. circle posts I'm a lexicographer so I've posted my words on my sidebar! so you can take a look @ those words!THanks!
~kRiS
~kRiS
1 paragraph
Quote:"It's a very odd thing to recall, that we all looked up. NOt one of us looked at Ruth May. I can't say that Ruth May was even there with us, in that instant. Just for the moment it was as if she'd disappeared, and her voice was thrown into the trees. The she returned to us, but all that was left of her was an awful silence. The voiceless empty skin of my baby sister sitting quietly on the ground, hugging herself."(p.g. 363)
This quote was spoken by Leah. Ruth May was just bitten by the Mamba snake, but everyone wasn't aware of her injuries. The ironic thing about this quote is that, she wanted to become the thing that set her free. It was obvious that Ruth May wasn't herself ever since she was cured from Malaria, so her death was like her spirit set free. Also on page 239, Nelson says to Ruth May: "What is it? I said, but not any words came out of my mouth. I looked inside my two hands, where he put it, and there was a tiny box like what matches come in. A matchbox. The matchbox had a picture of a lion on the outside and I thought there would be a tiny little lion inside to be my pet, like the mean ones that eat the ants only nicer. Stuart Lion. But no. Nelson opened it up and took out something, I couldn't tell what. It looked like a piece of chicken bone with gristle and string all on it and sticky and comething black...He held it right up to my eye. There was a tiny hole your spirit inside here, he said here quick, blow in this hole. He opened up the peg and I blew in the little hole and quick he said my name Nommo Bandu Nommo Bandu Nommo Bandu! and shut up the hole with the little peg and Now you are safe. He said now if anything happenes to me, If I start fixing to die or something, hold on to thies tight and bambula! Ruth May will disappear!"
In class, my lit. Circle group discussed the family member from the Price family that indulged themselves in the Kongo culture the most. We chose Leah, because she showed the most signs of wanting to adapt to the culture the most. I noticed that the original quote that I'm writing about is told by Leah. Leah saying that she heard Ruth May's voice in the trees just shows how much Leah has adapted and started to believe in the Kongo's culture. This quote also shows Ruth May's free spirit, in the tree with the mamba snakes. Now she's truly happy and content, away from suffering and pain.
This quote was spoken by Leah. Ruth May was just bitten by the Mamba snake, but everyone wasn't aware of her injuries. The ironic thing about this quote is that, she wanted to become the thing that set her free. It was obvious that Ruth May wasn't herself ever since she was cured from Malaria, so her death was like her spirit set free. Also on page 239, Nelson says to Ruth May: "What is it? I said, but not any words came out of my mouth. I looked inside my two hands, where he put it, and there was a tiny box like what matches come in. A matchbox. The matchbox had a picture of a lion on the outside and I thought there would be a tiny little lion inside to be my pet, like the mean ones that eat the ants only nicer. Stuart Lion. But no. Nelson opened it up and took out something, I couldn't tell what. It looked like a piece of chicken bone with gristle and string all on it and sticky and comething black...He held it right up to my eye. There was a tiny hole your spirit inside here, he said here quick, blow in this hole. He opened up the peg and I blew in the little hole and quick he said my name Nommo Bandu Nommo Bandu Nommo Bandu! and shut up the hole with the little peg and Now you are safe. He said now if anything happenes to me, If I start fixing to die or something, hold on to thies tight and bambula! Ruth May will disappear!"
In class, my lit. Circle group discussed the family member from the Price family that indulged themselves in the Kongo culture the most. We chose Leah, because she showed the most signs of wanting to adapt to the culture the most. I noticed that the original quote that I'm writing about is told by Leah. Leah saying that she heard Ruth May's voice in the trees just shows how much Leah has adapted and started to believe in the Kongo's culture. This quote also shows Ruth May's free spirit, in the tree with the mamba snakes. Now she's truly happy and content, away from suffering and pain.
The Blood Diamond
The Blood Diamond is a moving film about the diamond wars that occured in Sierre Leone, Africa. The country broke out in civil war between the RUF(Revolutionary United Front) and the African government. The war started in 1991 and ended in around 2000. This civil war reminded me about the events in Poisonwood Bible. War, death, and greed all remind me of Poisonwood Bible. The circumstances are a bit different and the time periods, on which all the events have occured are also differnt but the same kind of rebellions are occuring. In the Poisonwood Bible, the Kongolese people rebel against the whites in Stanleyville; and in the Blood Diamond the people are rebelling against the government. In the movie, the RUF is a band of people who rebel against the government in a negative way. Their slogan was: "No More Slaves, No More Masters. Power and Wealth to the People." But in the movie, it shows that the RUF took lives of their own people. They mutilated them, enslaved them, raped, and pilaged towns. How could that be good for the people? It led me to wonder how could the people do this to their own?
Sunday, April 8, 2007
What is beautiful?
What does it actually mean to be beautiful? Is it the physical characteristics of a person or is it their personality? How do people judge the "REAL" beauty of a person? Is there a real beauty? Or is it something that people make up in order to make everyone feel good? When i look in magazines or cataloges one word comes to mind. Superficial. The definition of superficial is: being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually. People who ARE beauty are superficial. Hidden under two tons of makeup and eating disorders are unique people who turn into superficial shells. Television shows like America's next top model focus on struggling models determination and skill to become a model. Why is modeling something to be desired? Do models need someone to tell them, "Oh! your soo beautiful! Let me take a couple poses of you with my camera!"? Or are they really narcissistic type of people?
Then there is the other type of beauty that people seem to respond better to. The "INSIDE" beauty of a person. Of course you know I don't literally mean the "insides" of a person. LOL! I mean personality. When talking with friends, I ask, "Why do you like this guy?" they respond, "He's hott, and he has a great personality." When i ask them this, the "personality" part always comes later. If it was something that people treasure more than physical characteristics than why would they say it after? I'm not saying that they are shallow people, cause I know that they are really great people. But I'm pointing out that most people don't really look @ personality first. Can a person still be considered beautiful even though they could be not as physically attractive? I know everyone would immediately respond "yes, of course". Then I'd ask, "Would you date this person?". Why wouldn't they date them? We just considered them beautiful? Although I've only seen 1/1,000,0000,000 of the worlds population I know that people who are the underdogs a.k.a not so physically attractive people, don't always find somebody to love. People claim that physical traits aren't important, but we live around people who are living contridictions to our statements.
So I ask again...What really is beauty? Is beauty a relevant idea that can change between different people? Is it a concept that is used without purpose, have we misused it's depth and meaning?
My idea of beauty is something that comes from both physical and emotional characteristics. Sure physical traits matter, but in the long run the personality of a person becomes the most important attraction. This understanding between two couples seperates us from the common animal. In the wild, animals mate to fuel the species, but for us, it becomes more than just that, we learn to form emotional bonds with eachother, which brings us closer together. What is beauty? The dictionary definition is: the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest). So I leave you here with an unanswerd question that has an answer that is relevant. People aren't bad, if they are attracted to physical characteristics more than emotional, and people aren't wierd if they are attracted to emtional characteristics more than physical. It all depends on the individual.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
SAT Practice essay
SAT practice essay
I believe school’s all over the world should make their students aware of social issues. Not knowing what’s happening in our world is like driving a car with a blind fold over our eyes. As a student I think everyone should be updated on current issues of the world. The war in Iraq, the effort against homelessness, etc. is news that effects everyone in an indirect way. Also being aware of social issues creates a window of opportunity for us. Being aware of current events sometimes compels others do try and make a difference in the world. By holding/sponsoring a community service event or participating in a donation drive can make a great difference in our society. By opening our eyes to current issues, schools are broadening or future.
Even though I believe in the teaching of current issues, I can’t fully agree or accept the teaching of morals. My school supports becoming your own individual. And as an individual my morals are my own. Everyday I decide what’s right and what’s wrong, and no one should be able to tell me differently. But if classes are made where teachers tell you what morals you should have then where did everyone’s individuality go? Should there be only one right and wrong? Throughout life we find our own morals and we all learn to live by them. But morals are a subject that can’t be taught. I believe morals are a subject that can’t be taught. Morals should be found through a self journey, that everyone unconsciously goes through. In the end morals separate us from each other. It’s something that helps build a persons self being.
School is a place of learning. One attends school in order to move on through life with basic skills. Were supposed to learn how to add and subtract, how to write a decent paper, learn about different cultures, etc. Luckily some school’s like Punahou, focus on not only academics; but also social interactions studies. Classis like Psych. Ed. Guides students through counceling and moral dilemmas. The class doesn’t tell you what’s right and what’s wrong. It lets you decide for yourself. The course mainly encourages others to make their own choices. This is the course I believe should be available for all students.
I believe school’s all over the world should make their students aware of social issues. Not knowing what’s happening in our world is like driving a car with a blind fold over our eyes. As a student I think everyone should be updated on current issues of the world. The war in Iraq, the effort against homelessness, etc. is news that effects everyone in an indirect way. Also being aware of social issues creates a window of opportunity for us. Being aware of current events sometimes compels others do try and make a difference in the world. By holding/sponsoring a community service event or participating in a donation drive can make a great difference in our society. By opening our eyes to current issues, schools are broadening or future.
Even though I believe in the teaching of current issues, I can’t fully agree or accept the teaching of morals. My school supports becoming your own individual. And as an individual my morals are my own. Everyday I decide what’s right and what’s wrong, and no one should be able to tell me differently. But if classes are made where teachers tell you what morals you should have then where did everyone’s individuality go? Should there be only one right and wrong? Throughout life we find our own morals and we all learn to live by them. But morals are a subject that can’t be taught. I believe morals are a subject that can’t be taught. Morals should be found through a self journey, that everyone unconsciously goes through. In the end morals separate us from each other. It’s something that helps build a persons self being.
School is a place of learning. One attends school in order to move on through life with basic skills. Were supposed to learn how to add and subtract, how to write a decent paper, learn about different cultures, etc. Luckily some school’s like Punahou, focus on not only academics; but also social interactions studies. Classis like Psych. Ed. Guides students through counceling and moral dilemmas. The class doesn’t tell you what’s right and what’s wrong. It lets you decide for yourself. The course mainly encourages others to make their own choices. This is the course I believe should be available for all students.
SAT Practice essay
SAT practice essay
I believe school’s all over the world should make their students aware of social issues. Not knowing what’s happening in our world is like driving a car with a blind fold over our eyes. As a student I think everyone should be updated on current issues of the world. The war in Iraq, the effort against homelessness, etc. is news that effects everyone in an indirect way. Also being aware of social issues creates a window of opportunity for us. Being aware of current events sometimes compels others do try and make a difference in the world. By holding/sponsoring a community service event or participating in a donation drive can make a great difference in our society. By opening our eyes to current issues, schools are broadening or future.
Even though I believe in the teaching of current issues, I can’t fully agree or accept the teaching of morals. My school supports becoming your own individual. And as an individual my morals are my own. Everyday I decide what’s right and what’s wrong, and no one should be able to tell me differently. But if classes are made where teachers tell you what morals you should have then where did everyone’s individuality go? Should there be only one right and wrong? Throughout life we find our own morals and we all learn to live by them. But morals are a subject that can’t be taught. I believe morals are a subject that can’t be taught. Morals should be found through a self journey, that everyone unconsciously goes through. In the end morals separate us from each other. It’s something that helps build a persons self being.
School is a place of learning. One attends school in order to move on through life with basic skills. Were supposed to learn how to add and subtract, how to write a decent paper, learn about different cultures, etc. Luckily some school’s like Punahou, focus on not only academics; but also social interactions studies. Classis like Psych. Ed. Guides students through counceling and moral dilemmas. The class doesn’t tell you what’s right and what’s wrong. It lets you decide for yourself. The course mainly encourages others to make their own choices. This is the course I believe should be available for all students.
I believe school’s all over the world should make their students aware of social issues. Not knowing what’s happening in our world is like driving a car with a blind fold over our eyes. As a student I think everyone should be updated on current issues of the world. The war in Iraq, the effort against homelessness, etc. is news that effects everyone in an indirect way. Also being aware of social issues creates a window of opportunity for us. Being aware of current events sometimes compels others do try and make a difference in the world. By holding/sponsoring a community service event or participating in a donation drive can make a great difference in our society. By opening our eyes to current issues, schools are broadening or future.
Even though I believe in the teaching of current issues, I can’t fully agree or accept the teaching of morals. My school supports becoming your own individual. And as an individual my morals are my own. Everyday I decide what’s right and what’s wrong, and no one should be able to tell me differently. But if classes are made where teachers tell you what morals you should have then where did everyone’s individuality go? Should there be only one right and wrong? Throughout life we find our own morals and we all learn to live by them. But morals are a subject that can’t be taught. I believe morals are a subject that can’t be taught. Morals should be found through a self journey, that everyone unconsciously goes through. In the end morals separate us from each other. It’s something that helps build a persons self being.
School is a place of learning. One attends school in order to move on through life with basic skills. Were supposed to learn how to add and subtract, how to write a decent paper, learn about different cultures, etc. Luckily some school’s like Punahou, focus on not only academics; but also social interactions studies. Classis like Psych. Ed. Guides students through counceling and moral dilemmas. The class doesn’t tell you what’s right and what’s wrong. It lets you decide for yourself. The course mainly encourages others to make their own choices. This is the course I believe should be available for all students.
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