Sunday, October 30, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
DJ - #21
Pg. 119 ‘No! not to thee! …. Not to an earthly physician.’ Dimmesdale knew he would never confess to a physician; only to the Physician(God) of the soul because it was a soul disease. He felt that Chillingworth was meddling in something that should happened between him and God. Chillingworth said they would be friends again. A theme Hawthorne repeatedly states was that nobody should have the right to look into another person's mind or soul.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
combine/change
1. Several countries participated in the airlift: Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.
2. "Only one course was open to us: surrender," said the ex-major, "and we did."
3. Judge Carswell-later to be nominated for the Supreme Court-had ruled against civil rights.
4. In last week's New Yorker, one of my favorite magazines, I enjoyed reading Leland's article "How Not to Go Camping."
5. "Yes," Jim said, "I'll be home by ten."
2. "Only one course was open to us: surrender," said the ex-major, "and we did."
3. Judge Carswell-later to be nominated for the Supreme Court-had ruled against civil rights.
4. In last week's New Yorker, one of my favorite magazines, I enjoyed reading Leland's article "How Not to Go Camping."
5. "Yes," Jim said, "I'll be home by ten."
combine/change
1) Leonora walked on, her head a little higher than usual.
2) The driver managed to escape from the vehicle before it sank, and swam to the river-bank.
3) Don't guess; use a timer or watch.
4) The convict said, "the judge is mad."
2) The driver managed to escape from the vehicle before it sank, and swam to the river-bank.
3) Don't guess; use a timer or watch.
4) The convict said, "the judge is mad."
Monday, September 26, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
declaration of independence
Out line the arguments presented in the document(what the say and why).
preamble:
The founding fathers are saying that when ever a government has become oppressive and takes away their rights, it is the right of the people to rebel against that government and the are saying that Britain has become an oppressor.
arguments:
The colonist claim, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."Governments are created to protect these rights. When governments no longer protect these rights, men have a right to change government Governments should not be changed for light reasons or reasons that are only temporary, but after repeated offenses its the duty of men to change them.
Grievances:
They charge King George III, with the aim to demonstrate that he has violated the colonists' rights and is therefore unfit to be their ruler
what they do:
The signers say that there are conditions that people must change their government, and that the British have produced the conditions, and by necessity must declare independence from Britain.
preamble:
The founding fathers are saying that when ever a government has become oppressive and takes away their rights, it is the right of the people to rebel against that government and the are saying that Britain has become an oppressor.
arguments:
The colonist claim, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."Governments are created to protect these rights. When governments no longer protect these rights, men have a right to change government Governments should not be changed for light reasons or reasons that are only temporary, but after repeated offenses its the duty of men to change them.
Grievances:
They charge King George III, with the aim to demonstrate that he has violated the colonists' rights and is therefore unfit to be their ruler
what they do:
The signers say that there are conditions that people must change their government, and that the British have produced the conditions, and by necessity must declare independence from Britain.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
p. 157 answers 1-4 A&B, 5b
1. Use debate to arrive at the truth./ He thinks it is his duty. If he doesn't he isn't doing his duty to god or his nation.
2. The enemy is already there and they are at war./ He thinks they are smiling and nodding and that they are planning for war.
3. They are at war and says that war is inevitable and is ready for it and wants it to happen./ They would become slaves and he doesn't want to be one.
4. He said that the colonies have tried to remonstrate and want them to leave them alone and the british have disregarded every thing an sent an army./ If the army and navy would go home and if parliament would listen to the colonies.
5B. The North Korean people for the most part are oppressed and would like to be free of their oppressors.
2. The enemy is already there and they are at war./ He thinks they are smiling and nodding and that they are planning for war.
3. They are at war and says that war is inevitable and is ready for it and wants it to happen./ They would become slaves and he doesn't want to be one.
4. He said that the colonies have tried to remonstrate and want them to leave them alone and the british have disregarded every thing an sent an army./ If the army and navy would go home and if parliament would listen to the colonies.
5B. The North Korean people for the most part are oppressed and would like to be free of their oppressors.
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