1. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16357141
2. Alice Brock
3. Making It Up As I Go Along
4. She believes in making things up, improvising as you go.
5.
- She invited 12 people to dinner when she only had 6 plates and 3 cups, she used tin cans, jelly jars for cups and hubcaps with tinfoil for plates. She made a steak dinner with one knife and they used scissors to cut the steak.
- When she closed her restaurant she left everything there, didn't look back, and moved to Provincetown to live and become a painter.
6. Favorite Passage:
Just because you have only six plates and three glasses is no reason why you can't invite 12 people to dinner. You can drink out of a jelly jar or a tin can. And there are lots of things you can use for plates — like hubcaps lined with tin foil. I once made a steak dinner in an apartment that had only one knife. We used scissors. It was quite memorable.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
The Sea Inside Post 2 ,
After watching the movie, The Sea Inside, and reading the book The Diving Bell and the Butterfly I have found that the two are very similar, but at the same they have differences.
Some similarities to the two is that they both were about quadriplegics. In the Sea Inside the main character, Ramone, wished to die because he did not want to be trapped in his own body. In The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, the main character, felt as though he was trapped inside a diving bell and was just waiting for him to die. Another similarity between the two is that they both were both true stories, both of the men had no idea what they were in for, their accidents happened so suddenly. These are some similarities between the movie and the book.
Though there aren't that many similarities between the two, there are MANY differences. Such as in The Sea Inside, Ramone falls in love with his attorney, Julia. He has a small affair with her and he was being taken care of by his brother and his family. In The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, the main character was hospitalized and was not really in love with anybody. Also the main character in The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, could not move any part of his body except for he could blink his left eyelid. In The Sea Inside, Ramone could move his whole head. The final difference I am going to mention is that Ramone commited "suicide." While on the other hand, the main character in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, died of natural causes. Who took care of them, the fact that one could move his head and one wanted to commit suicide are only a few of the differences between the two.
Some similarities to the two is that they both were about quadriplegics. In the Sea Inside the main character, Ramone, wished to die because he did not want to be trapped in his own body. In The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, the main character, felt as though he was trapped inside a diving bell and was just waiting for him to die. Another similarity between the two is that they both were both true stories, both of the men had no idea what they were in for, their accidents happened so suddenly. These are some similarities between the movie and the book.
Though there aren't that many similarities between the two, there are MANY differences. Such as in The Sea Inside, Ramone falls in love with his attorney, Julia. He has a small affair with her and he was being taken care of by his brother and his family. In The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, the main character was hospitalized and was not really in love with anybody. Also the main character in The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, could not move any part of his body except for he could blink his left eyelid. In The Sea Inside, Ramone could move his whole head. The final difference I am going to mention is that Ramone commited "suicide." While on the other hand, the main character in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, died of natural causes. Who took care of them, the fact that one could move his head and one wanted to commit suicide are only a few of the differences between the two.
The Sea Inside Post 1
My general reaction to the movie The Sea Inside is more of mixed feelings. What I mean when I say this is that i thought the movie was an overall good movie, but at the same time it didn't really... get to me. Now that reason might be because it was in Spanish with English subtitles and it's kind of hard for me to take notes and read captions at the same time. Overall though, i found it to be a pretty good movie.
What I think about Ramone's request for suicide assist is that it was okay. I say this because I believe that if someone is in that kind of condition, and wants to die, why not let him? He was miserable, he was a quadriplegic and he felt as if since he could not walk or feel, what would be the point of him living? I think that the court's response to his request was thoughtful, but at the same time not so thoughtful. I understand that it is against the law to kill other people, but in this case, since he could not do it himself, they should've let it happen.
I think that his final action was very clever. Tricking all those people to give him the pills, over drinking and mixing a drug in his drink. Over a long period of time no one suspected that he was going to do what he did. For that, i envy him.
What I think about Ramone's request for suicide assist is that it was okay. I say this because I believe that if someone is in that kind of condition, and wants to die, why not let him? He was miserable, he was a quadriplegic and he felt as if since he could not walk or feel, what would be the point of him living? I think that the court's response to his request was thoughtful, but at the same time not so thoughtful. I understand that it is against the law to kill other people, but in this case, since he could not do it himself, they should've let it happen.
I think that his final action was very clever. Tricking all those people to give him the pills, over drinking and mixing a drug in his drink. Over a long period of time no one suspected that he was going to do what he did. For that, i envy him.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Outside Reading Quarter 2
Title: GirlBomb
Author: Janice Erlbaum
Year Copyrighted: 2006
Genre: Memoir
Page Numbers: 252
this is the book that i was wondering if it'd be okay to read for Quarter 2 outside reading project.
Author: Janice Erlbaum
Year Copyrighted: 2006
Genre: Memoir
Page Numbers: 252
this is the book that i was wondering if it'd be okay to read for Quarter 2 outside reading project.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Sophomore Year
My goal for sophomore year is to get organized and stay focused. Usually I turn in my homework late, because.. well I don't exactly know why but I. But now That I'm in high school teachers do not accept late homework assignments so i really got to get organized to makes sure i get everything in on time. Thats my biggest goal for the school year.
Response Questions Day 2???
What I'm most anxious about at Edina High School is just all the classes, like how they're all far apart. Seriously, my classes are like one end then the next class is at the other end then down then to the other end then up then down then up again. Also, my backpack is already so heavy and its been what like... 3 days? An upperclassman friend of mine told me that a teacher I have isn't exactly the best at teaching, but i guess I'm gonna give it a shot. So yeah, thats pretty much all I'm anxious about at Edina High School.
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