Blog 4: Lamb to the Slaughter

I was very disappointed with the end of the story. i was hoping that the story would continue and see what the police would do about not finding the weapon. also i knew that Mary was not going to get caught for the murder but i did want to find out who the police thought the killer was.

In todays world Mary would definitely not get away with the crime. the police would not except anything from her and they would interview her better then the story police did. although she was the wife of a police officer she should not have gotten any special treatment. everyone could be a suspect until the search is narrowed down. there is also forensic evidence where they could have taken the head of the victim and took pieces of what ever was in his hair and see what the weapon was. Mary would never get away with this crime.

Blog 2: Holocaust Dictionary

The Word that surprised me the most was  Euthanasia. this word surprised me because i never knew the word for the action of killing the jews. The word says that it was an easy and painless death for the terminally ill. they did this to "improve" the german race. this is so wrong in so many ways. the nazis were killing people painlessly? there is no painless death because other people loved that person and then they were in pain because of the killing. this was a terrible occurrence in the world.

Blog 1: Part I Reflection

Something that really stood out to me in part one of The Cage was how rivas life changed so much. from having an ordinary life and spending time enjoying family, her life was pretty much taken away from her. when the Nazis came in to her town they took her family and her property. how could people just take others lives away from them. this is what stood out to me the most

Blog 15: Holocaust Topics and The Cage

The Jewish Holocaust - 1933-1945 was a genocide that killed over 6 million jews.

The Nazi Party - started durring WWI and ended with hitler. killed all of the minorities

Ruth Minsky Sender - On November 24, 1997, Ruth Minsky Sender, Holocaust

survivor, was interviewed by students and told how terrible the experiece was

Auchwitz, Mittlesteine, Grafenort - Auchwitz is where the children were killed. Mittlesteine was a concentration camp. Grafenort was another concentration camp.

Personal Memoir - a book o f memories of old things that represent occurances

Blog 14: Post-Taming Exam Response

Petruchio is a very very smart man. kate was the most unliked person because of her terrible attitude and behavior. petruchio came in and ended up taming her so well that she now does anything and everything he says for her to do. when petruchio and kate first got married he let her act like herself so he could get to know how to tame her. once he knew what she was really like, he developed a wonderful plan. First Petruchio went and made sure she would not sleep. then he gave her no food. he did this because she just wouldnt listen and do what he said she should do. kate go so hungry and so tired that she had to obey him so that she could stay alive. finally she did what he wanted and she got food that day and was allowed to sleep.

Eventually she realized that without obeying petruchio, she will suffer in many ways. another test that petruchio preformed was that when he saw a man coming down the road he told kate to act like this man was a maid. kate did exactly what she was told to do and even though she looked like a fool she just wanted to be excepted by her husband. the last test was when petruchio told her that it was seven o'clock when it truthfully was two o'clock. kate started to disagree but she eventually agreed because she knew what would happen if she did not. by petruchio taming her like this he made kate a new person! now she did the things he asked without even thinking of the consequences. 

Blog 13: Katherina's Soliloquy

Some lines that i find that are unexpected that kate says are these lines:

A woman owes her husband the same loyalty a subject owes his king. And when she is peevish and perverse, sullen, sour, and disobedient to his honest wishes, what is she but a loathsome, warlike rebel and an ungrateful traitor to her loving lord? I am ashamed that women are so foolish as to declare war when they should plead on their knees for peace, that they seek authority, supremacy, and power when they are under an obligation to serve, love, and obey.

This surprised me because of the way kate used to act and now she acts like she was never the opposite of what she said.

Blog 12: Act IV, A Shrew is as a Shrew Does

Dear Curtis,

As you have realized that your master has become unexpectedly odd with his behavior. so many people are questioning his behavior but especially you. my good man, now that Petrucio is married he wants to show his wife who is the boss. katherina was known as a brut in her town and she needs to be taught that she is no longer the boss of people anymore. 

Please realize why Petruchio is acting like this. once katherina is where he wants her to be he will subside this shrewish behavior. dont forget that when he acts rude to you that hes just showing her that he is the boss of everybody and always will be. thank you for your understanding,

Dr. Mitchell

Shakespeare's Language

Blank Verse is a type of poetry.

1. But wait... what time is it currently?

2. You are more beautiful then i had imagined.

3. If it was meant to be then let it be.

4. Who ever glorified when not needed will not know how to be relaxed.

TKAM, The Trial

If i had the choice to defend the accused person for stealing the money i would absolutely support him. considering the fact that no one else would defend his case i would because i would want to give him a chance. At the moment he is going to jail for "stealing" but he pleas no guilty. I am going to defend him because everyone deserves a chance to prove themselves innocent if there are no solid facts. 

The situation is similar to harper lee's book because Atticus is helping his friend by defending him in court as his attorney. The problem is Atticus doesn't have proof to help his case.

NYT Article and OMAM

1. The connection between OMAM and the NYT article is the fact that George and Lennie are in a "recession" looking for work and trying to make ends meat.

2. Since the people that work in the economy keep promising a great recovery and say that we wont have to worry is a bit of a problem. considering the fact that right before the recession they said that the economy was fine.

3. The workers money from OMAM goes mostly to the boss the same way our work money goes to the government for taxes and other necessities.