Pg. 212 Journal Promt

The developmental stage I most remember is Rooting and Extending. I recall from it that it's when you are in your thirties, and you begin to settle down, not only your marriage reduces satisfaction but you focus more on your career and raising your kids. For the most part I think that assumption is correct, it is an important part of your life where you start to realize the outline for the rest of your life. This is a time where you want your family to settle down such as buying a house that your kids can grow up in, and you and your wife to grow into your golden years in.

Greasy Lake Journal Prompt Pg. 197

A special place from my childhood that I always look back upon is when I lived in NH in a town house. Our town house was right near a pound that I always used to go fishing and woods near by with a frog pond where I use catch frogs and salamanders. It was a peaceful place where I used to go my self and spend hours there. It was deffinatly a comfort of nature for me, I just felt so relaxed when I was in there, like I didnt have one problem in the world. I loved catching frogs and salamanders, and just the surroundings of the woods it was an incredible place that I deeply miss.

Greasy Lake

Andre Paul Guillaume Gide was born November 22,1869 and died February 19, 1951. He was a French author and winner of the Noble Prize in 1947. He was a very controversial writer and wrote from his personality, you can tell how he is from reading his work. Some of his novels include The Counterfeiters and Lafcadio's Adventures, which his work often show individuals in conflict with accepted morality.

Newspaper Blog

Two truck bombs exploded minutes apart in central Algiers, one of the bombs exploding right near the U.N building destroying some of the building in its process. The total number dead from these bombs is 26 and left many wounded. These were carried out by suicide bombers who had more than 1,700 explosives in each vehicle, one vehicle targeting the U.N. building. The North African branch of Al Queda claims responsibility for these attacks.

From viewing the same story in three different news papers I came accross some interesting information that was different in each website. Only one paper had the story on the front page of its news paper which was the new york times. The washington times claimed 26 deaths, while the other 2 only claimed 22. The New York Times by far had more information on the attacks, and gave us much more background information on the story, including events leading up to it. The Boston Globe gave us more of who was killed, and the different people injured from it, including a school bus that was on its way back to its university. The washington times interviewed more people than the other newspapers. They gave us great insight on the reaction to the attacks, and how heartless they were.


http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20071212/FOREIGN/112120055/1003

http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2007/12/12/al_qaeda_linked_blasts_kill_at_least_22/

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/13/world/africa/13algeria.html?ref=world

Reflection essay pg.252 #1

A movie that i recently saw that had a very powerful and lasting effect on me was Blood Diamond starring Leonardo Decaprio. It is an action drama that takes place in Africa, in which the country is in the midst of a civil war. Rebels go around from town to town killing innocent people who cant work for them and keep the ones who can to dig and collect diamonds. The part of Africa were it takes place is rich in diamonds. This movie greatly changed me because I saw how poor of a country Africa is, how dangerous it is to live a peaceful life. How you have to fear your life in everything you do. I never really noticed how bad of a place to live and be born into. It is incredible to think during the break out of a civil war, you are not safe in doing anything, and how you will be forced to work or be killed. With no remorse for anything they do the rebels, went around killing who ever they pleased. I realize how many things we Americans take for granted that other parts of the world would love to have, such as floors and carpets to a house or more than a one room house, or good medical practice. This movie really opened my eyes to 3rd world countries, and to realize everything isn't about how much money you have, and how less fortunate other people of the world are. I really appreciate what I have, especially alot more after seeing this movie.

Pg. 247 Z: The movie that changed my life

Charlton Heston was born on October 24, 1924 who is an American film actor. He is known for playing herioc roles in movies he stars in. He played Moses in The Ten Commandments, and one he is most famous for is his role in Planet of the Apes as Colonel George Taylor. He was one of only a few actors to publically speak out agianst racism, and was also part of the civil rights movement. He was also president of the National Rifle Association between 1998 to 2001. He has lived an incredible life and will always be known for not only his acting but of the man he was.

Pg. 226 The Seven Ages of Man

William Shakespeare an english poet, who is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. The work that is left from him include 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narritive poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every living language. At age 18 he got married, and eventually had 3 kids with his wife. Between 1590 and 1613 is when he produced most of his own work. His early plays were mainly comedies, and histories, and his later plays were mainly tragedies. His most popular works are Hamlet,Macbeth, King Lear, and the one that he is probably most famous for that has given him fame world wide is Romeo and Juliet.