MY THOUGHTS OF THIS MARKING PERIOD

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 I felt as though this marking period was great! In particular I loved the Emitt Till video, which related to TKAM. I also liked the themes that were assigned top us for an example the theme about Atticus. By doing the theme about Atticus gave me more useful information that I will need for test. But, the only thing that was hassle was the due dates. I felt like I could have did a better on blogs and papers if I had a little more time to complete them. The blogs that we get is fun from the standpoint of people commenting and contrasting off one another’s blogs.  The things I thought I did well this quarter were time management. Time management for this quarter was big because of almost everyday I came in this class something was due. What I could have done better for this quarter was reading. I didn’t read as much as I wanted to at some points because I felt the book took a long time to get interesting. Next quarter I will try to read more and comprehend the text. I think if I did that it would improve my test grades for the period. Also next quarter I hope to do better with my grade. For the second marking period I hope to get and A or B.  I also wish we could have watched more videos about the apartheid during that time. The only reason I say that because I am a better visual learner.

SONG RELATING TO BOOK

The seen I wanted to use in the book To Kill A Mocking is when characers started rumors about "Boo" Radley. There was constant rumors about him stabbing his father in the leg. Plus other negitive and nasty comments about him being in and out of jail. As a Result of these lies that are spread about "Boo" Radley, it has brought me to the conclusion of chosing a song called Rumors by Waka Flocka Flame. Waka Flocka is one of my favorite artists, the reason I like him is because of his energy through out his songs and he raps with his emotions. The reason I picked the song Rumors by Waka is because in that song he relates to "Boo" Radley in the stand point of someone constantly bagering his name, just like the characters do to "Boo". In the song Rumors he basicly tells the listener about someone talking about him, but his response and swagger is like you dont know me. That meaning of the song hit me because i agree the only person who can judge you is the man up stairs.

EMMET TILL

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The Emmet Till story was a sad story about racism once again. Emmet Till was 14 from Chicago was in a store in Mississippi were he saw a beautiful white girl. At that time for a mixed couple was rare and also frowned upon. Once the 14-year-old Emmet Till saw the beautiful white women he whistled at her. So the women told her husband and the husband got is brother to search and kill Emmet. Once they found Emmet the decapitated, destructed, and terminated him. He died a painful death. He was shot twice in the head, put threw a cotton gin and was dragged to the river in which he was found. One person was a witness to this, which was his “uncle mosses”. He was willing to testify against the white men. But it wouldn’t matter because the white men were proven not guilty. This relate to Tom Robinson’s case in To Kill A Mocking Bird. The Emmet Till and Tom Robison because in both, most people judged the victims unfair. In both cases they were judged by there skin color. In To Kill A Mocking Bird Tom was also fell victim to racsim he was accused of having relations with a white girl just like Emmet. The only differents was that in the book Tom is accused with rape. Another key event that was unfairly tried was the Rosa Parks case. This case was simular to Tom's and  Emmet's case because the odds were stacked up against the "black man". In the video about Emmet, Emmet's mother said when she lost "I didn't expect to win". That hit me beacuse if it was reversed, meaning to black men terminatng a 14 year old white boy, its a wrap lol. They got wheels for life.

Brown vs. board of education

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The video we watched in class was about the apartheid. It was a time in America was many black people were not viewed as equal to the white people. An example of how cruel the black people were when they had to drink from a different water fountain from the white people, because the white people felt as though they were too good to eat drink behind another black person. The black people during that time weren’t allowed to vote, ride in the front or use the same bathroom. They weren't even seen as humans when there was a restroom for the white it said men and women, but when you saw the African American bathrooms you saw a different sign, it had “colored”.  During that time it was weird to see a successful black man. The reason it was so odd is because white people tried their best to keep the “black man” in the inner city. They would limit the black people by making them seem like they were less, for an example there was a major league, which was for the white. Then there was the Negro league, some black players were better than the white players in the major league but they didn't have any opportunities to present that. This related To Kill A Mockingbird from the standpoint of everyone judging “Boo” Radley. Constantly “Boo” is seen as a bad person because of the incident with his Pop. Plus he is judged because of the times he went to jail. But just like the black people in the video if you really read about “Boo” you would realize that he is thoughtful. In the book he helped fill the tree and put a coat over Scout.

GOSSIP

To Kill A Mocking Bird relates to the video we watched in class. Gossip plays a big role in both To Kill A Mocking Bird and the youtube video because once  a rumor is out its impossible to take it back. The video explained, exactly how you cant take a rumor back after its out through the example of a cut pillow. As a result of all the gossip about Author "Boo" Radley, he stoped going outside.


First, gossip plays a big role in both To Kill A Mocking Bird and the youtube video because once a rumor is out its impossible to take it back. There was a big rumor going around that Author "Boo" Radley stabbed his pops in the led with a pair of scissors. This rumor resulted in Boo Radley going to jail. He got out the same day and returned home, but the boy Boo Radley was deeply effected. He was effected because once he returned back to his crib, he did not ever seem to go outside, it was like he cut off the whole outside world.


Second, the youtube video explained exactly how you can not take a rumor back after its out, it explained it through the example of a cut pillow. The women's confession was about when she started a false rumor. To show the women what she had done, the priest made her go to her crib and cut her pillow. When she had came back from doing priest's orders he told her, now go pick every feather up that was in her pillow. That scenario did not only send message to the lady but it showed me you cant take away gossip you started about a person.


Third, as a result of all the gossip about Author "Boo" Radley, he stoped going outside. This proves my point that you cant take back rumors that are said about someone, because after the kids in To Kill A Mocking Bird try to convice Author "Boo" Radley to come outside. In fact people does not notice Author "Boo" Radley's other side, which is kind and thoughtful. An example of how Author "Boo" Radley is kind and thoughtful is when he puts a blanket over Scout wen she was cold. Author "Boo" Radley was also kind and thoughtful when he filled the knothole with cement.


In conclusion, To Kill A Mocking Bird is simular to the video we watched in class. The gossip about Author "Boo" Radley made him not come outside at all and he cut the outside world off. The youtube video explained how it is imposible to take back gossip that was spread about a person. To Kill A Mocking Bird relates to the youtube video because at the end it is proven that, a spread rumor always effects some one and can not be erased.
                                                      

                                                                                                                                           by FLIGHT 33

HARPER LEE

Harper lee was a writer, she was born in Monroeville, Alabama April 28,1926.  When growing up she was the youngest of 4 children. She attended high school at Monroe County high. From there Harper attended a community college in Monroeville, Alabama before attending the University Of Alabama. At the U.A University she majored in law. She pledged Chi Omega sorority.  Harper Lee didn’t complete her law degree however, afterwards she moved to New York in 1950. While in New York, her occupation at the time was a clerk at Eastern Airlines. She worked as a clerk up until 1958. After that stage in her life of being a clerk, she focused on being an outstanding writer. She is most known for her stellar novel called To Kill A Mocking bird. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960. 

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