Sunday, May 17, 2015

Power and the Color purple Part 1

The imbalance in power in relationships is due to the semi patriarchal society we live in today. For example in the Book the color purple we see how Celie is dominated by Alfred and that seemed normal because of the time that they were in. Also another example of patriarchy is when Alfred comes over to her house and is asking to essentially buy her.  

Friday, May 15, 2015

Bingo card #1- #5

Bingo Card #1

Haiku

My name is John Smith
I do know where I come from
I just deny it

I was adopted
By parents in Washington
This causes problems

I am very ill
So ill that I kill people
Because of their race

I despise my skin
I do not understand it
Why my folks are white

What Tribe am I from
I may not ever know where
But I do not care

5 favorite movies

Seven
Silence of the lambs
Zodiac
Texas chainsaw massacre
American psycho

His favorite movies would be this mostly because of how all these movies are about serial killers who are insane.

10 Songs


The songs that John Smith Would like would include almost every Black Sabbath song.

Online dating profile
My name is John Smith, I am Native American who has a questionable hobby of killing white people, but we won't talk about that. I don't like other people and am what doctors say a "psychopath". I live in Washington so you know I like to party ;).






Bingo Card #2

Twitter Conversation

So im fur real like messed up cuz like IDK where I am from Fam and its like NO CHILL #Confused

I like I feel u Fam thats like messed up #Savage


Deleted scene

A deleted scene would be how John is recruited by ISIL to fight for them and the he is killed in a American Drone attack.

Poem from Daniel

Why, Why is my "son" like this
I put it in quotes because he is my son but I don't know him
He kills and murders others
John stop the crimes
come back to Mom and stay
But I am afraid that you have now gone down a path in which you cant return
I beg and plead
You can even change your name
So many mistakes were made along the way
However you can run and hide
But the truth will always be faster than you
Stop
What is it?
I'm sorry
Stop blaming white people for your problems
and take responsibility


Movies

Seven
Silence of the lambs
Zodiac
Texas chainsaw massacre
American psycho

Multi-Flow Map


Bingo Card #3

Hi my name is John and lately Im going to be honest I am feeling Strange I have really weird thoughts about things that normal people wouldn't have. However it feels exciting and energizing and I know most people would think that I am crazy but that's a good thing. Im really good with weapons and cleaning up and I couldn't live with out my favorite saw. You should HMU if your looking to hit the town and maybe other people if you like that kinda stuff.

Movies

The exorcist
Halloween
The Shining
Insidious
The Blair Witch Project

He would like all the movies because they are very dark and about people who kill.

Sequel

After John is dead he actually lives on through spirt. He is invisible to the eye but he still haunts the victims families. He kills still even from the grave through mental torture that inflicts. However a hero named Keanu Reeves must make the choice of wether to pursue the killer or to continue to be a terrible actor.

Deleted Scene

A deleted scene would be one that conveys his death in a much cooler way in that he jumps out of a plane and is captured by the Russians and is mentally and Physically tortured and when he has enough he tries to escape but it fails and is shot dead.

Bingo Card #4

2 to 3 Symbols are how the feathers and the owl symbolize how the Indian killer leaves marks


Me in 20 years
 Love My state








                                     In need his Flow




Saw these two things on Ebay ;)

















Bingo card #5




Im am dying now
Because of my own doing
Good bye planet Earth

I am very ill
So ill that I kill people
Because of their race'



I despise my skin
I do not understand it
Why my folks are white

What Tribe am I from
I may not ever know where
But I do not care


My name is John Smith
I do know where I come from
I just deny it

Top five favorite movies


Seven
Silence of the lambs
Zodiac
Texas chainsaw massacre
Insidious

Flow map



















Symbols

The Ghost dance in the Book was a major symbol that really brought out the significance in the insanity of John. He used this as justification to kill.



An imaginary sequel would be when John is still alive and he jumps out of a plane and is captured by the Russians and is mentally and Physically tortured and when he has enough he tries to escape but it fails and is shot dead.


Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Color Purple Final Disscussion

1a) Celie at the beginning of the books was very timid and shy because she was uneducated and was insecure. However when she married Mr._____, she became afraid and after a while became complacent with the role as almost a slave. Towards the end of the book she rose up against Mr.____ and became independent and very free spirited.
1b) Contrary to Celie, Sofia was very strong and independent until she hit a man and was jailed. This made Sofia very tired and weak until she was reunited with her family.
1c) Shug was very mean in the beginning until she met Celie. Celie almost brought out the best in her and they developed a relationship.
1d) Squeak was very reliant on harpo at the beginning and later she became more independent.
2a) At the very beginning Mr._____ was mean and abusive and later over time he became nicer and nicer and eventually did something nice for Celie.
2b) Harpo starts out as a bad child who is making Celie's life miserable and later he comes to appreciate her but is still wanting his fathers approval at all costs. Finally at the end of the book he is independent of his father and is a better person.
3) This quote most likely means that God has given us all a world with many colors and different varieties and the color purple is an exotic one where it is rare to see in nature so if you don't notice it you are not appreciating it.
4) In a way Celie is starting a new life on her own with her own children and her own family free of abuse and assault. She becomes independent from her old life much like in the beginning.
5) No matter what Celie's determination never fades, even when abused she is pursuing her education and never gives up much like the poem.

Passion Project

Digital Text

https://twitter.com/Dave_Koester/status/593170245449166850

Script


*I chose my topic because I believe that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is a threat to national security and to the rest of the world and need to be neutralized. However, I also think that the approach that the United States is taking is not the right. This also begged the question of should we be risking American lives for a war that might not solve anything? (Provide brief background info on my topic)* As much as I would like to go out and defeat ISIL myself, I feel that would be a little to risky for my personal liking. However I came up with another solution and that is educating others about this topic. This will not have a direct or immediate effect on this issue, however considering that my generation will be the future of America and as we become able to vote, we can make informed and proper decisions about this topic that will hopefully have an immediate and direct effect on the destruction of ISIL.*So what I have done is I created a Twitter page and asked questions, gave information, and created discussion topics for others to think about and re-evaluate whether we should be fighting ISIL or if they are even a threat. Also I created a survey and shared it with my peers and got 23 responses and I created the survey in such a way to test and re-test peoples knowledge of this topic. I asked questions about ISIL and then at the end of the survey I asked them to read the information I provided and then I asked them to re-take the survey. *The results from the before and after were drastic.Before for question #1 most people responded “B” and after most people responded “A”. Before for question #2 most people said “B” after half of the people kept their answers and the other half change theirs to “C” or “D”. Before for question #3 almost everyone responded “B” and after everyone responded “E”.* Before for question#4 everyone responded “YES” and after most people held their response of “YES”. *Before for question #5 most people responded “A” and after half of the people responded “C”.Before for question #7 most people said “A” and after a third of the people said “B”.*The point of this Passion Project is to inform the Public about issues that I think are important. I am not trying to change peoples political views, however I am trying to get people to re-evaluate their system on making decisions that are very important. Again this will not have an immediate or direct effect on the downfall of ISIL, however in the long run I hope that those people who took my survey can now make informed decisions about this issue later and then that will have an immediate and direct effect. 
 

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Dakota 38

3) The image that stuck with me the most was when they showed the picture of the 38 men who were hanged in Mankato because it put an image in my head about the pain that those men must have felt after walking up those stairs, or the fact that our president would execute people who were fighting for land that is rightfully theirs.

4)In Dakota 38, some of the core values such as respect and wisdom show up in the film. For example, in the beginning of the film, one of the Dakota members said "To walk in peace and harmony with every walk of life is what it means to be Dakota". This shows respect for what the tribe stands for and their customs, and it shows respect for everyone else because they are implying that peace and harmony is the center of what they do.

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Precious knowledge

1)"I've never met a kid with a dysfunctional relationship with learning, but Iv'e met a lot of kids with a dysfunctional relationship with school"
I agree with this quote because children are naturally filled with wonder about the world, however simultaneously children are naturally bored easily so I believe the problem is not the kids refusal to learn, but rather the schools ignorance to the fact that students learn differently.

2)"When you grow up in a poor area you don't have the same chances as everyone else"
In regards to being children dependent  on their guardians, yes I agree. However in regards to the child's future, I disagree because the child has an opportunity to shape ones future by trying hard in school and knowing not to go down a poor path.

3) I think the first quote is powerful because it shows how the American education system needs to be reformed and how in order to do so we need to allow for some cultural diffusion, which may result in a loss of some American culture, but will unite in more so than ever.      

4) I question this quote because in my experience meeting people who built companies from nothing, or who came from very little money and eventually rose up to the top one percent, they had the same educational opportunities as everyone else. 

5) They gather around in the class room and have a civil discussion about grievances or issues that needs to be addressed and they all eventually unite behind a single cause.