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.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Passion Project
Digital Text
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.
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.
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.
Monday, April 6, 2015
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