One Who Flew Over th Cukoo's Nest #3

Why do you think Mcmurphy stayed in the ward when he had the chance to escape?

-I think he stayed, partly due to his ego. He always had to shop Nurse Ratchet one more time before he could finally leave. But also because he built a good relationship with the other members of the ward, and he would feel bad about leaving them there, having to put up with Nurse Ratchet and nobody there to support them,

Why was Nurse Ratchet so brutal during group therapies?

-Because she had her book full of her patients fears, weaknesses, and secrets, she would use this to attack the patients in every which way to lower their self-esteem. This also helped improve her power over them, while she mocked and emberassed the patients one by one.

Was Nurse Ratchet or Mcmurphy the cause of Billy's scuicide?

-Although Mcmurphy brought Candy into the ward, and basically made him sleep with her. I thought it was Nurse Ratchet's fault for his death, because she knew how to frighten him, and that was his mother. She took this time as an advantage to display her power over the patients by threatening Billy by calling his mom. This is what really drove him over the edge and made him take his life.

Why doesn't Nurse Ratchet call the patients by their first name?

-I think she wants to try to show that they have no connection what so ever. Typically acquantinces will address one another with their first name. Sp she calls them all by their last name to show to them that they are not friends, she is there to do her duty and leave. Also it is a way for her to feel even more superior to her patients as she doesn't even feel the need to know their names.

One Who Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest #2

-By the end of part 1, I feel like McMurphy has the upperhand in his rivalry against Nurse Ratchet because He really wants to wreak havoc in the ward and take power of Nurse, which he is doing as of far. He is also getting followers amongst the patients on his side, so he is doing well inthe mental institute.
-I think that chief is a smart being who we can most likely depend upon. At the begining of the book, his narrations were sad and dreary, but with the presence of McMurphy he has started to become happier and more involved in the ward, like in group therapies. Also since everyone thinks he's some deaf idiot, they arent afraid to hide emotions and secrets around him, giving him a sense of importance to the readers besides the narration.
-Right now, I'm rooting for McMurphy because although she is trying to prepare them for the real world, she is very cruel about her ways to the patients. And with McMurphy standing up for the patients and himself, his views to improve their conditions, makes me root for him.

One Who Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest #1

In One Who Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest I would definately say that Nurse Ratchet and her assistants are the villains because they are constantly being rude to the patients, they are mistreating them by not always feeding them (8-9) and are always unfair. I would say that McMurphy is an antihero because He sticks up for himslef and others against the black boys and nurse ratchet, but he would be an anti hero because he is in a mental hospital for gambling which is against our views.

I would say that Chief Bromden is the hero because I feel like he has good motives to become a member of the group in the ward and I feel bad for him, because everyone thinks he's useless.

Great Gatsby Blog #3

Why do you think Gatsvy lied about attending Oxford?

Oxford is a very prestigous and expensive school, so I think Gatsby told people he went to school there to show his high class and impress people, especially Daisy. This school would show off his credentials and wealth to his "friends". This helped push the point farther to Daisy that he could support her and her needs.

How do your feelings toward Daisy change at the end of the book? If it doesn't Why?

Throughout the book, I couldn't decide if I loved or hated Daisy for all of her actions, but when Gatsby died and she left like she didn't even know who he was, I had made my decision. I hated her. Her and GHatsby were recreating their once special bond, but when he died, she just fled with her unfaithful lover. This made me lose a lot of respect for her. I don't feel bad for her anymore because she makes the worst decisions ever.

How does the attendance of guests at patries compare to Gatsby's funeral?

When Gatsby Held parties, it was not limited to his friends, but to people he had never met or even seen before. Not many invited, but a large crowd would soon form. But at his funeral, his so called friends wouldn't be seen near his resting place, even though they were invited this time. This makes you feel even more sorrow towrds Gatsby and disgust for the partyersthat were to inconsiderate to show their respects to the deceased.

How would you characterize Nick's character, Dynamic or Static?

Nick would completely be a dynamic character, because he went through a huge change from the begining to the end of the book. At first, he was intrigued by the way of life of the elite (Tom and Daisy). But as the story progressed, his opinnion soon became to change as he saw the personal life of the elite and how messed up their life was. This drastic change in mindset would classify him as a dynamic character.

Jelly Roll Morton "Black Bottom Stomp"

-I feel like this music tied into Gatsby's party because it would be used as lively music to get the people in the mood and create a more lively party.

-The mood would definately be upbeat and enerjetic dut to the faced paced music and the variety of instruments.

-some things that go along with this song would be dancing and partying.

Great Gatsby Post #2

What is the purpose of Meyer Wolfsheim as a character?

Meyer's purpose is to make us even more unsure and confused about Gatsby. Before he is introduced, we as readers could only infer stuff about Gatsby, such as his wealth, murders and other crimes. But the addition of Meyer makes us question Gatsby more with his information this far.

What does the backstory of Jay and Daisy's past do to our impressions of Gatsby?

It allows the audience to empathize and feel towards Gatsby. Knowing how he used to behave and act, it allows us to connect to him more. It shows that he has feelings for a woman whom he loved (Daisy). This allows for the audience to connect to his character.

What does the story of the rest of Gatsby's past do to our impressions of him?

We truly feel sorry for him, through finding out about the loss of his family. The audience now finds itself rooting for him in many circumstances. Also, we find out that he didn't inherit his wealth, but earned it through work as well as luck. His past allows us to form prominent feelings toward him.

How does your overall impreesion of Gatsby change over these three chapters-Do you like him more, less, why?

Over the past three chapters, I have gained a positive outlook on Gatsby. I now sympathize for him due to the loss of his family and lack of swag in showing his feelings toward Daisy. I also respect him more because we know that he aspired and worked for his wealth.

Great Gatsby #1

Through the first sixty pages in The Great Gatsby I could find several characters that could be labeled as a villian, hero and anti hero.But I believe the best examples for these categories would be Tom as the villian, Nick the hero, and Gatsby as the anti hero. I chose Tom as the villian because when he is first introduced, he gives off the a very rude and egotistical vibe. But one of the main reasons why I chose him, is because he has a lover who presides in New York City and feels no guilt in cheating on her. Many people disagree with this action, making him the villian. I considered Nick to be a hero in many ways, first of  people such as Daisy find him very appealing and nice, also he is said to be one of the few honest people whom doesnt judge as much. Many people root for the sweet and innocent person in a book, and I found Nick to be this man, therefore a hero. Finally, I chose Gatsbyu as the Anti hero bacause so far I find him very mysterious and mischevfious, for example; when at his own party, he stayed to himself which isn't typical at a social gathering. I don't find him to have evil intentions, but his ways make me not want to trust him.

"Sixteen Military Wives"

 The subject matter of this song is about military wives worrying about solodiers, celebrity minds, cannibal kings, anchor men, America, and brilliant minds.

-I think the theme for this song is that some people take on too many challenges and respomsibilities that will soon take oer your life. You can get this when he says the following: "Cause America can, and America won't say no, And America dies if America say's no"

"Race for the Prize"

 This songs' theme would be that through competition, one can lose oneself for the thought of victory.Even though this image of victory seems great, it can interfere with one's personal life. "So determined, so locked in the heat of battle theirs is to win if it kills them" these lyrics help support the authors point that competition can consume one's life.

Fallacies: JFK Innaguration Speech

"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."

-This quote commits the fallacy of non sequitor because the ending of this quote doesn't hold any relevance to the statemnet before it. Just because a society caqn't help the poor, it shows no correlation to saving the rich making the statement irrelevant to the previous thought. Making it a fallacy of non sequitor.

-Speeches that commit so many fallacies can still be seen as effective and famous because most fallacies appeal to our emotions, and are typicly catchy. which is why we remeber the speeches so easily. And most people can't really pick up on fallacies just by hearing them, so people are kind of blinded to these fallacies when they just hear them.

"Duck and Cover"

-The overt message would be to duck and cover in dangerous situations.

-The covert message was to join the allied forces to help protect American citizens from horrible disasters like the atom bomb.

-This would be informational because the government was informing us on the different ways to protect yourself and other's when disaster strikes, they inform us with street signs, protective tactics, and assistance from the elderly.

Destination Earth

-The overt message is that with competition and oil anything is possible.

-the covert message would be to go out and be yourself rather than one who blends in with the crowd, drilling for oil is patriotic, and having a form of dictatorship or totalitarian isn't good.

-I consider this to be propaganda because it has multiple covert messages that secretely form our opinions for us about oil and competition.

Propaganda WWII (1941-1945)

-The overt message is to stop consuming bread.

-The covert message is to try too support your troops in anyway possible from service to all sorts of donations.

-Since this ad has mutiple deep meanings about support, lifestyles, and sexism; it would be considered propaganda.

"Clampdown" by the Clash 1979

-I believe this song is about the nazi regime trying to change averyone to follow their beliefs and opinions. You can get this thought through the syntax like "Is this man a jew?", "We will teach you our twisted speech" and "We are the Clampdown!" The twisted speech is their german language and beliefs, the questioning of the man's religousness is their discrimination, and the clampdown are the nazi leaders.
-This deals with persuasion because they try to convince everyone to join the nazi party and it's rhetoric due to allusions to the nazi's and parallel structure.

Propaganda Quotes

1008-The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

STENDAHL (1783-1842)

 This topic is very broad and can be related to almost any subject matter, but one recent discussion of ours are the novels we have read lately. This quote goes hand in hand in some of the magor topics we discussed in 1984, and Brave New World about deception. Just as Big Brother and the One State deceived their people for the essence of happiness, the shepherds do likewise with their interests for their liovestock. These two governments ( the shepherds) lied to their people (sheep), so that they would feel content with their lifestyles and governing. They were misguided and misinformed about their true reasons for being there, as were the sheep.This is a prime example for rhetoric because this quote can be perceived in a variety of metaphors and analogies.