The Rez

The Reservation or Rez is the home of characters like Arnold or Victor. As American Indians, living on the Rez is a way of life, but is a way of life that bring lots of bad things with it. Poverty is one example. In the Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Arnold is always hungry. He will go long periods of time without food due to the lack of money his parents have. Most reservation Indians are also faced with the same horrors because there are not enough jobs. Alcohol also poses a significant problem. Arnold and Victor were both faced with abusive fathers. Arnold was lucky enough never to be hit by his father but his best friend Rowdy was usually beaten. In Smoke Signals, Victor at a young age is usually hit by his drunken father because of small things that anger him. It is a significant problem in the society. In Part-Time Indian, Arnold is shown that he must leave because he has more hope than the people at the Rez. The Rez is full of drunks and angry people. Arnold escapes the chains of the Rez that has a disease that is passed down by generation of the same terrible flaws. The Rez poses a threat to anyone trying to flee and become something other than another indian on the Rez. If you leave the Rez you become an outcast to the society you once knew. Once you leave you can never come back. That is one terrible fact Arnold comes to realize as his best friend abandons him. The Rez is home but it also is a chain that holds back the inhabitants from leaving, exploring, and expanding.

Bigger

I did not like Bigger at all. I thought his decisions he made most of the time were stupid. He shouldn't have killed Mary at all. He could have left her there and when Mrs. Dalton walked in all he had to do was run out of the room or explain what had happened. Also he should have just cleaned the furnace when no one was in the room and he would have gotten away with the crime. Also, Bigger is a little bit of a creep and a rapist. He raped Mary Dalton and Bessie. He also admitted he liked doing it. I am ok with what happened to Bigger. He deserved to get caught.

A Principle to Keep

I think in the world I live in that people should all have sets of principles to live no matter how big or how small. One principle I think is a good one to keep is to surround yourself with people who have good intentions in mind. You should associate yourself with people who you like to be around and like to be around you. This person or these people are ones you can trust and like to hang out with. People who are funny and genuinely care about you as a person. This is for modern day and if there were to be an apocalypse of any kind you need people you can trust and will look out for you and trust that you will look out for them. You should always have friends because they make everything better and life more enjoyable and a principle for every day life is to have friends.

Janie

I think that Janie is a very gullible to what people say. She believes the old ladies that she would develop feeling for Logan as time goes on however she realizes that she is not happy and she is stuck. As soon as a new guy comes along she believes he will give her hapiness which is not true. She again falls for a guy who is terrible and doesn't let her do anything. She is never satisfied with anything that she does. She has kind of fallen into a trap of what looks good at the start end in tragic and destructive ways. I think that Janie by the end of the story will believe her life is a failure or will find something to be satisfied with.  I believe that Janie will come to be satisfied and will find a man who is not a terrible person and let's he do what she wants. Overall I think she believes she doesn't have any control over  anything and is forced  to listen to others. If she finds she is a single person she will be satisfied with herself.
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Thankful For My Classmates

This Thanksgiving there are a lot of things I am thankful for. I am very thankful for all of the people I share my 6th period English class with. I am thankful for Jan because she has a lot of the answers to questions I don't know and answers them so Mr McCarthy doesn't automatically turn and make eye contact with me causing me to smile and then asking me the question I do not know the answer to. I am thankful for Nayeli because she is a extremely interesting person she is creative and a great writer. I am thankful for Ceci because the different ways you can spell the shortened version of her name and the amount of time it took me to think of the right one to put, I also saw her outside of a haunted house one time. I am thankful for Nathan because he is part of the squad on the side of the class with all dudes and has assisted me in class multiple times. I am thankful for Lansing because of his name and because he is also part of the squad and he is in my Geometry class. I am thankful for Dan because Dan is Dan and hes part of the squad. I am thankful for Jalen because he great guy to be around he really brightens up the class room with his wit. I am thankful for Eric Escobedo because he commented on my blog and it got me excited someone other than Jake did. I am thankful for Erik Glascott because he is a swell guy and hes super attractive. I am thankful for Juan because other than also being in the dude squad he is a fantastic human being all in all.I am thankful for Joshua because he is the most intelligent life form in the room and is exceptional at bowling. I am thankful for Davonte because he is a stud and the only guy in the class to sit with all the girl on the opposite side of the class from the squad/sausage fest if i'm allowed to say that in this blog. I am thankful for Michelle because we are both repping division 742 and she is hilarious. I am kind of thankful for Jake Madigan maybe a little if I dig down, sometimes I do love him occasionally. I am thankful for Sarah because she is also in my division and is incredibly intellectual and has helped me with my homework before. I am thankful for Gloria because she is generous individual who excels in life. I am thankful for Martyna because she has a great personalty and lively, joyful and fun-loving person. I am thankful for Erik Pina because he is the only other person in this world to spell there name the same way I do. I am thankful for Francesca because even though she was only in the class for about 2 days she brought great enthusiasm and influenced people around her in a positive way. I am thankful for Lauren because even though she is a freshman she is not annoying and is a down to Earth person who is thoughtful and interesting. I am thankful for Maggie because she ok with taking all the blame for eating in the classroom and the reason the school has mice, besides this she is a unselfish and wise woman. I am thankful for Odin because he has a lot of self confidence and believed he could beat me in a fight because he is taller. I am thankful for Owen for the time we spent together when he did sit directly left of me, I still cry at night knowing he has been forced to move a few feet away from me. I am thankful for Brashana because she brings a lot of heart and compassion to the table which gives hope to all those around her. I am thankful for Andrew because he is an imaginative and inventive person and I wouldn't be able to imagine a class without such a man. I am thankful for Emma because of her great taste in music and intelligence. She also keeps Keegan company on our train rides when he talks to much and I don't want to talk to him. I am thankful for Evan because he is young and full of energy and believes he is funny sometimes when fails at attempts to make fun of me but I am still somehow thankful for this human. I am thankful for Lawrie because Lawrie is independent and a leader of all others around. I am thankful for Mr.McCarthy because he is a fantastic teacher and while sometimes a little strange is still a great person and should raise my grade. I am thankful for everyone in the class and happy that you guys are non-judgmental of me and the things I say and hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.

Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway was seen as one of the most influential writers of all time. He created great novels, won awards, and lived his life as extraordinary as possible. As a young boy Hemingway wanted to be as manly as possible due to his mother dressing him as a girl at a young age. He would go hunting with his dad and dress up like a cowboy. His inner boy was unleashed during this time. He would hunt, fish, shoot guns, and try to forgot about what his mother had put him through.

As Hemingway grew older, I believe he tried to hide his past through being daring and adventurous. The first thing he did was go to join the war. He lied about stories of his heroics and life saving efforts when he didn't really do much except get injured.

He also had many wives and a lot of relationships. He was not the most faithful man and always had other relationship besides his wife. It mad me angry every time he got a new wife in the documentary. He go from one, divorce, another, divorce, and keep going.

I think through his whole life he was trying to compensate for what he was treated like when he was little. I think through this his life went up and then on a downhill spiral after all the drinking and partying it was taking a toll on him physically and mentally and it all started with his mother.

6 Word Stories

Young man leaves home, letter returns

Boy goes in, man comes out.

Dirty triple deked him like Datsyuk.

All lost, no possession, pure happiness.

Mind gone, no feeling, just thoughts.

Unknown brother, we will meet someday.