Thursday, September 22, 2016
Negative Emotions; is a sign something needs to change
George had so much envy due to Lennie's actions effecting his life. But felt as much guilt in his body then envy, that was his sidekick, the only person he has ever had. Without Lennie, he is lonely.
The farmer felt envy as he killed the mouse, he felt guilty. But this is what he needed to do to grow crops, to survive. The farmer without the mouse brings food, as George without Lennie brings happiness and more opportunities.
Inequality article- Erika Webb
Inequality in "Of Mice and Men"
by: Erika Webb
It's no secret that not everyone had been treated equally on the ranch. In their day and time inequality was a huge problem and the book, "Of Mice and Men", demonstrates that extremely well. The way Curley's wife and Crooks were treated were examples of how women and African American's were poorly treated.Curley's wife was looked down upon. The men didn't want anything to do with her because they feared she would get them into trouble. They called her degrading names such as tart, and jailbait..
Crooks had to live alone because the men didn't want to associate with a black man. All the men lived together while Crooks lived alone. While the men were out having fun, he was in his room reading.
In the world they lived in inequality was something that held the society back. Women are powerful and a lot of good advantages could have come about if the men associated with Curley's wife. Crooks was a good man, and the men didn't treat him like the hard worker he was. Neither of them deserved the hatred that they received.
The Pearl Vocabulary Ch 1 & 2
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Matt C. -- Despair, Precipitate
Marisa-- apparent, visualize
Kammie--furtive, perplexed
Josh--dignity, benign
Erica--recount, withold
Shane--incandescence, vigor
Owen--disparagement
Dylan--charity, spasm
Aiden--subjugation
Chase--solemn, reluctant
Luka--contemptuous
Lauren--pry, adoration
Antonio--daze, defy
Noah--lethargy
Kayla--legerdemain, dissembling
Erika--collusion
Brooklyn--contrary
Abblique--crevice
Larissa--comparable
Rebecca--cozen
maddie--spurn
Brooke--caress
Jordan--Consecrate
Samantha--conceal
Make sure the picture is 800px X 800px.
It should include the definition, the word, and a picture in the background that matches the meaning of the word.
Please create a new post with the title "The Pearl Vocabulary Ch 1 & 2".
Matt C. -- Despair, Precipitate
Marisa-- apparent, visualize
Kammie--furtive, perplexed
Josh--dignity, benign
Erica--recount, withold
Shane--incandescence, vigor
Owen--disparagement
Dylan--charity, spasm
Aiden--subjugation
Chase--solemn, reluctant
Luka--contemptuous
Lauren--pry, adoration
Antonio--daze, defy
Noah--lethargy
Kayla--legerdemain, dissembling
Erika--collusion
Brooklyn--contrary
Abblique--crevice
Larissa--comparable
Rebecca--cozen
maddie--spurn
Brooke--caress
Jordan--Consecrate
Samantha--conceal
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Of Mice and Men Newspaper Article
By Shane Sizemore
Lady Killed During A Horseshoe Competition
Today, on a ranch in Soledad a woman was murdered! During a horseshoe competition on the ranch, her neck was broken and left in the barn. The person suspected for this crime was a large man named Lennie Small, stay in your houses and don't confront this man! He is not armed but is dangerous! The ranch hands and owners have started a manhunt for Mr. Small. Even his proclaimed cousin George Milton is taking part in the manhunt to kill his cousin! According to the people on the ranch, Lennie had not shown any signs of harm before this and they are confused on why he did this. Stay away from this murderer and stay safe.
The Devastation of the Great "Winter"
By: Kammie Ruth
Does winter destroy more than we think it does? In both the poem "To a Mouse" and the book "Of Mice and Men" there is a winter of a sort that causes mass destruction.
In the poem "To a Mouse," the farmer talks about how the mouse will not be able to rebuild his home before winter hits. The winter would be so bad and the mouse would just be left out in the cold, with everything taken from him.
In the book "Of Mice and Men," the winter from the poem is used as a metaphor to describe the Great Depression. Everyone had already made plans for their life and was trying to make something of themselves, but once the Great Depression hit they were too, left out in the cold.
Does winter destroy more than we think it does? In both the poem "To a Mouse" and the book "Of Mice and Men" there is a winter of a sort that causes mass destruction.In the poem "To a Mouse," the farmer talks about how the mouse will not be able to rebuild his home before winter hits. The winter would be so bad and the mouse would just be left out in the cold, with everything taken from him.
In the book "Of Mice and Men," the winter from the poem is used as a metaphor to describe the Great Depression. Everyone had already made plans for their life and was trying to make something of themselves, but once the Great Depression hit they were too, left out in the cold.
Of Mice and Men
In the book "Of Mice And Men" written by John Steinbeck George and Lennie face many issues that include always moving place to place, Lennie not listening to George, and not having their own farm.
Lennie, one of the main characters from the book, is mentally retarded, so George the second main character always had to watch over him.In the first section of the book Lennie and George are being chased out of town by towns people because Lennie touch a girl on the bum, they quickly ran a hopped to a creek and escaped.
Lennie, one of the main characters from the book, is mentally retarded, so George the second main character always had to watch over him.In the first section of the book Lennie and George are being chased out of town by towns people because Lennie touch a girl on the bum, they quickly ran a hopped to a creek and escaped.
Next, George and Lennie went to the small town of Soledad to work on a farm. There they met Curly, his wife, Candy, Carlson, Slim, Crook, and Sampson.
Finally Lennie ends up accidentally killing Curly's Wife. She entered the barn and began talking to Lennie, she talked about her being in the movie star if she didn't marry Curly. She began talking about how soft her hair was and has Lennie to feel it, Lennie begin to mess up her hair and wouldn't let go of her, she began to scream, Lennie became frightened and put his and over her mouth and shook her, broke her neck while trying to get her to be quite.
Finally Lennie ends up accidentally killing Curly's Wife. She entered the barn and began talking to Lennie, she talked about her being in the movie star if she didn't marry Curly. She began talking about how soft her hair was and has Lennie to feel it, Lennie begin to mess up her hair and wouldn't let go of her, she began to scream, Lennie became frightened and put his and over her mouth and shook her, broke her neck while trying to get her to be quite.
Is Land Really ''Just in Their Heads''
By: Matt Cortines
A picture of paradise, a place were our characters plan to escape the horrible depression. But does this land exist?
Throughout the book, it like the land is a constant image, in fact in some cases being the plot point of entire sections. But until Candy offers to pitch in money, it presents that George only thinks it in his head.
"I seen hunderds of men come by on the road an' on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an' that same damn thing in their heads. Hunderds of them. They come, an' they quit an' go on; an' every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head. An' never a God damn one of 'em ever gets it." Crooks says.
After George kills Lennie, Candy asks if they were going to get the land. George responded that he knew inside they never really were going to get land , it was just a story to drive Lennie. George stated that he believed for a while that they were. But not in the end.
Is this the same in the plans of others, or is the case of George and Lennie's land, just in their heads.
The ''villains'' of ''Of Mice and Men''
By: Erika Bias
Lennie is a villain in the book ''Of Mice and Men''. But he isn't a villain on purpose.
Lennie doesn't try to be a villain it just happens on accident because he underestimates his strength. Lennie's strength is also underestimated by other people in the book and the movie.
He is always trying to make George happy, but he is messing up in major ways. George is always telling Lennie what to do, and Lennie is always trying hard to do what George asks of him.
Lennie loves to touch soft things, and this is his major weakness; He and George are in weed, he touches a woman's dress and she gets upset.
He and George end up having to leave weed to escape men that are chasing after them.
When Lennie and George get away from them and to the ranch, again George is telling Lennie what he needs to do.
Lennie ends up getting in trouble here too. He kills Curley's wife because she is trying to yell at the other men because he is hurting her. Lennie was trying to feel her hair because she makes the mistake and tells him its soft.
Lennie breaks her neck and leaves the ranch because he realizes he made a huge mistake and now George wont let him tend the rabbits. Lennie runs away to the creek bank where George told him to go.
He gets there and starts talking to imaginary figures and one of the figures is aunt Clara. Aunt Clara is telling him that he is good for nothing and that he is always getting into trouble.
The second figure that talks to him is a rabbit and it tells him its his fault he will not get to tend the rabbits. Then George showed up and tells him the story of the farm and when Lennie gets excited George ends it all. George ends the idea of a nice piece of land and rabbits Lennie gets to tend. All that time and work ended with a bang and a flash.
By: Erika Bias
Lennie is a villain in the book ''Of Mice and Men''. But he isn't a villain on purpose.
Lennie doesn't try to be a villain it just happens on accident because he underestimates his strength. Lennie's strength is also underestimated by other people in the book and the movie.
He is always trying to make George happy, but he is messing up in major ways. George is always telling Lennie what to do, and Lennie is always trying hard to do what George asks of him.
Lennie loves to touch soft things, and this is his major weakness; He and George are in weed, he touches a woman's dress and she gets upset.
He and George end up having to leave weed to escape men that are chasing after them.
When Lennie and George get away from them and to the ranch, again George is telling Lennie what he needs to do.
Lennie ends up getting in trouble here too. He kills Curley's wife because she is trying to yell at the other men because he is hurting her. Lennie was trying to feel her hair because she makes the mistake and tells him its soft.
Lennie breaks her neck and leaves the ranch because he realizes he made a huge mistake and now George wont let him tend the rabbits. Lennie runs away to the creek bank where George told him to go.
He gets there and starts talking to imaginary figures and one of the figures is aunt Clara. Aunt Clara is telling him that he is good for nothing and that he is always getting into trouble.
The second figure that talks to him is a rabbit and it tells him its his fault he will not get to tend the rabbits. Then George showed up and tells him the story of the farm and when Lennie gets excited George ends it all. George ends the idea of a nice piece of land and rabbits Lennie gets to tend. All that time and work ended with a bang and a flash.
By: Erika Bias
The ''villains'' of ''Of Mice and Men''
The villains of mice and men, there aren't a lot of them mainly just one. Specifically talking about Lennie and what he does to make himself seem like a villain.
Lennie doesn't try to be a villain it just happens on accident because he underestimates his strength. Lennie's strength is also underestimated by other people in the book and the movie.
Lennie is always trying to make George happy, but he is messing up in major ways. George is always telling Lennie what to do and what not to do and Lennie is always trying hard to do what George asks of him.
Lennie loves to touch soft thins and that is his major weakness; He and George are in weed and Lennie touches a woman's dress and she gets upset.
Lennie and George end up having to leave weed to escape men that are chasing after them.
When Lennie and George get away from them and to the ranch, again George is telling Lennie what to do.
Lennie ends up getting in trouble here too. Lennie kills Curley's wife because she is trying to yell at the other men because Lennie is hurting her. Lennie was trying to feel her hair because she makes the mistake and tells him its soft.
Lennie breaks her neck and leaves the ranch because he realizes that he made a huge mistake and now George wont let him tend the rabbits. Lennie runs away to the creek bank where George told him to go.
He gets there and starts talking to imaginary figures and one of the figures is aunt Clara. Aunt Clara is telling him that he is good for nothing and that he is always getting into trouble.
The second figure that talks to him is a rabbit and it tells him that it is his fault he will not get to tend the rabbits. Then George showed up and tells him the story of the farm and when Lennie gets excited George ends it all. George ends the idea of a nice piece of land and rabbits that Lennie gets to tend. All that time and work ended with a bang and a flash.
By: Erika Bias
Lennie doesn't try to be a villain it just happens on accident because he underestimates his strength. Lennie's strength is also underestimated by other people in the book and the movie.
Lennie is always trying to make George happy, but he is messing up in major ways. George is always telling Lennie what to do and what not to do and Lennie is always trying hard to do what George asks of him.
Lennie loves to touch soft thins and that is his major weakness; He and George are in weed and Lennie touches a woman's dress and she gets upset.
Lennie and George end up having to leave weed to escape men that are chasing after them.
When Lennie and George get away from them and to the ranch, again George is telling Lennie what to do.
Lennie ends up getting in trouble here too. Lennie kills Curley's wife because she is trying to yell at the other men because Lennie is hurting her. Lennie was trying to feel her hair because she makes the mistake and tells him its soft.
Lennie breaks her neck and leaves the ranch because he realizes that he made a huge mistake and now George wont let him tend the rabbits. Lennie runs away to the creek bank where George told him to go.
He gets there and starts talking to imaginary figures and one of the figures is aunt Clara. Aunt Clara is telling him that he is good for nothing and that he is always getting into trouble.
The second figure that talks to him is a rabbit and it tells him that it is his fault he will not get to tend the rabbits. Then George showed up and tells him the story of the farm and when Lennie gets excited George ends it all. George ends the idea of a nice piece of land and rabbits that Lennie gets to tend. All that time and work ended with a bang and a flash.
By: Erika Bias
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The Fear of Betryal and Desire for Companionship in Mice and Men
Life on the ranch during the Great Depression was a constant battle between survival and having a fulfilling life. The ranch workers in Mice and Men feared being "canned" or not needed and they constantly yearned for companionship. The ranch workers were travelers and went place to place alone. The workers were private and like a character in the book said "its like everybody is scared of each other."
The ranch workers include people like George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley. They lived on the same ranch during the great depression. Every man traveled by themselves except for George and Lennie. The others didn't understand why the two traveled together.
How could anyone trust each other? They had too much to lose and not enough to gain with companionship.
George and Candy were the only ones with a friend. Lennie and Curley's dog were both killed after being with their companions for several years. I believe that in some cases loyalty just wasn't enough.
However Lennie and dog never realized in the end they were betrayed.
Candy was always afraid of being canned and he believed that if he lived on a ranch with George and Lennie, he could have stability. He then could have companions and not worry about ever being betrayed.
Sadly, his dreams were crushed and the stability he, George, and Lennie desired were gone.
Selfishness of Mice and Men
By: Marisa Montgomery
In the book, 'Of Mice and Men', almost every character is selfish. It seems that every person is only worried about his or her own selfish needs.
The men, and woman, don't take into consideration what might be better for the people around them or what others want. They inflict loneliness and troubles upon each other to help themselves.
In the beginning of the book, Candy had a companion. "I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup. I herded sheep with him." Candy stated. Instead of letting the aging man live in peace with his pet, Carlson, Slim, and a few of the other men insisted that it be killed. Their reasoning was that the dog smelled.
However, it appears to me that the men were jealous of Candy for having a friend and wanted to take that luxury away from him. The men could have let him be, but they were selfish.
Curley's wife continuously flirts with the men on the ranch and practically forces them to converse with her. She doesn't take into consideration what might happen if her husband catches the men talking to her. She doesn't listen to them when they tell her to go away time after time.
Curley's wife was selfish because she didn't care if the men lost their jobs due to the fact that she made them talk to her. She only worried about having someone to talk to because of how lonely she was. In the end, the consequence of her selfishness was fatal.
On the other hand, the men also were being selfish because they were more concerned about making money then they were about being a friend to Curley's wife and helping her with her problems.
Throughout the book, Lennie was mainly only worried about one thing: tending the rabbits. In the end, Lennie ended up killing Curley's wife just because he was so scared the George wouldn't let him tend those rabbits. He was only worried about what he wanted.
Many bad things, including death, happened on the ranch because of selfishness.
The Power of a Woman
By: Madison Surface
Who is more dominate, a man or a woman? In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Curley's wife seems to be the top dog, the person in charge, the one everyone feared. No one wanted to be around her for the fear of her husband.
Curley's wife forced herself on the men. She thrived for their attention, and she could never could get enough of it.
Curley's wife was an intimidation. She wanted her chance in the spotlight and she knew it wasn't going to happen. She used the men as her audience. She pampered herself everyday for her show. She wanted to dazzle them, but they didn't care. They weren't fans.
Curley's wife took control over Crooks. She was terrible to him. She spoke to him as if he were dirt. She knew above anybody else, she could control Crooks. She believed she owned him. If Crooks would've disrespected her, he would've faced harsh consequences.
Although Curley's wife had a lot of power, I think she might have been scared the most. I believe she feared her husband more than anyone else. She always held her own, but at the end of the day, she was just scared and dreamed of a safer place with a loving husband.
Who is more dominate, a man or a woman? In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Curley's wife seems to be the top dog, the person in charge, the one everyone feared. No one wanted to be around her for the fear of her husband.
Curley's wife forced herself on the men. She thrived for their attention, and she could never could get enough of it.
Curley's wife was an intimidation. She wanted her chance in the spotlight and she knew it wasn't going to happen. She used the men as her audience. She pampered herself everyday for her show. She wanted to dazzle them, but they didn't care. They weren't fans.
Curley's wife took control over Crooks. She was terrible to him. She spoke to him as if he were dirt. She knew above anybody else, she could control Crooks. She believed she owned him. If Crooks would've disrespected her, he would've faced harsh consequences.
Although Curley's wife had a lot of power, I think she might have been scared the most. I believe she feared her husband more than anyone else. She always held her own, but at the end of the day, she was just scared and dreamed of a safer place with a loving husband.
Friday, September 16, 2016
Is he guilty of what he did?
By: L. Allen
The poem "To A Mouse" tells about a man who has taken a plow staff to his field not knowing he would mess up someones way of life. After he finishes do you think the man is guilty of what he has done?
This is what I assume after the man plowed his field, he finds a little mouse that is very scared. He sees the mouse is scared and upset and he gets upset himself.
He talks about how the mouse stole food from him but it was okay because they both needed to live, then apologized because he messed up the tiny mouse's way of life.
The man's plow destroyed the mouse's home and, the mouse knows his home is destroyed and sees that his home is nothing now.
The mouse is lonely and afraid, and the man knows the mouse is starving and will most likely freeze to death and that's his fault.
He says the mouse is doing better than him because present things scares the mouse but he is afraid of the future.
Therefore after reading this article do you agree that the man does fell guilty of what he did.
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The first line of the poem |
This is what I assume after the man plowed his field, he finds a little mouse that is very scared. He sees the mouse is scared and upset and he gets upset himself.
He talks about how the mouse stole food from him but it was okay because they both needed to live, then apologized because he messed up the tiny mouse's way of life.
The man's plow destroyed the mouse's home and, the mouse knows his home is destroyed and sees that his home is nothing now.
The mouse is lonely and afraid, and the man knows the mouse is starving and will most likely freeze to death and that's his fault.
He says the mouse is doing better than him because present things scares the mouse but he is afraid of the future.
Therefore after reading this article do you agree that the man does fell guilty of what he did.
The trust is not there
In John Steinbeck's heart breaking tale "Of Mice And Men," trust seems to be a major issue.
Everyone should have at least one person to lean on in this world, but in the tragic book "Of Mice and Men," many of the people on the farm didn't have that luxury.
In this story, it seems like there isn't a lot to be said about anybody other than the main characters. It seems like everybody kept to themselves. I feel that they did this because there wasn't mutual trust between anybody on the farm.
An example of this is would be when George, Lennie, and Candy decided to put their money together and buy the farm. They kept this to themselves because they didn't trust anyone else with that information.
Another example of this was when George told Slim about what happened in Weed. He only told Slim that because he trusted him enough to tell him something. You hardly see this happen in the story.
Everyone should have at least one person to lean on in this world, but in the tragic book "Of Mice and Men," many of the people on the farm didn't have that luxury.
In this story, it seems like there isn't a lot to be said about anybody other than the main characters. It seems like everybody kept to themselves. I feel that they did this because there wasn't mutual trust between anybody on the farm.
An example of this is would be when George, Lennie, and Candy decided to put their money together and buy the farm. They kept this to themselves because they didn't trust anyone else with that information.
Another example of this was when George told Slim about what happened in Weed. He only told Slim that because he trusted him enough to tell him something. You hardly see this happen in the story.
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