Wednesday, September 29, 2010
PLN #3
In The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, General Zaroff, the best hunter there is, makes Rainsford who's normally known to be an excellent hunter, feel the spot of prey as they play their dangerous game. To begin Rainsford was talking to Whitney about the jaguars feelings. "Bah! They've no understanding." "Even so, I rather think they understand one thing--fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death." "Nonsense," laughed Rainsford." This passage shows Whitney noting that the jaguar might not feel so well about being hunted and Rainsford totally blowing off the thought as if he doesn't care. Well, this is ironic because Rainsford ends up being hunted later on and he finds it to be not of his liking. He only cares about the prey when the prey is himself. To continue, Rainsford set up a pit with sharp sticks to trap the general, "Three feet from the pit a man was standing, with an electric torch in his hand. "You've done well, Rainsford," the voice of the general called. "Your Burmese tiger pit has claimed one of my best dogs. Again you score." This passage symbolizes how no matter how good you are you can be beat. Rainsford, the extremely talented hunter now faces the fact that his skill is of no good compared to the general who just congratulates him for all his effort in making a flawless trap. Once again, the prey does feel the pain of being hunted. To finish up, Rainsford on last stand makes a daring decision between potentially life and death. "Across a cove he could see the gloomy gray stone of the chateau. Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed. Rainsford hesitated. He heard the hounds. Then he leaped far out into the sea. . . ." This section teaches a moral in the story of, it's easy to say things about others but until you've experienced there life you have no idea of what you're saying. Rainsford now experiences the meaning of prey and would most likely never question the feelings of something weaker than him again.
Monday, September 6, 2010
PLN # 1
The book Eminem by Stephanie Lane contains graphics and perspectives almost unimaginable in the society we live in. Picture living in one of the most dangerous cities in Detroit where there is huge crime and you are the only white man surrounded by black people. This is the life of Marshall Mathers (Eminems) childhood. As he grew up his wife recals...
"I went through four TVs and five VCRs in two years." One of the family's burglars was bold enough to come back to their apartment and just to make himself a sandwich. "He left the peanut butter, jelly... out and didn't steal nothing.... But then he came back again and took everything but the couches and beds.
the pillows, clothes, silverware-everything."
So obviously life was extremely difficult. This book makes me think a different way on how privileged we are. It's almost unfair that we live in such a fine world and they have to deal with so much crime. That definitely changes the viewpoint on things. His way of life and his actions have surely impacted his future and intentions. He grew up with pain of unmarried parents, bullying because of his race, getting beat up a lot, and much too hard to explain. this definitely all cooped up inside him and would be the bases for his huge career in angry, over the top raps. Action in childhood affect life and intent when you are a grown up no doubt and Marshall Mathers is a perfect example. Clearly we should think about how grateful we are for a safe living and should realize how hard it was for some people to live in crime, which can eventually lead to "overflow" like what happened with Eminem.
"I went through four TVs and five VCRs in two years." One of the family's burglars was bold enough to come back to their apartment and just to make himself a sandwich. "He left the peanut butter, jelly... out and didn't steal nothing.... But then he came back again and took everything but the couches and beds.
the pillows, clothes, silverware-everything."
So obviously life was extremely difficult. This book makes me think a different way on how privileged we are. It's almost unfair that we live in such a fine world and they have to deal with so much crime. That definitely changes the viewpoint on things. His way of life and his actions have surely impacted his future and intentions. He grew up with pain of unmarried parents, bullying because of his race, getting beat up a lot, and much too hard to explain. this definitely all cooped up inside him and would be the bases for his huge career in angry, over the top raps. Action in childhood affect life and intent when you are a grown up no doubt and Marshall Mathers is a perfect example. Clearly we should think about how grateful we are for a safe living and should realize how hard it was for some people to live in crime, which can eventually lead to "overflow" like what happened with Eminem.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
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