Jay and Nick

This week’s blog is what I think about the relationship between Jay Gatsby and Nick.  I really think that their relationship is based off the fact that Nick is Daisy’s cousin.  I think that’s why Gatsby even started to notice Nick.  But I also think that the two developed a stronger relationship over time.  Gatsby was only talking to Nick in the beginning because of Daisy but after a while he realized that they really were getting along and now they both are friends.  I say this because if Nick didn’t know Daisy, Gatsby wouldn’t have even looked at Nick.  There are many situations in which they are friends, such as when Nick went to check up on Gatsby when he seen all of his house lights on.  Also in chapter 6 or 7, Tom calls Gatsby a bootlegger and Nick stands up for Gatsby.  They also have a lot in common.  Gatsby even offers to give him a better job and to have his lawn cut.  But we also can’t hide the fact that Jay Gatsby might just be using Nick in order to get closer to his cousin Daisy.  Because even though they hang out and talk Gatsby’s main focus is Daisy.  I really can’t wait to find out how this friendship ends up. 

I am thankful for...

I’m thankful for many people in the class but the person I’m most thankful for is Josue Salgado.  Not only does he help me with the class by telling me what the homework is but he also makes me feel ten times taller.  He is also very funny and is a very good friend.  I’m also thankful for Carl Isada who sits directly to the left of me.  He is always helping me not only in American Lit. but he also helps me in Geometry.  He also helps me stay awake during class because I am always tired when I walk into the class and sometimes I almost fall asleep during class but Carl is always there to wake me up and tell me to pay attention.  Without him I am 100 percent sure that I would be totally loss in the class.  I am also very thankful for all of the freshmen that talk a lot during the discussions because it gives me a little bit of time to relax.  And I think that all I’m thankful for.  Oh no wait I can’t forget about all the people who do their blogs early because I read them so that I can get ideas for my blog.  So people who do their blogs early and don’t wait until the last second like I do, keep up the good work.

American Lit Class

I really don’t have a lot of complaints about this class.  But the ones that I do have are the ones that I want to change (even though they’re probably not.)  First of all I would like the books that we read together to be more interesting.  No offense but the Crucible and the house of the seven gables bored me to death.  Why can’t we read books about action like ninja’s or secret agents?  But instead we read books about crazy people that accuse other people of being witches.  BORING!!!  Another thing I hate doing is taking notes.  I never even look at my notes again after I take them.  Plus it ruins reading because I’m always looking for something to write down instead of focusing on the book.  I don’t see the point in notes.  Those are the only two complaints I have but overall I really enjoy this class.  It is probably one of my favorite classes that I have. 

Slavery

When people think of slavery they think of African Americans being brought to America to work on plantations against their will.  That was a long time ago, and since then slavery has been abolished.  Or has it?  Today there are companies that use sweatshops to get their products made.  Now sweatshops are places where people work for big companies such as Nike and get paid very little and work in very poor conditions.  Nike even uses children in Pakistan to make their soccer balls.  The children get paid very little and have no other choice because they’re poor and needs to help his family.  This is why many people are forced to work in sweatshops.  But Nike isn’t the only company who uses cheap labor, I researched the companies who use sweatshops and to my surprise there were more than 30 companies!  So this isn’t just one company, this is an epidemic that needs to be stopped.  The companies aren’t going to change because they’re making millions of dollars, so I think that the only way to stop the use of cheap labor is to boycott these companies.  This will create less demand for the products.   By creating less demand for products, it forces workers out of jobs. A well organized boycott will cause a company to change the working conditions in a factory, instead of simply closing it down.

The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables is located at 54 Turner Street in Salem, Massachusetts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The House of the Seven Gables has the reputation of being haunted. Many people claim to see Susan Ingersoll's ghost roaming the hallways and peering out of the windows. There have also been reports of a ghostly boy haunting the attic area. He can be heard running around the attic, and playing with his toys. In addition to the apparitions seen, many visitors and employees also hear strange sounds - the toilets sometimes flush on their own, and the faucets turn on and off by themselves at times. Just to clarify the employees that work there are tour guides.  I think that these spirits stay in the house and haunt it is because of the curse that Mathew Maule put on the family.  I also think that if one of the Pycheon descendents were to apologize to one of the Maule’s descendents then all of the spirits will be in peace.

John Proctor good or evil????

 

John Proctor is a character in the book "The Crucible."  That I am reading for my American Literature class.  John Proctor lives in this town where everyone believes that there is witch craft going on, and John Proctor doesn't believe any of it.  In this town everyone is accusing everyone of being a witch.  Most people are just accusing their enemies so that they will be burned at the stake.  Which is why I believe that John Proctor is a hero, he doesn't go along with everyone else.  He also believes that the town could solve their own problems, which is why he doesn't want Reverend Hale to come in the town.  This also shows that John Proctor is a leader.  He also tried hard to clear his wife of being wrongly accused of being a witch but the police back then were completely messed up. He did betray his wife by sleeping with Abigail but you can tell that he is deeply sorry and knows that he messed up. But in the end John Proctor managed to save his wife and baby, sure he did some bad things in the book but overall I think that he was a true hero.

In the hands of an angry God

This week’s topic is a preacher who preached about god and how if you don't be good and go to church god will send you to hell at any minute.  He stated that god had an arrow pointed at you ready for you to mess up.  I believe in god, but I believe that god is loving and willing to forgive, but this preacher is crazy.  The preacher is just trying to strike fear into his believers in order to get more money for the church and himself.  This guy is should be put in a mental institution, because if he actually believes this, something is wrong with him.  He depicts god as someone you should fear rather than love.  I'm pretty sure that everyone who listened to this preacher was probably wetting their pants in fear.  I actually feel bad for the people who believe this guy, because they probably were too scared to even walk outside in fear of committing a sin.  If I was one of the villagers there I would move to another country were they let you believe whatever you want,  I wouldn't want to go back to the village because everyone will hate me for rejecting their faith.