Summary: After a long night of partying and drinking Bigger and Mary returned to the Dalton house. Mary was a bit drunk so bigger decided to walk her to her room when they arrived Mary started to kiss on bigger, not resisting bigger kissed her back. Shortly after Mrs. Dalton came into Mary’s room, afraid Mary would make noise bigger covered her face with a pillow. She was straining to for him to let her go so she started to scratch his wrist. Once Mrs. Dalton left the room he let the pillow go and realized Mary was not responding. Scared out of his mind bigger picked Mary up, put her in a trunk and took her to the furnace before he took her out, he placed a pile of news paper down on the floor and stuck her in. shoving Mary’s head in was a tough task so he took his knife out and tried to cut her head off, when that didn’t work he found a hatchet and with one swing her head rolled onto the blood filled newspaper pill. He quickly shoved her head in and got rid of the newspaper and hatchet. When bigger got home that night boy was he paranoid. What he doesn’t realize is it was an accident and he could have easily confessed.
Analysis: I believe Richard Wright put this in the book because it is the part in the book where bigger finds a strength he never knew he had, he has the power to assert himself against whites. “Wright’s point is that Bigger becomes a brutal killer precisely because the dominant white culture fears that he will become a brutal killer”.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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NHD Topic and Links
Topic Essay
Our topic for Nation History day is The American Revolution. It all began April 19, 1775. For over a decade tension arose between Great Britain and the American colonies. The British government passed a series of laws in an attempt to increase control over the colonies. The colonies did not agree thinking that the government was abusing its power. Colonist protested paying tax and started rebellion. Our subtopic is the battle of Valley Forge because it was a major battle in this great war. Little did they know this would lead to the birth of a new nation.
I picked this topic because we thought it would be a good example of conflict and compromise. I also picked this topic because it is very versatile and has a wide variety of information good for doing and exhibit and it will be enough to fill our whole board.
Since me and the two other sophomores are working with freshmen we are going to collaborate the battle of Valley Forge into My research because their topic has to do with something that happened in Philadelphia. This battle was a major turning point in the Revolutionary War.
Some questions I want to answer in my research are what caused the British government to raise taxes? What would our world be like if we didn’t have a revolutionary war? What would have happened if we would of lost the war? And one more question I have is were the American colonist justified in rebellion against British rule? What is the proper role of a national government?
In conclusion I would like to say the reason I picked this topic is because it is an easy example of conflict and compromise, and it is a huge milestone in America’s history. This topic is a good comparison to the theme of national history day because it is a prime example.
Our topic for Nation History day is The American Revolution. It all began April 19, 1775. For over a decade tension arose between Great Britain and the American colonies. The British government passed a series of laws in an attempt to increase control over the colonies. The colonies did not agree thinking that the government was abusing its power. Colonist protested paying tax and started rebellion. Our subtopic is the battle of Valley Forge because it was a major battle in this great war. Little did they know this would lead to the birth of a new nation.
I picked this topic because we thought it would be a good example of conflict and compromise. I also picked this topic because it is very versatile and has a wide variety of information good for doing and exhibit and it will be enough to fill our whole board.
Since me and the two other sophomores are working with freshmen we are going to collaborate the battle of Valley Forge into My research because their topic has to do with something that happened in Philadelphia. This battle was a major turning point in the Revolutionary War.
Some questions I want to answer in my research are what caused the British government to raise taxes? What would our world be like if we didn’t have a revolutionary war? What would have happened if we would of lost the war? And one more question I have is were the American colonist justified in rebellion against British rule? What is the proper role of a national government?
In conclusion I would like to say the reason I picked this topic is because it is an easy example of conflict and compromise, and it is a huge milestone in America’s history. This topic is a good comparison to the theme of national history day because it is a prime example.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Religion in school
I think that religion can be taught in school just as long as it is not taught to make students believe that it is true and it doesn't effect their learning. i also believe that students should be able to practice any belief they want in school as long as it doesn't affect any other students morales and beliefs.
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