Fahrenheit 451 Analysis.

8. Compare and contrast Mildred and Clarisse. How did each woman come to exist? What roles do they play in society? Can either truly survive? Use specific examples from the text in your argument.

Mildred and Clarisse are two people that are complete opposites. Mildred is this couch potato that sits down surrounded by her enormous flat screen TV's. Clarisse is this girl that wants to learn about the world and wants to have her own experiances by doing her own things.

Clarisse catches Montag's eye very quickly. No one ever walks around at night so when he sees the 17 year old girl he is very surprised. "The girl stopped and looked as if she might pull back in surpirse, but instead stood regarding Montag with eyes so dark and shining and alive that he felt he had said something quite wonderful." (6) Never had Montag felt the way he did we he saw Clarisse. Clarisse plays a unusual character in their society. "Have you ever smelled the leaves? Don't they smell like cinnamon? Here. Smell."(29) I don't truly believe that Clarisse could survive in the type of society they have because everything is so black and white, that is not Clarisse's personality at all. "Five, six, seven days. And then, Clarisse was gone."(32) Clarisse and Mildred share the characteristic of being very unique but when it comes to contrasting them, they're so different.

Mildred is Montag's wife. Montag doesn't realize he isn't really in love with her until Clarisse comes along. Mildred is so against reading like the rest of the community, that its hard to get along with her. "You took all the pills in your bottle last night." "Oh, I wouldn't do that," she said surprised."(19) Mildred came to exist by being the typical book-hater that the community wants everyone to be like. Mildred is in love with her TV and having all her friends over to watch their favorite shows. Mildred only proves to be a product of her enviornment. "Isn't this show wonderful?" cried Mildred" "Wonderful!"(93) I would image after awhile is would be extremely hard to function in the type of society that is happening. After Montag comes home with the book with her friends there she is in panic mode and can't help it. "Mildred had already anticipated this in a quavery voice." "Ladies, once a year, every fireman's allowed to bring one book home, fromt he old days, to show his family how silly it was, how nervous that sort of thing can make you, how crazy" (99)  Overall neither Mildred or Clarisse would ever be able to survive because the society is just to harsh and if you make one mistake, there goes your house and everything you dreamed of having.

TU Tuesday-Local

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I read the article about the man who had a watch a solider had gave him. The man was determined to give back the watch. "When the man didn't return from the mission, Schweikert assumed he had died." The watch belongs to Frank Cook who is actually living and well today. "When Schweickert got home from Vietnam, he suffered from nightmare and stuggled to adjust to life in the states." He didn't look at the watch for a long time. "The watch has aged over the years" meaning is wasn't as good as it used to be. "Cook says he's going to put the watch in a glass case." Through this article there has been many life lessons learned. The theme in this text is to search for something that you want to find and never give up because in the end if its going to make you feel better then why not!? Also I have learned that people will be very appreciative of you if you make them feel better. What this guy did not only make the other veteran very happy but he put closer on the part of the others soldiers life.

20) What does our memorial day mean to you?

Our Memorial day means never forgetting about those who fought for us in war and those who haven't deserved to die. No one knows when or how they are going to die, it's all a mystery that God gives us.I don't think memorial day should be just about people who have died in war but also for people who have mean't the most to us but have gone away too soon. Military men and women have protected our country for many years and without them who knows where this country would be. Many soldiers faught in war trying to protect their homeland. They tried but lost their lives to soon and this day is for us to remember all the brave souls we have lost but celebrate how much they achieved in their life.
When I was in third grade I lost my grandfather. We weren't really close to him but we stilled loved him because he was our grandfather. I feel bad that I didn't get to know him better, I feel bad saying I wasn't close to my dad's dad. On memorial day I try and ask my dad what he was like so I can have a better image of him and I try to remember all of the good times I did get to share with my grandpa. Other families have lost loved ones also whether it was because of war or because of sickness/old age. Not a day goes by that we don't rememeber them and this day is given up to their lives lost and to celebrate their greatest accomplishments.

What is Crippling Us?

In both the article and the book they make some strong points. In Ray Bradbury's book Fahrenhiet 451 and John Taylor Gatto's article on educaton they share some common points. They both know how boring their own society is.
An example from Bradbury's book is "people don't talk about anything"(31) which is mainly true. In the society in the book, no one reads and everyone just watches tv. No one really knows their own neighbors and you can get arrested for walking around. Drawn from this conclusion would be that in the society in the book everyone is affraid, affraid of being normal. Everyone is the same and that gets super boring after a while. "The lawn empty, the trees empty, the street empty"(32) In the society in the book once something interesting goes on and then goes away they feel sadness. Life shouldn't be about one thing making you happy but how you live life should.
Another example would be from Gatto's article when he said "Boredom is the common condition of schoolteachers, and anyone who has spent time in a teachers' lounge can vouch for the low energy, the whining, the dispirited attitudes, to be found there." This relates to almost everyone's life. I know that not every single teacher in Guilderland is always hyped up. Whether it'd be biology notes dragging on for and hour and global lecture for the whole 80 minutes no teenager is going to think thats "fun." Teachers should be held responsible for the class being boring, they wanted to teach, their the ones wanting to be around kids at 7:30 in the morning. "I've concluded that genius is as common as dirt" so with that being said, everyone in there own way is a genius of something whether its basketball, writing or cutting wood were all good at something. I think overall this article its just saying as a community we've let ourselves go and we need to get back on the right path.
These two pieces of writing relate to eachother because in the book the author is perdicting was the future holds and in the article the author is telling us how were living in the present.

Tried and True

I would spend the rest of my life in a zoo for sure. I think that librarys and museums are boring. Librarys are filled with endless amounts of books and quietness. It's a very sophisticated place to be and thats just not the type of person I am. I like to read if the book interests me...but unfortunately none in my life have, so that's probably the biggest thing I struggle with. Librarys are for someone that wants to learn everything in life and be the smartest person. I would rather take chances and experience things from the outside world. Museums are filled with fragile bones and too many facts. I would feel like I would have to tip-toe around the place just so I wouldn't know over the remains of the dinosaur. Museums are just too factual for me. A zoo. I would pick a zoo because there is so many different animals and creatures. I also love the fact of being outside. These types of things interest me because, there is never a dull day in a zoo. If you're a person that has been to the zoo you know that there is so many memories. For example I went to the Bronx zoo with my family. It started down pouring and I'll never forget my dad putting a garbage bag on his hair to keep him dry. Overall I would pick a zoo because I know how much fun they can be.

TU Tuesday Commencement Speech

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There are many powerful people in the world and many people who you should look up to. President Obama is one of the people many people strive to be like. Mr. Obama has a way of articulating himself to make people believe in him. President Obama has the perservirance to strive to make America a better place. "No matter how much you've done, how successful you've been, there is always more to do." Everyone was put on the earth to do something, help someone or be a role model for someone. We all can help eachother and there is "always more to learn" about the world we live in today. Today most of the people try to strive to become the best possible person. We learn that "you can't rest, your own body of work is to come" and if you keep going and working realy hard you'll reach your potential. Some kids in high school don't face reality, like myself. We all don't want to think about leaving high school having to get a job and actually have to live on our own. Our parents nurture us until they think we can fly on our own. We all must sometime wake up from our dream and realize "a new generation is called apon to make a new world." President Obama has a very clear way of saying this in his commencement speech.

Not all of us are blessed with wealthiness, happiness and healthiness. We all has human's struggle, but without struggle there is no progress. We need to learn as a generation that the world doesn't revolve around one particular person. We all have agendas and goals to fulfill. Listening to Oprah Winfrey's commencement speech made me realize that just because your not making something out of yourself when your young doesn't mean you can't create the person you want to become. "Helping others is a way to help our selves" and when we start to think we're failing you have a lot of reasons why you should be smiling.

40) Ten Guilty Pleasures

My Top Ten Guilty Pleasures:

1) Any movie that involves Zach Efron or Channing Tatum
Everytime a movie comes on with one of these two I cant help but watch, It's distracting!
2)Drinking a Vanilla Steamer and Starbucks
Whenever I go to the mall with any of my friends I always ask if we can stop in Starbucks because I'm craving my steamer.
3)Reading all of the gossip magazines when I'm in line at the store
I always get so bored so whenever I'm standing in line I'm always the obnoxious girl that hold up the whole line while reading about the Kardashians!
4) Watching the Real Houswives of New Jersey
Every Sunday night at 10pm I sit in my bed a zone to all of the housewives. Their drama just entertains me too much.
5) My iphone
So bad, I'm always either checking twitter or Instagram..I just always have to be playing with some app.
6) Taking obnoxious pictures of me and all my friends
I'm probably the goofiest one of all my friends and I'm sure they getting annoyed but I can't help but to laugh at funny pictures.
7)  Picking flowers off of there stems whenever I walk by some
I'm always using my hands whether it's when I talk or even if I'm just walking.
8) Eating Goldfish while drinking Cranberry Juice
This is very bad for my health and I understand that, but there is just something about this combo!
9) Drowning out to music whenever I have a bad day
I lay on my bed whenever I have a bad day and just turn on my music, I waste probably around an hour just on music when I'm suppose to be doing homework
10) Sitting on my couch on a Saturday afternoon watching re-runs of Law & Order SVU.
I'm super lazy on Saturday's and I just can't get up so I turn on station 28 and veg out.