I really like Persepolis. I think the neat thing about it is just the fact that it is a graphic novel. It's nice to read a book in class that isn't just the typical book. I also think that it's nice how quick it is to read the novel. It requires a little more paying attention because not everything is just told to you; it is shown to you. Overall I just really like how the graphic novel works and everything.
Now for the story of Persepolis. I really like how it brings up a lot of different things that people just assume. I've learned a lot from it. It allows us all to see how life really is for Marjane. It's not like how a lot of Americans would probably guess. I think that graphic novels like Persepolis could really help people become more understanding towards others.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
banned/challenged books
I've been noticing that a lot of the books that we read--really anywhere--have been challenged or banned in certain parts of the country and stuff. It's starting to really frustrate me because a lot of times it's for stupid reasons. I think that there are some books that really shouldn't be out there, but there aren't that many. At least not the amount that are challenged.
A lot of times there are books that are challenged because something in it is not what adults think people our/my age should read. I think that is ridiculous a lot of the times because the stuff they are trying to hide from us is what is actually happening in the world. Most of the times it's stuff that we really should read about to know what is going on in the world. Other times it's stuff that maybe isn't the best, but we see it everywhere else. Personally, when I read something that could probably be a reason to ban a book, I pretty much ignore it. It's not like I decide to start saying the words that characters say or doing the things that characters do. I think that the people challenging books need to be a little less strict.
A lot of times there are books that are challenged because something in it is not what adults think people our/my age should read. I think that is ridiculous a lot of the times because the stuff they are trying to hide from us is what is actually happening in the world. Most of the times it's stuff that we really should read about to know what is going on in the world. Other times it's stuff that maybe isn't the best, but we see it everywhere else. Personally, when I read something that could probably be a reason to ban a book, I pretty much ignore it. It's not like I decide to start saying the words that characters say or doing the things that characters do. I think that the people challenging books need to be a little less strict.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Momento
I thought Momento was a very good and interesting movie. It was really different in the way that the scenes went backwards. I liked it a lot. I haven't watched the end yet because I didn't get to see it in class because of AP testing, but I am planning on watching it. I'm excited to see it all because I have a feeling everything is really going to come together and make sense. I like the intenseness of the movie.
One of the things that I thought about as we were watching the movie is that I have read a book that worked the same way. I can't remember the name of the book, but I remember I liked it a lot because it was different from the usual way a book is written. Both the movie and the book were the type that I didn't want to stop watching/reading.
Have you read/seen anything like Momento before?
One of the things that I thought about as we were watching the movie is that I have read a book that worked the same way. I can't remember the name of the book, but I remember I liked it a lot because it was different from the usual way a book is written. Both the movie and the book were the type that I didn't want to stop watching/reading.
Have you read/seen anything like Momento before?
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan:
This movie is about a man that goes to try to save and get another man out of the war. He is doing this because all of his brothers have been killed at war. They don't want all the sons to be killed, so they try to save the last one.
Saving Private Ryan is similar to Slaughterhouse-Five not only because it is about war. Both aren't necessarily about the actualy war itself. They are more about the struggles that the characters have to go through. I think that Mary would like this movie because it kind of goes against the idea of young people fighting and dying in war. In the movie the goal is to get the Private Ryan out because there has already been enough killing of "children" (as Mary might put it). In that sense I think Mary would like the movie because it is almost like the movie is admitting to exactly what she thinks.
I haven't seen this movie in a long time, so I may be wrong about the movie...but I do think that Mary would like it.
This movie is about a man that goes to try to save and get another man out of the war. He is doing this because all of his brothers have been killed at war. They don't want all the sons to be killed, so they try to save the last one.
Saving Private Ryan is similar to Slaughterhouse-Five not only because it is about war. Both aren't necessarily about the actualy war itself. They are more about the struggles that the characters have to go through. I think that Mary would like this movie because it kind of goes against the idea of young people fighting and dying in war. In the movie the goal is to get the Private Ryan out because there has already been enough killing of "children" (as Mary might put it). In that sense I think Mary would like the movie because it is almost like the movie is admitting to exactly what she thinks.
I haven't seen this movie in a long time, so I may be wrong about the movie...but I do think that Mary would like it.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Not alone this weekend!
This weekend my soccer team played in a tournament in Platteville. I really felt like we were all connecting and having a great time together. I didn't feel alone at all. I felt like I was a part of a nice group. I think that this helped us all win the tournament together. If we hadn't been together and working well as a team, we would have lost terribly. Instead, we united, and we won all of our three games.
I think that that's the nice thing about sports. Teams seem to lose and win together. When you win, there is even more a feeling of being together. It's nice to be on a team because it helps you to not have to be alone.
If you want...you should tell me about a time that you felt that being on a team really helped you feel like you were part of a group.... (:
I think that that's the nice thing about sports. Teams seem to lose and win together. When you win, there is even more a feeling of being together. It's nice to be on a team because it helps you to not have to be alone.
If you want...you should tell me about a time that you felt that being on a team really helped you feel like you were part of a group.... (:
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