Harlem

I thought that this website was really cool because when I was reading the book I could picture all of the places that the sisters were talking about. While I was looking at the website I realized how unique and nice the churches really were. This website just really gave me an insight of the streets that Bessie and Sadie walked, from the dentists office, church, and 7th Street.

Civil Rights

http://www.enotes.com/civil-rights-article



This is about people losing their faith during the fight for equality. Malcolm X did not agree with a lot of things that King said, he thought that no matter people should always fight for the things that they want. This talks about Malcolm X and the fight that he went through to deal with what he believed in.

The Great Gatsby

Irving Berlin- "All Alone" It reminds me of Gatsby and his love for Daisy. The song says that he is "waiting for a ring" and Gatsby is just waiting for Daisy.

Duke Ellington- "It Don't Mean a Thing" This reminded me of Gatsby because it showed how careless he was. This song just says that life can be free and you can have fun.

Bert Kalmar- "I Wanna Be Loved By You" I chose this because it shows how Tom wants Daisy. Tom knows that Daisy is in love with Gatsby but he still wants her.

Evaluation

Doing these blogs have not been very fun for me. I think that you should not do these not year becuse they are very time consuming. For some, these may be a good experience but they are not my thing. My favorite one was the Mark Twain qoute one because I was able to express myself. I will probably never be on this again. I did not learn much from this but it can be a good way to express your feelings if this is how you like to do so. Thank you!!

Stephen Crane- In heaven

In heaven,
Some little blades of grass
Stood before God.
"What did you do?"
Then all save one of the little blades
Began eagerly to relate
The merits of their lives.
This one stayed a small way behind,
Ashamed.
Presently, God said,
"And what did you do?"
The little blade answered, "Oh my Lord,
Memory is bitter to me,
For, if I did good deeds,
I know not of them."
Then God, in all His splendor,
Arose from His throne.
"Oh, best little blade of grass!" He said.

i really like this poem. it refers to every human as a blade of grass. most of us all get lost in thinking that we do everything right, but there are a few who can admit to being sinful and those are the ones that make god so happy.

mark twain quote

"Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand."- Mark Twain

i really like this quote because its so true. i dont think that everyone understands how much it can hurt to be laughed at. no matter who you are, being laughed at hurts at least a little bit. the more that the laughter builds up, the more that it will start to hurt.

ART

http://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/j-georgians/people/william-wilberforce/shipthrowing.gif

this picture shows how the people that ran the ships would just throw the extra people off to make more room. the sad thing is that its hard to believe that they overpacked it so much that they woud actually throw people off. they didnt care one bit for the slaves. they also didnt even look at them as real human beings. its sickening to think how people could even believe that.

Having My Say

i dont know a whole lot about obama and i dont really care for him, but its rediculous thatthis far into his term people want to be questioning his citizenship. im sure that if there was a real issue, it would have been noticed by now. also if the state of Hawaii says that he was born there and have first hand witnesses, then that is good enough for me to believe. we just need to continue on and get back to the real things that need to be discussed

Whitman

"...and wood-berries, and the commonest weeds by the road,..."

i can relate to this part because ever since i can remember, i have been going up to a cabin in michigan with my cousins and aunts and uncles. when we are there we go by the road and pick for berries. sometimes its annoying because of all the weeds.

emily dickinson

The bee is not afraid of me,

I know the butterfly;

The pretty people in the woods

Receive me cordially.



The brooks laugh louder when I come,

The breezes madder play.

Wherefore, mine eyes, thy silver mists?

Wherefore, O summer's day?

... i dont know for sure what emily dickinson is trying to say in this poem, but i think that she is trying to say that nature does its own thing and it will go on without us.

Antitranscendentalist

i prefer anti-transcendentalist writing because it puts everything into an actual perspective. people, and everything else for that matter, are not always good. nothing is perfect in this world and bad things do happen. thats why i like anti-trans better than trans