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.