Writing Center

This semester I did not go to the writing center although I regret that because I believe that it would have helped me with my writing process. I did schedule an appointment but the writing center schedule was messed up and it kicked me out of the appointment schedule. During my revision process I reread my paper with my mom who is an english major. She helped me correct run-on sentences and punctuation issues.
      After that during class when we peer edited I took the suggestions in my paper and put it into a final draft. Next I read my paper out loud to see if it flowed properly and I could read it fluently. Next I looked at spelling errors and found non. The revision process helped me get my paper in order to turn it in.

Lathans Prompt

In a perfect world there are many things that would change. People would not cheat or steal because everyone would be so giving. And there would be no poverty because there should be no people that are poor and mistreated. Another thing is that there would be no stereotypes and discrimination towards any race because I believe that God made you your race for a reason and you shouldn't be discriminated by it.
       Also another thing is that all things were free no matter what. So that no matter who you are you can have just as much as the other person. Next thing that I would do would be to create an antidote to all the world's diseases to create a happier environment filled with less death.

Stowe Vermont

      Every year during Christmas time my family and I take a trip to Stowe Vermont to ski. This is a very fun time of year because when we arrive in Vermont we go to see my 90-year-old great grandmother who lives in the mountains and we arrive there there's a frozen Creek icicles and snow all visible. After we get there we have dinner and visit with her.
      Next we go to a ski resort call the Von Trapp's ski resort. And we stay there for about 4 1/2 days and do nothing but ski. The first day we usually ski green slopes which are easy and fun. Next we ski blues and blacks which are more challenging but so much of a better site. This is one of the trips that I always remember because of the memories that happened on it. I hope we go back this year.

Literary analysis Work

For me this Literary analysis paper was very challenging due to the fact that I literally ran out of words to put onto the page. After I wrote down my thesis and the quotations i had found I was only onto the bottom of the second age wondering how in the world I was going to complete the third page. So I quickly found more quotes and analyzed them to add to my draft.
       After I did that I had to  put it on paper. I find that the most difficult part reading the information from an outline and putting it into words the your teacher can follow. Next after I wrote down all of the Information that got me down to the third page I finally wrote my conclusion and finished my rough draft.

Symbolism Post

  It was Christmas eve and Tina Jefferson was leaving the house to go out with her friend Brian. Tina's dad was yelling at her because he was saying that it is Christmas eve and you shouldn't be out. Tina didn't listen and went to go meet Brian at the restaurant anyway. Once Tina got to the restaurant she spotted Brian at a booth. She walked over and sat down across from him. He asked how she was doing and she said she was doing fine. The waiter came by and Tina and Brian placed their order. Then Brian started talking about his boss and Tina started to be less interested because she saw a family at the table behind Brian. She soon realized she made a mistake about leaving her family on Christmas eve to go out and have dinner with a friend. Tina said she had to go and went home to be with her family. 

 - The symbolic message in this story is that family comes first. Tina realized she needed to see her parents because they won't be around forever and you only get so many Christmas'. This is the overall message of the story.

How To make Duck Poppers

       There are many ways to make duck poppers first you go to the grocery store and get these few ingredients Cream cheese, duck, jalapeños and Bacon. Next you slice the bacon in half then you cut the duck into smaller pieces and put it on the bacon. Next you add cream cheese and jalapeños and roll them up until they are tightly pact then put a toothpick through the bacon to keep it from unraveling.
       You repeat this process until you have enough you would like. After that you put them on a charcoal grill and cook them for about 20 minutes or until they get Brown. Next thing you do is you get pepper jelly and barbecue sauce and mix them together and put them in the microwave until everything is melted. After that you dip the popper in the barbecue sauce and enjoy.

Thanksgiving

       Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Not very often my whole extended family is together at once. This includes my grandma, uncles, aunts, cousins, and of course, my family. I love sitting around the table and taking in their presence. There are many things my family does during the Thanks giving day from about 8:00 in the morning my parents start to cook. Preparing the Turkey, Making the sweet potato casserole, and many other delicacies that my family likes. 
       Thanksgiving has always been one of the most fun times out of the year because usually my uncle and my cousin come down the first week of the Thanksgiving break and we go hunt, fish, watch LSU games and much more. Out of all the Holidays I think I will remember this one the most because of all the older relatives i get to spend time with.

Most Critical Scene LOTF

            In Lord of the Flies, one of the most critical scenes is when Simon is hallucinating and talking to the pig's head on stick. The pig's head is described as the lord of the flies. This scene is so critical because of the ways the author uses the pig's head to symbolize other things. For one, the head represents Beelzebub, or the devil's right hand man. This is a weird metaphor because Beelzebub is depicted as a type of fly and the pig's head is called the lord of the flies because he is surrounded by flies. In his hallucination, when Simon is talking to the lord of the flies, Simon believes that the lord of flies tries to inflict chaos on the island.
   

Also, as Simon is talking to the lord of the flies, he talks about the beast and how he wants to visit the top of the mountain, so the pig's head responds by saying if he went to the top of the mountain he will ruin the fun, so all of the boys will kill him. This is interesting because he is talking to the lord of the flies in his head, but the pig knows a lot about what is going to occur in future events. This scene also relates to scenes in the bible when Jesus is alone and is very thirsty and is tempted in the dessert by Satan, just like Simon.  

1st Passage annotations

          This passage starts off saying that the world was slipping away. William Golding means that all the order and the structure that Ralph had put in place on the island was breaking. Jack does't respect the things that Ralph put in place to maintain order, or any rules for that matter. Ralph loses it with Jack and doesn't care about keeping him happy anymore so he screams at him. This shows a major division between Ralph and Jack because they are past the point where they tried to solve their problems with one another.
      
         
         Jack shows that he can kill things instead of maintaining order to show power. However in contrast Ralph shows his power by his adult like appearance and intelligence towards order. This sentence shows that Jack is very caught up in his instinct to kill something that he says he can maintain order by killing everything. This shows me that Jack is going to gain the favor of most of the  kids due to the fact that most kids want to kill and have fun like Jack.

Prompt

Prompt: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Explain what you would do here and why you chose this specific place. 

       If I could go anywhere in the world I would to Paris France. I would want to go to Paris because there is so much rich culture in this area dating back to the middle ages such as castles, artifacts in museums, architecture and much more that interests me. Another reason i would want to go there is because it is a very beautiful and peaceful place in the world with music, lighting, and exotic food. 
         Some things i would do there would be to go to the Eiffel tower during night so it is lit up. Another thing i would do would be go to the royal family castles and tour them because the royal family has been a part of France for a very long time. Another thing I would do if i went to Paris would be to go and try as many exotic foods as possible because you can always try something new. 
       

Reading Response to Lord Of The Flies

        Lord of the Flies has been strange so far, to say the least. There is not much background given, although some is revealed through dialogue and interactions between characters. It seems that main characters are starting to distinguish themselves. I would say so far that these are Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and maybe Simon. The setting has been made clear- they are on an island.
       As of right now I kind of understand that there are many thing in the book that symbolize for something else such as there being a snake like creature that everyone is creeped out about this may symbolize that everything is going to chaos and also the snake being the mark of Saten symbolizes that there may be something bad that is foreshadowed here.

Human Nature

       I believe that humans are full of possibility and that they will do anything to survive. Every individual human is different, yet similar to other humans. For example, all humans have similar bone and internal structures, but on the outside, everybody is different and also their mentality is different in ways of thoughts, actions and mindset. 
       I believe that humans are different because of past experiences traveling to places. I have met a variety of people in a variety of places. I have seen that everybody is unique in their own way. Everybody acts differently, speaks their own language and in some ways misinterprets things. This is why you may never know what people will do, say, or think because they are different in many ways mentally and physically. 

A Land More Kind Than Home

           In chapters 11- 13 sheriff Clem Barfield recounts finding his son Jeff dead on the side of the road.  He had died in an accident while working on a transformer as a member of Jimmy Hall's electrical crew. Clem searched for Jimmy Hall after the accident and found him in his truck on top of Gunter Mountain during a snowstorm. Clem Barfields car got stuck in the snow so he walked up to Jimmy's car, noticed that he was drunk and left him there to sober up, not altogether caring if he lived or died fortunately he lived. The next morning Jimmy towed Clem's car down from the mountain.

           The speaker in these chapters is Adelaide Lyle, as she recounts the story of her childhood with her great aunt on top of Parker Mountain as well as her voyage to the city of Asheville to work. While in the city she worked her way up from washing clothing to working with tobacco, given her history with the product. She returned from her summer in the city to find that her aunt had died, and no one had taken care of her body. She recalls a dream she had of Jesus who showed her  her aunt in heaven. When she finds her body she buries her herself on top of Gunter mountain and gets help by her neibors to build the coffin. She then recounts the story of her trek though the blizzard to help Julie give birth to Stump. She successfully gives birth to Stump, but he does not cry at all during the process, foreboding his mute future. 

Fall Break Free Response

         Well, I would like to say that during fall break I went on great trip to the beach but in complete honesty I just laid on my couch.  Usually my family takes a trip to the beach every fall break but since my brothers and I have different days off that makes it nearly impossible.  Instead, this year I did nothing but sleep, watch TV and go to the LSU game.
           Basically on Saturday I woke up at 10 o'clock and went to help set up the tailgate for the LSU game. For the first few hours we were setting up tents, chairs, TVs and tables. Next we got the TV working and put it on College football games like Alabama, Arkansas, and Wisconsin. Throughout the day I sat and watched football and listened to music until it was time to go into the LSU game. LSU is playing Southern Miss who to me are not very good.  It started out a good game and it ended in a blow out by LSU winning by at least 40 points. Although it was not an interesting game I still had a lot of fun.

Response to Should We Abandon Louisiana? In some ways, we already have.

    Should We Rebuild Louisiana by Zack Kopplin is an article that addresses the question: Should we rebuild Louisiana after the flood? During the flood in August, there were 13 people who died and many people who were dispersed all over Louisiana knowing they might have lost everything. This was the biggest disaster since Hurricane Sandy in the United States. Unlike Hurricane Sandy, this flood did not have any media attention before the flooding began. Kopplin says, many people woke up one morning with water in their house. Hurricane Sandy was in the media for a while before it actually hit, but no one expected the flooding Louisianans got. 

This disaster was devastating to Louisiana's People, Ecosystems and culture but facing the facts the people of Louisiana have persevered by gutting their houses. I think this is what we should do because if we don't stay and abandon Louisiana then we lose this culturally diverse area within the United States. Many people cannot rebuild due to the governmental organization FEMA not supplying flood evacuees enough money to rebuild. I feel like the government should be focused more on finding ways to prevent this culturally diverse heartland instead of finding places to relocate inhabitants of Louisiana.