For some people a blanket could represent a lot. If could represent security, comfort, peace. Having a special blanket could be an escape. In the book Of Mice and Men George and Lennie’s blanket is “the farm”. Throughout the book they talk about “the farm”. Their goal is to buy the farm. “The farm” represents success, peace, comfort, security, and escape, their heaven. However some times in life “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Sometimes one looses their blanket and you don’t get to buy the farm. The farm is a theme seen throughout the story.
George and Lennie didn’t exactly have the best life. They were workers who had no family and often got in trouble. Even though things were rough they had a plan. They were going to get their own farm. For years they had been working for other people but that was all going to change. Now their only priority was to make the money that they needed to buy a nice little farm where they could live off the fat of the land. On their farm they would be their own boss. Life would flow the way they wanted it to. The farm would be tier heaven on earth.
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. George and Lennie had it all worked out. They would work until they made $300 and then they would quit their jobs and buy the farm. Lennie would get to tend the rabbits and when they didn’t feel like working they would stop. Already though the plans began to change. They met Candy another worker on Tyler farm and decided to let him come along. He put up a lot of money and they help them get started. Now with just one month of working the heaven was in sight. Everything was good until Lennie had an accident. Lennie started to pet Curly’s wife’s head but when he got to rough she started to scream. He pleaded with her to stop screaming but when she didn’t he accidentally killed her.
Lennie never got to tend the rabbits but he didn’t get to go to the farm. It wasn’t the farm he was expecting to go to. Throughout the book the theme lets us know that they are going to get some type of heaven. The title lets us know that they aren’t going to get the farm they wanted. Because Lennie killed Curly’s wife he was going to have to die. Right before he was shot George told him about the farm they were going to get so as Lennie died that is what he was thinking of. In a way Lennie did get to buy the farm. He got to leave this earth where he was always in the service of other people. He got to go to his own heaven where he would be able to tend the rabbits, he just would have George with him. Even though in life our plans can go awry good things can still come from the changes.
THE END
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Human Predators "Grade"
Human Predators
You’re in school. You’re just standing there minding your own business, didn’t even do anything. Next thing you know a bully comes up behind you and pushes you into a locker! So you say "Hey what’s up man? I didn’t do anything." And he says, "Yes you did, you were born." That bully is a human predator. Human predators are everywhere. Human predators are seen all over the book Of Mice and Men. The primary predator is Curly and then there is his wife and there is also Crooks. Lets take a look at why they are predators.
Curly is a predator, a typical bully. Curly is a small guy. Smaller than most and he tries to make up for his size with his attitude. Curly is never scarred to step up to some ones face to make himself feel bigger and manly. He likes to mess with all people who are bigger than him. And the one guy that towers highest above him is Lennie. Lennie is huge, and he is also not the smartest. So obviously he is the perfect pray for Curly. So to make himself seem like the bigger man Curly preys on Lennie, purposely picking fights to show the other men that he is the boss.
Another predator in this book is Curly's wife. But Curly's wife is a different kind of predator. Curly's wife messes with people so she can stay alive or at least to stay sane. She doesn’t really mean any harm, but just the fact that she was a woman was trouble enough. What she was hunting for was some company. She was lonely and needed someone to talk to. She was looking to please herself and didn’t care if it hurt other people, but then again she probably didn’t realize that it hurt other people.
Crooks is the last predator. He is basically at the bottom of the food chain and if he can find something lower than him to feast on he will. Nobody likes crooks they just use him when they need him. Now crooks meets Lennie and he is going to use him. For once somebody was a lower step than he was. Crooks is the kind of predator that takes advantage of another’s weakness. He saw that Lennie didn’t really understand all that he did so he verbally put him down, scarred him into thinking that nobody really cared about him. What he was really doing was turning the way he felt onto somebody else.
All these predators act the way they do for a reason. Curly got in other people’s business because it made him feel like a man. Curly’s wife messed with the other men on the ranch because her own husband didn’t give her the attention she needed. Crooks scarred Lennie because he himself felt alone and scarred. And all of these people are predators because they need to make up for what’s missing in their life. Everywhere people go they get into situations where they are either the predator or the pray so we all need to decide if we are going to be the one that gets the feasts or gets feasted on.
THE END
You’re in school. You’re just standing there minding your own business, didn’t even do anything. Next thing you know a bully comes up behind you and pushes you into a locker! So you say "Hey what’s up man? I didn’t do anything." And he says, "Yes you did, you were born." That bully is a human predator. Human predators are everywhere. Human predators are seen all over the book Of Mice and Men. The primary predator is Curly and then there is his wife and there is also Crooks. Lets take a look at why they are predators.
Curly is a predator, a typical bully. Curly is a small guy. Smaller than most and he tries to make up for his size with his attitude. Curly is never scarred to step up to some ones face to make himself feel bigger and manly. He likes to mess with all people who are bigger than him. And the one guy that towers highest above him is Lennie. Lennie is huge, and he is also not the smartest. So obviously he is the perfect pray for Curly. So to make himself seem like the bigger man Curly preys on Lennie, purposely picking fights to show the other men that he is the boss.
Another predator in this book is Curly's wife. But Curly's wife is a different kind of predator. Curly's wife messes with people so she can stay alive or at least to stay sane. She doesn’t really mean any harm, but just the fact that she was a woman was trouble enough. What she was hunting for was some company. She was lonely and needed someone to talk to. She was looking to please herself and didn’t care if it hurt other people, but then again she probably didn’t realize that it hurt other people.
Crooks is the last predator. He is basically at the bottom of the food chain and if he can find something lower than him to feast on he will. Nobody likes crooks they just use him when they need him. Now crooks meets Lennie and he is going to use him. For once somebody was a lower step than he was. Crooks is the kind of predator that takes advantage of another’s weakness. He saw that Lennie didn’t really understand all that he did so he verbally put him down, scarred him into thinking that nobody really cared about him. What he was really doing was turning the way he felt onto somebody else.
All these predators act the way they do for a reason. Curly got in other people’s business because it made him feel like a man. Curly’s wife messed with the other men on the ranch because her own husband didn’t give her the attention she needed. Crooks scarred Lennie because he himself felt alone and scarred. And all of these people are predators because they need to make up for what’s missing in their life. Everywhere people go they get into situations where they are either the predator or the pray so we all need to decide if we are going to be the one that gets the feasts or gets feasted on.
THE END
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Of Mice and Men Quiz
1) Could the events that happened in the book have happened in 2008?
Yes I think things like this could happen. Things are a little bit different but I'm sure there are still field workers and laborers and all they do is work not really having any life.
2) What circumstances would you change if you had been the author of Of Mice and Men?
I think I would have had people come onto the ranch looking for Lennie and George but Slim would have gotten them to go away but Curly would think something fishy was going on. It would have given the book more conflict and story.
3) What questions would you ask John Steinbeck if you had the chance to talk to him about the book?
I would ask him what was his inspiration for this book and did any of the characters mirror people that he actually knew.
4) Would the information in this book be useful if you where a worker in 1930s California? How would you use it?
Well I would no not to get on the wrong side of my boss, keep to myself, and have a plan that I'm working for. I wouldn’t want to just be working and nothing else, I would want to work like Lennie and George did so they could be happy.
5) Which events could have happened if Slim had been getting with Curly's wife?
Well if Slim was with her she might not have wanted to always be talking to Lennie and George. OR Slim could have tried to blame George and say that it was him messing around and not himself.
6) What is another way that the story could have ended?
Well after George killed Lennie e could have bought the farm himself because him and Lennie were supposed to get the farm together and it wouldn't be the same if he did it be himself.
7) What was the underling theme of Of Mice and Men?
I think the underlying theme was right there in the title "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry"
Even if you make the best plans they can still get messed up and even when things look perfect you have to watch out.
8) Why did they let Candy in on their plans?
Because Candy had no family just like them and he also had a lot of money. With Candy’s help they would be able to buy the farm in one month which was a lot faster then they had expected.
9) What do you think George was thinking when he found out Lennie had killed Curly's wife?
I don’t really know what someone thinks when someone dies at the hands of another, but I think he was probably really shocked, upset, and he could probably only try to think of plans to get Lennie out of that mess. And he was probably thinking about their plans and how they are all over.
10) What were some motives behind Curly's wife talking to all the men?
Curly's wife was obviously lonely. Curly wasn’t a vary good husband and she was the only girl on that farm. If I was married to Curly I would probably talk to the other men too. She had plans before she got married and I think that she just wanted to be around people that could understand being disappointed.
Yes I think things like this could happen. Things are a little bit different but I'm sure there are still field workers and laborers and all they do is work not really having any life.
2) What circumstances would you change if you had been the author of Of Mice and Men?
I think I would have had people come onto the ranch looking for Lennie and George but Slim would have gotten them to go away but Curly would think something fishy was going on. It would have given the book more conflict and story.
3) What questions would you ask John Steinbeck if you had the chance to talk to him about the book?
I would ask him what was his inspiration for this book and did any of the characters mirror people that he actually knew.
4) Would the information in this book be useful if you where a worker in 1930s California? How would you use it?
Well I would no not to get on the wrong side of my boss, keep to myself, and have a plan that I'm working for. I wouldn’t want to just be working and nothing else, I would want to work like Lennie and George did so they could be happy.
5) Which events could have happened if Slim had been getting with Curly's wife?
Well if Slim was with her she might not have wanted to always be talking to Lennie and George. OR Slim could have tried to blame George and say that it was him messing around and not himself.
6) What is another way that the story could have ended?
Well after George killed Lennie e could have bought the farm himself because him and Lennie were supposed to get the farm together and it wouldn't be the same if he did it be himself.
7) What was the underling theme of Of Mice and Men?
I think the underlying theme was right there in the title "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry"
Even if you make the best plans they can still get messed up and even when things look perfect you have to watch out.
8) Why did they let Candy in on their plans?
Because Candy had no family just like them and he also had a lot of money. With Candy’s help they would be able to buy the farm in one month which was a lot faster then they had expected.
9) What do you think George was thinking when he found out Lennie had killed Curly's wife?
I don’t really know what someone thinks when someone dies at the hands of another, but I think he was probably really shocked, upset, and he could probably only try to think of plans to get Lennie out of that mess. And he was probably thinking about their plans and how they are all over.
10) What were some motives behind Curly's wife talking to all the men?
Curly's wife was obviously lonely. Curly wasn’t a vary good husband and she was the only girl on that farm. If I was married to Curly I would probably talk to the other men too. She had plans before she got married and I think that she just wanted to be around people that could understand being disappointed.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Recycling Websites
http://www.oberlin.edu/recycle/facts.html
http://www.itsrecycled.com/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
This website is very interactive and gives a lot of info on recycling. Good for kids.
http://www.itsrecycled.com/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
This website is very interactive and gives a lot of info on recycling. Good for kids.
Monday, May 19, 2008
May 15 Service learning.
On May 15 we went over what we need to do before the end of service learning this year and made an agenda. Then we went into the computer lab to finish research and typing up what we have to do to make a presentation for the Mayor. I continued to look up information on plastics.
I never really felt any bad emotions about my group, we are pretty chill and everything seems to be going pretty well for us. We just need to make sure we stay focused and do our work for each week.
Through service learning I have learned about recycling plastics. There is actually a lot you can do with plastic not just making new bottles. You can make wood, chairs, tables, toys, and much more, and every bottle counts. We really should be recycling all that we can because it is all useful.
I used to think just one bottle doesn't matter but it really does, and paper is so important we should recycling anything that we can.
Through service learning I have learned that I am lazy and unmotivated and I need to put more effort into things.
I never really felt any bad emotions about my group, we are pretty chill and everything seems to be going pretty well for us. We just need to make sure we stay focused and do our work for each week.
Through service learning I have learned about recycling plastics. There is actually a lot you can do with plastic not just making new bottles. You can make wood, chairs, tables, toys, and much more, and every bottle counts. We really should be recycling all that we can because it is all useful.
I used to think just one bottle doesn't matter but it really does, and paper is so important we should recycling anything that we can.
Through service learning I have learned that I am lazy and unmotivated and I need to put more effort into things.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
NHD State Competition
My project on Cuban Immigration won second place in Philadelphia and moved on to the Pennsylvania State Wide competition. Me and the 4 other groups from our school took a bus up to Millers-ville University and we started competition. Going to States was a lot of fun. When our project weren't being judged we had a lot of free time to roam the college and just chill. When my judging was over I felt really good about how it went so when the project didn't win I was very upset. I still think it was a great project even tough it didn't win. Going to states was also a really great learning experience. Now I know for next year what I have to do to make my project a winning one. My goal for next year is to make it to at least Nationals. I was very upset about losing but now that is pushing me to make my project even better next year. I am really looking forward to Competing next year.
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