famous lines from famous books

 

 

"They shoot the white girl first."

 

paradise is a novel produced by toni morrison (lived febuary 18th 1931 to present time) in 1997. She also wrote many other books a couple of which are the bluest eye, and A mercy. "paradise" was good enouph that oprah happend to like it and added it into her book club. The book was set in ruby oklahoma.

From what i know the book is about people from long ago in ruby oklahahoma that lived a hard life and the things they had to go threw on a day to day basis. 

 

                                                              summery of paridise here.

the cridicts talked alot about the racialness of the book and how there was alot of black's. Another cridict talked about how they didnt like the amount of violence that was going with the book.

 

review here of the book paradise.

 

A reason why i would not like to read this book for myself is because its portraying black folks and how they are a lower class then white folks and i dont agree or care to read about what i dont belive in that manner.

 

 







mayn angelou

                                                                                  

        Mayn Angelou’s quote comments

After going through a major trauma at age seven, Angelou didn’t talk for almost five years. I believe I would not be able to live like this in fear of my family and friends treating me a lot different in many ways. I also believe I talk a little more then I should. If I am with friends or at a party or some kind of event I am the one my friends are waiting to say something funny or sarcastic. I’ve even noticed with my daily friends I am the one they turn to if we need something to do and I kind of lead us to go do an activity. I also believe that anyone and everyone will learn a lot more from listening and less talking. If you are talking then you learn nothing considering its coming from your mind so its already learned.

Angelou said she is comfortable using sic or seven languages, has spoken at one time or another as many as twelve, and has been a teacher in at least three. I myself am not comfortable using another language then the one I grew up with endless I absolutely have too. If I had to be fluent in a language though, I would want to be fluent in French cause I hear it’s the language of love and that would get the girls. I think we need many different types of languages in America because we house all different kinds but I also think every human is equal and if we all speak the same language then we might work better as a world. If we all worked together we might get farther. Everything from communication to helping fight cancer and stuff of that nature in the world.

Angelou plays solitaire with a deck of cards to occupy her “ small mind” when she is trying to get focused to write. Things I would say I do to occupy my time when I am procrastinating would be I make sure my room is super clean and organized or ill move my room around so there is something different. Something I kind of do when I am writing though to help me think of stuff to write would be that I enjoy playing video games or going for a run in the off time to let me think about what to write next. I have been known to stare off into space although this is kind of weird I believe it gives all my “ mind power” to what I am thinking about at that particular time.

Angelou mentions being told that “one can’t really learn after one is twenty-five.” I do not believe this is how that works because there is plenty of people that go to college after that age and learn lots of new things they keep with life. I don’t really have an opinion over rather older means you’re more focused or not I think it would be the same focus but maybe more patience for the older person so focus for longer so might even learn more.

 

 

i dream

        

                                                                      I DREAM…

I dream of what my heart most desires. Especially when it is of my one love that I dated for two years and she cheated on me for one of those so called wonderful years. It was one of her co workers from work and she went to him so I am able to put most all the blame on her and me for not for not being good enough to fill her full needs apparently. She has ruined her name in my little world and will no longer will I be there to pick her up when she falls like a hero. I don’t like being played like a Nintendo andpushed around like a revolving door. I dislike being used and I cant ever save her from herself.

      

I am poem...

Ben Brentlinger   

Mrs. Hayley Fraser

Creative Writing

& January 2013

I AM…

I am…

                A good son, the second oldest of five, raised on rocks and sticks outside.

                A lover of the one I’m not with currently with but wish I was.

                A athlete of most sports and especially bull riding and speed inline skating.

                A Kickapoo boy that loves his high school  and all the games.

                A construction junkie that loves to build new things that are productive.

                A guy that loves to go work out outside in the fresh air (free of gym junkies)

I am…

                Salsa, Doritos and BBQ.

                Some deer antlers, and a turkey  feather with some trout on the side.

                A fast 67 mustang with no rear view mirror.

                A loud sound system blaring country pride

                An American flag full of pride and glory

                An American soldier’s uniform serving the country of red, white, and blue.

I am…

                average height with over average talents.

                Dark haired lots of cut work out shirts.

                Farm boots, jeans and a cowboy hat while wearing a flannel shirt.

                A teenager of the age 18 that spends his time training

                Dress shirt at Sundays church

Younger and dumber, less experienced.