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Reading Log, Week of Nov. 24-28
Gulliver’s Travels
Author: Jonathan Swift
Pages: 240
#5 What conclusions can you draw about the author? Why do you think he/she wrote the text? What beliefs do you think the author might have? Why? Support your response with evidence from the text.
The author was definitely a very imaginative person. He probably wrote it because at that time he didn’t get as much adventure as he would have wanted to get. The author probably fantasied about giants and stuff in his childhood too. The quote “A huge creature, sixty feet tall” really sounds like something from a child’s imagination.
Reading Log, Week of Nov. 17-21
Lord of The Rings: The Return of The Kings
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Pages: 340
What is the main conflict in the book and how is it resolved? Include specific examples.
The main conflict in the book is that a very powerful and evil necromancer, Sauron really wants a magic ring, that using it, he will be able to take over all of Middle-Earth. If you’re not evil and using it, you will turn evil. So Frodo goes into Mordor adn destroys the magic ring by throwing it into lava, and he barely escapes alive.
Kepler Writing
Why do you think the Kepler Mission is important?
The Kepler mission is the first of its kind. The first space mission where the whole point is finding/discovering undiscovered earth-like planets in solar systems where there might be life. For years and years we have purposely sent (even more not purposely) radio signals into the cosmos in order alert hopefully alien races to our presence, who might send back signals or visit our planet. All ( or most) of us humans have always been hoping that we aren’t the only ones in the Universe. I mean, the Universe is huge, and huge would still be a gross understatement. In all these planets in the near infinite number of galaxies, there has got to be at least one other planet with life.
Reflection on Humanities SMART Goal
So far I think I have sort of reached my Humanities SMART Goal. My second attempt at the Roanoke Essay was better than my first try, as got to understand the MLA format.
Reading Log, Week of Nov. 10-14
The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Pages Read: 398
Select 1-2 passages/quotes from the text that hold meaning for you. Explain why you chose the specific passages/quotes, including any significance to the plot, themes, or messages of the book.
“It is said that the Hornburg has never fallen to assault” shows Theoden saying that the Hornburg is a safe place, but while he said that they were being attacked by an endless ocean of orcs. It shows Theoden’s hope that the Hornburg will hold against the attack.
“The White Rider was upon them, and the terror of his coming filled the enemy with madness.” shows that Gandalf was indeed a great power. Especially if the mere sight of him could give enemy armies despair and friendly armies much hope. Without him most of the Fellowship would have died a horrible death.
Reading Log, week of November 3-7
The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Pages Read: 1-123
What is a theme of the book? How do you know? (A theme is a principle that applies to all humans, such as: learning independence, enduring friendship, making choices, survival, values/morals, courage, persistence, etc.)
I can’t really decide which theme this book has. In my opinion it has several. Enduring friendship, making choices, and survival. Enduring friendship because if Frodo didn’t have the help of his friends, it woud have taken a much longer time for him to destroy the Ring (a.k.a the One Ring or Master Ring). Making choices because he had to make choices that could change the future of nations and himself. And survival because the book is set in a dangerous setting and he has to fight to survive.
Election Discussion
My parents both agree that trade and the economy is the most important in the US now. I agree too.
Journey Enduring Understanding
The Enduring Understanding that us humans are always continually in search of new knowledge is quite true. Why did Columbus travel to the New World? In hopes that he could find a new trade route to the East Indies. Why do many countries seek the knowledge to build nuclear weapons? Because it could potentially make them very powerful. There is a saying- “knowledge is power”, which is usually true.
Reading Log, week of October 27-31
The Hobbit
Pages read: 306
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? (To be done after completion of a book.)
I would definitely recommend this book to a friend. That is, if that friend hasn’t read it yet. Almost everybody I know has read this book, which sort of says its good already. The book is the prelude to the bestselling triology “Lord of the Rings”, so it contains the same feeling of excitement, tension, etc. It is also sort of epic, just like the triology. The storyline is also very engaging, especially for those that love to read fiction that has dragons, elves, dwarves, magic, you know.If after reading this book, and you like it, the Lord of The Rings will be even better.
Blood on the River: Chpt. 21-23 Qs
Chpt. 21
1. No because you could kill someone for love and that wouldn’t be right.
Chpt. 22
1. The government of the Warraskoyack village is looser than and less complicated than that of Jamestown. All the food is shared and not rationed, unlike Jamestown. In Jamestown they had playing cards for conversation. The Native Americans had hunting, making jewelry, etc. In the Native American village everbody works and there are no “gentlemen”. The religions are definitely different.
Chpt. 23
1. For example, if another country became a superpower, it would gain power and the U.S. would lose power.
2. Its saying and asking that why are the colonists attacking the Powhatans even thought it is the Powhatans that give us food. The colonists have an obvious disadvantage because the Native Americans can starve them to death. So now the colonists will starve because they attacked the Native Americans even though the Native Americans were helping them.
Blood on the River: Chpt. 18-20 Qs
Chpt. 18
1. A historical myth is something that happened in the past that is more fiction than fact. The historical fact is the opposite.
2. Because if the gentleman find out that they are like a tribe to Chief Powhatan they will get angry and stuff and people might get killed.
Chpt. 19
If I were one of the commoners in Jamestown when the law came into effect, I would have thought that it was quite reasonable because the colony was in hard times. But if I were a gentleman I wouldn’t like the decree because the gentleman never worked much to start with. If this were a law in our classroom, we could probably abide it but would hate it, parents would complain, school then gets sued for child cruelty…….
2. When the two women arrive it is the year 1608. The woman make the settlement more complete but are a distraction to the men.
3. In the Indian religion there are a lot of gods but in Christianity there is only one god. However all the gods are very powerful. However certain Native American gods need sacrifices.