John Steinbeck is an American author of literary merit because of his honest, simple, passioniate writing style.
(That's a really rough thesis statement. It's all I've gathered from my one source of notes that I have written out!)
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
My Sister's Keeper by Jodie Picoult
My Sister's Keeper is a page-turning novel about a young girl standing up for her rights. Jodi Picoult realized that she wanted to be a writer as she lived her childhood on Long Island, New York. Her life and town were so uneventful that her college writing classes led her to where she is now. She has told sources that she has a great thing to write about-family. My Sister's Keeper is and excellent novel about the true meaning of family and how to "stick it out" during the tough times (Book).
Anna is a young, teenage girl who is the middle child of her family. Many people have heard that its usually the middle child who gets left out in the family, but Anna has a reason to believe it. She was basically conceived to have the exact genes that could save her sister,Kate, who was diagnosed with leukemia at a young age. She spends most of her time as a child in the hospital giving her sisters numerous blood transfusions and bone marrow transplants. Anna once described in the book that when Kate was sick Anna was made to feel sick also. Fed up with all the blood transfusions and bone marrow transplants, Anna does something that could possibly tear her family apart and even take away Kate's life. To find out what happens, pick up the page-turning book. You won't be disappointed.
I thought My Sister's Keeper was an excellent book because it described an extremely dramatic experience. Picoult did a great job of keeping the readers focused and entertained. I also liked how Picoult wrote the book from different people's point of view. She basically divided each chapter into someone else speaking about Kate's experience with leukemia.
My Sister's Keeper is a touching book that will entertain and relate to readers around the world. Jodi Picoult's book, My Sister's Keeper was awarded with the Best Book of the Year in 2005; a well deserved reward. If a reader is looking for an interesting and touching story, My Sister's Keeper is a perfect book.
References
Book Browse. (2007). Author Biography. Jodie Picoult. Retrieved November 18, 2007 from
http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=601
Anna is a young, teenage girl who is the middle child of her family. Many people have heard that its usually the middle child who gets left out in the family, but Anna has a reason to believe it. She was basically conceived to have the exact genes that could save her sister,Kate, who was diagnosed with leukemia at a young age. She spends most of her time as a child in the hospital giving her sisters numerous blood transfusions and bone marrow transplants. Anna once described in the book that when Kate was sick Anna was made to feel sick also. Fed up with all the blood transfusions and bone marrow transplants, Anna does something that could possibly tear her family apart and even take away Kate's life. To find out what happens, pick up the page-turning book. You won't be disappointed.
I thought My Sister's Keeper was an excellent book because it described an extremely dramatic experience. Picoult did a great job of keeping the readers focused and entertained. I also liked how Picoult wrote the book from different people's point of view. She basically divided each chapter into someone else speaking about Kate's experience with leukemia.
My Sister's Keeper is a touching book that will entertain and relate to readers around the world. Jodi Picoult's book, My Sister's Keeper was awarded with the Best Book of the Year in 2005; a well deserved reward. If a reader is looking for an interesting and touching story, My Sister's Keeper is a perfect book.
References
Book Browse. (2007). Author Biography. Jodie Picoult. Retrieved November 18, 2007 from
http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=601
Thursday, October 25, 2007
The Crucible, The Red Scare, & Other Witch Trials
1. What was Miller's point in writing The Crucible?
I found this website to be extremely helpful! The site talks about McCartheism, what was going on in politics during the time Miller wrote the Crucible, and how the book was a direct attack on McCartheism.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/crucible/context.html
This site states the Miller wrote The Crucible as a reaction to McCarthy Era and to mass hysteria. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/amiller.htm
2. How are McCarthyism, the Red Scare, Arthur Miller and The Crucible interrelated?
The following website does a great job at explaining how McCarthyism spread into mass hysteria just as the Salem Witch Trials did. Senator McCarthy attended a woman's Republican meeting and claimed to know 205 Department of States people that were involved with communism. McCarthy, like Abigail in The Crucible, had enough people convinced of communism that mass hysteria spread throughout the country. It was a "witch hunt" for people were were involved in communism, just as the witch hunts during the Salem Witch Trials. Then when the people of the Department of States were questioned they often ended up lying to save their own careers. This would compare to the Puritans during their dilemmas that dealt with being a witch or not.
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Mccartheism
A great website about the Red Scare.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/SaccoV/redscare.html
3. Document other times in American history when 'witch hunts' were conducted and discuss the outcomes of the Salem witch hunt and the other witch hunts you find. What do they all have in common?
Jews, gays, gypsies, and mentally handicapped during WWII
Religions fighting eachother
The Salem Witch Trials resulted in innocent people being killed due to mass hysteria. To me, the other 'witch hunts' through out our history are due to the fact of people wanting the victims to conform to what they think is acceptable. Does that make sense?
The Jews, gays, gypsies, and mentally handicapped were often killed or tortured during WWII. Hitler would send races or types of people he didn't like to concentration camps. Often times the people were overworked with pointless jobs or there were to many people confined to one area which resulted in many diseases being spread. Below is a list of other events people suffered through:
1. Gas chambers
2. Scientific experiments on twins
3. Poor diets/Starvation
4. Acid showers
5. Lice
Religions--For example the Shiites and the Sunni have been fighting wars for years over religion and the Holy Land. The website below explains the difference between the Shiites and the Sunni.
http://hnn.us/articles/934.html
AMERICAN WITCH HUNTS
Native Americans, good site about Native Americans! Both talk about the problems with reservations and the settlers.
http://www.nativeamericans.com/
http://nativeamericanrhymes.com/library/conflicts/overview.htm
I found this website to be extremely helpful! The site talks about McCartheism, what was going on in politics during the time Miller wrote the Crucible, and how the book was a direct attack on McCartheism.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/crucible/context.html
This site states the Miller wrote The Crucible as a reaction to McCarthy Era and to mass hysteria. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/amiller.htm
2. How are McCarthyism, the Red Scare, Arthur Miller and The Crucible interrelated?
The following website does a great job at explaining how McCarthyism spread into mass hysteria just as the Salem Witch Trials did. Senator McCarthy attended a woman's Republican meeting and claimed to know 205 Department of States people that were involved with communism. McCarthy, like Abigail in The Crucible, had enough people convinced of communism that mass hysteria spread throughout the country. It was a "witch hunt" for people were were involved in communism, just as the witch hunts during the Salem Witch Trials. Then when the people of the Department of States were questioned they often ended up lying to save their own careers. This would compare to the Puritans during their dilemmas that dealt with being a witch or not.
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Mccartheism
A great website about the Red Scare.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/SaccoV/redscare.html
3. Document other times in American history when 'witch hunts' were conducted and discuss the outcomes of the Salem witch hunt and the other witch hunts you find. What do they all have in common?
Jews, gays, gypsies, and mentally handicapped during WWII
Religions fighting eachother
The Salem Witch Trials resulted in innocent people being killed due to mass hysteria. To me, the other 'witch hunts' through out our history are due to the fact of people wanting the victims to conform to what they think is acceptable. Does that make sense?
The Jews, gays, gypsies, and mentally handicapped were often killed or tortured during WWII. Hitler would send races or types of people he didn't like to concentration camps. Often times the people were overworked with pointless jobs or there were to many people confined to one area which resulted in many diseases being spread. Below is a list of other events people suffered through:
1. Gas chambers
2. Scientific experiments on twins
3. Poor diets/Starvation
4. Acid showers
5. Lice
Religions--For example the Shiites and the Sunni have been fighting wars for years over religion and the Holy Land. The website below explains the difference between the Shiites and the Sunni.
http://hnn.us/articles/934.html
AMERICAN WITCH HUNTS
Native Americans, good site about Native Americans! Both talk about the problems with reservations and the settlers.
http://www.nativeamericans.com/
http://nativeamericanrhymes.com/library/conflicts/overview.htm
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