Vocab 2

Empathy- Feeling what somebody else feels
I chose this picture to represent empathy because it seems like everyone knows how everyone else is feeling. The picture was taken in New York and the tourists are only crying because of what happened there in prior times. They have empathy for the victims of 9/11.


Deduct-To take away
I chose this pictue because for each bite of a burger- with the salt, and all the other bad things in it for you, it deducts one day off your life.


Plagiarize-To take ideas from somebody elses work and copy it without giving credit.
I used this picture for the word plagiarized because of the fact that books are very often plagiarized.

Essential question: Is Twain speaking through Jim, or is Jim's point of view different from Twain's? Explain.

There are many different reasons to believe that Mark twain is speaking through Jim. Three of the most important include the people, the dialect, and the conditions. These all play crucial roles in Mark Twains novel “The adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. These, and many other reasons permit me grounds to say that Jim is definitely one of the most important characters in the book because Mark Twain is expressing his viewpoint through him.

There are many different reasons to believe why Mark Twain would speak through Jim. The first and foremost important aspect to consider is the conditions the slaves were forced to endure. This is probably the most crucial aspect when considering why Mark twain wrote this book. I believe, in this aspect at least, that twain is speaking through Jim because an author can usually make a point; that people will actually hear, versus a slave whose views will never be heard. However, in book format you can definitely hear what Jim has to say. This is problem why Mark Twain’s book wasn’t so popular, and probably is the reason behind why it got banned from schools. We do not want the kids of the following generations to know how the slaves were treated, that is how inhumane they were treated.

Another reason to consider when wondering if Mark Twain is speaking through Jim is that Twain wants everyone to see the dialect that everyone used back then. This is an important reason because as time goes on language and dialect both change, and that is a factor to consider when thinking about the future. This text is much more a history book than an actual novel. It’s like a dialogue of people in the 1800s. This is an important aspect of the book because of the fact that now we know how they talked. Although to an extent we make fun of this dialect, this is a very important element of the novel.

An additional reason to consider that Mark Twain is speaking through Jim is because of the fact that he wants to show how people lived back then. This is an important reason because it is accurate. It is accurate because it is coming first hand from a person who is living through. It is different from a history book because I history book can be altered. This is a very important aspect when considering if Mark Twain’s viewpoint is the same as Jims.

Concluding, I believe there are many different things that scream out the fact that Mark Twain has taken Jim and made him similar to himself viewpoint wise. The three, stated above, include the people, the dialect, and the conditions, are reasons why Mark Twain choose Jim to represent his specific viewpoint.

Vocaburlary Week 8

flourish- To Flourish is to thrive
This picture describes thriving in my opinion, which translates into flourishing. This is due to the fact that flourishing/thriving people are very orginal and inspired. They have alot of integrity.


Tranquility-Tranquility is the quality or state of being calm.
This picture describes tranquility becuase it is very calm, and when you look at it you can't help but fall into a pieceful mindset.


Stereotype- a Stereotype is a set form; a convention
This picture represents a sterotype becauase emo kids usaully take angle pictures.

Writting In Reverse

Inspired by: "Bill Sullivan’s Turnstile Photography Project"

Running all the time, but he isn’t going anywhere. It's a new page in the same book. It's a new game with the same rules. Slowly dissipating into the oblivion. Lost in his thoughts as he stumbles to regain his balance. Life-or something like it? “There’s got to be more to this life”, he exclaimed in a flashy manor; as if to impress everyone. Words get in the way, sentences strung along with muddled up hope. All the hope spills from deep inside of his stomach. This world equals oblivion. You can’t remember everything, he won’t. I am the narrator of his life, because I know him best. Technically it’s my world; he’s just living in it.

Lets call him Jack, because Jack seems like an ordinary name, that any other ordinary person could have. Despite his name, Jack Collins was an unconventional person. In kindergarten his teachers gave him an assignment- they told him to write down what he wanted to be when he grew up. He wrote down happy. They told him that he didn't understand the assignment; he told them they didn't understand life. He’s that one kid in elementary school that you guys all picked on; that one guy in middle school that you spread rumors about; just wanting a good laugh. In high school he was the outcast.

When most kids were getting their drivers license, going to parties, and smoking their cigarettes; Jack had different priorities. Jacks not to proud with parts of his life. Like that one time when he got addicted to Speed, those were the days he was desperate to escape reality.

Jack Collins-he was never to good in school, definitely not getting a scholarship to an Ivy League college; he’ll probably get into some community college at best. He noticed this a bit to soon, and he had no need for boosting his performance. He lost interest with school-completely. He wanted the days to fly by.

The first time he smoked weed was in tenth grade. This is when he heard Nirvana for the first time. Soon enough he found a better band, one that better described him, Tool, and a better drug too- Speed. Weed, soon enough his body had grown a tolerance for that. Off course he believes that he can stop whenever he wants. Not so much denial, but deceit towards other people, whom he hates the mire thought of sharing a species with. He felt no use to live another day sober.

In a regular biography, this is probably the part where all the problems start, but in his mind this is when all his problems end.

To make a long story short Jack Collins never went to rehab. The life he led drowned him with vein. He was the kid that you always made fun of. You know, that one loser in your second period always showing up late. You remember-the one loser who never was going to amount to anything. All those comments made up a life unlived.As he was getting off the train on that late Saturday night, he took a last look around. He admired the meaninglessness that has taken vacancy in everything he looks at. He won’t be around for much longer. Nothing sustains his life- his passion for everything’s dead. He doesn’t care. He really, never did. He wanted happiness, he got distress.