Primaryaccess.org. 24 Oct 2008 .
Bessie Smith was a talented African American blues singer. She was a rough, crude, violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. But during her career she had her ups and downs. She was turned down by three record companies because they felt she wasn't commercial enough, but Columbia Records soon signed Bessie. Her first record "Down Hearted Blues" sold more then 2 million copies within a year. At her peak in the 1920's she earned $2,000 a week, making her the highest paid black entertainer in the country. In 1930 her career had begun to fall due to the public’s change musical taste. By 1931 the Classic Blues style of Bessie Smith was out of style. The Depression, radio, and sound movies had all damaged the record companies' ability to sell records so Columbia dropped Smith from its roster.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Eighth Annotation.
"Bessie Smith's Blues." enotes.com. American Decade. 21 Nov 2008 .
Bessie smith was known as the " Empress of the Blues". Started touring with a vaudeville show as a dancer in 1912. A protégé of legendary blues woman Ma Rainey, she eventually became the most respected African American singer and so did Bessie when her time came.
Bessie smith was known as the " Empress of the Blues". Started touring with a vaudeville show as a dancer in 1912. A protégé of legendary blues woman Ma Rainey, she eventually became the most respected African American singer and so did Bessie when her time came.
Seventh Annotation.
Forman, Roanna. "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAZZ MUSICIANS." Jazz.com. 20 Nov 2008 .
When Bessie's mother and father died she was left to take care of her three brothers and sisters by taking in laundry. This strong work ethic made a lasting impression on Bessie. She was determined to leave the poverty and inequality of Blue Goose Hollow, and show business was her ticket. She started street corner singing and dancing with her brother Andrew to boost the family’s income. She did an audition Stokes and later hired Bessie as a dancer, since he already had a singer Ma Rainey. During this time, she developed a reputation as a performer at black theaters across the South and along the Eastern Seaboard. Bessie was decidedly an original, and a natural singer. Bessie Smith is a soprano with a more urban, polished style. In any case Bessie undoubtedly learned how to handle herself on stage from Rainey, even though their styles were different. Things began to change after the 1920s, in 1923, Smith, then living in Philadelphia, auditioned successfully for a recording contract with Columbia and that's where her success begun.
When Bessie's mother and father died she was left to take care of her three brothers and sisters by taking in laundry. This strong work ethic made a lasting impression on Bessie. She was determined to leave the poverty and inequality of Blue Goose Hollow, and show business was her ticket. She started street corner singing and dancing with her brother Andrew to boost the family’s income. She did an audition Stokes and later hired Bessie as a dancer, since he already had a singer Ma Rainey. During this time, she developed a reputation as a performer at black theaters across the South and along the Eastern Seaboard. Bessie was decidedly an original, and a natural singer. Bessie Smith is a soprano with a more urban, polished style. In any case Bessie undoubtedly learned how to handle herself on stage from Rainey, even though their styles were different. Things began to change after the 1920s, in 1923, Smith, then living in Philadelphia, auditioned successfully for a recording contract with Columbia and that's where her success begun.
Sixth Annotation.
"Biographies Life and times of the great ones." PBS.org. 13 Nov 2008 .
Bessie Smith was the most successful black performing artist of her time. She not only sang the blues she also did acting too. Bessie began her professional career by sing in 1912. She made almost 200 recordings, of which her remarkable duets with Armstrong are among her best. Although she excelled in the performance of slow blues, she also recorded vigorous versions of jazz standards. By the 1920s, she was a leading artist in black shows on the TOBA circuit and at the 81 Theatre in Atlanta. Her first recording, Down-Hearted Blues, established her as the most successful black performing artist of her time.
Bessie Smith was the most successful black performing artist of her time. She not only sang the blues she also did acting too. Bessie began her professional career by sing in 1912. She made almost 200 recordings, of which her remarkable duets with Armstrong are among her best. Although she excelled in the performance of slow blues, she also recorded vigorous versions of jazz standards. By the 1920s, she was a leading artist in black shows on the TOBA circuit and at the 81 Theatre in Atlanta. Her first recording, Down-Hearted Blues, established her as the most successful black performing artist of her time.
Fifth Annotation.
"American Decades." enotes.com. 20 Nov 2008 .
During her lifetime the blues was regarded as a form of black expression; she performed for mostly black audiences and recorded for what were classified as race records that were not stocked in record shops catering to whites. Unlike Louis Armstrong, who reached all audiences, Smith was unknown or unavailable to most white Americans during her career. She was a black artist working with traditional black material for a black public nevertheless, Smith gave special performances for white audiences in some large cities.
During her lifetime the blues was regarded as a form of black expression; she performed for mostly black audiences and recorded for what were classified as race records that were not stocked in record shops catering to whites. Unlike Louis Armstrong, who reached all audiences, Smith was unknown or unavailable to most white Americans during her career. She was a black artist working with traditional black material for a black public nevertheless, Smith gave special performances for white audiences in some large cities.
Fourth Annotation.
"The Red Hot Jazz Archive." Bessie Smith 1. 17 Oct 2008 .
This website gives alot of information on Bessie Smith's personality. According to the website, she was a rough, crude, violent women. She was talented. She had a strong voice and she was famous and popular to both blacks and whites. Eventually people grew tired of her but she was still very popular in the south.
This website also talks about the kind of music Bessie Smith made. She was really popular in the 1920's. Some of her famous songs include "a good man is hard to find", "any woman's blues", and "baby doll."
This website gives alot of information on Bessie Smith's personality. According to the website, she was a rough, crude, violent women. She was talented. She had a strong voice and she was famous and popular to both blacks and whites. Eventually people grew tired of her but she was still very popular in the south.
This website also talks about the kind of music Bessie Smith made. She was really popular in the 1920's. Some of her famous songs include "a good man is hard to find", "any woman's blues", and "baby doll."
Friday, November 14, 2008
Third Annotation & Thesis.
Hemsworth, Joan. "Bessie Smith Empress of the Blues." 14 Dec 1998. 14 Nov 2008
.
When Bessie was a bit younger, she was once removed from a job as chorus
girl-because her skin was too black. Years later she dealt with a similar
situation at the famous Apollo in New York by demanding that a very dark chorus
girl be kept-though she accepted a dimming of the lights. Bessie also despised
blacks that attempted to become like whites.
Thesis: Bessie Smith was a famous African American blues singer born during a time period of segregation. Bessie was always acknowledged for her singing but never for her courage. Being loved by not only blacks but whites as well, there was a lot of obstacles that stood in her way but she overcame them and became successful in her career. Bessie influenced a lot of folks to follow their dreams because anything is possible.
When Bessie was a bit younger, she was once removed from a job as chorus
girl-because her skin was too black. Years later she dealt with a similar
situation at the famous Apollo in New York by demanding that a very dark chorus
girl be kept-though she accepted a dimming of the lights. Bessie also despised
blacks that attempted to become like whites.
Thesis: Bessie Smith was a famous African American blues singer born during a time period of segregation. Bessie was always acknowledged for her singing but never for her courage. Being loved by not only blacks but whites as well, there was a lot of obstacles that stood in her way but she overcame them and became successful in her career. Bessie influenced a lot of folks to follow their dreams because anything is possible.
Second Annotation
Smith, Elizabeth. "Bessie Smith Biography (1894-1937)." biography.com. 2007. 14 Nov
2008.
Bessie Smith ran away as a teenager to join a traveling show as a dancer. In 1912,
Bessie began performing in the same show as blues vocalist Ma Rainey. She really
became famous when she started to record in 1923.
2008
Bessie Smith ran away as a teenager to join a traveling show as a dancer. In 1912,
Bessie began performing in the same show as blues vocalist Ma Rainey. She really
became famous when she started to record in 1923.
First Annotation
Women In History, "Bessie Smith Biography." Women In History. 25 Jan 2008.
Lakewood Public Library. 14 Nov 2008.
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This website taught me that Bessie died in a car accident around age 43. She was
born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Lakewood Public Library. 14 Nov 2008.
This website taught me that Bessie died in a car accident around age 43. She was
born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Topic Selection NHD 08/09.
I choose Bessie Smith for my NHD Project because I am interested in how African Americans were popular and influenced generations of musicians during a time when there was segregation (1920s).
Bessie Smith is important to history because without their efforts, many African Americans may not have felt as though they could fulfill their dreams just because of their race & also, the blues probably wouldn't be appreciated as much by all races.
For this week's research, I found a biography of Bessie Smith at (http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/smit-bes.htm). I will read and summarize it for next week.
Bessie Smith is important to history because without their efforts, many African Americans may not have felt as though they could fulfill their dreams just because of their race & also, the blues probably wouldn't be appreciated as much by all races.
For this week's research, I found a biography of Bessie Smith at (http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/smit-bes.htm). I will read and summarize it for next week.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Reflection from May 9th
1. Reflect on Friday's meeting (May 9). Specifically answer:
a. I learned that center city has the most homeless people.
b. I learned that it is easier working with a group if we all speak one at a time.
c. If I were in charge of this group I would change the members i picked for it.
2. We are going to make posters about a can drive that we are going to drive.
a. I learned that center city has the most homeless people.
b. I learned that it is easier working with a group if we all speak one at a time.
c. If I were in charge of this group I would change the members i picked for it.
2. We are going to make posters about a can drive that we are going to drive.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Friday's Service Learning Reflection
Friday, our group worked hard with Mr. Ackerman to come up with some type of project that has to do with helping the homeless. I came to the meeting with an idea about making meals for the homeless or buying them something to eat. By the end of the meeting, we came to the conclusion that maybe one day out of the week we will bring in bread, peanut butter && jelly to make sandwiches for them && give them a little juice or something. Then we will take it down to a homeless shelter. So far, three things that i liked during our meeting was the fact that we had to pass around a ball && if we didn't have the ball we couldn't speak. Another thing that I liked was how Mr. Ackerman controlled the group. What I mean by that is that e kept us under control but in a fun/nice way. And the last thing I liked about our group was ow much progress we made. I didn't dislike anything because I agreed with everyone's ideas.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Service Learning Project
Me && Ishmael Johnson have decided to start up a group with Mr. Ackerman for service learning. Our group is mainly focused on helping people at homeless shelters. We are not pretty sure which shelter we will be attenting yet. We thought that it would be fair if we went down to a homeless shelter at least one day out of the week and bring the residents meals. These meals could be anything from home cooked meals to McDonalds. We know that this will cost a lot of money so we will probably start a fundraiser. Maybe a bake sale or something. I really look foward to doing this project && i hope it is a great success.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Helium Poem
I am Helium.
My atomic number is that of 2.
I won't combine with other elements, myself, or you.
4.0026 is my mass.
And I am an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas.
-268.93 is boiling point, extremely low.
Aside from hydrogen, I'm the least dense gas known.
I was first identified as an element in 1868.
Janssen discovered me by mistake.
Really studying solar eclipses in India.
Neon, Argon, Xenon, Radon are part of mi familia.
We are part of the noble gases also known as the inert.
I am the 2nd most abundant element of the earth.
& because I can fill up things that fly like balloons and balls.
That makes me the best of element of them all.
My atomic number is that of 2.
I won't combine with other elements, myself, or you.
4.0026 is my mass.
And I am an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas.
-268.93 is boiling point, extremely low.
Aside from hydrogen, I'm the least dense gas known.
I was first identified as an element in 1868.
Janssen discovered me by mistake.
Really studying solar eclipses in India.
Neon, Argon, Xenon, Radon are part of mi familia.
We are part of the noble gases also known as the inert.
I am the 2nd most abundant element of the earth.
& because I can fill up things that fly like balloons and balls.
That makes me the best of element of them all.
Resume
shanii.con@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a job as an entertainment lawyer and acquire a summer job at Ballard Spahr or at a sneaker store.
EDUCATION
Completed 5 years at Lingelbach Elementary.
Graduated middle school from J.R Masterman.
Current G.P.A. at Constitution H.S. 3.7
EXPERIENCE
• 2007 – 2008. Created research paper for NHD.
• 2007 - 2008. Created a science experiment and won 8th place in school wide in competition.
• 2004 - present. Experienced with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, movie
• 2004. Fundraised for Girl scout banquet by selling Girl scout cookies.
• 2004. Organized a banquet for Girl scouts.
RELEVANT HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES
Part of the Mentally Gifted Program, MG Play writes
HONORS & AWARDS
• Honorable Mention
• Principal’s Award
• Student of the Month.
• Student of the Week
• Bridging in Girl scouts
• 8th place in School Wide Science Fair
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a job as an entertainment lawyer and acquire a summer job at Ballard Spahr or at a sneaker store.
EDUCATION
Completed 5 years at Lingelbach Elementary.
Graduated middle school from J.R Masterman.
Current G.P.A. at Constitution H.S. 3.7
EXPERIENCE
• 2007 – 2008. Created research paper for NHD.
• 2007 - 2008. Created a science experiment and won 8th place in school wide in competition.
• 2004 - present. Experienced with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, movie
• 2004. Fundraised for Girl scout banquet by selling Girl scout cookies.
• 2004. Organized a banquet for Girl scouts.
RELEVANT HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES
Part of the Mentally Gifted Program, MG Play writes
HONORS & AWARDS
• Honorable Mention
• Principal’s Award
• Student of the Month.
• Student of the Week
• Bridging in Girl scouts
• 8th place in School Wide Science Fair
I am Miller .
I was a force in the intellectual life of black America for about a half of century. Miller was a mathematician, a sociologist, an essayist, and a newspaper columnist. I was born in South Carolina in 1863, and worked his way through Howard University. After graduating from Howard University, I was admitted to the graduate program in Johns Hopkins University's Department of Mathematics in 1887. I was the first African American admitted in the university. After two years, however, I left the University without a degree.
I was an appointed professor of mathematics at Howard in 1890, and introduced sociology into the curriculum in 1895, serving as professor of sociology from 1895 to 1934. I was the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and modernized the classical curriculum, strengthening the natural and social sciences. In 1889, I re-enrolled in a graduate program at Howard University. I then earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics was appointed a professor at Howard in 1890. In 1895, I introduced Sociology to the curriculum there and was a professor of Sociology from 1895 to 1934. As Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, I was credited with creating the classical curriculum at Howard, and strengthening the university's programs in the natural and social sciences.
I was a prolific writer whose articles appeared in the major newspapers and magazines of the day. In the 1920s and 1930s, my weekly column appeared in more than 100 newspapers. On African-American education policy, Miller aligned himself with neither the "radicals", Du Bois and the Niagara Movement or the "conservatives", the followers of Booker T. Washington. I found a middle way, a comprehensive education system that would provide for "symmetrical development" of African-American citizens by offering both vocational and intellectual instruction. I was also a prolific writer and an outspoken advocate for African-American education. Through the 1920s and 1930s, he authored a weekly column that appeared in more than 100 newspapers nationwide.
Overall, I believe I was a helpful contribution to math and will be remembered forever.
I was an appointed professor of mathematics at Howard in 1890, and introduced sociology into the curriculum in 1895, serving as professor of sociology from 1895 to 1934. I was the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and modernized the classical curriculum, strengthening the natural and social sciences. In 1889, I re-enrolled in a graduate program at Howard University. I then earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics was appointed a professor at Howard in 1890. In 1895, I introduced Sociology to the curriculum there and was a professor of Sociology from 1895 to 1934. As Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, I was credited with creating the classical curriculum at Howard, and strengthening the university's programs in the natural and social sciences.
I was a prolific writer whose articles appeared in the major newspapers and magazines of the day. In the 1920s and 1930s, my weekly column appeared in more than 100 newspapers. On African-American education policy, Miller aligned himself with neither the "radicals", Du Bois and the Niagara Movement or the "conservatives", the followers of Booker T. Washington. I found a middle way, a comprehensive education system that would provide for "symmetrical development" of African-American citizens by offering both vocational and intellectual instruction. I was also a prolific writer and an outspoken advocate for African-American education. Through the 1920s and 1930s, he authored a weekly column that appeared in more than 100 newspapers nationwide.
Overall, I believe I was a helpful contribution to math and will be remembered forever.
Quieido Quil
Quieido Quil,
Hola! Yo estoy en Puerto Rico. Por la tarde hace sol y por la noche hace fresco. Estoy quedado con la familia Rodriguez. La familia tiene seis personas. Tienen cuatro chicas y dos chicos. La familia tiene una mascota y es un perro. Hay la abuela, los padres, los tíos, la hija, y un perro. La abuela se llama Barbara. Ella es bonita y antipática. Tiene el pelo moreno y los ojos azules. Está en una silla de ruedas. Él tío se llama Jesús. Él es un poco gordo y un poco ciego. Él es bajo y tímido. Tiene el pelo negro y los ojos verdes. La tía se llama Mariana. Ella es muy fea, baja y seria. Tiene el pelo largo y moreno. Él papa se llama Pedro. Él es flaco, alto y cómico. Tiene el pelo canoso y los ojos verdes. La mama se llama Vanesa. Ella es baja, flaca, guapa y simpática. Tiene el pelo moreno y los ojos de color café. La hija se llama Shakira. Ella es timída, bajita y guapa, Tiene el pelo negro y los ojos de color café. El perro se llama Pixie. Ella es simpática. En el fin de semana, nos gusta nadar en la playa, Me encanta el tiempo. Me choca el agua por que es sucio. La comida es buena. En los días tienen mucha comida y muchas personas. La música es así así. Yo tengo dos amigos aquí pero, tu eres mi mejor amigo. Mi cumpleaños es a semana próxima. Yo quiero mucho la ropa. Tengo sed, yo quiero un refresco. Yo tengo que ir a la iglesia, nosotros hablamos más tarde.
Te amo. Abrazos y besos,
LuLu
Hola! Yo estoy en Puerto Rico. Por la tarde hace sol y por la noche hace fresco. Estoy quedado con la familia Rodriguez. La familia tiene seis personas. Tienen cuatro chicas y dos chicos. La familia tiene una mascota y es un perro. Hay la abuela, los padres, los tíos, la hija, y un perro. La abuela se llama Barbara. Ella es bonita y antipática. Tiene el pelo moreno y los ojos azules. Está en una silla de ruedas. Él tío se llama Jesús. Él es un poco gordo y un poco ciego. Él es bajo y tímido. Tiene el pelo negro y los ojos verdes. La tía se llama Mariana. Ella es muy fea, baja y seria. Tiene el pelo largo y moreno. Él papa se llama Pedro. Él es flaco, alto y cómico. Tiene el pelo canoso y los ojos verdes. La mama se llama Vanesa. Ella es baja, flaca, guapa y simpática. Tiene el pelo moreno y los ojos de color café. La hija se llama Shakira. Ella es timída, bajita y guapa, Tiene el pelo negro y los ojos de color café. El perro se llama Pixie. Ella es simpática. En el fin de semana, nos gusta nadar en la playa, Me encanta el tiempo. Me choca el agua por que es sucio. La comida es buena. En los días tienen mucha comida y muchas personas. La música es así así. Yo tengo dos amigos aquí pero, tu eres mi mejor amigo. Mi cumpleaños es a semana próxima. Yo quiero mucho la ropa. Tengo sed, yo quiero un refresco. Yo tengo que ir a la iglesia, nosotros hablamos más tarde.
Te amo. Abrazos y besos,
LuLu
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
NHD Reflection
Title: John Bartram & His Garden Helped Us Understand Our Environment Today
Project Type: Paper
From NHD i learned how to stay on task and cite sources more thoroughly. Annotations helped me do better research. I learned that you shouldnt work with your friends because it may result in a broken friendship or a bad grade. I also learned that working individually is not bad because you dont have to depend on anybody.
Project Type: Paper
From NHD i learned how to stay on task and cite sources more thoroughly. Annotations helped me do better research. I learned that you shouldnt work with your friends because it may result in a broken friendship or a bad grade. I also learned that working individually is not bad because you dont have to depend on anybody.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Biography on James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin was born in Harlem, New York, August 2, 1924 and grew up in a household headed by a loving mother and an abusive stepfather. At an early age, Baldwin began reading very selective book catalogs of various local libraries. By the age of 14, he had become a well-known, young minister at the Fireside Pentecostal Church in Harlem and wrote articles for his church and high school magazines. After graduating from high school, he worked as a journalist writing book reviews and essays for the The New Leader, The Nation, Commentary, and Partisan Review.
Throughout the years, James Baldwin had received many achievements. In 1948, he won a grant from the Rosenwald Fellowship, which motivated him to move to France that same year. In 1953, James Baldwin published his first novel, Go Tell It On The Mountain, which was based on his experiences as a teenage minister in Harlem. His second novel, Giovanni’s Room, spoke about a love triangle between two men and a woman living in Paris. In 1957, he returned to the United States and became a firebrand in the struggle for desegregating Southern schools. He joined forces with Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers and others who worked toward the civil rights movement in the 1950’s and 1960’s. During the JFK Administration, Baldwin organized a historic meeting between Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and various African American notables, including Lorraine Hansberry and Dr. Kenneth Clark, designed to inform the Attorney General of the Black scene in America. In 1970, he bought a house in the south of France, which became his main residence. In 1983, Baldwin began teaching Afro-American Studies at Five Colleges of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He taught and lectured at many universities and colleges up until he was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in 1987, from which he died on November 30, of that year.
Overall, James Baldwin was a very strong and confident young African American. He made changes in many lives and in the African American society. He had a very strong spirit and carried it along with him all the way to his grave. He is definitely a great person to look up to and he has many great achievements.
Throughout the years, James Baldwin had received many achievements. In 1948, he won a grant from the Rosenwald Fellowship, which motivated him to move to France that same year. In 1953, James Baldwin published his first novel, Go Tell It On The Mountain, which was based on his experiences as a teenage minister in Harlem. His second novel, Giovanni’s Room, spoke about a love triangle between two men and a woman living in Paris. In 1957, he returned to the United States and became a firebrand in the struggle for desegregating Southern schools. He joined forces with Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers and others who worked toward the civil rights movement in the 1950’s and 1960’s. During the JFK Administration, Baldwin organized a historic meeting between Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and various African American notables, including Lorraine Hansberry and Dr. Kenneth Clark, designed to inform the Attorney General of the Black scene in America. In 1970, he bought a house in the south of France, which became his main residence. In 1983, Baldwin began teaching Afro-American Studies at Five Colleges of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He taught and lectured at many universities and colleges up until he was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in 1987, from which he died on November 30, of that year.
Overall, James Baldwin was a very strong and confident young African American. He made changes in many lives and in the African American society. He had a very strong spirit and carried it along with him all the way to his grave. He is definitely a great person to look up to and he has many great achievements.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
My Reasonable Grade Choice
Dear Mr. Romero,
I really enjoyed these last two semesters with you as my teacher, aside from all our arguments and disagreements. I understand that I am missing maybe 1 or 2 assignments and I am not going to get the same grade I got last semester. I feel as though a B or B- would be a fair grade because it’s hardly ever that I need someone to take pity for me. Also, its not like I am a bad student all around, because I do all my work in all my classes and I am passing all my other classes. I don’t want a bad English grade to mess up my report card. I think that it would be fair enough if you gave me a B but I will explain it more in depth in this letter.
Firstly, I should receive a B because I’ve been off track but I do still try my best its just that I get overwhelmed. I did try to accomplish the Huck Finn packet but I was so worried about NHD and my science experiment. I’m not saying that your assignment wasn’t important to me, but I just forgot. Secondly, its not like I am a bad student all around because I do participate in class, and not just yours, all of them. Also, I have done work in your class and I don’t want an assignment to mess up my whole report card. I really am going to try my best to do all my assignments. I wish I had you next semester to show you how sincere I am being.
In conclusion I believe I should get a B because I am going to learn from my mistakes and be more responsible. Also, I am not going to let any other assignments get in the way of my work. I am passing all of my other classes and I am not a bad student all around. So hopefully, this letter has maybe changed your mind and made you think about the grade you want to give me.
I really enjoyed these last two semesters with you as my teacher, aside from all our arguments and disagreements. I understand that I am missing maybe 1 or 2 assignments and I am not going to get the same grade I got last semester. I feel as though a B or B- would be a fair grade because it’s hardly ever that I need someone to take pity for me. Also, its not like I am a bad student all around, because I do all my work in all my classes and I am passing all my other classes. I don’t want a bad English grade to mess up my report card. I think that it would be fair enough if you gave me a B but I will explain it more in depth in this letter.
Firstly, I should receive a B because I’ve been off track but I do still try my best its just that I get overwhelmed. I did try to accomplish the Huck Finn packet but I was so worried about NHD and my science experiment. I’m not saying that your assignment wasn’t important to me, but I just forgot. Secondly, its not like I am a bad student all around because I do participate in class, and not just yours, all of them. Also, I have done work in your class and I don’t want an assignment to mess up my whole report card. I really am going to try my best to do all my assignments. I wish I had you next semester to show you how sincere I am being.
In conclusion I believe I should get a B because I am going to learn from my mistakes and be more responsible. Also, I am not going to let any other assignments get in the way of my work. I am passing all of my other classes and I am not a bad student all around. So hopefully, this letter has maybe changed your mind and made you think about the grade you want to give me.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Should Huck Finn Be Taught at CHS ?
Huckleberry Finn is a very good story but at the same time a very debatable topic. Some people may say “Oh Huckleberry Finn is such a bad book, why are you reading this?” When I think about it, I totally disagree with them. Okay, they may cus a couple of times and say some out of pocket things but hey, it’s just a book! Huckleberry Finn is a good book and it should be taught a CHS high school. The reason I feel this way is for several reasons.
First of all, Huckleberry Finn should be taught because it is very educational. My reason, because it teaches you about how orphans were taught and treated in the past. Orphans were taught by their adopted parents. However their adopted parents were brought up, was how the orphans were brought up. Huckleberry Finn just so happened to be one of the lucky ones. Although his adopted parent, Ms. Watson was not the nicest person, she was very well-mannered and intollereable. She kept Huckleberry Finn on track. To read more about this, visit chapter 8 in the book.
The second reason why I believe it should be taught is because it teaches you about how things have changed throughout time. Back then, people owned slaves. They treated them pretty poorly so it kind of makes you think about how good we have it. Now a days people have maids and butlers. Also, they have a choice as to whether they want to work for someone else, and they get a pretty reasonable salary, unlike slaves. In chp. 4 of the book, Ms. Watson referred to Jim the slave as “Big Nigga Jim.” HOW RUDE!
My final reason as to why Huckleberry Finn should be taught is because it shows us students how thankful we should be to have a school to go to and learn. Jim had to teach himself how to read and write, but it still was incorrect. At least we have a school to go to and learn how to speak proper English. In chp. 8 in the book, Jim was having a conversation with Huck Finn and says: “Well dey’s reasons. But you wouldn’t tell me ef I ‘uz to tell you, would you Huck?” Wow, what does that mean?
In conclusion, Huck Finn should be taught in schools because it is a good book. And you shouldn’t judge a book by what you hear about. People can learn in many different ways and I feel that students at CHS can learn from Huck Finn.
First of all, Huckleberry Finn should be taught because it is very educational. My reason, because it teaches you about how orphans were taught and treated in the past. Orphans were taught by their adopted parents. However their adopted parents were brought up, was how the orphans were brought up. Huckleberry Finn just so happened to be one of the lucky ones. Although his adopted parent, Ms. Watson was not the nicest person, she was very well-mannered and intollereable. She kept Huckleberry Finn on track. To read more about this, visit chapter 8 in the book.
The second reason why I believe it should be taught is because it teaches you about how things have changed throughout time. Back then, people owned slaves. They treated them pretty poorly so it kind of makes you think about how good we have it. Now a days people have maids and butlers. Also, they have a choice as to whether they want to work for someone else, and they get a pretty reasonable salary, unlike slaves. In chp. 4 of the book, Ms. Watson referred to Jim the slave as “Big Nigga Jim.” HOW RUDE!
My final reason as to why Huckleberry Finn should be taught is because it shows us students how thankful we should be to have a school to go to and learn. Jim had to teach himself how to read and write, but it still was incorrect. At least we have a school to go to and learn how to speak proper English. In chp. 8 in the book, Jim was having a conversation with Huck Finn and says: “Well dey’s reasons. But you wouldn’t tell me ef I ‘uz to tell you, would you Huck?” Wow, what does that mean?
In conclusion, Huck Finn should be taught in schools because it is a good book. And you shouldn’t judge a book by what you hear about. People can learn in many different ways and I feel that students at CHS can learn from Huck Finn.
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