A Weekend in the Life

It's been a while, so I'll start off talking about where I've been, who I've seen, pretty much what you be doing if you were me.

On Thursday I decided to catch up all the sleep I lost to the "Grand Theft Auto 4" pandemic sweeping the nation.

On Friday I tried to crash a Memorial Day Family BBQ I found. Unforunatly none of my friends had the cajones to do it with me.

On Saturday I went into town and dicussed in a very formal and educational socratic seminar "The Dangers of a Zombie Invasion, and How it Affects You."
It was a very good discussion and If (I mean when) a zombie invasion comes I will be the man who survives. My friend Mr.Burke will not.

on Sunday I went to a sweet 16. I spent the whole night trying to fix my belt.. Its actually not as much fun as you would think.

On Monday I went paintballing, I killed 4 people. I'm a killing machine.

On Tuesday I reflected on all my memories of the weekend. I decided to never think of it again.

Then this blog post came.

Works of Me Part 4

What is the question you are answering in your own words?
Does Power corrupt good people?


What is your thesis statement? This sets up the entire paper with your focus and direction. Power corrupts, and turns good people into shells of their former self’s.



BODY PARAGRAPH 1
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
Power turned Napoleon evil.


What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. “Napoleon was fair and just till he gained full power”

b. “Napoleon killed other animals.”

What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. Napoleon is a good. And fair leader at first.


b. Then he oust Snowball, and took over leadership, but took away all fairness.


BODY PARAGRAPH 2
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
Power turned Macbeth Evil


What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a.” Macbeth is a hero turned villain”

b. “Macbeth killed his best friend”

What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. Macbeth is a hero in the first act of the novel.


b. Macbeth kills the king, and takes the power for himself, and becomes corrupt with power.







BODY PARAGRAPH 3
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
Why Napoleon changed.


What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. “Napoleon tried to kill Snowball”

b. “Napoleon wanted all the perks of being a humn.”

What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. He was greedy for power.


b. He wanted the perks.

BODY PARAGRAPH 4
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
Why Macbeth Changed


What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. “Macbeth’s wife wanted the power for herself, and pressured Macbeth into doing it.

b. “Macbeth was guided by a god-like prophets.

What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. His wife forced him.


b. the prophets told him too.

CONCLUSION
What should we now understand after reading your paper? Where idea(s) does your paper lead to?
a. The Greed For Power is too much.


b. All Good people fall to power.

Works of me Part 3

Cornell Notes for Sources

TITLE: Themes of Animal Farm
AUTHOR:
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2007

Main Idea #1: Power Corrupted Napoleon

Summary: Napoleon has lots of power, but is always hungry for more.


Quote: “Throughout the story Napoleon’s power continually increases, be he is never quite satisfied.


Question: “Why does Napoleon want all the power? To do what?


Main Idea #2: Napoleon must have power over all.

Summary: Napoleon is always trying to make sure he as no competition. He even runs Snowball out of town, through force.


Quote: Napoleon’s standards are that he must have complete power and rule over everyone


Question: Could Napoleon ever team up with someone?

Main Idea #3: Napoleon is always greedy for more power.

Summary: Throughout the book Napoleon is making sure he has no one talking against him, and that no one fights back at him.


Quote: Napoleon is always greedy for more power.


Question: What was his purpose for using all the power?




How will this source help you write your paper? It has many good points about Napoleons hunt for power.

TITLE: George Orwell
AUTHOR:
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2007

Main Idea #1: Leaders Abuse their powers.

Summary: In the book “Animal Farm” the leader, Napoleon, abused his powers.


Quote: In every society leaders will, If given the opportunity, abuse their powers.


Question: Why do they do this?


Main Idea #2: The Pigs abused their powers.
Summary: In the book, the pigs abuse there power, and start to be “more equal’ then the other animals.


Quote: The pigs will abuse their positions and power in this animal society.


Question: Why couldn’t they stay equal?

Main Idea #3: Many Russian Leaders abused their powers.

Summary: The Pigs are based on many Russian leaders, and many of them also abused their powers.

Quote: “The pigs in the story represent the Russian Royal family, who abused their powers.


Question: Why is humanity so cruel?

How it will help?: It shows the parallels of power between the people in the book, and people in real life.

TITLE: George Orwell
AUTHOR:
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2007

Main Idea #1: Leaders Abuse their powers.

Summary: In the book “Animal Farm” the leader, Napoleon, abused his powers.


Quote: In every society leaders will, If given the opportunity, abuse their powers.


Question: Why do they do this?


Main Idea #2: The Pigs abused their powers.
Summary: In the book, the pigs abuse there power, and start to be “more equal’ then the other animals.


Quote: The pigs will abuse their positions and power in this animal society.


Question: Why couldn’t they stay equal?

Main Idea #3: Many Russian Leaders abused their powers.

Summary: The Pigs are based on many Russian leaders, and many of them also abused their powers.

Quote: “The pigs in the story represent the Russian Royal family, who abused their powers.


Question: Why is humanity so cruel?

How it will help?: It shows the parallels of power between the people in the book, and people in real life.


TITLE: Macbeth’s Power Role
AUTHOR:
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2007

Main Idea #1: Macbeth became power corrupted.

Summary: After ascending to the throne, Macbeth became corrupted with power and abused his powers.


Quote: Later on in the play Macbeth holds the thrown and after having total control of supremacy over the whole country he gets power corrupted.


Question: What happened to Macbeth?


Main Idea #2: Macbeth was greedy for power.
Summary: Soon after his promotion, Macbeth became power hungry, and demanded more, by killing the King.


Quote: By the king granting them power Macbeth over abuses it to achieve even a higher status


Question: What changed Macbeth?
Main Idea #3: Macbeths wife is also power hungry.

Summary: Macbeth’s wife is the one who gives Macbeth the idea, and is also trying to Pull Macbeth’s strings.

Quote: Not only does he have power but his wife is in control of him and all of his decisions, she controls his mind the way she wants the joy of power


Question: Would Lady of Macbeth kill Macbeth later on?

How it will help?: It gives insight into the themes of power in Macbeth.

Works of Me Part 2

Hello my loyal fan(s). You'll are probably wondering, "Oh glorious Blogger, where art thou High-Larious blog posts of yours?"

(Sorry about missing, the Socratic Seminar Blog, but I chewed my hands off to keep myself from strangling some of the speakers.)

Well I shall break my vow of silence to announce. Big changes are coming the "The 1080." Huge Changes! Yes, I have hired a crack team of blog-designers, scientists, and mental patients to bring to you all, a new, better, blog. It will feature many out of school blog posts, many of which will change your view of everything you know, and love. Yes, all coming to you my loyal fans, in the future! I shall give you all a hint, a tasty piece, of my new blog. Here it is....Ladies and Gentlemen! I present the new logo of "The 1080."



To also hold you over, I will post my bibliography for my Final Essay for English. Enjoy I guess.

Works Cited

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"George Orwell." Cyber Essays. 8 May 2008 . 



Mr.B-G. "Macbeth's Power Role." Weblog entry. 7 Apr. 2008. World Lit 12. 8 May 2008      . <" 



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Works of Me Part 1

One of the themes in “Montana 1948” by Larry Watson, is sibling rivalry. Sibling rivalry is a natural feeling between any siblings, which the Hayden brothers cannot escape. “When comparisons were made between the two, my father was bound to suffer” is a line spoken David Hayden whose is stuck between his fathers, and his uncles sibling rivalry. Uncle Frank, who is Wesley’s brother, is always seemed to be better then Wesley. Frank is handsome, athletic, and a war hero. Wesley is none of these, and has always felt inferior to Frank. It seems like they are in a competition for their fathers attention.


There is more then one way to skin a cat. The same goes for tactics for stopping sibling rivalry. One tactic is to walk away before someone loses their temper, and self-control. “Separating yourself from your sibling will help both of you calm down(Denise 2008)” said Henry Denise, an expert on Sibling Rivalry. It is a very good tactic because sometimes people can lose their temper while in argument. When someone loses their tempter they might do something they regret, like fight someone, or say something they do not mean. If you walk away, it never gets to this point. This is a very valuable tactic against sibling rivalry. This tactic is best shown in “Montana 1948” by Larry Watson. “At on point I looked up to see how my father was reacting to his brothers speech. He had drifted to the back and was picking up pieces of paper in the grass” Wesley did this because he did not want a confrontation, so he walked away to cool his temper. If he did not walk away he might of lost his temper and caused a scene. This is a good use of the tactic talked about above.

These two paragraphs look identical at first., but there are some subtle difference between the two. The 1st paragraph is about just “Montana 1948”” and is only talking about issues in the book and nothing else. The 2nd paragraph actually talks about real-world issues, and how the work in the real world, and also in the book. The 2nd paragraph cites a expert on sibling rivalry and also offers advice on how to deal with it. Then a example is shown from the book, that shows the tactic talked about previously in the paragraph. The 1st paragraph does none of this, and stays focused on the book and the sibling rivalry between them.

also check www.edintheshed.blogspot.com for a good example.