Still wrong Ebola Rx: Questions

1.) Betsy McCaughey wanted the hospitals to become better prepared for the incoming Ebola patients. She wanted to reduce the spread of Ebola.

2.) The solution she offers was sine its highly expensive for hospitals to install a personal suite for only one Ebola patient and risk many of the other patients, nurses, and doctors of becoming contaminated with that disease. As an alternative build more bio-containment facilities.

3.) Sean Kaufman's perspective of the CDC's method of applying their "protective gear" isn't very effective. In fact considered very irresponsible and incorrect.

4.) Rep. Michael Burgess' point was that in order to be fully protected from the virus they must be fully clothed from head-to-toe, not leaving any spec of exposed skin. Since they were not careful enough to cover themselves up properly, unaware that they could be infected from any area of their body, they could quickly get contaminated.

5.) Yes, I entirely agree with this statement. These facilities were specifically made to treat Ebola patients. Its important to have a small population in these buildings meaning less people would be contaminated by this virus. An oppose of treating the patient in a hospital where many people are coming and going will increase the spread of the disease. Especially since these other non Ebola patients have very weak immune systems the spread would be much faster. Any mistake made or accident of exposing this virus could create an abomination.

Should the government keep secrets?

                For years the government has been keeping secrets from us, taking away our constitutional right of knowing about all government activity. America was meant to be governed by the people and for the people; we deserve to be aware of what is going on. Whether it may be for the safety of ourselves and others. It’s indeed useful and beneficial for the country because freedom and knowledge will make the country prosper. People would become dedicated in helping to resolve the situation and they would be more prepared on what is to come. The more we are informed of the situations they slowly become less and less of a shock to us. That way our reactions aren't too extreme or go out of hand.

 They say that if we are notified about what is going on people will began protests and riots, but is that really the case? Many people do it anyway for other problems or to stand up for their beliefs.  Also they claim that in certain information will allow terrorists to gain military information and use it against us to harm our nation. Which could possibly true but in that case it’s acceptable if it involves keeping the country secure. The government is only doing what they want and what is best for them. We could give them alternatives or different ideas that are flexible for both government and the people. The government is making decisions for us when we also should have a say in what needs to be done.

The decisions they make creates major impacts on the lives of U.S. citizens. Such as the investment of our money, for example if we spent it or lend it to the wrong people, economy would be disastrous, hurting many lives of innocent citizens. They don’t always do the brightest action and don’t realize that it could harm the citizens in more ways that they think. We have allowed them to think and act for us as ignorant people because the thing that makes us outstanding, strong, and powerful is the only thing that we are lacking, Knowledge.

 

 

Latin Roots # 6

 Roots and Derivatives:

1. corp(or): body
2. cred: to believe, to trust
3. cur(r),curs, course: to run, to flow
4. dic(t): to speak, to say

 1. Benediction (n): the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or state of blessedness

• The father gave the young couple benediction for their marriage.

2. Concourse (n): a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

• The concourse of the different colors gave the artist inspiration.

3.   Concurrent (a): occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together

• This year we are having a concurrent holiday, Thanksgiving and my niece's birthday 

4.  Corporal (a): related to the physical body 

• She advised the doctor that his patient may have major corporal damage.

5. Corpulent (a): very stout; fleshy and obese; fat

• The deer that they shot while hunting was extremely corpulent.

6. Credibility (n): the quality of being believable or trustworthy

• Credibility is a character trait that I look for in my friends.

7. Credulity(n): the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof. 

• Nobody has more credulity than children.

8. Cursory (a): a done in a superficial or hasty manner

• Every day Tommy has a very cursory way to clean his room.

9. Dictum (n): an authoritative saying or maxim

• The dictum that teenagers use in this time isn't very proper.

10. Incorporate (v): to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole

• Ben used old cardboard boxed to incorporate a  robot costume.

11. Incredulous (a): not believing, skeptical, or doubting

•  The students where incredulous when the teacher said to take the day off.

12. Indicative (a): characteristic of or very much like; suggestive

• The upset stomach was an indicative of the constant swinging on a swing.

Antigonie Questions

1.What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshippers?
The dancing choruses of worshipers began competing for a bull or a goat.

2.How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos?
As many as fourteen thousand spectators gathered in the open-air theatre of Dionysos.

3.How does the mask affect the voices of the actors?
The masks were used to amplify the actor's voices.

4.Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences?
It was suspenseful because the audience knew things the characters didn't know.

5.How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountains?
The shepherd is ordered to leave the infant to die on a mountainside with his ankles pinned together.

6.What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?
The Sphinx's riddle stated," What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"

7.Who are Oedipus' kids?
Oedipus' kids are Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.

8.After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?
After Oedipus is exiled, Creon took over as a regent.

9.What did the family do to the dead body?
The family closed the dead person's eyes and mouth and began to prepare the body for the prosthesis, the wake. Then they placed the body on the bier, a portable framework, making sure that the feet pointed toward the door, and sprinkled it with wild marjoram and other herbs, which were believed to keep the evil spirits away. At the prosthesis, women waited near the body and men entered in a formal procession with their right arms raised high in the air. The closest relative reached out and held the dead person's head with both hands, the other mourners began to beat their faces and tear their hair. They also wailed and sang.

Liturature Analysis #2

Their Eyes Where Watching God

By: Zora Neale Hurston

Part 1:

            

              Janie Crawford is a beautiful, middle aged, black woman that everyone gossips about. Janie is very confident and ignores the gossip. Her friend Pheoby is always there to stand up for her when she needs it. Janie was married off to a farmer who was much older than her named Logan Kilicks. He was abusive, mistreating, and disrespectful to her. He treated her as if she was a mule. Janie then meet a man years later named Joe Starks whom she secretly flirted and fell in love with. They later ran away together to get married. They spend their days traveling around the country. Joe succeeds in many carriers including mayor, post master, store keeper, and the largest land owner in town. Janie seeks something more in her life, she wishes to be apart of the rich social life in town, but Joe refuses to let  her. He tries to control her perspective on how a mayor's wife should be, but it didn't stop her from what she believed in. She is with him for two decades, their marriage came to an end when she reveals him for who he really is. Later within that year he passes away. Janie finally gets a break from all chaos, relieved and free. Janie Then meets another man twelve years younger named Tea Cakes and falls in love. As expected, he steals all of her money, leaving her empty handed. Tea Cakes returns to her with regret and apologizes for what he had done, claiming that he didn't mean it. They got into a grand argument which soon became a fight with a gun and Janie shoots him. She goes to trial for murder and is found not guilty. She returns to her home town. All women gossiping about her as always and with Phoeby who is always welcoming her.

 

Part 2:

          

               What I believe the main theme of this novel is be careful for who you fall for. Every marriage she has been in has gone for the worst. Who she thought she could trust or loved her back became to be awful, mean, abusive, disrespectful, and treated her as though she was nothing.

 

Part 3: 

 

              The protagonist Janie, is a very dynamic but also flat character. She has always been a strong, confident, and brave woman throughout the entire novel and it was what enabled her to get through all her difficult times.

 

Part 4:

 

               A wedding ring would be a significant symbol to this novel because every marriage she was in had been very dysfunctional and hurting for her. She wasn't able to find true love that she desired for but instead she fell for men that where mistreating and disrespectful, causing her to  have a large amount of captivity and pain.\

 

Part 5:

 

              I chose this book because it was recommended by Mr. Ostini. It had a similar theme as the book I had previously read in which I enjoyed very much. When I read this novel the most appealing to me was the main character. She was very strong willing and brave. Amazing to see that even after everything she still managed to support herself.

 

Part 6:

 

               The main character Janie reminded me of my mother. They are both very strong willing, brave confident women whom gone through many troubled times in their past. Always able ti keep on going for what they believe is right, not let anything get in their way of it .

 

Part 7:

 

                After every bad event that occurred to her she always managed to pick herself u and get back on her feet. Never leaving behind what she wanted to achieve or getting in the way of what she believed in. Her confidence appealed me because many women wouldn't of handled things the way that she has or do the things that she has done. She is a very memorable person and might even say role model for some also.

              

Antigone Quickwrite

       It takes a lot of courage to do what you believe is right. I'm the kind of person who would break any rule or law in the right mind of others and myself. I most defiantly would choose to give my favorite brother the proper burial that he deserves despite the consequences there might be. knowing that I could cause much danger to others with their death, I must keep this to myself. I couldn't trust just anyone with this information because it would revel my plan to my uncle. I would risk my life for my beloved brother, but I must try to keep anonymously for as long as I don't get caught. Knowing all the operations of the king and the guards I would arrange a plan to escape through the night when everyone is asleep and head towards the corpse of my brother. Trying not to run or come across any guards. I bring the proper supplies such as a shovel, blanket, wagon, and also a marking stone of remembrance of where he was buried. Before leaving I must make a plan of where I will move the body, somewhere safe, peaceful, and relaxing. This plan would take possibly weeks or days to construct perfectly but it must be done in a organized and secretively way as possible. As I roam around to find a perfect spot where my brothers soul could finally rest in peace, I finally find one. Its under a willow tree atop of a grassy hill overseeing a lake. It would be absolutely perfect being that it's also hidden where nobody knows. I have all my puzzle pieces ready to complete my plan. I sneak out in the night, wrap him in a blanket and put him on the wagon. I must take him to where he will be buried, watching my back and every move, making sure no one is following me. I had dug a hole before I got him and place him in the ground. I surround him with wildflowers that grow freely on the grass. I say a few words from the heart and my goodbyes and burry him. I hurry back, cautiously making sure no one sees me and return to my room.

Liturature Analyisis #1

1.            Celie is a young fourteen year old African American girl who is consistently abused and raped by her Pa. During the time she has lived with her Pa she had been impregnated by him twice, whom he had taken away from her immediately after birth and given away to a couple. Celie was later given off to the hand of an abusive man, who married her only for work, housekeeping, and care for his rotten children. Even though this isn’t the life she had dreamed of she is somewhat relieved that she was able to take the place for her younger sister Nettie. Soon after Nettie moved in with Celie to escape from Pa. Mr.__ had desires for Nettie but she rejected him, soon after he kicked her out and assured her that she’d never hear from Celie and Celie would never hear from her.  Celie then never heard from her again which makes her life worse because she was the only person that she had loved that loved her back. Years had passed and Mr.__ had brought home his passed love, Shug, who was severely sick. It was Celie’s job to nurse her back to health and soon after they became the closest friends. Celie fell in love with Shug and Shug fell in love with her. Shug and Celie later discovered that Mr.__ had hidden the letters Nettie had written to her in a trunk, which had changed her life completely. After reading those letters it gave her the courage and strength to leave Mr.__. Celie moved to Memphis with Shug.  Later she finds out that her Pa is dead, also that he isn’t really her Pa. Her real Pa had died many years ago and her house was left for Celie and Nettie. Celie finally settled in that house in the hope of return of her sister and her children.

2.           There are many different themes in this book but the theme I chose was sexism. There was a great deal of sexism and it played a huge role in this novel. The women in this story began as nothing, an object to be controlled by men, and always stepped over on. Sometimes they stay that way because they don’t have the courage to stand up to themselves and they get continuously abused and raped. Even though brave women who try to stick up to themselves end up getting trampled over on again. They begin to stick together and conjoin their abilities and are able to support themselves. I believe the author included this theme because it’s something that happens to this day constantly and many women could relate to it.

3.          A friend had recommended it to me but I had remembered I had seen the movie.  It was very interesting. As I read through the book it gave some explicit details and it kept me reading more and more. I loved it so much I couldn’t put the book down. It just seemed so real and I felt the sadness that the main character had and I captured every detail.

4.       I did find this book very realistic. It included realistic problems and ideas that have happened in the past and present like rape, sexism, love, and abuse. I was in fact surprised that it wasn’t based on a true story. The connection I had was with Celie and Shug, they were always giving, loving, caring and always helping everyone. I believe that I’m very much like that and those characteristics describe me.

5.       The author’s tone in the beginning is very honest, sad, and serious but in the end she is happy and satisfied with her life.

·         “He beat me for dressing trampy but he do it to me anyway.” (pg. 7)

·         “But I don’t know how to fight. All I know is how to stay alive.” (pg.17)

·         “And us so happy. Matter of fact, I think this the youngest us ever felt.” (pg.289)

Characterization:

6.        

·         Hyperbole:  “You better not never tell nobody but God. It’d kill your mammy” (pg. 1)

When Celie has her baby her Pa forces her to keep it a secret and how important it is not to tell anyone.

·         Comparison: "I work on her like she a doll or like she Olivia- or like she Mama."  (pg. 55.)

Shug is someone who Celie loves unconditionally and it shows how much she values her.

·         Simile: "The Color Purple " is "hotter than July. Hotter than August and July. Hot like cooking dinner on a big stove in a little kitchen in August and July. Hot." (pg.167)

When Nettie is in Africa she is trying to describe and emphasize on how hot the weather is there.

·         Imagery: “She got a long pointed nose and big fleshy mouth. Lips look like black plum. Eyes big, glossy. Feverish. And mean.” (pg.44)

Celie is describing the physical traits of Shug when she first met her.

·         Simile: “people insane, say Shug. Crazy as betsy bugs.” (pg.208)

Shug is comparing her view of people and how they are crazy like bugs.

·         Personification: “You mean it want to be loved, just like the bible say.” (pg.191)

Shug is explaining to Celie that everything God creates wants to be loved.

·         Simile: “But one day when I was sitting quiet and feeling like a motherless child…”(pg.191)

Celie is remembering about her past and she is descping the way she felt.

·         Hyperbole: “She bout ten thousand times prettier than me.” (pg.7)

She exaggerates on Shug’s beauty because she is one of the most precious things in her life.

·         Personification: “My mind run up on a thought, git confuse, run back and sort of lay down.”(pg.197) When Celie is talking about how she usually handles her contradicting thoughts.

·         Hyperbole: “You made my life hell on earth. And your daddy here ain’t dead horse shit.” (pg.207) Celie finally stood up for herself and is telling Harpo that him and his siblings made her life even more difficult for her.

7.       Direct Characterization:

·         “Even if he do spend Shug’s money like he made it himself. Even if he do try to talk like somebody from the north.” (pg.111)

v  This character thinks greatly of himself and only interested in money.

·         “She got a long pointed nose and big fleshy mouth. Lips look like black plum. Eyes big, glossy. Feverish. And mean.” (pg.44)

v  This character is not very friendly with others. She sounds intimated and unapproachable.

Indirect Characterization:

·         “She ain’t smart either, and I’ll just be fair, you have to watch her or she’ll give away everything you own. But she can work like a man.” (pg.8)

v  This character is uneducated, unfaithful yet a hard working person.

·         “Oh, she say, I couldn’t ride in a pick-up with a strange colored man.”  (pg.100)

v  That this character doesn’t see herself and colored people the same and that she is racist.

8.       The syntax doesn’t change in the story when she is describing characters because she comes from an uneducated family. Throughout the whole novel it was written in her point of view and her description of the characters weren’t well-written. For example “you’re a trifling nigger, she say. You git that bucket and bring it back full.” The whole novel is written in letters in slang, showing that the narrator/character is uneducated.

9.       Celie is a dynamic and round character. In the beginning of the story she was very timid, shy, fearful, and never stood up for herself. Her life then changes when she meets Shug and everything turns for the best. She then becomes a confident, strong, brave, and powerful woman who gains control over her life.

10.   The novel was written in a diary from and it felt like I was reading about all of her secrets and personal thoughts throughout the book. It helped me get to know the narrator/character a lot better on the way her personality is and the way she thought about certain situations. I felt like I know everything there is about her, like a close friend whom she can tell everything to.  “He ain’t Shug, but he begin to be somebody I can talk to.” I chose this example because it shows on how she is very openly and honest about her life. She isn’t afraid to show how she really feels and embarrassed to express herself and that’s why I feel like I know her.

11.   Enduring Memory: One idea from this book that I would defiantly remember is when she was abused sexually, physically, and mentally. She was mostly abused by her Pa and her husband. She has gone through so a lot and suffered so much it was very painful to read. She was impregnated twice by her Pa and her children were forcibly removed from her soon after birth.  “He took my other little baby, a boy this time. “ She was constantly abused mentally, everyone always told her that she was ugly and fat, making her think less of herself. “She ugly.” Also she was very often beat physically by her Pa and later her husband. “He beat me for dressing trampy but he do it to me anyway.” The pain and suffering she has gone through is unforgettable.