Man Creating Man

If I had the choice to create a person such as Frankenstein did, would I do it? No, i do not think I would. It is not for man to deem what is fit for a person to look like, and get to choose all the characteristics of another. Furthermore, it is not for man to play God.

One reason I would not create another person is because, who am I to choose what they get to look like? If I were to create another person, they would look like what I picture beauty to be. But who says what I see as beauty is the same to the next person?

The big reason I would not create another person is because I am not God. In my personal belief, God is the creator of all things, and He has made things the way they should be. If I were to create another person, it would be the way I deem fit, or in my image. But that is not right. With my belief it is better to leave things to God to do, and not try to take his job. God creates everything perfect, and I could never do Him justice.

\If I was ever faced with the choice of creating another person, as hard as it might be, I could not do it. I can not choose what beauty is, and I am not God, so why even play like it? It is not my choice who comes and goes in this world.

2012 Theme Word!

I chose the word friend because every one, at some point or another, needs a friend in their lives. I can not exactly say what it is like to not have a friend. I might complain about mine, but I have always had friends in my life. Some are just friends that i talk to every now and then, some are friends that i talk to every day. Some are friends that I go to with my problems, and some are friends that I can not live without. But all the same, they are all friends.

But as lucky as I have been to always have good, caring friends in my life, some people are not that lucky. In our very own school there are people who do not have anyone to talk to, they do not have people to tell them that their hair looks pretty, or that they like spending time with them, or that they are cared for. In our own school, there are people who sit all alone at lunch time, cause they do not have any friends to sit with. That tends to take a toll on people.

Most of the time, we do not think about the person who just dropped all of their books in the hallway, or the person who is getting made fun of, or the person who is sitting all alone. No, we are too busy thinking about what we are going to eat for lunch, or our test next period, or wondering if that person we like is thinking about us. We do not take time out to think of others. And I am just a guilty as the next person . That is why, this year, I am going to work on being more of a friend, to everyone.

Talking about My Antonia!

Willa Cather in her novel, My Antonia, offers her view on life in the pioneer times.

How would My Ántonia be different if it were told from Ántonia's perspective?

                          Everything would be different, because things would be seen through a different eye, things
                          things would be told in a different way, and things would be from a different mind.

How effective is Cather, a woman, at narrating a story from the point of view of a man? Does Jim sound like a man writing, or does the narrative sound like a woman pretending to be a man?

                     I think she is very good at making Jim sound like a man. You couldn't tell it was a woman!

Why do you think Jim changed the title from Antonia to My Antonia?

                     Because she was his. His best friend.

ARGUMENT: RELIGION SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN SCHOOL!

• Assertion/Claim: Religion should be allowed in school.
• Evidence: If religion is allowed in school, it will prepare kids for the future in many different ways. 
•  Commentary One : If you learn about all the different religions, then maybe people would understand what goes on in the world. When 9/11 happened, a lot of people thought it was a hate crime. But in all actuality, it was a religious thing.
• Commentary Two: If people understand the different types of religion, then maybe there would not be such misunderstanding. People would also know what offends people and how to not do that.
• Evidence: If the kids are taught about religion in school, they are free to make their own decisions and not have their hands forced by someone else, and they will be able to understand more about it.
• Commentary One: If you teach all religion in school, kids are more likely to understand it. There is a better chance that they wont think wrong about it. "Theologians, clergy, scientists, and others belonging to many religious traditions have concluded that their religious views are compatible with evolution, and are even enhanced by the knowledge of nature that science provides." This quote is from the National Center for Science Education. There are a bunch of kids who think you can not believe science and have religious views, but if scientist can, why can't you?
• Commentary Two: If a child is taught all different types of religion, then they can make their own decision. If they are not, then they will grow up believing what people tell them, no matter what it is.
• Opposing Claim/They Say: Teaching religion in school would offend many people.
• My Rebuttal/ I Say: If you teach all different kinds of religion, then why would someone be upset? You are not trying to force your religion on them, you are simply trying to explain that there are others out there.
• Paragraph: Religion should be allowed in school. If religion were allowed in school, then many people would understand the world better, because right now, people do not. You could understand why certain people act the way they do, or why people believe differently. It would also give kids their own free choice, instead of growing up believing what they are told, they would believe what they wanted. Sure, some people might say some religion is offensive, but  not rightly so, because there would be more than on kind taught. We do not want to inundate people, but at the same time, they need to understand. So if people taught religion in school, everyone would be better off in the future.
• My Thinking: My thinking during all of this would probably be inductive. I think this because, while I would love to see religion in school, i do not believe it is very likely to happen.
• Sources:
• Science and Religion

Rembering 9/11

September eleventh two thousand one. I would be willing to bet that anyone who hears that would know exactly what I'm talking about. Children learn about it in school, and we remember it all the time. Nine eleven was a scary day for me. I was in the first grade and had no clue what was going on. My daddy came to the school and picked me up, telling me that something bad had happened when I asked him why. Then we got home and I remember that my daddy was watching it on the news... Only later did i find out that it was not a movie he was watching, but real footage. I sometimes find it hard to imagine that one day could change the lives of all of America forever. Airport security is tighter, school security is tighter, you cant buy certain things in huge amounts. I sometimes wonder why and how someone could hate us that much? I don't always understand. Then President Bush declared war, and some Americans thought that was the wrong idea. I, however, find it to be the right idea. What if we had sat back and done nothing? I bet worse things would have happened. But, ten years later, we are slowly but surly getting back on track, and I fully believe that everything will all be okay.

Fight or Flight Reflex: Henry vs. Forrest

My Inference about Running:

In intense situations, a person's instinct to run varies because of one's self preservation.

Henry thought that if he couldn't even save himself, how would he save others?
Henry didn't think there was much he could to to protect himself, so there is no way he protect others. Was he supposed to run? No. He was supposed to stay and fight, for his fellow officers and his country. But he had a greater instinct to save himself rather than stay and die.

Forrest ran because he was told to, although he did not want to.
Forrest knew he was supposed to stay and fight, but everyone was telling him to run, so he had to stay and follow directions. Like Henry, Forrest gave in to his greater instinct, but unlike Henry, that instinct was to go back and help the others. Forrest did not like leaving people behind, especially if they were hurt. Forrests greater instinct was to protect others. He did not care what happened to him, as long as his friends were safe.

So yes, i believe that a persons instinct to run varies on self preservation, but Henry was more focused on preserving his own life rather than other people's lives, like Forrest.

Book Review - The Summoning.

This book takes place mostly in a group home for teens, where Chloe ended up after having a "mental" break down at her school in Buffalo. Chloe is the main character in the book. She is fifteen and very short and undeveloped for her age. She has blond  hair, but decides  to shake things up a little bit and  adds  bright  red streaks all over her head.  Chloe  discovers, while in the group home, that she has magical powers. She has to learn what they mean, and how to use them, before somebody else takes advantage of her. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good, suspenseful, mystery!