Survival Synthesis Essay: Sharks

140-Character-Claim

• Surviving shark attacks are very tough but can also be simple, simply hitting a shark in the fin can save the day.

The cost of life!

The responsibility of life can mean so many different things.  As humans some people believe that our responsibility is for others.  But that is wrong.  As humans there are times when you are responsible for others, there are also times where even though its sometimes wrong, but also when you take other humans life just too keep yours.

On the Titanic the people/workers who built the boat were responsible for the lives that were on that boat.  The reason being is because they were trusted by thousands of customers/humans that their skill were well enough to cross the Artic ocean without sinking the boat.  And they were responsible for the sinking of the boat.  Also some people did not think it was "Their time" so they were willing to take another human life just to keep theirs. 

In the call of the wild Buck is the leader and so every time he and his pack go into the wilderness he is responsible for his pack.  The reason being is because he is the leader.  The rest of the dogs take orders from him and also look up to him.  But sometimes in the wilderness its eat or be eaten.  And a dog will choose his life over another dogs.  Just so they can survive.

Are you responsible for another living things life?? and if so.  Why do you feel responsible for he/she's life?

Creating Life.

               If I had the chance or power to create life i would.  Due to the fact the amount of cash I would be making.  Because I would be making some serious BANK!  I would also create life because of all the wrong in the world, and hopefully my creation would help this messed planet. 

              FOR:  I would create life because of the money and because of how much it could change the human race.  Creating this life would be a one and a million shot.  But maybe this life could do this world some good.  We have murders, thieves, crooks, robbers, rapist, and etc.  Maybe this life could change that.  Kind of like a robo cop.  Since I would be able to create one life, it should not be to hard to create another.  And once I was able to create multiple lives.  This could change the world.

             Against:  I also am against creating human life because of my religious beliefs.  God is the ultimate Creator.  And us as his creations should not try to take his spot or us even be compared to him.  He is the Creator not us.  And building another human life, just makes me think that humans think that we can be compared to him, when we can not.  A lot of people would probably disagree with this argument.  But I will be able to back it up. 

          So creating another human life does have its ups and downs.  But overall it was what you think is the right thing to do.  And even though this world is messed up and could use a machine or even another creation to help fix this horrid place.  God is still #1 and I believe that we should leave the creating up to him.. Even though this post makes me sound like a hypocrite.

Thoughts before reading Frankenstein

Frankenstein, the character that every human being fears of as a child.  Surprisingly the Author of this classic is a female.  First reading this story a person would think that a male wrote it.  That is what I thought anyways.  Let alone at the age of 18 or 19.  She is only a few years older then me!  That is ridiculous.

 Whenever Mary Shelley wrote this story it was during the time period where men ruled.  And the woman's place was in the kitchen.  Obviously it is not like that today.  But back then it was.  To write a novel during that time period where women were criticized for doing anything besides cooking and cleaning..  She had to of had tons of courage and intelligence.


Can man create life?
Well obviously man can create life, because it has been done before.  But my opinion is that they should not be able too.  Because we already have a creator so why should we do it whenever God can do it for us.

Do you believe in the Sorcerer's stone? Immortality?
Well i believe in eternal life in heaven.  But I do not believe in Immortality on this planet.






 

2012 Theme word

The word I choose is fast.  The reason being is because everything goes by fast.  I still remember when I was in the third grade, Playing football on the playgrounds, and now I am a Junior for Batesville High School.  This world is crazy, because of how fast it spins.  Some people can not wait to get older and live on their own.  But me I do not want to grow up.  The world is spinning way to fast, the next thing I know. I am going to be a dad, with a family.  Our lives go by way to fast.  And it is my job to live my fast life with as much fun as possible.

My Antonia behind the book/scenes

Willa Cather in her novel "My Antonia" offers her view of life during the pioneer time.
How would "My Antonia" be different if it were told from Antonia's perspective? My Antonia, if told from Antonia's perspective would be very different. A lot of the story is told from Jim's perspective, when he isn't even around Antonia. So the story would go much more in depth  into Antonia's failed engagement and her pregnancy with her first child. Then it would also talk more about her home life after she meets Cuzak and how she meets him. Also, maybe we would find out that Antonia loved Jim when they were younger like Jim loved her.
How effective is Cather? A woman who is narrating a story from the point of view of man? Willa Cather was very effective at portraying a man. She showed his want and love for Antonia, his family, and his work on the farm. I think that she showed the character as Jim very well and built all the other characters around him very good.

Why do u think Jim changed the title from Antonia to My Antonia?     In the beginning of the book when Jim changed the book from Antonia to My Antonia I think this was very significant because he is showing that he still loves her. Even though she is  married they will always love one another.
Due to all of this I think that Willa Cather had a very good grasp of Pioneer Time. She showed all of the struggles, hardships, and the simplicity of it all. She has an exceptional view of this time and I would love to see another book made from Antonia's view.

"As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water is the sea. The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stains, or of certain seaweeds when they are first washed up. And there was so much motion in it; the whole country seemed, somehow, to be running."

"The grave, with its tall red grass that was never mowed, was like a little island."

"Winter comes down savagely over a little town on the prairie. The wind that sweeps in from the open country strips away all the leafy screens that hide one yard from another in summer, and the houses seem to draw closer together. The roofs, that looked so far away across the green treetops, now stare you in the face, and they are so much uglier than when their angles were softened by vines and shrubs.


Chunk #1: Comment the effect of the setting on the characters within the novel.
The setting of this book has a huge effect on the characters due to the fact that it is in Nebraska so the weather has a huge effect on crops due to the fact that the winters are pretty harsh.  And because of the time era.  There is not alot of advanced things.  Like medicine.  Whenever Pavel dies from being sick.  They did not know why he was so sick..  But today in the present we have technology that can tell what kind of disease or why you are sick. 


Chunk #2: discuss the effect a setting on you, including imagery (lots of adjectives) and a simile or a metaphor as you describe the land.
My farm reminds me of the old days back when things were more simple and there was less problems.  My farm has a huge effect on me because I basically grew up on the farm, raising cattle, hunting wild game.  Whenever I was little I would pretend I was a cowboy and pretend that I was shooting Indians.  I basically spent my entire child hood on my farm or my papaws farm.  So my farm has an effect on me because it holds my childhood, My childhood runs through the woods, swims in the creeks and lives in the fields.  Whenever I am at my farm.  I feel like that is my home instead.  I wish I could live up there.  Its like my spa.  And everything up there soothes me.  Its like I'm getting a massage from everything around me.