When my boys were very young, they played optimist, coach pitch baseball. Our team was winning the game and doing very well. The next batter for the opposing team came up to bat. He barely hit the ball past the pitcher. The pitcher got the ball wildly threw it to the 1st baseman, who let it go over his head. He retrieved the ball and tossed it to the 2nd baseman who also missed the ball. The runner kept running and running around the bases. Everyone from our team was confused at why our players were not getting this runner out. What was going on? The runner's spectators were all yelling for him to run faster and cheering for him. The runner made a home run eventually. Later on we were informed that the boy was handicapped but wanted to be on the team. The coach talked to our coach and team about letting him bat and score a run that would not count. It made the boy very happy and gave our team a chance to be kind to someone less fortunate. The team enjoyed seeing the boy have a good time and be proud of himself. It was heart breaking, but at the same time very rewarding to see this child have such a great time just playing baseball.
I have three sons, they are all healthy and mostly normal children. This event helped to see clearly, how much I am thankful to the good Lord for giving me healthy, normal, wonderful children. We often take wonderful things God gives us for granted until we see someone else less fortunate.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Neighbors
Minimalism means simple, fewest, or least. Something is done or created using simple things to get a great effect. Such as redecorating a room in a house using the simplest, cheapest materials to make it look very expensive.
In the story when Bill goes into the neighbors apartment to feed the cat and water the plants, he goes through the whole house examining everything in detail. These are just everyday things that everyone has in their house be the fact that it is not his house makes it exciting. Bill goes through the medicine cabinet, the liquor cabinet, the cupboard and all the food, even the refrigerator. He examines everything very carefully, he even tries on their clothes and eats their food. Everything in the neighbors apartment, Bill probably has in his, but the thrill of being in someone else's apartment is intriguing.
At the end of the story Arlene is in the apartment, but we are not sure what she is doing in there so long. She discovers pictures. Everyone has pictures, simple, but what kind of pictures makes Bill curious. Then Arlene realizes she had left the key in the apartment and the door is locked. Again, a simple everyday thing, we all do it. But, how would they get it out, will their fantasy be revealed?
In the story when Bill goes into the neighbors apartment to feed the cat and water the plants, he goes through the whole house examining everything in detail. These are just everyday things that everyone has in their house be the fact that it is not his house makes it exciting. Bill goes through the medicine cabinet, the liquor cabinet, the cupboard and all the food, even the refrigerator. He examines everything very carefully, he even tries on their clothes and eats their food. Everything in the neighbors apartment, Bill probably has in his, but the thrill of being in someone else's apartment is intriguing.
At the end of the story Arlene is in the apartment, but we are not sure what she is doing in there so long. She discovers pictures. Everyone has pictures, simple, but what kind of pictures makes Bill curious. Then Arlene realizes she had left the key in the apartment and the door is locked. Again, a simple everyday thing, we all do it. But, how would they get it out, will their fantasy be revealed?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
"A Rose for Emily"
virulent p.93
"Then we knew that this was to be expected too; as if that quality of her father which had thwarted her woman's life so many times had been too virulent and too furious to die."
definition - actively poisonous; violently or spitefully hositle; intensley bitter, spiteful, malicious.
definition - found at dictionary.com
I think the word virulent in the story means that, because of the way Emily was treated by her father when he was alive made her bitter and hositle. He stopped her woman's life. She never really had a bow or boyfriend. She lived a sheltered life. Her father never thought anyone was good enough for her. Now her father is dead, she is alone, and she is an old-maid. She resents not having a life outside of her father and family. She has never been without her father and his ways and beliefs are still with her and refuse to die. She cannot escape him even after he is dead. She loves and repects him and the families good name. But she wants to have a life with someone else and be happy. Her life has been somewhat lonely. She yearns for companionship. Knowing the definition of the word virulent helps me understand why at the end of the story Hormer Barron's body is found in her house. She was afraid of being alone again. She wanted to live out her days with someone she loved and someone who loved her. When Homer died it was like losing her father over again. I think Faulkner chose this word to emphaize the way Emily felt deep down inside. Who she really was. I think Emily was very proud of her family's name and heritage. She wanted to be the person her father was and carry on the family name. But at the same time she was very sad and lonely.
"Then we knew that this was to be expected too; as if that quality of her father which had thwarted her woman's life so many times had been too virulent and too furious to die."
definition - actively poisonous; violently or spitefully hositle; intensley bitter, spiteful, malicious.
definition - found at dictionary.com
I think the word virulent in the story means that, because of the way Emily was treated by her father when he was alive made her bitter and hositle. He stopped her woman's life. She never really had a bow or boyfriend. She lived a sheltered life. Her father never thought anyone was good enough for her. Now her father is dead, she is alone, and she is an old-maid. She resents not having a life outside of her father and family. She has never been without her father and his ways and beliefs are still with her and refuse to die. She cannot escape him even after he is dead. She loves and repects him and the families good name. But she wants to have a life with someone else and be happy. Her life has been somewhat lonely. She yearns for companionship. Knowing the definition of the word virulent helps me understand why at the end of the story Hormer Barron's body is found in her house. She was afraid of being alone again. She wanted to live out her days with someone she loved and someone who loved her. When Homer died it was like losing her father over again. I think Faulkner chose this word to emphaize the way Emily felt deep down inside. Who she really was. I think Emily was very proud of her family's name and heritage. She wanted to be the person her father was and carry on the family name. But at the same time she was very sad and lonely.
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