Mosquito Wood

I saw the first part of the film in class. (Mosquito...something) We have been reading the Poisonwood Bible (PWB) in class which is similar to the plot of the film we watched.
The two stories had a few things in common. One was that the family took off and lived in some "in the middle of nowhere" African country. They didn't have much resources, and lived harshly. Although what I noticed was that in the film, the family worked and pretty much built their own little town. Their house was almost like a log cabin while in PWB they haven't upgraded from their mud-hut. Something different I noticed between the two was that the moral and attitudes toward the whole thing was exactly opposite. In PWB, they really lived harshly and dreaded everything, when it seemed like the family in mosquito ridge made the best out of the situation. I think that the story lines veer off in different directions as the two stories continue on, but the general idea is quite similar.

Essentials

Most people know that I am an avid golfer. Recently I have been trying to get to the next level, in seeing that I have improved my game over the past year. I figured today that a step towards getting to that next level will have to be critiquing my game in a much more detailed manner. I remember in fourth grade that every day at the end of class, or the end of the week I have forgotten, we would jot down what we had learned that day. Personally I think its hilarious that I am bringing back this basic reflection to better a very intricate and important part of my life. Thats a lesson in itself. In a quest for progress and perfection, I have noticed that i unearthed another essential question in my life that i need to take a look at every day for various reasons. How can I improve each day?

Frendle

The other day in our lit circle group, I discussed Rachel's character with the character analysis person. Being the Lexicographer of the group, I was diligently searching the text for new words that I could share, when I came across executrate. To me it sounds like execute, but I wasn't sure what it meant. saying the word over and over, I flipped through the dictionary looking for this odd word. I kept scanning the pages untill I came to the conclusion that it wasn't a real word. I was lost. In talking to Mr. Watson, we agreed that Rachel made this word up. Why would she do this? I talked with my group and we started with the basics. Rachel's attitude is obvious to see. She likes to think the is the queen of the world every minute, walking with her hands out and prancing around like a barbie doll. She's always worried about her hair and her appearance. In trying to act as if she is so high-class, she tries to use big words around people, especially her sisters, even if it means making one up!

Very Interesting...

We took a walk around the school thinking of how we could protray what we saw through the pointof view of a PWB (Poisonwood Bible) character. I was assigned Leah, who in the book is very interested in the nature that surronds her. Here it goes.

We were only home for a week or so after we came back from the Congo, and all of a sudden we jet off to an island in the pacific. A particular school invited us to speak at their chapel about our trip to the Congo, what we learned, and what we did there. We arrived on campus and I immediatly recognized that this island is as exotic to me as the Congo was, nature wise. It was the first time that I have ever seen plants like this. There were these tall, skinny, brown stemed trees that erupted into a million long, skinny leafs. They had some kind of fruit growing up there, but I couldn't tell what in God's name it was. Noticing other types of foliage on the grounds, I particularly like the tree that had the spikey, skinny leaves. It was wierd though, it looked as if someone went around and bent every leaf in half! I didn't understand why God would do something like this. I enjoyed all of the peculiar plants, and loved the time that I spent with my father looking at all of them.

Net Neutrality

I never thought of the internet would ever be in danger, until this 11 minute short clued me in. I should have known that big industries like AT&T were trying to take over the world. I think it would be such a detriment to society if a company took control over the internet. It wouldn't be an internet anymore, since the internet is comprised of everything and everyone, nothing belonging to anybody, unless you made it of course. Education is just on the brink of braking into that 21st century way of learning. This is our world. We live in a technological world were students are just starting to collaborate with other students from around the world. The internet connects anything to everyone, which is just started to be recognized to its remote potential. To put a safety lock on it now would absolutely change everything. Aren't people in this country free? Corporations and industries aren't supposed to say what we can or cannot do, they are just making extra whatever out of whatever they've got. To try to make something this big their own for control over the entire world is just out of the question. The internet has so much depth within each one of us that without it, it would change life as we know it. I don't know about you, but I want the freedom that I deserve.