Hatchet Book Review

Part Time Indian Extra Credit

extra credit that is.... neway I wanted to blogg my new knowledge. Rowdy calles Jounior a NOMAD A nomad is a person who wonders from place to place. Someone who moves according to the seasons. Describes Jounior....right? At the very end of the story after a basketball game where Arnold actually beats Rowdy (the toughest kid on the rz)Rowdy refers to Arnold as a nomad. He says most people including himself are not nomatic. It actually refers to old Indians being Nomatic. They move place to place in search of food and shelter and move according to the seasons. Rowdy says Jounior is Nomatic. He says that leaving the rez is what Indians use to do and continue to do, even Jounior. For along time Jounior blamed himself for his sisters death. Growing up he felt like he abandonded her and the family by leaving the Rez and switching schools. He felt guilty and ashamed but by leaving he was no less an Indian. In fact, by leaving he was not abandoning his tribe and he was no less an Indian. If anything he was only doing what other Indians did. It became clear to Rowdy one night in a dream. He saw Jounior living his dreams. In the dream Rowdy saw Jounior standing on the Great Wall Of China. Right at that moment he relised that Jounior was on his way to a better life. A happier life. OMG did that make scense at all? that was tough to describe. oh well I hope U got the message. I did!!!

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Kimberly Nakamura

English 100

Lisa Mott

April 10, 2012

Michaelangelo's David

   Sculpting is considered the finest are form because it mimics  Divine Creation.

     From the moment Michelangelo returned from Florence and began sculpting there had been controversy. 
First to ignite was the 3 years it took to create and finish the sculpture.  Critics doubted the success of the sculpture.  At the unveiling people were shocked over the bold, large sculpture of a naked man.  A writer early on recording measurements of David recorded his height incorrectly.  Davis was a symbol and stood for Courage.  Protector and guardian of the city of Florence.   So life life the marvel statue stood baring the gentiles and pubic hair area.  Some critics over the years have tried to appropriately change the sculpture by placing a fig leaf over the bare area.  They were eventually told to dis-guard the leaf as originated.  Many reproductions of David stand at various locations around the world.  Some where in between David went from contravercy to classic.  You can now find a reproduction of the image censored or uncensored, , or on t-shirts, or in advertising.

     “The Comic Book Code”, was very interesting to read.  To my surprise it took me in several directions.  I looked into the matter and this is what I came up with.  The first time I read it I only thought about the Super Hero’s. Comics like Batman.  In this story the main charter is always fighting the bad guy.  He fights the drug dealers and stops prostitution. He is called to defend the city of evil.  I looked up the Captain Marvel.  The first appearance was published by Fawcett Comics (February 1940).  It was 13 years later when Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel related comics.

So at this point I stopped and put myself in that time in history.  I thought about the town size, and the clothes they wore.  I can imagine everybody knew everybody for miles around.  It was common in the 1940’s for Doctors to make home visits if someone was ill.  So I can only imagine the crowd of critics that surrounded the art expressed in any form.  Religious organizations and citizen groups tried demanding a stop to Violence.  They were all for the halting of all comic books.  The critics have referred to the comic story line as cruel. In 1954 a U.S Senate Subcommittee with Juvenile Delinquency held a hearing which demanded certain Authorities to limit the violent theme in any art form. Also that year what is now referred to ass The Code was emplaced and is strictly enforced?  The Code is a list of shall and Shall Not Do’s in the art society. 

Every day for years there has been controversy in the world over a number of things.  Controversy is ignited over a countless number of things.  Media is a source of controversy.  Media is the closest resource we have to the “Upper Class”.  Americans throughout time have relied on media to be the truth. We stood by patiently waiting for a command. 

     
     Finally, Can violent works of art in any form cause someone to act in a violent way?

I am running out of steam so I asked my 21 year old son Mark Nakamura.  He brought up his little brother.  In a previous example I also used him as an example.  Anyway he answered the question with his little brother in mind.  Mark said, “Yes.  I saw the different it made in my little brother.  I noticed his behavior become more violent.  His imagination was vivid and of death and dying.  He was interested in Death and how it happened.  My little brother was far too young to be knowledge in gun’s and shootings.  He should not be hip to the language they use in Prison.”

Over the last few weeks my teacher has inspired me.  It is not her teaching, exactly, it is the work she puts into teaching and learning for herself and shares with her class. I appreciate her for her outlined work schedule and accept the challenge to see it through.  I may not be good enough.  Just know I tried.  here it is  my blog  my extra credit it is my 10 points response and my other miss un counted 25 points for responding to other classmates blog.  Yes mam I did do it.  Please add up my points.  This repusents my hard work and research inspired by my English 100 Professor 

Hate Violence response

Are Americans afraid to leave their homes because of all the violence the media reports?


  It IS true that most of the time when you turn on the telivision the first thing you see is vioence.  Either you watch it or hear about it all day long.  The evening news is filled with awful events that destroy peoples personal lives.  OUCH  that kind of stung.  Its true we live in a violent world.  So why blame media for what ultimately  is our desision.  I enjoyed the reading , "Hate Violence, Turn It Off" written by Tim Goodman Pg 167.  The author says, " Don't like it? Don't watch it."  I strongly agree with that statement. 

I'll tell you what I do no to be true about violent video games.  I have 2 son's now my youngest is 14.  At 8 years old He knew things that I had no idea if were true or not.  Because of video games he knew all the Gun's, their make their model what they do and what they were capable of.  He knew what a AK47 was.  Besides that he knew the rest of the collection too.  I was shocked.  


Are you wondering if I still let him play violent video games or not? I did.  Chock it up to something gained.

NY Times Article. 4-8-12

This is response to the article "The Neuroscience of Your Brain on Fiction"      and this is what I came up with ,   

                       

  I looked up Academic Success and found out it was the ability to analyze and evaluate information and how we communicate with each other.  Academic Success also included that these people are good at math, science computers or technical skills.  Even in culturally diverse settings they are capable of studying.  To see a project through from start to finish also defines academic success. Prior Knowledge can be explained as knowledge built on top of something we have already learned and are building knowledge about.  Prior knowledge is further knowledge gained by reading or by gaining other knowledge using concepts and context from several types of learning.  Finally Learning Process is the over all method we learn things from.  In general Academic Success is important for several reasons.  One reason is Academic Success strongly links positive outcomes to our kids by showing them how important it is to start something and see it through to the end. This is important for their own development and education.  Another reason is because it is clear that success and education go hand n hand.  Now a days the number of jobs requiring a college education is increasing making higher education a priority for success.

So the question was how does reading play a part in all of this?  well I have never been a very good reader this in turn I haven't exercised my brain as much as I should of.  I use to say reading was boring but I have found it is exactly the opposite.  I find reading is learning.  Read anything!  I watched a movie once where the mentally challenged kid really liked being read to before falling asleep at night.  He was places with a new guardian who found it difficult to find something to read to him.  He had no books of any type in his house so he read the back of ingredients.  like Tabasco.  Anyway YES reading greatly helps anybody at any level to become more successful.

PBS CULTURE SHOCK

PBS Culture Shock Part 1 The question was about video game violence. I was asked to look at a picture and was to decide Whether or not I FELT it was a suitable picture for the cover of the game. I am working on this alone. IDK when the teacher said to pair up, I had no one to pair with so I go at this alone. It was not hard for me to decide whether or not the ad should be on the cover of the video game. I chose YES. Next the Computer tried to persuade me to change my mind by saying that what if the players of the video game were numb to the reality of real violence and real pain. I still chose yes.

Picture still by Oni, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/provocations/videogames/index.html I did not find the picture offensive but I can see how certain other people could be intimidated by the Picture. The picture was of destruction and fire. I do believe that art, even violent video game art is Still art. You must be creative and must hold a little bit of talent otherwise it would be like me trying to Publish one of my (Ugly) drawings. Not gonna happen. I am unsure of my ability to produce quality Pictures and surly not going to ask that an ugly drawing be published. Video games are KNOWN for being explicit, offensive, and violent. It is that very quality that Determines whether or not it is a top seller. I suppose if the picture on the cover looks interesting enough, despite whether or not someone has herd of the game, it would sell. The entire video game Experience is to allow the players to play the game and roll play. There are upgrades and modifications That pull the player in to the game a little at a time until, one day, he is addicted to the game. This is my personal experience and thoughts about video games. I have 2 sons. The oldest was not Into video games but my youngest, who is now 15, has been INTO these violent video games since he was 6,7,8 years old. I remember the first time my little boy had a conversation about assault riffles. He knew all makes and all models of all guns. I was shocked. I was impressed but had no idea how he had become such an expert at 7 years old. The answer was VIDEO GAMES. My son knew every style and type of gun because in the video game, players get to choose their weapons.