Post 19
Dennis Chayer
1-5-12
Title: RE: Siblings of the Mending pants (had enough to talk about that topic)

ummmmm......... Let me think.

Well I believe it was because how the hell did the pants rip be fixed all the sudden. I think it was Boo. Well if I think it was boo then I think he does exist. I agree with you that he is no ghost. I think he is an alien from another world. Its hard to say who did. Yeah he did it, he carved them into soap and put the yarn there. Nice catch Zach. spelling bee medal, and an old pocket watch? Thats random. Why does cement have to be the reason. Why could it be an earthquake? Do you agree that would have been so much cooler. "Luckily Nathan is outside, but when he is asked by the kids why the tree is filled, his only reply is, "The tree is dying." Do you think the tree is actually dying? I honestly don't. I think he knew and is trying to keep Boo a secret or punish him or whatever he needs to do." [Zach Perry's words] I agree completely. I think that he might have something to do with it. I dont think the tree is dieing at all it was just a way to make the kid think of something else. How mighty do you think Boo is? I think he is mightily powerful but only shows it when it is necessary. This part of the book is very interesting. I think that it sounds just like one year on St. Patty's day. When I was younger I thought the leprechaun was real so I would imagine he out there. One year my mom put out gold candy(thinking it was real) and everyday in the month of March, I think a week away she would put gold everywhere. Similar to the boo putting watches and gold metals there on the knothole.

Post 32

Zach Perry

11-13-11

Title: Compare

This is the final post.  Yes.  Final.  This post will primarily focus on my personal favorite book out of the two.  Huck Finn was a good book, it had adventures obviously and I liked the idea of finding and hiding money alot.  This was good, however, this book honestly bored me.  It was slow, and didn't really ever catch my attention.  To Kill a Mockingbird however enthralled me.  At the very beginning, in fact the first half of the book completely bored me.  It was ridiculous.  Then around the lady who's lawn they messed up, and to repay her would read to her, is where it got interesting.  My absolute favorite part of the book though was the end.  I feel that the author just kind of said "how can I fit the most action possible in the least amount of time?"  I think that a very good job was done on this task and I really appreciated this.  Okay Dennis, what was your favorite book?  Why is that?  Do you agree that Huck Finn was kind of boring?  Knowing you I would assume you thought that To Kill a Mockingbird was boring because you seem to like stories that build on top of itself that make a good story, while I just enjoy mindless violence to entertain me.  I guess you could say mind of a teenage boy in our generation, but who cares?  I enjoy it.

Post 30

Zach Perry

11-13-11

Title: Ending with a bang

Wow.  Wow is all I can say for the ending.  Usually the endings to books are boring and conclusive, however this book left me craving more.  It threw in so much action with no conclusion, causing us to have no closure on what really happened.  So let's back track for a second.  Bob Ewell, from the earlier chapters, is quite angry with Atticus for going against him on the trial.  How does he try to get Atticus back?  Through his children.  It is late at night and the children are walking back from the school due to the fact that there was a play that Scout was in.  Don't you find it funny that a third grader was just walking home so late at night?  Back when I was in third grade I couldn't even walk down the street nonetheless all of the way to school late at night.  Anyways they are getting close to home then they swear they hear shuffling behind them.  They keep stopping and looking back until out of nowhere they are attacked.  They hear a ripping noise and grunting, then all of the sudden a scream with a gurgling noise.  Jem has a broken arm, but neither of them are severely injured otherwise.  Everyone is upstairs in Jem's room taking care of him when all of the sudden everyone realizes what happened.  Scout turns around and sees a pale man with fair hair, and a pinched looking face.  Who could this be?  The famed Boo radley of course!  I knew he existed!  That was my major closure.  What about you?

Post 28

Zach Perry

11-13-11

Title: Hitler's Advocate

Jem and Scout are both becoming older, and school is starting again.  Since they are becoming older they are no longer scared by the Radley house however they both badly wish to see Boo just once.  I still think that he exists honestly, do you?  Also I feel that only Scout really believes that he still exists.  I mean, honestly, Jem is getting older and he never really seems too happy about anything.  As I said school recently started, and Scout is now in third grade.  One day in school, her teacher, Miss Gates, lectures the class on the wickedness of Hitler’s persecution of the Jews, and how it completely undermines democratic ideals and equality.  The ironic thing however, as Scout points out, is that she can't preach about equality when she came out of the courthouse after the trial and told Miss Stephanie Crawford that it was about time that someone taught the blacks in town a lesson.  Do you find it ironic how she can talk so much about democracy and equality when she herself was talking about the blacks being taught a lesson?  I also find it humorous because that is how SO many people are today, two faced and opinionated.  I know I'm kind of doing it now, because I have opinions on things and I also have flaws myself.  Do you agree Dennis?  BETTER NOT!!!!  Just kidding of course.

Post 17
Dennis
11-5-12
Title: Re: Teacher Problems / teacher in general

I actually remember my first two days of Kindergarten since I did it 2 years in a row. I remember my first year meeting Patrick, Julian, Wyatt, Jim, Justin, Brian, and so many other people. I got in trouble for having a food fight during lunch. I remeber hanging on the play ground of my second year of Kindergarten and this girl pushing me against the fence trying to kiss me and then she slugged me in the stomach. I eat lunch right before so she made me throw up. I will always remember because it deep in my mind. My first year i had a kindergarten crush the 2nd day of school and it lasted all till 2nd or 3rd grade then I started to like more than 1 girl. It was pretty cute at the time. Wow that is dumb. Hating on someone because they already are educated before school starts. She should have given her brownie-points. But not in that society. Miss Caroline is a B****(sorry for my language) Making kids pay the teacher back for lunch. He didn't have one for crying out loud and hes poor. Now to answer your question, well to be honest I think the teacher would have to be ruthless and non-caring to actually see a student not eat lunch. True dat man.(bad grammar I'm aware) Forcing is bad. I agree with you totally, so over all you summed her up a a B and very odd.

Teacher's back then are way different to now. They do care about you, there are programs to help the poor get food, and there is no forcing. Now a days, they are always angels.

Post 26

Zach Perry

11-13-11

Title: Man, oh man

The Kids all decide to go to the courtroom to see how their father is doing.  They can't find a seat anywhere, and since they are just kids, they decide to sit in the colored balcony.  I found this as both a bold, but necessary statement that they made.  The time in which this book is based is when racism is still accepted.  The reason this is a bold yet necessary statement is because of the fact that there is a white lawyer representing a place defendant, and white children with the black audience.  It is impressive I personally think, what do you think about it?  Do you think this is good, or do you think it will just create more controversy later in the story?  I think that once they reach a verdict that it won't matter any more, but we'll see.  The jury later goes out of the court to make their verdict, which is when Atticus tells the children to go home and eat supper.  They want to stay to see the verdict, but Atticus, knowing what the verdict will be and knowing it will be stated before they get back, says they must go eat supper.  The children rush home, eat supper and rush back, and the courtroom is still filled.  They made it in time!  I was honestly happy for the kids to be able to see the final verdict, did you feel the same?  Sadly though, the jury comes back around 11:00 p.m. and gives a guilty verdict.  The children are absolutely devastated, however I personally was not suprised.  I expected this due to the fact that racism is accepted, with an all white jury and a black defendant, this really means that there is no way for the defendant to win.

Post 24
Zach Perry

11-13-11

Title: Trial

Atticus is Tom Robinson's lawyer.  Let's back up a little bit.  Tom Robinson is an african american man who is accused of rape.  He is accused of raping Mayella Ewel, who is the daughter to a semi-racist family.  Bob Ewell, the father, testifies that he was coming in from the forest carrying some wood when he hears his daughter scream.  He then proceeded to run indoors to see his daughter being raped by none other that Tome Robinson.  I find this story a little fishy due to the fact that Tom is black, and the Ewells ar a slightly racist family.  If this was a white male that they accused it would seem alot more normal, however since they have racist backgrounds, thus making them take any chance to bring the african americans down.  Tom Robinson simply says that he didn't do it and doesn't know why he is being framed like this.  Do you think that he is being framed Dennis?  I think that they are lying due to the fact that they didn't call a doctor, and that Mayella's bruises aren't in the right location.  Tom Robinson is a left handed man, which would cause a majority of the bruises to be on the right side, however they are mostly on the left.