Alethea's Journal

Re-writen Ending to Night

2006-11-27T20:15:08Z

The ending of the book was very abrubt, and not throughrally explained. The details were of only what he did and thought of while remaining in the camp without his father. I think that he choose this type of ending to make the reader realize that what he went through was just so hellacious, that nothing was worth remembering, except the fact that he was hungery and tired. I also think that by him going into the third person, was a more dramatic, and striking effect.

While starring into the mirrior, the reality of it all sunk in, sunk into my dry sagging skin, my deep hollow eyes, how could I ever forget, how was I going to live the rest of my life?

I can't decide - Paper Ideas

2006-11-21T20:48:06Z

For the paper that we are going to write, I was thinking over two different things that I would like to do, but I don't know which to choose! The first I was going to take the qoute from the book of the lady who threw the coins, and compare with the workmen in germany! The other one I was thinking of doing was the Examples of personification, I thought that these examples would be a different way of viewing the book, and also how Elie writes.

Not a bad choice.

2006-11-20T20:22:23Z

I have made a ton of decesions in my life, and I really don't regret any of them. I am 100% sure that I have made a decesion that I didn't like the end result of, but I don't wish to change that decision. Every choice that I have made, or chosen to do has made me in the end better person, and a more experienced person. By not liking the chioce that I made on the end, helps me realize that in the future, I will think more about my choice, so not to have quite a bad outcome. Every little thing matters, every chance, every choice, every word and all of these litllle things make you, who you are, and it is the bad things, and the good things that mold you. I do think, that both the bad and the good things have the same influence on you. You will never forget a really good experience, but then again you will really never forget a really bad one either!
So I really don't regret anything, because those "bad" things have made who I am, so If I did regret them, then would I really be regreting myself?

Work is Liberty

2006-11-16T20:50:04Z

I think that the sign above Auschwitz saying, Work is Liberty, was really a statement trying to get the jews to work hard, and then maybe they could get out, but then again I think that it was really alsoa joke to the German's like, Yeah, right the Jews will be set free! I think that the sign was ment to be really a joke to both sides of the issue, but I think the sign was not ment to be taken too seriously.

Chapter one

2006-11-14T20:08:06Z

When reading the book Night, by Wiesel, I was intregued by the way he wrote, and exllpained things. I think that the wording he used was really descriptive, and vivid. The things that were talked about in the book, too were pretty intense as well.

I heart playing in the snow!

2006-11-10T20:46:00Z

When I see snow, I freak out! I love doing anything that involoves snow! I have tons of different stories that involve me playing in the snow, but I think that the one that is sticking out the most right now was a couple of years ago. A couple of friends from church, my sister and I, all went to this nearby sand dune that was coverd in snow. With sleds in hand and a whole day ahead of us, we were extremly excited! well, as time passed we started to dare one another to go down this extremly steep slope, and micheal decided to do it! It was halarious! He climbed on to his little plastic tie-dye sled, and grabbed the robe and held on for dear life, as my sister lillian gave him a quick shove. AAAAAHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA! Was all we could hear for a few seconds, and then a swoosh sound, silence, then a hard thumb, and then an obnoxctiously load roar of laughter! What we saw, was even better straight down he went, and then hit this little hill that angled up, and up, Micheal went sled flying out from under him, and his gangly lookin legs sprawled in the air! After a few seconds in the air down he came hard on the ground. Aw man, it was priceless! I don't think there is a time that goes by when I see snow, that the story of micheal flying through the air comes up!
There are just tons, and tons of storys like this one that I have experienced in snow I have to tell, but this one is by far one of the top ten!

Revission

2006-11-09T20:13:28Z

Yes, I have had that exact same problem before when I was revising my paper. The idea was there, and the information was too, but I wasn't able to get it out on to paper well enough that it good. By trying to move different sentences around, and maybe re-wording the sentences it could help a bit, but in the long run it wouldn't be good enough. So it would work better if you just had re-wrote it in the beginning when you knew that it didn't sound very good.

If I were to set down and re-read all of the different ways to fix or revise my paper, I would be able to get my point across well enough so that you would understand what I was trying to say. I also think that it would have been a more "educational. and politically correct paper." It would have flowed really well, and it would have gotten the point across better.

Research Papers are hard.

2006-11-07T20:32:41Z

Research papers can be extremly hard. Gathering enough information, and getting respectable sources. Then including your opinion in the paper enough so that the person can understand how you feel, is an extremly tough process. Granted, it does help alot if the topic is enjoyable, and you have motivation to write the paper, but if these things are not in play, then writing the actual paper can be a tedious and unenjoyable process.

Political Debate

2006-10-31T20:49:07Z

The topic that I felt most strongly about was the question of whether or not the media helps in people making decisions about which canidate to choose. I disagree with this beacuase I feel that by not public stateing what canidaites stand for - makes finding out who you support harder. Plus the last minuete voters who see which canidaite they should vote for by that last commercial they saw, would in the end just not vote, so I think that by saying media has no effect, is asinine.

3 debate topics...

2006-10-30T20:49:00Z

1.) A really interesting topic to debate would be wether it is far or not to let the DM&E railroad come through mankato with their new coal trains.

2.) A city wide smoking ban could be a very depatable topic - wether they should keep the ban, or make it more restricted.

3.) One more topic of debate could be legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.

Bad Breath

2006-10-26T19:52:28Z

Writing a research paper is like breathing the breath of an old librairian who has drank to much coffee. When you first start out is smells good, but then as you go on, it creates a gas that surrounds you and you start to suffocate under all the information.

Movie Notes

2006-10-24T19:47:41Z

I learned about the types of different articles that can be used in a research paper. And I also learned about the difference between a report, and a argumentitive paper. I have done both types of papers but I was confused a bit, because they seemed so similar. I think that this movie gave me some good ideas on how to narrow down my subject.

Arguements that are detailed...

2006-10-23T19:15:27Z

So the arguement that I had last was with my sister, and we were argueing about who loses keys more, her or I.
I said that she was the last one to drop her keys, and lose them, and then My Dad and I had to get a hanger, and fish for them underneath the deck. But then Lillian, my sister commented, no that was wrong, because she clearly threw them at me so that I could put them away and since I dropped them that I was the one who loses keys. And then after she stated that she went on to explain that I also lost my Mom's envoy keys, the campers keys, and my own keys all in the past year. After that of course I then relized that I was in fact the one who lost her keys more often.

Correct sentences

2006-10-17T19:13:23Z

1. When the car crashed into the stop sign; it quit working.
The problem with this sentence is the improper use of the semi-colon, it should be a cama, or they could make the second statement a complete one and leave the semi-colon.
- When the car crashed into the stop sign; the stop sign quit working.
2. Students rejoiced when it started to snow and they started running through the halls.
The problem with this sentence is the fact that it uses and, and it should use a semi-colon.
- Students rejoiced when it started to snow; they started running through the halls.
3. Although it snowed all day time indoors went fast.
The problem with this sentence, is that it needs a cama inbetween the words day and time, so that when the person reads it they understand the the writer implied a pause, and the result of the day snowing what happened.
- Although it snowed all day, time indoors went fast.

Global Warming

2006-10-16T19:46:44Z

My topic that I decided to use for this paper is going to be global warming what are the effects so far, and what is going to happen. I think that this issue is past the whole question of wether or not it is going to happen, but it is now a question of what is to come. We have already experianced warmer weather, and melting and not re-forming of glaciers. I mean the national glacier park is a living example right here in the united states! I think that this issue will be awsome, and I am very excited for it!

3 sentences, 3 sentences, and 3 sentences

2006-10-13T19:18:57Z

I believe that I was born in Indiana; a woman named Peg bore me.
I buzzed my plum sweater today; I don't know why I my sweater needs buzzed so much.
While running to class, I turned off my cell phone; It would be very bad if my cell phone went off in class.

I read my biology book last night and I read my english book yesterday.
Eating pizza and watching movies is alot of fun, but skiing, and winter sports are alot of fun.
I either am late to class, or I am on time to class.

Although I seem to love skiing, I don't like the wind blowing, it makes my face really chapped.
Provided that I will have hott chocolate, a warm blanket, and a kit kat bar, I will be a very happy person in the winter.
While I talk on the phone, I have to be in a sepperate room from all distractions, so that I can pay attention to what the person is saying.

Although, as, as if, as long as, as much as, because, before, even if, even though, if , in order that, know that, provided that, since, so that, though, till, until, unless, when, whenever, where, wherever, while

In Groups

2006-10-12T19:43:18Z

The articale that we read in class today about working in group projects was really good. I thought that the information was well wrote, and I also thought that he used claver ways to keep the reader reading. Also ironically this issue has for me, been popping up alot lately. The Articale was a bit confusing at first to decide on what the target audience was, because it could have been for either the professors, or the students. My favorite part, though was how he backed up his feelings towards the subject by saying things such as, we do not pay group tuition, and we don't get group GPA's. I thought these were all very good and thought prevokeing concepts. I really enjoyed the articale, and the fact that we did it in a group as well.

"mean old broad"

2006-10-10T19:12:14Z

My favorite introdution that caught my eye, was, when I was introduced into this class, and you e-mailed us and said that we had to learn how to D2L, and read the sylabus. Well when I did all that, and went on to D2L and read the syllabus I was freakin out!I thought for sure I was going to fail this class! Everything was so intense sounding, and I felt that by the way you wrote the information on the syllabus I thought you were going to be a "mean old broad" becuase everything was so blunt, and serious, and just really roar-like. But then when I met you I was completly wrong, sure everything is still important, but you weren't the "mean old broad" I thought you were going to be. I have a big problem with judgeing people by their first impression, whatever that is. I am extemely glad that I was totally wrong about you.

Peer Review for Synthesis paper

2006-10-09T19:20:56Z

My Group responded well to my paper, they thought that I had thought out the paper well, and throughly. I am glad that they thought my paper was well wrote, even though I didn't use the 2 expected sources. I had 5 of my own. I think the most helpful comment was they told me where I was supposed to find the articales we were supposed to use. What I need to do is use those two sources, and paraphrase them, because I never paraphrased anything-they were all direct quotes. I don't have any questions.

Hot off the Press!

2006-10-06T19:52:37Z

Hot of the press, our ideal source for anything informational, The Bearded Man Speacial from the coolest country ever, Turkey. Reading straight off the paper, "Facebook and Myspace: The Ultimate Battle" In this article, The Bearded Man talks about how there are all these cover-up stories on how not only Myspace is have stalker issues, but Facebook is too! The ultimate story, for the ultimate paper, about the two ultimate sites!

Comparison/Contrast

2006-10-03T19:37:34Z

The compare and contrast is what I have decided to use. I have decided to use this, because I am going to compare facebook with myspace, because I have more personal experience with myspace than I do with Facebook. If I use this format I think it will explain both sides well, but still get the point across that Myspace is better then Facebook.

The chill of winter

2006-10-02T19:50:23Z

My true passion in life is skiing. I don't think that I could handle being alive without my skis, and a wicked hill near by with some fresh snow.
In high school I was on the varsity ski team, and I learned how to slalom race, and I also built up my abilities to handle longer and tougher courses.
There is no better satisfaction then hitting a gate and hearing that pole smack down hard on the snow. I love to ski like no other!

ballaa @ 2006-09-29T14:35:00

2006-09-29T19:48:33Z

High school girls treat each other with respect, and dignity.
Of course, you do need to take in concideration the fact that sometimes high school girls get into there little misguided fights, but natrually they can get over it in time.
To be sure that these fights don't get out of hand, rules are sometimes put into place to guide them and keep them on the path of respecting others.

Facebook

2006-09-28T04:12:48Z

It truly isn't a matter of whether or not you like or dislike facebook, it matters where your friends are. For instance the only reason that I joined myspace instead of facebook, was because all my closest friends were on myspace.
The Pros of facebook are that you get to chat with all your friends, and you can do pictures, and messages, and comment things, It is a great way to really get to know who your friends are. However, the cons are that you have to be "invited" in by a friend. So this makes it pretty restricted. Also, who knows once you get on which of your friends is even useing favebook, they could be on hotspot,or myspace or somewhere like that.
Facebook,and places like it make life both more easy, and more difficult. By always talking online you lose that respect of being there and having people know your listening. But it's also nice when you need to send a quick message to one of your friends.
Since I am not a member of facebook, I have alot of questions like how do you delete people from your friends, how do you find people, or do you need to know their address to begin with, how private is it, and are people able to see all my past actions on the page.

Fav. T.V. Shows

2006-09-25T19:18:24Z

"Gilmore Girls" is my favorite T.V. show on planet earth! I love it sooo much! I think the reason though why I love it so much is because of the way they talk to eachother. The characters talk so fast, and real, and everything they say is knowledgable. They refer to hisorical past events in our country, and you sorta need to know your history when you watch the show. "Gilmore Girls" is a true classic.