http://spencerl927.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:09:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In both locust passages in the Bible, the locusts are a destructive force that carries out a specific purpose for God. In the passage in Revelation, however they are described in great details with many similes to describe their power and appearance. They are depicted as a very powerful creature, ... http://spencerl927.edublogs.org/2009/11/18/locusts-a-text-to-text-connection/ Chapter One appears to serve the purpose of setting the scene for the story. We are introduced to Umofia, the african village. We also are introduced to Okonkwo, the main character. The narrator provides some useful anecdotes about Okonkwo so we know some of his important character traits. In addition, ... http://spencerl927.edublogs.org/2009/11/16/things-fall-apart-blog-numero-uno/ John Keats, the author of this poem, seems like someone who thinks a lot about time, life, and death. When I researched him, I found that he dies quite young. This is ironic and sad. Maybe it's rude to say this is ironic, but oh well. Keats had TB. I'm ... http://spencerl927.edublogs.org/2009/10/29/research-on-the-urn/ If I were to have the opportunity to do this timed write again, I would definitely try to address the prompt better. I know this sounds a bit generic and predictable, but thats really what any criticism of a timed write boils down to, isn't it? Specifically, I would relate ... http://spencerl927.edublogs.org/2009/10/25/evening-hawk/ A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences add much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you. 250 word minimum. This ... http://spencerl927.edublogs.org/2009/10/15/ups-essay-prompt/ War Dances, by local author Sherman Alexie, was a thought provoking piece about life, love, and social interaction. There were too many unnecassary f bombs, which I didn't like at all. But, if we ignore the controversial diction and focus on the positive aspects of this piece, we can see ... http://spencerl927.edublogs.org/2009/10/13/war-dances/ Paul's case aptly points to the importance of having a dream and the grave consequences of impeding someone's dream. http://spencerl927.edublogs.org/2009/10/04/pauls-case-theme-statement/ Main symbolisms in the story "The Rocking Horse Winner" were: the rocking horse, the money, the whispering, and others that I obviously didn't find. The rocking horse was, for Paul, an escape. "He knew the horse could take him to where there is luck, if only he forced it. So ... http://spencerl927.edublogs.org/2009/09/25/rocking-horses-are-stupid/ The Lottery ought to be renamed "The Slaughtery". It was very creepy. A major archetype I saw by looking over the story as  a whole was an archetype of savagery and mob mentality. This whole group of people, when they are gathered together, go crazy and stone somebody as a ... http://spencerl927.edublogs.org/2009/09/23/the-lottery/ At first glance, Paul's case might appear to be the opening "case"- Paul's meeting with the principal and trying to come back to school. In a sense, this case is like a small court case. But by looking furthr into the story, we as the audience can find a much ... http://spencerl927.edublogs.org/2009/09/21/pauls-case/