Thankful for a Classmate

So, this is late.. Im guilty of it. But none the less, thanksgiving just passed so I am grateful for many things. Im thankful for many of my classmates but ill choose one classmate to be grateful for as asked for. A Classmate im grateful for in our English class is Aylin. She stands out by her hair if you know but anyways im grateful to be friends and classmates. Reasons to being thankful for Aylin is because she is a very funny person who is able to make me laugh whenever, she's very nice for lending me all the pencils I never return and most of all for just being a friend who I can talk to.

What did Margaret do?

Margaret Macomber... Mar,garet Macom,ber. Hmm. She really is a hell of a character. Not to mention that i hated her with a passion the entire time. So it seems that Margaret decided to finally take action upon Francis after seeing how much he was changing towards the end. So upon reaching the end of the story Margaret decides to take her husband's life for a reason that was unknown to the extent of wanting to kill him. We did know they had issues in their relationship and that she was not, well a women of purity or truthiness. I believe that her killing Francis was the dumbest and sinful way to get rid of him. She could of just discussed the problem with him. Her being afraid of his sudden change shouldn't be an excuse to even kill him, i understand that maybe she was fretting over the fact that he was now going to leave her and enjoy his life with someone else but still. I always thought that Francis would change would change earlier in the story and realize that how much of a hassle Margaret really is and leave her. I wanted the bad ending for Margaret not Francis. I believe that what she did was too far and that it could of been solved a different way.

6 Word Stories

My Life: Revenge is a Must.

My Sweet Sleep: Was for Eternity.

Strangers. Friend. Best Friend. Couple. Spouse.

Look at my hands: They're Tainted.

Two Roads. One Choice. Wrong Path.

Procrastination: Late Night. No Sleep. Repentance.

John Proctor: Hero or Stooge?

John Proctor has many good and bad things about him. In my opinion i believe that John Proctor is in fact a Hero. The reason I would say such things is because of his actions. Yes, he did commit a sin of adultery with Abigail but i believe that he learned his lesson and knew it was wrong afterwards. He showed that he was truly committed to his wife, and that's why he cut off connections with Abigail to the point of calling her a whore. John Proctor is a  hero in my eyes but he was the one who made Hale change to help the others who were accused. If it weren't for Proctor's actions of going to Salem and telling his sins, i feel that the other 7 remaining besides him would all just die. Proctor is a hero because he cared so much about Elizabeth that he wasn't even scared to admit his affair with Abigail if it mean that Elizabeth would live. Although Proctor did wait for such a long time to confess, and Abigail did end up escaping, it feels like he changed the way their community functioned and thought of such actions. Proctor's death might have changed the courts viewing on the way they got things done. So yes I do believe that Proctor is a hero, who cared about his people, and went so far to even getting himself killed so that the whole witchcraft case would stop.

“Arrivals…There Goes The Neighborhood”

"There Goes The Neighborhood". This one quote can tell many things. One for sure is the coming of Christopher Columbus to the Americas and meeting the Native Americans. Between the explorers and Indians, they were both different groups with different languages, values, crops, and life style. Of course when they 1st encountered each other, both had different views of one another. This starts to change when 2 different groups or more start to share the same land. This happens because one side is used to their way of living and the other is used to theirs. Of course this causes some conflict since they wont be able to agree on the cultures of one another. The bad things that this can cause are problems for  both groups, unstable relationships, killing can happen, etc. If both sides were to agree with one another then they would all live by the same rules, and life style. For example, Christopher Columbus made some Indians convert to Christianity in order to spread it. He also took advantage of the Indians by ripping them off with cheaper valued items and the search for gold. 2 groups or more living in the same space can alter how the community will also function, for example theocracy, or autocracy. Overall, have 2 groups or more share a space to live on, can cause certain problems that may lead to a bigger outbreak or both sides can agree to the way of the rules and live a new type of community.

"Me"

Hello, everyone my name is Josue Bahena. Currently a student at Whitney M. Young, of course. Before high school I used to go to Galileo Scholastic Academy of Math and Science. Wasn't the best school but was alright. Made me the person I am today which can be a positive thing I guess. Thing to know about me is that I enjoy drawing to kill time when I'm bored or the best of them all is going to SLEEP! My number 1 thing to do when I have the time. I also enjoy playing sports; soccer and football being my favorites. Things I hate or dislike would be School, School, and School. No really though, I hate society for what it has become. I wish that everyone just get along, and treat each other with respect so no problems would exist. As a person, I would say that I'm okay, I'm not rude, I try to be honest with everyone, I'm a shy person a first but afterwards I'll come out of my shell, I don't wanna say I'm funny but some people say I am even though I don't notice it myself, I can also be a goof, but overall I guess that means I'm just a weird person in general. I'm glad with the life I'm living, being grateful to my parents, friends and teachers. I have a goal in mind for the future, which is to score a 25 or above on the ACT. I don't know if that's good or not but that's a start for me. I hope that a lead a good future for myself , so I can become either an 'Architect or Electrician'. Anyways, I'd like to wish for a great sophomore year and everyone. That's "Me". SMILE MORE!