Friday, September 25, 2015

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.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

“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.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

"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!