Reflection of A lesson before dying

     A lesson before dying was a very outstanding book.  The characters showed so much determination to reach the goals set out for them.  Nothing was sugar coated.  It really teaches one to never give up.  With the right mindset anything is possible.
    If the characters did not have faith then they would have never made any progress.  If faith did not exist then to start would be impossible.  To fail is to not start at all.  This novel inspired me greatly.  I now know the true definition of faith. 
 

Homework assignment

Dear Grant Williams,
     I am receiving your letter thankfully that you've given me the honor to give you advice for a young man on death row.  To me it sounda as if he's hurting deeply and is not mentally lost but mentally focused on dieing.  Yes, you are not able to perform miracles but you do have the power to open him up and get his true feelings.  Note that he is in a very vulnerable position emotionally.  Give him sympathy.  Tell him that this isn't fair even if you think it is.  Build a connection with him and tell him hardships you're going through.  To ease the moment say sentimental things like "life isn't fair" & "you'll be in a better place".  Be careful because he's taking a lost and misery loves company, don't let him project his misery onto you.


Sincerely,


Advice colonist Jamie

Review and Reflection of The Sorrow of War

Review: 

The book "the sorrow of war" was a very good book with a very bold statement. It never once got off the topic of sorrow. The word choice was fantastic plus it had many life hacks. All the tales were either very brave or very haunting.  He didn't leave anything out and it was uncut and raw.

Reflection:

Throughout reading this book i often thought of the losses in life. This book was written by the people who lost much. The characters were nothing like me, neither one but i could still sense their sorrow. The scenes were excruciating and i couldn't help but empathize their since of lost. This is a very dark book. 

(Thursday)
Nothing lasted forever in this world, he knew that. Even love and sorrow inside an aging man would finally dissipate under the realization that his suffering, his tortured thoughts, were small and meaningless in the overall scheme of things. Like wispy smoke spiraling into the sky, glimpsed for a moment, then gone. (pg. 71)

(Question 2)
Kien's sorrow is put on display in this quote because of his lack of hope.

(Question 3)
Yes, it's a indication of idleness.

(Friday)
They said at the foot of Ascension Pass, deep inside the ancient forest, the ageless trees whispered along with a song that merged into harmony with an ethereal guitar, singing, "O victorious years and months, O endless suffering and pain..."
A nameless song with a ghostly rhythm, simple and mysterious, that everyone had heard, yet each said they'd heard different versions. (pg. 90)

(Question 1)
The theme mortality created so many songs and tells.

(Question 4)
The Jungle of screaming souls is very ancient.

(Saturday)
Oanh had been sympathetic and look what that got him. (pg.106)

(Question 2)
Oanh, by being sympathetic.

(Question 3)
The conflict that comes with being sympathetic in war. Being sympathetic in war makes you die.

(Sunday)
He would rather stand by night after night listening to her lovers' noisy jokes than not have her there at all.(pg.143)

(Question 1)
The theme hope made him wait for her even if it hurted him.

(Question 2)
This quote shows how Kien is full of in denial and insecurity.

     One should conduct themself in school as they would in a church. The importance of conducting yourself is that you will learn more. If you do not conduct yourself you are embarassing your parents because it will seem as if they have not taught you better. The environment will no longer be a peaceful one where we can focus on our instructor to give us the knowledge to excel but a chaotic one where we can not hear over the next person. The small conversations may seem innocent but it is a time and place. You have to be able to exercise self control for the next step in life.
     We owe our instructor our full attention. Our instructor is only trying to help us and give us what we lack. There is always something new to learn in Mr.Rease class. In addition he take his class serious and put his all into the assignments he give us. Needless to say the respect should come natural to any of our instructors who take their job serious.

The image poem

Late october
through the window
the wind blows
hard
then soft

everything colored a dull green
branches are lifeless
while swifting

relaxing
quiet
a endles cycle
a dull plain view

Do facebook ever make you feel bad ?

Facebook makes me feel bad everytime I log on because somebody new have died and it has been posted in picture or video form.  They show the death in full detail and pictures to match.  Everyone think its okay some even joke about it because we are too immune to another person losing their life to sinceless violence.  I could unfollow the page that post the disturbing videos or pictures but all my friends repost it.  All for all facebook inappropriateness makes me feel bad.