Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Mini Research project

Charnique Johnson
Ms. Melville
November 25, 2008
Mini Research project

There are many different opinions on the topic weather beats or lyrics are more important to a song. Some people believe Lyrics are more important in a song than because words are more important than sounds. Sierra stated “People need to hear what the words are actually saying.” Desiree agreed by saying “People really listen to the words more than the beats because that’s what make people say you decent.” However some people believe the beat is more important because it determines if you like the song
before the lyrics begin. Rory said “Nobody will listen if your beats is corny.”
According to Lynnae “The beat is what you heat first so it attracts you to the song.”
In addition another person just feels lyrics are important. Myles said “Lyrics are better.”
He just feels lyrics are better than the beat. Many people have different opinions about the two most important parts of a song.

Friday, November 7, 2008

lollolloo

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Monday, November 3, 2008

Animal farm final essay

Although it may seem true sometimes what people hear and believe may all be lies. The book Animal Farm was written in 1942 in England by George Orwell. It was written to criticize the dictator of Russia Stalin. It was also used to criticize the Russian people for following Stalin by using animals to show the lies that Stalin was telling the Russian people. In Animal Farm the way characters respond to stories have a strong connection to their ability to survive.

One person who mastered the stories is Snowball he told all the lies on the farm.
First he lies about the pigs sleeping in beds. According to the 4th commandment no animal shall sleep in beds. He says “a bed is merely a place to sleep in. A pile of straw in a stall is a bed properly regarded. The rule was against sheets, which are human invention.” Second he lies about the pigs stilling the milk. The pigs kept stilling the milk from the other animals and keeping it for themselves. He told the other animals that they don’t really like milk and are only eating it for brain power so they can be stronger for the other animals. Third he lied about Boxer’s death. . Boxer was sent to a slaughter house to be turned in to glue. However he told all the other animals that he died peacefully at the doctors. Due to all his lies he became rich and powerful.

Next Benjamin caught on and understood when Snowball was lying. For one he was the only one who never sided with Snowball or Napoleon. When Snowball said the windmill would make work easier but Snowball wanted to focus on getting more food he refused to believe that there would ever be more food or less work. He said “windmill or no windmill, life would go on as it has always gone on- that is, badly.” Second he noticed the commandments changed. Towards the end of the book Benjamin and Clover where steering at the commandment wall. They noticed it was different. He read it allowed and it said “all animal are equal but some are more equal than others”. It was only one commandment rather when they first started with seven. Finally he noticed that when boxer past out that he was being sent away in a slaughter truck. Benjamin began yelling “fool fool”. He was the only one that noticed that Boxer was being sent away to a slaughterer. He said to the animals “do you not understand what this means they are taking him to the knackers” Benjamin understood the lies that was being told and was smart enough not to believe them that is why the pigs did not kill him.

Finally Boxer became rapped up in the lies he, believed everything the pigs told him. First he believed everything Squealer told him about the work they had to do on the windmill to finish it. When he had to go through the long laborious process of building the windmill he said “I will work harder”. Boxer would even get up in the middle of the night to drag more stone up to the windmill. Second he believed every messaged delivered from Napoleon through Squealer. The animals where told that
they would have to build a windmill and it would be less work for them in the future even though
it was really more work. However all boxer said was” Napoleon is always right”. As a result of Boxers in ability to determine a lie from the truth he was sent to his death. When Boxer passed out and complained of his lungs he was suppose to be able to retire but instead he was sent to death. The pigs
sent Boxer to a horse slaughterer to be turned in to glue. This is what happened to the animals on the farm that became rapped up in all the lies.

In Animal Farm an animal’s fate depends upon his ability to determine a lie from the truth. The animals all respond to the lies in a different way. First, Squealer was the main person on the farm who told the lies to all the other animals; he survived all the way to the end of the story. Second, Benjamin was able to determine when Squealer was lying this allowed him to survive on the farm.
Finally, Boxer was not able to determine a lie from the truth and was eventually slaughtered in the end.
This book gives a clear picture to what happens when a society is not educated enough to see through the lies they are being told.