reader response number 6 :find a poet

The poet that i read some of her poems is Jovenia G Salazar.
In her poems she talks alot about God and how hes always there for us. she also talks alot about life and the wonderful world that we live in. I didnt care too much for the poems she wrote. They were alright because it was nicely writen, her use of words, and they all have meaning to them but i didnt care about her topics that much. I think i didnt care too much for her topics because i am not a very religious person and in every poem i read had something about god or jesus in it. I also think that i didnt like these poems that much because they didnt really relate to me that much and some of what she wrote seemed like it didnt take any thinking and anyone could write it, so it made it a little boring instead of interesting to me. One thing that does relate to me and everyone else though in one of her poems is that sometimes life doesnt go your way and somethings go wrong in life, but you can get through it. My personal definition of poetry is just writing that people write to express their feelings but it also has to have a rythem to it and a topic that the whole poems about.

reader response #3

Huck is impressed about all the pictures and the poetry in the house. He is also impressed of the house, how much money they have, and how educated they are. Huck's view of success and happiness is probably being educated and living in a nice house and family. "It was a double house, and the big open place betwixt them was roofed and sometimes the table was set there inthe middle of the day, and it was a cool, comfortable place. Nothing could be better." (chapter 17, page 79, last paragraph.)

The reason the books int he house were special was because the girl that lived there was about 15, she wrote poetry in a scrap book. Huck was interested in them because they were really good and written by someone his age that had died. They also had meaning to them and they were about death. "if emmeline grangerford could make poetry like that before she was fourteen, there aint no telling what she could of done by and by." (ch. 17, page 78, first paragraph after poem.)

The thing that is unique about the poems and the scrap book is it was written by a young girl. she seemed to be obsessed with death and writing about people dying.The significance of the drawing of the girl on the edge of the bridge with three sets of arms was she never got to make up her mind of how she wanted the arms to go. The girl on the edge was committing suicide. I think that Mark Twain describes it so detailed is to show you how this girl really feels about suicide and death. His view on art tells that all art has meaning to it. Huck is so touched by this girls life and art because shes young and her art has meaning to its sadful. He thought it wasnt right that she wrote about everyone elses deathbut no one wrote about hers, so Huck tried making one for her. (Chap. 17, page 78, the first paragraph after the poem)

blog posting number 5 friendship

http://www.asklyrics.com/display/Vitamin_C/Graduation_Lyrics/143285.htm

This song is about people in high school about to graduate and still being friends after everything. She also talks about getting jobs and everything you used to do, will you do it anymore? It also says that everyone will become real busy and not have time to have fun with friends.


I dont really like this song, because it makes you think about your future and if you really are going to be friends with your friends after school. It makes you glad that you go to school now and see all the people you see everyday.

This piece relates to my life because i have after this year, only two more years until i graduate. Then everyone im friends with will be getting jobs and going to different collages far away and we will probably not get to see each other at all. My boyfriends going to graduate a year before me, so hes going to go off and get a job and i will probably rarly get to see him anymore. It really makes you think of where your going to end up and who you will still be connected to.

Huck finn essay Exam one.
Brittany Umbreit

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn has many moral dialemma's.
One moral dialemma in the story is Huck helping Jimm escape. its against the law and he would get in big trouble if someone catches them. Huck grows as a person helping Jim because he knows its wrong but its a nice thing to help out his friend.

Huck is rightfor helping Jim, he may be taking the chance of getting in trouble but he is doing it for Jim. if Jim got sold who knows who he'd live with and how he'd get treated.

Support for my arguement in the book would be how Jim talks and acts like Hucks brother basicly by telling him not to look at the man that got shot in the back and died.He is like family or a friend and huck is just helping him. This is in chapter 9, p.38, paragraph 2 when Jims talking. "come in Huck but doan look at his face its too gashly" another example of jim acting like a brother to huck was when huck wanted to go on the wrecked boat and Jim didnt think it was a good idea.

all in all i agree with hucks choise oh helping Jim escape even though he knew it was wrong.

Tom Sawyer influenced Huck because he made him more courageous. He is trying to be as good as his friend Tom because he is brave and doesn’t back down on an adventure. He said to himself, tom sawyer wouldn’t back out now, and so I won’t either; I am going to see what’s going on here. (Chapter 12, page 51, paragraph,3 )

The Widow Douglas has influenced Huck in good ways. She was making him a better person, even though he doesn’t always listen to her. He says “pap always said it warnt no harm to barrow things, if you was meaning to pay them back, but the widow said it warnt anything but a soft name for stealing, and no decent boy would do it.” (Chapter 12, page 49, paragraph 3)

Pap influenced Huck in a bad way. He was never there for Huck but Huck did listen to some of the stuff that his pap said .He still might look up to his pap a little and the things he said. Huck said “Pap always said that it warnt no harm to barrow, things if your meaning to pay them back. (Chapter12, page 49, paragraph 3) Huck doesn’t want to be like his pap at all because he drinks all the time and is a jerk.

Jim influenced Huck because He is his friend and he looks up to him. They have been on the island together, and helping each other out. He says that it seems that both the widow and pap was kind of right. He said we will not barrow three things from them and wouldn’t be no harm to barrow the rest.(chapter 12, page 49, paragraph 3.

Reader Response 1: Huck Finn (1 - 6)

Relationship to Parents





"looky here- mind how you talk to me; im standing about all i can stand, now- so dont gimme no sass. ive been in town two days, and i haint heard nothing but bout you bein' rich. i heard about it away down the river, too. thats why i come. you get me that money tomorrow- i want it. "
(chapter 5, pg. 15 last paragraph.)

Basicly Pap is saying to Huck watch how he seaks to him and dont give him any attitude. all he has heard is how rich Huck is now. and he wants huck to give him the money he found.



I feel that it wasnt right for Pap to do that. he is a bad father that gets drunk all the time and all he comes to see his son for is to give him the money he found. He hasnt been around for a long time and he now comes back. This can probably relate to my family because if someone in my family got rich and fond alot of money, there would be some people in my family that will try to get some of it and be nicer.



Mark Twain probably had a good relationship with his family. He made Pap look like a jerk, rasist, and always got drunk, all in all a bad person. He probably did this to show how people back then acted and to prove a point. Marks father died before becoming a journalist.


Paragraph 3 (Literary Analysis): Type 3-8 sentences about what Mark Twain thinks about the quote and its theme. Relate it to Twain's life in some way.