1-30-11

My topic is going to be about the cultural context of the novel We, compared to the life of a college student. When I talked to my teacher Lindsey about what I wanted to do about that she said that I should only pick two or three ideas so that I could totally get my ideas across... I decided to pick self expression, alcohol, and self expression. I figured my thesis would be somewhat like this:
"The cultural context in the novel We contradicts the average life of a college student, with alcohol, sex, and self expression."
Its a little rough right now, but this is the direction I am going.

1-27-11

I wanted to talk about my overall thoughts about We. I personally didnt think that it was a good book. If I was into science fiction, then I would have thought it was.. I'm more of a Nicholas Sparks, lovely dovey, tween sensation books, so it was hard for me to get into it. I think it was because there was not really any dialoge, or to tell you the truth I have no idea why, once thing that helped me was slowly down and also stopping and thinking about what I just read, and also re reading (even if it was three times). But I'm glad to be done with this book, and go on to writing the paper

11-25-10

I think the thing that would be upsetting for me is not being able to keep your child. When I grow up I want to have a lot of kids just because my cousins were always over at my house when I was little so it seemed like a had a lot of brothers and sisters. So when I grow I want to have a lot of kids so they will always have someone there like I did.

Obama's Speech

As I'm sitting here, listening to Obama's speech, I almost forgot how good his speeches really are. That was one of the things that I personally thought set him apart in the election. He talked about innovation of technologies, the economy, jobs, and the develop of research and develop. He wants to improve on energy production for renewable energy, which I believe is the best thing we can do to try and help the environment. He wants to eliminate the taxes we give to oil companies. He talked about how important education is, and it is true... You cannot go anywhere these days without a college degree, and he's right by saying it starts out at home. He said that schools are not meeting the goals, so they started "Race to the Top".. I really don't think my old high school of Rapid City Central High school will never make it to the top. (sadly). 100,000 new teachers will come into the job scene. Colleges and C.Cs are also changing. oh shit. here comes the immigration... Personally, I believe that if someone is making a better difference in America, than by all means stay, but if they are weakling America.. Send their ass back home. America's roads really do need to be worked on and I think that it'll be an awesome way for jobs to come... But traveling by train does not sound like fun. He wants to fix was broken and then keep on moving. The final way to help with the future is to finally get out of debt. WE have to cut back on expenses. Families cut back on many spending and so does the government. But I believe that maybe we could do it by something else because we need everything in what we cut. 12% of the budget. I believe that its true that we should talk taxes from the people who are well off, instead of people who are trying hard to get somewhere in life, like college students like me. I think its awesome that now we can see what our government is doing, and where our money is going. Finally maybe politics are changing. I don't really like the whole idea of nuclear. I think that USD really opens up to the army recruits. I'm glad that Plan B really worked out and all of the minors got out. God Bless America
On a side note: I really like Michelle's dress.

1-23-11

I think that We uses both the biographical and historical. It is biographical because the book is somewhat based off of the author Yevgeny Zamyatin's life. Zamyatin was an engineer, and so he can relate to D-503 since he is a mathematician. It is historical because it is based off of the events that happened in Russia, and then Communism that the Russians faced. I think that between these two strategies the most important one would be historical, because even though you can relate We to Zamyatin's life, the events that happened in Russia is what made this book even happen.

1-20-11

Style- The style is written like a diary from D-503, so its his own thoughts.
Tone- The tone of this book is very serious.. Everyone has their own way to act and if you act differently then what you are supposed to, then you are looked upon and there can be some serious conquences if you do not follow One State's rules.
Irony- I'm not sure about what the Irony is in this book. But maybe one situation that shows it is ever since D-503 met I-330, he started to have dreams, which he never had before. So maybe that is the start of the rebellion.
Plot- This story is about a man named D-503, he lives a normal life just like others in his town of One State. One day when he was walking with his girlfriend O-90, he meets a lady  named I-330, and his life was changed forever.
Characterization- D-503 just goes with the flow and follows the crowd. When something goes wrong, he's always thinking about the rules and conquences that might follow. As the book progresses I think that he will start to become against the ways under One State.
Setting- The setting of the story is in the future in a town called One State.
Point of view- The point of view in the story is first person narrative.
Symbol-A symbol would be the Benefactor he is somewhat their version of our God. Everything they do in One State is for the Benefactor.
Theme- Some of the themes for We is dehumanization and communism.

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Hello Yall,
My name is Kayla Rowen and I am a freshman here at USD. My major is Public Relations and I am apart of the Alpha Phi sorority. My roomate is named Courtney, and she has been my best friend since 6th grade. If I could have three words that could describe me it would be: Loud, Loving, and Fun.