EC#2

You graduate high school; don’t get into any great schools. What do you do? Join the army! You sign up and report to the base; you go to a bed and throw down your bag. The camp commander walks in and yells “You damn new comers; I bet most of you haven’t even held a gun. Well, the next couple of weeks you will be able to shoot, run and kill not in that order, good night ladies.” With that he walks away, the next morning you run a mile before breakfast. Then you have to do fifty push-ups before you can yet while the sergeants are yelling “see those guys there nothing there your meat for the week they’re insignificant, they’re nobody.” The Sergeant is using Stereotypes to teach you how to kill. Stereotypes can help one learn how to kill.
War Stereotypes were around as early as the Revolutionary war. Basil one of the main characters in Give Me Liberty says “To kill a man I would have to think down upon him” (128). By using stereotypes even in the revolution they were needed. Also, Basil joins the army and hears “They’re nothing but lobsters we’ll be eaten after their dead.” By this he is being taught that the British soldiers are immoral, and have an easier time pulling the trigger to kill another man. The more stereotypes that are fed are easier the killing becomes. Also the killing of one’s self becomes easier.
In 1945, when the axis fell and America invaded the Japanese island of Capon, once the military had been killed and no prisoners were taken (they believed they should fight to the death) the civilians started jumping off cliffs to avoid being captured by the Americans. The already captured civilians realized the Americans weren’t going to rape or kill them so they started yelling to not jump. But, 10,000 lives were lost because of the stereotype that the Americans were going to hurt them. Also Nathanial, the other main character, in Give Me Liberty sees the General of the Red Coats jump off the fort while shooting himself. He thought that being captured might make the Americans torture him for information. What if there were no stereotypes?
No stereotypes would make it so the bloodthirsty would do the killing, the marines for example are the most fit Americans but if they can’t look down the sight of a MP44 (type of sniper rifle) and not pull the trigger ending the man’s life. America and the whole world would be a much better place, except for the terrorists that really want people to die will be able to run around and kill as they please. Now your service is almost done.
You decided to forgo college and stay in the military now you’re the sergeant giving orders on the military base. You can sleep at night knowing that you helped keep your freedom and everyone else’s. The night before the new recruits come you remember your first day, the commander saying “You damn new comers; I bet most of you haven’t even held a gun. Well, the next couple of weeks you will be able to shoot, run and kill not in that order, good night ladies.” With that you drift into a dreamless sleep.

EC#1

Myth Verses Myth

Many of the mothers in the stories we read are the mothers are killed by their son like in “Osiris and Isis” when the god Seth is born he rips a whole in his mother’s side killing her. Another example is in “World on the Turtles Back” the left handed comes out of his mother’s armpit killing her, and also the right handed twin kills his grandmother. To conclude a common theme from the myths are having the mothers die. Another motif of mothers that they are followed by children like in “Osiris and Isis” is while Isis is looking for Osiris’ body she is followed by children who help her on her journey and in “World on the Turtles Back” the left handed follows his grandmother because she favors him over the right handed twin. Overall Mothers tend to be followed by children.

All the myths that we read explained how the world was made like in “How the world was Made” it told of how Maheo and how he made the world by first making a salt lake then the fish and aquatic creatures, then Maheo made the aerial creatures and finally came the light. With some help from the coot Maheo made the Land on which we live on. Also in “World on the Turtles Back” a women falls from the Sky World and some birds save her, and place her on a turtles back then she says she needs food so some fish dive for silt and all but the muskrat ends up with the silt so she can grow a garden. The garden ends up being the world and she gave birth and both the women and her daughter make rituals to keep the sun moving and the crops growing. The major thing all the story’s had in common was that they all told of how the earth was created.

Gilgamesh is a hero but not for slaying a dragon or even saving anyone, is a hero because he managed an impressive feat by vanquishing the wild man Enkidu. With conquering Enkidu came a new friend for Gilgamesh and also a new rival. The two friends went and executed a demon that guarded the great Cedar Forest and then went on to level the forest. Then the Goddess Ishtar sends a bull because she is being very inquisitive about Gilgamesh. The due kill the bull enraging the gods and kills Enkidu. But like every great hero he suffers a loss that is Enkidu. But he gets over this loss and starts his quest for immortality. With all of Gilgamesh’s feats he is a hero but still went through a metamorphosis. Then Gilgamesh returns to his abode to live with this lesson that is bitterness and rage will not take him anywhere and to live life to the fullest.

real life...... not so real DNA

What is the one sought after cure? Is it cancer? AIDS? Well now the world has a start to this by false DNA that actually grows. I think this is a good idea.

This is a good idea because we can find the cure for cancer, find the cure for many other infectious diseases and the incurable illnesses. This is also a good idea because now steam cells won't be needed and the world will be disease and will be healthy. Mankind will be able to peruse the ability to go into space. It will be harder to die of natural causes and every new born will be vaccinated from all these diseases and will have a more prosperous life. This is a great idea because we can give robots some intelligence, just enough to fight in wars but not enough to revolt and attack us. In the end this is one of the best advancements in the last year.

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a rememberance and the wings (free write)

Ernie Harwell will be missed a long time friend of everyone and the voice of baseball he kept everything real and told the game how it is, he was that once in a lifetime guy that you may meet and he’ll take care of you. Ernie never gave up until he knew the cancer he had was terminal, so instead of all the invasive treatments he said no and took it. His foundation will live on in Southwest Detroit and all the city’s that support baseball. He started his career with announcing a minor league team in the Yankees system, then opportunity struck the Tigers announcer fell ill and Ernie became the only announcer to ever be traded for a player. Then he was announcer for years until 1991 when he was fired then brought back in 1996 and gave a heartwarming remembrance to Tiger stadium, his home for many moons. Also he was the only announcer ever inducted into the hall of fame. Ernie Harwell will love on in our hearts.
The Red Wings are making a run to the conference finals, though they are down 3-1 they still have a chance at winning the cup because they have a great team and after the skill that was shown last night was great. It all starts with Franzen getting a natural hat trick in the first period, second the spectacular goal tending displayed by Jimmy Howard shows that he (though in his rooky year) is ready to make a run at the cup. After playing seven in the first round they will have to play a game seven to even have a chance. I think the Sharks underestimated the Red Wings true power. The wings need to come out on top and go all the way to bring the cup back to the “D”. Well a common thing I notice is that when the Red Wings lose the Tigers win so maybe the Tigers can take one for Detroit and lose so superstition can win for the Wings.
The calls in the game really haven’t been going for the Wings until last night when there was over eighty penalty minutes and three fourths of that was directed toward the Sharks. I hope the calls go the same way from now on rather than giving the sharks two minutes to do whatever they want so they can score and the wings can’t argue.

SIMUN overview

I really liked SIMON I got to meet some other globies and got to express my opinion to the class. I didn’t like all the research because I never used any of it, I only needed it for to know who my allies were. Also it kept me busy the whole time and I really didn’t relate to the issues but I could debate and help the conflict move along. I wished it would go a full week but that would take too long, so I had to settle for a couple of days; I might go to MAMUN next year.
I did great I spoke on all the issues even if they didn’t affect me, and I asked difficult questions when people spoke. I found it much easier to spoke when there was a news flash that really included my country. I tried to get added to the speakers list as much as possible and speak on the behalf of my country and their allies. I got really dressed up and though my allies and my country won, lost and came to a agreement that every country is happy with. Though I was Israel I was one of the better speakers and was one of the better debaters.
Well every night I picked on my clothes also I did all the research that was requested but it didn’t help me at all, the practice ones we did in class really helped. The juniors that were my ally were extremely helpful; they gave me help when I needed it as well as helped me right my speech if I needed but by the end of the three days I was comfortable and felt good about what I was doing. I think that next year there should be some practice ones for the incoming freshmen, a couple of days would be fine so they are ready.
I will research all my allies better as well as were a blazer one day. Also I’m going to try to debate more during caucus and be more neutral and try to think of solutions that help everyone. Also I think that the research amount should be lowered by a substantial amount because I never used it and the grade was really harsh. I will answer the questions better next knowing now there about the scenarios and not just some random questions that have nothing to do with my country.

Israel’s stand

Well considering Israel is an ally with America I think Israel would be for this movement. If the Taliban get a hold of the nukes then there would be a world crisis. The Taliban wouldn’t stop until they have launched all of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, then would flee in to see the world destroy its self. Israel would send help to Pakistan because they would feel threatened because they are a viable threat to launch a nuclear missile at Israel. On the worlds and my country behalf we will invade Pakistan along with the US. This is because we feel threatened that the Taliban are almost in power. Also we will try to recruit other countries to help the US’s and my cause. Also once balance is restored I think the UN should get the US to go in and get all the nukes so this will never happen again to where the Taliban have a chance to get their hands on nuclear weapons. If Pakistan never had nuclear weapons in the first place then this would never happen. I know countries could fight that I don’t deserve weapons but we don’t have any major terrorist organizations in Israel.

cultural differences

Give me Liberty, give me life, George Washington. A book that gives Brittan’s side on the revolutionary war, a different perspective on the revolutionary war. With time and cultural differences going amok like eating pigeon pie and claiming not winning the battle but a unjust loss. With the main character Nathanial Dunn who is an indebted to a school teacher, but being that his second owner had enlisted him the Lobster back army, so he must make a choice by either leaving the battle and joining the militia or be a spy. I honestly think something will happen to him before he switches army’s. Also I find that the British army would get up early to warm up and get some training in, Nathanial had to wake up and take the punishment of the soldiers but finds a friend in an indebted African slave. Also the British generals were so bull headed that they would kill all their troops just to get a win in the fight. Also that they worked with blacksmiths and German hessians who were the hired mercenaries of the revolution. While the drummer and flutist were always looked down upon, I noticed that Nathanial had it especially bad because he was indebted and had no owner that he could hide behind. Also I noticed while he worked at the blacksmith though the blacksmith was British he tended to be against working for redcoats so he made the iron weaker and took longer to do it so he could slow the British down giving the militia more time to train.
The other major cultural differences were that a white boy was sold because his dad forced him to come to America and he was indebted to pay for the voyage across the pond. Also I found that at most he could do to get out was escape during a time of retreat, which hasn’t happened yet, if Nathanial escapes he would be put to death.