Chapter 3:
In this chapter George is talking about Lennie to Slim. He tells him that Lennie actually is a really nice guy but that he gets in trouble because he is "so god damn dumb". Lennie comes in to George and Slim with one of the puppies and George tells Lennie to put it back, which he doesn't want to do. Candy comes in with his old, smelly, blind dog and all of the guys incist in shooting him because he is so old and he is suffering. The guys in the room get a gun and goes out to shoot the dog. While they are shooting him, Candy lays in his bed, but doesn't say a word. He had had the dog since it was a little puppy, but Slim says that he can have one of his pups.
Later in the chapter, Candy, Lennie, and George make up plans for buyijng their own ranch. They plan to leave in the end of the month if everything goes as planned.
Chapter 4:
In this chapter George and the other gus at the ranch have left for the city. The only ones left are Candy and Lennie, and also the black stable guy called Crooks. Lennie meets Crooks while he is looking at his little puppy, and insists to come in and talk to Crooks who lives all alone. Crooks talks to Lennie about how unfair it is because he is black. Lennie ofcourse doesn't understand and just goes on talking about his rabbits. Candy comes in to Lennie and Crooks and starts talking about the ranch they are goig to buy. Crooks barley believes it is going to happen since he has seen the same thinmg so many times before.
Later also Curleys wife comes in. When George comes back Lennie becomes relly happy and the go to their beds.
Chapter 5:
In this chapter ennie discoveres that he has killed his little puppy. He gets really scared that Lennie won't let Lennie tend the rabbits any more so he tries to hide the puppy in the hay. However, Curleys wife comes in to Lennie. She starts talking to Lennie about that he hates Curley and that she could have been successful and be on adventures if she had wanted to. Lennie tells Curleys wife about the puppy and hoe he wont be able to tend the rabbits. He tells her that he loves to pet nice things and Curleys wife says that she does too. She says that her hair is relly soft and nice and lets Lennie touch it. Lennie starts petting it and when he doesn't want to let go, Curley's wife gets really scared and starts screaming. Lennie also gets scared and to keeps her quiet, he accidently brakes her neck and she dies. Lennie gets scared and runs to the place by the river, where George told him he should go if he gets in trouble. Candy and George discoveres her and they tell the other guys. They decide to find Lennie and shoot him.
Chapter 6:
In this chapter George goes before all the other guys who want to shoot Lennie. He starts talking to Lennie and says he is not mad at all at him. He says thay are going to buy the house immidietly ad that Lennie will tend the rabbits. George slowly thakes the gun and shoots Lennie.
Slim and the other gutys catch up and George goes in to the city with Slim.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men/ Cannery Row, by Steinbeck
Summary: Chapters 1&2
The book starts out with a description of a beutiful area in California. There are two men walking along a path. The first ones name is George. George is a small guy, while his friend Lennie is a big fellow probably has some kind of mental problem... It seems like george takes care of Lennie, but he makes it very clear that he sometimes dislikes Lennies stupidity. The prblem with Lennie is that he has a very short memory.
In the first chapter it tells us that Lennie and George are looking for a job. George is very irritated at Lennie, because he is carrying a dead mouse. Lennie really likes mice since they are nice to pet, but he kills them all the time since they are so small. George promices Lennie that when they have gotten enough money, they will buy a range and get alot of ranbbits for him instead since they are nice to pet, but harder to kill. George tells Lennie not to talk at the ranch since he doesn't want to mess it up. He also tells Lennie to run to the cave where they are, if he ever gets into trouble.
in the second chapter Lennie and George goes to the range where they are supposed to work. There they meet the boss and his son CCurley, which they really dislike. They meet the other fellows too. There is Slim, Calson, Candy and some other guys. Lennie and George really hates the place and they decide to leave as soon as they get enough money.
Friday, February 02, 2007
Why was The Adventures Huckleberry Finn banned??
The Concord public library committee deserve well of the public by their action in banishing Mark Twain's new book, "Huckleberry Finn," on the ground that it is trashy and vicious. It is time that this influential pseudonym should cease to carry into homes and libraries unworthy productions. Mr. Clemens is a genuine and powerful humorist, and with a bitter vein of satire on the weaknesses of humanity which is sometimes wholesome, sometimes only grotesque, but in certain of his works degenerates into a gross trifling with every fine feeling. The trouble with Mr. Clemens is that he has no reliable sense of propriety. His notorious speech at an Atlantic dinner, marshaling Longfellow and Emerson and Whittier in vulgar parodies in a Western miner's cabin, illustrated this, but not in much more relief than the "Adventures of Tom Sawyer" did, or than these Huckleberry Finn stories do. The advertising samples of this book, which have disfigured the Century magazine, are enough to tell any reader how offensive the whole thing must be. They are no better in tone than the dime novels which flood the blood-and-thunder reading population. Mr. Clemens has made them smarter, for he has an inexhaustible fund of "quips and cranks and wanton wiles," and his literary skill is, of course, superior, but their moral level is low, and their perusal cannot be anything less than harmful.
A History of Huckleberry Finn & Censorship"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was first published in 1884. Mark Twain's novel was controversial from the start. In 1885, Concord Public Library banned the book. Mark Twain wrote to Charles Webster on March 18, 1885: "The Committee of the Public Library of Concord, Mass., have given us a rattling tip-top puff which will go into every paper in the country. They have expelled Huck from their library as 'trash and suitable only for the slums.' That will sell 25,000 copies for us sure." In 1902, the Brooklyn Public Library banned "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" with the statement that "Huck not only itched but he scratched," and that he said "sweat" when he should have said "perspiration."Why Was Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Banned?In general, the debate over Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" has centered around the language of the book, which has been objected to on social grounds.
Yielding to public pressure, some textbook publishers have substituted "slave" or "servant" for the term that Mark Twain uses in the book, which has been considered derogatory to African Americans.
A History of Huckleberry Finn & Censorship"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was first published in 1884. Mark Twain's novel was controversial from the start. In 1885, Concord Public Library banned the book. Mark Twain wrote to Charles Webster on March 18, 1885: "The Committee of the Public Library of Concord, Mass., have given us a rattling tip-top puff which will go into every paper in the country. They have expelled Huck from their library as 'trash and suitable only for the slums.' That will sell 25,000 copies for us sure." In 1902, the Brooklyn Public Library banned "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" with the statement that "Huck not only itched but he scratched," and that he said "sweat" when he should have said "perspiration."Why Was Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Banned?In general, the debate over Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" has centered around the language of the book, which has been objected to on social grounds.
Yielding to public pressure, some textbook publishers have substituted "slave" or "servant" for the term that Mark Twain uses in the book, which has been considered derogatory to African Americans.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
My Essay...
Sofie Carlsson
English 10
13-01-07
Moving Around
-How it Changed my Life
I’m sure I wouldn’t have been the same person as I am today if I wouldn’t have experienced so much when I was small. Already when I was under one year old I and my parents left for Israel during one and a half year. We moved back to Sweden and then, when I was 7 years old it was time for a move again. This time we moved to Holland. When I was about 9, 10 years old we moved back to Sweden, we had then been living in Holland for approximately two and a half years. We lived in Sweden for about four years and went to international schools to keeps our English going. Then in 2004 we moved to Lithuania, and its here I’ve ended up.
I don’t recall any memories from when I lived in Israel, it’s all form what I have heard from my parents and what I have seen on photos and videos. My dad came there to work as a military, for the FN. My mother and I came with since he was only going to live there for about a year. They say we lived in a white house with a big green garden where there were lemon trees, avocados, oranges, and grapes growing in the garden. It was certainly very hot and sometimes it could even reach up to 45 degrees Celsius as the most. At these times my parents used to either go to the grocery stores, or go for a drive in the car for a while to cool down. Actually I don’t think that the fact that I lived in Israel affected my life, but I would really want to go back and see where I lived and so on.
When we moved home the only memory I have is that I’m at my grandmothers’ house and the telephone rings. At that time I was only four years old. She picks up the phone and gives it to me after a few words in the phone. It’s my father and he tells me that I have got a sister. I didn’t believe him which is very strange since I had already picked a name for her. Julia. I picked the name Julia since there is a Swedish song that I used to sing when I was small and I had always loved that name.
As said I moved to Holland when I was seven years old. I was going to go to an American international school, but I couldn’t say a word in English, in fact I couldn’t even tell apart on yes and no. I had a really hard time in the beginning, but after half a year I could already speak pretty good English. The school was huge; over 2000 people went to the school if not even more. In the beginning it was hard to get friends, but there were quite many Danish people that I used to play with during the recesses but as I got better at English I got more and more friends. The only problem was that everyone moved all the time, and that was probably the most hard part about living there apart from doing all the homework every night, which was a lot more than we used to have in Sweden. While we lived in Holland we would often go to France, Belgium, and Germany on the vacations since we live at the border of all three countries. I really enjoyed driving around in France since we would go and look at old castles and military gears such as old tanks and aircraft carriers. The hardest part was when it was time to leave. I had learnt so much and I actually loved the school and all the people in it. But then I realized that I was finally going to go to a Swedish school again which lightened the situation a bit.
When we had moved back I went to an international school called Atlas. It was a quite small school and my grade consisted of ca 18 people. I immediately got friends and I was actually the best at English in that grade. In that school everyone ad to learn Spanish since a great minority were from Spain in that school. Unfortunately I don’t remember a single word today, you forget fast. However, I went to that school for about four years, until I was 13. Then I moved to another school which was call Engelska Skolan, which means The English School. I went to the English school for one year and then it was time for another move. Lithuania.
Moving to Lithuania was the hardest thing I have ever done, and sometimes I really regret it while sometimes I feel happy I’m living here. Lithuania hasn’t really changed my life, but I have learnt a lot of thing about how different societies work. Lithuania is quite different in every aspect except perhaps the nature. It’s hard to explain why, but it feels like Lithuania is a step behind if you would compare it to Sweden. There are many things I like about Lithuania, for example the old town because the architecture is so nice, and the traditional food here is quite god too.
I came here to Lithuania in 2004, I was 13, 14 years old and I went to 8th grade. There were only three girls in my class which was a very big difference since there were 32 people in my old class. In the beginning it was sad that there were so few people, but I soon got used to it and I had a really great time and I would actually say that the first year was the best of these three, so far. During the summers I have gone home to Sweden, to our summerhouse. We have spent the whole vacation in our summerhouse and I have had a chance meeting me friends. Last year, years 2005 to 2006, there were actually six people as the most which was the double of the first year, and this year it’s six again.
These moves have of course affected my life and I think it was mostly fun to move around and see a bit of the outside world. I have of course experienced a lot more than any of my friends have, and I think this will help me in my future life. Right now I’m longing to move home to Sweden and begin the new school, and I’m now choosing if I’m going to take an international direction or not, something I probably wouldn’t have considered if I hadn’t learnt English in the way I have. In the future I want to see more of the world and I have probably put more demands on my future since I have already seen so much of the outside world. If you would ask me, I wouldn’t want to change my past one single bit.
English 10
13-01-07
Moving Around
-How it Changed my Life
I’m sure I wouldn’t have been the same person as I am today if I wouldn’t have experienced so much when I was small. Already when I was under one year old I and my parents left for Israel during one and a half year. We moved back to Sweden and then, when I was 7 years old it was time for a move again. This time we moved to Holland. When I was about 9, 10 years old we moved back to Sweden, we had then been living in Holland for approximately two and a half years. We lived in Sweden for about four years and went to international schools to keeps our English going. Then in 2004 we moved to Lithuania, and its here I’ve ended up.
I don’t recall any memories from when I lived in Israel, it’s all form what I have heard from my parents and what I have seen on photos and videos. My dad came there to work as a military, for the FN. My mother and I came with since he was only going to live there for about a year. They say we lived in a white house with a big green garden where there were lemon trees, avocados, oranges, and grapes growing in the garden. It was certainly very hot and sometimes it could even reach up to 45 degrees Celsius as the most. At these times my parents used to either go to the grocery stores, or go for a drive in the car for a while to cool down. Actually I don’t think that the fact that I lived in Israel affected my life, but I would really want to go back and see where I lived and so on.
When we moved home the only memory I have is that I’m at my grandmothers’ house and the telephone rings. At that time I was only four years old. She picks up the phone and gives it to me after a few words in the phone. It’s my father and he tells me that I have got a sister. I didn’t believe him which is very strange since I had already picked a name for her. Julia. I picked the name Julia since there is a Swedish song that I used to sing when I was small and I had always loved that name.
As said I moved to Holland when I was seven years old. I was going to go to an American international school, but I couldn’t say a word in English, in fact I couldn’t even tell apart on yes and no. I had a really hard time in the beginning, but after half a year I could already speak pretty good English. The school was huge; over 2000 people went to the school if not even more. In the beginning it was hard to get friends, but there were quite many Danish people that I used to play with during the recesses but as I got better at English I got more and more friends. The only problem was that everyone moved all the time, and that was probably the most hard part about living there apart from doing all the homework every night, which was a lot more than we used to have in Sweden. While we lived in Holland we would often go to France, Belgium, and Germany on the vacations since we live at the border of all three countries. I really enjoyed driving around in France since we would go and look at old castles and military gears such as old tanks and aircraft carriers. The hardest part was when it was time to leave. I had learnt so much and I actually loved the school and all the people in it. But then I realized that I was finally going to go to a Swedish school again which lightened the situation a bit.
When we had moved back I went to an international school called Atlas. It was a quite small school and my grade consisted of ca 18 people. I immediately got friends and I was actually the best at English in that grade. In that school everyone ad to learn Spanish since a great minority were from Spain in that school. Unfortunately I don’t remember a single word today, you forget fast. However, I went to that school for about four years, until I was 13. Then I moved to another school which was call Engelska Skolan, which means The English School. I went to the English school for one year and then it was time for another move. Lithuania.
Moving to Lithuania was the hardest thing I have ever done, and sometimes I really regret it while sometimes I feel happy I’m living here. Lithuania hasn’t really changed my life, but I have learnt a lot of thing about how different societies work. Lithuania is quite different in every aspect except perhaps the nature. It’s hard to explain why, but it feels like Lithuania is a step behind if you would compare it to Sweden. There are many things I like about Lithuania, for example the old town because the architecture is so nice, and the traditional food here is quite god too.
I came here to Lithuania in 2004, I was 13, 14 years old and I went to 8th grade. There were only three girls in my class which was a very big difference since there were 32 people in my old class. In the beginning it was sad that there were so few people, but I soon got used to it and I had a really great time and I would actually say that the first year was the best of these three, so far. During the summers I have gone home to Sweden, to our summerhouse. We have spent the whole vacation in our summerhouse and I have had a chance meeting me friends. Last year, years 2005 to 2006, there were actually six people as the most which was the double of the first year, and this year it’s six again.
These moves have of course affected my life and I think it was mostly fun to move around and see a bit of the outside world. I have of course experienced a lot more than any of my friends have, and I think this will help me in my future life. Right now I’m longing to move home to Sweden and begin the new school, and I’m now choosing if I’m going to take an international direction or not, something I probably wouldn’t have considered if I hadn’t learnt English in the way I have. In the future I want to see more of the world and I have probably put more demands on my future since I have already seen so much of the outside world. If you would ask me, I wouldn’t want to change my past one single bit.
Monday, December 04, 2006
My Story... Quite strange but yeah...!
Kate Flynn and the lost watch
(One syllable story)
Kate Flynn was waked up this fifth day of the week by her friend Bess. Her close friend Bess had been on at a snooze party on the fourth day of the week at Kate’s house and they had had a great time. Now it was time to go to school. Kate and Bess were quite tense this dawn since they had set up an act for their class this day. They were set a task to recall an old thing. They went to school by buss. When they had come to the school, Kate and Bess met all their friends. It was a day with much sun and the sky was blue. It was a warm day and most of their friends were clothed in thin clothes since it was so hot. The head of the school, a man with thick specs and ancient clothes, was in front of the school as he was all the time this time of day. When Kate and Bess went in the school they were met by a cold breeze. It was an old school with thick stone walls and huge and old works of art on the walls. They went to their shelves and got all the books they had to have for the day.
To be continued...
Monday, November 20, 2006
What is happening???
We strted off seeing the film Hamlet and now we have begun to read the book.
We have just read a little bit but so far, as I have understood it, two soldiers and Hamlets friend Horatio have seen the dead King of Denmarks' spirit and they go to Hamlet and tells him... That is what I have understood, but theer are more details...
When Horatio and the two soldiers first sees the ghost they don't believe themselves, so they are talking to each other and convincing each other that they are seeing the same thing and that they are right... When they come to Hamlet, Hamlet does not believe them at first but he wants to find out more, and thats when we stopped reading.
It is actually quite fun reading out loud in that old languge, yeah it is quite hard to understand but i guess you lern that old language as you read more...
We have just read a little bit but so far, as I have understood it, two soldiers and Hamlets friend Horatio have seen the dead King of Denmarks' spirit and they go to Hamlet and tells him... That is what I have understood, but theer are more details...
When Horatio and the two soldiers first sees the ghost they don't believe themselves, so they are talking to each other and convincing each other that they are seeing the same thing and that they are right... When they come to Hamlet, Hamlet does not believe them at first but he wants to find out more, and thats when we stopped reading.
It is actually quite fun reading out loud in that old languge, yeah it is quite hard to understand but i guess you lern that old language as you read more...
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Shakespeare
William Shakespeares' quote "This above all: to thine own self be true" means that you should not try to be someone that you aren't. It means that you should do only the things that feels good in your heart and it means that you should treat others the way you want to be treated. That's atleat what I think! =)
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