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I think the thing that has improved the most for my writing is that I'm better at writing a thesis and creating an argument. Before I just did a lot of summarazing or pointing out things that were already obvious and I think I've started doing that less and less. I think the most helpful strategies we did were group discussions. I helped give insights and different perspectives on things we never would have thought of on our own. Things would be said that either confirmed your previous thoughts or made you see things in a different light. I think blogging was also helpful because I got to express my ideas and what I was thinking.The easiest paper to write I think was the short story paper. We got to choose our own short story to write about so we could choose the one we liked the most and were most interested in. It's easier to write about something that you picked out yourself. I don't know if writing thesis statements counts as a lesson but I think it was the most beneficial to me.To have a good paper you need a good argument and thesis statement. I think I'm more prepared to write college-level papers because I think my grammar and other writing techniques have improved.I think I'm better at looking at things from many different angles and can interpret things better. This will help me come up with better arguments, ideas, and thesis statementes for my papers.

"Sexism"

The poeem that stuck out the most to me was sexism. I think there are some truths in it but yet is mostly sterotyped. A lot of times there are girls who do obsess over their boys and they make it seem like their boyfriend, husband, or friend with benefit rules their life. They let the guy choose if they are happy. They let guys get away with treating them badly when they shouldn't. They have no problem getting walked all over as long as in the end they have the boy. But in reality it's true for girls AND boys. I don't think you see it as much because guys are supposed to be strong and dominating like they are in charge. Their friends would make fun of them if they knew the girl wore the pants in the relationship. And the fact the writer says that it's the happiest moment in a woman's life makes me laugh. I know plenty of strong and independent women who do not need a man to make them happy.

I think it's funny how the writer describes guys. There are a lot of guys out their that are jerks and just think about sex but there is also a lot of sweethearts too. It's a proven fact that guys think about sex a lot....but that doesn't mean it's all they care about. And yeah, there are some guys who hit it and quit it sort to speak but there's also guys that find sex to be meaningful. Also, there are girls who like to do the same thing. The cherry on the top of this writing is the part where the guy pees outside...how masculine.

"The Flea"

I pretty much think this poem is about how a couple have premarital sex. They have sex and she gets pregnant and she's so ashamed she kills herself and thus kills the baby. The guy feels awful because it's all his fault he convinced her to have sex.

Mark but this flea, and mark in this,---Kind of like an introduction to the story...like in the Fresh Prince of Belair when he's like ok this is my story bout how my life got flipped turned upside down
How little that which thou deniest me is,--- A couple that doesn't deny each other anything and does whatever the other one wants except for having sex
Me it sucked first, and now sucks thee,---They had oral sex but don't go any farther
And in this flea our two bloods mingled be;--- He wants there blood to mingle or in other words unite by having sexual intercourse
Thou know'st that this cannot be said ---She says no they can't have sex
A sin, or shame, or loss of maidenhead,---She refuses to have sex before marriage because she thinks it's a sin and doesn't want to lose her virginity
  Yet this enjoys before it woo,---He is trying to convince it's okay to have sex before marriage
  And pampered swells with one blood made of two,---He's telling her how it will make there relationship better and bring them closer because they are turning two into one.
  And this, alas, is more than we would do.---He finally convinces her to have sex with him
Oh stay, three lives in on flea spare---But OOPS now she's pregnant so thats where the third one comes from
Where we almost, nay more than married are.---He's kind of like uh-oh maybe we should have waited until marriage
This flea is you and I, and this---This is about him, her, and the baby
Our marriage bed and marriage temple is;---Marriage doesn't mean much now because they already are going to have a kid
Though parents grudge, and you, we are met---The parents are ashamed and mad that the girl got pregnant before marriage
And cloistered in these living walls of jet.---She was trapped in these walls of shame and anger
  Though use make you apt to kill me,---She's mad at him for convincing her to have sex and now wants to punish him
  Let not to that, self-murder added be,---She feels so ashamed that she kills herself while pregnant
  And sacrilege, three sins in killing three.---The sin of premarital sex killed the girl and baby and the guy is so struck with guilt he wishes he was dead as well
Cruel and sudden, hast thou since---He is pretty much expressing his grief over the loss of the two people he loved
Purpled thy nail in blood of innocence?---He discovered the girl and is holding her in his arms and so his hands are covered in so much blood and so they look purple
Wherein could this flea guilty be,---He feels guilty for the death of the baby and the girl
Except in that drop which it sucked from thee? This guilt is sucking the life out of him
Yet though triumph'st, and say'st that thou---He's talking about he triumphed in getting her to have sex
Find'st not thy self, nor me the weaker now;---But he feels like he lost because of all the horrible events
  'Tis true; then learn how false, fears be:
  Just so much honor, when thou yield'st to me,---He is describing how she gave him her honor or virginity
  Will waste, as this flea's death took life from thee.---But it was wasted on him because it caused the death of her and the baby and now he wants to kill himself

Poetry

Poetry to me is like any other kind of writing. Either I love it or hate it. There is some poetry that rocks my socks and other that bores me to death. My favorite kind of poetry is rhyming poetry. I know that poetry obviously doesn't have to rhyme but I love to rhyme. I would say that I'm a master rhymer lol. Rhyming poetry is so catchy! One of my favorite poets is Shel Silverstein and I would alway check out his books of poetry from the library as a kid. They were super funny. When it comes to my favorite poem however it's something a little more serious. My favorite poem is i carry your heart with me by E.E. Cummings. The first time I heard it was during the movie In Her Shoes and the one girl reads it at her sister's wedding. I think I love it so much because it describes the relationship I have with my two sisters. I think it's hard to determine what a poem is. It can funny, sad, empowering. All it has to do is mean something for somebody.

Repentance

I'm writing my paper over how it's never too late to repent. I personally believe that you have time to repent until your last dying breath. The best evidence I've found so far is the part we read in class on Wednesday. It's when the old man comes in and urges Faustus to repent. At first, Faustus is hesitant to repent because he doesn't believe there is any point but then he finally does. Then Mephistopholis comes back in and is furious and Faustus has to cut his arm and make a whole new deal in his blood. This to me shows that his repenting works. He had saved himself from eternal damnation. If it hadn't worked then he wouldn't have had to sign an agreement reconfirming his deal with Lucifer. I think Faustus only does it because he is afraid of Mephistophilis because he threatens him. I guess I would rather have Mephistophilis rip me apart and have eternal life then succumb to Mephistophilis threat and have eternal death. In the end he pretty much sells his soul for nothing because he doesn't really do anything great with magic.

Making Fun of the Plot

My favorite scenes we read were the ones that made fun of the plot. I think it's hilarious the requests Robin and Ralph make. They want mistresses, free drinks, and to not have to feed their horses hay. When the vitner doesn't give them what they want they threaten him with some curse that involves tickling. I don't know about you but I hate to be tickled so that one would get me! When Mephistophilis shows up he turns one into a dog and the other into an ape and they get excited about it. This shows us how ridiculous Faustus looks. He's asking for stupid stuff and doing childish things. It's hard to take him serious when he's throwing meat at the Pope. The fact he's invisible when he does it shows us he's not as great and honored as he wants to be. Plus, he probably wouldn't do that when he's visible which means he shouldn't be doing it at all. Then he has Mephistophilis give the knight horns. It's hard to figure out what to take seriously anymore because everything looks like a joke. He's abusing his power and it will be hard for him to maintain any kind of authority. The thing that stuck out the most is when he was supposed to bring back Alexander the Great. What happens is that spirits in the form of Alexandar the Great come which means it's not really Alexandar the Great. This means Faustus can't really bring back the dead. He also shouldn't be messing with spirits because they could be evil. But I guess somebody who sells his sould to the devil really doesn't worry about something like that.

Dr.Faustus- Good Angel and Evil Angel

The part that stuck out most to me is at the beginning of scene 5. Faustus is struggling with his choices and which path he is going to take. He's trying to convince himself he that he doesn't need God. Should he turn to God? Should he turn to Lucifer? I think everybody has to make this choice- the choice between good and evil.This part reminds me of the cartoons where a devil and angel are sitting on a characters shoulder trying to get them to choose their side. The Good Angel encourages Faustus to turn to God so that he can go to Heaven someday and that he needs to stop with magic. The Evil Angel mocks Heaven saying there is no such thing and that he should turn to devil so that he can have wealth and honor. At this point, Faustus continues to go down the evil path choosing riches, women, and everything else he desires. Later on he will probably continue with this struggle between good and evil. It's a hard choice between getting what you want and doing what is right. I think it's strange that Faustus says that he neither believes in Heaven or hell comparing them to old wive's tales. How can he not believe when he's talking to angels and devils? Even his devil servant, Mephistophiles, tells him there is a Heaven and  a hell. I think Faustus's greed for power has already effected his thinking and has made him believe he is all powerful. How far will he go to be in control? It's already mentioned offering the blood of babies as a sacrifice.

Dr.Faustus/ Changes Since the Renaissance

There has been many changes since the Renaissance that has determined the way people set up their hierarchy. Technoloy, medicine, and law have come so far since that time. Medicine and doctors probably weren't all that important to them because they were that effective. If you were really sick or had a bad injury back then you were probably going to die. I mean they thought that bloodletting would help people. Now doctors and medicine are making advances everyday at curing illnesses. It seems like people go to the doctor for everything. Texchonology has come to dominate society I believe. Many people can't live without their computers, cars, and cell phones. People during the Renaissance didn't have any of these things.People now look to these things like gods. They worship their BlackBerry and all the apps they can get. People during the Renaissance relied on God to provide them what they need. Now, people are inventing things that will provide them with all their needs. If people during the Renaissance needed rain for their crops they would pray to God for rain. Now a lot of farmers have irrigation. I think scholarship was more important during the Renaissance. I think more people have an education now but I don't think as many people value it the same way they did back then.  I set my hierarchy as 1. religion 2. medicine 3. technology 4. scholarship 5. law- with 1 being the most important. Religion is what I base everything off of, it's how I base my moral code. Medicine is very important I believe. What good is an education and technology if I'm too sick to use it. Technology is very important because it helps me keep in contact with my friends and family, who are very important to me. Scholarship is important because you need an education to go anywhere in life. Law is last on my list. I think law is important but I think the other things on my list affect law.

This Semester

At the beginning of the semester I was really unsure about doing blogs and gists. I thought they were going to be lame and a lot of work.Now it's strange to say I kind of like them. The blogs and gists are a great way for me to share my ideas on a story. Sometimes I don't like to say what I think in class because it may sound stupid. It's way easier to type it out and just fully explain what I'm thinking without having everybody hear.They aren't really all that hard to do either. It's not like you have to do hours of research you are just writing about your own thoughts and feelings so it makes it easier. This class is way different than any other literature class I've been in before. In this one we spend more time talking about what we think an author is trying to symbolize and what it means to us. It's nice because it's not some cookie cutter answers it's more about diving deep into the text and extracting your own thoughts. Some of the stories we have read aren't really my type but they have all made me think. Sometimes authors don't come right out and explain their theme and you have to seek it out which is something I'm not really used to having to do.

"The Little Mermaid"

The setting at the beginning of "The Little Mermaid" is way deep down in the sea where the mer-people live.Strange red and trees grow at the bottom of the sea and fish swim through the branches like birds of the earth. I think this part of the setting is important because it talks about birds which do not live in the sea. This shows the infatuation the little mermaid had with life out of the sea.There is a very beautiful castle made out of coral where the mer-king, his mother, and his 6 daughters live. The sand was blue and everything down there had a blue tinge.The sun is described as appearing like a "crimson flower" when the sea was calm. I think this is important because the little princess loved flowers and planted crimson ones which reminded her of the sun. This part of the setting shows how much she longed to be on land. She could only feel the suns warmth if she was on land so she planted flowers that reminded her of it.In her garden she had a marble statue of a boy. I think this an important part of the setting because it shows how she wants to find a man that walks the earth. When the little princess turns 15 she goes up to the top of the sea.There she sees the ship and the handsome prince so she decides to watch him.A storm comes up and she saves the prince. She thinks he looks like the statue in her garden and so she kisses him.While there she sees tall mountains with snow on them, green forests, and lemon and orange trees. The setting of this part of the story is important because all theses things interest her. She hasn't ever seen green forests or mountains with snow and it makes her want to come back.After visiting the sea witch where no seaweed or plants grew and it was really creepy the setting moves to land. The little mermaid lives at the castle and falls more in love with the prince. The next setting of the story is on a ship where the prince is marrying another woman.I think the story takes place in maybe the late 1800s or early 1900s because there is no mention of cars and there are like kings and queens.
The point of view is third person limited omniscient. You can tell because it only really gives the point of view of like the little princess and her sisters. Also, most of the action only takes places where the little princess is and it doesn't switch back and forth from point of view to point of view.

"The Birthmark" and "Bartleby, the Scrivener" Compare and Contrast

"The Birthmark" is about a husband and wife. The wife is pretty much perfect but she has this birthmark on her cheek that her husband hates. He is so disgusted by it  and his wife only wants to please him so she asks him to get rid of it for her. The potion he gives her gets rid of the birthmark but it ends up killing her. "Bartleby, the Scrivener" is about a man who starts working as scrivener but only does what he wants. Anytime he is asked to do something he doesn't want to he simlpy says, "I would prefer not to." Eventually, he decides he doesn't want to work. The boss tries to be nice and lets him get away with it but eventually he asks him to leave. When he doesn't the narrator/boss moves his office and Bartleby gets sent to like a jail thing. The narrator tries to save Bartleby but he ends up dying. The characters in both stories are believeable and the plots are plausible.In both stories the characters had motivation. In "Bartleby, the Scrivener" Nippers had indigestion and stuff in the morning so he was cranky and later in the afternoon he was well behaved. Turkey behaved in the morning and in the afternoon after dinner he was crabby. In "The Birthmark" the husband hated his wife's birthmark that's why he wanted to get rid of it. They had reasons for doing what they did.In "Bartelby, the Scrivener" Bartleby was a foil for the narrator/boss. He shows a side of the boss we might not have seen. He showed us the caring side of the boss. I think the wife in "The Birthmark" is a foil for the husband. She shows us how uncaring the husband was.I think what we learn from these stories that people don't take enough time to really care about those around us.In "Bartleby, the Scrivener" the narrator/boss feels sympathy towards Bartleby. But the boss wasn't empathatic towards him. Bartleby needed somebody to try to understand him.The boss was just trying to make himself feel good about doing a good deed. He never really went out of his way to understand Bartleby and really take care of him. Bartleby's actions were a cry for help. In "The Birthmark" the husband didn't really care for his wife. He didn't look past her imperfection to see her real beauty. The husband is almost like the boss from "Bartleby,the Scrivener." He acts like he's doing his wife a big favor by getting rid of her birthmark. He would have done a better thing if he would have cared about his wife for who she was and accepting her flaws.People feel good when they believe they did a good deed. They just got to figure out if what they are doing is more beneficial for them or the person they are "helping."

Birthmark

I think a major theme of the story is we have to look beyond the imperfections of the ones we love. The only thing physically wrong with Georgina was the birthmark but Aylmer became obssessed with getting rid of it.In the end she says he got rid fo the best thing on earth. Maybe she was the best thing he ever had. She loved him so much she was willing to do anything to get rid of the birthmark he hated so much. She was willing to take some potion that could kill her in order to please him. If that's not love I don't know what is. Nothing was good enough for Aylmer.If he would have loved her he woulda looked past a silly imperfection. I don't know if he truely loved her or saw her as science experiment. At the beginning, it said something about how it was unclear if he loved Georgina more than science. If he loved science more maybe him doing that experiment on her was like him showing his love for science. That was the first angle I took on this story. The other was maybe she cheated on him or something. He kept saying the the birthmark was not superficial and that it had a hold on her heart. Maybe she cheated on him and the birthmark is like an ugly reminder day in and day out what she did to him. Kind of like the scarlet letter. Maybe that's why she was so willing to drink the potion. She wanted to fix things with him. She wanted him to forgive her so much that she would do anything.

Extra Credit Blog- College Article

I don't think students are necessarily learning less in college. Maybe they are just going into college better prepared; therefore, there test scores aren't changing as much. If they are better prepared maybe the students don't find it to be as much work. I guess if students are learning less now it could be because with times like they are it's hard to find a job. The more education you have the better chance you have of finding a job. Maybe colleges are just trying to push their students through so they have a better chance of getting hired.It could also be because colleges want it to look like their students have higher GPAs. Students with better grades might attract more students to attend the college.College to me is harder than high school. It's not as hard as I thought it was going to be but it is definitely more challenging. Maybe I was just prepared more than I thought I was or maybe like this article suggests college is just easier now. I really hope students are just more prepared now because I don't want to be paying thousands of dollars for nothing! I want to be as prepared as possible for when I become a teacher.

Fake Twitter Accounts

The article about the fake Twitter accounts are slightly alarming. Somebody could make a fake Twitter or Facebook account on you. They could make horrible allegations about you and you could get in trouble. A fake account could say your selling drugs and you get in trouble with the authorities. They could use a fake account to get close to your friends and family and find out personal information about you. They could steal your identity, your personal records, your money, EVERYTHING. It's not hard to get pictures of people off the internet or read their wall posts to know enough about them to trick others. Many people bank online. They could use that information to hack into your bank account. Another thing that is troublesome is that some people get all their information online. They could read these fake Twitter pages and think it's the real person. It could ruins somebody's campaign. Also, if you were trying to get a job the employer could check Facebook and see the fake account and be horrified with what they saw. You might lose out on a job because of it. I think it's important to keep your Facebook account private and clear of anything that could cause accusations.

Help With Next Paper

I think something that would help with our next paper is if we went over analyzing. I tend to summarize instead of analyze. I think if we went over how to properly analyze or tips on analyzing it would really help. Analyzing text is a big part of writing a literary analysis. I need to figure out how to dig deeper into text. Maybe if we could also do more free writing exercizes to get creative ideas flowing. Sometimes I have a hard time generating creative ideas. Other than that I don't know what else could help.

Metamorphosis

In "Metamorphosis" Gregor's family treats him horribly. Gregor took care of his family. He worked all the time to provide for his family. His family didn't even work which is lazy. When Gregor turned into a bug, which I believe is a metaphor for going crazy, his family should have been there for him. They should have taken care of him. His sister acted like she cared about him but when things got hard she called him a burden and wanted to get rid of him. Even his dad wanted to get rid of him. Your parents are supposed to love you no matter what happens especially when you are sick. I think it's his family's fault he  went crazy. All he did is work, work, work! Even when he was a bug all he did was worry about working. No matter what happens I hope my family will always be there for me when I'm in need.

Works Cited

Horan, Thomas."Revolutions from the Waist Downwards: Desire as Rebellion In Yevgeny Zamyatin's We, George Orwell's 1984, and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World." Extrapolation:Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy 48.2 (2007): 314-39. Web. 31 January 2011.

Fitzpatrick, Sheila, and Slezkine, Yuri. In the Shadow of Revolution. Princeton:Princeton University Press, 2000. Print.

Roberts, Adam.The History of Science Fiction.New York:Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.Print.

Zamyatin, Yevgeny. We .New York: Modern Library, 2006.Print.

Literary Analysis

For my literary analysis I'm going to write about the similarities between I-330 and O-90. Some people might not think their are any similarities between the two of them. It seems like the only thing they have in common is the fact they can't stand each other. First off, the reason I chose I-330 and O-90 is because they are my two favorite characters in We. I-330 is the rebellious type who does what she wants when she wants and O-90 is the type of girl who will do whatever her man wants. Being a female it's easy to relate with these two characters. Somedays I can relate to O-90, wanting somebody who makes it clear they want to be with somebody else. Other days I relate better with I-330. I want to do what I want to do. So when it came time to choose something to write about I thought O-90 and I-330 would be a perfect choice. One way that I-330 and O-90 are similar is that they both use D-503 to get something they want. O-90 wants a baby and she uses D-503 to get pregnant. I-330 uses D-503 to get close to the Integral. She also uses pink slips saying she is with him so that she can go off without people knowing. They both want D-503 to themselves. I would also say they both are very strong and courageous women. O-90 was going to sacrifice herself for her child. She went off behind the wall to an uknown world to save herself and child. I-330 never cracked once even when they were torturing her in the Bell Jar. I hope to discover more similarities when I further analyze We.

The End of We

The end of We confused me slightly. I'm not completely sure what was happening on the Integral. I only know that things did not go as planned. Also, that U told on D-503 and I-330 thought it was him. I guess U was just getting her revenge. D-503 treated her awful and she saved his butt one time.One of my favorite parts is when O went to D-503 asking him to help her save herself and the baby. Even though O didn't want help from I-330, because she was mad that I-330 basically stole her man, O knew she wanted to have this child. I think this little story within the story was my favorite. Sometimes you felt like nobody in the book had a heart. Then you have O going against everything she ever knew to have a baby. Another part of the story that stuck out to me is when D-503 goes to see the Benefactor. After their talk he writes about how he wish he had his more like in the Ancient times. I think this is true for many of us. When EVERYTHING in our lives is going wrong sometimes the only person we want is our mommy.Also,I think he is trying to say that the old woman at the Ancient House is his mother. Either that or he's imagining his mother to be just like that.I was kind of frustrated by the end of the book. It was like one of those movies where when you come to the end you realize it was all just someone dreaming and it didn't actually happen. You read that whole book getting excited for the rebellion and the new world they are going to create and then D-503 is caught and has the Great Operation.

The Thing That Would Make Me Most Upset About Living In The One State

A lot of things would make me upset living in the One State. I would hate having to follow their schedule. I need my own time and I like to make my own decisions. Freedom to do what I want when I want is very important to me. I would find myself purposefully breaking the rules. The thing that would most upset me is not being able to raise my own children. I'm really excited to have children someday. It would break my heart not to be able to hold them in my arms. To carry a child for 9 months and have that child taken from you would be terrible especially if you have no say in it. That child is a part of you. I feel bad for O because all she wants is a baby. Something to love and that will love you back. It would be awful being a child in the One State because you wouldn't have parents. You wouldn't have somebody to turn to when you needed help. Somebody that was always there for you and encouraging you. At times I love being alone but usually I long to be around friends and family. It doesn't seem like anybody in the One State is all that close.

Applying Critical Strategies to We

We lets readers use their own insight to figure out the meaning of this book. Readers must use critical thinking in order to understand certain symbols in the book.  It is not just a simple story but has many hidden meanings. The first step to uncovering the true meaning of We is to analyze the text. When I analyze the text, I find that Zamyatin might be poking fun at government systems that completely control their people. I interpret that from when D-503 makes fun of freedom. I also get that idea from the tight schedule that everybody has to keep. Every part of the people’s lives is controlled. They sacrifice their freedom for this so-called perfect world. When you analyze the names the characters are given you can see that they symbolize certain things. An example would be I-330. D-503 is afraid of imagination and dreams. I could be like the i in math with is an imaginary number. So I-330 scares him slightly because she makes him have an imagination. I've also noticed that all the girls have vowel letters and all the boys have consonant letters. I have not yet figured out if that has some meaning. I will have to use critical thinking to figure it out.

Definitions From The Book!

Style: The style used in this book could be described like mathematical equations. D-503 talks like he is a robot and not like a human. It's like reading a report. An example from the book-" I am merely copying, word for word, what was printed in the State Gazette today."

Diction: The diction in the story We is much like the style. Since the author is trying to make the characters seem robotic, it is appropriate for the narrator to talk mathematically. He talks in a very educated matter with proper grammar. It would be odd for D-503 to start using wrong grammar.Example from the book-"...and yet one is a benefactor and the other, a criminal, one is a + sign and the other is a - sign.

Tone: In We D-503 shows respect for authority he is glad that every part of his day is controlled. He is attracted to O-90 and is intrigued by  I-330. He feel like O-90 and R-13 are his family. An example from the book- "I, he, and  O- we are a triangle..."

Irony: Something ironic in the book is that D-503 tries to follow the rules and everything but the more he is with I-330 the more he breaks the rules. Another ironic point is that D-503 thinks the One State is perfect but you can slightly tell that there are some imperfections.

Plot: D-503 lives in the future. There is no freedom. Everything is going well and then he meets I-330. She starts to turn his lif upside down.

Characterization:O-90 is slightly dim witted in my opinion she just goes along with whatever D-503 says. I-330 is a rebel. She wants to break the rules. An example from the book is when I-330 drinks and smokes.D-503 follows the rules and believes the One State is perfect.

Setting: We takes place in the future. It takes place in the One State where nobody goes passed the Green Wall. The characters in a world where every part of their life is controlled.

Point of View: The story is told in the point of view of D-503. He tells it like a report. Everything that happens he records for Integral.

Symbol: Some symbols in the book would be like how the One State represents Russia. The people in We represent robots.

Theme:The theme of the story is to poke fun at Russian leaders. It kind of shows how ridiculous the totalitarianism ideas were. An example in the book was that everybody's whole day was planned for them and they couldn't control anything for themselves.

Mini -Autobiography of Chandra Schultz

My name is Chandra Joy Schultz. I was born in Yankton, South Dakota on February 11,1992. I was raised on a farm outside the very small town of Menno, South Dakota. I joined two older sisters. Their names are Chelsea and Carissa. I attended Menno Public School and took part in many activities. I was involved in the following: cheerleading, softball, volleyball, one act play, student council, NHS, yearbook, TATU, and quiz bowl. My favorite activity in high school was cheerleading. I had a class of 16 or so and my classmates were like my brothers and sisters. I graduated high school in 2010 and I am currently a freshman at USD.  I am a double majoring in elementary and special education. I'm really excited to teach someday. My best friend is also majoring in the same field so it's really cool. My family and friends are a big part of my life. They are always there for me and I don't know what I would do without them. In my free time I enjoying napping, shopping, hanging with friends, and camping. In the future, I hope to get a job teaching in a small town. I love small towns and will probably always live in one. I also hope to get married and have a large family. I'm a very laid back girl and I like to have fun. No matter where I end up I will always be the farmer's daughter. I'm very into peace and love! I'm a big fan of Marilyn Monroe and I love this quote from her,"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."