Of Mice and Men Part 4

I just watched the movie Of Mice and Men, and I have to say, it's very similar to the book. First, let's talk about the book. We start out with our main characters, Lennie and George walking down a dirt road to a ranch to work at. They spend the night in the forest, talking about "Living of the fatta' the lan'". They show up to the ranch the next day and get to work. Later that day, George tells Slim what happened in Weed. I'm skipping a lot of the details to try and make this short. The day after that, Lennie gets into a short fight with Curly and Curly loses. The day after that, Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife and hid in the brush. Sadly, at the end, George had to kill Lennie.

Now, the movie starts out with a woman in a torn red dress running, yelling for help. Lennie and George hid in a ditch until sundown where they hopped a train away from Weed. This must have been what happened in Weed. They took a bus to Soledad, where they got off and they had to walk ten miles to the ranch to work at. They stopped a little ways away and camped out for a night. Then they went to the ranch the very next day. The rest of the Movie is pretty much the same as the book, but some minor differences. For example, in the end of the book when George killed Lennie, Slim ran over to George and aided him. In the movie, George killed Lennie. The end. Also, The movie pretty much ripped the script from the book, but without a few lines of the dialogue. So, to sum it up, the movie IS the book. If you're going to watch the movie before reading the book, okay. It's the same thing, but with moving pictures.

Dear George,

Dear George,
I think what you did was right because he was going to die, and you made it painless for poor Lennie. Proof (The scene where Candy's dog is about to get shot.): " "The way I'd shoot him, he wouldn't feel nothing. I'd put the gun right there." He pointed with his toe. "Right in the back of his head. He wouldn't even quiver." " And if you didn't shoot him behind the head, he would've been shot in the gut. Like Curly demanded: " He worked himself into a fury. "I'm gonna get him. I'm going for my shotgun. I'll kill the big son-of-a-bitch myself. I'll shoot 'im in the guts. Come on, you guys." " And he would only have memories of you being mad at him.

Another thing I agree with is his las thoughts. Instead of his last thoughts of you being mad at him, you made it his happy place. " George raised the gun and his hand shook, and he dropped his hand to the ground again. "Go on." said Lennie. "How's it gonna be? We gonna get a little place." "We'll have a cow," said George. "An' we'll have maybe a pig an' chickens... An' down the flat we'll have a... Little piece alfalfa-" "For the rabbits." Lennie shouted. "For the rabbits." "And I get to tend the rabbits." "And you get to tend the rabbits." Lennie giggled with happiness. "An' live on the fatta the lan'." " You could've yelled at him and then killed him, which would've been sad to know that your last memory was your best friend yelling at you. But I'm glad you did both of these things. It shows you cared for Lennie.

Of Mice and Men Part 2

One reason he's afraid of staying is because of Curly was aggressive. Here's a quote: Curly lashed his body around. "By Christ, he's gotta talk when he's spoke to. What the hell are you gettin' into it for?" Now, how I imagine it is Curly has an irritated tone of voice and can't stand the fact that Lennie won't talk to him. Lennie might be worried that Curly will find him and pick a fight with him, so he's worried about that. He wouldn't want to get in trouble with the law again. Because last time he got George and himself in trouble, they were both in a ditch until sundown and then they hit the road. But, more problems may arise because now Lennie might try to hit on Curly's wife. Too bad Larry and Moe aren't there to help out.

Another reason is because he might not like the people or the place itself. Here's another quote: "Le's go go, George. Le's get outta here. It's mean here." He never said who or what. I'm almost sure he would be fine if Curly and his wife wasn't there, but there could be several reasons. Perhaps the boss is mad at them for being late, perhaps he likes Curly's wife, which won't bring him any good at all. Or, maybe he's worried about messing up again and have to be on the run from the law again, and he was thinking if he left sooner rather than later, less trouble would come to him and George. But, I think it's Curly that contributes the most to his fear of that place. And now he's having to watch his back for Curly to avoid him.

Of Mice and Men Part 1

1. Why Lennie is dependent on George I think is he looks up to him. He sees George as a role model and wants to be like him. They travel together and Lennie tries not to be so stupid to impress George but ends up being himself. I think he thinks George is smart and a person he can rely on the most. He also probably needs "family" support because he probably has no one to stay with, so he stays with George.


2. I think because he too needs someone to stay with and talk to. George is probably right, he could make a good living and get a girlfriend, but he stays with Lennie to maybe feel superior because he can control Lennie easily. But back to my "family" theory, he most likely needs some he knows, can talk to, to relieve stress, and someone to work with. Overall, he stays with Lennie to feel like he has a family and a friend he can rely on.

Speak, partner interview

Interviewees Name Diana Sanchez


What do you predict will be the symbolism between Melinda and the tree?
I think that Melinda feels like the shade Melinda produces, and she feels she isn't seen by many at her school.

Are schools really this place that is isolating or is it just the student that isolates him/herself?
Sometimes I think that it is the stdent that isolate him/herself from others, but schools also contribute to this also because they don't contribute to letting the students getting to know each other.

If Melinda's parents were more involved, do you think her relationship and feelings toward them would be different? Also, would her attitude in life be more positive?
Yes. Because she feels alone at school and at home because her parents are never home.

What do you think of the book so far? Even though it may be a bit dramatic, is it far from reality?
I don't think it's far from reality because there are students like Melinda that are alone and get bullied.

I'm college bound

Today, I took a look at my GPA, and i wasn't all that surprised. My GPA was a 3.5 and was quite satisfied with it. I figured it would be around that score because I started off in this year with a rocky start and missed a few assignments. I'm not totally thrilled to have this GPA, because I know i can do better, but It's fine right now. I am happy with it.

I was planning to got to a higher class school, like MIT or Cornell or UCSD, but if I want to make those schools, I need a high GPA. Preferably, someplace between a 3.7 and a 4.0 and I need to score high on my SAT's, somewhere between a 1600 and and 1800 for any of those schools. I will also need to score high on my ACT's as well, because these are some of the top schools in the country, and people from all over the world try and enroll in these schools and I would need to stand out among all the others.

The next step I was going to take is to work harder, but not put too much effort into my work. Simply do things I need to do, like turn in homework and do class work. Not procrastinate, and do work when I'm supposed to do it. Study for tests, because I haven't been satisfied with some of my tests. And overall, get a higher GPA. At least a 3.8. Then I would have a higher chance to get in those schools that I would like to enroll in.

Sensory writing: touch

I was anxious to touch what ever it was that Diana had. I felt confused, and a tad excited. So I waited, the smell of crayons in my nose, because my blind fold smelt exactly like crayons. Everyone around me was giggling, even me, which raised my awkward excitement. Then, after waiting so long, it was finally my turn. I removed my ring from my right middle finger, and reached my hand in the cold glass jar which contained the gooey substance. It felt cold, goopy, and it slipped right between my fingers. It was rather slippery, and almost plesant. I lifted my hand out, with my hand touching the cold glass. I took a whiff of it, it smelt like kiwis and apples. I then ripped off my crayon-doused blind fold, and little chunks of this light green jelly substance. I went over to the sink, grabbed hold of the cold metal, and turned the cool-ish water and soaked my hand to get this jelly-thing off of me.

Sound is art

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The splish-splash of the water, the sound of the birds flying over, the sound of kids play, it is so nice to be here. The gentle waves crashing down upon the rocks, it sounded like a symphony of sounds. Nothing is more relaxing, The birds were chirping away at there chatter of songs, only to be lost by the wind and the ocean fury. Kids playing away, jumping in the water, playing in the sand carelessly. The ocean sounded like a car driving away in the distance, as if it needed to be somewhere. Slowly climbing up the sand, as it always has for the last eternity. Wind breezing past, you could almost touch it, like a bird that is so close, yet, so far away. It glides past my ears, at a fast speed. I inhale deeply, let the salty air through my nose, and into my lungs. The feeling of sand between my toes, for that warm feeling inside your whole body. There's no place I'd rather be.

Mexican white boy part 3

Personally, it's most the time when I feel like I don't fit in. Back in elementary school, I had only about three friends. Heck, two of them went on their own paths and then I had only one friend through the fifth grade. Personally, it was painful. The most important part of school is to have friends. They help you get through the school drama, help you on your home work. And when you feel down, they know how to cheer you up. I relied mostly on the resource people to help me get through school because they would listen. I only had one friend. And I could only talk to him during snack or lunch. It was a hard fit for me, I didn't fit anywhere within that school.

Another time, well, more like the past and present, is boy scouts. I am in boy scout troop 959, and it is a hard fit for me then and it still is now because the only way to fit in is to be fast with your fists. No joke. It's always a different incident every outing and once again, I only really have one friend. The same person from elemetary school, to be exact. There are other people within the troop who call themselves my friends, but they are incredibly annoying. I don't fit in because I don't fit this enviornment. The fact that people want to fight scares me enough. I just don't fit in here.

Mexican white boy part 3

I thing Uno regrets the situation because he could have handled the situation better. Now instead Danny has a permenant reminder of what a terrible person he is. He had a crush on Sofe for a while, but now he probably won't get a chance to go out with her now. He regrets it because he could have changed the outcome and he could have had a better chance of getting a date with Sofe. But now he can't because he beat up Sofe's cousin.

I think the reason Danny would freeze up was because the same reason we worry at things like job interviews. He was worried that he wasn't good enough for Leucadia prep. He didn't want to waste his time and their time for a possible embarresment. While back with the national city boys, nobody would really care if he messed up and it would be easier to practice for something like Leucadia prep.

Mexican white boy part 1

In this chapter, I think Uno got mad not only because Danny accidently hurt Manny, but I think it's because Danny hit the ball farther than anyone has ever seen. But personally, I almost don't blame Uno for getting mad. If my brother ever got hurt and knocked out, I would go beserk too. But the only thing Uno can do after Danny hit that ball over two houses, is go up to Danny, and give him a pat on the back. Sure, he made history in the cul-de-sac, but it's nothing to fight over.

I think he resorted to violence because he was under a lot of stress, anger, and sadness. He had mixed emotions, which finally got to him and he knocked Danny out. I don't think he wanted to hurt anyone, but he was seeking revenge for his injured brother. Could he be mad because Danny set a new record? Maybe, maybe not. If I were in his position, the last thing that would be on my mind is that record. My thoughts would have been put on hold, and my fists would have done the talking. Just like in the book. But, look at it from a different angle, if he was mad about his record being beaten, then I would just be flustered. I wouldn't have any comments to say whatsoever.

Who am I?

I, am different. I am unique. I am Hunter Forcier. I'm 14 years old, I live an average life. I never want to be better than anyone else, because I don't want to be treated specialy. I have always had the same thought as all little kids, maybe I want to be an astronaut, or the president. I am the same as everyone else. I only differ in looks, maybe my jacket is out of season, but I don't care. I laugh differently, but I don't care. All these things and many more reasons prove I, am different.