Blog 11 TOTS

1. A Blank Verse has no set rhythm or rhyme or pattern. It is in Iambic Pentameter à line length broken into five feet. One foot is 2 syllables. An example is "I'll feeze you in faith."

2. a) "But wait! What time is it?"

b) "You are loevelier and calmer."

c) If you did it when you were supposed to, it would have been done already!"

d) When you 'woo' someone without thinking first, then when you get married it is in vain."

Thou art a jaded, shrill-gorged minimus!

Blog 10 TKAM

How can this trial even be occurring? It is so immoral of the Ewells. Then again, what else is expected from those trashy poor folk? Ugh... How dumb do they think we are?

Her bruises are on her right side of her face; Mr. Ewell is left-handed! Does Tom Robinson have a left hand? No! Wow. This is insane. Anyway, I think the rest of the jurors here are in serious denial. All of Maycomb county is in denial. This is too much to handle!

Blog 9 TKAM

Yes, I would take the case. I would ever be a lawyer in real life because I would defend people for moral reasons rather than the amount of my paycheck. So, I would not make any money. I would feel horrible for making no attempt at saving the life of an innocent man. I am a generally trusting person and it would affect my choices on my clients. My defense would basically be me yelling at the plaintiff for lying and trying very hard to prove all the reasons they would lie.

This is similar to TKAM's situation because Atticus has to defend a black man accused of rape. Worst of all, the "victim" is a white girl. Back then, African Americans had very little rights compared to Caucasians. It is going to be very difficult to defend him.

Blog 8 NYT Article and OMAM

1. They were both took place during recessions.

2. If the US believes we will recover quickly and completely, it will create a psychosomatic case in which the people will not panic and maybe the economy will improve dramatically.

3. In OMAM the money earned goes to a whorehouse. It is similar because when people feel they have nothing to lose, they cannot control what they waste.

Blog 7 OMAM

The boss thinks that George is taking Lennie's money and that's why Lennie is not allowed to talk. So, the boss tries to get Lennie to talk and George says Lennie is shy and they are cousins and Lennie fell off a horse.

Blog 6 Beginning of Mice and Men

Steinbeck probably gave their descriptions first to give a visual to the reader. George is described as a little man and Lennie is rather large to explain that they are polar opposites. George has a large heart even though he is mentally disabled.

Blog 5 Myths

1. The final spite was foreboding. If it was released to the world, everyone would know what was going to happen to them. They would see all their misfortunes ahead of time.

2. Another "ill" in the box was insanity. If Pandora had opened her box and let insanity, with the other "ills" run free, everybody in the world would go completely crazy.