The protagonist Lee Waite in the sort story "Sixty Acres" by Raymond Carver is faced with making two important decisions. The first choice Lee is faced with is how to go about treating the young duck shooters that he has just found trespassing on his land. Waite then is conflicted with himself when deciding if he should lease some of his property away or not.
At first, when Lee catches the shooters on his land he is very angry; however, he tries to cool down and let them off easy as they are young and have only made one mistake. The way in which Lee has dealt with this situation shows that behind the strong and strict person many may see in Lee, he does have a softer, more sympathetic side. Later, Lee is confronted with another situation, in which he doesn't know if he should follow through with leasing his land and choose earning money over honoring family traditions or not. This scene in the book is left unresolved; though, it has ended with Lee leaning towards selling his land since he could use the money. In the past, I was faced with the decision of deciding which elective I would take at my school; several of the elective choices were more on the creative side, while some more productive. I chose to enroll in one of each type; this one decision signifies and important aspect of my personality; I like and try to have a balance in things as much as possible.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Hey Guys!
In my history class right now we are investigating the topic of identity. So, how we as individuals view ourselves in terms of cultural background, family, and childhood memories. Time capsules are one of the best ways to really reveal your true identity. If I were to make a time capsule, I would want to put tons of things inside so that I could look back and see everything that was meaningful to me at the time it was made. However, if I could only choose four significant items to put inside, I would choose a plane ticket, a recipe for chocolate croissants, an English Essay, and a picture of my family.
I would choose these items because each one has importance to me. The reason for including the plane ticket would be because my family and I love to travel and explore different parts of the world. I love traveling because you can really see how other cultures work and how they are different from the one I live in today. Because I am half French, every once in a while we like to have traditional French foods (weather we make something ourselves or eat at restaurant); this is my reason for putting a recipe for chocolate croissants in my time capsule. As of now, I spend a pretty good amount of time working on assignments for school. Some of the achievements that I am most proud of are as simple as an English essay. By incorporating an English essay into my time capsule, I will be able to look back at it and see not only how my writing has improved, but also what I was learning at school. Lastly, a picture of my family would be a great way to remember all the love and care my family has for each other. The care and respect for other people that my family has is defiantly something that I would never want to loose and always make sure to treat others with that same amount of appreciation. For the actual container that I would use to store each of my items in, I would use a small suitcase; this would help symbolize my love for traveling.
I would love to know what you guys would put in your own time capsule if you could only choose four items.
See you in the next blog post!
Nina
In my history class right now we are investigating the topic of identity. So, how we as individuals view ourselves in terms of cultural background, family, and childhood memories. Time capsules are one of the best ways to really reveal your true identity. If I were to make a time capsule, I would want to put tons of things inside so that I could look back and see everything that was meaningful to me at the time it was made. However, if I could only choose four significant items to put inside, I would choose a plane ticket, a recipe for chocolate croissants, an English Essay, and a picture of my family.
I would choose these items because each one has importance to me. The reason for including the plane ticket would be because my family and I love to travel and explore different parts of the world. I love traveling because you can really see how other cultures work and how they are different from the one I live in today. Because I am half French, every once in a while we like to have traditional French foods (weather we make something ourselves or eat at restaurant); this is my reason for putting a recipe for chocolate croissants in my time capsule. As of now, I spend a pretty good amount of time working on assignments for school. Some of the achievements that I am most proud of are as simple as an English essay. By incorporating an English essay into my time capsule, I will be able to look back at it and see not only how my writing has improved, but also what I was learning at school. Lastly, a picture of my family would be a great way to remember all the love and care my family has for each other. The care and respect for other people that my family has is defiantly something that I would never want to loose and always make sure to treat others with that same amount of appreciation. For the actual container that I would use to store each of my items in, I would use a small suitcase; this would help symbolize my love for traveling.
I would love to know what you guys would put in your own time capsule if you could only choose four items.
See you in the next blog post!
Nina
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