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In “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding a transportation plane crashes on a random island, the only few people that survive are surprisingly a group of young boys and most of them are strangers to each other. This island was not their destination, they’re not prepared to survive on an island, but that doesn’t matter anymore as they’re forced to make choice if they want to survive on this island. As young boys it’s hard, but they must make choices on this island, not solely for their own survival, but as well as every other boy on the island. With most random boys not familiar with surviving on an island the boys aren’t sure of their choices. Once they select Ralph as their leader it seems as though they all understand he is in command and what he says goes. When choosing to follow Ralph, their choices aren’t dependent on their own knowledge and instinct when under command anymore, they’re dependent on what the other guy is doing. In an rulership, when it comes to following an order complying to what everyone else does and how everyone else acts is natural . But once apart of whatever the crowd does. Without knowing it, people comply to whatever everyone else does, and that begs the question;Is there a silence that fights against the orders of a commander in the form of a question or an idea when it comes to people following orders? Comfort zones are no longer of any importance when the sitation at hand seems normal to those around you
Once the boys all find each other on this island they finally begin to understand that they’re gonna be here for a while. They decided to put somebody in command.Once it came down to determine who their leader would be,the boys voted for Ralph to be their leader by raising their hands. Some of the boys, such as Jack weren’t okay with Ralph officially being elected as their leader. When Ralph’s title as leader was established Jack was disappointed in the decision, but Ralph later gave him control over the choir boys and hunting.”The circle of boys broke into applause. Even the choir applauded, and the freckles on Jack’s face disappeared under a blush of mortification. He started up, then changed his mind and sat down again while the air rang” (23).The boys applauding in a situation like this is a way of them expressing content and delight for Jack’s decision as leader. However, the boys clapping could also be to send a message to everyone else about the emotion they want to be comprehended for, content and delight may not be their true feelings. Jack accepted that what he felt was right didn’t matter anymore after he accepted the boys decision and broke into the emotional state of mortification. Him sitting down was him signifying that he accepts the situation at hand and understands that what has happened is glued in place.
In Lord of the Flies by William Golding some of the boys aren’t always comfortable with what their doing. When it came to hunting there was a boy named Jack who overall took control of the leadership role when it came to hunting. Ralph wasn’t a fan of hunting, but since it had become normal to the hunters he decided to give it a shot. While traveling, the boys ended up along the pig track and that is where Ralph spotted a boar. He took aim with his wooden stick, and stuck it into the boar. The boys chased the boar down to the see, but lost track of it. Ralph felt accomplished with his shot after. “I hit him,” said Ralph again, “and the spear stuck in a bit.”
He felt the need of witnesses.
“Didn’t you see me?”
Maurice nodded.
“I saw you. Right bang on his snout Where!” (113)
Ralph is rolling with a new crowd when hunting down the boar. He’s not used to this feeling, it felt really good to him because he wanted to have the attention for his accomplishment. He seeked out attention so everyone could celebrate along by his side about his huge accomplishment, but sadly Ralph didn’t understand that not only did his shot not kill the boar, but on top of that, this wasn’t irregular to the hunter, this was in fact normal to them. Hunting while stranded there would be enough spear’s plunging into the flesh of prey and the feeling of witnessing that wouldn’t excite the boys, but Ralph failed to see that. At the end of his begging, Maurice gave him a nod most likely just to quiet Ralph down while they still tried to catch the undead boar that was running away from them. How the group wanted Ralph to feel was of little importance to the boys as they didn’t see this as an achievement worthy of celebration, rather than just another ol’ day in the life of a hunter, nothing special, it was normal.
Conformity is trying to match people’s feelings and beliefs to be the same as anybody else’s in the crowd. In today’s world conformity is seen in everyday lives, at school, work, or even riding the bus. Part of this reason is because of people being unaware that they’re conforming to another group. For example, acts such as smoking and drinking in a highschool environment may seem normal to those around somebody, but when somebody decides to partake in the same actions as the next person people may come to find out that they’re not comfortable with what they’re doing. People’s own comfort begin to become less important when going along with the crowd becomes more important. Back in 1935 a Psychologist published his experiment about conformity. “Asch used a lab experiment to study conformity,whereby 50 male students from Swarthmore College in the USA participated in a ‘vision test.’ Using a line judgment task, Asch put a naive participant in a room with seven confederates.” In this experiment the questions asked in this test were obvious when using common sense, however with 7 confederates there their job was to try to get the one participant to their answers, instead of the obvious answer. Even if the participant was not comfortable with the answer he chose it because he trusted in what the 7 other confederates answers were. This real world example connects to Ralph’s decision to try out hunting. Even though he wasn’t comfortable with it, he still chose to do it because everyone around him were hunters and felt comfortable hunting.
Hernan Cortes was an explorer. In 1521 he conquered the Aztecs with the help of his men. He traveled to mexico with 500 of his soldiers. Once he went from wanting to explore to wanting to conquer the Aztecs all of his men were not on board with his plan any more. One man tried to assassinate him for his change of heart, but Hernan Cortes found out his plot and had him hung. None of his other men tried anything like this again. “Cortes and his men were in the center of the city, and would most likely have to fight their way out no matter what direction they took.” Cortes men ended up being in the city anyway and attacking the Aztecs and torturing their people. His men winded up fighting no matter what there comforts were. They weren’t on board with Hernan Cortes’s plans but they never tried to rebel against because of the first failed attempt by their fellow soldier
Comfort isn’t important to people when it’s normalized amongst those around you. How comfortable somebody is at times may not be that important to that person, or what they’re conforming to may be more fun or exciting than their own comfort so they decide to take a risk. This could be a good or bad thing but in general, it's natural. In conclusion, the world has shown accounts of this since the beginning of time, but being aware of the conformity you partake in is what makes somebody different from everyone else.
Work Cited
1.Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience, www.units.miamioh.edu/psybersite/cults/cco.shtml.
2.McLeod, Saul. “Saul McLeod.” Simply Psychology, 1 Jan. 1970, www.simplypsychology.org/asch-conformity.html.
3.“Fall of Tenochtitlan.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Apr. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Tenochtitlan.
Glass Castle Project (Izzy, Peter and Julia)
Book Club: Looking for Alaska
Script
Alaska’s mom’s death Scene:
Cindy: Welcome back to MNCC News. I am Cindy. Today’s breaking news is a mother of a 9 year old child, Alaska Young has passed away from aneurysm. We have Carol at the scene, take it away.
Carol:
As you can see I’m at the Young house where Ms. Young passed away late last night. Sources say that Ms. Young was feeling fine later that day but passed away because of an aneurysm at January 10,1997. Her daughter Alaska Young found her passed out on the kitchen floor. In shock she could only stay still as she watched her mother passed away before her eyes.
Cindy: Thank you Carol and that would be today’s news. I am Cindy and you were watching MNCC News.
Night at the barn Scene:
Alaska: You won that round. Now what’s your worst day?
Pudge: My worst day was in seventh, grade when Tommy Hewitt pissed on my gym clothes and then the gym teacher said I had to wear my uniform or I’d fail the class.
Alaska: The day after my mom took me to the zoo where she liked the monkeys and I liked the bears, it was a Friday. I went to my room, and she sat down at the kitchen table, I guess, and then she screamed, and I ran out, and she had fallen over. She was lying on the floor, holding her head and jerking. And I freaked out. I should have called 911. But I just started screaming and crying.
Car Accident Scene:
Cindy: Breaking News. Today, a young girl from Culver Creek Boarding School has died from a car accident. Now we have Carol on the scene. Take it away.
Carol: I am on set of the car accident. Moments ago, a junior at Culver Creek High School, student Alaska Young had passed away from driving under the influence. We are on scene with the cop that Alaska Young ran into
Police: I seen plenty, but I ain’t never seen that. She didn’t tarn. She didn’t brake. She jest hit it. I wasn’t more than ten feet from the cruiser when she hit it. I thought I’d die, but here ah am.
Obituary
Carol: Thank you police officers, Back to you Cindy
Cindy: Thank you Carol for the intense story.That would be all for today’s news. I am Cindy and you were watching MNCC News.
The Eagle talks about the Alaska’s death at the auditorium Scene:
Cindy: Welcome back to MNCC News. I am Cindy. Today, we have another story on the death of student Alaska Young from Culver Creek Boarding School. On the scene is Eagle Martin, talking on the life of Alaska Young.
Carol: Is everyone here?
Nickell: No, Alaska isn’t here.
Carol: Is everyone else here?
Nickell: Alaska Isn’t here. We can’t start without Alaska.
Carol: Last night, Alaska Young was killed in a terrible accident. And then she was killed. Alaska has passed away. She was on I-65 just south of downtown. She hit the cop car without swerving. The police said they smelled alcohol.
Cindy: Our condolences goes out for to Culver Creek High School. That’s all for today’s news. I am Cindy and you were watching MNCC News.
"Wild" by Cheryl Strayed Book Club Final Project
SLA RADIO - DAY
EXTERIOR ESTABLISHING SHOT:
INTERIOR MEDIUM SHOT:
ZOE
Alright welcome back to SLA Radio. Today we bring you a story all the way from the west coast and specifically around 1050 miles into the Pacific Crest Trail.
ANTONIA
That’s… far.
ZOE
Let’s meet Cheryl Strayed, an aspiring long-distance hiker hailing from the Minneapolis area.
CUT TO CLIP OF CHERYL:
CHERYL is sitting in a forest eating dried fruits.
CHERYL
So… today is my 105th day on the trail. I think I overpacked a bit.
Many random items spill out of her nearby backpack
CHERYL
Just a bit.
CUT BACK:
ANTONIA
Cheryl is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. The PCT is a 2650 mile long trail that stretches from the Canadian border all the way to Campo at the Mexican border, right by San Diego.
ZOE
Holy [censored]. I could never do that.
ANTONIA
Yeah it takes most people who aren’t Olympic athletes about 5 months.
CUT TO CHERYL:
CHERYL
I think I just saw a moose?? I’m really bugging out over here.
CUT TO STOCK IMAGE OF LONGHORN BULL
REVERSE SHOT
CHERYL
I’m almost out of money too. The next pit-stop isn’t for another 130 miles so I don’t know if I’m gonna make it.
CUT BACK:
ZOE
Well we wish you luck.
Cheryl waves goodbye.
ZOE
Alright so now I think we’re going to let some callers phone in so if you have something to say just call in at 21SLARADIO. That’s 217-527-2346.
ZOE and ANTONIA sit in silence for about 3 seconds while easy listening music plays.
ANTONIA
Alright here’s our first caller phoning in now, welcome to the show!
CALLER 1
Hey I’m Paul from Tallahassee, long time listener first time caller. Just from what I’ve heard so far Cheryl doesn’t really sound prepared for this hike. Is that just me?
ZOE
No it’s not just you Paul. Honestly I’m afraid I have to agree. I’ve done a bit of backpacking myself and even I know that you’re not supposed to pack that much.
CUT TO CHERYL FALLING OVER
ANTONIA
Yikes. Yeah I’m looking at an article here and it says that the average backpacker should carry no more than 30 lbs of resources. Looking at Cheryl’s pack, I’m guessing she isn’t in that range at all.
ZOE
Yeah it’s important to only carry the necessities. But I mean, even the most experienced hikers always carry something that isn’t a necessity. Like a memento or a small book - something to remind them of home.
ANTONIA
That makes sense. Especially because the trail is so far away from civilization. There are actually some parts of the trail that are so remote, hikers don’t see any people for weeks.
ZOE
That’s insane! So what would you bring with you?
ANTONIA
Not sure. What’s so important to someone that they could carry it for over 2,000 miles?
ZOE
No idea.
PHONE RINGS
ZOE
Oh it looks like we have another caller! Antonia you want to get this one?
ANTONIA
Sure. Hey there you’re on SLA Radio. Can you tell us your name and why you’re calling?
CALLER 2
Uh yeah. My name is Anna and I actually have a friend that hiked the PCT. She ended up losing a bunch of toenails and got a huge scar on her arm from falling on a sharp tree branch. I just wanna know if anything like that happened to Cheryl.
ANTONIA
Oh my god that sounds terrible. Cheryl can you answer that?
CUT TO CHERYL
CHERYL
Oh yeah. I lost at least two toenails and it hurt like [censored]. It ended up being because my shoes didn’t actually fit. To anyone of those listening GET THE RIGHT PAIR OF BOOTS. I can’t even go to nail salons anymore my feet are so messed up.
ZOE
Ouch. See that is why I would hike with someone. If I got really hurt, I would like to have someone nearby to help me out.
ANTONIA
Yeah but isn’t part of hiking the PCT the isolation? I mean, after something as terrible as losing your mom, I get why people would want to be alone.
ZOE
Well if you hiked with a stranger or an acquaintance, you would still get that same feeling of being alone - because you wouldn’t really know the person - but if you got attacked by a mountain lion, someone would still be there to call for help and patch you up.
ANTONIA
I guess that works. Honestly if I had to hike with someone, I would hike with someone I knew. There is basically no chance for hygiene on the trail and I wouldn’t want a coworker I barely know seeing me like that.
ZOE
Haha yeah I get it. I walk for just twenty minutes in the heat and I’m ready to take a 3-hour long shower!
ANTONIA
Oh yeah. And most hikers don’t even carry deodorant because of the extra weight.
ZOE
Ugh I wouldn’t even want to be near myself if I smelled like that!
…
Ok guys! We are going to take a quick break and then one more call before the end of the show! See you then!
(easy listening music ?)
ANTONIA
Okay everyone we are back! So Zoe, one last question -
ZOE
Yeah?
ANTONIA
What would you do if you saw a wild animal on the trail?
ZOE
Well what kind of animal are we talking here? Big, small, scaly, furry - I need some context.
ANTONIA
Hmm okay let’s say the wild animal was a bear. What would you do?
ZOE
I would run.
ANTONIA
...anything else?
ZOE
Nope. I would just run and try not to die.
PHONE RINGS
ANTONIA
Oh it looks like we have our last caller!
(antonia presses button on phone)
Hi there you’re on SLA Radio! Can you tell us your name and why you’re calling?
CALLER 3
I’m calling because you people are dumb.
ZOE
Excuse me?
CALLER 3
If you saw a bear you wouldn’t run! You should back away slowly and maintain eye contact. If you ran it would see you as prey and you would be mauled to death.
ANTONIA
…
ZOE
…uh thank you?
CALLER 3
Psht - idiots. And as for my name - you don’t need to know.
DIAL TONE
ANTONIA
Okay then! That’s all we have for this show! Hopefully next week we will find a better way to block strange numbers.
ZOE
You got that right. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you then!
A Funny Story
...
What did he do to himself?
…
How could he clean himself up?
Craig Gilner….
He checked himself in…
…
Is that where he’s been?
Stuck in a hospital bed,
Thinking ‘bout all his regrets
He still likes to talk but
his friendships are a mess
He’s underage in the place
Not sure he can keep the pace
A lot of stuff happening
That he’s too scared to face
He’s got nowhere to go
And he feels all alone
He’s been stuck for so long and
Now he wants to go home
The highschool put pressure
But he is missing a message
His mind is still messy
He could not understand it
Now we’re changing perspective
Going from Gilner to Nia
If you had told me this story
I bet I wouldn’t believe ya!
Feeling ashamed,
Nia can’t even explain
she made out with him once
But the love didn’t remain
But before she disappeared,
Craig had argued with Aaron.
They did both like Nia
Aaron caught Gilner staring
Craig met one named Noelle
first it was hard to tell
If she had liked him or hated him
He thought she still compelled
It all started with a note
That Craig had saw with no hope
It said “meet me at 7”
He was wondering who wrote
They met in the evening
In a particular place
The girl was checked in for the
Scratches on her face.
They didn’t know each other
So they played 20 questions.
They answered truthfully so
There was really no guessing.
It would’ve been easy to tell
That they have gotten along well
But when Craig asked to kiss
She just said “no”.....
He said “I’m not good at crap.”
He gets signed up for a class.
She said “draw something you love”
He drew what’s called a “brain map”
See these highways and byways?
And all those buildings and streets?
Emphasis on the ‘BRAIN’
that’s his personality!
Craig got out in two weeks
After starting to handle it.
He still talks to Noelle
And he’s no longer damaged.
….
Life is not cured, life is managed!
*fade out*
Black Eye Of The Month Club- Rene, Vincent, Moriah, Justine
Talk Show
Moriah, Justine, Rene, Vincent
4/7/18
Setting: Conference room
Props: Papers, Artificial applause,
Script
(Applause dying out)
Rene- Welcome back to the Black-eye-of-the-Month club.Today we have a very exciting show planned for you with special guest Junior from the Absolutely True Diary of a part-time Indian.
(Applause)
Moriah- In fact, that's what our show is about today!
Rene- For those of you that don’t know, The Absolutely True Diary of a part-time Indian is about a kid, named Junior. He describes different problems he faced as an Indian and stories of his teenage life on the Spokane reservation. Even though the story is a young adult fiction there are many things in there that did happen in real life.
Justine- Okay, before we talk about anything can we please talk about Penelope and Junior. They were so cute together.
Moriah- She was a horrible girlfriend
(Audience gasps)
Moriah- She is, how did she forget Valentines Day?
Justine- Not everyone has a perfect memory.
Rene- Well technically, that wasn’t his girlfriend. And he wasn’t the best “boyfriend” either. Who takes someone to Denny’s without having the money to pay for them.
Justine- Not everyone is rich.
Moriah- Who’s everyone’s favorite character?
Justine-Penelope of course. She was so caring amd had a great sense of humor. I love the fact that she wanted to help homeless people during Halloween by donating to them.
Moriah- I love Rowdy. I think he really challenged Junior throughout the whole book. It makes it more interesting to read.
Rene: Now let's play a quick game before we introduce you to our special guest, Junior.
(Audience claps)
Rene: Before we get started we should go over the rules. Two of you Justine and Moriah are basically playing trivia but the answer is only him (junior) or her (penelope). Now there are only three questions but each question wrong you get slapped viciously across the face
Justine: wow ok
Moriah: sounds good
Rene: Number 1, This person has a brain disorder
Moriah: his mom
Justine: (slaps moriah vigorously)
Rene: that's gotta hurt but now for number two, who forgot valentines day?
Justine: penelope
Moriah: Junior
Justine: (Slaps moriah even harder)
Rene: yikes, Moriah this is your chance. Whose name is albert?
Moriah: penelope
Justine: junior you idiot (slaps moriah)
Rene- Bonus question,who won the rematch game against wellpinit?
(special guest enters)
Moriah- rowdy?
Vincent- (slaps moriah) actually, it was me
(crowd cheers and applauses)
Justine- OMG IT”S JUNIOR FROM THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART TIME INDIAN
(more applause)
Rene- well Junior, can you tell us about that day?
Vincent/Junior: It was an Intense game.. Especially against my bestie jawn but at the end of the day we came up with a W.
Moriah- What was life like growing up as poor indian?
Vincent/junior: It was a struggle but i got by. My grandmother was as support system that got me through it but like you guys know what happened, but it was fine it is where my bestfriend came from but, its my home
Justine- So what happened with you and Penelope after the book ?
Vincent/ Junior: Well we got serious but she cheated so yeah it's whatever
Justine- What can we expect in your future, drawing? Writing?
Vincent - I mean I am a writer but i will always love drawing
Moriah- Well thank you for coming here.
Vincent- Thank you
Rene- We’ll be back after this commercial break…
(applause)
Film Reviews
No Country For Old Men
I loved No Country For Old Men. It was tense, well-written, the performances were phenomenal. There was nothing about the movie I can think of which didn’t floor me. However, after looking at the movie in relation to the Bechdel (And Mako Mori) Tests, I found that it definitely fell short.
I’ll start with the Mako Mori test, because holding the Mako Mori test to this movie is a joke. There are a small handful of women in the movie, most of them unnamed, who serve solely as plot devices for the leading roles, all of which are male. Carla Jean, the wife of Llewelyn Moss, one of the leads, barely speaks throughout the movie, presenting a shallow, very two-dimensional character. And she’s the closest to a strong female character in the whole movie. So, the Mako Mori Test? Hard fail.
As for the Bechdel Test: Initially, I assumed it failed hard as well. However, after doing some research, I found there was a scene in which Carla Jean speaks to her mother about medication. It’s barely a conversation, and there is also some contention as to whether or not it passes the first part of the Bechdel Test: There being two named female characters. In the translation from Cormac Mccarthy’s novel of the same name, a few characters were watered down to condense it to a film format. Carla Jean’s mother, Agnes Kracik, who was named in the novel, was never referred to in the movie with a name, save for a split-second scene in which her name is written. The movie technically passes the test, but so slightly that a fail is entirely debateable.
Ultimately, it’s clearly not the type of movie the creators of the Bechdel Test had in mind as an ideal. It is a story by men, about men, for men, and the fact that the movie had to be scoured for a pass makes it questionable. I loved the movie, but it’s definitely not a feminist piece.
The R/Niceguy Test
A Niceguy (Or Niceguy™) is a term for men who claim to be nice, and believe that being nice entitles them to women. Popularized by the reddit.com subreddit, r/NiceGuys, these men will often become abruptly hostile when rejected or ignored, proving that, despite the term, they are not really nice guys.
A common theme among said Niceguys, is the idea that they would be better partners to people they are romantically, or sexually, interested in than their current partners. Since I found this subreddit, I’ve been looking closer at different forms of media, and I’ve found a striking number of books, movies, songs, shows, etc. which have an empathized character who believes that they are the right choice for someone, better than others. So I came up with the R/Niceguy test.
A media piece fails the test if any of the following happen:
A protagonist is persistently interested in someone either uninvolved or uninterested.
A protagonist openly resents another character for not being romantically or sexually interested in them.
A character openly resents the significant other of a character they are romantically or sexually interested in.
A character leaves their significant other for the protagonist.
The last rule might seem a little too intense. We all know the story where the two leads are truly made for each other, but each tied down by their own commitments. They struggle to be with one another, struggling with both their surroundings and themselves, but, ultimately, make the right choice in the end, and walk, hand in hand, into the sunset. We all know this story. And that’s the problem.
This teaches people that they should pursue people, be persistent, don’t take ‘no’ for an answer, because, ultimately, the people they like will come around and make the ‘right’ choice. This leads to characteristic Niceguy behavior. Which leads to much worse things. So, I decided to hold one of my favorite movies to this standard: Fight Club.
Fight Club
Once again, a movie based on a book. And once again, I loved this movie. I’ve always struggled with how to perceive this movie from a gender-based perspective: The movie delves heavily into topics of masculinity, misogyny, gender roles in society, and there is great contention as to what is satire and what is not. The unnamed protagonist lives a boring, corporate life. He spends his time working, or furnishing his apartment, which he, himself, admits is worthless. He befriends a man named Tyler Durden, who lives an entirely opposite life from the narrator: Tyler rejects capitalism. He rejects what he perceives as the societal emasculation and castration of men, as society drifts further and further from hunter-gatherer societies. The movie explores what it means to be a man, settling on some very skewed beliefs and practices: One being the titular Fight Club, a club for men only where they beat each other senseless just to feel like men. The movie never really expresses which form of existence is better, and the story has inspired many young boys to delve into very toxic masculinity. However, that’s a different debate. I want to talk about Marla Singer, and her love triangle with the Narrator and Tyler Durden.
The narrator first meets Marla Singer in a support group for people with testicular cancer. A very fitting setting given the material. Neither the Narrator nor Marla have testicular cancer, but they both find thrill in attending the support groups. They talk briefly about why they attend support groups for diseases they don’t have, exchange numbers, and don’t see each other for a long time. Then, the Narrator meets Tyler Durden.
Marla calls the Narrator further into the story, asking to see him, and the Narrator is dismissive. Not wanting to be involved in her life, he decides not to see her, and leaves, but finds out later that Tyler Durden picked up the phone which he had left unhooked, and went to see her instead. They begin to develop a sexual relationship, which the Narrator quickly becomes jealous of. While it is unclear whether the Narrator is jealous of Tyler for his relationship or of Marla for Tyler’s attention, the Narrator is clearly resenting another character’s significant other.
I’d like to talk about the plot twist of the movie, so this is a spoiler warning.
It is revealed at the end of the story that Tyler Durden and the Narrator were the same person the whole time. This complicates the love triangle a bit, being that the Narrator resents himself for being the significant other of the person he is interested in, or maybe resents Marla for being the significant other of himself. Ultimately, however, the story presents the Narrator and Tyler durden as two seperate people, so I’m inclined to count it as a fail, because the message is still there.
The Talk with a Noodle Show
Ethan: Host
Tyler: Recorder
Jakob: Actor (Junior, Dad, Rowdy)
Sukainah: Actress (Penelope, Mom)
Script
The first day:
Ethan: Hello and welcome back to The Talk With A Noodle Show. I am your host Ethan Chen and for the next 2 days we will be in a absolutely true discussion about the newest book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” Our first guest that we will bring out is the narrator of this book. Please give a warm welcome to Junior.
(Junior comes out, while people are applauding)
Ethan: Hello Junior, it’s nice to have you here today with us.
Junior: It’s my pleasure to be here.
Ethan: Throughout your book, you explained that your family is poor. Talk about that…
Junior: Yes, my family is poor, and even though we have tough times, my parents try their best to keep me happy, which is all that matters.
Ethan: I like how even though you go through a lot of things, you are always finding ways to make yourself happy. Is there a specific person that makes you happy as well.
Junior: Rowdy and Penelope are people that make me happy.
Ethan: Elaborate on this.
Junior: Well, Rowdy is my best friend. Rowdy is always there for me no matter how hard it gets between us. Also, Penelope likes me for who I am.
Ethan: Seems like you have a lot of positivity around you. I would like to thank you for for coming here tonight.
Junior: Thank you; it was a pleasure being here.
Ethan: After the break, we will have another special guest, which is Penelope. We’ll be right back!
(Crowd is cheering/ Applauding)
1st commercial:
Junior: Oh hey… didn’t see you there. This is my new book and it talks about my first year in high school. Be sure to check it out at your local bookstore.
Ethan: Welcome back to the talk with a noodle show. Our next guest is someone who played a major role in Junior’s first year of high school. Let’s give a big welcome to Penelope!
(Crowd is cheering/ Applauding)
Ethan: Hello Penelope. How are you?
Penelope: I’m great Ethan. How are you?
Ethan: I'm good. I’m glad you were able to come here with us tonight, because I would like to discuss a few things with you. The first thing I would like to talk about is your relationship with Junior. How did actually become a couple?
Penelope: Junior is a very understanding person. Most people only care about my looks, while he actually cares about me, which makes him different.
Ethan: One of the things that shocked everyone was when you accepted that Junior was poor. Can you elaborate on this?
Penelope: Everyone’s life isn’t perfect, which means you shouldn’t judge people just because there’s struggles going on in their life. You should try to give them positivity in their life and trying to him them.
Ethan: Wow… powerful words. I would like to thank you again for being able to come tonight.
Penelope: It was a pleasure being here.
Ethan: Tomorrow, be ready, because we will have 2 new guest. Good night everybody!
(Crowd is cheering/ Applauding)
The next day:
Ethan: Hello and welcome back to The Talk With A Noodle Show. I am your host Ethan Chen and today is the final day that will have a discussion about the newest book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” Please give a warm welcome to our first guest of the night, Rowdy.
(Crowd is cheering/ Applauding)
Ethan: Hello Rowdy. Glad you can be here with us tonight.
Rowdy: I only came, because Junior told me to.
Ethan: Alright… well let's begin our discussion. In the past, you and Junior weren’t best friends, because Junior went to a different school, When you guys weren’t best friends how did that make you feel.
Rowdy: (Starts to get mad) You know what I hate talking about the way I feel. This whole thing is stupid, and I don’t even know why I came here in the first place. I’m leaving.
(Rowdy leaves, and everyone is quiet)
Ethan: That was extremely awkward, but after the break, we will have 2 new guest. We’ll be right back!
2nd commercial:
Junior: Oh sorry… didn’t see you there. Reardan is hosting a basketball tournament on April 7th- April 10th. Tickets are $10. If you want to come, be there!
Ethan: Welcome back to The Talk With A Noodle Show. Before the break, Rowdy stormed off, because he didn't want to talk about his feelings; but the show must go on. Our next two guest is Junior’s mom and dad. Let’s bring them out.
(Crowd is cheering/ Applauding)
(Mom only comes out)
Ethan: I thought it was supposed to be you and your husband... where is he?
Mom: I’m sorry, but unfortunately, my husband couldn’t make it.
Ethan: Why?
Mom: My husband is an alcoholic, and whenever he’s drunk, he doesn't come home until he is sober.
Ethan: I’m sorry to hear that. I brought you here tonight to discuss some things with you. In the book, “The absolutely true diary of a part- time indian”, Junior had a lot of accomplishments. Are you proud of Junior in any way?
Mom: I am very proud of Junior. He is different than the rest o my family. He’s very intelligent, and I can see that he will live a very successful life in the future.
Ethan: This is beautiful, I love it! Another thing that was brought up in the book was the death of your mother and daughter. It seemed like you were very upset about this. How are you feeling?
Mom: Everyday I get stronger and stronger, and even though it’s hard, I still get through it.
Ethan: Powerful words there. I would like to thank you for coming out tonight, and I wish you and your family the best.
Mom: Thank you. It was a pleasure being here.
Ethan: Alright that wraps up the show for tonight. Thank you for tuning in.Have a good night! Goodbye!
(Crowd is cheering/ Applauding)
The Book Review with Eli Lerner
Eli: (Excited) Welcome to another wonderful evening at the The Book Report. My name is Eli Lerner and this evening we have two special guests: Fionn and Margie from the local high school, Science Leadership Academy.
Today we will be discussing the book “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky Hey guys welcome to the show, we are excited to have you here today!
Fionn: Thank you for having us here
Eli: How are you guys doing tonight?
Margie: I am excited to be here tonight
Fionn: Well my day has been uneventful
Eli: Fionn and Margie are two students that read “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”. What do you guys think about the book?
Fionn: The book is amazing!
Margie: One of the best books I’ve read so far.
Eli: Explain why both of you enjoyed it so much.
Margie: I enjoyed this book because it is written from a teenager’s perspective and some teenagers could relate to Charlie’s story. I loved how it was written, in the letter format and how the story is informal.
Fionn: I enjoyed this book because the characters were all teenagers and I could relate to this age. I also enjoyed reading all the things Charlie went through and trying to relate and comprehend the traumas he experienced.
Eli: Would you guys give us a brief summary of the book?
Margie: The book is about Charlie, a teenager that writes letters to the reader. Charlie struggled through social awkwardness, and as we find out later in the book, many experiences that clearly scarred him for life. He writes to his friend about his day, his feelings and his past
Fionn: In those letters he writes about his first days at High School and how he meets his first and only friends, Sam, Patrick, and Mary Elizabeth.
Eli: I have some questions for you about the book.
Fionn: Ok I am excited to answer in the best way I can
Margie: Sure, i’m ready
Eli: My first question is, what do you think of the plot? Did you think it was an exciting read or did you think it was underwhelming and sluggish?
Fionn: I was not expecting to read some of the stuff I read liked Charlie getting raped by his Aunt Helen. I thought it was an exciting read I thought the book was very eventful.
Margie: I think that the ending was really exciting and traumatizing. It was hard for me to understand the way Charlie was reacting to this type of experiences, but he just talks about it as a simple thing.
Eli: Do you think Charlie had a damaged childhood or life in anyway? Explain your reasoning.
Fionn: Yes, I do think that Charlie has had a damaged childhood. So many terrible things happened to him, like being raped by his Aunt, witnessing a rape, and many more traumatizing things. I just feel that these things damage a kid.
Margie: Definitely! I think that Charlie had a tough childhood. The death of his Aunt affected him the most. He remembers her as a lovely lady and not as what she actually was. He might feel this way because at some point on the book he says that his aunt died in a car crash when she was going to buy him a birthday present. The feeling of guilt might have changed the feelings he had for his aunt.
Eli: Thank you both for coming on to the show with me tonight.
Margie and Fionn: Thank you for having us.
Eli: Later tonight we have Stan Lee on the program to talk about the evolution of the Marvel franchise.
Art Presentation Q3
Being Less Of.
Do you ever get looked over? Or have people think less of you? Usually being bullied leads to suicide. In today’s society many are being bullied or thought less of because of their past or who they are. This leads to many things such as depression and or spiritual and physical suicide. People target those who are less of them, less stronger, and more shorter.
In ¨Lord of The Flies¨ by William Golding, a group of kids on a plane crash land on an island. Trying to be organized yet still have fun, being bullied or looked over occurs throughout the novel many times. While trying to figure out every boys name that was on the island, a character named Piggy was unexpectedly made fun of. ¨You’re talking too much,¨ said Jack Merridew. Shut up fatty¨ Laughter arose. He’s not a fatty,¨cried Ralph ¨His real name’s Piggy! Piggy! Piggy! Oh Piggy!¨ (25). As being made fun of because of his weight Piggy only wanted to establish order and make friends. Instead he got made fun of because of his weight.
Also in the novel, Piggy the victim that's being bullied or shown not respected is being told that he did nothing. Jack just tells him that he did nothing and just sat down waiting. ¨We haven't made a fire,¨ he said, ¨What's any use. We couldn't keep a fire even if we tried.¨ Piggy said this with the response of Jack saying. ¨A fat lot of you tried,¨ said Jack contemptuously. ¨You just sat.¨ We used his specs.¨ Said Simon.¨(42) In the novel this particular scene is very interesting because instead of trying harder to make a fire all Jack does is complain that Piggy did nothing yet they used his glasses to try and start something. Also Jack wants to make it seem like Piggy has a lack of effort, he isn’t trying to get off the island or try and help.
The scenes in the novel also correlates to the real world. Being bullied usually comes from someone's past, how they look, or the way they act, or even their interests. Also being bullied leads to more things that is not good for a healthy lifestyle. It leads to more low self-esteem. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year.
Josh was bullied at the age of 11 years old. He was excited to start middle school for the first time. He did not want to stay home instead, he wanted to go to school more often. Soon he was bullied, coming home with injuries almost everywhere on nis body. After recess he would find notes on his back saying ¨kick me¨ or ¨loser¨. Everyday in lunch he would get food pelted at him, soon enough he would sit in the hallway instead of the cafeteria. On the third week of school, he went home with a broken foot, soon after he went back the kids told him, ¨When that one heals, I’m gonna break the other one.”
In Conclusion, being treated as trash is not a good thing. Being bullied leads to more unhealthy lifestyles. Some get bullied because of how they look, what they wear, how they act, and more. Usually telling adults does not help, they respond with, ¨Just ignore it¨ but you cant ignore something that's hurting you. In the novel, Piggy soon enough steps up for himself. Josh stood up for himself, he punched his bully in the back of the head. People target those who are less of them, less stronger, and more shorter.
Work Cited:
Modifica, Lisa. “Josh's Story: Getting Bullied at School.” Parenting, 21 June 2016, www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/combatting-bullying-or-is-this-just-the-new-normal/.
“What Are the Causes of Bullying.” NoBullying - Bullying & CyberBullying Resources, 18 Apr. 2017, nobullying.com/what-are-the-causes-of-bullying/.
Advanced Art Q3 - Gavin Lane
Look at my Love
Q3 Final Projects
Zeniah's Q3 Artist Statement
Hey, it’s ya girl Z!
This art class continues to change my perspective of art for the better. The ability to be able to take your time while making art pieces so you can show yourself is impacting.. Throughout the course, I’ve learned how to do different methods of drawing, painting, and simply creating art. The first two weeks assignment was to create a bicycle drawing. The task was to draw a bike as if it was a real one. It was very difficult at first to not want to trace anything, but I was able to use my imagination to visual it. I decided to make my bike black and red because those are most common. I tried creating good handlebars, but it did not work out as planned. The way I made the circles so large was with a pan. I used different materials to make my bike. The next task was very fun to do. It was the “Optical Illusion”. I always enjoy being able to draw something that reminds me of my childhood, it’s something I love to do. I like it because art always reminds me of the little girl I once was who loved to color. I used a ruler and the outline of a brick wall to be able to do my optical illusion. I, used, another circular object to create the circle. I colored it in marker because I knew it would make it pop out more. We didn’t have to only create one, but two illusions. The first was my own and the second I had to follow directions. I paid close attention to the instructions to do it. I used a number 2 pencil for the shading. After this, we had to create an eye drawing.. This assignment was a little difficult in finding exactly how I wanted to do it. I knew I didn’t want to do something that looked basic. I researched eye drawings and found one I actually liked. I knew it was going to be hard at first, but I continued to use it as inspiration for my own. I drew it onto the the paper with a pencil and had to erase many times. I did it lightly because if it was dark it would not have came out how I wanted it to. I used shading to create that real eye effect. My last piece is really my favorite. It’s a wolf mandala. I really wanted to do something different because I knew others were going to be the typical circle mandalas. I drew everything with pencil and outlined everything with marker. It was more complex than I had originally planned. & Once again, this is me; Zeniah Navas.
Sharron Norton- Week 10 Artist Statement
Quarter 3
Lord of the flies Essay
Sides of A Leader.
What do humans value in a leader? Do Humans want somebody strong or weak? Does their character plays a role? The idea of a good leader varies from person to person. This was expressed in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. The main characters, Ralph and Jack, get into many arguments about which of them are the better leader. They are polar opposites and butt head on every issue till the end of the book. Even though the leader has loyalty and control of their followers leaders will use force and fear to make other people change to their side because they cannot turn off the need to conquer everything.
In the book, a group of english boys crash land on an island where they are the only people there but island has plenty of fruit and pigs for them to eat. After evaluating their circumstances they elected Ralph for leader of the group. Jack did not like this, believing that he should be leader thus starting off the rivalry between Jack and Ralph. To accommodate Jacks uneasiness with not being leader Ralph made Jack captain of the hunters. This kept little balance. While Ralph was in charge, the boys didn’t do much work or keep up on the island. It was mainly Ralph and Piggy ( a nice kid who stood by Ralph since the beginning) doing work, building huts for the littluns, and keeping up the signal fire so they can signal any ships passing by so they could be rescued. Most of the boys were focused on a “monster.” There was no real monster, it just a personification of the boys imagination and fear. Jack decides making the monster top priority and needs to be hunted down. The believers of the monster join his crusade leaving Ralph who isn’t really worried about the monster and just wants to get off the island. Eventually all the kids have been persuaded or tortured to join Jack's tribe leaving Ralph and Piggy to survive on their own.
When the kids left Ralph to follow Jack in his savage ways it lead to the idea of switching sides and what makes people want to switch sides. After doing research, an article about switching sides came up. Most of theses ideas came from a book called “Nudges” by Richard H. Thaler, PhD, and Cass R. Sunstein, JD.The authors study behavioral science. The article says that two main tactics for switching one’s side is lying or torturing. Lying is like persuading. It's a way to convince people that they have what they want or joining they side is at their best interest. Torture is more of a force. They use tactic to force them onto their side. Making fear and pain their persuaders.
In chapter 8, the boys divides into two groups. Jack was leader of one of these groups and he ruled with an iron fist. He left Ralph because they had completely different views on how they should survive on the Island. He gets tired of Ralph’s ways, he says,” I’m not going to be apart of Ralphs lot-- I’m going off by myself. He can catch pigs on his own. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too.”(27) His group started off with just the kids from choir and a few others but it grew. The boys started to realize that Jacks way was more prosperous and more fun. What he said before he stormed off was a way persuasive talking. To the other boys he’s the only one who knows how to actually hunt. He also gave them a choice. When they first came to the island they made Ralph leader and that was it, now they can choose Ralph or Jack. Choice gives people a sense of power so now they may follow him because of the things that Jack has to offer. It was up to them to choose their own path and leader. After he gives them the choice, those who didn’t join over time were forced to join. There was a point in chapter 11 where all the boys joined Jack's tribe except a few including Ralph and Piggy. The tribe took Piggy’s glasses to make fire leaving poor Piggy blind. So for Piggy and to make their own fire the remaining members of team Ralph travel up to Castle Rock to retrieve Piggy’s glasses. When they get there the Tribe is hostile and Jack and Ralph get into an argument that turns into a fist fight in the midst of it Piggy gets pushed off a cliff side by a boulder and dies. Ralph runs for his life and those of team Ralph who stayed were tortured into joining the tribe, “ You got to Join the tribe.”(182) Now they are using force and fear. This tactic is used when words don’t influence others. Jack has all the boys that were easily persuaded now he needs the ones who need a nudge to join his side. A leader who has used fear in the past is Ivan the Terrible. He was a darranged leader. A wiki site described him as “intelligent and devout, yet given to rages and prone to episodic outbreaks of mental instability”. The fact that one minute Ivan was chill and sensible and the next he could be angry and sentence his followers to death scared people. As a servant to Ivan they would never know where they stood. That’s a scary thought knowing that one slip up could be your life. So in fear the people, of Moscow kept quiet and followed Ivan without question. This shows that fear is a strong controlling factor and leaders use it to control followers and demand loyalty amongst them.
When Ralph was leader, this wasn’t the case. Ralph was chosen to be leader because he had charisma and a plan. Ralph came out the plan barking orders. It was Ralph’s idea to blow a conch that would signal to the boys for them to meet up. Ralph wasn’t good leader just because of his ideas he also had charisma. Charisma is compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others. But after reading that definition it can be said that he had limited charisma because he could only get a few boys to actually do work and after a while he lost the boys devotion and they changed sides. As time went on Ralph no longer had what the boys wanted in their leader.
That’s the thing with leadership. The moment the leader no longer has or is what his followers want, his people want a change and sometimes that means a new leader. Jack went on his own because he believed that he would make a better chief. A better leader. He convinced and forced the boys to join him and prove that his leadership is the best. The boys fell for the two main ways of coaxing one's thoughts. Persuading and force. They were young so it was easier. If they were older, more force would have been involved. So what makes people switch sides is a change their mindset or an overwhelming force that's more controlling than their mindset. If the leader can scare them into the other side, fear of the leader will make that side the better choice, against their better judgement. A great way to control a group is by using fear, but it is not always the best way. Lord of The Flies was a great example of what fear can do to a person.
Citations:
Wikipedia
Ivan the Terrible
April 06, 2018
2. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/12/cover-coaxing.aspx
Monitor on Psychology
April 07, 2018
3. http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2017/05/charismatic-leaders.aspx
American Psychological Association
April 07, 2018
Q3 Art Slideshow
ART Q3 SLIDE
For my optical illusions, it was a bit tricky because we didn’t have the different pencil shades, so I just changed how hard I shaded it in. I did two different ones. The first one had 4 walls, each a shade darker then the next to create the illusion of a hole. The next one was a triangle where you couldn’t tell were it ended.
The shading forms assignment was also a bit tricky because of the lack of pencils. I did a zaire a rectangle and a sphere. I think that to improve on this I could find the shading form pencils used to make it look more realistic.
My eye drawing is the piece I am most proud of. It took me 4 hours and I started by looking at how to to make my eye look more realistic and it went from there. To improve I think I can add a bit more color.
The final assignment, and probably the most fun, was the mandala art. I did three different ones and really enjoyed using all of the colors and really making it my own.
Overall, this quarter in art I learned about many different forms of art and shading techniques.
Quarter 3 Artwork Slideshow
Week 10 - Link (Q3 Art)
Q3 Art Work
This quarter I feel like a lot of the art work we did had a lot to do with lines and shading. In the most of the art pieces I found myself shading a lot and adding different amounts of pressure to my pencil in order to create different shades. In my opinion I feel like the artwork that I really saw myself doing this was in the Eye Drawing, I had to apply different shading in order to achieve a realistic looking drawing. I really like how it turned out and this is the art piece that I am most proud off.
This quarter most of the art work was assigned and we couldn't really choose our artwork, however we did get to create our own Mandel’s and I personally really liked the ones I created online. The app that I used allowed oneself to be creative and create intricate shapes . I really learned about shading and how to apply different pressures with a pencil this quarter.
The Fire
In the novel “Lord of the Flies,” by William Golding, he gives examples of the different way in which rituals can become a daily part of life. In the book, a group of boys endure but survive a plane crash, which causes them to be trapped on an island. As they are on the island they realize they need to figure out a way to survive, and upon this, they learn many new things, that which include rituals. The boys also set rules so they can stay civilized. Some rituals are followed in the real world. A ritual the boys followed was the use of fire. In the book, a fire did have a big impact on the boys. Fire is an important part of rituals whether or not it is used in rituals or for survival.
In the novel, one of the boys, Ralph, came up with an idea for survival. Ralph insisted to make a signal fire. They chose to use fire as a signal so the boys can be rescued. In order to start the fire, they use Piggy’s glasses. "'The fire is the most important thing on the island. How can we ever be rescued except by luck, if we don't keep a fire going? Is a fire too much for us to make? Look at us! How many are we? And yet we can't keep a fire going to make smoke. Don't you understand? Can't you see we ought to-- ought to die before we let the fire out?'"(Pg 80-81) The reader can clearly understand how important the signal fire was. The fire represents their stability and connection with their humanity. In order to stay civilized, the group of boys had to keep the fire going because it was the only hope to be saved. In this quote, Ralph who is speaking says that they ought to die before they let the fire go out. By this, he is showing how important the signal fire is, too. Not only they used it as a signal, the fire was used for survival. The fire provided them with many things while they were stuck on the island.
In the book, fire is also used as destruction. Ralph stabbed a little boy and ran away. He decided to hide again. As he lies in his hiding spot Ralph realizes that the fire set to smoke him out. The boys germinated a smart plan to contact other civilization by the smoke that aroused from the fire on the island. According to the novel, Golding states, “They had smoked him out and set the island on fire.”(197) From this quote, the reader can understand that the fire caused a wildfire. It was a huge destruction. One of the boys Jack has set the whole jungle on fire. The fire controlled a signal because of the smoke and a ship lured to the island. The boys in this scene used the fire as a resource for survival.
According to the Mahavidya article in the religion of Hinduism fire is both the creator and destroyer of life. The fire has a huge a significance to the religion Hinduism and Zoroastrian. In the religion, Hinduism fire is used on many occasions. Fire is used during funerals, weddings, and praying. In the article, the religion Zoroastrian fire is known as the light of God. As you can see the significance of fire. In the novel fire is used as protection, like in these religions. The fire was helped for protection in the book because it helped them so they can be saved. Another connection to the novel and in these religions fire is providing light. Fire is a signal of life or death in the religion of Hinduism. In the novel, the boys used fire as survival. Also, it caused destruction which leads to death. Fire supplied for both Hindus and the boys in the novel.
In conclusion, the ritual fire has a huge significance. It’s apart of rituals. Fire is very important to both the boys in the book and in real life. Fire is important because the boys used it to be saved. The fire has used a signal and it represents civilization. In many societies and tribals, fire is a significant spiritual enlightenment. Not only is fire used as a symbolic statement, it is a crucial resource for surviving for humans.
Works Cited:
Golding, William. Lord of the Flies New York: Penguin, 2006.
Mahavidya. 2018
BBC. Religions - Zoroastrian: Worship BBC: October 02, 2009.