As a comment, please copy and paste an interesting definition of the American Dream. Also, explain your source, and put the link to where you found the definition.
Once each group has posted their definitions, please leave two comments on each other's definitions, comparing and contrasting them.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Part 2: Examples of the American Dream 10B
Please copy and paste quotes, photos, or even short (under 5 minutes) film clips that you think exemplify the American Dream. Explain your source and include a link to it.
After everyone is done, then comment on two other examples, comparing and contrasting them with your own.
After everyone is done, then comment on two other examples, comparing and contrasting them with your own.
Part 3: Opinions on the American Dream 10B
Copy and paste quotes that are opinions people have said about the American Dream (though they don't have to actually say "the American Dream" in the quote if they're talking about the same ideas).
Once everyone has finished, comment on each other's opinions, comparing and contrasting the ideas presented.
Once everyone has finished, comment on each other's opinions, comparing and contrasting the ideas presented.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Part 3: Opinions on The American Dream (Group)
Copy and paste quotes that are opinions people have said about the American Dream (though they don't have to actually say "the American Dream" in the quote if they're talking about the same ideas).
Once everyone has finished, comment on each other's opinions, comparing and contrasting the ideas presented.
Once everyone has finished, comment on each other's opinions, comparing and contrasting the ideas presented.
Part 2: Examples of the American Dream (Individual)
Please copy and paste quotes, photos, or even short (under 5 minutes) film clips that you think exemplify the American Dream. Explain your source and include a link to it.
After everyone is done, then comment on two other examples, comparing and contrasting them with your own.
After everyone is done, then comment on two other examples, comparing and contrasting them with your own.
Part 1: Definitions of the American Dream (Group)
As a comment, please copy and paste an interesting definition of the American Dream. Also, explain your source, and put the link to where you found the definition.
Once each group has posted their definitions, please leave two comments on each other's definitions, comparing and contrasting them.
Once each group has posted their definitions, please leave two comments on each other's definitions, comparing and contrasting them.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Helen Su reviews Remember Me?
Remember Me?
It’s not the waking up in the hospital that scares Lexi Smart. It’s the fact that her whole appearance has changed and has lost 3 years of her memory. Not only has her old frizzy hair turned into a glossy mane of hair, but her nails are now also flawlessly manicured. Her lifelong nickname: Snaggletooth, just doesn’t apply anymore and her lips look suspiciously fuller. Not to mention Lexi now owns a Louis Vuitton handbag and drives a Mercedes Benz. But her appearance isn’t the only difference; she is now the manager of a whole department and is married to a drop-dead gorgeous millionaire husband. Lexi has everything she ever wished for: beauty, a handsome rich husband, a high paying job, and lives in a beautiful loft. However, who is this adorable disheveled architect who constantly bothers Lexi about an absurd secret. So, who cares if everyone at the office hates her? And what if all her oldest best friends don’t want anything to do with her anymore? And does it really matter that her husband nags at the smallest things? What exactly has happened throughout the past there that drastically changed Lexi into someone who is physically and emotionally different. And is her new ideal life really so perfect?
The main character, Lexi Smart, is believable. In the beginning of the book Lexi Smart says: “No one likes a whinger. So somehow I make myself smile brightly, just to show I’m fine with being the snaggly-toothed, stood-up, no bonus girl whose dad just died” (Kinsella 6). This shows that Lexi is an emotionally independent and strong person. This trait is believable because many people in the world hide their emotions and not show their discomforts about life to the world. Someone who cares about what others think will hide their real personality, trying to act different so people will accept her. Since no one likes a person who just complains, people will purposely act cheerful and happy, forcing a smile, just to be approved of. Since any normal human being will cover their emotions or annoyance to accepted by the world, Lexis’s purposeful covering of her dissatisfactions of her life is a credible trait. Another believable character trait of Lexi is her anxious and bewildered behavior when she learns she has forgotten 3 years of her life. Shown in this quote: “The truth keeps hitting me in the guts, over and over, till I feel giddy” (Kinsella 34). Any person would be sacred and worried to wake up and find out that they have lost an important large chunk of their memory. No normal person would take this information lightly and accept the truth with a carefree attitude; they would be flustered. Another quote that shows a believable trait: “I’m twenty-eight, I have perfect white teeth, a Louis Vuitton bag, a card saying “director,” and a husband. How the hell did that happen?” (Kinsella 45). After Lexi wakes not remembering past few years of her life, she is bombed with multiple facts about her new perfect life. She learns that her whole life has changed upside down; everything about her is now completely different from who she used to be. Whoever is in that situation would be perplexed at how much they transformed in three short years. Any person would wonder. The way Lexi reacted to her change is the way anybody would have reacted. For someone in this kind of position, Lexi’s confusion and questioning of her situation is an acceptable trait.
A person who enjoys reading chick-lits, romance, or funny novels should defiantly read this entertaining book by Sophie Kinsella. People who are looking for an amusing novel to waste time during break should pick this up to read. Overall, I liked this book because it was a break from the usual books I read during class; it was an easy book to read without needing to use your brain to process the info thrown at you. Remember Me? is a captivating, enjoyable novel, that I really enjoyed reading throughout winter break.
It’s not the waking up in the hospital that scares Lexi Smart. It’s the fact that her whole appearance has changed and has lost 3 years of her memory. Not only has her old frizzy hair turned into a glossy mane of hair, but her nails are now also flawlessly manicured. Her lifelong nickname: Snaggletooth, just doesn’t apply anymore and her lips look suspiciously fuller. Not to mention Lexi now owns a Louis Vuitton handbag and drives a Mercedes Benz. But her appearance isn’t the only difference; she is now the manager of a whole department and is married to a drop-dead gorgeous millionaire husband. Lexi has everything she ever wished for: beauty, a handsome rich husband, a high paying job, and lives in a beautiful loft. However, who is this adorable disheveled architect who constantly bothers Lexi about an absurd secret. So, who cares if everyone at the office hates her? And what if all her oldest best friends don’t want anything to do with her anymore? And does it really matter that her husband nags at the smallest things? What exactly has happened throughout the past there that drastically changed Lexi into someone who is physically and emotionally different. And is her new ideal life really so perfect?
The main character, Lexi Smart, is believable. In the beginning of the book Lexi Smart says: “No one likes a whinger. So somehow I make myself smile brightly, just to show I’m fine with being the snaggly-toothed, stood-up, no bonus girl whose dad just died” (Kinsella 6). This shows that Lexi is an emotionally independent and strong person. This trait is believable because many people in the world hide their emotions and not show their discomforts about life to the world. Someone who cares about what others think will hide their real personality, trying to act different so people will accept her. Since no one likes a person who just complains, people will purposely act cheerful and happy, forcing a smile, just to be approved of. Since any normal human being will cover their emotions or annoyance to accepted by the world, Lexis’s purposeful covering of her dissatisfactions of her life is a credible trait. Another believable character trait of Lexi is her anxious and bewildered behavior when she learns she has forgotten 3 years of her life. Shown in this quote: “The truth keeps hitting me in the guts, over and over, till I feel giddy” (Kinsella 34). Any person would be sacred and worried to wake up and find out that they have lost an important large chunk of their memory. No normal person would take this information lightly and accept the truth with a carefree attitude; they would be flustered. Another quote that shows a believable trait: “I’m twenty-eight, I have perfect white teeth, a Louis Vuitton bag, a card saying “director,” and a husband. How the hell did that happen?” (Kinsella 45). After Lexi wakes not remembering past few years of her life, she is bombed with multiple facts about her new perfect life. She learns that her whole life has changed upside down; everything about her is now completely different from who she used to be. Whoever is in that situation would be perplexed at how much they transformed in three short years. Any person would wonder. The way Lexi reacted to her change is the way anybody would have reacted. For someone in this kind of position, Lexi’s confusion and questioning of her situation is an acceptable trait.
A person who enjoys reading chick-lits, romance, or funny novels should defiantly read this entertaining book by Sophie Kinsella. People who are looking for an amusing novel to waste time during break should pick this up to read. Overall, I liked this book because it was a break from the usual books I read during class; it was an easy book to read without needing to use your brain to process the info thrown at you. Remember Me? is a captivating, enjoyable novel, that I really enjoyed reading throughout winter break.
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