Tyler

==My Tweet: So here I am with Lennie In the middle of the god darn woods tryin' to get to the god damn farm we supposed to be workin' on. Cause the damn bus driver dropped us off in the god darn wrong place an' now we gots to walk bout four miles or so to get there. And I jus' be prayin that Lennie dont open his big stupid mouth.==

What is Fredrick Douglass's "epoch" mean?
Fredrick Douglass’s “epoch” is his turning point in the book. It’s when he has an epiphany of sorts; he finally realizes that how he has been treated is wrong and unjust. By finally figuring this out he looks at life with new unclouded eyes, like a dark veil has been lifted off his face. When he is confronted by Covey he subconsciously knows that this man is no better than he is and that he doesn’t have to live by his will. This I think was his turning point and will influence his actions in the future.

What is Tom's American dream? Does he succeed or fail in his pursuit of this dream?

Tom's American dream is to go into the Merchant Marines, "Man is by instinct a lover, a hunter, a fighter"(1.6). His dream is also to leave his family and be free from his mother and the problems of his home. But the biggest part of this dream is for him to have adventure and live on the wilder side of life, like the movie stars. He succeeds in his pursuit of his dream to a certain extent. He does finally get away from his family and does go into the Merchant Marines, in search of his wild adventures. But the new life he had found was not exactly what he had thought it would be. He found himself missing his older sister and feeling bad about leaving her alone with their mother. "I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful than I intended to be"(1.7). This dwelled upon him with great intensity, but it didn’t matter because the calls of life’s adventures were too strong. TM: Good choice of DQs -- In the first line. try to work that in better. It's just sticking in there. I'm not sure about your last statement that "it didn't matter."

[ I agree with a lot of this however, I also believe that all Tom really wants is some adventure in his life. He is so tired of constantly having to be nagged by his mother, having to support her and his sister. He spends a majority of his time at the movies, watching the actors in envy of their adventures that they get to have while he has to constantly continue working to pay for electricity and rent. I think the only reason he really want to be in the Merchant Marines, he just feels it is his only way out, and he feels that since his father did it that his father is happy and that is how he wants to be. -BB

Tyler I really agree with your analysis, the fact that you go in depth and talk about how Tom was still loyal to Laura and that he may have “gotten away” he found that he had although he was no longer with his mother, it seemed like he almost felt a feeling of regret for leaving his sister. -JV I agree with what you say, but his dream isn't just to go to the merchant marines. It is also to get away and become a sucsessful person. I wouldn't say that he for sure got away, because the end of the play doesn't show him as a merchant marine exactly but it might be showing how he is as well. It could go both ways. - Nick Smart

 I think your response fits your question really good. I agree when you say you believe Tom craves adventure and the need to get away from his mother and home. I also agree with his feeling if guilt for leaving his older sister. It answers and explains the question and gives good details for the point you’re trying to get across. –B.S.

 1. I am a cynical jerk that hates phonies and believes that most people are fake. I am judgmental and depressed, everything depresses me even my depression depresses me. This is good! I am a smoker and a drinker, I look much older than I am but I act more immature then my expected for my age. I can barely function in everyday life and I make things in my life harder for me. I seek affection and closeness to people but when I get close to them, I push them away.  2. I dislike everyone and everybody I hate fake people, I hate liars, I hate show offs. I hate homosexuals like Mr. Antolini, and I hate stuck up fakes like sally. And I especially hate annoying people that get into your business like Ackley.  3. I really like my sister phoebe she’s cool and nice to me. I also like my red hunting hat, one of the things I like most is allies baseball mit. But the things that I like the most are drinking and smoking.  4. If I was Holden’s psychiatrist the three things that I would say contributed to his depression were: his inability to get close to people, his brother allie dying, and his drinking and smoking problem which I think stemmed from not being close to his parents. Tyler: You did a really good job on this. = = = =

==The first group of people were the backbone of america. they were the slaves, the poor and the desperate. they were all of the races that didnt have money or freedom. to them america has never been a land of the free.==

the second group was any common person they could have been any race or gender, it was the average man, women, or child. it was those who didnt have moeny or power and were always on alert so as not to get crushed by the fist of the powerful or to be overwhelmed by the rich and the greedy.

Song of Myself This poem is about his life experiences and about the raw beauty of nature.

· The poem relates common experiences. Tangled in that ancient endless chain Of profit, power, gain, of grab the land! · The poem explicitly states the message of the poem again. Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. · The poem describes a variety of events, many of which could be happening at the same time. I am the farmer, bondsman to the soil. I am the worker sold to the machine. I am the Negro, servant to you all. I am the people, humble, hungry, mean-- Hungry yet today despite the dream. · The poem uses the language of the poem’s subjects. The land that's mine--the poor man's, Indian's, Negro's, ME— <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, <span style="font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· The poem’s tone is optimistic and joyful. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong.

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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· Harlem renaissance <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· Black writers, artists, musicians <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· They stopped imitating styles of European and white Americans <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· They celebrated black Americans

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· His major concern was the uplifting of “his people” <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· He had insights into the lives of the black workin class. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· Struggles <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· Joy <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· Laughter <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· Music <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· He denounced racial stereotypes <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· Protested social conditions <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· Metaphor- similes <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· Figure of speech <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore;">· Comparison of two unlike things.