Icons:
1. "I feel that Jimi is a strong iconic figure that represents peace, love and tranquility among people who are familiar with his music. Through the power of song, Jimi is able to express an infectious sense of calmness. His music helps me all the time. Whenever I am stressed out of my skull I can crank up the volume and let all of my problems drift away. Music is a great coping mechanism, and Jimi’s is the LSD of music. I am very passionate about music and have found an unmatchable sanctuary and inspiration in his music." a piece from Jon Silva's icon project. This is an extraordinarly good piece of writing because it is so descriptive and uses lots of strong words, especially when he says an infectious sense of calmness.
2. The quote at the begining I think is really good and it fits in perfectly with the entire paper.
3. I would go into more detail and research on how being a vigilante could be possible in San Diego because I think that would be really cool.
4. The icons project is important because it makes us dig deeper into ourselves and find out more about ourselves all while learning new ways to write.
Book Review:
1."Throughout the history of America we have had many war heroes dating back to the pilgrims time. But what if American “war heroes” weren’t really heroes at all? What if everything we have been told is a lie? Pat Tillman is an example of a leaked “war hero” that had an elaborate twisted story around an accidental death." A piece from Daniels book review. This intro was really good and got me instantly hooked, I really liked it.
2.I think the best part of my book review was when I made a connection to the book through a quote and explained it.
3. If I had another day I wold probably go into more depth on Chris's personality just because its so complex and interesting.
4. The importance of book reviews can decide weather someone else will read the book or not.
In General...
1. One thing I discovered about my writing is that if I try really hard I can go really deep and make really good writing.
2.One goal for the future is one day I want to write a novel :D.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
icons final draft!
Vigilantism
I remember batman being one of my favorite series . But much like in the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence of a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down a lot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the Underground Railroad.
In my opinion, a good vigilante is one who is not lead by their emotion, but by their logic, and have to have a good sense of morality. A vigilante is lead by emotion might kill an innocent man in the heat of passion or because of some personal conflict. Therefore, a vigilante who is lead by their emotion is corrupt. A vigilantie with no sense of morality might kill a man who is not deserving of death or let a deserving man go.
In Boondock Saints, Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possession and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and publicly execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think Joe Yakavetta is deserving of death. I strongly support the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
In my opinion, a good vigilante is one who is not lead by their emotion, but by their logic, and have to have a good sense of morality. A vigilante is lead by emotion might kill an innocent man in the heat of passion or because of some personal conflict. Therefore, a vigilante who is lead by their emotion is corrupt. A vigilantie with no sense of morality might kill a man who is not deserving of death or let a deserving man go.
In Boondock Saints, Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possession and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and publicly execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think Joe Yakavetta is deserving of death. I strongly support the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
Sources:
"Vigilantism". Law Library. 8/12/10 .
O'Connor, T, "VIGILANTISM, VIGILANTE JUSTICE, AND SELF-HELP". APSU. 8/12/10 .
"Vigilante". Wikipedia. 8/12/10 .
"The Boondock Saints". Wikipedia. 8/12/10 .
Vigilantism
"We must all fear evil men, but what we must fear most is the indifference of good men" Father McKinley, Scene 1, Boondock Saints. A vigilante is someone who stands up for the poor and innocent when the government fails to- and someone who upholds the law in a righteous manner by taking it into his or her own hands. The Boondock Saints really showed this by the two McMannus brothers going out and killing all of the mobsters and gang bangers in South Boston.
I've always idolized vigilantes because they stand out from a world where indifference is so common, where people just sit and watch while someone gets brutally murdered and don't do so much as call the cops. Much like the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence of a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down a lot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the Underground Railroad.
In my opinion, a good vigilante is one who is not lead by their emotion, but by their logic, and have to have a good sense of morals. One who is lead by their emotion might kill an innocent man because of a heat of passion or because of some personal conflict with them. So therefore a vigilante who is lead by their emotion is corrupt. A vigilantie with a bad sense of morals might kill a man who is not deserving of death or let a deserving man go.
In Boondock Saints, Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possession and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and publicly execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think that person is deserving of death. I strongly support the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
"We must all fear evil men, but what we must fear most is the indifference of good men" Father McKinley, Scene 1, Boondock Saints. A vigilante is someone who stands up for the poor and innocent when the government fails to- and someone who upholds the law in a righteous manner by taking it into his or her own hands. The Boondock Saints really showed this by the two McMannus brothers going out and killing all of the mobsters and gang bangers in South Boston.
I've always idolized vigilantes because they stand out from a world where indifference is so common, where people just sit and watch while someone gets brutally murdered and don't do so much as call the cops. Much like the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence of a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down a lot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the Underground Railroad.
In my opinion, a good vigilante is one who is not lead by their emotion, but by their logic, and have to have a good sense of morals. One who is lead by their emotion might kill an innocent man because of a heat of passion or because of some personal conflict with them. So therefore a vigilante who is lead by their emotion is corrupt. A vigilantie with a bad sense of morals might kill a man who is not deserving of death or let a deserving man go.
In Boondock Saints, Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possession and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and publicly execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think that person is deserving of death. I strongly support the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Icons pt. 5
Vigilantism
"We must all fear evil men, but what we must fear most is the indifference of good men" Father McKinley, Scene 1, Boondock Saints. Vigilantism, is someone who stands up for the poor and innocent when the government fails to- and someone who upholds the law in a righteous manner by taking it into his or her own hands. The Boondock Saints really showed this by the two McMannus brothers going out and killing all of the mobsters and gang bangers in South Boston.
I've always idolized vigilantes because they stand out from a world where indifference is so common, where people just sit and watch while someone gets brutally murdered and don't do so much as call the cops. Much like the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence of a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down allot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the underground railroad.
A good vigilante is one who is not lead by their emotion, but by their logic, and have to have a good sense of morals. One who is lead by their emotion might kill an innocent man because of a heat of passion or because of some personal conflict with them. So therefore a vigilante who is lead by their emotion is corrupt. A vigilantie with a bad sense of morals might kill a man who is not deserving of death or let a deserving man go.
In Boondock Saints, Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possession and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and publicly execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think that person is deserving of death. I strongly support the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Icons pt. 4
"We must all fear evil men, but what we must fear most is the indifference of good men" Father McKinley, Scene 1, Boondock Saints. Vigilantism, is someone who stands up for the poor and innocent when the government fails to- and someone who upholds the law in a righteous manner by taking it into his or her own hands. The Boondock Saints really showed this by the two McMannus brothers going out and killing all of the mobsters and gang bangers in South Boston.
I've always idolized vigilantes because they stand out from a world where indifference is so common, where people just sit and watch while someone gets brutally murdered and don't do so much as call the cops. Much like the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down allot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the underground railroad.
Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possecion and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think that person is deserving of death. I strongly suport the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
Questions
1. I added alot of points about vigilantism to my revised draft such as the example in the last paragraph or at the end of the second paragraph.
2.
3. I got rid of a lot of fuzz in my picture and changed the backdrop a little bit as well. My next steps will be to add more of a heroic look to it.
4.
I've always idolized vigilantes because they stand out from a world where indifference is so common, where people just sit and watch while someone gets brutally murdered and don't do so much as call the cops. Much like the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down allot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the underground railroad.
Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possecion and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think that person is deserving of death. I strongly suport the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
Questions
1. I added alot of points about vigilantism to my revised draft such as the example in the last paragraph or at the end of the second paragraph.
2.
3. I got rid of a lot of fuzz in my picture and changed the backdrop a little bit as well. My next steps will be to add more of a heroic look to it.
4.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Icons!
1. The McManus Brothers (Boondock Saints)
The McManus brothers are icons to me because even though they are fictional, I totally believe in their ideals and view on justice and how they take justice into they're own hands.
2. Vigilantism
I really idolize vigilanties because if theres one thing I hate, its indifference, and if theres one thing vigilanties arent, its indifferent. They take the law into theyre own hands and make life better for all of the good, deserving people in the world.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Summer School, Blog #1
Some of my goals for this summer school session are:
- Get an A
- try to be more interested in the subject
- get better as a writer
- try not to procrastonate
- read at least one book
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