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Charles-Symbolism
John N-Symbolism

Symbolism

     Every year I usually go to my grandparent's neighborhood in Bastrop, Louisiana. This neighborhood is out in the country. It is really small, but in this same neighborhood, all of my grandfather's brothers live there. Every two years all of the grandchildren come in. This year was one of those years.
    We enjoy doing so much together. We play football, basketball, and video games. Then on Thanksgiving Day we all eat turkey and enjoy the meal together as a family. This family is very important to me. When we are all together we don't worry about the outside world, but only the fun of being with each other.

Symbolism:
Bastrop-Place of Freedom and Peace
Family-Fun and enjoyment

How to Prepare for a Run

This blog is all about being properly prepared for a run. There are two key things in preparing: (1) being hydrated, and (2) stretching properly. Both of these things can are very significant when you start running. If you aren’t hydrated, then your body won’t have enough water to perform its task. To stay hydrated drink lots of water before, but not too much.

Stretching is important because if you don’t stretch, you can get bad cramps and your muscles will hurt when running and after. It is important to stretch before and after a run to help the muscles. Here are some steps to stretching:

1.     Jog a little bit to warm up the muscles.

2.     Do some drills over a short distance. This could include butt kicks and skips.

3.     After drills, do stretches standing still. Hold each one for 10 seconds. You could put your feet together and touch your toes. You could also spread your legs and try to touch the ground. Really any stretch that helps leg or arm muscles will work.

4. Stay loose and don’t wait too long to run after stretching.

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DJ-Thanksgiving
Jack-LOTF Scene Response

Free Post Thanksgiving

     This Thanksgiving I am going to spend the first part of the week with my dad. He will come into Baton Rouge Friday night and then Saturday; we will go out to the LSU game. After the game, we will head up to Shreveport. When I am up there, I will be spending time with family, and I will eventually go up to my camp on Lake Darbonne in North Louisiana. 

     On Wednesday my dad will drop me off in Bastrop, Louisiana where my mom's grandparents live. This is where we go every year for Thanksgiving. This year is one of those that all of the family comes in. This week will be exciting because all we do is play football and hang out. This year will be fascinating because of all of the food that I will eat and because of all the family that I will see. 

LOTF Scene

     The scene that I chose is on pages 68 to 72, when Jack killed a pig and let the fire go out. This scene had a lot of importance. It created rivalries that would last to the end of the book, and it gave foreshadowing to future events. In this scene, tension builds between Ralph, who wants to be rescued by having a fire for signal, and Jack, who just wants to kill and hunt and have fun. This is also how the book turns out; Jack is hunting Ralph because he justed wanted to have fun. And Ralph was hunted because he wanted a signal fire. Some foreshadowing in this scene is when they are chanting, "Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood." This shows how they are becoming savages, and more focused on violence and death. This savagery is also seen on page 69 when Jack is describing the death scene of the pig. We see this same chant later in the novel when Simon is killed.
     Some important things to notice is the difference between Piggy, Ralph, and Jack. This is when the conflict of human vs. human starts to get intense. Jack's beliefs and desires are now seen to be different from Ralphs and Piggy's, and this creates the division of the tribe we encounter later. Another thing to notice is the foreshadowing that happens. Jack and his other hunters are becoming savages. This scene also shows how valuable the fire is to Ralph and the other people who want to get rescued. This scene is very important because of the rivalries created, the foreshadowing, and the significance of the fire.

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Charles-Prompt
Max-Make Your Own Prompt

LOTF Passage Respone

Passage:

The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.  Once there was this and that; and now--and the ship had gone. [... Jack refusing to give Piggy the floor when he has the conch...]
"The rules!" shouted Ralph.  "You're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?"
Ralph summoned his wits.
"Because the rules are the only thing we've got!"
But Jack was shouting against him.
"Bollocks to the rules!  We're strong--we hunt!  If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down!  We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (91)

     When I first read this passage, I saw two meaning that this could relate to. One was a reference to what was happening in the bigger world, and the other was to show what was happening on the island between characters. The bigger picture is just seen in the first sentence, but it shows how the world is falling apart because of war.
     This passage shows how organization and rules are slipping away between the characters. Also, it reveals that Jack doesn't care about the rules and that he is more obsessed with hunting than with control and regulations. It also shows that Jack is very aggressive and wants to kill. The last thing we learn that Jack doesn't give much respect to Piggy by not letting him talk when it is his turn.

Prompt

Who is one person or a group of people that have inspired you to be who you have been today?

     There is a group of people in my life that have inspired me to become who I am today. These aren't individual people, but just my coaches in general. All of my coaches have inspired me in some way, shape, or form. Since I was young, I have been on many teams, and all of my coaches have helped made me who I am today.

     All of my coaches have always pushed me the hardest they could. They pushed me mentally and physically. For me, being a runner, it isn't always the physical challenge, but rather the mental challenge of making it through the hard workouts. None of my coaches have ever wanted me to fail, and if they did, it was to teach me a lesson that I can use later on in life. All of my coaches, from when I first started playing t-ball to cross country today, have made me who I am, by pushing me to become a better person, never giving up on me, and teaching me about life.