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I will be reading the Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K Rowling.

1984

Writing letters while I sleep, 

my thoughts; they seep.

Awoken I fall into "no",

with much to forego.

Simplicity is a virtue, 

that is quickly consigned to.

What is said is heard,

and thought is absurd.

This is my wisdom,

but i stay mum.

For you are the future,

and you must be sure.

This is not life,

but my ongoing strife.

Ehh. I am kind of disappointed about how this came out because i had higher hopes. I am reading "1984" which is about a dystopian society so I thought it might be cool to write a poem from the point of view of a resident. Hopefully you like it more than i do.

Argumentum ad Numerum

Studies show that 18% of Americans believe the sun revolves around the earth.

WRONG!!!

In fact, the world revolves around Paris Hilton! (what were they thinking?)


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Created By: Josh Botterman and Denise Collantes





Description:
This was a argumentum ad numerum (argument or appeal to numbers), and is abusing statistics.

Almost Finished

Well, considering that I have been reading the same book for about six weeks I reluctantly agreed with Kay that I do need to finish. I like to look at my elongated process of reading this novel as savoring each and every page; like every bite of an incredible steak. Why would anyone possibly like to finish a book in a few days? I feel that diminishes its full affect on the reade- Ok. What am I talking about? I just haven't made the time, but I did today. So much happened in the portion of the book I read that I can't even try to explain it. What I can attempt to explain is the vocabulary that this author uses. Everyonce in a while he will pull words out like blase (with an accent over the "e"). Although this book is not meant for college courses, the pool of words Bosch pulls from is much larger or deeper than other youth authors. Now that I have convinced myself that I am learning something from this book. Well that is it this week.

More and More Secrets

THIS BOOK IS SO FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!!!!

Yet it is so good. The more I delve into this secret tale of secrets I realize just how secret it is. Nothing is told or understood in this novel. Whether it is the clandestine ways of Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais or plainly the street that Cass lives on. I believe I have mentioned before how secretive it is and I wager that I am being extremely repetitive but what I say is true. Reading this book is like a love/hate relationship. I hate how Pseudonymous Bosch requires that nothing is what it really is yet I keep coming back to the book to read. UGGHHHHH!!!! I want to finish it already!

Maya Angelou Response

Just recently have I been enlightened upon an incredible person in our society. Maya Angelou has appeared, now, multiple times in our routine discussions in Humanities. I have discovered a humanitarian that often goes unnamed in common lists. After reading only two pieces of her work, her style is evident to me; philosophical, passionate, and profound. Her writing is done with such eloquence that every single word is imagined to come out of her mouth. Life's Good displays her "voice" as well as any other writing. As she begins to describe her misunderstanding of life, death, and all of humanity; she states, "I find myself surcease from the entanglement of questions only when I concede that I am not obliged to know everything" This summons the most vague question one can ask which is, "what is my purpose?" No, we cannot apprehend everything in this world, we all know that, but what i wonder is, why not? Why is everything not definite. Like numbers and lines. With a beginning, an end, and a middle. I wonder where questions originate from. It seems, to me, that a Utopian society seems like the future or past of our people, where no questions are asked but just merely ignorance. Now, by all means, I do not believe this totalitarian society where all aspects of life are controlled, but I see how some genius would plot to turn this world we know into a Dystopia-like nation. I once read a book titled The Giver that Lois Lowry wrote following a young boy living in an "anti-utopian" society. It is so incredible to think that the way they live is not so distant from our lives.
I apologize for going off on such a tangent. I really needed to stop. Anyway, here goes nothing.

I am barred in iron chains,
upright with disbelief.
I am barred in questions,
What?When?Where?
I am barred in memories,
living life in its wake.
I am barred in expectations,
all energies to liberate myself.
I am barred by love,
strange, impossible, alarming.
I am barred.





Josh

p.s. I am not barred. this is not a disclaimer, just a reminder.

The Name of This Book is... Secret

Secrets, secrets and more secrets. Why do people have secrets? I believe people have their own little corner of confided truths so that they feel they are somewhat important. This is especially true if you were told the secret and are now the one holding it. Every single person in this world keeps something from someone because they plainly do not want them to know. I am not here to say that you should not keep secrets-that would be hypocritical- but rather share your knowledge to the best of your ability and spread what you know.
This whole entire book is a secret. The characters and plot are unknown and this is why I don't like secrets. I like to know EVERYTHING. Therefore this book is so incredibly frustrating although it is quite captivating. So the next time you have a secret remember that I told you, reader, to share it because there are more Josh Botterman's in the world that want to know everything.