A Day of Will

     I n today's world, English is considered one of the most frequently spoken languages around. Little do they know it, the majority of the people that can speak English actually have different forms of English that they speak in depending on the given situation. As you read this, I will be discussing the 3 different versions of English that I speak depending on the situation that I am in. Now, let's begin.      The first type of English that I speak is one where a formal tone is used. This type of English is pretty much exclusive to everyone but my elders. The elders that  I am referring to are people such as my Grandparents, Great Grandparents, older cousins - basically anyone that is much older than I am. When speaking in this formal type of English, I do my best to act polite and be straightforward with my words. When speaking, I make a conscientious effort to maintain a respectful tone; taking extra care not to raise my voice too much. All of ...

      W e've all been there before. You're watching an engaging movie or reading an interesting book when suddenly the ending takes a turn for the worst. Sometimes the movie or book ends too abruptly for your liking. Sometimes the ending might just be plain "stupid" and leave viewers confused as to what just happened. Unfortunately, this was the case with the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered one of the best books of all time, but its ending, not so much. However, before I divulge into what makes this book's ending so bad, I think that it may be of importance to give some backstory on the plot of the book itself. The story mainly focuses on a young boy named Huck and a slave named Jim who meet up with each other and are "running away". Huck is running away from his father, Pap, and also from a couple of women in his home town that are trying to "civilize" him. Jim is running away fr...

        A dventures of Huckleberry Finn is a classic novel written by famed author Mark Twain in 1883. Despite being written in 1883, it would not actually be published until the December of 1884. The story follows the life of a young boy growing up in Missouri named Huckleberry Finn (Commonly referred to as Huck Finn) who helps a black man named Jim escape the harsh world of slavery that was taking place in America at the time. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, or Huck Finn as many people call it for short, has been widely considered to be the Great American Novel of its time because of the outstanding way that it was able to depict American culture during the time of its release. However, with all of the good that encompasses this tale of bravery and excitement, there is bound to be some sort of criticism that entails as well. The main source of criticism that comes from this book is caused by the excessive use of the n-word (The hard "r" one. Not to be confused...

W hat is a Witch-hunt? I certainly did not used to know what they were. By definition, a Witch-hunt  is a search for people that are accused of witchcraft and/or people that are accused of committing some type of mass-wrongdoing. These hunts were very prevalent in the 1600s because of the mass hysteria that encompassed the accusations of people using witchcraft as in the case of the Salem Witch Trials that took place in 1692 and 1693. Renowned playwright, Arthur Miller, paints a vivid yet accurate picture of these Witch-hunts that took place in his arguably most famous play ever written, The Crucible. In Act I of The Crucible, a group of girls in Salem, Massachusetts are accused of practicing witchcraft which was widely considered unacceptable given that the story takes place in a God-feared town during the 1600s. Needless to say, it does not end well. Nearly 20 people end up being killed as a result of all of the mayhem that ends up taking place. This no surprise, however, as man...

The world today is such a complex and interesting place to be. So many different types of people. So many different religions. So many different types of beliefs. Ok, so now you're probably sitting there in front of your computer or iPhone or whatever thinking, "Why is this God starting to rant about the world and religion?". Or maybe you weren't thinking about that at all and and I'm just acting crazy again. Either way it's about to go down! Let's start off by learning what religion really is. By definition, religion is, "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often contains a moral code governing the conduct of human of affairs" ("Dictionary.com"). In the world today, there are a plethora of different of religions for people to follow including some such as Chris...

Hello! First of all, I would like to thank you deeply for actually taking the time to come to my blog and deciding to read it. In this blog, I will be discussing certain topics and stories that we have discussed in Mrs. Nagi's AP English 11 class. I hope you enjoy!      This week's entry entails information about the lives of Native Americans as well as the celebration of the infamous Columbus Day (More on that "infamous" part later). In the beginning of the week we were given a story written by Sherman Alexie that detailed what it was like while growing up as a Native American boy. The story begins with Alexie in the 1st grade and progresses all the way until he graduates from high school. Throughout his schooling, Alexie deals with several accounts of racism, bullying, and just constant hardship overall. For example, after spelling all the of the words correct on a spelling test in second grade, the teacher "Crumpled up the paper and made him eat it" (...