Journal 7

Ignorance is bliss is basically saying if your dumb, you'll be happy. Because normally if you're ignorant you're oblivious to everything around you. Compared to Mildred who is oblivious to everything and only cares about herself, and look how happy she is.

Journal 6

I think part two will deal with more about fire. The burning of books, or the not burning of books. How they deal with the fires.

Were I'm From

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Journal 5

       Today's society is pretty different from the one in Fahrenhiet 451  because in that society everyone sits inside and watches TV on their TV walls, and there have been many attempted suicides a night, and you're encouraged to stay inside. In today's society though we're encouraged to go outside, and exercise, and watch TV less. Our society's are becoming similar though..

journal 4

        In todays society people only care about themselves and they tend to copy what everyone else does. Fall into whatever "trend" is going on. Like in Fahrenheit 451 everyone pretty much just stay inside, keeps to themselves because to them that's normal. Clarisse though is different and considered "antisocial" because at school she talks and asks questions and os interested in knowing almost everything that's going on around her. Unlike society now who kids can get embarrassed asking for help because no one does. Everything can be over looked when people just copy everyone else.

Journal 3

Fahrenheit 451 Anticipation Guide

Read the following statements. Circle the number on the scale that fits your opinion the best.  Write at least two sentences explaining your thoughts about each statement. There are no right or wrong answers! We will be discussing your answers in class.

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always true            sometimes true            depends              sometimes false     always false

1.      Laws are always written for the protection of the citizens.

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Most laws are written because something bad happened to some family's child, or family member. So they push for some ridiculous law with the rest of the people's safety in mind. So most are written to protect people.

2.      Some books are evil and should be destroyed.

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Books can't be evil, most of the time they're not even true. Sometimes what's written in them can be cruel, but never evil.

3.      In a world filled with constant, 24-hour news, there are no true facts.  (Things keep changing.)

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I guess if there was 24-hour news things would keep changing, because things constantly change. But there would have to be some true facts.

4.      If it was against the law to read books, I would break the law and read anyway. 

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If books were against the law odds are I would want to read them. It's human nature to want what you can't have. I don't enjoy books now unless it's a really good book, but if it was illegal i'd want to read all the time.

5.      It is impossible to be close friends with people who think differently than you. 

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Friends normally think alike, which is why you're friends with that person. But you can be friends with someone who doesn't think like you, most of the time it just gives you something interesting to talk about.

6.      If most people believe something, then it must be true, even if there is no proof.  

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Gossip. Most people end up believing it, even though no one admits to it it still may be true. But if there's no proof, you'll never know if it's true.

7.      Only those who are hired to protect society’s laws, such as police officers, should be allowed to own and use guns.  

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I think police should have guns to protect themselves and us. I also think people who hunt should have guns, they shouldn't be able to sell guns to just anybody.

8.       There are some things so important in life that they are worth risking your life for. 

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I wouldn't say material things are worth risking your life for. People are.

9.      In today’s world, writers and artists are not as important to society as scientists and engineers. 

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Thinking about this it's kind of true. People over look writers and artists, the only people who really pay attention are the people who are really interested in it.

10.  Laws are clear in our society so that we don’t break them.

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I'd say the laws are pretty clear, but that doesn't stop people from breaking them. Some people saw the laws are meant to be broken.

Journal 2

“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” –Ray Bradbury

To me that means you don't have to erase something completely you just have to get people interested in something else. I agree with this statement because you shouldn't have to do that.

Journal 1

My goals for this class are to pass with flying colors, do my book talks, and not to be sick so I won't miss more then four days and be on contract. Well passing is a very important thing to me because if I don't pass I won't graduate, and I have to graduate. But missing school is never something I plan on doing, I was sick a lot and missed a lot of school last trimester, and I was on contract in Senior English A so I don't want to be in Senior English B. Passing by doing my work, but I can't help if I'm sick so I'd like to build up my immune system some how... You can't do much for either of those, so just make sure i get my work done.

Blog Introduction

Hello, my name is Paige. I attend Allegan, and it's finally my senior year. I used to go to Gobles my freshman year. I've cheered and ran track since I was in 7th grade, I plan to continue at least one of these sports when I go to college.