Their Eyes Were Watching God

I did NOT enjoy Their Eyes Were Watching God.  I personally thought it was extremely boring.  I do not really like these kind of stories that just narrate.  I like stories that have action, betrayal, plot twists, or other types of drama. If I could choose not to read this book, I personally would not read it.  I also have allot of trouble with "interpreting" books. I understand what to do, but it is totally pointless.  I understand what goes on in the book, I do not need to learn how to read again.  The book had maybe one or two good parts like the rabbies part, but that was about it. I thought it was not a very good book and would not recommend it to anyone.

The REAL Hero?

Julius Caesar:
         Good traits

1. An excellent General.
2. Very fluent with politics
3. Won MANY battles and wars.
4. People were inspired by him, and he had many statues.
5. He was creating a want for a monarchy, with him as king.

          Flaws

1. Power-hungry
2. Not cautious/did not listen to the fortuneteller
3. Too popular
4. Made others envious
5. Tragic ending.

Marcus Brutus
         Good traits

1. Very noble and honorable.
2. He can speak fluently and charismatically with people.
3. He is equal to his wife.
4. Vital senator to the conspiracy.
5. He thinks of Rome before all else.
6. He was a wise person.

       Flaws

1. too trusting
2. What he thought was good for Rome above all else.
3. too generous
4. He had a tragic death. (probably the true tragic hero.)

Folger Theater

The Folger theater was GREAT. The actors were fun, but their performance was definitely angled towards the younger people.  I really liked the Train station and the food was good.  I loved walking the most, and all the wierd people on the streets of Washington D.C. I do not think I will ever go again, but if I had the chance, I would.

25 Random Facts of Myself

1. I have a phobia of heights.
2. My favorite color is orange.
3. I was 13 lbs. as a new born.
4. I can run 3 miles straight in 1 hour.
5. My favorite animal is Penguin.
6. I had blonde hair as a baby.
7. I have 3 sisters and no brothers.
8. All my sisters are older than me.
9. My favorite tv shows are from looney tunes.
10. My favorite class is Human Geography, even though it is hard.
11. My favorite Movie series was 24
12. My second favorite movie series is Pirates of the Carribean.
13. I go to Ocean city every year.
14. I have been to the Virgin Islands.
15. I go to Hershey Park every year.
16. I have had 2 dogs.
17. I had a fish from the carnival that survived two years.
18. My favorite dog breed is Sheltie.
19. I want to be an engineer when I grow up.
20. I want to liva along the west coast.
21. I love video games.
22. I play soccer.
23. I am a referee for soccer.
24. I used to play baseball.
25. My favorite cereal is Cheerios.

Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was an American Writer and Folklorist. She lived from 1891 - 1960. These are ten facts about her life.

• Zora studied at Howard University, at Barnard College, and at Columbia University.
• She studied under a German American anthropologistt named Franz Boas.
• She grew up in Eatonville, the first all-black town in the United States.
• Her fiction books are noted for her metaphorical language, her story-telling abilities, and her interest in and celebration of Southern Black culture of the US.
• Her most famous book is Their Eyes Were Watching God.
• Throughout Zora's career, she addresses issues of race and gender, and she relates them to the search for freedom.
• Zora died from health problems.
• She was poor and unrecognized until the 1970's, when she was discovered by a new generation of black writers, most notably, Alice Walker.
• In 1995, a two-vollume set of her writings was published.
• Go Gator and Muddy the Water: Writings by Zora Neale Hurston from the Federal Writes' Project is a collection of folklore published by Zora Hurston and republished in 1999 by the Florida Federal Writers' Project.

Information from: Microsoft Student Encarta

Picture from: http://www.literaryhistory.com/20thC/Hurston.htm

Detrital Wash Powerpoint

The Harlem Renaissance

• The Harlem Renaissance is an African American cultural movement of the 1920s and 1930s.
• It was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, NY.
• It is known as the New Negro Movement, the New Negro Renaissance, and the Negro Renaissance.
• It started near the end of World War 1.
• It was the first time that African American stories were published.
• The arts and literature of the African Americans attracted alot of attention.
• It was primarily in writing, but it also related to their music, art, theater, and politics.
• It started with the black middle class.
• Blacks were learning more, and getting more employment opportunities.
• Many blacks were moving North after the Civil War, this was a key factor.

• This is Langston hughes.
• An American writer from the Harlem Renaissance.
• He wrote poetry, plays, short stories, and novels.
• He wrote a collumn in a newspaper article called "Simple".
• He used simple to depict the everyday life of a black citizen.

•  This is W.E.B. Du Bois
• He is the first black to be awarded a doctoral degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
• He is an advocate of racial equality.
• He argued against Booker T. Washington's theory (that blacks should accept themselves as inferior).
• He is an American writer.

• This is Countee Cullen.
• He was an American poet.
• He wrote lyric poetry about the black experiance.
• He avoided stereotyping.
• He published many volumes of poetry, including Color (1925) and Copper Sun (1927).

Pictures from: http://receivinghairline.tumblr.com/post/2150540541/langston-hughes

http://www.bolender.com/Sociological%20Theory/DuBois,%20W.%20E.%20B/dubois,_w__e__b_.htm

http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/cullen/life.htm

Info from: Microsoft Student Encarta - search Harlem Renaissance - first article of the list.