Whitmire_CJHSMUSTANGS: 2012

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Bog 4: Censorship

1.CENSORSHIP

Censorship is the suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient as determined by a government, media outlet, or other controlling body. It can be done by governments and private organizations or by individuals who engage in self-censorship. It occurs in a variety of different contexts including speech, books, music, films and other arts, the press, radio, television, and the Internet for a variety of reasons including national security, to control obscenity, child pornography, and hate speech, to protect children, to promote or restrict political or religious views, to prevent slander and libel, and to protect intellectual property. It may or may not be legal. Many countries provide strong protections against censorship by law, but none of these protections are absolute and it is frequently necessary to balance conflicting rights in order to determine what can and cannot be censored.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship

2.BANNED BOOK

A banned book is one that has been removed from the shelves of a library, bookstore, or classroom because of its controversial content. In some cases, banned books of the past have been burned and/or refused publication. Possession of banned books has at times been regarded as an act of treason or heresy, which was punishable by death, torture, prison time, or other acts of retribution.

1.)The Color Purple

2.)Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

3.)Harry Potter

4.)The Titanic

5.)The Hunger Games

Blog 9: Symbolism and Imagery

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Blog 9: Symbolism and Imagery

FAHRENHEIT 451
Sept. 19, 2012

Define SYMBOLISM

Symbolism-the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.

LINK:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/symbolism?s=t

DEFINE IMAGERY

Imagery-the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
LINK:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Imagery?s=t

Discuss three different uses of symbolism and imagery in the book, "Fahrenheit 451." Post a picture of this image with each description.

As you might expect from a novel about burning books, there’s a whole lot of fire in Fahrenheit 451. We’re not just talking about the burning houses, either. When people are angry, they’re burning with rage inside. When Montag senses Clarisse’s presence, it’s because he feels body heat. When Granger and Co. pick themselves up after the bombing, we get the image of a phoenix rising up from the ashes. This imagery is all over the place.

LINK:

http://www.shmoop.com/fahrenheit-451/fire-heat-light-symbol.html

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Blog 2: 451 Quote with Pic

You don't have to burn books to desroy
a culture just get people to stop reading them.
-Ray Bradbury

There are worse crimes than burning
books one of them is not reading them.
-Ray Bradbury

Blog 8: First Amendment

1. Copy and paste a picture of the first amendment.

2. What source did you use for the above?
A: http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1366&bih=649&tbm=isch&tbnid=YOtpE0-bBsJBoM:&imgrefurl=http://sfbayview.com/2012/a-victory-in-the-first-amendment-campaign/&docid=sgF8r45zzjeP6M&imgurl=http://sfbayview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/First_Amendment.jpg&w=2737&h=2141&ei=CExXUJuGDKObyAHMr4GwCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=188&vpy=150&dur=940&hovh=199&hovw=254&tx=179&ty=92&sig=100947938232820852689&page=4&tbnh=149&tbnw=194&start=72&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:72,i:395

3. Define civil liberties.
A: Civil Liberties-the freedom of a citizen to exercise customary rights, as of speech or assembly, without unwarranted or arbitrary interference by the government.

4. What source did you use for the above?
A:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/civil+liberty

5. When do you feel civil liberties are infringed upon? Can you give another example of "fringing" on your civil liberties?

A: I feel that civil liberties are infringed on when we weren't allowed to carry our cellphones on us in school. Another example of fringing on your civil liberties is when you can't wear holes in your jeans.

Paste a picture to add to your answer.