American Indian Response

These American Indian's were marginalized by Captain Henry Pratt by taking these Indians and make them act like white people. Pratt would basically make them not feel "at home". He would make the Indians not speak their language, not wear the clothes they would normally wear, eat different food, and change their behavior physically. If not, they would beat them until they get it right. To me this is basically slowly and slowly getting rid of the Indian culture. In the article it states "Ota Kte was given the name Luther. As for a last name, school officials usually translated each child's name into English. But Ota Kte's name meant "plenty kills" which was considered too "savage." So Ota Kte took his father's name, which is how Ota Kte became Luther Standing Bear. Along with his new name came a new look. His long hair was cut short. His leggings and moccasins were taken away, replaced by an itchy wool uniform and black leather boots that squeaked with every step. He began to learn english and to say Christian prayers. He went to classes and hid his chores. At night, Luther heard children around him sobbing in their beds. He missed his family too." This means that Luther changed so much than he was before. He is now learning the English language and will soon later forget how it was like being Indian.

The purpose of Shanice's essay was to educate us how the Indians acted and their traditions. This essay was similar to the story "Would We Be Killed?" because they still have their traditions and how they normally act, but whats different is that Pratt took the Indians and made them act like white people. Shanice lives on a reservation that was given to her and other Indian people from other tribes and is protected. In the article it says "What is special is that my reservation is surrounded by mountains and a river. I love on 5 acres and my family owns 23 animals: 10 chickens, 4 goats, 4 dogs, 3 cats, a guinea pig, and a horse. WE eat eggs from the chickens and we use manure form the animals to fertilize the soil. We have a vegetable and fruit garden. Living on the reservation has instilled in me a love for nature." To me, this text from the article means that the government gave the Indian tribes a place to feel like home. They have all these animals and they could still do their regular traditions.

If I Should Die Before I Wake Summary

I have just finished reading the book If I Should Die Before I Wake and enjoyed it! I found the book very descriptive. I really liked the back and forth dreams between Hilary and Chana. And I think the  the way the author expresses Hilary when whew was in a coma was amazing. "I can't see. It doesn't matter. I don't want to see, or hear. Im all alone here. Im so cold." This makes me feel what may be some people in a coma would feel. Like they feel useless or maybe even worthless. They want someone to hear them but can't.  Hilary keeps thinking if it wasn't for the motorcycle crash that caused her to be in a coma, she wouldn't have Chana's memories. If only she didn't go on that motorcycle.

This book made me think twice about consequences. Hilary was a neo-nazi. She hated Jews. Then after the accident, she got sent to a jewish hospital and had dreams about a jewish girl. She was now experiencing what Jews go through and all the pain and suffrage. I think the theme is that you should never judge another person because you probably wouldn't understand their beliefs, until you have walked a mile in their shoes. (Like how Hilary did in Chana's memories.).

If I Should Die Before I Wake Summary

As I read more into my book, Chana (Hilary), was in a coma (long story short) after a terrible accident. She begins to have dreams of a Jewish girl named Chana who is fighting for her life in WWII. Her family as brutalized in the ghettos and the death camps in Poland. For those who are capable to survive in the ghettos, were sent to the death camp in Auschwitz. Hilary's father died when  she was 5 when his office burnt down.  That has been really hard on her which caused depression. She lived with her mom who she had nothing in common with. Hilary woke up once after dreaming about Chana and stops hating Jewish people because she now has experienced what they go through.

So far I could really picture the settings in my head and feel whatever Hilary is feeling. The author is using very good describing words. When the author is describing what the camps look like, I actually feel like i'm there. I just don't want to put the book down! I feel like i'm Hilary and having those dreams. If you really like mental pictures, this is the book for you!

If I Should Die Before I Wake Summary

As I start to read my new book "If I Should Die Before I Wake" by Han Nolan, I start to notice something about a character in my book named Hilary. She hates Jews, she has a neo-Nazi gang in her town. In the beginning of the book Hilary seems to be lonely. Like she has no friends, or no one to talk about. Then she discovered the gang. She joins, and now she feels like she fits in and has a new group of friends. Then something terrible happens. She gets into an accident and got sent lying near death in a Jewish hospital. Then, somehow, changed her identity to "Chana"

The reason why I chose this book to read is because it's a holocaust book. Holocaust books grab my attention and I love how every book explains every detail and makes me feel what the Jews have been through. And I feel it bumps up my knowledge about the holocaust and learn new things that I thought I hadn't knew about. I also get to find out more on how the camps are like and how they maintain themselves to survive and pretend everything's alright.

Tolerance

Definition: The ability or willingness to allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.

How can you be more tolerant of others?
I can be more tolerance of others by listening to what they have to say even though I don't agree and sorta make a connection to it or be interested. 

What does tolerance mean to you?
What tolerance means to me is that you want your voice to be heard weather people agree with you or not. You just want to feel like your actually worth talking to and want to be cared of. It's kinda like you just want to fit in and have something to talk about. 

The Devil and His Boy Summary

So far the name character, Tom Falconer, is working at the "Pig's Head" in Framlingham, England. He doesn't really know much about the outside world and how things work. There are 2 other characters that we introduced. Sebastian and Heinrietta Slope. Who treat Tom like dirt and worthless. But that doesn't stop him. He know's that other people are getting treated waaaayyyyy worse than him. This takes place in the year 1593. Tom believes that it's a rough place to live with at the time but he has to deal with it and his adoptive parent's.

What I liked about the setting was how it makes it look old and worn down. Kind of like a disintegrating look. I feel like I'm in a time machine and traveling to the 1590's and looking at the old houses and old shops. Even knowing how Queen Elizabeth acts/looks. I really like this book so far because I could really picture everything in my head and knowing what's going on. Also picturing where Tom works at.

The Devil And His Boy Summary

I have recently checked out a book called "The Devil and His Boy" By Anthony Horowitz, and so far the main character's name is Tom Falconer. Tom is described as poor and bony. He lives with  family who owns an Inn and the only way he can spend the night and eat food is to work. His biological parents died. His mom passed by giving birth to him, and his dad passed by falling off a horse. So far Tom has been through enough already. The book is also involving the Queen Elizabeth the first and telling the story behind her.

 The reason why I chose this book is because a friend recommended it to me. And so far I am enjoying the book because It's taking place back then in England. I also rad the first 5 pages in the book and I couldn't put the book down! It's so interesting how people from England talked back then and to see how much has changed. Of course this isn't a non-fiction book, but it actually feels like i'm in the book and experiencing the life of Tom Falconer. The author used great vocabulary and really explains the scenery well.