Ralph's Entry #7

The smaller boys of the group were now called the "Littluns". They ranged from the ages of six and they lived a quite distinct life of their own. They ate mot of the day, picking fruit where their hands could reach. By this time they littluns were used to the annual stomach aches and chronic diarrhea. They played in the white sands of the beach and warm in the bright, clear blue waters. I expected them to cry for the mothers by now but I guess that wasn't the case. They built sand castles that was at least one foot high. It decorated with shells, flowers, and interesting stones. The littluns built walls around their sand castle with marks and tracks that were significant. Maurice and Roger, relieved from fire duty, came out the forest for a swim. Roger went through the little sand castles, kicking them over, burying the flowers , and scattering the interesting stones. The only littlun, Percival, cried with an eyeful of sands. I could tell that Maurice felt wrong after this as he ran into the water, but Roger, Roger stayed their watching the littluns with a twisted and gloomy face.

Ralph's Entry #6

This meeting was different then our first meeting. As soon as i blew the conch, our little platform were crowded. The choir had took their cloaks off and they now didn't look like a group. I first spoke of our expedition and all the sight we have seen. For a fact the place we are on an island. There are no houses, no footprints, no boats or docks, and no people. We need an army to hunt down the pigs around the island. Since there isn't any grownups we have to take care of ourselves.

The conch will represent who shall speak. Once the conch is in their hands it is that person's time to speak and everyone shall listen. We will have rules and lots of them. The little boys told me asked me what are we going to do about the "beastie". A snake-thing is what they called it. Lol that can't be true. He must have been dreaming obviously. We need to make a fire so the smoke can reach as far and as high as the mountaintops. Then someone would be able to see us

Ralph's Entry #5

So its me, Jack, and Simon on an expedition to find out if this place we are in is actually an island. We are climbing mountains trying to see. We had to climb through the roots and stems of creepers that you could easily get tangled in, but we were abled to moved up. We were hot, dirty, and exhausted. I eas badily scratched up because the creepers were as thick as my thighs and only left a little tunnel to penetrate. High over the end of the island we saw a huge rock the size of a small moter car. We heaved back and firth to catch a rhythem to the point it fell and smashed a hole in the forest. The way to the top after that was fairly easy. We ended up on the lip of a circular hollow in the side of the mountain. From here I can tell that it was an Island. This belonged to us. We stood there looking out to the sea. Now we are at the beginning of the thick forest in search of food. We found a piglet caught in some creepers and we rushed foward it while jack pulled out his knife. Jack raised his arm but pause right after. That pause caused the piglet to get out of the creepers and scurry into the forest. He should have stab the pig but jus t the thought of killing it....ew.

Ralph's entry #4

It's time to start our meeting. Establishing names, Johnny, the twins Sam and Eric, Jack, and piggy. Everyone laughed when i said Piggy's name. A storm of laughter emitted and piggy went pink. When the laughed died down we continued to name. There was Maurice, next in size to jack, he was broad and for some reason he kept grinning. A small and quiet boy who kept to hisself. He mubled his name Roger and the fell silent once again. Bill, Robert, Harold, Henry, and Simon. After the naming process Jack spoke about trying to be rescued. I think we need some sort of a chief here. Jack thought he should be the chief and he said in a arrogant way. Roger thought we should take a vote. That sounded like a great idea to everyone else. So it was official, we are going to take a vote. I was amazed because many thought i ought to be chief. Every hand went up for me besides the choir because they all voted for Jack, their choir leader. So i guess i'm the chief. Just to be fair I let Jack have the choir and the can be our army or hunters. I need time to think things out but first we have to figure out if this is an island. So me, Jack, and simon will go see if this an island. Piggy wanted to come so bad, but he wouldn't be any good on this job.

Ralph's Entry #3

After i blew the conch a child appeared among the palms. He looked to be at least six years of age, sturdy and fair, his clothes torn, and his face covered with a sticky mess of fruit. His pants were lowered for a a reasona nd had only been pulled back up halfway. I continued to blow the conch till voices shouted in the forest. The halway trousers boy's name was Johnny. Three small children, no older then johnny appeared. Then more and more started to show up. Piggy went around and asked the children their names while i continue to blow the conch. I noticed the last two bodies that came in. They were bullet headed, and Piggy asked their names. "Sam and Eric". I stop blowing the conch and sat there with the conch trailing from one hand and my head bowed on my knees. Then I saw a party of boys, marcing in step in two parallel lines. The boy that controlled them wore the same thing as the party of boys. Shorts, shirts, square black cap with a silver badge on it. Hidden by black cloaks which had a long silver cross on the left breast. The boy that controlled them hat was golden. The boy came over and asked who was the man with the trumpet. There was only me, but no trumpet. Thee boy in the golden cap was tall, thin, and bony and had red hair. He was ugly without silliness. His name was Jack

Ralph's Entry #2

Me and Piggy began to talk about how Piggy believes everyone is dead because of an atom bomb and because this is an island nobodty knows we are here. Then out the corner of my eye i see something cremy laying among the ferny weeds of the lagoon. It looks like a stone or maybe a shell. Then all of a sudden Piggy was lit up with decourous excitement. He says he has seen it someone's back wall called a conch. The shell was interesting and very pretty and a worthy plaything. I found myself getting very excited. Piggy says it's very expensive. I took the shell from Piggy and looked inside it. The insides were a deep cream with a fading pink. Piggy says we could use it to call others and have a meeting. I put the conch up to my mouth and blew but nothing came out but a rushing sound. I tried again and still the conch remained silent. One more time and the conch emitted a low, farting sound which i found amusing so i continued to do it. Pggy says that I had to blow from down here and he put his hand on my abdomen. I grapsed the idea and blew air from my diaphram This time sound actually came from it. It was a deep, harsh note that boomed from under the palms, spreaded through the forest and echoed back from the pink granite of the mountain. Wow.

Ralph Entry #1

Woke up in a strange place. It looks as if it's a island. At least I think so, as i climb down the last few feet of rocks and pick through the lagoon I hear a voice following me. "Hi" it said. "Wait a minute". Then I see the owner of the voice. The boy was on the heavy side and he wore glasses that he constantly kept wiping dirt off. The fat boy tells me that there was a pilot and other kids that may have been able to get out. I asked the fat boy were there any grown ups at all and the response put a grin on my face. No grown ups. I think the pilot flown off and dropped us here because he couldn't land here. I'm pretty sure he'll be back shortly. Shortly after awhile the fat boy told me his name, or what they used to call him in school. The fat boy's name was Piggy. I couldn't help but laugh and tease him. After I finished teasing and laughing at Piggy he hastened back into the forest and we see a great platform of pink granite thrust up through the forest. I decided to jump in to the water prepared to be disappointed by how deep it is, but I was fooled and the water was warmer then my blood. Piggy tiptoed down the sandy side of the pool and stood there neck up in water. I tell Piggy about my father and how he is a commander in the Navy. I'm sure he was going to come and rescue us.

Which decisions I make today will affect me for my entire life?

The decision i make today that can affect me for my entire life for example is a job. I am supposed to know what field i want to go into by the time I get out of high school. If i don't know what profession I want to be in then it can affect me in the near future because i would still be living at home with my mother in the basement with no goals or a job. I don't want that to happen so i have to decide what i like to do in life. I love studying the stars for example. So i would like to be a astroonomer when I am fully grown and capable of handling business on my home. I don't want to come out of highschool not knowing what job i want to do or even what college and major i want to be in. It si not in my nature to wait to do things the last minute and jobs and college are the most biggest decision in of my life.

What is athe effect of comparing a ship on the horizon to a man's dream

A ship on the horizon is a metaphor because it isn’t possible for that to happen. The horizon on the water is like the sunset looking like it’s going into the water. A ship can never touch the horizon, no matter how far it goes. The only way a ship can touch the horizon is if it flies into outer space, but even then the sun is too far to reach. So when it’s comparing to a man’s dream it’s saying that a man can dream but it never come true no matter how far they try to reach for it. This is a good metaphor and I can relate to it because right now that’s how my dream is feeling. I want to be a famous rapper but it’s so hard for it to come true. I constantly go to the studio and make songs and I feel like my dream is almost coming true but I can’t reach it.

What are the first two paragraphs saying about the difference between the dreams of men and women?

Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by time. That is the life of men.
Now, women forget all of these things they don’t want to remember, and remember everything they don’t want to forget. The dream is the truth. Then they act and do things accordingly.
This is explaining the difference between female dreams and male dreams. The first paragraph means that our dreams sail long forever but some come true and some don’t. “For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation.” This means that some of our dreams can never come true because there is always something in your path. Then when it says “Never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation” it means that they only come true when that something in your way looks to a different direction or it moves out of your way. If the “Watcher” continues to be in your way of your dreams then they will never come true, and you will continue to only dream. Women dreams are different. When females dream or have a certain goal that comes in a dream then however the dream says to do it, then they will follow accordingly.

Why are dreams and dreaming important to self-discovery?

Dreams are the most important thing to self discovery. Dreams let you know about yourself sometimes. Dreaming is the first step to self- discovery. Let’s say you want to be a famous rapper. You wanted to be this for as long as you remember, all you do is work harder and harder to reach your goal. Sometimes you discover something new about your style. You can learn how lyrically experienced you are. So every day you write a song or you put a beat on and freestyle. Then you notice that you get better and better. You learn that your mind can expand to words you never used before. So now you put it in your raps. You learn a lot by your goals and your dreams. You can even learn something about yourself even if it isn’t one of your dreams. Something I learned about myself was that I am a huge procrastinator. I am one of the biggest procrastinator at my school. I learned that last year when it was finals week and I had a paper to turn it and I did a couple nights before, even though she let us know like 2 months in advance. Dreams can make self –discovery even easier. You can have a goal and discover how hard you put yourself through something just to reach it. Dreams are your inner thoughts.

Chapter 3

"There are years that ask questions, and years that answer" (Hurston, 1937)

This quote goes to Janie because when Janie was sixteen she didn't know alot, so she had to ask. This quote is saying that you can ask questions but it may take years to answer. For example, you can ask yourself something personal like Who am I?. You may not be able to get the answer right away. You may have to go thru things and see how you coup with them, and that may take some years to do.

Chapter 2

"Maybe it's some place way off 9in the ocean where de black manis in power, but we don't know nothin' but what we see" (Nanny)

To me this means like people only know what they see. For example, a person could be a follower or something like that and when they see somebody else do something that mean they should do it too. So now if they are ny their selves they're going to think they should do it. I think this saying is pretty much the same as Monkey see monkey do.

"Have some sympathy fuh me. Put me down east, Janie, Ah'm a cracked plate" ( Nanny)

I really like this statement or quote because to me it actually make sense after Nanny explained what happen. Pretty much she is saying that Nanny had many problems and she was getting old and ever since they day her daughter got raped, she didn't want to see Janie end like her mother. All of this came up when she saw Jannie kiss Johnny.

Chapter 1

'' Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board" (Hurston, 1937)





I think this means that every ship or mind always have a wish on it. What you want sometimes is a long distances away. Sometimes its a long journey to get your wishes and there might be obstacles in your way. It could be saying that it may be far away so have patience.

What influence do class, religion, language, and culture have on my relationships and my decisions?

Well, my relationships always affect groups of friends and sometimes family. I think that every relationship anybody have affect any group of people. I had many relationships that ended friendships with other people because they don’t like them. Then I have to make choices on if I stay with that person and let the guy or girl go or I end the relationship with that female and keep my relationship. I don’t always pick to end the relationship and sometimes I do. Since I go with a female my friends don’t want to talk to me, they don’t want to be my friend. Usually I say o well and stay with my girl and sometimes I tell my girl that the relationship we got are ruining friendship.

HoHow do my relationships within and across grops affect others?

Well, my relationships always affect groups of friends and sometimes family. I think that every relationship anybody have affect any group of people. I had many relationships that ended friendships with other people because they don’t like them. Then I have to make choices on if I stay with that person and let the guy or girl go or I end the relationship with that female and keep my relationship. I don’t always pick to end the relationship and sometimes I do. Since I go with a female my friends don’t want to talk to me, they don’t want to be my friend. Usually I say o well and stay with my girl and sometimes I tell my girl that the relationship we got are ruining friendship.

How do I relate to my family, my community, and society?

I relate to my family in so many ways. We laugh together, play basketball and football together. We all act alike in everything we do. We all enjoy having family get together. Without my family there’s nothing to live for because blood is thicker than water. Friends can’t take over family. When it comes to my community I will be honest I’m nothing like my community and I don’t want to be anything like it. Well the society and I have a lot in common. Without Society there are no people and without people there’s no society. Society didn’t build itself, the people do.

Who was your most influential teacher?

Who was my most infuential teacher? My most influential teacher i would say has to be Ms. Fuller. Ms. Fuller is 9th grade english teacher. She's the best teacher i've had all the days i've been in school. At times She is as sweet as candy but she is all about her business. She's the real reason why I mature since the beginning of the year. She prepared me for college even though she's an english teacher i feel like i can walk into a major college and take a test and ace it out the books. Before her last year i used to struggle to get even a B in english, and now you can check my report card and look and see that I have an A.

Do you feel you have grown since the beginning of the year? What are some of the things that caused this to happen? What caused it to not happen?

Yes, During this past year I have grown and got more mature. This school is more than a prep school for college, it's a prep school to prepare you to become an adult. This school is preparing you to make it in the real world. That you can't depend on mommy and daddy all your life. This school is real and they care about every single one of us. There's about at least 105 students in my school. After school I leave looking at the world in a diffrent eye. It's like I can breathe better. I walk out with my head held high everyday.

Do you believe that the media portrays young black students in a positive light?

Yes and no, I do think the media portrays young black students in a positive light, but sometimes it gets out of hand. There are some channels that pretty much portrays young black students. Usually on the news its about something gang related violence that involved young black students or a fight breaks out at a local high school that involves black high school students. A young African American gets shot in a gang related tragedy. On a positive note they have networks that are for young black students that are in high school or college. BET shows $many diffrent shows that relate to African Americans. I watch it everyday all day. Some shows are funny and some shows are inspirational.