The Cat In the Hat Projects

Question 2:

Through out the story the cat has the characters of the cat is id then in the end the cate is superego. Two examples of indirect is speech. The cat says that "I know some good game we can play." He says this almost thorough out the whole story it shows that the cat likes to play very much and is a cheerful person. Another example is actions. The cat did some trick with the ball and carrying the fish without asking the fish for permission. These tricks can hurt someone badly and even the cat. He didn't ask the fish for permission before carrying him. It seems like the cat doesn't care if others get hurt. All he cares about is having fun. Each example help support my main agrument or idea. In the beginning the cat is desperate that he just bargin into the main character house. He wanted to play. He didn't ask the main character and Sally if he could play and take his toy out. In the end the main character and Sally told him to get out. The cat was sad but he still do what they say because he realize that if he continues on playing or showing tricks he might hurt their feeling. Thats why he came back to clean his mess.

Persepolis BLog 2

Q:Describe the writer's voice. Is it appealing? Which aspects of Marji's character do you identify with or like the most, the least? Did your reaction to the little girl affect your reading experience?

A:The writer's voice seem to put a lot of feeling into it. I think that it's appealing to me because it makes me want to be part of the story too. The character that I like the most is the main character. I liked her the most because she fight for rights. For example, she wanted to make a rule where slaves can eat with you on the table. The character that I like the least is the main character's grandma because she don't really do anything. She just sit there. Seems like she has nothing/relate to the book. Well it kind of affect my reading experience. For example, some part I don't understand and it makes me go back to read it again. Usually some of the books that I read don't make me go back to read it but this book seems interesting. That it makes me go back and reread.

Q:"Every situation has an opportunity for laughs."(pg. 97) Give some examples of how the ordinary citizens of Iran enjoyed life despite the oppressive regime. What made you laugh? How does Satrapi add comic relief? How are these scenes relevant to the story as a whole?

A:They read books, family gathering, traveling, and etc. What made me laugh is my family. We would gather together tell eachother stories. Or just bother each other until we get mad at each other. Well after all those bad things happen he add a panel where they have fun. Just gathering together or just party.

Q:At the core of the book is Marji's family. What is this family like? What is important to Marji's parents? What environment do they create for their daughter despite living under a oppressive regime and through a brutal, prolonged war? From where do they get their strength?

A: Well this family helped one another. They talked to eachother and discuss about the problems that are happening. What is imprtant to Marji's parents is freedom and equal rights. The environment they created for their daughter is freedom. Where she gets to have and wear what she wants. HOwever, still keep her tradition. They get their strenght from others. A lot of people protest so they decieded to protest too. Those who are dead are consider heroes during that time.

Persepolis Blog

Q:What kinds of captivity and freedom does the author explore in Persepoli? What stifles or prevents from being completely free? How do they circumvent and defy the rules impsed on them and attempt to lives despite revolution and war? Give some examples of their small acts of rebellion.

A:She wanted to go to school without the veil. For example, she never wear the veil when she goes out and goes to school. What prevents them from being completely free is that if the women doesn't wear the veil then they get harssed, murdered, or injure. For example, the main character's parents went on a rally that they don't want to wear the veil and want freedom.

Q:What is Satrapi suggesting about the relationship between past and present, and between national and personal history? What role does her family history, and the stories of her relatives, play in shaping Marji?

A:Satrapi is suggesting that our past can repeat again in this present because now in Irag or Iran the women protest about their equal rights. Through out our history is about war, racisim, and etc. Even nowadays, it is still happening. The racist and equal rights are still going on. The role her family give to her is to give her freedom to do what she want. Let her catch her dreams. The same thing goes for her realtive.They want the young ones to have their freedom and live without fear. Get a chance to go to school and experience what is out there in the world that is yet to come.

Q:What is the role of women in the story? Compare and contrast the various women: Marji, her mother, her grandmother, her school, and teachers, the maid, the neighbors, the guardians of the revolution?

A:Marji she plays a role as a mother. She takes care of her family and don't go out a lot. Her grandmother plays a role like telling her granddaughter that what's right and what is wrong. Her school plays a role as education and knowledge in the book/story.

Blog 3

Q:How do the images tell a story, represent your theme?

A:It represent my theme because mine theme is about consuming. How the economy desperately wanted you to buy stuff.

Q:What's your message? What do the pictures say?

A: My message is to tell you that most people are likely to buy stuff without no reason. They rather not be a leader but a follower. For example, if your the older sister whatever you do your little sister copies you. The same goes to consuming. If a item/product is popluar people go buys it just because it is popular. The pictures says that buying is not a bad thing and if you don't buy then your credict card is going to run away. Just like in the book. The part where Violet messes with her lesion; not buying anything.

Q:Why did you choose the images you did, what are their importance, implications and influence?

A:I choose these images because I thought it was an interesting thing to show. It shows that people consume just because they wanted to or it might be something that is their everyday fun; by buying thing without a reason. The images where the visa card is running away is trying to influence people that if you don't buy item/product your credict card might run away like that.

Q:What are the applications or use of, understandings and values of some combination of the text themes that you have develped and/or experienced over your lifetime?

A:From what I experience I see a lot of advertisement but I don't fall for it. I spend my money on things that are necessary. Such as, toilet paper, blanket, computer, those that last a long time. Through out my whole life I onlyhave one pair of tennis shoe and one pair of sandals.

Q:How have you developed these? (where, how, who helped/influenced you?)

A: My parents influecne me. They told me not to buy things that are not necessary. I was influence from them and the hardship they went through. They don't even consume much but even sometime they are short on money. Consuming a lot can make you short on money too.

Q:What are your feelings about them?

A:I think that its good to just consume those that are needed because if we consume too much it will cause global warming. Right now we are having some problems such as global warming and pollution and etc.

Blog 2

Q:"Now that SchoolTM is run by the corporations, it's pretty brag, because it teaches us how the world can be used, like mainly how to use our feeds" (pg. 90). In what ways does school and/or society teach us how to use the world? Why is consumer culture so strong? Why is it beneficial for companies to teach people how to consume? how is it dangerous?

A: School teaches us to take care of the earth. Don't pollute it, litter it, and etc. Society teaches us to consume by advertisisng it in the media. Consumer culture is so strong because a lot of people likes to consume. They buy something and then a couple of days later they didn't even use that item anymore. It's a beneficial for companies to teach people how to consume because if they can persuade their costumer they get money. They don't care about the costumer they care about persuading people to buy their stuff. Then they just got more money. It's dangerous because the more we buy the more waste we have and the more we pollute the earth. If we do this there will be global warming or more natural disaster. If we don't take actions now then we will regret. It will be to late for us to clean the earth.

Q:Respond the following passage: " They're also waiting to make you want things. Everything we've grown up with...it's all streamlining our personalitites so we're easier to sell to...they do these demographic studies that divid...". Relate this to marketing tactics in today's society. What is your "type?" What ads would you get if you had a "feed?" how often would you "chat" if you had the "feed?" How would "chatting" affect modern day communication?

A: If I had a feed I think they will advertise those stuff that I seem interested in it. Such as, clothing, pet, plant, and etc. If I have a feed I think I will chat like a day and not do a thing. I will just lay down on my bed and chat all day long. Well of course I will get up to get some food too. I think that a lot of people would be chatting all day long. Even nowadays a lot of people text message to one another or talk on the cell phone.

Q:" We enter a time of calamity". What does this mean? Write about your response to it.

A: I think this mean that a disastrous situatoin/event is going to happen. For example, the part where they cut down trees to build an air factory. In the future they are going to run out of oxygen because it is polluted. The reason it is polluted because photosynthesis couldn't happen. There were no trees left to do that process.

"Feed"

Q:We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned out to completely suck." How does this sentence set up the novel?
A:It seems that they are spoiled and it also seems like the future sucks. It sucks becasue almost everybody already got a chance to visit the moon so there wasn't anything interesting/exciting to see but, just some crap stuff. Such as, the moon, spaceship, dome, and etc. It also seems like those kids are spoiled because the way how they speak. It seems like they have already been to the moon for a couple of times already. They say it sucks but to me I think its exciting to get to go to the moon.

Q: What kind of person is Titus? How does he compare to his friends as far as attitudes, beliefs, intelligences, background, etc? Describe characteristics of him and his friends. What kind of a person is Violet? Why does Violet want to be "normal" like Titus and his friends? What exactly is normal?
A:Titus is the main character in this book. Titus is more like the leader/boss of the group. His friends are idoit people because they talk about stupid stuff. Titus does but not as much as them. Marty is a moron who is aso a hot guy too. Link iis just a guy that likes to talk about stupid stuff. Titus is a person who is a thinker. He kept his ideas in his head and he don't talk stupid stuff. Viole is a "normal" person because she can write and using a pencil unlike those people who has a feed. SHe wanted to be "normal" like her friend because she wanted to have a feed tta works well. However, she couldn't afford it. She can afford those that are not that expensive. In my opinion I think normal is like being able to think for yourself and knows how to write and use a pencil.

Q:What is it like on the moon? Why is it a popular destination for young people?
A: On the moon there are hotels, casinos, mud slides, gift shop, places where you could rent extra arms, and parties. Its a popular destination for young people because they can party and get hook up with a girlfriend/boyfriend. Also you can go to the casinos and do what you want on the moon because, your parent are not there to stop you from what you want to do.

Consumerism!!!!!

To my opinion I define consumer as spending money for your own sake. I think that we are in control for spending what we want. If we saw something that we like very much we just buy it without thinking. After a couple of days we didn't even wear it anymore or use it anymore. So we are in control of consuming.