Cason's English 1 Blog

Matthew-March for Our Lives Addi- Pen and Paper

I hear it across the house I smell the delicious smells it comes with My brother squeaks like a mouse When he sees the plates it must be a myth Ah but it's not it is as real as the stool you sit on It's bacon ah the blessing that is bacon.

In Purple Hibiscus the father is really abusive and cruel to the mother and children. I think he does care he just might not know how to show it and that combined with his anger issues makes him really abusive and mean. What I mean by not knowing how to show it is when Kambili comes in second in her class her father is initially just disappointed. He might do this because he wants his children to succeed and do good in life. Purple Hibiscus is a fairly interesting book in the sense that it is about a girl in Nigeria and I have never read a story set in Nigeria. The author Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche uses lots of symbolism in her writing such the figurines as Kambili's mother's way of coping with her abusive husband. The author also frequently tells the reader things without actually saying them Adiche uses is the father's reaction to Kambili coming in second in her class, by evaluating his physical reaction it is reasonable to infer he does, in fact, care for Kambili he is ju

Martha- Umbrella Bronwyn- Poem: Silence

The cat was black his face, his ears, and his back all black because of his complexion he was safe from detection. In the darkness of night with the absence of light he would stalk his prey hidden the hay he was safe from detection I used cacophony, a rhyme scheme, and consonance.

I chose to analyze Umbrella by Rihanna. In the song, Rihanna uses the technique internal rhyme for example when she says "Let it rain, I hydroplane into fame". This is internal rhyme because in one line rain hydroplane and fame all rhyme. Another example of internal rhyme is when Rihanna sings "You know me, in anticipation for precipitation". In this line, anticipation and precipitation are the internal rhyming words. Another technique Rihanna uses throughout the song is a slant rhyme such as when Rihanna says "You can run into my arms its ok don't be alarmed," This is an example of a slant rhyme because when said slowly arms and alarmed do not rhyme but the speaker can manipulate the surrounding words and how they are said to make them sound like they do rhyme. Slant rhymes allow Rihanna to use words that don't exactly rhyme but when said the right way do, this allows her to expand the eligible words for the song.

Addi- An Aunt... Again Fox- Free Post

I find tinkering is a great way to reduce stress. Going home after a long day and just taking things apart, learning how they work, watching a few youtube videos on how to improve them, and putting them back together is one of my favorite things to do. Nothing feels better to me than improving something I have to be better than more expensive versions of it. Even if I get frustrated I can just move on to something else and go back to that item later. Tinkering is a great way to learn how things we take for granted everyday function. So one day if they break and they need fixing you know how to fix and you don't have to spend all the extra money on a new item or get an expensive repairman to come fix it. I think tinkering is a great way to learn about the things around you and how they work.

I found many presentations at Launch Day interesting, but the one that stood out to me was Scott Wicker's. His presentation was actually his E-STAR research which was on nanoparticles in the production of petro-products. His research helped explore how nanoparticles were a much more effective catalyst for critical chemical reactions necessary for the production of petrochemicals.  I found this topic interesting because if the method is adopted by big companies it could dramatically increase the efficiency of an entire major global industry. I also think its interesting that such a little particle could have such a global impact. While this could have a bad effect in the sense that governments would make less money from petroleum exports they would also spend less on importation.