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Category: Humanities

Martha Marta Martins & Johnny sins

This is the journal that my character wrote during the American Revolution. She was only 16 when her parents made the decision to move to America. They wanted to give her a better life. While on the ship, she met a guy who was around her age, and they became good friends after. Coincidentally, their parents knew each other, and wanted to arrange their marrige.

From my perspective, the American Revolution brought about considerable changes, yet some facets persisted. The colonies triumphed in attaining independence from British rule, which significantly altered the political landscape of the United States. Nevertheless, certain societal elements endured, such as the ongoing subjugation of African Americans and Native Americans. Additionally, the revolution instigated discussions concerning the role of government, culminating in the formation of a new constitution and the emergence of a nascent nation. Overall, the American Revolution can be regarded as a triumphant progression towards self-rule and democratic governance, although the complete fulfillment of these principles was neither immediate nor comprehensive.

Am I a Humanist?

Am I a humanist? Infographic by Weijia Sheng

 

I think I am 82% a humanist because I agree with most of the topics they believed in were reasonable. I think the main reason I think I could be a humanist because I’m not religious, so I think it’s more fair to people that were under the pressure of the churches. I also think individualism is important is because you can’t judge someone by their families, or social status.

leaving with a leg of lamb

 

The found poem above was from paragraph 5-45 of the text “Lamb to the slaughter” by Roald Dahl. The woman in the story was the antagonist, even though she’s the one narrating the story; and the husband is the protagonist. The reason the woman is the antagonist, in my opinion, is because she was the one that killed the husband (which usually a protagonist wouldn’t do). The main character, or the narrator, doesn’t have to be the protagonist.  

The main conflict in this found poem is person to person. This can be seen from when the husband said he is leaving her. As a result of him saying this, the woman reacted badly towards this, slammed onto the husband’s head with a leg of lamb, killing him.  

The reason I covered everything in black (other than the poem) is because I thought this matched the vibe the poem was giving off. It reminds me of darkness and horror.  

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