Chapters 7-20 Reaction

Chapters 7-20 were rough. Winter came and hit everyone like a ton of bricks. Illness was very common because of the unsanitary conditions at the factories. With winter brings untold death throughout Packingtown because of no heaters. I thought that those high up people were cheap and ruthless because they didn’t even keep their workers warm. Jurgis and Ona are $100 in debt because of their wedding. Then Marija fell in love with Tamoszius, the musician, and begin wedding plans. Marija lost her job at the canning factory and has to put off her wedding plans. Later, Jurgis find out that there were hidden expenses that they didn’t know about. I thought it was good for Marija to find love, and thought it was really stupid how that agent didn’t entail all the expenses; I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself if I were the agent. Jurgis sprains his ankle when a stampede happens, and couldn’t go back to work for three months. I thought that it was bad since he was a major part of income. He then looked for weeks for a new job, and got one in a fertilizer mill. I felt very bad for him for he had to work in a place that smelled horrible. Ona isn’t able to come home on some nights because of the horrible snow, but in reality because of another man. When Jurgis finds out what the foreman did to Ona, he runs to find him and almost killed him. I thought it ought to teach him a lesson on not messing with his wife, and also believed he deserved it since he did it and was totally wrong. Jurgis ends up in jail for thirty three days (3 extra day since he couldn’t afford his trial, original was 30), and while he was in jail, the family ends up losing the house and moving back to the boarding house where they were first. I thought it was very sad because they needed that house. When Jurgis gets out, he has to go 20 miles to find that his house is no longer his. He finds out that the family moved back to the boarding house and goes there. I thought that he had a lot of guts to run 20 miles to find that his house wasn’t his. I would have completely lost control if I had to move to back to a home I had before and lost all my money in a house that was mine! When Jurgis arrives, he hears Ona screaming and feels horrible. He asked everyone for a donation and runs to find a doctor. I thought it was seriously great how he ran so far for family, I would of ran across the continent to get my family if I had to. Jurgis bring a doctor who will work for 1.50 instead of the usual 25. Jurgis is urged to leave and wait till morning. The doctor, on the other hand, goes to help Ona. Jurgis returns in the morning to find that the baby died and Ona is dying. I tought this was horrible because she was his love for all his life and she died. I felt bad for everyone else because she was the finance director for the family. Overall, these were very rough chapters.

Flowers for Algernon First Part Response

I thought Flowers For Algernon is a good book so far. The main character is Charlie Gordon. He is a retarded person with an I.Q. of 63. I felt bad for him since he is such a nice person and everyone is so mean to him. He wants to have an operation done on his brain. I thought that this was a little sci-fi more than realistic things. I also thought how could someone get so smart off of some operation on his brain, I believe that it will backfire. He talks about a “raw shok” test. Charlie, when doing the test, tries to look for images inside the inkblots. I thought it was funny how he looked really hard for pictures inside of the inkblots. I also thought it is interesting how people use the Rorschach test, and how it works. I believed that Charlie’s friends Joe and Frank were very mean. They were mean because they took him to a bar and ditched him! Who would do such a thing? I really hated his friends after that. Charlie met many people including a mouse, yes a mouse, named Algernon. They did the surgery on Algernon before they did it on Charlie. He was the most successful experiment in the scientists’ experiments. Their experiments actually increased the I.Q. score of Algernon, and would hopefully do so to Charlie. Overall, this first part of the book was great. It had a little bit of everything, and hopefully after Charlie’s surgery he will become smart like Algernon and everyone else.

The Best Cars EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1.Thrust SSC
Land Speed Record Holder 768 mph
2 Rolls-Royce Jet Engines
Over 30,000 horsepower!!!

2. Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
Fastest production car!!
268 mph top speed
W-16 Twin Turbo Engine
1,250 horsepower

3. Shelby Supercars Ultimate Aero TT
2nd Fastest production car
258 mph top speed
Chevrolet V-8 Twin Turbo Engine
1,250 bhp (brake horsepower)

4.Porsche 956
4 Time Le Mans Winner
221 mph Top Speed
Porsche 935/76 B 9 Engine KKK Turbos
620 bhp

6. Ferrari 458 Italia
Beautiful Car
202 mph Top Speed
Ferrari 90 degree V-8
570 bhp

The Jungle Chapter 4,5,6 Reflection

In chapters 4, 5, and 6, many important things happened.  In Chapter 4, Jurgis started his job of sweeping entrails of slaughtered cattle through trap doors. I thought it was a good thing because he got a job and is bringing income into their household of 12. One day while Jurgis was going to work, he saw advertisements for 4 room houses for $1500. I thought this was a good deal because houses today range from $50,000 to millions. It turns out they are able to afford a house. It then turns into a huge ordeal and they decide to go through with it. After they make the purchase, Jurgis finds out about what they were confused on, and consults a lawyer to solve the problem. It turns out they were worried for no reason, and they were now the proud owners of a new home. I thought this was a great deal of joy for the owners. In Chapter 5, the new home owners are buying little things here and there to make their house more bearable. Jurgis finds out that many co-workers hate their jobs, bosses, and they pace of the line. I agree with them, I could never work in a meat packing facility and move at the pace they were going. Many of the members find out their jobs are often at the expense of someone else. I understood this, but didn’t like how they just kept going and just threw people out who can’t keep up with the work. Chapter 6 was revealing. Turns out the home they purchased was made of the cheapest materials, and weren’t brand new, more like fifteen years old. I thought this was a bunch of hogwash because the house builders shouldn’t be falsely advertising a home. What made me more mad was how the houses were really cheap. The 12 member family also learns that they need to pay interest on their debt, which actually brings their monthly sum close to 20 dollars! I strongly disliked this because they had an agreement that it would be 12 dollars, and there was nothing about interest on the contract! Overall, these were chapters that went from one extreme to another.

The Jungle pages 1-41

Questions:

·         Are the immigrants a form of economic slaves?

·         How does a person get blood-poisoning from beef?

·         Why does the “acziavimas” ceremony take so long?

·         Why did Ona’s employers turn down her request of a holiday without pay?

·         Why did many immigrants come to America at this time?

Comments:

·         I thought it was cool how the people spelt their names.

·         I thought it was interesting how they danced, and the way their feet moved.

·         I didn’t like how the men worked in dank cellars with inches of water on the floor.

·         I liked how Jurgis got things done and always quicker than anyone else.

·         I really disliked how people would scam new immigrants that just came to America.