Insults

1. Thou be a rank, dog-hearted ruffian.
--It means you are stinky, not trustworthy, cunning criminal.

2. Thou art truly a brazen, half- faced, boar pig.
--It means you are bold, two faced (you act a certain way with one group of people but then when we are not together act a different way)  fat person.

3. verily , thou art naught but a fawning, dizzy eyed pigeon egg.
--It means that you are a young person who thinks they are in love but truly they are too confused with their fantasy of that love is supposed to be.

4. Verily be a bootless, full gorged, younker.
--it means that you are poor since you are bootless and you are fat man whore.

5. Thou truly a hideous, fat kidneyed, canker blossom.
--it means you are a ugly drunk whore.

Dr. King Letter from Birmingham Jail Comprehension

1. Dr. King probably seldom answers criticism because He does not care what other people think of his non violent ways. He knows he is right. Dr. King decided to write this letter because he is astonished that clergy men of all people are telling him he is wrong for wanting equal writes when they are godly people.

2. The clergy men probably wanted him to wait for a more timely era where there is not so violent ways. Or they probably just wanted problems to answer themselves.

3. The reasons he gives for the demonstration is that so much time has already passed. Whites had a chance to redeem themselves after treating blacks wrongfully in slavery times but they chose not to apologize so it was time for Blacks to take action. he thinks it is too late because whites are killing blacks for no reason so what is the point of negotiating with people who are ignorant.

4. Wait means that more blacks have to be killed by ignorant white hands before change comes and they are already fed up so waiting is not an option anymore.

5. There is the law whites have to follow and a law blacks have to follow.

6.It is illogical because this is non violent protest. These people are just sitting at diners or on buses how do they ignite violence when they are doing every day things.

7. he is disappointed because they do not see what is wrong when a black can sit at a diner with other people just because they have different skin.

Mark Antony: Tim Eulogy Comparison Activity

There are a few comparisons between Mark Antony and Tim Eulogies. they both evoked riots after they both said a few words about the deceased. They both say the good things about the deceased rather than talk about the not so nice things. Antony, in his speech, almost shows sympathy towards the conspirators. he calls them honorable men. Tim also does this. Tim calls the police man who shot Clifton a good citizen who just couldn't help himself. Thy both speak of how Caesar and Clifton aroused people's hopes.


They both seem take different approaches though. Tim's eulogy seems more sad and depressing while Antony seems more sympathetic to the conspirators as if they had to kill Caesar to stop him. Antony's crowed seems easily persuaded though. At first the crowd believed Brutus then they believed Antony. if Brutus had come after Antony then they probably would have believed Brutus and this would be an entirely different play.

Declaration of Independence Writing Workshop 2

Students and teachers work in harmony most of the time. It seems like a basic relationship. The teacher's job is to teach and the student's job is to learn. Students learn most of the time in a safe classroom environment. Most students have multiple classes so they can retain more information at one time to be better prepared for our world. Students are entitled to a execellent teacher and if they find that the teacher is not doing their job correctly or efficient then they, as responsible students, have the ability to find another educator of more prospect.


We, the students, have found the need to obtain a more efficient and reliable teacher. You have not done any teaching of any sort.


You give me homework that we do not understand or homework on subjects we did not go over.
You just give excessive amounts of homework forgetting that we students have other classes to do homework from.
You tell us to shut our mouths when we were just merely asking a mere question to a fellow student.
You complain when we do not follow directions even though you did not clearly state them


There many more grievances toward you but listing them would take too much time and effort. Point of the matter is,  Students want different types of teachers. Some prefer strict teachers other prefer teachers who do not actually teach but just gives busy work and allows you to socialize. My ideal teachers is someone who can do both be strict but not too general like but also friendly and makes learning fun and not like a task.  We do not need your services as my our my fellow students educator anymore but if you can change your ways we might be able to work something out.  I hope we will remain respectable towards one another in our quest to enlighten people.

Declaration of Independence p 587-588

Purpose and Audience

1. The premise of the Declaration of Independence is that all men are created equal and that we as the people should be able to control the government since it is made for the benefit of us. I think Jefferson wrote the Declaration perfectly. He did everything correctly to prove his argument. 

2. Jefferson seems to write this in a cool, calm manner. He states all the grievances toward the King and states all the reasons why we should separate ourselves  from someone who does not meet the demands of the people. 

3. The document was attended for the King i would hope since it addresses him and asks to remain friends after separating. The peasants and people who dislike the King would accept it because the things they always wanted to say to the King is written in that document so Jefferson is creating a voice for them.

4. I'm not sure what this question is asking me so.... I guess Jefferson does not accept that there will be opposition because he already says that he hopes The U.S. and England could be friends after this little disagreement like this is set in stone.

5. Jefferson knows there are people over there who feel exactly the same way about the King.

6. I think Jefferson puts the thesis statement in the first sentence of paragraph 32. I'm not sure why he would put it there.

Style and Structure

1. Declaration of Independence relies on deductive reasoning because it uses logic like for example Jefferson says it is necessary for the people to get rid of a government that is not befitting them he then says the King's government is not beneficial so the logically thing is to get rid of it and start from scratch. 

2. Jefferson uses transition words and he moves from one point to another without beating around the bush..

3. He wants to make the King see clearly that he has not been doing his job correctly and that the people are not trying to undermine by just up and leave they have a legit reason.

4. When he says " We,therefore" It makes it seem that there is a whole group of people behind him and agree with him (Which there is) So if the King read this he would know that they mean business.

Thanks to Modern Science (Ad) Journal entry

I find this Ad a little convincing. I mean the image of the guy sitting in his chair awaiting his death is very moving that is probably the only thing that makes the Ad convincing. There is really no evidence to back things up. Eveything seems more of a personal opinion than fact. The headline really catches your attention though so i expected the actual text to be an attention grabber also but I was alittle disappointed.  The quote from the supreme court justice is very  informative. He tells his opinion though but to get an opinion from somebody who sits there and sees these things happen can really make people think otherwise.

Thanks to Modern Science (Ad) Reading Images

1. The headline of the Ad is trying to say that even though modern science saved these 17 people, there are people who still did not get a chance to prove their innocence because they didn't have any chance to use DNA testing. The Ad does support these points. They use stories of some of the people who were on death row.

2. The picture that accompanies the text is pretty disturbing. It shows a man in an electric chair cherishing the last moments of his life knowing it is his last. I think it reinforces the text because the text stated "Perhaps the bleakest fact of all is that the death penalty is imposed not only in a freakish and discriminatory manner, but also in some cases upon defendants who are actually innocent" The death penalty is preformed in a gruesome manner. It reinforces that statement and that some people did not get so lucky. That modern science was not provided to them and this is their fate.

3. I think it applies to both. Emotion can be used here because it provides a picture of a man about to be executed and that can provoke an emotion from people who see this and the text is the more logically part. When you read it, it seems logically to incorporated DNA but some people do not see it that. 

4. It made a point that twenty-three innocent men were executed. Chicago Tribune stated that capital punishment in Illinois is a system so riddles with faulty evidence, unscrupulous trial tactics, and legal incompetence that justice has forsaken. That seem more of a personal opinion than anything. the only thing that seems back up is probably the first sentence of the Ad.