Reading Journal 4-28/5-2

Title / author / date: Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks 4/28/08

 

Pages read: 42-57

 

Summary: It talks about how Bruce was like the head leader of the house.  It also talks about one of the guys called Winston Whitehouse who was really fat.  Next talks about another guy named Joker and after that they brought some chicks over.  Then Russ got fired from the movie store for stealing money.

 

My Questions:

 

1. Should Bruce be the head leader of the house just because he’s the strongest guy?

 

2. Do you think Russ is going to pay the lady from the video store?

 

My Response:  I think Bruce should be the head leader of the house because of his identity that shows that he is strong and have a strong personality even though he’s mean most of the time.  “Bruce smiles like he does and reaches down and picks up Russ like he’s a stuffed animal he won at the fair and kisses him on the nose.

 

 

Title / author / date: Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks 4/29/08

 

Pages read: 58-68

 

Summary: Chappie keeps missing his mom.  Raoul and Packer were some new bikers that joined Bruce’s crib.  Bruce and them stole some TVs, VCRs, and computers and were storing them at Russ’s apartment.  Chappie was kind of thinking if he should join but he rather did not because he already had enough trouble.  Russ wanted to get in this with Bruce and the other bikers, but Bruce said no N was about to beat him up but Chappie saved him and took him away. Russ was planning on how to get some of the stuff to sell them.

 

My Questions:

 

1. Do you think Chappie did well by not getting involved with Bruce and the bikers on stealing?

 

2. Do you think Chappie and Russ will get in trouble?

 

My Response: I don’t think Chappie will get involved with the Bikers because to Bruce doesn’t want them in his business. “What about you Chappie? You in this shit too? Are you threatening me like this asshole?”  This is an example of invisibility because after all this time that Chappie been selling drugs and stuff to Bruce and the bikers they don’t even want them to be close to them or get involved in any of their stuff.  Also, I think Chappie and Russ will come back and try to steal some stuff from the bikers and will get in some serious problems.

 

Reading Journal 4-21/4-25

Title / author / date: Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks 4/25/08

 

Pages read: 24-41

 

Summary: Chappie and Rusell got kick out of bikers house because they didnt have any more weed.  Russ went home and Chappie didnt have no where to go so decided to go to the mall. In the mall, he look at this suspicios guy who he thought was a canadian raping this girl, but he got to know him and he was a good guy named Buster He bought Chappie food but he wanted him to do a screen test so he gave Chappie twenty but he refused and run away.  After a while everything was cool with the bikers so Chappie and Russ where staying there again. 

 

My Questions:

 

1. Do you think Chappie will change?

 

2. Will he encounter Buster again?

 

 

My Response: I think Chappie did good by running away from the guy because he might be a raper.  “You’d look pretty terrific in pantyhose, he tells me”  I think Chappie is going to change at some point when he realizes all the bad things he has done and start thinking of the positive and what he can do about it.  Also, I think he might see Buster again at the mall and he might do something to him. 

 

Reading Journal 4-21/4-25

Title / author / date: Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks 4/24/08

 

Pages read: 8 pages from 16-23

 

Summary:  The narrator, Chappie is staying at Russ’s house since he got kicked out of his.  He keeps smoking N selling weed.  He is a criminal because he stole many things from different stores.  He daydreams of how would it be to go back home with his parents on christmas.  He got shoplifted from Victoria Secret because he was trying to steal a nightgown for his mom.  Then his parents came to the manager’s office at the mall and they wanted to arrest him but his mom saved him.  When they were about to go back to his house, he told his mom he was going to go to Russ’s house to pick up his stuff but he was just lying, he wanted to go smoke weed. 

 

 

My Questions:

 

1. Do think he was really guilty for stealing a present for his mom?

 

2. Do you think his parents are ever going to accept him to go back home?

 

 

My Response:  I dont think his really guilty for stealing a present for his mom because he’s doing it to go back home and be with his parents.  “I was thinking about my mom and Ken how it would be their first time they’d be alone” 

 

What Is Freedom?

I think freedom is when you feel free and can do things by yourself without anyone telling you what to do or believe in.  Freedom does not mean you can do whatever you want, it’s more like you feeling free to speak up for what you think is right and your beliefs or defending your rights without caring from where you come from.  Well to me both personal freedom and public security are very important because as a person you don’t want to be ruled by anyone telling you what to do every time and telling you what’s wrong or right.  Also, by having public security you would feel more safe because you would be calm knowing the people that think the opposite from you won’t hurt you at all.  I don’t think we should be free to do whatever we want because there will always be people that take freedom in different ways.  Some people see it as positive things but there are negative thinking persons too.  No, we are not free to do whatever we want because when the government knows you are going to say something against them they will do whatever they can so that you won’t tell the newspapers and stuff.  Yeah, it’s ok to break the law if you are doing it for a positive reason that you feel its right, like the immigrants coming here to the U.S to get a better life and they also benefit the country by working in the land farms, recycling, construction etc so therefore I think this would be a good reason to brake the law.  I think it’s more important to stand for what you believe is right in a way that you can stay out of trouble.  For example, like that time all the Latinos were marching on the streets without doing something illegal or causing any damage then that would be alright but when people destroy stuff that it’s not their property or go crazy on the streets, then that is very wrong and its also against the laws.   

What is an American?

            There are many things that describe an American.  I think an American is someone that is patriotic, helpful, and loves life.  An American could be any person living in the United States that cares about the flag, community, and helps other people that are in need, not just in their society but all around the world.  People that don’t care about any of these things, in my opinion, should not be considered an American.

An American is someone patriotic in different ways.  First, they show this by believing in their country.  They should believe in everything related to their country, not other people’s beliefs.  Also, by demonstrating positive things about their country like their culture and history.  An American can also show they are patriotic by defending their flag.  An example for this can be when other people talk negatively about their country, they should respond with all the positive things that the United States has done.  They should not let their flag down or go into the negative side.

An American is a helpful person in many ways.  They demonstrate this by helping other people in society.   When a person is in need, an American should help or at least try to.  It also depends on what kind of help the person is asking for.  I think they should help others with positive things not negatively.  Another very important way that describes an American on helping others is by accepting immigrants.  I think a true American is that one person that helps their brothers and sisters no matter from what country they come from.  For example by letting them come live in the U.S to support their families which is a huge problem today.

Lastly, an American is anyone that loves to live life.  This means that they should want the best that life has offered to them, to look for a better future to have a better tomorrow.  An American is someone that puts all their effort to live life at its maximum or as best as possible.  It is also that someone that likes to meet life’s challenges.

In conclusion, I think an American really is that person that is trustful and helps their neighbors or any other person anywhere on this planet.  Also that someone that just enjoys life, cares about their country not just about themselves.  So for me an American is patriotic, helpful, and a loving to live life person.  This is all the things which I think makes a true American.

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