trans essay

A transcendentalist society would be possible in today’s world.  It would be possible for two reasons.  One being that only a person who believes in transcendentalist ideas would choose to live in a transcendentalist society.  Another being that most people are taught at an early age by a higher figure to live by basic transcendentalist ways.  However, there are factors against a transcendentalist society being possible.  One reason is that outsiders would want to break the society due to their own personal beliefs and resentment of the way the society lives.   Although some people think that a transcendentalist society would not work easily in today's world, the society only having people who desire the values of the society, and having most people raised to live by transcendentalist ways are reasons why a society like this would be possible.

Many people believe a transcendentalist society would not work in today’s world.  Some people would feel that their controlled ways are superior to the other societies.  These people would try to break the society by entering the community and trying to destroy and change the transcendentalist ways to their own ways.  They would do this by trying to reach the weak members of the society.  The other societies would feel strongly that laws and corporal punishments would be necessary to keep people in line.  The transcendentalists would be considered freaks of society.  They would be considered freaks because they would not care what others thought of them. 

The actual theory of a transcendentalist society would work.  This is because only a person who truly believes in transcendentalist ideas would choose to live in a transcendentalist society.  There would be no rebellion against the transcendentalist society and their ways.  Everyone would be conscious of the other person’s beliefs because being a transcendentalist requires not judging what others do.  In a true transcendentalist society, the society would flourish because there would be no competition between two people with different beliefs or morals. 

Another important reason why a transcendentalist society could be possible today is because of how most people are raised.  As children, many people are taught the same principles and values by their higher figure.  Most people can say that when they were growing up they were told to be themselves.  They were told not to worry about what others thought of them.  Always told not to judge or bully other people.  Basically, these values taught are telling people to be transcendentalists.   With these ideas implanted in the majority of people’s minds it would make sense to have a place where people could practice and express these values taught to them.

A transcendentalist society is very possible in today’s world.  It may not be accepted by everybody, but not much these days are.  To make this type of society possible people have to bring together the people who have the will to live their life that way.  Considering most people are raised to live by basic transcendentalist ways, there would definitely be the potential and want for a transcendentalist society.  Although some people think that a transcendentalist society would not work easily in today’s world, the society only having people who desire the values of a transcendentalist society and having most people raised to live by transcendentalist ways are reasons why a society like this would be possible. 

Dead poets society consequences

In the movie "The Dead Poets Society" being an individual is unacceptable by the school.  Most of the students don't even attempt to use the ideas of transcendentalism due the the harsh consequences that are forced upon the students.  However, the movie is about a group of young boys attending the school that make the risky move to be their own person. They do this by re-forming 'The Dead Poets'.  It was a group of young men from the same school a generation before them that formed a group to be themselves through poems.  The leader of the original Dead Poets was Mr. Keiting.   Mr. Keiting was the new English teacher at the boys school and inspired them with the idea of being yourself and making the best of everyday.

The boys at school found out about the Dead Poets Society and were so interested they snuck back to the same cave as Mr. Keiting and starting to repeat the cycle.  Sneaking out of their dorms in the first place would bring enough consequences, but what they were doing was against "tradition" and was not accepted by the school or any of the parents.  The behavior that they expresses themselves with would eventually lead to expulsion.  Another reason for consequences toward the boys was the lies they were telling the school.  One boy wanted to be an actor more than anything else, but his father wanted him to be a doctor.  This boy, Neil, acted in the school play anyway. Neil's father was aggravated and made it clear to Neil that he would never be able to act again.  With that dream blown out of Neil's mind, he ended his life so he didn't have to force himself through his life faking through it, miserable.

Modern day transcendentalist

One modern day transcendentalist is an artist called Skrillex.  Skrillex is a master at electronic music and his life revolves around it.  For a lot of people, electronic music is not looked at as “real” music and does not get appreciated.  These people usually think, as quoted from Skrillex’s song Rock N’ Roll,”Their not artist because no one can play the guitar”.  This is stated in his song intended to mock those who think that way towards electronic music.  Skrillex, (a.k.a. Sonny Moore), says “Genre has never been important to me, I’ve never thought about music that way”. 

That is a very good state of mind in the business he is in considering that his genre of music is usually restricted by preconceived notions and outside expectations.  Sonny is obviously different in his own way and has been passionate about it since he was young.  Although there are many so called “Haters” towards his music, he says “For me, it’s important to believe in and love the music you’re making.  That’s all the inspiration I need to keep making music”.  That is a good way to live by for any upcoming new artist. 

Declaration of Student Rights

We, the students, have come together to bring down some rules from the Code of Conduct which have prevented us from doing things at Grosse Pointe South High School. The students of Grosse Pointe South demand that are opinions of our rights will be respected. We also demand that our demand of rights will not separate student from teacher; that the teaching would continue as well as it should; and that we will represent Grosse Pointe South the way it should. The students have recognized the sense of trust is lacking, the rules are corrupt, and that the history of the school has not changed. The students of Grosse Pointe South has set and advised new rules that should be placed, set and stoned. We secure our rights, and we know that putting our student career on the line is what must be done. Anything that would guarantee us our rights is what we will do. Being able to dress how we want, being able to have cell phones in all classes, being able to haze others during spirit week just out of fun is some of the rights that we are demanding. Everyone should be able to express themselves in anyway they want to. Still being able to have the Freedom of Speech is lacking at Grosse Pointe South. Whether it is by school news, school newspaper, or by speech, the students of Grosse Pointe South should not have a consequence for the little things that may occur during our four years here. Other rights will be demanded of the school board and faculty Grosse Pointe South. We aren’t looking to changed everything about the school system; we are just looking to modify the rules that were set out from the beginning; to make things more efficient for the students at the high school. To prove this, we have submitted our opinions and complaints about Grosse Pointe South High School and the school system; and with these, we are looking for changes and the rights we desire.

The dress code at Grosse Pointe South is strictly enforced.   There are a variety of rules for guys and girls restricting what clothes we wear.  Yes, we need to have a sort of dress code, but some things are much too strict.  Guys should be able to wear sleeveless shirts and be able to wear hats and sunglasses.  Girls should be able to wear skirts and shorts that are slightly shorter and be able to have skinny straps.

We work very, very hard all day.   Sometimes to the point where we can’t even focus anymore.  Lunch does give a slight break, but we have to rush through eating and hurry to class.  We should at least have a longer lunch period.  A 15 break between lunch and the end of the day would also be very helpful.

Almost all music websites are blocked on the school’s computer.  A lot of students have better focus with their work when they can relax with some music.  We should be able to have access to at least one music website and if need be it can be monitored.  Although many kids have iPod’s for music some do not or some forget them at home.

No skateboarding/longboarding- Skateboards and longboards are a great source of transportation.  For skateboarders, the school grounds provide a great environment.  If no damage is done to the property, then skateboarding should be allowed.  Longboards and skateboards are good means of fast transportation and should not be banned on school property.  The no skateboarding rule should be taken out of effect for the benefits of the students.

Cell Phones- Cell phones can benefit students during school hours.  Most cell phones these days have internet on them and students can use them to look up information during classes.  As long as the students use their phones responsibly and don’t make disturbing phone calls during class or have the ringer going off, they should indeed be allowed.  Cell phones can also be used as music players.  Students should be able to have their phones out during the free time in class so they can listen to music that does not disturb the learning environment for the others.                In school full freedom of speech must be granted to all students.

                If the students are taught in various history and government classes that freedom of speech is the single most import propositions, than why in the very same building is that right infringed upon.

                Students must be allowed to say anything in class so long as it follows the rules set by the original constitution. If a statement is made by a student that is neither offensive nor threatening than that is a compatible statement and the student may not be punished in any form. As human beings protected under the constitution we declared our freedom of speech in school not be taken away.

                We do not live in a Communist establishment and our rights have been secured by the many that have served and still do to this day. If rights are not being given to everyone their service and dedication has been all for nothing even if it is just a school in which rights are denied.  

                We declare that cellular devises and music players may not be taken away. Forcibly taking an object from a student who owns that devise is considered theft and no acceptation should be made in a school.

                 Music has become a very important part of students, and many times can help productivity. Students declare our right to listen to music in any class, at any time.

                As school is a service provided to the students paid for by the taxes by the people than these declarations must not be ignored.

Tardy Policy- The school tardy policy is very strict.  Students who arrive to class less than a minute late to class just a few times are heavily punished.  They are either given a number of detentions or also the teachers will dock their grades down whole percentage points.  All students should be given more passing time between classes so they don’t have to worry about the results of showing up late.  Consequences for showing up a moment late should be greatly lessened.

We declare are rights as students of the Grosse point school system.  We hope this document helps you realize what we been asking for scents we started high school. In conclusion, we would like to have free access to cell phones during school hours, we also want are school to unblock all music websites during school house, and allow IPods. Also we want to change the dress code because students want to be allowed to dress like the way they feel, not be told what we can and can’t wear. We also want the tardy police and unexcused absents to change. My fellow students also demands thirty minutes breaks in between classes. And last but not least freedom of speech, for examples like in the school news paper, and writing assignments kids want to be able to write what they want not be told what’s appropriate or not. 

Crucible Epilogue

Epilogue

Swaying back and forth upon the rope that he hangs from, is John Proctor.  Abby is struck by the horrible fate that she has brought upon John, her eternal love.  At this point Abby doesn’t know what to do.  Elizabeth is in a state of devastation and anger.   The hangings are over and Abby goes back home, straight up to bed.  She is tired and exhausted yet still cannot get a wink of sleep.  She keeps tossing and turning with the sight of her love hanging from his throat still in her mind.  Abby starts to examine the events that have occurred in the past months.  She starts to notice that many bad things happened to very good people.  She realizes that almost all of this somehow was her fault.  Abby is in a pickle, either keep up what she is doing and stays safe, or confess her pretense and free the innocent people in jail. 

Abby seems to make a drastic turnaround from her old self.  She makes the risky decision of confessing her pretense and all of her false accusations.  Abby is sitting at home, rocking back and forth, nervously by her fireplace.  She is trying to muster up the courage to explain and confess herself to the court.  Abby finally stands up and starts to creep to the courthouse.  She quietly slips into the courthouse and begins to walk down towards Danforth.   He is in session with a different defendant, but that doesn’t stop Abby.  In complete interruption, Abby yells towards Danforth, “I have a confession”!  In certain shock Danforth commands, “Well let it out then”.  “It was pretense all along sir, I swear of it, I see what I have done and cannot bare the guilt anymore”, Abby proclaims.  “And the other girls?” Danforth asks.  Abby continues, “I was fully responsible and put them up to it”. 

Abby walks out of the courthouse with a huge weight off her chest, but still has a chill running through her spine.  Almost as if she knows something bad will still come of this.  As she was leaving Danforth had Hale fetch the other girls to see if they would also confess.  If so Abby and the rest would all have avoided jail and would be free.  But Abby knows the girls will stick by her past word and keep up the charade.  Almost only minutes later, the other girls walk out of the courthouse with an angered look on their face as they see Abby.  Abby walks up to the girls and asked if they had confessed as she had.  All the girls at once start yelling and screaming at her, “Why didn’t you tell us to confess!”  “We are sent to jail now for your stupidity”!  Abby is stiff with fright and doesn’t know what to say.  So she eventually runs home, scared.  Abby thinks to herself, “What are they going to do to me?”  “Are they going to try to get revenge”?  Abby is almost shaking in her bed with true fright.  She then brings herself to the thought that she made these girls behave this way.  She was the leader and the other girls were the followers.  It was her fault for all of this.  Abby realizes she is stuck, and comes to a conclusion she believes is the only way out of this horrible mess she caused.

The next morning, Parris, the man Abby has recently been serving, goes up to Abby’s room to wake her.  In awe, Abby is not in her bed.  Most of her belongings are missing and the window is open.  Parris goes downstairs and comes to a realization when his horse is gone.  Abby is gone, and she is never to return. 

Crucible Essay

In the town of Salem, Massachusetts, during the early 1690’s, the accusing of witchcraft spiraled out of control.  There were many different characters that took some kind of responsibility for the witch trials.  The people of Salem were making false accusations for greed and self-protection.  Almost everyone in Salem had to lie at some point.  The three characters that are most responsible for the witch trials are Mr. Putnam, Parris, and Abigail Williams.

Mr. Putnam is a very greedy man in ‘The Crucible’.  He owns a large portion of land in Salem.  The way he acquires all this land is not necessarily noticed by the other citizens of Salem.  He basically steals the land from other people in town. He does this by falsely accusing people of witchcraft.  If you are accused of being a witch, and you don’t admit being a witch, you are tortured and eventually your land is put up for auction.  Mr. Putnam was so ‘obsessed’ with owning all this land that he forces his daughter, Ruth into accusing people of witchery.  Therefore, once their land is up for auction, he buys the land.  He ends up accusing many people, good people, and taking everything they have. 

Another, slightly less responsible, character in Salem is Parris.  Parris is an extremely selfish man.  He looks at the whole witchcraft situation as every man for himself.  He is so worried and focused on his position in the town that he puts himself and his reputation before his own children.  This state of mind that Parris has is what drives him to do everything in his power to not get accused of witchcraft himself.  Whenever Parris was in court, and someone was trying to prove themselves not guilty, he would step in.  At the very moment he sensed that someone had good evidence of being not guilty, he would shout, “This man is trying to overthrow the court”!  He did this when John Proctor was trying the innocence of the people of Salem.

Abigail Williams was insane for power.  She would do anything in her ability to obtain more power.  Abby has the most responsibility for the witch trials out of anyone in Salem by far.  Even though Abby accused more people than anyone else, she was the closest one to actually being a witch.  In Act I Abby danced naked by a fire and was said to have drunken a blood potion in order to kill Elizabeth Proctor.  That’s how all this nonsense started, because after she had an affair with John Proctor, she wanted him all to herself.   In order to protect herself, she started to accuse other people in town of witchcraft.  She also got all the other girls to play this ‘game’ with her.  Although, that would seem like the smart thing to do if it meant not being accused.  Throughout the play Abby uses her power in every way possible to protect herself and get what she wants.  But in the end she failed her overall goal of this whole thing, because her actions end up killing John Proctor.

In conclusion there is more than one character in Salem that is responsible for the witch trials.  Abigail was the obvious menace who started this craziness and continued to make it grow and grow into an overwhelming mess.  Everything could have been prevented if Abby wasn’t so crazy and evil.  Mr. Putnam was just a sneaky and greedy man who wanted nothing but more land.  The worst part of his scam was that he could choose anyone he wanted and accuse them of witchcraft and get away with it, even if they were perfectly good Christians.  Parris basically made anyone accused in court found guilty.

Crucible post 2

Most people say that no matter what the circumstances, they won't lie.  Well, first of all, that was a lie.  Everybody lies at some point or another.  9 times out of 10 people will lie to protect themselves from certain consequences.  Whether it is getting grounded by their parents, or if it as extreme as going to jail.  I know I lie, but I try not to if I don't have to.  Although, even if I do lie, my parents usually figure out that I was lying in the first place and I get in more trouble.  With that in mind, I try not to lie.  I used to lie all the time.  I wanted to be on my parents good side and wanted them to be happy.  But lately I have been telling the truth a lot more because they like knowing the truth even if it hurts them.

Would I lie to protect myself?  Yes, most likely.  But only if it is for a good cause.  I would most definetly lie if it is for "the greater good" as some may say.  I would especially lie if  it were to help someone in need.  The reason I would lie to protect myself or others is because sometimes, in the right situation, it may be the right thing to do.  Some situations may require you to lie to protect yourself or someone else from embarrassment, injury, bullying, punishment, etc.  I'm not saying that lying is the right thing to do in every situation, but sometimes it's the right choice. 

          

Expectations

To properly maintain a English classroom it reqiures good behavior, hard work, and creativity.

Good behavior is a must in classrooms in more ways than one.  Good hahvior is needed in the classroom to let it flow smoothly.  Basd behavior can not be tolerated because it distracts students.  This distraction with students ends with work not getting done and loss of focus.  Another reason why good behavior is a must is because if bad behavior starts, it usually creates a domino effect.  This effect is hard to deal with and difficult to cease once it starts. Overall, good behavior is needed so students can stay focused and get work done.

hard work is an  abvious need to maintain a classroom.  Although it seems obvious, it is sometimes looked over and ignored.  This usually happens when people only give their mimimum effort.  This is very common in students especially when they have other additional work to do.  Most of the time this turns into a habit.  When this habit becomes a regular thing in a students work ethic, they don't get as good of grades as they have the potential to get.  As the root of a fuctioning classroom, hard work need to be expresses by any student that wants to succeed.

Creativity is another very important trait of a good classroom.  Creativity is key because it keeps things from geting into a routine.  It speces things up a bit and makes things more fun and interesting.  It also keeps things from getting boring. When things get boring, students lose interst and focus.  When this happens work doesn't get finished and everything falls apart.  Creativity is also a good way to express yourself.  You can make things interesting for yourself and others can learn about you.

Crucible Post 1

How has the Power in Salem shifted at the end of Act 1?

At the end of act 1, the shift of power actually changes more than once.  At the beginning of the act, the one that seems to have the most power or control is John Proctor.  He seems to have the lead in things and sort of knows whats going on.  At the end of the act, things change, and the power is changed from one person to the next.  First of all, Hale is one that seems to stand his ground with this "witchcraft" .  When Hale is believing that there is no witchcraft, Abby takes that power by just starting to name off "witches".  When all the accusing for witchcraft between Tituba and Abby starts, is when the power changes more.  Tituba is being looked at as someone who saw the devil and was beckoning to him, yet when it was all untrue, and then she is admitting all of this and is being looked at as being blessed by God for letting it all out.  After about 30 seconds of this glorious power and control, Abby wants more and more power and right away blames Tituba and takes all power available.  So in all Abby is the one with the most control and power at the end of Act 1. 

Sinners follow up post

In 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' the people who hear it are frightened, worried, and some are slightly angered.  This seems like an expected way for a almost completely Christian society to react back when this happened.  Although, today, many things are different.  There are many different religions and beliefs.  If the sermon was preached today, I feel that many people would react in a similar manor to the people who orginally heard it from John Edwards.  Yet some may look at it as something new that makes perfect sense, and go along with the sermon.  Some people today will most likely not even think of it as God may not be part of their life.  Although I  think most people today would react in a similar way, many would also be unaffected.

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" POST

The introduction of “Sinners in the Hands of an angry God” talks about how the sermon affected the people of New England.  The way Jonathon Edwards described God and what he did was frightening to people.  Jonathon didn’t want people to take him for granted and end up not doing any good for the society and ending up in Hell.  Although Jonathon seems like a sinister man, he was described as thoughtful, sensitive, warm, loving father, faithful husband, and a generous friend to the poor and distressed.

Based on the introduction video, there could be a number of things that Jonathon Edwards said that scared the people of New England so much.  In my mind, what Jonathon wrote must have been pretty powerful and must have gotten a lot of people thinking.  I’m guessing he wrote about God being against some people.  Maybe he described God as punishing some people for lack of good deeds or the doing of bad deeds.  In these times, that went against almost all of the New England people’s beliefs.  Hearing this may have caused them to worry for themselves and close others if they haven’t been doing good things.  I can see why this frightened so many people for God was the baseline of many people’s lives back then, and also still today.  I can also see why so many people were also angered in a way at Jonathon’s way of looking at God.

Descriptive Post

My picture is a 4 letter word painted on a wall.  The word has a 'dripping' affect to it. It aslo has a white and black outline highlight on all the letters. The first letter is pink with a red fade coming from the bottom left corner of the letter.  It then fades into yellow into the upper right hand corner. The next letter is a dark pink that curves upword.  The next letter after that is a light pink with red highlights around the edges.  The last letter is mostly red and a hint of pink on the left hand side.  It aslo has 3 yellow stripes in the top left .  The last is a symbol  and is a light pink with a dark pink highlight. It too has yellow stripes in the upper left.  To finish it off it is surrounded by a teal blue with some red splatters.



About me :)

My  name is Steve Fleming.  I was born on the 12th day of June in 1996.  My biological mother's name was Heather. I don't know her last name or much else for that matter. I was put up for adoption when I was in the womb.  Most people ask me if I am upset or something for being put up for adoption, but that's not the case.  It's not the case because my mom Terri, and my dad Ed are some of the greatest parents I could think of. I couldn't ask for a better family. I also have a second unofficial family, the McGraws, who are just my really good friends that I'm very close to.  I spend a lot of my time there and I always feel comfortable with them.


There are a wide variety of things that I am passionate about.  One of the biggest is snowboarding.  I have been snowboarding for 4 years and its my favorite thing to do.  I devote almost all of my winter and some of the rest of the year focusing on how I can improve as a snowboarder.  Since Michigan isn't the ideal snow sports location, last winter I saved all my money to take a trip to Oregon to attend a top of the line snowboarding camp to work on my skills.  The week long trip on the outstanding Mt. Hood was one of the best experiences of my life.  We had the best parks and resorts at our disposal and had our own personal pros to teach us and to help us improve. My dream is to hopefully go pro and start my own company.  I'm already looking at getting sponsored this year. Another one of my passions is music.  I play many different instruments from the trumpet to the guitar.  But my main focus is electric bass guitar.  I have played bass since I was in 7th grade.  I have been in 2 different jazz ensembles and 2 or 3 different bands that consist of my friends.  Another love of mine is art.  I have always been good at art and have excelled in all different categories.  What I've been really in to the last couple months is graffiti art.  Most people look down on it, but I don't intend to use it to vandalize.  It is a good and enjoyable way to express myself.

I am also very involved in Boy Scouts. I've been in scouts since the 1st grade, and its gotten me far.  Most people think of it as stupid but it's is actually a great experience, especially if you are with friends.  In scouts I have the opportunity to go camping every month at a new location, hot or cold.  One of my greatest experiences as a scout was going backpacking in New Mexico for 2 weeks.  We lived on freeze dried food and river water.  We hiked almost 100 miles with 60 pounds on our backs.  The best part was when we got to camp on the top of Mt. Phillips, a 12,00 ft. mountain with the most beautiful view I have ever witnessed.  Recently in scouts I've been working on my Eagle.  Which is the highest rank and is looked greatly upon by colleges and employers.  I am on the last two steps and plan to be finished in January, which is a good achievement for a 15 year old since only 2% of all scouts achieve eagle and most are of the age of 17.