Pretend You Are A Person Standing On A Bridge, Looking Down Into The Swift Moving Waters 20 Feet Below. Your Hands Are Tied Behind Your Back, The Wrists Bound With A Cord. A Rope Closely Encircles Your Neck--- What Would Be Going Through Your Mind ?

There would be a lot going through my mind. First if all, nobody is going to have the authority to touch me because there is no rope going around my neck so they can kill me. Plus, nobody is brave enough to tie my hands behind my back so I can't get loose.  If somebody was to ever do that, they better hope I die because I will come back after them and literally kill them. That will have me so mad and scared at the same time. My life could be taken away from me because somebody is psycho and out of their rabbit mind.

Thoreau Explains His Aim To Live A Simple Life. Write Your Goals For Living. Thoreau Uses Details That Show His Goals And Values. Be Sure That Your Details Reflect Your Values In Life As Well.

My goals in life are to succeed. You can't live your life without trying to become somebody. For me I like challenges because it help me push harder to succeed to what I wanna do. Accomplishment is a major part in my life. Without this, you don't know where you wanna be.

What Are Some Modern Conviences We Take For Granted in Our Life?

Some things we take for granted is electricity, cellphones, etc. because we can not live without electricity. Electricity is a major part in everyday life. It gives us the ability to see in the dark and it's basically what we live off of. Cellphones are a major part in life too, because you can communicate with others via text message and calling. You can intersect with others on social media. Most of all if anything happens to you or someone else you can immediately call for someone's help. Without cellphones I don't know how our society would be today.

In What Ways Do People Today Still Struggle With Tensions Between Individuality and Conformity ?

People still struggle with these because most peoplesonly think about themselves. They don't think about others because they are selfish. Conformity is like when someone feels comfort with everyone else to the point that they share what they have. Individuality is when you stand out from the rest because you wanna be yourself .

How Much Power Do Formal Institutions (church, etc.) Have In Our Society? Support With Specific Examples.

Governments and other things like that have a lot of say in our society. Without a Church and Law , we don't know where we would be today. These changed they way we are living now. People would be so violent and they would not know right from wrong.

Melville's Character, Captain Ahab, Is Determined To The Point Of Obsession. While Americans Tend To Admire Presistence, Can One Be Determined ?

One can be determined because Presistence means you're not going to do anything. Being determined means you know you can do something and you will achieve that goal.

What Do You Think Is The Most Important Quality Of Gothic Stories ? Is It The Ability To Shock Or Frighten Or The Ability To Create Suspense and Mystery ? Explain.

The most important quality of Gothic stories is to create suspense and mystery because you want to have the reader thinking about what's gonna happen next. Frightening the reader may not want them to continue reading because it may be to disgusting or too revealing. Mystery is good for the reader because they guess at what is about to happen. Suspense will have you questioning about what you're reading.

Do You Agree That There Is A Darkness Within Us All? Explain.

Yes, there is a darkness within us all because everybody has two sides. People may not show their weakness but it's gonna eventually show. There's a meaning to some people darkenesses because they  might have something they need to accomplish.

Why Can Dreamlike Settings Be Powerful In Literature And Film ?

Dreamlike settings can be powerful in literature and film because it creates an image for the reader or listener. When you are reading something you want to have an image of what you're reading about. For me, it's hard for me to understand something if it don't create an image.

What Can Happen If A Secret Is Kept Too Long?

If a secret is kept too long it would be where nobody would believe you. You should never keep a secret from anyone because you're gonna get to the point where it's gonna come back and hit you then you're gonna wish you would have told somebody. Keeping a secret is like not telling someone who you really are. Your lying to yourself and them.

Have You Ever Observed Greedy Behavior In Others? Explain The Situation.

Yes I have observed greedy behavior in others. Like, they be wanting the most for themselves. People like this , they never think about others. Having it all for you is not good. Some point in time you're gonna have to share.

Why Do People Hear Voices In The Woods ?

People hear voices in the woods because they are paranoid about things they see in the movies. In the movies you hear all types of things like babies crying, dogs barking, etc. But you can be psycho and start hearing things that are not there around you.

Why Do We Fear What We Do Not Know ?

We fear for what we do not know because we scared of taking chances. There are many things out here in this world that can harm you badly. Fear is something you can be afraid of  because you don't know what's out there for you. Taking chances can lead to something good or it could lead to something bad. Having fears of things are ordinary. Everybody has a fear of something.

Thomas Jefferson writes about ideals he's willing to fight for to protect. What values would you defend most fiercely ?

Values I would defend most fiercely are things/someone that are really important to me. You don't want to loose someone that is so close to you just because another person is mad at you or whatever. Valueable things are hard to replace once you lost them. Loosing my Mom is my BIGGEST fear. She is the most important woman in my life and I will do ANYTHING to keep her safe.

How Do You Determine If A Particular Speech Is Effective ?

You determine if a particular speech is effective if it works. Some speeches have no specific meaning to it because they don't fully describe the subject. Speeches are to motivate the old and the young about their life and future they have ahead of them. But many just describe how you need to become a better person.

What Makes A Good and Effective Speech?

Knowledge makes a good and effective speech. You have to know what you're talking about to get the word out to others. A speech is informing people about anything that your willing to talk about.

Persuasive Techniques

Bandwagon is a persuasive technique because once everybody see everybody else doing something , they would wanna do it too. 

Motivational Video

This speech motivates you to do you and not to let others bring you down !
I am champion

Speech

The best speech I have ever listened to was a motivational speech by Barack Obama. He was stating facts about how children grow up and what they need to do to make their lives better. Barack is the United States first black president. He want all children to grow up and become successful in their life. Obama says he don't want no child left behind. This speech was so memorable because all children will grow up to become something in their life. Nobody should waste their life just because they haven't had the time. You should start living your life TODAY !

Essential Question Blog Entry #1

The types of stories you will find in people who respect nature is that they find most of their food by hunting for it. Native Americans did not have stores back then so they had to kill animals and things to help supply for themselves.