Senior English
Monday, November 1, 2010
Blog Assignment - Nov.1 - Nov.5
We will be reading Lord of the Flies for the next two and a half weeks. There are several themes that we will be discussing including but not limited to - loss of civilization, innate human evil, and loss of innocence. What modern-day news events could relate with any of these themes?
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It is ironic that today we had the Invisible Children assembly because nothing comes to my mind more when i think of those themes than those children and their families lives in Northern Uganda. The LRA has torn villages (civilation) apart, and were a obvious sign of human evil, and by spreading HIV Aids has taken several children and babies innocence. I very much look forward to reading this book.
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7th Period
I agree with Taylor i think that it is ironic. All the things in the world that happen very much relate to Lord of the Flies because it shows reality and what's happening in life.
ReplyDeleteJasmine Atandare
Period 7
I agree with Taylor Boyd that it is ironic and everything about the LRA tearing these peoples homes away from them and forcing them into wars is a sign of human evil. Also the HIV Aids that have been spread do take away these childrens innocence, they also get made fun of like on the video of the little girl we watched for Invisible Children, and thats just wrong and evil.
ReplyDeleteTaylor Burton
3rd period
Lord of the Flies is very similar to Invisible Children. Of all of the Americans gluttony and greed we have, and there are children starving and being mistreated and so much more to add on.
ReplyDeleteMicah Alderson
3rd period
An event associated with themes from Lord of the Flies is the Holocaust. During this horrible time, peoples' innocence was ripped away as they were forced to take care of younger siblings, take care of themselves, and fight to survive. Also loss of civilization took place while millions were murdered purely because of their religion, race, gender, or age.
ReplyDeleteChristina Gutierrez
3rd period
Loss of innocence isn't really a recent event that has happen but it has effected America. Many people today dont even realize that this is effecting us. Also i agree with Christina with the theme relating to the Holocaust and the lost of innocent people.
ReplyDeleteHurricane Katrina relates to the loss of civilization. Most of New Orleans was wiped out in one day leaving thousands homeless. I also agree with Cristina many young children are having to grow up too fast and step up in life at a young age to take care of themselves and the ones they love.
ReplyDeleteMelissa Toney 5th
the recent earthquake in Haiti is an example of some of the themes in lord of the Flies because the earthquake destroyed entire communities and left young kids to fend for them selfs when their parents were killed.
ReplyDelete@atran419: I completely agree that loss of innocence is something that has effected America and most people do not even realize it.
Jeff Searles period 6
When those people were stuck in the mines in Chile im sure they had to cope with loss of human civilization and people going insane down there.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Christina in which many people lost their innocence at the holocaust, they can never fully overlook death and what they have seen.
Jacob Longnecker
Period 3
Uganda displays the theme of loss of civilization, barely having a government and having kids being an army. I also agree with Christina and how she believes that the Holocaust has created loss of civilization as well.
ReplyDeleteStephanie Rodriguez
period 3
The chilie miners, they were traped down in the mine and didnt have the civilization like they used too.
ReplyDeletei also agree with christina that children are having to grow up too fast to take care of their elders and siblings.
Jessica Martinson 5th
Loss of civilization could be major hurricanes that wipe out cities like how hurricane katrina did to New Orleans. I agree with Christina how the holocaust created loss of innocents and loss of civilization by killing millions of people.
ReplyDeleteJacob Garza
Per6
One of the modern day examples of one of these themes is the huricanes that have gone through Haiti and distorted so much of the life that they had known which was not much in the first place. They lost much of their civilization and have had a hard time trying to restore the life that they had before all of the disasters that have happened there.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jacob Garza in that the hurricane in new Orleans and te lack of civilization that was there right after the hurricane.
Katie Spitzer
Period 3
Some modern-day events that relate to the loss of innocence is the Holocaust. People were forced to leave their homes and be tortured everyday by being starved. A modern-day event that could relate to loss of civilization is the tragic catastrophes that have happend for example earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and terrorist attacks
ReplyDeleteDaisy Mujica
7th period
All the young children being forced to fight in wars out in the foreign countries lost their innocence by trying to survive and having to grow up quickly. All the young boy's that killed them selves due to the bullyiing and harassment they were getting made them lose their innocence. They did not only lose their innocence they so much more better things in life they could have experienced.
ReplyDeleteConsuelo Montano
7th period
I agree with asharp, about how there are still fights in wars around the war, or bullying at school that makes innoncent kids comit suicide, and know Lord of the flies will show just how cruel man can be with out law.
ReplyDeleteGabriel Luna
5th period
Modern day event like Invisible children could relate to loss of innocence. Kids in Uganda suffered with HIV and dont have any parents to support them. Lord of the Flies also relate to loss of innocence. Kids get lost on an island and on thier own to survive.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jacob Garza because the holocaust created loss of innocents and loss of civilization by killing millions of people.
Tien Huynh
5th period
The children in Uganda display the theme of loss of innocence by having to live in constant fear of being taken away from their families. Or losing their parents to multiple circumstances and having to fend for themselves and their siblings.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Taylor Boyd: The spreading of HIV Aids can lead to a loss of inocence.
Jenny Allen
Period 6
the holocaust is a modern day theme of loss of the innocence because at that time many innocent Jewish people lost their lives because of their origin. i agree with jenny Allen the children in Uganda do display the loss of the innocence.
ReplyDeleteelena selva 3period
The miners in chile are a great example, bacause theyre exposed in an ambient which they have to survive somehow.
ReplyDeleteThe war in Iraq is an example of human evil. With terriorst groups (such as al-quida) out there, families are being forced out of there homes, or having them destroyed because of something that they have out there.
ReplyDeleteI agree with taylor about whats happening in northern Uganda and how families lives out there too are being taken and are robbed of there innocence.
Matt Gutierrez- 5th period.
The country of Uganda is a good example of the theme loss of civilization. There isn't enough government help and everyone seems to have to fend for themselves. The children have to grow up too fast to take care of their younger siblings if their parent figure is too ill or has died from something tragic. The kids are forced to become adults or make adult decisions which displays loss of innocence. I agree with Christina when she relates the Holocaust to the theme loss of civilization because the kids were forced to grow up so fast to meet the demands of the camps they were put in.
ReplyDeleteMichelle Petrash
Period 3
The people of northern uganda display a loss of innocence by being forced into a war,having to take care of their families,or losing their families.
ReplyDeletei agree with Jenny allen,the spread of aids can lead to a loss of innocence.
The Lord of the flies is similar to the invisble children because kids in uganda have lost their parents was lead up raising themselve and siblings if they ha no where else to go or some one to stay with. The kids in the book had to do things their selves with out parents they each counted on one another but when things will get tough they have to just they own instinics.
ReplyDeletei agree with all these. Hurricane katrina is a good example of loss of civilization. The boys innate evil is similiar to that of the germans in the holocaust.
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