osama bin laden

I think that it is a good thing that we finally got rid of osama. He was a dangerous terrorist who got what he deserved. I think that we made the right choice. If we would have kept him ailve it might have provoked al queada to a more immediate response and it also would have been a mess because we cannot just kill a man that you have prisoner so that would have been a worse decision. I think that over all we did the right thing, he was responsible for thousands of american deaths, even if he wasn't the only one responsible. He isn't the only leader that al queada has. There will be another leader that will  come to power, hopefully he will be more neutral about americans, which is very unlikely. I think that the pakistani government was not pursuing him like they could have. I think that they should have just told us that he was there, they didn't even have to take action. Also if the U.S. would have informed the government of their plans to kill osama bin ladan they might have told him that we were coming and then he would have escaped. Also the soldiers that were sent in to kill osama should have recieved the money that was put on his head. Even if they work for the government doesn't mean that they shouldn't recieve an extra bonus for putting their lifes on the line. I liked the way that the government treated his burial they did it respectfully and quietly. If they would have buried him in a grave then they would have made it into another reason that the youth of the middle east should join al queada because he didn't have a proper muslim burial. If on the other hand they paraded him around then it would have caused a huge uproar in public opinion scrutinizing the americans. I also worry about where the terrorists will strike next and with what weapons. If they use a biological germ weapon that could put thousands and even millions into danger. If they just use a bomb then will they come after the americans and try to kill our civilians again. We must be more careful about who we let into the country. An example of this is checking people in airports. Like when many people say that we are discriminating against muslims by checking them more often. Well of course we are they are the perpatrators of nine eleven. It doesn't make any sense not to discriminate because then we would be wasting our time. It's not like we are taking them hostage or persicuting them. We are just trying to make sure that we keep our civilians safe from fringe group terrorists. The main group of muslims believe in a much less radical interpratation of the koran, but even a few is dangerous. I think that it was a good thing that we killed osama.

restrepo blog assignment

The main idea was that they honor and respect their fallen comrades. They also did things to commemorate their friends like write letters to the families of the men who died, or celebrate birthdays.  

1.I think that it brought the book to life when the American soldiers in afganistan were going into enemy territory and the enemy had the advantage.

2. When the hummer hits a land mine and they have to get out and fight that reminded of when Jenkins stepped on a mine.

3. When one of the soldiers was breaking down because one of his close friends died it reminded me of when Johnson cannot accept the death of brew.

4. The soldiers still had some fun when they weren’t fighting, like in fallen angels peewee and perry play checkers and in afganistan the soldiers are playing PS3.

5. In both stories the soldiers have to deal with locals who are probably related to the enemy, and sometimes betray them. Like when the GI is killed by the kid was blown up by his mother when he was holding a mine.

6. In both  stories the men are praying, in fallen angels its brew and in restrepo they have a silent praying time before they go into battle or go onto a patrol.

7. In both they celebrate their dead friends. In fallen angels they celebrate brew’s birthday by getting a cake from the chef and eating in the hooch. In restrepo they shoot of flares and talk about their dead comrades.

8. In both of the stories they sleep and live in hooches like in fallen angels.  

9. In the war in afganistan the soldiers never forget about their families like one soldier calls his parents and his wife before he goes on patrol. In fallen angels they write letters back to their families and tlak to them.

10. In both they do special things for their friends that die. Like in fallen angels they celebrate peoples birthdays and send home letters to their families. In restrepo they named their base restrepo in honor of their fallen comrades.

Please list 10 ways you can improve your essay scores

1. Go back and review the book before you take the essay 6. I need to work on my opening paragraphs
2. Take more time during prewriting                                    7. I also need to work on my closing paragraph
3. Ask mr cheng for help before class                                  8. I needed to explain my quotes better
4. Study with others and compare ideas                               9. I should get more sleep before school
5. Read the question multiple times                                     10. I need to express my main points better


Please write any 15 thoughts about the book Slaughterhouse-5.  For each thought, please refer to a specific part of the book that generated this thought (for instance, “It was funny” receives no credit; “It was funny when he described the Tralfamadorians” receives full credit).

1. I thought it was a very humurous book because he used some dark like when he says so it goes every time after someone dies.

2. It was very creative because he made up a new alien race and described them as having eyes on their hands.
3. It was a confusing book because he jumps around in time alot. 1

4. I think it is intresting because they talked about sex alot.

5. I thought that it was also humurous when the trafamadorians thought billy was beautiful since they had never seen any other humans before.

6. I thought it was sad when he talks about death and how his wife dies, or when edgar derby is shot.
7. It was unsuspensful because he tells you that edgar will be shot in the begining of the book.

8. I thought that the war scenes were described well like when he refers to the city of dresden

9. I thought it was very boring when he had scenes with his wife like when he is at the veterans hospital

10. I thought it was very funny that he had a very fat wife
11. I thought that it was not descriptive enough about his children it should have written more about them

12.I thought that it was good that billy was not to much of a hero as in other books and is a normal person that faces everyday challenges like everyone else.
13. I also thought it was it was funny how they said that there was four sexes on earth. 

14. It was a bit slow in places because he was so detailed about everything  

15.It was a good book because it was pretty short.


State 5 possible themes for the book Slaughterhouse-5.
1.So it goes

2. Death is inevitable

3.Concentrate on the good things in life

4. Enjoy liffe while your alive

5.Don't worry be happy


Write a conversation between yourself and Billy Pilgrim in which he tries to teach you a lesson based on his own experiences.  You must explain IN DEPTH at least 3 specific events and details from the book in order to receive full credit.  This conversation should go on as long as it takes to demonstrate YOUR UNDERSTANDING of Billy’s experiences.
EXAMPLE:
Jon: Hey billy
Bily: Hi jon
Jon: so how bad was the bombing of drsden
Billy: It was terrible, I'm not sure how I survived
Jon: How did you survive
Billy: It might have been because I was locked in a deep basement that protected us well agaisnt the bombs and fire
Jon: That sounds horrrific
Billy: Yes it was
Jon: bye billy
Billy: Bye jon

Siddhartha blogging assignment

Following your path is a idea that is expressed many times in thsi book. This quote shows just that. "To nobody, O illustrious one, can you communicate in words and teahings what happend to you in the hour of your enlightenment". (pg. 34) I think that this quote means that you muts follow your own path. You cannot be taught how to be enlightened you must explore the world and find your own way to be enlightened. Like how govinda does it by being a buddhist monk, or how siddharta does it by many ways like learning love, having kids, and listening to a river. Another quote about following your path is when govinda meets his dear friend after not seeing him for many years."But today you have met such a pilgrim in such shoes and dress. Remember, my dear Govinda. The world of appearances is transitory". (93) I think that this means even though you look diffrent on the outside you can still be doing the same thing as someone who looks right for the job. An example of this in the book is the buddha himself. He seems to be like all the other monks, but he has been enlightened and at first siddhartha and Govinda don't recognize them. Like when i used to have long hair I didn't look like a ballplayer at all. So some people would think that I was bad. When I was just as good and better than people who looked more like a ballplayer.