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Reading blog entry 9 (Monster)

The main themes in Monster are omnipresent violence, the dehumanizing effects of racial prejudice, the injustice of the justice system, and filmmaking and real life. Omnipresent violence: The novel considers the impact of one's environment on one's life.

Writing blog entry 9

 I had this teacher named ms finley in the 3rd grade and me, and she had an excellent bond because around that time, I got a disease in my spine, and I was paralyzed for a few months and went fully blind. So while I was In the hospital for about 5 months, she would go and visit me every couple of weeks, and it meant a lot to me because she actually cared and she had got all my classmates to make me get well soon cards, and it really meant a lot to me. To this day, I have so much respect for her and will never forget who she is and what she did for me. And when I had got released from the hospital, she caught me up on all my work and got my grades up, and she would constantly be checking up on me even outside of school. She was a really positive teacher. Without her, I would have probably bombed that school year and fallen behind on my grades, so she really impacted my younger success.

Writing blog entry 8

  Have you ever judged without knowing all the facts? What prompted you to make the judgment? How did your view change once you had all the facts?  There was a time when I judged a person because they were marrying my sister, and I never knew this dude, so I thought he was gonna be the average disrespectful boyfriend, but he ended up being the complete opposite then what I thought. He ended up treating my sister with respect and love. She pleased him; I judged him because he didn't look to the part. He didn't look like he would treat her right, but I was mistaken. They are now 10 years married with 3 kids, and she couldn't be happier.

Writing blog entry 7

 There is a goal that I set and achieved to graduate high school. I've established that goal since I was a kid in elementary school. I would tell my parents that I would walk that stage one day and get my diploma, which I technically achieved. Besides that walking the stage partly because I graduated in 2020 when covid first came, and everyone was virtual. Therefore, I couldn't walk the stage, but I did receive my diploma on time. I felt a significant relief when I achieved what I always wanted. I felt unstoppable and very happy for myself. It was worth all those hard times in school. It had all paid off.

Reading blog entry 7 (Monster)

  1. Bobo Evans and James King allegedly held up a drugstore on December 22nd, at approximately 4 p.m., leading to the shooting death of the drugstore owner, Aguinaldo Nesbitt. 2. After the incident, a detective comes to the house of Steven Harmon, 16, and takes him into custody on suspicions that he assisted the men in planning the robbery. 3. Harmon, an active member in his school's film club, decides to document his experiences at trial and in jail through journaling, photos, video, and a screenplay. 4. At the start of the trial, Sandra Petrocelli, the prosecutor, makes the state's case against King and Harmon. But unfortunately, the witnesses make the two suspects look guilty and like monsters. 5. Asa Briggs and Kathy O'Brien, the defense attorneys, cross-examine witnesses to raise doubts about their accuracy and sincerity. Then, they lean heavily on the witnesses' testimony in exchange for plea bargains. 6. Harmon's father comes to visit him in jail; Harmon fee...