I find it very ironic that Dimmesdale, a minister, was on the scaffold. He goes to the scaffold hoping that he will be relieved of his sin, yet people are put on the scaffold for sins that he has committed. I find it very refreshing that Hester has kind of stepped past herself and her self pity to help out the community she lives in. She now brings food to the poor and helps the sick. People have forgotten the reason she received that letter, seven years ago. Although her morale and compassion are increasing, she still believes that something is amiss Pearl. I can understand this because she is a little strange, in my opinion. I think that Hester is becoming an important part of this community and I hope that this letter A will never hold her back from anything. I think that they should free her of this A because of the progress she is making and the kindness of her heart.
I find it very strange that Chillingworth is taking such interest in the personal and private life of Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale has every right to be suspicious of everyone and will not share any information with them. The fact that Chillingworth believes that the plant is a sign of someones unconfessed sin is just absurd! People will believe anything that is told to them. What I do not understand is why Chillingworth is trying to get revenge on Dimmesdale. He is playing mind games with him making it more terrible for Dimmesdale. Although Dimmesdale is being "tortured" his sermons are more powerful than ever, being mostly about sin. He also starts hurting himself, physically. This brings me to question, "What has he done to hurt his conscious so much that brings him to this point?" I sure hope that Dimmesdale can get past this phase he is having and can be his normal self soon.
Please Apply So We Can Reject You! by Lynn O'Shaughnessy
College Entrance Advice Reviews 10/19/14 The two articles I read were very interesting and actually extremely helpful. The first article “Please Apply So We Can Reject You!” is about colleges and applying for them. Most students are too naive and apply to ivie colleges. The article explains how ivie colleges only accept the top ten percent of the class. They send out generic letters to spike the interest of students and put false hope into their heads. Students should be more realistic in their college choices and the ones that they apply for. The second article I read was really interesting to me. It is called “Dealing With Junior Year Stress.” This article was about the load that juniors take on. Being a junior, I can really relate to this article. It goes on to explain how it is essential to stay focused and “get the job done.” Being independent it a key trait that every junior should have. Both of the authors use reality check to get their points across. They talk about generalized ideas about high school students, colleges, and parents and then explain what should really happen or what is actually happening. Randi Mazzella, I feel, was more personal compared to Lynn O’Shaughnessy. I say this because she has three kids and is more specific about the feelings that the kids have. Lynn O’Shaughnessy is very professional because she is very specific about which colleges she is talking about and uses statistics and graphs to support herself. MLA Citations Mazzella, Randi. "Dealing with Junior Year Stress." TeenLife Media. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2014. O'Shaughnessy, Lynn. "Please Apply So We Can Reject You!" The College Solution. N.p.,n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2014. |
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