Of mice and men comparison: Book to Movie

I think the Of Mice and Men movie was overall, similar to the book. There were some

diffrences between the two. In the begining of the movie there was was a railroad train

that took George and Lennie to a place. In the the book there was no railroad train and

they had to walk all that way. In the movie there was a bus too. It dropped them off ten

miles from there destination. In the book there was no bus and they had to hike  that

whole ten miles . The part in the barn when Lennie killed Curleys wife, In the book it was

at night. In the movie she got killed in the daytime. They also left out the part when the

dog got killled. They just had Candy swirming around in the bed as a replacement for that

sad scene.

"Dear George"

Dear George,

I appreichiate your concerns for your friend Lennie, but i think the decision you made was a bitter/sweet decision to make.
I think that the way you used to talk to him was rude, i know you cared for him but as i quote saying things like "He is a poor bastard" is a rude comment to make.
 Now i know criticaly he is a "bastard" but i dont think that is the right thing to say to him.

When you foundout that Lennie killed Curleys wife and you heard Curly say " Im gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself, even if i only got one hand.
Im gonna get em". You should have thought to yourself oh no he is about to get my longtime friend, and tryed to help him out as much as possible.
 However, i do understand that you did make the best choice you could have possibly could have in that situation.
 I think that it was very nice of you to be nice to him when you knew you were going to kill him. I love it how you said "We gonna get a little place" and " We'll have a cow, and down the flat we'll have a....little peice of alfalfa, for the rabbits, and you get to tend the rabbits.
and live on the fatta the lan."It was a very good choice to be nice to him when you knew what you were going to have to do.
 Although you did kill him for good resons it is sad that you had to endure the pain of killing him, but as i said i understand what you had to do. I commend you for that. 

Of Mice and men part two

I think that Lennie is scared because of curly. I mean he basicly threatened him in a really bad way. Basicly

getting his point across that he does not like him.

Lennie is the special type and even though he is big enough to take curly down he is to mentaly challenged to

see it. Curly is very "harsh" with big people because he is a small man, so when he see's bigger people he

tends to be rude to them. Lennie said "Please dont let him sock me George" Its quite obvious that he is

scared of curly. Curly is very rude to Lennie as he said "Next time you answer when your talked to". Curly

wants to be a leader and he's not and he has a stinky attitude with Lennie. I am pretty sure Lennie is leaving

because he is scared of Curly. I feel bad for Lennie, everyone thinks bad of him. I know that George cares

about him but he sure expresses it in a rude way.

"Of Mice Of Men" Lennie and George

I think that Lennie is dependent on George because Lennie is a little slow.

Lennie is a special needs person, however he is not too mentally retarded but he is a little

sick in the mind. Lennie also seems to have a short memory and he never seems to think

straight. George is his backbone in a certain way. George always is there to remind him of

things, for example: "dont drink to much water from that river or you will be sick like you were

last time". He is like a big brother to Lennie even though he is bigger in size.

I think George keeps lennie around because he might be afraid to let him go because he

might get hurt or get in trouble. Another reason he could possibly keep him around is

because he likes him too, i think on the outside he is rude and calls him a bastard but on the

inside he really wants to protect him and keep him safe. He is definately worried about

Lennie too, he seems to always be concerned about Lennie and he is always there to help

him out in times of need too.I am pretty sure he likes his company, because he could have

droped him by now and let him go on his own. But he chooses not to because he loves him

being around. Thats why i think he keeps Lennie around.

"Interview"

Sofia
Sofia thinks that the relationship between Melinda and the tree is that she needs to get strong like a tree and grow from her experience.
Sofia believes that the student is the one that isolates themselves and not the school. Because the students piers need to relate to the student.
Sofia thinks that if the parents were more involved that she could actually get through her trauma and she would have a more positive attitude towards life. Because she needs support as a child.
Sofia believes that the book is very good but its a little bit depressing. Because she is so negative.

College bound

I discovered that my grade point average was not what i expected it to be, and it was a wake up call. I now know that i need to try my best no matter what my freinds do, my besties do, i need to focus on Desmond.I was very disapointed i know what i need to do now to raise my grade in spanish. But im glad diana and chris did this exercise its a big push telling us to do good while we can because we need to focus on our grades now before it realy counts in the end.I learned that the schools i wanted to attend were perfect. They were diverse, ethnic, and respectful towards the students.I was looking at rider university as my number one choice because they dont make you pa a grip of cash. i was looking at city university of ney york city because i love being in the heart of the city and subways surronded by office buildings. But soon i realized that this was not a good school for me it cost way over my budget and you have to take all a.p classes to even go there.. and thats not realistic. Im definately taking the "right" path to sucess i mean thats what im here to do... get my education. i care so much about my grades and where im going in life. This has been a BIG TIME wake up call and i will take it into effect and get my work done.

Sensory Writing "Touch"

Oh my when Mrs. Diana told us " You guys better roll up your sleaves, if you dont want them dirty." I knew that she was going to bring in something mushey.I was waiting hesitantly like a predator to its prey.Then she came over to my table and took my hands and dove them into the bucket like an olympic diver. All i felt was gooey, ozzey, jelly. It was like putting your hand in a chocolate fountain exept instead of chocolate it was brains mushed up. As i pulled my hand out i could feel the remains of the jelly on me, dripping off of my hand like water. Drip.. Dropp..All i could hear were people saying oh my it feels like mucus. I felt like a monster riping my prey to streds. I could be in comarison to Freddy Kruger or Jason. It was really bad. I felt some of the jelly drop on my pants, like bleach it stung through the cotton in my pants. I felt like i was in the jungle andi was trying to find food like tarzan. I felt like a lion eating a baby garaffe. Or a cheetah sleek as night, Eating away the remains of a zebra. Thats how it felt.

Sensory Writing "Touch"

Oh my when Mrs. Diana started to walk around and she said " Its going to feel weird, roll your sleves up". I could have died i thought that it would be like brains, or a chinchilla. When she finally made her way to me and she dove my hand into the bucket as if it were an olympic diver.I felt ozzey jelly on my hands. I could compare

"Sounds of toca beach"

The swift sounds of Toca beach sounded very relaxing. I love the way that she added the childeren playing and talking. It just sounded so realistic like i was actually there. The sounds of the waves linger through my head as i write. The sound of toca beach can put you in a daze and send you off to sleep, all the melow sounds that make up why we go to the beach to relax. It just reminded me. I have not been to the beach in a while and this sound clip just gave me that extra nudge saying " Hey maybe its time to let all your problems and stress melt away at the beach". This sound clip also gave me an idea of where to go for a vacation spot, i will definitely be coming to toca. Luis Antero is a great soundist and i love the way he captures every sound on the beach. He didnt edit, or cut-out he just gave it to us strait forward. He was "Real" with us you know?

True artist to me are defined by beaing true to yourself and not changing your art but to bring it to the world and not being afraid to let the world take it as it is. Thats a true artist and i belive that is what luis Antero is. I am actually glad ms. Diana told us about this assignment because it just opened up my mind to a new type of art. Thankyou...

"Mexican Whiteboy" connection with Danny...

I have had many times when i have felt like danny did. At my old school i had a whole bunch of rich or middle class freinds and they would spend money like it was nothing. We were at the mall and we would walk into stores and they would grab a bunch of items and buy them, and i was thinking to myself "are they crazy?" why would you spend your money like that? and when i saw something i liked in a store they just expected me to buy it, even when it was too expensive. I felt so excluded, and bare, almost like i was exposed or naked for them to see. It was almost like i was living a double life or i had an alter ego when it came to friends. You feel exploited and it doesnt feel good. i can understand why danny dug into his wrist.

"Mexican White Boy"

Mexican White Boy is a great book, i mean we are not even half way through the book and its already starting to get good. now that we are into the book and everything is starting to dall into place, we know that the main characters name is Danny. Danny lives in a town called lucadia were he feels like the darkest most mexican boy. He feels un-cool, like nobody cares about him and he is unnoticed. When Danny find out that his moms new date turns into her new-boyfriend everything starts to take a turn for the worst. He finds out that his mom is going to live with her new found boy friend for the summer up in San Francisco. He was told that his sister and himself were going to have to move down to sandiego with his biological dads side of the  family, and its the you know "ghetto side" of the family. Now do you remember how i said Danny feels like the darkest mexican in lucadia? Well where he is going now is the oppisite BIG TIME!!!. He is a very nervous person he diggs his nails into his arms when he is nervous. On the bright side Danny is very good at baseball and when that one " ghetto, ruler of the streets" boy in the neighborhood names uno is not very happy about that...Read and findout!

"Mexican White Boy"

Everyone,
This book is so realistic. It is actually a fiction story, but its hard to belive. It seems as if you are reading a auto-biography. I think that what uno did to Danny was so wrong because it was in fact an accident. I think that unos anger stemed from when he found out that Danny was better than him at baseball.

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WHo Am I?

I am Desmond Epps, I am a singer, dancer, possible actor, a student , a son,  a brother, a 14 yearold.
I used to run track for murcurey track and feild. i love  to sing singing is my passion, i do and will always love to do it.I dance, its somthing i also love to do and its siomthing i want to get better at. I also have a passdion for acting, but singing comes first. I am very atheletic, easy to make friends with, but i do fight when i need too... just kidding. My birthday is november, 22, 1995... i want to get my drivers permit in may 2011... because im going to start my courses in noivember. As far as nicknames go people can call me "DES".