No Disrespect - Entry 5

Comments:

1. Sister souljah finally thought she could settle down with a man, Joseph. Until she found out Joseph had a wife.
2. She continued to date Joseph without his wife knowing.
3. Mona was a mysterious woman in Sister Souljah's eyes. Sister souljah was amazed by her and wanted to get to know her better.
4. Sister Souljah began considering Mona as a lover.
5. She was a lonely woman, and still did not consider Derek
   

Questions:

1. Why didn't Joseph tell her her had a wife, what was the point?
2. Sister Souljah was considered "homophobic," what suddenly made her change her mind?
3. Was she secretly attracted to other females as well?
4. Why is she so difficult? She is never satisfied with a man, i guess its not that much of a bad thing.
   

Words:

• solidarity- community of feelings, purposes
• unremittingly- not slackening or abating
• perplex- to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain

Literary terms:

• "sexually starved"-Hyperbole.
• "My blood boiled with excitement"- Mood

Summary:
This section was very shocking, she begins to have feelings for a female.

No Disrespect - Entry 4

Comments:

1. Nikki was very strange and basically the complete opposite from sister souljah. She was very active when it came to meeting and hanging around men.
   
2. After having several talks with Nikki, Sister souljah decided to change things around and get more involved with guys, specifically, Kyle.
3. Kyle had a seizure that he was not aware of.
   
4. Nikki was raped once in her basement by one of her fathers friends befpre when she was twelve years old, which might be the reason why she has sex all the time.
   
5. Sex was common in Nikki's family. Her mother, father, brother and sister were all very active.

Questions:

1. If sister souljah found it such a problem to live with Nikki why wouldn't she just leave?
2. How did he have a seizure without having a clue?
3. Why didn't Nikki ever tell her parents that she was raped?
4. Is Nikki bisexual?

Words:

• mystify- to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely
• Palpable- readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident
• epileptic- pertaining to or symptomatic of epilepsy
  

Literary Terms:


Summary:

• These couple of sections open up with the relationship that sister souljah had with Kyle and Nikki. After she had been around Kyle for a while she learns that they wont ever have a relationship that is considered more than friends. Also she learns the reasons why Nikki acted the way she did.

No Disrespect - Entry 3

Comments:

1. There is a new man in the family, a white man. Sister souljah is disgusted by this, especially since it caught her by surprise.
2. She believes her mom is just using this man.
3. She believes that it is her fault for the fact that her 13 year old sister is pregnant. Her sister does not want an abortion meanwhile, her mother refuses to take care of the child.
4. Nathan is very talented and Sister Souljah is trying to help him find a future for himself in business. But times get hard and she struggles to.
5. Nikki was rather rich, her family seemed to have money which sister souljah found stranger for a little while.

Questions:

• Why would she think her mother is using a white man?
• Her sister is thirteen years old, does she really have a choice to get an abortion or not?
• Why hasnt nathan realized his potentials?
• What does Nikki's parents do?

Words:

• multifaceted-having many aspects or phases
• Astounded- to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly; shock with wonder or surprise.
• Inclusion-the state of being included.

Literary Terms:

• "Your spirit is so strong its like an invasion"- Similie
• "My heart was bursting"-Hyperbole

Summary:

• This section gets deeper into Nathan and how he affected sister souljah through her journey. It soon opens up with her new associate, Nikki.

No Disrespect- Entry 2

Comments:

1. Her mother and her finally begin to associate with people of their neighborhood, specifically the big man in the community, Tyrone.
2. At first he seems a little frightening to the kids but as time progresses they get use to him.
3. He teaches the children not to be scared of the men in the "green coats".
4. 'Mommy' gets pregnant by Tyrone, but he leaves her and pays no mind to her.
5. He come back and fourth and causes chaos to the family. People of the community are shocked, in disbelief because Tyrone is now very involved with the family
6. She is finally on her way to college.
   

Questions:

1. How did 'mommy' get so very involved with Tyrone, if she knew he was no good.
2. Was she forced to be with him?
3. Now that she is pregnant and alot of issues are evolving, why wont she just move out of the neighborhood?
4. Is it fair to say that Tyrone never loved the family? Or is he just afraid of commitment?

Words:

• outmaneuver(pg31)-to outwit, defeat, or frustrate by maneuvering
• constraints(pg 51)-limitation or restriction
• unrelenting(pg58)-not relenting; not yielding or swerving in determination or resolution, as of or from opinions

Literary Terms:

• "I can see I can listen even when no one is talking"- Metaphor
• "in social relationships things have to be fixed because our family structures have been destroyed"- hyperbole
  

Summary:

• This chapter is the beginning of problems that she and her family had to face, they were effected largely by the society.

No Disrespect - Entry 1

Comments:

1. The story opens up with an introduction of her mother, along with her father and the life they lived.
2. Her father was pronounced to have a disease called, epilepsy. Due to this he was unable to get jobs and provide for the family.
   
3. She also speaks of her poor and negative environment.
4. Her mother was allot different from the other women from the neighborhood. She had more class and cared for her body more than the other women did.
5. The people of the neighborhood was jealous and mad and found that she was too "stuck-up".
   

Questions:

1. Since the kids were kept in strict rules and had to stay away from the people of the neighborhood, what did they do for fun?
   
2. Children need to be able to run around and have fun in order to grow, did the fact that they were isolated affect them?
3. How about her other siblings? what ever happened to them?
4. It isn't her fathers fault that he has epilepsy, so why isn't her with the family still?
   

Words:

• ebb-A period of decline or diminution
• Perversely -willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary
• Regiment-to assign to a regiment or group

Literary Terms:

• "the black men i saw in the green coats had fought in war"- Irony
  
• "... in my bed paralyzed with fear"- Metaphor
  

Summary:

• This section was an opening to the life she had to live and the neighborhood the family had to grow up in,welfare, which was the worst possible way to grow up.
  

Slumdog Millionaire- MOVIE Entry

This movie was absolutely amazing! I loved every single moment of it. I am usually picky when it comes to films, but this movie actually caught my attention. I would recommend it to anyone; its truly breath-taking and lets you go through all different feelings possible. There is a mixture of adventure, action, romance, suspense and comedy. Slumdog Millionaire is officially one of my top 5 favorite movies.

The book and the movies contain many differences and similarities.

Major differences:

• The movie provides more romance than the book.
• The characters in the book have different names and goals in the movie.
• In the book "Ram's" mother or family leaves him at the door step of a priest, in the movie his mother gets attack by Muslims and dies.
• In the movie Salim and Jamal(Ram) are actually brothers.
• In the movie Jamal(Ram) is trying to win the game show as he is in the book, but in the movie there is a twist to it. Jamal only does the game show mainly because he wants to get in touch with the love of his life Latika.

Connection: Text to Text- What Jamal(Ram) Always needed was love form another female that he never got to experience since he did not grow up with his mother. In the book he gets the loving figure from Smita. Who grows a strong relationship with him as the story goes on. In the movie Jamal becomes close to Latika, who he is in love with. After years and years of always being seperated from her, in the end he finally got her and the type of love he always needed.

Random Thought: Through reading this book and the movie, it made me more interested in the Indian Culture. Hopefully I can visit the Country some day. ( :

Slumdog Millionaire- Entry 5

Comments:

1. Ram and Smita are both hurt by the death of Shankar, how he did not deserve to die the way his life ended.
   
2. Ram Mohammad Thomas went through so much in life, and it truly amazes me. He went through hell and back and yet still survived alone and became the great, kind-hearted genius that he is. He is a miracle baby.
   
3. Prem Kumer played Ram ! Prem Kumer is a coward!
4. Smita cares for Ram like a mother would care for a son. Ram was actually comfortable with her.
   
5. Prem Kumer committed suicide according to the police, by gassing himself to death in his car.

Questions:

1. How did Ram survive through his journey in life? How did he have the strength to make it?
2. Why isn't Prem Kumer fired?
3. Do they actually know that this man is no good? It all makes sense now why people dont usually win the show. Or I might be wrong ..
4. Will Smita and Ram end up caring for each other like a family does?
   

Words:

1. meandering(pg.241)- to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course
2. wilt(pg.248)- to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course
3. doelike(pg. 266)- NOT FOUND
   

Summary:

• Best book! I absolutly love this, it left me so emotional. Ram Mohammad Thomas is the perfect character. He is courageous, strong, and incomparable.