chapter 4 summary of Dr. Moreau

As it got late and dark, land was sighted. The crew makes there way to the land. Prendick and Montgomery had dinner with the Captain's mate. After the captain vented his wrath, he went below deck and passed out on his cabin floor. Montgomery seems pretty bummed about London, and Prendick tries to satisfy him with as much news and gossip as he can remember. Prendick also wonders about the beasts on board, but he doesn't say his concerns in fear of angering him. Prendick thanks him for saving his life, and Montgomery verges on revealing his past, alluding to how he lost his head for a couple of minutes on a dark foggy night. But Montgomery eventually decides not to share his story, and Prendick respects it and leaves it at that. Prendick's eyes meet with M'lings and he goes to sleep that night with bad dreams due to the "bestial glow in them".

A Street Car Named Desire Paper

  Throughout A Street Car Named Desire, both Stanley and Blanche try to control Stella.  Stanley is straightforward, aggressive and bossy.  He likes to be the one in charge. Blanche is untruthful, manipulative and deceitful. She envies Stella and tries to persuade her into doing what she wants.

  Stanley tries to tell Stella what to do when things aren't going his way. He exudes this behavior on (pg. 40) when Stella and Blanche were playing music while him and the guys were playing cards. Stanley, who was drunk, got extremely upset resulting in him attacking Stella. Afterward, Stanley was so intoxicated that the guys had to put him in a cold shower. Stanley got so frustrated that he flung the guys out of the bathroom and started screaming for Stella. His actions prove that he is abusive and always wants to play the "bossy" role.

  On the other hand, Blanche lies to her self and others in order to hide from reality. For example, light is something she isn't too fond of because it reveals her true identity. On (pg. 34), Stella said "Blanche, you're standing in the light." And in response, Blanche said (with a little cry, as if she didn't know) "Oh, I am!" She also likes to take baths a lot, which can be a symbol of her trying to "wash away" her sins such as being jealous of Stella and trying to manipulate her. For example, Blanche tells Stella a couple of times that she needs to leave Stanley. This shows the reader she lives in a delusion and anyone around her gets pulled into it. Also, this proves that she wants to hide from reality.


  Stanley and Blanche both use different ways to show the reader how they control Stella. While Stanley has a more realistic and straightforward approach, Blanche has a witty and sly way of going about it. This leaves me to conclude that not only are they both controlling Stella, but the way in which they each control her is different due to the impression they make on her.

Blog #4 A Street Car Named Desire.

    Throughout the play, Stanley tends to show that everything has to go his way.  Stanley is an abusive person. He shows us that he is abusive when Blanche reaches for a card while the guys are playing poker and Stanley slaps her hand (pg. 32). He also exudes this behavior on (pg. 40) where he attacked Stella because her and Blanche were playing music while Stanley and the guys were playing cards. This caused Stanley, who was drunk, to get extremely upset resulting in him attacking Stella. Afterward, Stanley was so intoxicated that the guys had to put him in a cold shower. Stanley got so frustrated that he just flung the guys out of the bathroom and started screaming for Stella. This evidence supports the claim that Stanley is an abusive person, and even at times, alcohol can play its part.

    Blanche lies to her self in order to hide from reality. For example, light is something she isn't too fond of because it reveals her true identity. On (pg. 34), Stella said "Blanche, you're standing in the light." And in response, Blanche said (with a little cry, as if she didn't know) "Oh, I am!" This shows the reader that she is insecure about the way she is perceived my others. Also, this proves that she wants to hide from reality. She also likes to take baths a lot, which can be a symbol of her trying to "wash away" her sins.

What is art?... Or anything for this matter?

Art is not only ones perspective on a subject or topic, but it also contains ones beliefs, past experiences, and emotions. Art can be anything from a simple drawing to a person's lifestyle. But then again, people's lives are driven on the rugged road of life where they have their personal experiences. The beliefs, which are the paths we choose in life and the reasoning behind our choices. The car, which is our external guard from the world and the gas, which are the emotions that keep us going in life. So when asked "What is art?", i think of the bigger picture, "What is life?" ... I always say, "EartH, without (ART), equals EH!"

GOALS: FINAL!

FINAL

    There are many goals I wish to achieve in my lifetime. My short term 

goal is to graduate college.  Growing up, I tried to be a great student

but school was always a problem for me.  I did not understand the

importance of education and  I was more focused on sports.  As I got

older, I experienced things that changed my perspective of life.   

      

    One experience I had growing up was dealing with my parents 

death.  When I was almost four years old, my Mother had dementia for

a couple of months.  Two days before my fourth birthday she died from a

tumor in her brain.  The following year, 1997, my Father met a woman 

named Susan and a year later they married and she became my 

stepmother.  Since my biological mom died when I was so young, Susan

came into my life and I automatically perceived her as my Mother.  By

the time I turned nine years old, my Father started becoming really sick. 

He had damaged his liver to a level three of Cirrhosis. The only possible

way for him to live was a liver transplant. On June 10, 2003, my Father 

was in the hospital.  He was nodding off as if he was extremely tired, and

after a couple of nods, he nodded one last time. I could not believe my 

father died in front of me.

 
    As time went by, I slowly started to see my life in a different

way.  I realized the importance of family and education.  My biological 

mother and father never attended college so I decided to become more 

involved in my schoolwork.  Even though my biological parents were not 

around to see it, I wanted to make them and my stepmother proud.  I 

wanted to educate myself so I set a goal; I am going to finish high school 

and graduate college.  In high school, one thing that motivated me to 

stick to my goal was sports.  Being a student athlete helped me stay in

school and maintain good grades.  I graduated high school as Student 

Athlete of The Year.  After completing high school, I wanted to achieve 

even more. 

    On the path to graduating college, I will try to keep my GPA 

above a 3.0 and improve on my weaknesses.  I want to strengthen 

my study habits and become more attentive.  I have always had trouble 

in writing class and I know that this year I will improve.  Even attending

the Writing Center has helped me.  Also, going to the library for some 

quite time has helped me to do my work more efficiently.  Until I get my

degree, I am going to always remind myself the exact reason why I am

in college; to show my parents, even though they have past away, that I

accomplished something that they would've been very proud of. 

    I am now attending college and that much closer to my short

term goal.  Graduating college means a lot more to me than it did in the

past.  I have educated myself on the importance of education and why it

is needed in the society we live in today.  I think that our experiences

affect how we choose to live our lives.  My experience helped me realize

how I wanted to live my life.  It made me want to educate myself and to

pay attention to the more important things in life.  One day I will reach

my goal and I will graduate from college.  In the future, I will use the

lessons I've learned in my life experiences and the lessons I've learned in

school to inspire others.