Blog Prompt 2/18

I think Ecclesiastes 7:4 means that a wise person knows better so they'll do better, even though it may cause them to feel unhappy with their choice they know it's for the good. The fool will squander his life and possessions over stupid and meaningless things and still find it enjoyable. The House of Mirth shows Lily as a prime example of how someone who has their mind in the wrong place will find meaningless things enjoyable. She finds pleasure wherever she benefits financially. Lily is one of the worse persons to deal with when she loses money and she'll do whatever it takes to attain it and save her face, even if it means marrying someone she doesn't like. She even went to the opera with someone she doesn't like just to maintain an image that will benefit her in the long run. Wharton depicts this biblical passage in the book by showing how vanity has taken over people's lives. They seem to be happy with what they are doing. They gamble, deceive, and risk marriages to get what they want, even if it isn't money. We are just shown how to realize how we as humans will go to extreme measure for things that are easily attainable.

Blog prompt for february 4

   In the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, I believe there is some controversy in deciding who is the most rounded character. Twain shows how Huck grew as an individual different from society and as an individual in n his small group. he show significant changes when faced with challenges he never encountered, like seeing people die and people being blatantly robbed. on the other hand, Twain showed Jim in the begining as a boring character who tried to seek attention from others and do what he's told. Jim was then portryed as a man with a family, a man of patience and a man of trust. Throughout the book, we learnt of everything Huck went through but the few times Jim was included, he proved himself rounded in more ways than Huck. His lower level of intelligence may have given the impression that he wasn't at all rounded but his actions and thoughts proved otherwise.
    Huck showed his growth in the increasing rate of his maturity, with wise decisions and courage. His intilect played a part when he had to teach Jim things about the different eras and royalty. This still wasn't enough to show how Jim, who probably has never been to school before, demonstrated his wisdom through experience. Huck was still being a bit childish by playing pranks throughout the book on Jim, but Jim showed a little of his smarts through his own observations and patience by not letting it get to him. Jim was the most rounded character in my opinion.

Learn something new.

 I thought I'd use this opportunity to share a bit of my culture like I said I would. The words "wah gwan" are often used to say hi to someone. You would pronounce the first word as "want" without the "nt" and get a dragging sound of the word. Then the second word would be similar to the "Guan" in "Guantanamo", except you would drag the "a" as well. The words simply translate to the standard English's "what's going on". Saying the words as they appear with the correct pronunciation would give you an idea that you are saying "what's going on". Use these words with confidence and people will actually think you speak a little Jamaican. Keep in mind that you don't want to be asked "wah gwan" and have nothing Jamaican to say after that. You may simply respond with "nuttin much". It's just like saying "nothing much". You would want to pronounce "nuttin" as if you were saying the word "button", except  with an "n" at the start of the word. Now you can impress your friends and family with more than the regular everyday words. Next time you want to greet someone, use these words and look at the puzzled reaction on their face. Translate to them what it means and be the one that stands out.