Leah Mancuso
11/20/11
English 3
I predict...that Dimmesdale is the father of Pearl, Hester’s
daughter. His attachment to Hester and her baby is evident from the
beginning of the book. In Chapter 3, when Hester is on the scaffold facing
public humilition, Dimmesdale is asked to speak as minister of the town how
he feels about Hester. You can tell he needs a little prodding by Wilson,
and he eventually tells her to live her sin openly, as stated in the quote:
““Hester Prynne,” said he, leaning over the balcony, and looking down
steadfastly into her eyes, “thou hearest what this good man says, and seest
the accountability under which I labor. If thou feelest it to be for thy
soul’s peace, and that thy earthly punishment will thereby be made more
effectual to salvation, I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-
sinner and fellow-sufferer!...’”. There is a tremble in his voice and you
can tell that it was hard for him to say. This shows already some
attachment to Hester.
In Chapter 8, there is more evidence of Dimmesdale being the one
who committed adultery with Hester. He stands up for Hester when she is
close to getting Pearl taken away from her. He states, “‘There is truth in
what Hester says, and in the feeling that inspires her! God gave the child
to her, and He gave her an instinctive knowledge of the child’s nature and
needs. No other person could understand such a peculiar child. And doesn’t
a sacred relationship exist between this mother and her child?’” and shows
that Pearl was sent from God to help Hester live
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her sin and teach against it to Pearl. By going against the grain and
standing up for Hester, Dimmesdale proved again he felt something for her
and Pearl. When Chillingworth questions Dimmesdale about his “spirtuality”
in Chapter 10, he gets all of a sudden very defensive and refuses to speak
and says his secrets are between him and God. This sudden jump to defending
himself is more proof that Dimmesdale is hiding something, which could very
well be his affair with Hester.
* I believe I deserve an A- on this assignment. I believe that I
backed up my main idea with enough support in specific examples and quotes.
However, I feel that I could have went into more detail.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Stuck in Target
11/11/11
I was sitting in the small cafe located near the entrance inside of Target one night. The store was nearly empty, with only 20 other people dispersed throughout various aisles. I was taking a final bite of my soft pretzel, getting ready to head out for the night, when suddenly all of the store lights shut off. I heard a girl's scream and a few gasps in the distance. In the pitch black, I plunged my hand into my pocket and pulled out my phone. I quickly slid to unlock it, and looking through all of my apps through my cracked screen (haha), finally found my flashlight app. The bright light shined suddenly, and onto the face of a young, white unicorn. Startled, I jumped back in surprise, and a hit a large solid object.
Screaming, I instinctively shone my light on the object, which turned out to be a person. Staring more closely, I noticed the person's facial features one by one. His eyes were wide open and pale blue, his nose sharp like a witch, and the corners of his mouth pointed down. I jumped back when I noticed the last thing: he was covered in blood.
Letting out the most high-pitched scream I could muster, I made a run for it. I sprinted through Target, crashing into displays one right after the other, with my light pointed constantly in front of me. I finally made it to the bathroom, after nearly running into almost 10 more zombies. I flew into the bathroom, and just as I did, my unicorn "friend" was clopping out of a stall, walking on two feet like absolutely nothing was wrong.
"What's going on??" I asked him frantically.
"Um, do I look like I can talk?" he said in a snooty tone.
"Well...um..." I started, confused.
"Oh, well dang...guess I screwed that one up." the unicorn sighed and rolled his eyes as he washed his hooves at the sink. "Basically what's going on is there's some sort of crazy computer glitch in the system. It shuts down the store and turns everyone to zombies. And then, somewhere in that I come in. Oh yeah, and you're not affected if you eat one of those pretzels within an hour before. Something in the cooking I guess. Kind of like a glitch within a glitch." the unicorn said nonchalantly as he fixed his mane in the mirror. "So is that you?"
"Uh, yeah. I guess so. I just ate one." I said nervously.
"Well then I guess you're the chosen one."
"The Chosen One?"
"Yep. Let's go to the kitchen." the unicorn sighed again and led me out the bathroom. I followed him all the way out and back to the cafe. I admired the way he socked every zombie in the face we saw like there was nothing wrong.
Finally we made it to the cafe and we snuck into the back of the kitchen, where my unicorn friend taught me how to whip up a few pretzels for the zombies. He explained how as they prevented me from turning into one, they would restore the zombies to full health, and hopefully save some innocent people's brains. We finally herded the zombies into the cafe, where they all ate pretzels and made great transformations back into confused humans. And that, is the story of what happened to me last time I went to Target.
I was sitting in the small cafe located near the entrance inside of Target one night. The store was nearly empty, with only 20 other people dispersed throughout various aisles. I was taking a final bite of my soft pretzel, getting ready to head out for the night, when suddenly all of the store lights shut off. I heard a girl's scream and a few gasps in the distance. In the pitch black, I plunged my hand into my pocket and pulled out my phone. I quickly slid to unlock it, and looking through all of my apps through my cracked screen (haha), finally found my flashlight app. The bright light shined suddenly, and onto the face of a young, white unicorn. Startled, I jumped back in surprise, and a hit a large solid object.
Screaming, I instinctively shone my light on the object, which turned out to be a person. Staring more closely, I noticed the person's facial features one by one. His eyes were wide open and pale blue, his nose sharp like a witch, and the corners of his mouth pointed down. I jumped back when I noticed the last thing: he was covered in blood.
Letting out the most high-pitched scream I could muster, I made a run for it. I sprinted through Target, crashing into displays one right after the other, with my light pointed constantly in front of me. I finally made it to the bathroom, after nearly running into almost 10 more zombies. I flew into the bathroom, and just as I did, my unicorn "friend" was clopping out of a stall, walking on two feet like absolutely nothing was wrong.
"What's going on??" I asked him frantically.
"Um, do I look like I can talk?" he said in a snooty tone.
"Well...um..." I started, confused.
"Oh, well dang...guess I screwed that one up." the unicorn sighed and rolled his eyes as he washed his hooves at the sink. "Basically what's going on is there's some sort of crazy computer glitch in the system. It shuts down the store and turns everyone to zombies. And then, somewhere in that I come in. Oh yeah, and you're not affected if you eat one of those pretzels within an hour before. Something in the cooking I guess. Kind of like a glitch within a glitch." the unicorn said nonchalantly as he fixed his mane in the mirror. "So is that you?"
"Uh, yeah. I guess so. I just ate one." I said nervously.
"Well then I guess you're the chosen one."
"The Chosen One?"
"Yep. Let's go to the kitchen." the unicorn sighed again and led me out the bathroom. I followed him all the way out and back to the cafe. I admired the way he socked every zombie in the face we saw like there was nothing wrong.
Finally we made it to the cafe and we snuck into the back of the kitchen, where my unicorn friend taught me how to whip up a few pretzels for the zombies. He explained how as they prevented me from turning into one, they would restore the zombies to full health, and hopefully save some innocent people's brains. We finally herded the zombies into the cafe, where they all ate pretzels and made great transformations back into confused humans. And that, is the story of what happened to me last time I went to Target.
There was once a chance I didn't take...
10/16/11
There was once a chance I didn't take. It was sometime last fall/winter, when stores were preparing to stock up on Christmas supplies and get ready for the rush of holiday shoppers. It was common sense that these stores would be more open to hiring at the time. Even if it was just a seasonal job, I could've used the extra cash. Maybe I could even impress them enough as a worker they would hire me full time after the holidays. That would be so perfect! I would finally have money to buy the things I wanted. A new phone, a Universal pass, I could even get a car. All I had to do was apply to every store in the mall, surely one would hire me! Okay, first I just have to go up to each register and ask them for an application. That shouldn't be hard...right?
But as the time actually came, it wasn't so easy to actually go up and ask. What if they were busy? What if they looked at me stupid? What if there was just some obvious way to apply that didn't require all this and I was going to look like an idiot? In the end, I only ended up applying to two places, and it was over the computer. Needless to say, I didn't get a job. It's not as easy as it looks, but maybe if I took the chance and presented myself well in each store, I would have a job. I got a car, but I do find myself broke often. The holiday season is approaching, and I think now that I learned my lesson, I would be more open to doing it. I think I'll try again!
There was once a chance I didn't take. It was sometime last fall/winter, when stores were preparing to stock up on Christmas supplies and get ready for the rush of holiday shoppers. It was common sense that these stores would be more open to hiring at the time. Even if it was just a seasonal job, I could've used the extra cash. Maybe I could even impress them enough as a worker they would hire me full time after the holidays. That would be so perfect! I would finally have money to buy the things I wanted. A new phone, a Universal pass, I could even get a car. All I had to do was apply to every store in the mall, surely one would hire me! Okay, first I just have to go up to each register and ask them for an application. That shouldn't be hard...right?
But as the time actually came, it wasn't so easy to actually go up and ask. What if they were busy? What if they looked at me stupid? What if there was just some obvious way to apply that didn't require all this and I was going to look like an idiot? In the end, I only ended up applying to two places, and it was over the computer. Needless to say, I didn't get a job. It's not as easy as it looks, but maybe if I took the chance and presented myself well in each store, I would have a job. I got a car, but I do find myself broke often. The holiday season is approaching, and I think now that I learned my lesson, I would be more open to doing it. I think I'll try again!
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