Thanksgiving

I love thanksgiving! We usually go to my grandparents house but this year my uncle moved from Oklahoma to Rapid City so we went out there. We did not have everyone we usually do becuase of the weather being bad. The roads on the way there were really icy. There was a truck in front of us that fish tailed and then went into the ditch. It could have been a 7 car accident but all the cars managed to miss the truck which was good. It was scary. Then about 7 miles down the road there was a semi that was "jack-knifed" in the ditch. The speed limit was 75 we were driving 60 because it was so icy. We (me, my mom, my brother) finally made it to my uncles house. When we got there my grandparents were already there. It was around 4:30 our time and 3:30 there time when we arrived. We sat around and talked and played some card games. Then later we ate. The next morning was thanksgiving and my grandparents and uncle and mom got up early and started cooking then me and my brother slept in and didnt wake up until around 11 and we ate about 12:30. Then we just hung out and played some more cards. My family is really big into playing cards. We also looked through all the black friday ads so me, my mom, and grandma knew where we were going to go friday morning. Friday morning came and we got up at 3:30 so we could be at walmart at 4:00. Black friday is crazy but us 3 do it every year. We went to about 4 other stores after walmart. My uncle and grandpa went hunting during the day. We just had left overs all weekend. The drive home today was long and boring but the weather was good.

Outline

I liked how we did the outline I think it helped me but I also think it could have helped me more if we would have had that due before our 1st draft. I feel like I rushed though it just so I could get to my paper.

Thesis

Ambrose Bierces's "The Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge" reflects how people deny reality to protect themselves just as Farquhar denys himself being hung.

Reading Critically

This is the first time that I have read something and highlighted to find things that stuck out to me. I believe it is very time consuming but it helps out a lot and is worth the time. I don't think I have found a method that is quite right for me yet. But the more I read the more I will work with it and figure it out.

Symbols

A White Heron
-White: Purity
-Tree: The man's body
-Gun: Power
-Heron: A way to get out
-Woods: Time away from reality

The Yellow Wall-Paper
-Wall-Paper: No Escape
-Writings: A way to forget about things
-Bed: Stuck in one spot
-Window: Barcaded in.
-Garden: Life

Women in the 1900s

The 20th century produced dramatic changes and opportunities for women. The events leading up to statehood brought to an official end at least the practice of polygamy, and the state constitution restored women's right to vote and guaranteed other equal rights. Laws passed in 1911 and 1913 set maximum hours and minimum wages for working women. Technology dramatically altered women's lives, especially in urban areas. Electric service, indoor plumbing, central heating, and the small power motor revolutionized homemaking. The growth of commercial laundries and expanding factory production of clothing, processed foods, and other household items relieved women of many tasks and created hundreds of jobs for them outside the home. Manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, banking, and services grew rapidly in the early 20th century.   (http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/statehood_and_the_progressive_era/alookatworkingwomenintheearly20thcentury.html)

My thoughts on this:
I think that this is great! I believe that women do have a right to vote and work for minimum wage just like guys. Guys and Girls are no different. I also think it is great for women to work outside there homes. There is no reason a women needs to be a home 24/7 working. I believe a man can do household work just like a women can. I mean women have the choice now of working at home if they want and I believe that is they way it should be. I am thankful for all the changes that were made in the 1900s because I would not want to live that way. Guys and girls should have equal rights!