Thesis thoughts

   The three stories i chose where "The sniper" "Hills like white elephants" and "The girls in there summer dresses". I think out of the three I'm going to write about "the sniper." I noticed a lot of mood and choices that could be defended from either side in all of the stories, but mainly in the sniper. The choices matter the most to the thesis because the sniper's choices can either be defended or argued against, witch is looked for in a good thesis.
   One of the main things that he does is shot someone. He is suppose to do it, because they are on the other side of the battle, but it gives away his perch, and he gets shot in the arm. I think that my thesis would have to do with the shots that he fired, and if he would have done differently what would have happened. I'm not really sure though so I think I'll need to keep brain storming.

The Sniper- 37 minutes
The girls and their summer dresses- 1 hour 23 minutes
Yummy- 48 minutes
Total= 168 minutes

reading times

Yummy- 45 minute
Short story (I forgot the name)- 35 minutes
Some elephant short story- 25 minutes
Amulet- 45 minutes

reading/ literary character

      The main thing I have noticed, indirect or direct, all of the short stories have really disruptive images.In Waltz of the Fat Man, I could visualize Noe, all large and lonely and sad. I could almost smell his sadness and meat  when he was first introduced into the story. With a blue suit (that was added later) and a white aporron around his gut.
      there was a part where he was thinking about dancing with a women, and started to become perverted. His thoughts where talking about how he would hold her and dance with her. "When he shook the hands of women, he did so vigorously, hoping to see movement on their bodies, some small adventure to take his breath, some nodding yes, some quiet dance of the upper body. This first adventure of a man.

His was a modest plan, and worked a little. The shaking of the hands was, however, the most Noe did. It gave to him so much, and he though the intamentcy of a woman to be so loud, there in front of everybody, that he could go no further." Honestly, that's just weird, but very descriptive. And it is in all of the stories. 

The Story of my Life- 10 min
                                  10 min (it was to hard to read so I returned  it)
Waltz of the Fat Man- 43 min
And of Clay We are Created- 1hr 2 min
Dry September- 30 min

participating evalutation

     So far in the school year, I feel like I have done about a 9 out of 10 job well done. In general procedures, I'd give myself about and 8. I don't always have everything I need for class, but I do all of my reading and checking my email and stuff. I usually take care of my personal things before class. Under lecture, announcements, whole class discussion, I'd give myself a 9.5 or a 10. I always talk in class discussions, and try to stay on topic. The one thing that I don't do well is not distraction class mates and staying 100% focused the whole class.

     I do especially well in group work, I like having friendly arguments with my peers about are beliefs on the subject at hand. I also enjoy the Individual work only because I do best on things that I'm confused about when I'm by myself. I'd give myself a 10 on that subject. Lastly, I feel like have have grown a lot over the 1st quarter, but now that I know tips on editing, and what comma splices are, I would like to become better at it.

Reading Response Times

Da-dah= 1 hr 5 min
R&A= 45 min
A very Old Man With Enormous Wings: A Tale For Children= 55 min
Blue Blood= 15 min (gave up)
The Story of My Life= 30 min