Community Short Story Essays

Here is New York

White begins with saying all these things about what New York isn't. White says that New York isn't like Paris or London or Spokane or Detroit. New York is supposedly not as common as other places are but it is very unique. New York managed to "reach the highest point in the sky" with the Empire State Building. It was a challenge for New York , knowing that it was on the deep Depression period. The Empire State Building made New York the loftiest of other cities. The beauty of New York has much to do with many of the problems that the city faces in daily life. It's what makes New York a very unique city. Traveling to New York may be fun but it doesn't mean that it'll be easy to get around. Most of the time travelers have problems getting from place to place. They can ride on the wrong subway or go to the opposite direction that they're heading towards. They might not even have sleep at nights due to the city noises on the streets. Travelers may even have embarrassing moments like not understanding a waiter. But all these bad, embarrassing things don't stop the travelers from having fun. They go visit places like the Statue of Liberty, St. Patrick's Cathedral, radio studios, and stores to at least window shop.
Travelers can have pretty amazing days at New York. New York may be beautiful in many ways but that doesn't mean that it doesn't have many problems. There is mass hysteria everyday in New York. For example, there are always stalled subways but somehow New York people manage to not be claustrophobic. There can always be panic situations  but people get lucky wisecracks. There's confusion and congestion but they maintain grit and patience. People usually use transportation such as taxis, buses and trains. Taking the wrong train can easily get you lost in a place as big as New York and asking a bus driver a small and simple question can get you slapped off the bus easily. It's not so easy to live in New York. There are many neighborhoods everywhere in New York. They are about 3 blocks by 3 blocks. That may seem small but it's really big once you think about it New York related. White refers to this as "city within a city within a city" because the neighborhoods are like actual cities in cities. First it's the actual city, then the neighborhood, and finally the block. Everything you needs is in reach no matter in which block you live in. Literally in every neighborhood you'll find grocery stores, laundry places, newsstands  moves houses, barber shops, and a lot more. Typically everything that you need is on your block or the one next to you. I can easily relate to New York because I myself like in a "city within a city within a city". I live in Chicago. Everything I need is right where i need them at. I have a corner store on the right side of my block, another corner store a block behind my house and another corner store on the block in front of me. If you count the corner stores within 3 by 3 of the blocks near my house, there are exactly 6 different corner stores. There also lots of small dollar stores, bakeries, 2 hair salons and more on the block in front of me. I don't have to walk anything more than 3 blocks to get what i need because it's all in reach.
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To be Young, Black and Gifted

I think that Hansberry made the best of what she had when she was growing up in Chicago. She knew that her neighborhood wasn't the richest neighborhood in Chicago. Her neighborhood was actually one of the poorest in the city. Hansberry explains to the reader how the homes in the south side of Chicago, where her neighborhood is at, were shabby. She explains how the back porches of her people could explain their tempo and the honesty of their lives in beneath the shabbiness of their back porches. The porches were scrubbed and sagging and "looked like danger." The porches had "dirty gray wood steps" and they always had "a line of white and pink clothes" that had been scrubbed and "waving in the dirty wind." While she grew up in Chicago, in the summers, her family and her would play in the streets and sleep at parks.
The summer days were some of her favorite days but something better than summer was her father. He was like a hero to her. Her father would tell her stories about how the starts came to be and how distant they were. She considered those days the best times of all. Her father was like a king, a king that would have other kings imitated. She thought that were father was always be doing something "brilliant and unusual." Her father knew all the laws of the State of Illinois and even had them in a booklet. He created pumps that were rather complicated and railroad devices and he would talk on and on about American history and private enterprise  He was very intelligent in her eyes. He made himself look as if he wasn't scared of anything that came his way. It made Lorraine think that he must have known about fear before, fear that made him strong.
Hansberry's family believed that no family member would be betrayed. Nothing was ever talked about love either. Her family was not very loving but yet they were passionate in their hostilities. They were a very proud family. Hansberry's familt was taught that there was never anything to difficult in life. The children in her family were taken care of, carefully nursed, and their aches were treated with urgency. Hansberry said that, "one always felt important in my family." She was the youngest in the family. She was seven years younger the the 2nd youngest. She said that the youngest was just an object toy. It's how she felt about being the youngest. She talks about how the youngest child is like a pest to everyone else in the family because before five years old the family members have to change diapers often and after 5 years old they have to take the child to the movies and to the bathroom. You become a nuisance and eventually learn to play alone.
At the end of the letter Hansberry describes her community as being represented as being a "hellishly hostile white neighborhood." Her people were spitted at and cursed at. They were pummeled while fighting supremacy in America.

The Crucible Responce

The Crucible has finally came to an end. I thought the story in general was actually pretty interesting but weird at the same time just knowing how wicked their time period was. There were many confusing parts in the Crucible, especially because of all the dialogues by different people. All the different but yet same voices made it a bit difficult to understand who was saying who. After reading the book I feel like watching the movie to be able to relate on the difference of what happens in the book, or what i think happened, and what happens in the movie. 
I didn't enjoy the ending at all. Out of all the people that I thought would've died Proctor was the least of them all. I felt like the ending wasn't really the actual ending because it was just so sudden and not very detailed. I would've expect Abigail to die instead. I feel real bad for Proctor's family because after the baby is born it'll be an orphan shortly after. It makes me sad how innocent people got killed but I feel happy in a way because Proctor died with pride and death with pride is the best type of pride there is in my perspective.
I had predicted since act two that Proctor's adultery was going to come to light but i never expected him to be the one dying. I think Abigail won and i don't think she'll stop now even if Proctor is now dead. I defiantly think there should be a Crucible two where Abigail gets killed. In general. the Crucible had its boring parts but it was pretty crazy and I enjoyed reading it. (281)

Elsi Flores

10/15/12

6^th period- Survey Lit.

Outline

In 1885, George Halas was born to Bohemian immigrants in Pilsen, in the south-side of Chicago. He attended school at the University of Chicago where he officially became associated with football. After graduating college he became a coach and an owner for a football team called the Staleys, now known as the Bears. He did things that no other coaches had ever done before. He gave himself inspiration, inspiration that didn't just inspire himself but inspiration that also inspired his team, football fans and even people that aren’t involved into any sports whatsoever. Halas, a member of the Hall of Fame, is an honor for the Bears and the NFL even now and days because of his coaching skills. He was committed to football and made football history, not just in school but history in America.

I.                   George Halas did things that no other coach had ever done before.

a.       He was the first coach in history to have everyday football practices. This kept his player in track and in the football mode and with daily practices, he had time to make corrections on his players. The practices never got old because he would always make the team do something different in practice to be able to improve their skills.

b.      Halas has been the only coach in history to film his team’s opponents’ games and use them for study. He would watch the videos and watch the moves and trick they did in order to improve his team’s skills.

c.       George was also the first to have his team be broadcasted on the radio. This helped his team become more known. People that heard the radio became more curious about who the Bears were and wondered if they were good. This got the Bears more fans and got them to become better known in Chicago.

II.                He wanted the best for his team and he did the best he could to keep his team successful.

a.       Halas was great motivator and leader. He would always think things thoroughly in short amount of time. He almost always knew what to do in sudden situations. He always had a plan B for every situation and thought about the future and about the things that could happen.

b.      He didn’t tolerate misbehavior, insubordination and especially not laziness. He had complete control over his team and over all their actions.

c.       Halas always expected the best from everyone in his team. The best was the standard in his watch. He always wanted his team to physically punish their opponents.

III.             Halas is known to make very inspirational quotes, quotes that he made up in order to inspire himself and his team into doing their best.

a.       The first quote he ever made was an inspiration for him at first but then dedicated to his team. His quote “nobody who ever gave his best, regretted it,” is even known now to motivate people into doing their best.

b.      A quote he used for his team was “don’t do anything in practice that you wouldn’t do in the game”. He made this quote to help his team stay focused in practicing and not wondering off into things they shouldn’t be doing. Halas took practice very seriously because he thought every minute to be very valuable.

c.       He would tell his team to “find out what the other team wants to do” and then to “take it away from them.” This refers to the opponents’ game films. They would watch what the enemy would do and use it against them. Other teams would call it a type of cheating but Halas thought of it as thinking ahead and being intelligent.

Rough Draft (not completed yet)

In 1885, George Halas was born to Bohemian immigrants in Pilsen, in the south-side of Chicago. He attended school at the University of Chicago where he officially became associated with football. After graduating college he became a coach and an owner for a football team called the Staleys, now known as the Bears. He did things that no other coaches had ever done before. He gave himself inspiration, inspiration that didn't just inspire himself but inspiration that also inspired his team, football fans and even people that aren't involved into any sports whatsoever. Halas, a member of the Hall of Fame, is an honor for the Bears and the NFL even now and days because of his coaching skills. He was committed to football and made football history, not just in school but history in America.

George Halas did things that no other coach had ever done before. He was the first coach in history to have everyday football practice sessions. These practices kept his players in track and in the football mode. With daily practices, he had time to watch each and every player do mistakes and help them improve on them to make the Bears stronger. The practices never got old because Halas would always make the team do something different in practice sessions every week to be able to improve their skills in everything. Halas has been the only coach in history to film his team’s opponents’ games and use them for study. He would watch the videos and observe the moves and tricks the opponents did in order to improve his team’s skills. George was also the first to have his team be broadcasted on the radio. By broadcasting his team, they become more known. People that heard the radio became more curious about who the Bears were and wondered about if they were good and how they played. This got the Bears more fans and got them to become better known in Chicago.

George always wanted the best for his team and he did the best he could to keep his team successful. He was a great motivator and leader. He would always think things thoroughly in short amounts of time. He almost always knew what to do in sudden situations. He always had a plan B for every situation and thought about the future and about the things that could happen. He didn't tolerate misbehavior, insubordination and especially not laziness. He had complete control over his team and over all their actions.  Halas always expected the best from everyone in his team. The best was the standard in his watch. He always wanted his team to physically punish their opponents.

Halas is known to make very inspirational quotes, quotes that he made up in order to inspire himself and his team into doing their best. The first quote he ever made was an inspiration for him at first but then dedicated to his team. His quote “nobody who ever gave his best, regretted it,” is even known now to motivate people into doing their best. A quote he used for his team was “don’t do anything in practice that you wouldn't do in the game”. He made this quote to help his team stay focused in the practice and not wonder off into things they shouldn't be doing. Halas took practice very seriously because he thought every minute to be very valuable.  He would tell his team to “find out what the other team wants to do” and then to “take it away from them.” This refers to the opponents’ game films. They would watch what the enemy would do and use it against them. Other teams would call it a type of cheating but Halas thought of it as thinking ahead and being intelligent.

The Crucible: Act III Response

There is so much drama going on at the moment. I love it right now. It's very intense. I think that the people of Salem are still very dumb though. How can they not know that they're pretending? It's pretty much common sense, but then again they are pretty freaked out about the witch situation. I find it very funny how Abigail is actually fooling mostly everyone in the court house with her lies. It’s ridiculous how Mary didn't confess all the lies that Abigail has done. I was expecting her to do it. Parris just gets worse by the act. In my opinion, he keeps getting more and more self-centered and cares too much about his reputation and less about others’ lives. I also find it interesting how Mary Warren can pretend to faint. I know I wouldn't be able to do that. I think Mary Warren is a bit like me when she’s in public and in the center of attention. We both get very nervous and cannot do the same things we can when we’re in less attention. (181)

tentative intro with thesis

In 1885, George Halas was born to Bohemian immigrants in Pilsen, in the south-side of Chicago. He attended school  at the University of Chicago where he officially became associated with football. After graduating college he became a coach and an owner for a football team called the Staleys. He did many things that no other coaches have done before, as well as doing things that were also done before. He gave himself inspiration , inspiration that didn't just inspire himself but also his team and even people today. Halas, a memeber of the Hall of Fame, is an honor for the Bears even now and days because of his coaching skills. He was committed to football and made football history, not just in school but history in America.

The Crucible: Act II Response

Everything is getting mixed up in act II. The way that people are accusing others is very dumb. It gets me pretty upset and frustrated how people accuse completely innocent and clueless people that don't even know how they became accused. Those poor innocent people might even get killed for no reasonable reason. I've never read the Crucible before so I'm predicting a couple of things from it. I think that Abigail is behind everything that's going on. I think that she made Mary make the doll and stick the needle in it and to give it to Elizabeth. I also think that Abigail stabbed herself with the needle on the same spot where the needle was on the doll so she could blame Elizabeth with witchcraft. The way that Elizabeth predicts that Abigail wants Proctor for herself, makes perfect sense to me. I would think the exact same if I was in her shoes, and I would most definitely not let Abigail win. I don't like people that want people that are taken; it's so frustrating and sinister, and threating with death is just evil. If anything I would think that Abigail is involved with witchcraft because she’s involved with lots of the bad things happening. I think that Abigail has something even worse coming up since Mary most likely will testify that she made the doll and stuck the needle in it. (234)

Fixed Thesis 10/03

Ever since George Halas, old coach of the Chicago Bears, was young he was very involved in sports, especially football. Halas, a memeber of the Hall of Fame, is an honor for the Bears even now and days because of his coaching skills.

thesis

Everyone has to start off from scratch in order to accomplish what one desires, and that's what George Halas did.