Grafic Novel!!!

So, now we are finished with reading all of these crazy war stories in my American Lit class now the next reading is graphic novel. I already know a graphic novel is a story( mostly political) of what's going on around us. Much for a mature audience. but, now I'm wondering is this going to be another book about war? I hope not. I've heard enough. It makes me feel like I did time in the service. I feel as thou graphic novels took away the animation for kids. Those bright colors and sweet saying turned in to violence and sexual acts...I'm in for a ride.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_novel

MIDTERMS!!!

This is the worst part of the semester. MIDTERMS!!! when I see the date on the syllabus my stomach starts quenching and my head feels like I'm going to explode. Every assignment I read for my American Lit class I've tried to mesmerize everything, which was impossible. " Jar head" was too long and a very difficult book to read. So I can't count my knowledge too well on that book. I feel like I'm in a life or death situation. This is my grade, if I get a fucked up grade this makes me feel shitty and my GPA drops and it makes you feel as thou you didn't strive for the best grade. Knowing, i did but it's too much to read and remember. I hate this feeling. Good thing I'm only taking one course this semester...lol.

I'M IMPORTANT...

I feel good when I'm in school. It might sound kind of weird but i feel important, yes important!!! I look at all of the successful people in my family that went to college and earned degrees and now have successful careers and i think to myself, they are important. My cousin a principle in Washington D.C and my other relative is a doctor in Saint Craw. I know it's not easy to go through a huge success and it will not happen over night, but it's good to feel that i challenge myself to make it through these difficult courses and four years of my leisure time committed to a text book. Even thou, most of the subjects to take in college will not fully apply to your career. It' s good to know knowledge for your own good, I might not get money for it, luxury car or a big house right now. but just like Abby said in " Mercy Seat". " knowledge is a reward". who wouldn't want to feel smart? I am important.

BLACK WATCH PLAY

Yesterday evening, my class and I went to see the Black watch play at the Ann's Warehouse on Water Street. I must admit it embark phenomenally. Cammy looked straight at the audience, with a serious face and laid back, making us feel as if why are we really here? being that I read the play and it was broken language it was still as funny as it was when I read it, seeing it in action was even funnier. Boy was those some fine men...smh. lol. It was sad at the end when Fraz died, he was not the smartest soldier but very blunt and bold. I like his character, kind of remind me of myself. The explosions seems very real, I just wish it was in a bigger setting. When the guys did the ten second fight I thought they were gonna sucker punk me in the face. Lol, and I was in the second row. I have to say the play was worth going, i rejoined myself. It was something new and different for me, just glad to know I discovered something different for a change. This doesn't mean I view joining the service any different.

SERVICE!!!

I'm so tired of reading these war stories, I've always been against the war. I feel why fight for a country that is gonna leave you with nothing, I know one guy that thought he was gonna have a better future for him and his family. After five years, in the service he came home with a brand new truck and no job. Like are they entitled for seniority? I don't care about a house, medical and traveling. If it's that bad, get medicate and find a little job for a start and you can still manage to be in school. Housing? go in a shelter for you and your family. It's better then risking your life. I don't care about keeping history in the service, they care so much they should offer more benefits and a good paying job while leaving the service. If you think about joining the service I would suggest you make it out of a career.


http://www.marines.com/main/index/quality_citizens/benefit_of_services/vacation

WAR!!!

We are living in war, gas prices are going up at a blink of an eye. why are Americans fighting for oil? living pay check to pay check makes society feel just as worthless as the solider fighting the war in Iraq. something I would never do. Fighting a bully country that's only giving me $19,000 a year is not enough to put my life on the line. They can keep all the good benefits, then recruiters tell young men and women all of these hopes and dream. They know deep down the government is full of shit. One thing I always remember is the world is against you. A person trying to make it doesn't matter to them. They really need to stop the war both countries are killing each other. Americans are even killing children... that is serious!!! maybe we wouldn't be in a crisis if the government stop spending our money on the war, Instead of them using it for people loosing their homes and the ones out of a job.

BLACK WATCH!!!

I became very confused when reading Black Watch, the language was difficult to understand. I hope i read the play right. LOL. To my understanding. Cammy is the most arrogant soldier. He wanted to join the Black Watch it was not a option for him,just something he wanted to do. The other soldiers wait for a writer to pay for their drinks and get a free blow job. ewwww gross!!! while I talk about the sexual graffics in this play and Jarhead(which they have a connection). What connections does sex have to do with being in the service? hhhmmm, that's something I would like to talk about in class. Another one is drinking, do all military men drink that heavy? but, some parts of the play was very visual then Jarhead, like the explosions the Americans was setting on the Iraqis. I can't wait for class to really get the understanding of the play.

MY OWN WALL OF SHAME

when I read Jarhead for a class assignment, this book had a lot of parts that were related to people in my community. The wall of shame was the best out of all. Swafford and the other platoons would put pictures of women who wrote to them or girlfriends whom they thought were whores or cheating on them. It degraded these females making them look bad in front of all the other marines.

I would say my wall of shame is a little different. People in my community should be a shame on themselves, exploding the negative acts on what they do to their people in the community when they are bored. On a day sitting in the projects, just like Jarheads when their in the Balaton. Exploding boxing fights, crackheads and drug related activities makes me feel I should make my own wall of shame for them to see how low they make own community look. That is the reason why society view urban areas as being low and UN- human.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBFSYN0OlCE