John Proctor- Hero or Stooge? (Blog#3)

When I read that John Proctor was hanged, my first feeling was to feel bad for him, and think that he was a good man, but then I stopped and I really wanted to think about what I really thought of him.

First the bad stuff, obviously, he had an affair with Abigail. Something else that he is bad at his lying, and he lets his temper get the best of him, and rips up official court documents. I also think that he is very stubborn when people give him choices to help himself and his wife. For example, when he was offered that Elizabeth would been released for a year, after birthing her baby. Of course, John Proctor being John Proctor decided to turn down the offer because he cares about everyone else. What a hero, right? Wrong.

Well, now here is the good stuff. First, he ignores Abigail, who wants to be with him, saying that he'll cut off his own hand before he touches her again. He also confesses for his sins, which almost works in his favor until he screwed up. He also really cares about the people in his community, and he is well liked by most of them. Lastly, he is a hardworking, and pretty nice guy.

After evaluating all of the information that I know about John Proctor, I have concluded that he is a stooge.

Arrivals....There Goes The Neighborhood (Blog #2)

When I first read the title for this week's entry, I thought of everything Native Americans went through, with their land, having to share, and not really been given a choice. This started when Columbus first came to America, but I'm just going to write about something that happened a few centuries later.

It all started with gold. When gold was discovered in Georgia, part of the Cherokee land, Americans thought that since it was valuable, they can take it, and they don't have to care because they are better then the Native Americans, even thought they are NATIVE Americans. I think that the Americans thought that since the Cherokee were different, they they were worse, and it wouldn't be an issue taking their land. But they were wrong, the Cherokee were were smart and civilized and did things such as sending their children to school, or having newspapers. And, I wasn't surprised when they put up a fight and tried to stay in their land. President Andrew Jackson, had to go as far as to have them forced out of their land, illegally, and on May 23, 1838, President Martin Van Buren started their forced removal. I think that the Native Americans felt weak at that point and knew that they couldn't win even when they use the justice system. Many people died during that 1200 mile walk or ride. I want to say that I wish that didn't happen, but part of me thinks, that if it didn't happen, the America we know right now would be a lot different.

Me (Blog #1)

Hi, I'm Barni, most of the people at this school say my name like Barney because they can't say it , and it used to bother me when I was young, but I've gotten used to it. I'm 14 and I'm a freshman who has also been in the academic center here at Whitney Young, I love playing the piano, listening to music (specifically Lana Del Rey music), and I love ice skating. First, I just want to say, I'm not really good at writing things about myself, so I'm going to try to make this as interesting as possible.

I've been playing the piano since I was 4 years old, and its a really big part of my life. The school I go to makes us take music theory with our instruments, and honestly, music theory is my favorite part of going to the school. Usually, every 2 weeks, I am given different piece by famous composers and scales in different keys. I personally prefer to play a song that I heard from the radio, or I really like. One of my favorite things when I play piano, is after I play a song that I like, I like to change some parts, or add parts to make it sound perfect (in my opinion). My least favorite thing about playing the piano is the concerts where we have to perform for the whole school. Honestly, the older I'm becoming the more nervous I am playing in front of people.

There is nothing more I love that listening to music by Lana del Rey. I used to listen to the really popular pop music, but I started to dislike it and then I was doing research about serial killers (for a project) and I found one of here songs called "Serial Killers", after that Lana del Rey's songs are the only songs I listen to that I like. One of my favorite things about her music is that a lot of her songs don't make sense, until you really think about it, and you can interpret the songs in many different ways. I also love ice skating. I have been ice skating for a really long time but I never really took the time to learn tricks and be good at it, so I started taking classes for it, and I'm starting to get good at it. One thing that I recently did was go to Canada, it's my favorite place to go because I've been there so many times, and I really have fun when I go there (even though I go to Ottawa, which was awarded the most boring city in Canada, but its also the capital.) I also recently got a nose piercing on August.14 and I'm really glad I got it, because I've wanted one for a while, and this also proves to my mom that I can take care of something. Some things I also love are watermelons, cats, the color red, winter, snow, psychology, and the 2007 movie Hairspray, the shows Once Upon A Time and Pretty Little Liars. So, now after reading this, you know I little more about me, and I hope I've made this interesting enough for you.