Wednesday, May 29, 2013

sula questions p.2

1. How does the community react to Sula's return? A) They throw a large party in celebration of her return. B) They connect all negative events to Sula and sees her as an evil person. C) They have all forgotten about Sula and treat her as an outsider. D) They are surprised about how much she's changed and encourage her to become her old self again.
2. Which incident did the towns people not accuse Sula of? A) Ms. Finley choking to death on a chicken bone. B) A flu that is spreading around town. C) Ajax breaking his arm. D) Teapot falling off the porch.
3. Why does Ajax abandon his relationship with Sula? A) He thought that Sula wasn't good enough for him and could not help to support a family. B) He found out that Sula slept around with a lot of men. C) He realizes that Sula loved him. D) He abandoned her for Nel.
4. Who passes away? A) Eva B) Sula C) Nel D) Ms. Finley
5.What happens after Sula's passing? A) Teapot's mother beats him for refusing to eat food. B) The women don't cherish their husbands. C) Crops are destroyed and the livestock are starved. D) All of the above
6. Who was Shadrack's only visitor? A) Nel B) Sula C) Pearl D) Hannah
7. What does Shadrack keep as evidence that he had a visitor? A) A piece of poetry B) A picture C) A belt D) A hairclip
8. What happens as a result of National Suicide Day? A) Many of the people who celebrate National Suicide Day drown to death. B) The people of the Bottom are too preoccupied to celebrate it. C) Shadrack commits suicide and the people of the Bottom recognize the holiday in memory of him. D) None of the above
9. Who visits Sula in the hospital? A) Ms. Finley B) Eva C) Shadrack D) None of the above
10. How did Nel feel about Chicken Little's death? A) She was thrilled to see him drown. B) His death has been haunting her for years C) She was frantic and tried to save him D) She was mad at Sula for letting him slip

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

10 tips to save time

I didnt know about a lot of these time saving tips, however I think I'd need to put a conscious effort into changing the way I use technology. I dont use some of these tips because they are inconvenient, for example using the space bar to scroll. I find that this method often causes me to lose my place. Also for when typing in the letter of your state, I think it's easier to just type IL instead of pressing the letter multiple times before your state appears. I did find the double space helpful for when typing, I didnt know that you could hit the space bar twice on phones, however, my phone capitalizes automatically. Another point I didnt know about was pressing the letter B key to blackout the screen during presentations.

David Blaine

How I held my breathe for 17 minutes
This TedTalk was very different than most of the TedTalks I've seen. I felt that David Blaine did not have an enthusiastic energy that most presenters have in order to get the crowd going, instead, he took his time and freely talked about his experience. I found it amazing that any human would be able to hold their breath for 17 minutes without suffering brain damage which seems pretty impossible to me. I was also very impressed with his perseverance and how David didnt come out of the water even after he felt his heart beating irregularly.

Tony Robbins: Why we do what we do

Tony Robbins made a lot of very important points during his presentation. I was very captivated throughout the entire talk and it really opened my eyes to a lot of different perspectives. Although he stated that he did not present to motivate, I was very motivated after listening to him speak.

Raghava KK

My 5 lives as an artist
This video was very inspiring, it was fascinating to see how his art works change as Raghava passed through different stages of his life. Although he gained and lost many followers along the way, I felt relieved that he did not change his art in order to satisfy his fans and instead created his own perception of beauty.

Shake up your story
I agree that children should be taught from different perspectives. I think that they should have the opportunity to choose what they as an individual believe in rather than having an opinion forced upon them.

Friday, May 10, 2013

sula questions

1) Which of the two girls got married first? A) Nel B) Eva C) Sula D) Hannah
2) Who is Sula's grandmother? A) Pearl B) Plum C) Hannah D) Eva
3) How many years past the wedding before Sula and Nel meet? A) 20 B) 15 C) 5 D) 10
4) What day is Suicide Day? A) August 5th B) January 3rd C) October 15th D) January 13th
5) Where does Helene move to? A) the Top B) the Sundown House C) the Bottom D) Medallion
6)Which character tries to save Hannah? A) Nel B) Helene C) Eva D) Old Willy Fields
7) Who decided to kill Plum? A) Nel B) Sula C) Eva D) Ajax 
8) Who are The Deweys? A) three adopted children B) the family across the street C) a young couple D) the family's pet dog
9) What happens to Chicken Little? A) he catches on fire B) he drowns in a river C) he catches an illness D) he gets stabbed to death
10) Why didn't Jude Greene get hired for construction work? A) he only has one eye B) they are only hiring white people C) his wife convinced him to turn down the job D) he was late to the interview