Don Imus Controversy

3. Do you think Imus should be silenced? Why?

I personally believe that Imus should not be silenced because he's not the only person who says racial and sexist slurs. Many comedians base their jokes on racial and sexist slurs. Also because usually citizens tell jokes by saying racial and sexist things but against their own race or sex. Another reason is because Imus did apologize for his actions.

One group of people that use racial slurs just as Imus are comedians. Comedians such as Carlos Mencia use racial and sexist slurs on every show they have. One reason people don't get offended when Carlos Mencia says things like that is because they believe that as a comedian he has that right because that's his job. I believe that Imus should not be punished because he talks about everyone just as comedians do.

Usually when citizens decide to make jokes they talk about their own sex or race. They believe that since they are making slurs against their own race or sex that is okay because their "clowning" on themselves. There's common joke that I have heard from a Mexican that goes: Did you ever hear the story about the Mexican tha went to college. No. Me neither. That joke is commonly told between Mexicans and is never taken offended. Imus should not be punished for saying "nappy-headed hos" because people say racial and sexist things all the time and never get offended by it.

Imus shouldn't be punished for what he said because he did apologize publicly for it. After he apologized the Rutgers accepted their apology and had no problem with him as a person. Imus did the right thing by apologizing and took it upon himself to apologize. He apologized for what he said and shouldn't lose his job over somethimg small like this.

In conclusion I believe that Imus shouldn't be punished for say he said. As I said before many comedians have said racial and sexist things without being ounished. Also, people talk about their own race and sex all the time, it's freedom of speech. Another thing that I mention before is he apologized for the thing he said. So I believe that what he said isn't right and when people say it it's even worst but he apologized for it and as long as it's not bothering the Rutgers or their coach other people such as the NAACP shouldn't take it upon their selves to get involved.

Don Imus Controversy

1. According to the NAACP, why should Imus be silenced?

According to the NAACP Imus should be sienced because he said a racial and sexist slur on his radio show. The NAACP believes that all discrimination should be stopped. They feel that if Imus is allowed to say racial and sexist slurs on the radio than that might be a gateway for others to say the same thing.

2. According to Frank Rich, why should Imus not be silenced?

Frank Rich believes that Imus shouldn't be silenced because there have been many other comedians which have also said racial and sexist slurs and they don't ever get punished for their actions. He also believes that Frank Rich doesn't just discriminate against African-Americans he discriminates against all races and sexes.

Fahrenheit 451 pp. 110-125

In this section Montag has to burn down his house because his wife betrayed him and turned in an alarm. Also Montag burns Beatty and rus to Faber's house.

One sentence that I felt was descripyive was on page 114. It's the foruth paragraph on that page. The sentence is: The front door opened; Mildred came down the steps, running, one suitcase held with a dreamlike clenching rigidity in her fist, as a beetle-taxi hissed to the curb.

This sentence to me appeals to seeing. The verbs are clenching and hissed and the adjectives are dreamlike and beetle-taxi.

What I Love...

One thing that I love is my nephew! He makes me happy when he gives me big hugs and attempts to squeeze me tight it feels as if a little boy has just protected me from safety. When he kisses me it feels as if I just got out from the swimming pool because my face is all wet. When we play he gets this big smile on his face that sort of resembles the smiling symbol of Mc Donalds. One thing that I love that he says is, "Can I touch your hair?" He reminds me of the little kids in the movies. The ones that are so little but yet they have their own way of living and thinking. The reason I say that is because on ths movie Look Who's Talking the little boy has his own train of thought and even though he can't talk he still talks like a grown-up that's how my nephew's voice is. It sounds as if he knows what he's talking about!

Prep For Seminar Assignment

10) If you act justly, will you find happiness?

In my opinion if you act justly you won't find true happiness. The reason I feel this way is because everyone has different views on what happiness is. To some people happiness may be to see a deceased relative but how is that possible to bring someone back from the dead? I mean I believe that true happiness is in the opinion of others and that we as a whole cannot agree on what true happiness is. To other people true happiness can be starting conflict (President Bush) and yet if they act justly they will only hurt themselves or finally get tired of acting justly and hurt others. Not everyone will like living in a "perfect" world. I mean how do you act justly anyways? Does anybody know? Basically our view on acting justly is some other person's opinion on what they feel is right and wrong. So in my opinion you will not find happiness by acting justly.

I have 2 questions!

Why is it right for President Bush to start conflicts?

AND

If the president, the leader of our country, can start conflicts and not act justly then why should citizens act justly?

My Rage ---------> Cause

I was angry when my dad told me that I wasn't going to be able to go any where durng the weekends that I'm with him. The event that lead to this restriction was when I called my dad and told him that I was at my cousin's house and I was supposed to be at my friends house. After I told him, he got mad and told me that me and my sister weren't going to be able to doing anything on the weekend because we didn't "tell him" everything we were planning on doing. The only reason we didn't tell him was because he was already mad. He was mad because we kept calling him on his girlfriend's phone and they were out of town. That really made me mad because I wouldn't be on restriction if he would've had his phone and answered it then I wouldn't be in trouble right now and I would be able to go out on the weekend. Another thing that added to my rage was when my dad called back and he was acting all calm when just a minute ago he was yelling at me and my sister.

Fahrenheit 451 pp. 81-91

One quetion I have is what does Montag mean when he says, "and maybe if I talk long enough, it'll make sense."? What will make sense?

B. Faber jokingly proposes a plan of action and then starts to discuss it seriously with Montag. What is the plan of action? More importantly, why does he say it won’t work? Analyze his answer. Why won't it work?

The plan is to print extra copies of the books, plant them in the firemen's houses, turn in an alarm, and watch their houses burn. One reason Faber says it won't work is because the war is going on and everybody has their parlors on and the "families" might see them. I think it won't work because they are far more "avergae" people then there are professors, and othe people who are willing to become knowledgeable. Another reason I belive it won't work is because there are probably going to some professors and other people who want or love to read that are not going to be willing to die over books especially since they know that it won't work. That is why I think it won't work.

Fahrenheit 451 pp. 71-80

One question that I had while reading this section was, What did Denham's have to do with anything?

1)What does Montag mean when he says that books "point, one way or another, to Clarisse?"

Montag compared two books to Clarisse. One book was about friendship. The quote was, "We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindness there is at last one which makes the heart run over." After reading that quote, Montag probably thought that he didn't know when he formed a friendship with Clarisse but he knew he had formed one with her. Clarisse's friendship was great while it lasted but he knew that it had to end someday and when it did it it basically shattered his heart because he could've gotten more out of it. Another book which reminded him of Clarisse was one which was titled "That Favourite Subject, Myself" because Mildred did only think of herself but Clarisse didn't and that was something special about her. Clarisse was willing to put her embarrassment on the line to talk to others and give them a little bit of joy. The reason he compares books to Clarisse is because she is different just as all books are. Also, because she has impacted Montag;s life in one way or another and if you take a book and read it, it has a moral and it teaches you a lesson by which you feel like changing.

Fahrenheit 451 pp. 40-68

1) Is it better to be ignorant and happy OR is it better to be aware, educated and disturbed at the world?

From Captain Beatty's perspective, it is better to be ignorant and happy than to be aware, educated, and disturbed at the world. Beatty feels that the fire fighters are the "happiness boys" because if certain people don't like a certain topic than the book that talks about this topic must be burnt to keep people happy. The evidence that i found for my explanation is on page 59 when Captain Beatty says, "Colored people don't like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don't feel good about Uncle Tom's Cabin. Burn it. Someone's written a book about tobacco and cancer of the lungs? The cigarette people are weeping? Burn the book. Serenity, Montag. Peace, Montag. Take your fight outside. Better yet, to the incinerator." Beatty enjoys his job so in his opinion it is better to be ignorant and happy as long as he enjoys his job. I mean Beatty is selfish but I mean who isn't at times. He only wishes to tell Guy of the past and help him understand why they began a new way of life.

One question I have is how do the people know what true happiness is if they have never lived any other way?

Fahrenheit 451 Assignment pp. 21-40

1) Montag compares Mildred (his wife) to Clarisse and says that Clarisse seems older. In what way does Clarisse act more mature and WHY do you think she is more mature? Why does Bradbury (the author) make the contrast between the two?

Clarisse acts more mautre then Mildred in many different ways. One way she acts more mature is by always making time to talk to others and is still motivated to talk to others no matter how many times people ignore her. I also believe that she is more mature because although she is living in a world where everybody is too busy to stop and converse with others she still has courage to talk to them. Another reason why I believe she is more mature is because she takes pieces of information that her uncle gives her and ponders it which is more than Mildred does all day. Clarisse actually is more mature in my opinion because she is a young girl with a great imagination and she tries to share that with everyone no matter how many times people refuse to listen. Also because she is bright for a young girl and she understands what true happiness is even with all the things going on in her world. I feel that the author made the contrast between the two because Montag has known Mildred longer than he has known Clarisse and yet he feels the same way about both of them. Another reason I feel he contrasted them is because he is comparing the "average" person to an "outcast".

Something I Dread...

As I sit at the computer desk, I ask myself, "Why does my dad always ask me to do this? I mean I'm tired and want to go to bed." A large cloud of air strikes me and I start to get a cold feeling in my body. The cold air is telling me to get up and clean the kitchen. As I get up to go clean, I hear the kitchen floor squeaking. The sound gets louder as I become closer to the place where I have to do my dreadful work. Before I decide to clean the kitchen, which is calling me, I step into the dining room to examine the dirty sanctuary I must clean. I finally say to myslef, "The sooner I clean, the sooner I'll be done," and I begin to clean.