Animal Farm Paragraph

In the story Animal Farm, the animals are solely responsible for Napolean's rise to power. First of all, the animals allow Napolean to take advantage of them because they chose not to become fully educated. If they wanted, they could have stuck together and pushed to learn the whole alphabet. Therefore, by not being able to read properly, the animals aren't able to completely verify that Napolean has changed the commandments. Secondly, Napolean was also described as "not much of a talker, but always got his way", and the animals could have seen that coming when Napolean chased Snowball off. The windmill that they completed the first time was knocked down and then Napolean simply said that the animals would build another one - so they agreed. In spite of all of that, the animals should have acted out when Napolean had some of them killed. It was said in the seven commandments that "no animal shall kill another animal" and that "all animals are equal". The animals knew this was true, however, they did nothing to rebel against Napolean. Lastly, the animals knew something was up when the pigs started wearing hats and entering the houses. Squealer had said that you could "sleep in a bed without sheets" because "a bed was a bed" so that was their excuse for sleeping in the farmhouse bedrooms. In conclusion, because of this and many other reasons, the animals were responsible for Napolean and the pig's rise to power because they could have prevented it by acting out when they clearly knew something was wrong.

Thesis Statement & 3rd Annotation

Turner, William. "Aristotle." Catholic Encylopedia: Vol 1. October 27th, 2007. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01713a.htm

This article explains in full detail Aristotle's works and his youth. It's written in chronological order and is lengthy but is to the point. This article also discusses Aristotle's philosophy and has a few examples of his writings.

Aristotle is most famous for his physics and philosophies. 

This article references many primary sources, such as Plato and many documents written by Aristotle himself. This has been helpful to my research because most of the websites I went to were extremely long and drawn out, and though this is a bit lengthy, it's to the point and explains everything much better. I plan on checking out a book sometime soon on Aristotle because I believe reading directly from a book would be much better.

IRB Log # 2

Book: Lush
Author: Natasha Friend
Page #: Completed

Overview: I enjoyed the book and liked the way it was written. The author really knew how to protray a young girl who was having a rough time dealing with her dad's alcoholic addiction. She hid it from her friends, however, she eventually ended up telling them when she got drunk at a party and was found by one of her friend's older sisters. Her dad was put in rehab and continued to do better. Eventually, everything got better for her and she started to heal.

Annotation #2

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/34560/Aristotle; Online Encyclopedia

The second article tells about Aristotle's youth and his contributions to his academy. It also tells of his travels and where he has taught in the world. His writings, legacy and doctrines are also listed there, along with his major works. I believe this article was a bit more informative than the other one because this one was somewhat short and to the point. 

IRB Log

Title: Lush
Author: Natasha Friend
Page: 70
Summary: Sam lives with her mother, her brother and her drunken father. She can't stand living with her dad who comes home drunk every night, so she decides to find a penpal to write to about the problems in her life.
Rating: 8
Explanation: I really like this book so far because of the way the story is told. Sam is the narrator and potrays her life really well by going into detail.

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game was quite an interesting story with very complex characters, though it only focused on mainly two. The author Richard Connell had two very different characters come together and change, and I believe Richard Connell values equality over liberty more. The reason I feel this way is because it's somewhat a good vs. evil type of thing. Rainsford is our main character and he's a hunter who happens to fall off a boat and end up on Ship-Trap Island; the island Zaroff happens to own. Zaroff hunts people for pleasure because animals got too boringfor him. In the end, Zaroff ends up dying when Rainsford beats him at his own game. Even though Connell doesn't elaborate his other characters that much, like Whitney, Ivan and the Spanish soldiers; I don't believe he has to because the main characters were Zaroff and Rainsford. I also beleive that he believes in equality because before Zaroff was defeated, he said, "I'll cheerfully find myself defeated" if Rainsford were to win. After Rainsford won, Zaroff played by the rules and said, "One of us has to make a repast for the hounds" so the game was equal and fair. In conclusion, I believe Richard Conell values equality more because in the end, good triumphed evil and Rainsford won the game fairly.