Slaughter House Fizzle

Please list 10 ways you can improve your essay scores

1. take more time reading the book                      
2  join the gruop discussions more                    
3. do a pre draft                      
4. take more time blogging                      
5. ask questions about the book                      
6. Re  read
7. spark notes
8. read in a peaceful environment
9. think about what im going to write about
10. take my time when doing an essay


Please write any 15 thoughts about the book Slaughterhouse-5.  For each thought, please refer to a specific part of the book that generated this thought (for instance, “It was funny” receives no credit; “It was funny when he described the Tralfamadorians” receives full credit).

1. i thought the picture of montana wild hat was funny

2. i like how the tralfasmadores are green and there like 2 or 3 feet tall

3. i find some of the sex remarks funny, like how the tralfamadores have green shafts pointing up

4. i dont like how the time travels are not controlable

5. i like how when he time travels hes only gone for a second but hes at that place for like 10 hours

6.the war scenes are a little harsh, like when roland was telling billy to get the "F" on the ground

7.i like how in the first chapter vonnegut writes in his own voice about the dresden bombings 

8. it was weird when billy knew that the plane was going to crash

9. the time traveling that billy does adds a different element to the book

10. it was scary when everyone needed to take shelter in the meat locker

11. i do not like the fact that billy knows when things are going to happen, like getting kidnapped

12. i really like the details in this book, like how the tralfamadores have symbols seperated by stars

13. i like the humor in this book, like the cinderella shoe

14. i didnt like all the crude humor in this book, like the montana wild hat scenes

15. i like the fact that billy has specific periods of time where he time travels


State 5 possible themes for the book Slaughterhouse-5.
1. Uncontrollable

2. Harsh

3. Scary

4. Crude

5. War


Write a conversation between yourself and Billy Pilgrim in which he tries to teach you a lesson based on his own experiences.  You must explain IN DEPTH at least 3 specific events and details from the book in order to receive full credit.  This conversation should go on as long as it takes to demonstrate YOUR UNDERSTANDING of Billy’s experiences.
EXAMPLE:
Billy: Hello, Mr. Cheng
Mr. Cheng: Hi Billy
Billy: Have you heard about Tralfamadore?
Mr. Cheng: No, what’s that?
Billy: It’s a planet where they... etc.
Walker: Hello, Billy
Billy: Hi, Walker
Walker: How are you doing?
Billy: Im alright, how are you?
Walker: Good, cant complain.
Billy: I want to tell you something.
Walker: what?
Billy: awww, you would think im crazy.
Walker: no i wont, i promise.
Billy: well, i went to a different world. called Tralfamdore.
Walker: WOW, how did you get there?
Billy: they picked me up in a space ship!
Walker: dang, that is really crazy.
Billy: I know, can i ask you something?
Walker: of course you can.
Billy: Do you believe in time travel?
Walker: No, not really.
Billy: Well i have time traveled before.
Walker: Ok i think i need to go.
Billy: Please, dont leave im telling the truth.
Walker: I will see you later Billy.
Billy: Ok, walker see you later.

Siddhartha Blog

   Siddhartha challenges his parents to prove a point that he is ready to make his own decisions in life and that they need to respect that. "And he came silently again, hour after hour, looked into the room, and saw him standing unmoving. His heart filled with anger, with anxiety, with fear, with sorrow".  Siddhartha sits unmvoing for days on end to prove his point that he is ready to leave his life at home and go on his own journey and his father soon learns that he needs to respect that and he finally lets him go on his journey.

I myself have challenged my parents many times like Siddhartha but in some situations you  should respect your parents decison no matter what the decison is.  An example of this is when i was 15 and i wanted to go skating at walnut rink so i called my mom and she said i couldnt go till she came home at 8 but i went anyways and i was stuck there till 9 o'clock and i had to wait there till she picked me up.  This proves my point that you should respect your parents because she told me to wait but i disobeyed that and went anyways i had to pay the cosequnce of sitting there till she got me.