The Characters of Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer: Tom Is motivated partially by greed, but mostly the desire to misbehave. He takes joy in causing others grief and distress. Tom believes that the world is there to serve him and do hos bidding. He loves tricking people into working for him, like when he convinced multiple towns kids that whitewashing a fence was a once in a lifetime opportunity. This characteristic makes Tom very predictable. Whenever he is given the chance to misbehave of pull a stunt he will gladly take up the offer.

Huckleberry Finn: Huckleberry Finn or Huck Finn as he is usually called, is a kid that has no family and doesn't believe in following rules the that others try to bind him with. He refuses to go to school and he doesn't go to church. Because Huck is a 'rebel' so to say Tom admires him greatly.

Becky Thatcher is a newcomer to tom's town. She was pretty to tom and he tried to show off in front of her house. for his efforts, Becky threw Tom a flower. This tells allot about Becky. She is kind and has a sense of humor. Later, Becky rejects tom because she finds out that he has been engaged once before already. This shows me that she has fragile feelings and even the most insignificant event can alter her mood and feelings greatly.

Amy Lawrence was previously engaged to tom sawyer but is now single... The Fact that she was once committed to tom, and is now 'free' means that she is probably not emotionally stable and must have been upset numerous times. Amy is probably desperate. She is also most likely to be jealous of Becky being engaged to tom. Amy's personality is not easy to predict, who knows what she might do out of desperation.

Sid is tom's brother. he is rude and desperately needs a reality check. last time I heard Sid talk he was denouncing Tom and calling him a liar. Sid obviously loathes Tom to such an extent that he would rather leave home than cooperate nicely with Tom. Sid is the devious type that always has a trick or prank up his sleeve. Whenever Sid is given the chance to prank or snitch on tom he will obviously jump at the chance. This quality makes Sid easy to predict.

Short Storry Clip

Murray was driving his cherry red Chevy with new good-year tires in downtown Olympia Washington on a warm midsummer' night. He was going to the Home-Depot down in Tumwater when he was pulled over by a police officer.
“ Evening officer how may I help you?”
“Sir you are under arrest"
“ I’m confused??”
“ Your under arrest!”
“On what charges?”
“Shoplifting.”
“I haven’t done such a thing!”
“ A witness of the robbery provided us with the license plate number that is on your truck.” “Who?”

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Liam Huennekens
Title: Innocent
Protagonist: jury
Point of view: Third Person
Conflict: person vs. society

Murray was driving his cherry red Chevy with new good-year tires in downtown Olympia Washington on a warm midsummer' night. He was going to the Home-Depot down in Tumwater when he was pulled over by a police officer.
“ Evening officer how may I help you?”
“Sir you are under arrest"
“ I’m confused??”
“ Your under arrest!”
“On what charges?”
“Shoplifting.”
“I haven’t done such a thing!”
“ A witness of the robbery provided us with the license plate number that is on your truck.” “Who?”
“She reported to our station as anonymous.”
“ This is a mistake…”
“ No and as evidence to the robbery may I see the Bag sitting in the passengers seat please?” “Alright…”
“May I see the receipt please?”
“Yes let me get it…”
(Murray searched through bag) “ I’m sorry officer it seems to be missing.”
"Just as I thought!" " Sir please get out of your vehicle and stand with your hands on your head facing the vehicle!"
"...Wow just what I need right now..." Murray thinks. "I am going to have to go to court, get a lawyer, uggh..."
" Sir you are under arrest for theft, you have a right to remain silent, anything you say may be used against you in a court of law." (The officer cuffs Murray)
"Please step into the back of my patrol car"
"God...I wonder what Sal will think of this..."






-Later in Murray's house-

Sally was cleaning her white porcelain sink of the spaghetti and Italian Bread She and Murray had had for dinner that night when there was a knock at the door. "Coming!" Shouts Sally.
" Hello officer, how may I help you?"
"Hello Sally." "Lets skip the formals and get right to it." "Your husband was just recently arrested on one account of robbery."
"What!" " that can't be him!"
" We have him in the station's hold right now"
" This can't be happening..."
" Would you like to see him?"
" Yes I would..."

-Later at the station-

"Murray!" "Why?"
" Sal... I haven't done anything wrong." "This man believes me to have stolen a bag of groceries that I had Just bought at Target." "You know that check your receipts at the door before you leave correct?"
"true however... there is only one person on watch you could sneak past..."
" whose side are you on!"
"I cannot tell your true intentions..." Sally says as she starts crying...
"I haven't done anything wrong..."
" I cant believe you..."
" But I........" "I will not be found guilty because I am Innocent"
"We will see"

-Later in a court room-

" Alright. you cant loose this case you have been charged with a crime that is not of your doing." says Murray's Lawyer " You should not even have to go to court, it was not you who committed the crime."
" You are correct, but we will see what the judge decides..." Says Murray with a sad smile.

-Much arguing and bickering later...

" We the jury find the defendant guilty of all charges"
“What in the name of god???” This is not good….” Sobs Murray



The end of the story is missing...

Tackling The Issue

If parents are attuned to censoring books that have objectionable content in them they should be able to have a choice of whether or not their children should be objected to reading such material.If a "classic" is being read and it has explicable content than a parent should chose whether or not they want there child to take part in the activity.

A response to topic #4 (below)

If teachers Could send out a notice giving the title and a brief summary of the book that they are going to read in class that gave information of the content, than that would be great. Parents would have the option to let their kid read the book with the class or not. It the parent chooses for him or her to not read the book than an other assignment should be assigned.

Numero #1

Does a person have the right to look after #1?

In some circumstances, yes if you are not harming anyone or committing a crime it should be fine.
If someone is breaking the law or harming someone/people than it would be a problem. The "street dwellers" should not have been stealing from a dead man (scrooge). Stealing his bedsheets is not something I think a dead man would take kingly to. Stealing form the dead is still a crime even if the person is deceased. Who knows? Maybe he will haunt you in his afterlife.

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Scrooge Diary Entry

Bah Humbug. My all to merry nephew came to my counting house late in the eve. He came to wish me a merry Christmas. The tyke gave me a ploy about having to be "merry" on Christmas. I told him off with a “Bah Humbug” and continued my labors. Later in the eve my clerk asked for the day off on Christmas. He begged and I gave it to him, the ungrateful little soul he is, taking 15 shillings a day for very little work. Even later two finely dressed men came into my counting house asking for a donation to help feed families and provide them warmth on Christmas. I told them off with a “Bah Humbug” as well. This Christmas Eve I am liking myself more and more as the day putters along and I gain ever precious wealth.

Colonal Project

Im working on a block assignment about Virginia we have to make a booth advertising Virginia. we get to make gimmicks and a mural. for out gimmick we are witting Virginia on tootsie rolls and passing them out :)

Pearl Symbolism: The Pearl

What do we learn about the pearl's symbolism from the reactions it evokes?

We learn that the pearl symbolizes evil and greed but it mostly symbolizes hope for the distant future.

What human characteristics does the pearl bring out in these characters?

Kino: when Kino finds a pearl he becomes overwhelmed with emotion. He dreams of the future and what his son will become and what he will accomplish.

Juana: Juana is extremely thankfull to the god(s) for Kino's finding of the pearl.

Neighbors: Kino and Juana's neighbors are wondering what Kino will do with the pearl.

The Doctor: The pearl reveals greed in the doctor because he craves wealth

The Priest: The Priest is the same as the doctor he is greedy he craves wealth

The town peaple: they develop a hatred for Kino because he has something they do not.