Silvia Osorio
Ms. Stronks
ELA 7
February 10, 2015
Harrison Bergeron Summary
The short story, Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. takes place in 208. It tells the story of a lady named Hazel, a man named George who had a 14 year old son named Harrison that was taken away by the H-G men. They must follow the H-G men's rules. For instance, they make George wear big metal suit and a, "She was referring to the forty-seven pounds of birdshot in a canvas bag, which was padlocked around George's neck." (Pg. ) in order to achieve this goal. First, Hazel and George were just watching ballerinas dancing gracefully and George kept on hearing sounds in his ear piece. Then, the TV is interrupted by a message that a ballerina needed to say it was, "Harrison Bergeron, age fourteen," she said in a grackle squawk, "has just escaped from jail, where he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. He is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous." (Pg. ) Next Hazel and George were able to hear the foot steps of Harrison because they were so big and heavy. After they see Harrison on the screen he starts to say, "I am the Emperor!" cried Harrison. "Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!" He stamped his foot and the studio shook. "Even as I stand here" he bellowed, "crippled, hobbled, sickened - I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!" (pg. ) Then he started ripping all of his gear off including the pieces of iron around his neck. Finally, Diana Moon Glampers shoots Harrison and the ballerina. now Hazel is shocked at what they just saw and goes to tell George, who went in the kitchen to get a can of beer and notices she has been crying and says,George came back in with the beer, paused while a handicap signal shook him up. And then he sat down again. "You been crying" he said to Hazel. "Yup," she said."What about?" he said."I forget," she said. "Something real sad on television.As the story ends, Hazel is now shocked at what they just saw and goes to tell George, who went in the kitchen to get a can of beer and notices she has been crying and says,George came back in with the beer, paused while a handicap signal shook him up. And then he sat down again. "You been crying" he said to Hazel. "Yup," she said."What about?" he said."I forget," she said. "Something real sad on television."
Ms. Stronks
ELA 7
February 10, 2015
Harrison Bergeron Summary
The short story, Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. takes place in 208. It tells the story of a lady named Hazel, a man named George who had a 14 year old son named Harrison that was taken away by the H-G men. They must follow the H-G men's rules. For instance, they make George wear big metal suit and a, "She was referring to the forty-seven pounds of birdshot in a canvas bag, which was padlocked around George's neck." (Pg. ) in order to achieve this goal. First, Hazel and George were just watching ballerinas dancing gracefully and George kept on hearing sounds in his ear piece. Then, the TV is interrupted by a message that a ballerina needed to say it was, "Harrison Bergeron, age fourteen," she said in a grackle squawk, "has just escaped from jail, where he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. He is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous." (Pg. ) Next Hazel and George were able to hear the foot steps of Harrison because they were so big and heavy. After they see Harrison on the screen he starts to say, "I am the Emperor!" cried Harrison. "Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!" He stamped his foot and the studio shook. "Even as I stand here" he bellowed, "crippled, hobbled, sickened - I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!" (pg. ) Then he started ripping all of his gear off including the pieces of iron around his neck. Finally, Diana Moon Glampers shoots Harrison and the ballerina. now Hazel is shocked at what they just saw and goes to tell George, who went in the kitchen to get a can of beer and notices she has been crying and says,George came back in with the beer, paused while a handicap signal shook him up. And then he sat down again. "You been crying" he said to Hazel. "Yup," she said."What about?" he said."I forget," she said. "Something real sad on television.As the story ends, Hazel is now shocked at what they just saw and goes to tell George, who went in the kitchen to get a can of beer and notices she has been crying and says,George came back in with the beer, paused while a handicap signal shook him up. And then he sat down again. "You been crying" he said to Hazel. "Yup," she said."What about?" he said."I forget," she said. "Something real sad on television."
Silvia Osorio
Ms. Stronks
ELA 7
December 18, 2014
What I love about Saint John Eudes
My favorite school is Saint John Eudes. It is my favorite because the students are nice and friendly, the staff and teachers are so supportive and for many other reasons. The students at SJE are very nice and welcoming; so, if you are new to the school, many people will welcome you. The staff here is very supportive and they help you try to reach your goal in education. Some of the other things I enjoy at SJE is the ability to play sports including football, volleyball, basketball, softball, track, and swimming. I also love when we all get together and go to school events such as the Halloween Hop, Jog-A-Thon, the Christmas Pageant and the Carnival. Overall, I think Saint John Eudes is a wonderful school.
Ms. Stronks
ELA 7
December 18, 2014
What I love about Saint John Eudes
My favorite school is Saint John Eudes. It is my favorite because the students are nice and friendly, the staff and teachers are so supportive and for many other reasons. The students at SJE are very nice and welcoming; so, if you are new to the school, many people will welcome you. The staff here is very supportive and they help you try to reach your goal in education. Some of the other things I enjoy at SJE is the ability to play sports including football, volleyball, basketball, softball, track, and swimming. I also love when we all get together and go to school events such as the Halloween Hop, Jog-A-Thon, the Christmas Pageant and the Carnival. Overall, I think Saint John Eudes is a wonderful school.
Silvia Osorio
Ms.Stronks
ELA 7
January 26, 2015
Locked in man
The interview "Locked-in Man" by Lulu Millar and Alix Speigel tells the story of Martin Pistorius, a paralyze man. In the beginning of the interview, Lulu Millar and Alix Speigel talk about thoughts and how much we think about our thoughts. Also they were talking about the life of a man called Martin Pistorius. First the girls talk about his life as a young boy and how he was so interested in electricity that his parents would call him "The Electric Man". Then one day at the age of eleven he came home and told his mom "mom I think I'm getting the flu" but it was something way worse then the flu. He always would sleep for hours and hours and after he would wake up he wouldn't eat so they had to force his mouth open to feed him. Everything kept on getting worse, he was not able to do most of the daily activities. Later the doctors found out that he had Cryptococcal meningitis and the doctors said that there was nothing they could do about it. For the past 12 years his dad had to do everything for him. His parents were so tiered of doing this that his mom said "I hope you die". Next he uses the board to talk he would just have to type the words and the computer would say it out loud. His nurses would stick him in front of Barney, which he hated, and make him watch It. He learned how to tell time by looking at the shadows so he when he figured out the time he could tell when Barney was over.Finally, Marting got married in 2002 when was 33 to JOANNA PISTORIUS. As the story ends Maritn and ends up being able to regain some of his ability to move somewhat back to normal.