Who's Who?

SIBONIA- A slave that wants to rebel.

MS ABBY- A slaveholder/"business woman".

THE REVEREND- A former friend of John Brown. 

PIE- Pie is a prostitute slave. 

DARG-???

                                                              THE GOOD LORD BIRD


What is the meaning of the good lord bird? What does it represent? How does it connect to the title of the book?
    The good lord bird, or collecting a feather from the bird will bring you understanding that will last you your whole life. The bird is big sized, black and white, with a touch of red around it. It is unique and can not be caught because it is so "shy". It could connect back to the title of the book by it meaning how someone can be, or something, could be so rare and astonishing that it bring happiness. 
(page 33) 
    "They call that a Good Lord Bird," he said. "It's so pretty that when man sees it, he says, 'Good Lord.'"

What is Henry's nickname? How did he earn it?
    Henry's nickname is "Little Onion". He got his nickname after had bit into a onion that was because he was hungry but later was known for Old Man's good luck charm. 
(page 23-24 when he ate it, and 28 where he named him)
    "I calls her Little Onion hence forth my own reasons"

 What was Henry's rational for continuing to live a lie? Was it justifiable?
    Yes, Henry wanted to continue to live a lie because he didn't want to die in war. It was not fair in the ways that he could have helped Old Man. But he was trying to save his life
(page 47)
    "And I ought to say it here- I ain't proud to report it- it also kept me from the fight. Somebody was gonna get their head blowed off, and I had no interest in that business."

To lie or to not lie

Tunde Adeyemo

English 1101

January 30, 2015

Professor Young 

Lying is a sin, but all rules are meant to be broken. Sometimes you have to lie to save your life or save someone else's. Lying should only come in life or death situations but other little situations, lying can be greatly avoided. If the lies you are telling can depended on the physical health of you or someone else's then you have to do what you have to do. To lie to advance yourself in a situation or for your own personal gain is not right. It may be beneficial to one but if roles were switched it would not be fair. Even though lying may be fair in some situations the truth will always come out one way or another. Protecting someone's feelings about a certain subject and then the subject gets passed on and talked about the truth may slowly creep back up. For example, if one of my friends asked me how they did on something whether it was a game or something they learned,I wouldn't try and tell them the cold hard truth and make them feel bad I would encourage them saying that they could do better but I think lies like that are fine because you're not really lying you're just trying to put it in a better way. Lies like that could be acceptable in any way as long as you know that words after are to be encouraging and not too much false. So to summarize what I'm trying to say, white lies are acceptable. 

Tunde Adeyemo

English 1101

January 26,2016
Prof. Young
                                                             ALL ABOUT ME

if you play a sport what type of sport do you play? how long have you been playing this sport?
    i play basketball and i have been playing basketball since 4th grade on my school team, and then started with AAU around 7th.

what are you passionate about?
    well in my free time, i like to try and get better at basketball, but besides that i like to faithfully stay on YouTube and watch beauty and hair videos to learn new ways to enhance my physical appearance.

what is the most ridiculous lie you ever told? why did you tell this lie?
    i dont really tell ridiculous lies, but i guess the next to craziest one i told was when i pierced my cartilage after my mom told me not to for at least 3 years of my life, and she saw it because i forgot to cover it up and she asked what was in my ear, and i told her i bought a magnetic earring. and i told this lie to save my soul and body.

when you write, do you just sit at the computer and allow the words to flow or do you have an outline?
    i usually have a rough outline, in my head, of where im going but i usually just allow the words to flow turn it into a paper and then adjust greatly after i receive my comments and make it better.

how would you describe your writing experience so far? what do you most want to learn from this course?
    i would describe my writing experience as better besides all the essays i go through, and i want to learn how to make writing not a task but just something simple.

what was the name of the most recent book you've read from cover to cover
    well i read the series of ellen hopkins books one after another so i cant remember the last one i read. 

how often do you write on social media?
    i dont post on ig, until like every several of weeks, i like to fav and retweet things on twitter and tweet maybe twice a day, and i post on sc every day. 

what is most important for you to learn this semester?
    how to better connect a text to my essay

what is your definition of a hero?
    my definition of a hero is someone who is selfless and may put himself before somebody else in order to make sure that person is better, or someone that can help beyond the way that someone can help themselves.

when was the last time you failed at something> what did you learn from this experience?
    well, to me, im currently failing at everything in life and im learning from this experience on how to do it better or how to become better but it will become better soon.

rate yourself as a writer, A B C D, why?
    a D or very low C because i always need some type of further explanation for why i should add something or why it should be there and i just want to be able to understand it and never ask again.