My Philosophy

There are those who give and give and those who receive, and there is a thank you here and there. But the most important thing is the feeling of love through giving. If I have learned anything from this I life I live in, it is that you can give without loving, but you can not love without giving.Throughout my life I have received and have been given gifts and this and that, and not once have I ever given to those who needed it right back. I've talked about my life and made things all about me, I have never given someone the time to talk. I've shared my feelings to those and used them in order to express my feelings to, but never did I let them know I'm here for them to talk to. After realizing that not once I had not given to those who have given so dearly to me, after horrible accounts of my mother enduring a heart attack and see those in my family cry who I have not wanted to see cry was when I thought to myself that, I have received so much and now is my time to give back. Even though at an early age I was I knew that I needed to give more and receive less. I have listened to those who needed the help, I have let people express themselves to me and who have talked to me for hours on end. I have given gifts to those who didn't even do anything to get them but in my heart I knew they deserved it.Even if the simplest thing is to listen to someone talk about their day, even though it may seem painful, it's not as bad as you think it is because you may have the same thoughts on your mind as well. Don't worry if you they are sad or feeling down because to them you were there to listen and understand and there to give to them what no other would do. Now that I have reflected on my choices and life decisions, I see that my life is better than others and I give because of it. I give love and happiness and compassion to those who deserve it because they don't get it enough then they actually do. Although it may seem a bit cliché, you can give without loving but you can not simply love without giving.

Chapters 16-19 Assignment D.

"The families moved westward, and the technique of building the worlds improved so that the people could be safe in their worlds: and the form was so fixed that a family acting in the rules knew it was safe in the rules." (195)

The family before they met all these groups of people were very self centered and not a group that was trying to get involved with anyone. Once they got on the road that began to change, they started to realize how hard it actually is to live on there own and that they actually needed as much help as they could get in order to survive. As the families travelled together they relied more and more upon eachother, for any type of support, moral or physical. The groups of society they create give them a sense of home and gives them a reason to keep giving and giving. The support they provide for eachother makes them feel safe and creates comfort.

Chapters 16-19 Assignment C *

I will be explaining the theme fear through the point of view of a young adult. My poem will explore the mind of what a young adult and my interpretation on how life is presented and how one responds to it.

Wow, we are heading off Californie way.

It definitely feels like im leaving all thats behind.

My dogs, Betford and Cloe. My old life.

No! I don't want to go anymore no way will i go anymore. My parents can't make me its my life i can.. I can do what i want right? Well. No i can't, can't i?

This is scary i tell you, leaving all that i know. The farm, the land, the dust, the animals. this is me, how can i really leave this behind. I can't but i have to, for the sake of my family and them.

I don't want to do this anymore, no i don't why do we have to go through this, no one should have to go through this torture. No one....

Diary - Mae, C. *

Diary,

Today was just another day, wasn't no good or bad. Just another day gone by..

I don' like these Okies comin' into town takin' up all the space and what not. Takin' my damn food, and jobs, and money. That's the thing though, as much as i hate those Okies, they be supplying money for me and my folk. See that is the most important thing in this dear life of mine, money. That's like life or death cos if you aint got no money you gon' die sooner or later, but if you done got money then you'll be fine. I got to say though, i like doing good for those ever since i got that two half dollars from those people. I give and give and that feels most best, i get back sometimes too and that feels great as well. Damn them Okies, but bless them too.

The Impact of a Quote, D. *

"Drove like he's blin' drunk. Jesus, the air was full of bed clothes an' chickens an' kids." (158)

This quote has impacted me in the way i see other people and in the way i see myself. We can intertwine this quote to that of the Corinthians 15:34

"Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go sinning on. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to you shame."

The connection to the Corinthians 15:34 and the quote of The Grapes of Wrath is that people are blind to that of what is around them and to what they do not understand. In my own personal life i have met people who in cases are blind to what they do not know or understand. It could be cases of race when one would put down the other because they are afraid of who they are or what people associate them to be. At times i see myself as blind to what i do not know or cannot perceive, it's a matter of what i do in order to become one with that of the unknown. And that is how this quote has affected me. 

Developing Conflicts, G.

Developing conflicts in the book such as man v. society are seen in chapter 7 and 8. Every man is really for himself because when you are trying to sell as the car dealers were trying to sell, you have to do all you can to try to sell and get money.

"Salesmen, neat, deadly, small intent eyes watching for weaknesses." (61)

The salesmen are literally watching their prey because all they want is money and they don't care how they get it as long as they get it.

"Squirt in a couple quarts of sawdust. Put some in the gears, too." (62)

As i said earlier they do not care at all what they give them as long as they are getting money. They do not even care whether the car is in mint condition or if it's in bad condition. They will do anything to get that money. Squirting sawdust quiets what ever you put it in so it sounds like a beautiful baby when really its been dropped on the head a few times.

Automobiles in the 30s, D.

Oldsmobile,F-30