All of these sites are very interesting. I was very interested with all of the 1st person stories that people had about 9/11 and Pearl harbor. But I the same time I also enjoyed taking the Implicit Bias test. It almost got challenging after a while.
Implicit Bias:
When I first got to this link, I was kind of shocked with the content that it had on it. But after taking the little picture test thing that it had, and seeing the results of everyone that has taken it put together. It was kind of an eye opener on how most people view people of a different race. After completing this test it said that I had a small racial bias towards African Americans. But I really don't agree with that because I have a lot of "Black" friends and hang out with them on a regular basis.
Face to Face:
This site is very interesting. I didn't realize how many crazy stories people have to tell about the bombing of Pearl Harbor and 9/11. I also didn't know that the government has wrongfully spied on people that have never done anything wrong.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Reading book response 3: Where The Red Fern Grows
In the last book response I posted, I left off where Billy's dogs Old Dan and Little Ann had treed a coon in the biggest tree on Billy's farm. Billy had been chopping at the tree for over a day because he promised his dogs "if they treed a coon he would do the rest. " He finally chopped it down after about a day and a half to two days. That hunt alone strengthened the bond between the three of them. Soon after, they started getting coon after coon. The fame of Billy and his dogs spread all throughout the Ozarks. But during the winter things almost took a turn for the worst. Billy and his dogs were hot on the trail of a coon, but the coon crossed a frozen river. When Little Ann ran across the river, the ice gave away. Billy tried to go out to her but he was too heavy for the ice. Little Ann was just barely hold on to the ice with her paws, and Billy couldn't do anything about it. Billy started to sob a bit but then just dropped to his knees and prayed to God for a miracle to help save his dog. Right then came the answer he was looking for. He used the handle from his lantern, and his shoe lace to tie the wire handle in the shape of a hook onto a cane pole. He then waded out in the freezing water and hooked his dog around the collar and pulled her out of the hole. Billy quickly started a fire to warm up Little Ann and get her blood flowing again. He had saved her. I really liked this part of the book, because it got me thinking. What would I have done if I were in that situation? I feel like I too would have turned to God for help. Thankfully though, I have never faced a situation like that. I hope no one will ever have to again.
In the last book response I posted, I left off where Billy's dogs Old Dan and Little Ann had treed a coon in the biggest tree on Billy's farm. Billy had been chopping at the tree for over a day because he promised his dogs "if they treed a coon he would do the rest. " He finally chopped it down after about a day and a half to two days. That hunt alone strengthened the bond between the three of them. Soon after, they started getting coon after coon. The fame of Billy and his dogs spread all throughout the Ozarks. But during the winter things almost took a turn for the worst. Billy and his dogs were hot on the trail of a coon, but the coon crossed a frozen river. When Little Ann ran across the river, the ice gave away. Billy tried to go out to her but he was too heavy for the ice. Little Ann was just barely hold on to the ice with her paws, and Billy couldn't do anything about it. Billy started to sob a bit but then just dropped to his knees and prayed to God for a miracle to help save his dog. Right then came the answer he was looking for. He used the handle from his lantern, and his shoe lace to tie the wire handle in the shape of a hook onto a cane pole. He then waded out in the freezing water and hooked his dog around the collar and pulled her out of the hole. Billy quickly started a fire to warm up Little Ann and get her blood flowing again. He had saved her. I really liked this part of the book, because it got me thinking. What would I have done if I were in that situation? I feel like I too would have turned to God for help. Thankfully though, I have never faced a situation like that. I hope no one will ever have to again.
(This picture almost matches the image of the river I had pictured in my head. Just imagine your dog or cat out in the middle of that. What would you do?)
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Reading Response 2: Where the Red Fern Grows
Billy had now had his pups Old Dan and Little Ann for a couple weeks, he had been training them non-stop. His Grandpa helped him build a trap to catch a coon in. He used this coon hide to train his dogs to track and pick up on a coon trail and track them out in the woods. He tried to imitate typical raccoon behavior, and pull some of their smart tricks when leaving a sent behind to train his dogs. Now the time has come for their first real hunt. He made a promise to them before they even started hunting. He told them "You guys put one in a tree, and I'll do the rest." Well it just so happens that his dogs "tree" the coon in the biggest tree in the woods. Billy calls it, "The Big Oak." He wasn't going to cut down the tree, because of how big it was. But when he saw the look in his dogs eyes, he remembered the promise he made them and decided to try to cut it down. I admire the love that Billy has for his dogs. It actually makes me think of the kind of love that I have for my dogs.
Billy had now had his pups Old Dan and Little Ann for a couple weeks, he had been training them non-stop. His Grandpa helped him build a trap to catch a coon in. He used this coon hide to train his dogs to track and pick up on a coon trail and track them out in the woods. He tried to imitate typical raccoon behavior, and pull some of their smart tricks when leaving a sent behind to train his dogs. Now the time has come for their first real hunt. He made a promise to them before they even started hunting. He told them "You guys put one in a tree, and I'll do the rest." Well it just so happens that his dogs "tree" the coon in the biggest tree in the woods. Billy calls it, "The Big Oak." He wasn't going to cut down the tree, because of how big it was. But when he saw the look in his dogs eyes, he remembered the promise he made them and decided to try to cut it down. I admire the love that Billy has for his dogs. It actually makes me think of the kind of love that I have for my dogs.
| The book never actually says how big the tree is, but I can picture the base of the tree being about this wide, in my mind. |
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