A Lesson Before Dying

Day 2 

Chapter Four


Chapter Four

 I feel like that Grant shouldn't have to force Vivian to leave town with him because she still has business to take care of and she takes her job very serious. I don't think that Vivian and Grant should be together until her divorce is completely. Grant feels as if he can't help Miss Emma out about Jefferson because either way it goes, Jefferson is still going to die.

A Lesson Before Dying

Day 1

Chapter 1,2,&3


Chapter One
Jefferson should have just left the bar when the accident happened between Brother, Bear, and Mr. Grope. Jefferson wasn't being mature enough when the men died because he didn't call for help and he was to busy not trying to get caught. He just left with a bottle of whiskey and a bunch of cash he had stole from the bar. When the lawyer was trying to convince the judge to not give him death row, he was using racism as to get him out and i feel like that not okay because he could have said something different instead of disrespecting us blacks as if were not intelligent enough.


Chapter Two
Miss Emma doesn't pay attention to things unless it's racism. I feel like that Miss Emma is trying to save Jefferson life but he doesn't want to be saved because he hated the place. Miss Emma never showed no emotions but you could tell that she was hurt about the situation. All she could think about ids the word "hog" because she felt as the lawyer didn't have to use that word to let him free.


Chapter Three
Miss Emma had beg Henri Pichot to talk to the sheriff but Henri was begin disrespectful because he doesn't like Jefferson. He felt as if he was into everything, I feel as Miss Emma didn't have to beg for help because she done everything for the Pichot's family. Henri wasn't really paying attention to the conversation as he should because of Miss Emma losing the most important person in her life. She wants Jefferson to die as a man not as a hog that everybody thinks he is.

Martin Luther King Rhetorical Devices

The rhetorical devices I had chosen from the Martin Luther King speech are Metaphor, Repetition, and Pathos.

Device #1- Metaphor(Paragraph 1, Sentence 6)

"Negro is still badly crippled by the manacles of of segregation and the chains of discrimination."

This statement was appealing to the African Americas not being free.

Device #2- Repetition( Paragraph 4, Sentence 3)

"Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy."

You can see through out that paragraph he continued to use "now is the time".

Device#3- Pathos(Paragraph 7 Sentence 3)

"Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."

This statement was appealing to how the entire movement was bitter and having hatred towards African Americans and how the entire movement became violent.

Vocabulary Words

Blunders- a stupid or careless mistake
Zany- amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic
Stout- somewhat fat or heavy build( for people)
Lofty- of imposing height
Gratuitously- without good reason
Septuagenarian- a person who is from 70 to 79 years
Jeering- making rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice
Truism- statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
Witty- showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor
Strive- make great efforts to achieve or obtain something


Mr. Daniel was so blunders about the students in class. People always said that he had an zany's humor. Mr. Daniel was a stout person and so lofty. He never had a reason on why he was gratuitously he wouldn't tell anyone. He was always jeering but you could never say that he wasn't truism. Mr. Daniel was a septuagenarian. On days when he is happy, he would be witty and he would give us sometimes strive to get ready for the next level in life.

What is the American Dream

The American Dream is the faith for anyone regardless of where they were born, they can accomplish their own version of success of society which is possible for anyone around the world. The American Dream is to achieve through hard work in society from few barriers. It achieve through sacrifice, risk taking, and hard work. It allowes the highest aspirations and goals to reach as an American. What my dreams are for America is for us as African Americans to be able to be free as white people and not get judge by our skin color and race

Self Love

Self love is an rare thing for most people
Self love leads to fascinating things upon your present and future
Putting yourself first will set you free
Always love yourself first
Self love is like cut up and tape
You can always put yourself back together
Love yourself before you love someone else

What I learned last semester and What I want to learn this semester

What I learned last semester was how to write properly and how annotate as i read a book or poem. What I had problems with last semester was not finishing my writing or work on time and not coming up with an thesis statement instantly. What I want to learn this semester is to write better and to analyze poems, literature books, etc.. so that I can conceive better and to break down questions so that I can understand them better. I need to work on my pronunciation in my writing and reading and I also need to work on coming up with my thesis statements quicker.