Civil Disobediance

Currently, I am very displeased with the United State's foreign policy. It should be kept to a minimum. If we just took a step back, and focused on our own problems, our ethics, instead of criticizing other countries for aggression, imperialism, torture, environmental harm (because we share many of their procedures in that regard), then the United States may become, once again, the most free and respected nation in the world.

The key to this amount of change is a low, minimum amount of effort, by a large amount of people. Simply having your opinion heard may seem like a small step, but voicing it raises awareness, and the government will not be able to ignore the people. If they do, we must prepare ourselves for a great change, be that revolution or civil protest; if the government resists our will, we must find a way to overthrow the government.

Google Jockey

Henry David Thoreau - He strongly opposed the Mexican-American War. He protested by not paying his taxes, which went towards what he thought was an unjust war.


Do the Right Thing - The movie deals with social oppression.


Seattle 1999 - "Boldly confronting capitalist opression"



Cindy Sheehan - She's a political activist. Her son died in the Iraq War and ever since she's protested the war.

Renegades of Funk

In the song Renegades of Funk, Zach de la Rocha talks about how people like Thomas Paine and Malcom X both contributed to social justice in their respective time period. He admires their dedication, boldness, and leadership.

The Last Meow - Activity 9

Activity 9

• Reread the first paragraph of Part 1. What words does Bilger use to
compare Lady to a movie star? Why does he make this comparison?

"and ravishing, like a queen of silent film with one last swoon left in her."
To add to the dramatic effect.


• Now read the second paragraph. What words does Bilger use to
describe Shawn Levering? What point is Bilger making about
Shawn?

"His face was freckled and ruddy, his forearms thickly cabled."
The person you least suspect can be something totally different.

• Now read the third paragraph. Identify the medical terminology in
this paragraph. Why does Bilger use it?
chronic renal failure, dialysis, transplant, biopsy.

• What do Lady, Shawn Levering, and Cathy Langston represent?
What problem or issue do the first three paragraphs suggest that
“The Last Meow” is going to explore?

That Lady is going to die if nothing is done and how much her owners care about her.

• Look at the first paragraph of Part 2. Each sentence is quite long
except the last. What is the effect of ending the paragraph with,
“The ferrets are called Larry, Mo, and Curly”?

Suggests that they will be spoken about later.

• What is the purpose of the parentheses in the third sentence?

inserts info without making it run-on

• Why does Bilger give us a long list of examples of animals treated
in the exotics unit?

give info

• How are the paragraphs in this article different from paragraphs
in a newspaper article?

newspaper? more info-y than inserting emotion.

Last Meow Part 1 Questions

Section 1:
1) Lady has chronic renal failure which will require dialysis and a kidney transplant, a procedure worth $15,000.
2) Shawn is a compassionate mechanic. I know this because Bilger set aside a whole paragraph to describe him.
3) Cathy is a good samaritan.
4) Shawn is willing to pay for Lady's treatment because both himself and his wife had had many procedures for themselves in the past. If I had known this before reading that his cat was sick, I would never have doubted that he would pay for her treatment.

Section 3:
1) Shawn and Karen are sympathetic, helpful people, despite their many setbacks, and have proven that love can surpass the boundaries of species.

The Last Meow

Pets are not very important to me. I sort of like having a pet, but I wouldn't be too torn if I didn't. Right now I have two guinea pigs (well one is my nephew's), but I don't play with them that much. I feel guilty sometimes but it's dismissible. Basically if it's caged, I pay it the same attention as I would a fish.
I can really see myself with a family dog later on in life, though. The most fun I've had with pets was with my last dog, little bear (I had named him when I was 9). We weren't too close but that was probably because he was a monster who preferred my sister and I just preferred larger dogs; he was a Pomeranian who barked at doors..

No habla English.

The first day of school led to the last day of three kids lives. Yaquiline, the (lothario), Yessica, the (maverick), and Yanessa, the (nemesis) of Yaquiline. On that day, they experienced a (philipic) between each other in English class. It started fine, they all sat down in class while Mr. Schreiber introduced himself and the class. They figured out he was a (jingoist), because he was wearing a red, white, and blue tuxedo. But after seeing that, they realized who was amongst them. . . the infamous “Y Ladies.”
Yaqualine, and Yanessa, hated each other because Yaquiline took a bite of Yanessa’s Spicy Chicken Sandwich, which led to Yanessa calling Yaqualin (tawdry). Yaqualine, or “Yaquie”, stated that as a (philanderer), she slept with Yanessa’s boyfriend. Yanessa’s previous view of as a (quixotic) young girl, immediately went away.
One day Yessica came to school and yelled at Yanessa and Yaqualine using (solecism), Yessica couldn’t say anything because she felt (saturnine) because of all those spicy chicken burgers that she ate. Yaqualine didnt really care because she was a (Procrustean), she was tired of arguing. So the rivalry between Yanessa and Yaqualine came to an end. Many people say it was a (Pyrrhic), because even after the argument, they still were not friends.
But the weird part of the story is, why didn’t Yessica get involved? She has the (spoonerism) of words that confuses the Y Ladies to death. But recently she found the Y Ladies (protean) and unbearable. She could have won this argument and be the number one Y lady and live as a (sybarite) for the rest of her life!!