Tone of Hoover Dam

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The tone of the short story, "The Art of the Dam",  is honored and elated. Everyone can agree that the way the Hoover Dam is described makes it seem like a great accomplishment and achievement to what humans can do, and why they have come so far. Humans look up to the Hoover Dam and can't stop being in awe, feeling proud of what people can do. Who would ever think that regular human beings can get so far? It's truly amazing to what people can do, as long as they set their mind to it. Being a child, computers and all that other technology has been here since birth, but past generations would see this as a true beauty, and many must have been shocked and looked at that magnificent piece of artistic structure as a wonder.

A few words that were used to describe the tone in this passage would be marvel of modern engineering, grand design, and glorious example of modern art. All of these compliments and praise towards the sculpture are all positive, and all revolve around how modern it is and how beautiful and uplifting it is to look at the masterpiece. Like previously mentioned, many people would have been in shock to see such a great and uplifting work of art right in front of their eyes. The workers must have worked so hard to create this "marvel of modern engineering" and the designer should feel great for constructing this "grand design". Many could argue that they have seen better, and this is just some type of electricity generator, but it also stands proud as a marvelous example of human accomplishment and achievements.

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               Parrot Essay

   There has been debates on who actually broke the valuable vase, located in Mrs. Hoffman?s house. The vase was valued at three thousand dollars, and meant the world to Mrs. Hoffman. Mrs. Hoffman claims that she came home one afternoon from the hairdresser, and noticed a horrified face on Billy, only to look in the living room and to her surprise, it had been in disarray. There were pillows all over, a **** vase, and fallen books from the shelves. Mrs. Hoffman argues that the parrot that was sold to her could have caused this tragedy, but Mr. King argues otherwise. Mr. King had been training parrots for 14 years, and directed the movie, ?The Purple Pirate?, where parrots were required to be trained.

   First off, in line 2 of Mrs. Hoffman?s statement, she describes Billy as an intelligent and creative boy; but, could it be that Billy used his intellect and creativity to come up with a story? In line 8 of Billy?s claim, Billy says that the parrot had picked up the pillows off the couch and threw them everywhere. Looking at the picture in Evidence B, there were pillows everywhere, indeed. However, in line 2 of Billy?s story, he states that he was typing a paper. Looking back at Evidence B, there is a pillow right next to the typewriter, blocking Billy from successfully completing his paper.

   Next, in Evidence B it is noticeable that there was a boomerang dangling off the shelves, and look as if it could easily knock something over. To one?s blind eye, that would pass their mind, but looking deep into the photo you can see that there were trophies on the shelves as well, along with a boomerang. Billy potentially could have been taking a break and decided to try out his boomerang that he enjoyed. Billy then knocked over the vase and placed it on the shelves as a cover-up. Why would there be a boomerang in a living room, anyways? Typically a boomerang is played outdoors, and shouldn?t be used inside, which Billy knew and tried to cover-up in order to have his reputation remain at a ?good boy?.

   Lastly, it can be seen in Evidence B and C that there are a few items missing. In Mrs. Hoffman?s statement, located at line 16, it was said that the vase had fallen off a table. Looking back at Evidence B and C, it clearly doesn?t have a table located anywhere, and definitely not by the vase. If Mrs. Hoffman?s claim was that the parrot broke the table, then why should she put in facts that aren?t true, like false evidence? Look in lines 5 of Billy?s story, and line 17 in Mrs. Hoffman?s story, and it can be seen that they mentioned a perch and pedestal. Looking back to the evidence, there was not any crate, pedestal, or perch that Long John Silver, the parrot, could have rested on. If Mrs. Hoffman and Billy are telling the truth, why should there be more untrue facts in order to throw detectives off?

   All in all, the process of figuring out who did what will take awhile, analyzing every piece of evidence that was presented. Neither of the two opposing sides wanted the vase to be broken, and the whole thing could have been an accident. With Mr. King?s 14 years of training, it seems impossible that the parrot had done the breaking of the vase; however, there is always suspects and only time will tell who broke that expensive vase, and there will be punishments and penalties if there had been lying involved in either of the statements.

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            Parrot Constructed Response

   There has been debates on who actually broke the valuable vase, located in Mrs. Hoffman?s house. From Mr. Tom King?s 14 years of experience in training parrots, it seems hard to suspect that the parrot caused the breaking of the vase. The vase was valued at three thousand dollars, and meant the world to Mrs. Hoffman. Mrs. Hoffman claims that she came home one afternoon from the hairdresser, and noticed a horrified face on Billy, only to look in the living room and to her surprise, it had been in disarray. There were pillows all over, a **** vase, and fallen books from the shelves. Mrs. Hoffman argues that the parrot that was sold to her could have caused this tragedy, but Mr. King argues otherwise. Mr. King had been training parrots for 14 years, and directed the movie, ?The Purple Pirate?, where parrots were required to be trained.

   First off, in line 2 of Mrs. Hoffman?s statement, she describes Billy as an intelligent and creative boy; but, could it be that Billy used his intellect and creativity to come up with a story? In line 8 of Billy?s claim, Billy says that the parrot had picked up the pillows off the couch and threw them everywhere. Looking at the picture in Evidence B, there were pillows everywhere, indeed. However, in line 2 of Billy?s story, he states that he was typing a paper. Looking back at Evidence B, there appears to be a pillow right next to the typewriter, blocking Billy from successfully completing his paper.

   Next, in Evidence B it appears noticeable that there was a boomerang dangling off the shelves, and look as if it could easily knock something over. To one?s blind eye, that would pass their mind, but looking deep into the photo you can see that there were trophies on the shelves as well, along with a boomerang. Billy potentially could have been taking a break and decided to try out his boomerang that he enjoyed. Billy then knocked over the vase and placed it on the shelves as a cover-up. Why would there be a boomerang in a living room, anyways? Typically a boomerang gets used outdoors, and shouldn?t be used inside, which Billy knew and tried to cover-up in order to have his reputation remain at a ?good boy?.

   Lastly, it can be seen in Evidence B and C that there are a few items missing. In Mrs. Hoffman?s statement, located at line 16, it was said that the vase had fallen off a table. Looking back at Evidence B and C, it clearly doesn?t have a table located anywhere, and definitely not by the vase. If Mrs. Hoffman?s claim was that the parrot broke the table, then why should she put in facts that aren?t true, like false evidence? Look in lines 5 of Billy?s story, and line 17 in Mrs. Hoffman?s story, and it can be seen that they mentioned a perch and pedestal. Looking back to the evidence, there was not any crate, pedestal, or perch that Long John Silver, the parrot, could have rested on. If Mrs. Hoffman and Billy are telling the truth, why should there be more untrue facts in order to throw detectives off?

   All in all, the process of figuring out who did what will take awhile, analyzing every piece of evidence that was presented. Neither of the two opposing sides wanted the vase to be broken, and the whole thing could have been an accident. With Mr. King?s 14 years of training, it seems impossible that the parrot had done any damage to the vase; however, there are always suspects and only time will tell who broke that expensive vase, and there will be punishments and penalties if there had been lying involved in either of the statements.

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            Journal Responses Week 1

   Day 1
   The dialogue that occurs affects the mood like a negative connotation. This affects the mood by adding suspense to what those dreams were, and why they have returned. Grace?s nightmares most likely foreshadow the future, and the nightmares might just be true.

   Day 2
   The connotative meaning of the words distraught and admiration has a negative connotation. The words mean uncomfortable, stressed, and agitated. This affects the mood, seeing as it adds tension between Marty and Grace, not wanting to leave their school and be forced to move in with their uncle who was never once mentioned to either child. Marty and Grace begin to feel uneasy and worried.

   Day 3
   ?..No, sir. We haven?t found her yet.?
      - Who is she, and why are they looking for her?
   ?..No,? the man said. ?My name?s Phil Bishop, and this is my wife-?
      - How come Uncle Travis didn?t pick the children up?
   ?...Ah yes . . . The tragedy in the jungle. So, the children are going to live with him??
      - How does Blackwood know about Wolfe and why should the children be a concern?

   Day 4
   ?..Don?t you think that?s a little strange Marty??
   
   Throughout all of chapter four, Marty and Grace had been spooked out by the appearance of Uncle Travis? house on the island. At the end of the chapter, Marty and Grace find out the Cryptos Island means ?Hidden Island? and there is now a mysterious mood. Marty and Grace are now horrified and spooked out by what the name means, and are eager to know why the uncle has never been mentioned for sure now.

   Chapter Summary -
   Grace has had nightmares since she was two to six years old, and they have just came back, and especially at the wrong time. The twins, Marty and Grace, become worried and uneasy when they are forced to move out of their boarding school to live with their uncle who was never mentioned to either of them. Marty and Grace are greeted by their uncle?s maid and butler, finding out that he lives at an island just off the coast of Washington, and wonder why it wasn?t their uncle that was there to pick them up. Marty and Grace become spooked out by the fact that their uncle?s house looks like a haunted, abandoned house, and find out that ?Cryptos Island? means ?Hidden Island.?
   

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               Discussion Questions

   The bank run occurred when the bank ran out of money because people wanted to cash out everything they put in the bank, and then the bank couldn?t pay out enough to everyone else, which caused riots and extreme madness. One way that this effected the U.S. international politics were that it raised potential candidates to talk more about a plan in order for this not to occur, and the bank ?collapsed? because of all this violence over money.

   Frank Crowe was a hard-working man that made sure that everything about the construction of the Hoover Dam was on time and was determined to construct a masterpiece, the Hoover Dam. Some innovations that made this whole construction possible was that the government approved the right to construct the Hoover Dam, and members would compete with other members as teams to see who got the job done faster, which was like a friendly race as inspiration to one another.

   The significance of the construction of the Hoover Dam is that it was needed to be built 10 times faster and people had to work through extreme heat, and deadly fumes. There also was a $3,000 fine for every day that this masterpiece was late on the job.

   The Dust Bowl happened because there were high altitude winds which pushed what all of the tractors and other farm tools? leftovers away. There was a cold front which causing air to be pushing down and moving all over the place and this is what it resulted in, the Dust Bowl. I?d say that there?s a 50-50 chance that it could have been prevented. The farmers probably couldn?t tell what the weather was like and didn?t know that such high altitude winds were abroad, which made it impossible to stop what they had already done.

   The boxing matches between Joe Louis and Max were such big stories internationally because Joe had won 24 consecutive fights, the fight was for the heavyweight championship, Joe?s family needed the money, and it was a battle for who had the better country, Germany or the U.S., because if Max won he would receive an award from Hitler by taking down Joe. Max won the first fight but then lost the second one, happy that he lost due to the award being so grand and Max was very humble and Max then gave money to Joe in order to support him.


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Reading Journal Entry 3 -

"Cryptozoology," Grace said. "The study of hidden animals."

"How do you study something that's hidden?"

- Page 72; Paragraph 12

One connection I could make to these quotes are that I thought that Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Lochness Monster were real as a child. As a child you are basically told something and you automatically assume that it's true. I was like that, and believed anything anyone told me, which forced me to believe in all of those cryptids, which obviously aren't existent in reality. The same thing possibly could have happened to Wolfe, but lived on in him forever.

Reading Journal Entry 4 -

"We will," Grace assured him."
"Marty was already checking his e-mail on the Gizmo."

I predict that Marty will find out so many new tools to use the Gizmo for, and he is pretty fascinated with what has already been said. Marty will most likely tell his friend by e-mail about this island and whole journey, seeing as though Marty wants to download some of his drawings for his comic book, and will want to share the great news with his buddy. Grace isn't as fascinated but will make sure that Marty isn't doing anything bad on the island. Also, I predict that Grace and Marty will be able to take their Gizmo's on the trip to the Congo and use it as a weapon for safety.

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History VOCAB -

Adversary - A person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.

Aspiration - strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition: intellectual aspirations.

Astronomical - extremely large; exceedingly great; enormous: It takes an astronomical amount of money to build a car factory.

Consumer - Economics such as a person or organization that uses a commodity or service.

Emblematic - pertaining to, of the nature of, or serving as an emblem;  symbolic.

Foreclosure - the act of foreclosing  a mortgage or pledge.

Immortalized - to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.

Mesmerizing - to compel by fascination.

Resilience - ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyancy

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            Cryptid Hunters Week Four Quiz

   1.) Marty and Grace experienced an 18,000 ft. fall from the belly of a jet when Grace accidentally activated a button to unlock the parachute route. Grace gets knocked out but Marty stays wide awake, frightened with PD and Bo. Marty manages to stay under control and makes sure everyone is safe, almost letting go of PD and Grace. Marty and Grace end up in a swampy area known as the Congo. Marty and Grace are then split up when Grace is still hung onto the parachute when Marty, Bo, and PD let go.

   2.) Grace begins to have these visions of a gray parrot that leads her through the Congo. Grace thinks that she is going psycho and this gray parrot is now changing the way she thinks, acts, and pursues things in life. Grace experiences changes and is not sure whether this parrot is just a vision and dream, or actually leading her to her parents.

   3.) Wolfe won?t be able to reach Marty and Grace until another week at the most. Wolfe can?t reach Marty and Grace instantly due to him only being to drive the Humvee to the Ubangi River, and then walk to Lake Tele the rest of the way.

   4.) Wolfe became a cryptid hunter due to his father being a hunter when Wolfe was growing up. Noah Blackwood and Wolfe?s father held a yearly meeting to discuss their hunts and Wolfe wanted to be in on that, but not mistreat the cryptids like Blackwood.

   5.) Wolfe thinks that Noah Blackwood is going to start cloning these cryptids. Wolfe has seen many cryptids, especially the El Chupacabra. This El Chupacabra is unlike any species Wolfe has ever seen and it looks as if Noah Blackwood had created a new animal species for the money.

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