12/11/13

Salutations to all those star studded students, fabulous fish, and great goats out there! This wonderful Wednesday started off with a our daring day leaders opening the door to greet the class. It also  just so happened that three students were late on this very fine day. I won't list names, but it just so happens that our class had a couple missing students today as well. Alexis, Nav, and Kathy were all very much missed.  After a series of rigorous exercises meant to punish the undisciplined habits of our class, we proceeded to read through all that was written on the board. Finishing it off with an explanation as to why one must be wary of those who seek power and a current event detailing Nelson Mandela's funeral. In transition, homework was stamped, various people were called out to read the fake GLRP words, and questioned Basil's half mustache-half goatee.  We then moved on to a brief summary of ch. 6. With this, we completed the day's objectives. As a bonus round, Ms. K asked us if we could identify which songs were used to base the tune of Animal Farm's very own anthem. After a long hard battle round of guessing, Aaron finally pointed out which song it was. We then commenced a cheating scandal involving Privthi and what not. The day ended with NVSS still in the lead and a class of kids humming a mash up we know as "Beasts of England".

QOD: What do you think is the cause of greed? Even though greed is classified as one of the seven sins, do you think greed can be justified? In what ways can geed be looked upon with a good light? Who is the greediest in all of Manor Farm?

12/10/13

Squealer, oh so full of praise for his overseer, Napoleon.

In my perspective, Squealer is appealing to the animals' fear or making mistakes. In a way, it is because they are so new to the idea of independence that they tend to leave things in the hands-or rather hooves- of the pigs. Not to add the fact that the pigs constantly advertised how it was them who were in fact superior-intelligence wise- towards the  other animals. So it only seems natural the animals start to believe that the pigs are meant to rule. Throughout the entire book, the animals display many characteristics that are more commonly seen associated with humans. So now, Orwell is tackling on the emotion of fear, and no one knows how to utilize fear better than Napoleon. With this, the animals soon begin to stop thinking for themselves and as a result loose their individuality. leading to a mindless mass under the dictatorship of one higher up being. Which  is what Napoleon says he aspires to stop but is in fact what he is promoting.

12/09/13

There are many qualities that make a good leader. Intelligence is undoubtedly one of those, but intelligence itself has many forms. Beside being book smart, which though isn't a mandatory aspect to have, there is the sensibility to be able to carry oneself in a respectable manner. In most case it portrays itself as being dependable to make the right choices at the right time, weighing in the responsibility. Above all though, beside having to know how to speak, delegate, and act, a leader should be respected. For without respect, leadership is nothing but a joke. Just as in animal farm, the pigs have demonstrated that respect is the key to naïve trust. For Snowball, it was his speaking skills and charisma that drew the animals to idolize him. Napoleon, on the other hand, opted for using fear.

For our table, I am the leader, but honestly, I just volunteered. There was no big senile examinations in the court of our  citizens to see whether or not I was qualified.