Summary #1
In David Zinczenko's "Don't Blame the Eater", he makes many points that even though it is partially the eater's fault he/she is obese, it is also due to the fact that they don't have any other options with the money budget that they have. Even though I agree with him that it seems harder to find healthier, inexpensive food to the common public, there are ways to eat healthier, you just have to be educated in what is healthy and what just looks healthier.
Summary #2
As long as I can remember, childhood obesity has been a huge problem, and many fingers have been pointed to find a reason for this. In David Zinczenko's "Don't Blame the Eater", he brings up the topic that even though it is the children who are putting the high calorie food into their mouths, thus causing major weight gain, there are other people involved in the thought process behind buying the fattening food. Many agree with Zinczenko that it is somewhat the companies fault with uneducating the public on how bad their food is for you, but there is others to blame for the rise in childhood diabetes. For example, the parents or guardians who are the ones paying for the food, help the children load the food into their mouths, and also leaving their kids uneducated on what is good for you and what is harmful to your bodies, doesn't help them when trying to make wise decisions.
7/24/2013
Dialectic Journal #2
Sorry this is late! I had thought the deadline was the 30th! Enjoy!
Chapter: 16
"He said he'd be mighty sure to see it, because he'd be a free man the minute he seen it, but if he missed it he'd be in the slave country again and no more show for freedom." (page 81)
Comments and Questions:
Jim, as we have seen throughout the book, is a very superstitious man. Mark Twain uses Jim to create a different perspective on life, and to give the reader the feeling that there is more going on in the book than what meets the eye. What I mean by that is this, Huckleberry Finn has a very limited experiences, and on this journey, he has proven over and over that he can take care of himself, even if it's not the best care. But Jim on the other hand, lives life believing that there is always a cause and an effect of an action. If you do this, then this is the effect.
Also Twain uses the word "he" a lot in this sentence, showing that Jim considers himself a slave to the world and his superstitions, but Huck considers himself a free man.
Chapter: 18
"About an hour after dinner everybody was dozing around, some in their chairs and some in their rooms, and it got pretty dull." (page 101)
Comments and Questions:
Twain does a good job of comparing all the different lives that Huck has lived on the river. In this part of the story, Huck is living with the Grangerfords. Huck finds himself enjoying the life that he has with them, but there are moments, like in this quote, that Huck misses the river and the feeling of something new around every bend.
Throughout this book, when something became "normal", Twain has taken the path that Huckleberry is on, and takes him into a whole new lifestyle. One day he is living with the widow, the next with his abusive father, then alone, with Jim, so on. So if we look at previous adventures that Huck has experienced, we can see that Twain is about to change the story, again.
Chapter: 19
"Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely." (page 108)
Comments and Questions:
Chapter 18 was the chapter in which Huck's current living situation became dangerous. One minute they are dodging bullets and the next Huck and Jim are enjoying the peacefulness that comes from gliding down the river. Twain gives the reader a moment of excitement and real adventure, and the next we are at peace again. It's like riding a roller coaster, one moment you are up, and the next you are going down in a very rapid pace. I feel that the river gives Huck a place to go when he needs or wants to escape the normal life that he is currently living in.
Chapter: 20
"We all said the duke was pretty smart, and there couldn't be no trouble about running daytimes." (page 123)
Comments and Questions:
They are all very easily persuaded. The moment that anybody has an idea, they all join in without even thinking about all the different scenarios that could happen, nor the consequences for their actions. Twain uses moments like these to remind the reader that these men are all naive and don't really have any idea about what they are getting into. It's like they are getting into a fishing boat in the middle of a mucky pool, hoping that they can catch fish, even though they can't see them.
Chapter: 22
"They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise."
Comments and Questions:
Twain never let's the reader know where Huck is at during the book. Instead of saying how Huck felt in that moment, or what side he was taking in the argument, or saying where he was at during all of this commotion, he describes where everyone else is at and how they are acting. It gives the reader a chances to have their own opinions, rather then be influenced by Huck's emotions and feelings.
Twain also uses the word they and you a lot to show that Huck does not associate himself with other people, nether will he take any blame for himself, for somehow he had to be one of the 'they' to be able to see what Sherburn's reaction is to the crowd.
Chapter: 27
"I run in the parlor and took a swift look around, and the only place I see to hide the bag was in the coffin." (page 163)
Comments and Questions:
I find this ironic. The only place that Huck could find to hide the money in, was with the dead man that had earned it. The money did not belong with the king and duke, nor with Huck, but with Peter, who had spent many years slaving day after day to earn the money, it was like the money was drawn to Peter for it was with Peter that the money belonged.
One thing that I find that is interesting in this passage is that Huck never freaked out. He never overreacted. He was calm, and collected and immediately found an answer to his problem, which in this case was to hide. And the amazing this, is that Mary Jane never did realize that Huck was in the room.
Chapter: 30
"Leggo the boy, you old idiot! Would you a done any different? Did you inquire around for him, when you got loose? I don't remember it."
Comments and Questions:
Twain wrote this in order to give the reader an insight into how bad the king and duke were. We all know that they tried to steal everything from Mary Jane and her sisters, but when they don't even care for one of their own, that's when you know you have to get away!
I hope this does continue to play much longer in the book. We all care for Huck and his well-being, and we all hope that this story will end well, which means that Huck and Jim will have to get away from the king and duke. I hope this will happen soon, or else Huck will end up in the same situation that he was with his father... just being used.
The end.
I hope you enjoyed reading! Again I am sorry this is late, but I will try better next time in making the other on time! :) have a great rest of the summer everybody!
Chapter: 16
"He said he'd be mighty sure to see it, because he'd be a free man the minute he seen it, but if he missed it he'd be in the slave country again and no more show for freedom." (page 81)
Comments and Questions:
Jim, as we have seen throughout the book, is a very superstitious man. Mark Twain uses Jim to create a different perspective on life, and to give the reader the feeling that there is more going on in the book than what meets the eye. What I mean by that is this, Huckleberry Finn has a very limited experiences, and on this journey, he has proven over and over that he can take care of himself, even if it's not the best care. But Jim on the other hand, lives life believing that there is always a cause and an effect of an action. If you do this, then this is the effect.
Also Twain uses the word "he" a lot in this sentence, showing that Jim considers himself a slave to the world and his superstitions, but Huck considers himself a free man.
Chapter: 18
"About an hour after dinner everybody was dozing around, some in their chairs and some in their rooms, and it got pretty dull." (page 101)
Comments and Questions:
Twain does a good job of comparing all the different lives that Huck has lived on the river. In this part of the story, Huck is living with the Grangerfords. Huck finds himself enjoying the life that he has with them, but there are moments, like in this quote, that Huck misses the river and the feeling of something new around every bend.
Throughout this book, when something became "normal", Twain has taken the path that Huckleberry is on, and takes him into a whole new lifestyle. One day he is living with the widow, the next with his abusive father, then alone, with Jim, so on. So if we look at previous adventures that Huck has experienced, we can see that Twain is about to change the story, again.
Chapter: 19
"Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely." (page 108)
Comments and Questions:
Chapter 18 was the chapter in which Huck's current living situation became dangerous. One minute they are dodging bullets and the next Huck and Jim are enjoying the peacefulness that comes from gliding down the river. Twain gives the reader a moment of excitement and real adventure, and the next we are at peace again. It's like riding a roller coaster, one moment you are up, and the next you are going down in a very rapid pace. I feel that the river gives Huck a place to go when he needs or wants to escape the normal life that he is currently living in.
Chapter: 20
"We all said the duke was pretty smart, and there couldn't be no trouble about running daytimes." (page 123)
Comments and Questions:
They are all very easily persuaded. The moment that anybody has an idea, they all join in without even thinking about all the different scenarios that could happen, nor the consequences for their actions. Twain uses moments like these to remind the reader that these men are all naive and don't really have any idea about what they are getting into. It's like they are getting into a fishing boat in the middle of a mucky pool, hoping that they can catch fish, even though they can't see them.
Chapter: 22
"They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise."
Comments and Questions:
Twain never let's the reader know where Huck is at during the book. Instead of saying how Huck felt in that moment, or what side he was taking in the argument, or saying where he was at during all of this commotion, he describes where everyone else is at and how they are acting. It gives the reader a chances to have their own opinions, rather then be influenced by Huck's emotions and feelings.
Twain also uses the word they and you a lot to show that Huck does not associate himself with other people, nether will he take any blame for himself, for somehow he had to be one of the 'they' to be able to see what Sherburn's reaction is to the crowd.
Chapter: 27
"I run in the parlor and took a swift look around, and the only place I see to hide the bag was in the coffin." (page 163)
Comments and Questions:
I find this ironic. The only place that Huck could find to hide the money in, was with the dead man that had earned it. The money did not belong with the king and duke, nor with Huck, but with Peter, who had spent many years slaving day after day to earn the money, it was like the money was drawn to Peter for it was with Peter that the money belonged.
One thing that I find that is interesting in this passage is that Huck never freaked out. He never overreacted. He was calm, and collected and immediately found an answer to his problem, which in this case was to hide. And the amazing this, is that Mary Jane never did realize that Huck was in the room.
Chapter: 30
"Leggo the boy, you old idiot! Would you a done any different? Did you inquire around for him, when you got loose? I don't remember it."
Comments and Questions:
Twain wrote this in order to give the reader an insight into how bad the king and duke were. We all know that they tried to steal everything from Mary Jane and her sisters, but when they don't even care for one of their own, that's when you know you have to get away!
I hope this does continue to play much longer in the book. We all care for Huck and his well-being, and we all hope that this story will end well, which means that Huck and Jim will have to get away from the king and duke. I hope this will happen soon, or else Huck will end up in the same situation that he was with his father... just being used.
The end.
I hope you enjoyed reading! Again I am sorry this is late, but I will try better next time in making the other on time! :) have a great rest of the summer everybody!
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