John Proctor, Hero or Stooge?

The Crucible has been a very good book so far but I find many things absurd. I am truly grateful that today isn't like how it was then otherwise I would be a very unpleasant person. Through the book i have found many characters I like such as Rebecca but I've also found villains like Abby. I characterize Abby as a mean spirited evil girl who doesn't care for other at all. In many parts of the book it seems like she is the devil. I also have lost faith in John Proctor through out the book. I find him becoming more cowardly when he should stick up for his wife. The events that happen in this book are almost unthinkable. I find it crazy that they are tearing a town upside down from what some children are saying. To have women being hanged and in prison because of what children are saying is crazy. haven't they ever heard of the boy who cried wolf? I also find the preacher a unholy man who believes the children even though he saw what happened. To put others lives on the line just to save his reputation is wrong as he's a preacher! I think John Proctor right now is a stooge at this point of the book. He needs to step up and be a man and tell the entire truth to get crazy Abby out of that town.

Sinners in The Hands of an Angry God

Sinners in the hands of an Angry God.....Hmmm What an interesting topic. This topic is very close to be seeing as though I practice my religion a lot. I am a christian and believe in God and Jesus, although I don't really believe God is angry. I think no one really knows if God is upset, but they try to put their spin on natural causes in the world to say that because that happened God is mad.  No one really has the power to say that unless God "spoke to them". The concept of Religion is pretty hard to grasp, but I truly believe in it. I do think us sinners are in the hands of God, not an angry God though. The characters in the Crucible way of religion was very strict and they believed this, I don't though.

There Goes The Neighborhood

I guess if I told someone where I lived and they didn't know me, they probably would think I was ghetto and hood and things of that nature. Some people think that people who live in the Westside are ghetto and loud, which isn't necessarily true. I haven't lived on my block for that long but I know isn't the particularly best neighborhood although it is usually pretty quiet. I have lived in about four different neighborhoods. I was born on the south east side and lived there till I was about 10. From there I moved to the South Westside and lived in there for about 6 months. I then moved to the suburbs and lived there for 4 years, then moved back to the city. i kind of liked suburban life, but I love the city much more. In the suburbs the neighborhood was pretty diverse, My neighborhood now has mostly African American and Latinos. That's kind of how Christopher Columbus "neighborhood" in America then there we mostly Europeans and Native Americans. I like that Whitney Young is very diverse because I'm surrounded by so many different cultures unlike my neighborhood really. So there goes my neighborhood.

Introductions

I guess this is my first blog post! Hello Mr. McCarthy, fellow classmates, and whoever else who's reading  :). I've never had a real blog, I made one but didn't use it because I found it dull. I however know a lot about blogs though. I've learned through my blog browsing that typically on your first blog post you should introduce yourself so people can get to know you, so that's what I'll do.

I'm Alexis or Lexi, a sophomore at Whitney Young Magnet High School (the best school ever). I am a cheerleader at school and a part of Concert Choir. I really enjoy singing, acting, dancing, talking, texting, tweeting, etc. My list could go on forever really but those are the main things I like to do. I love musical theater! (isn't it amazing?) I also am a HUGE music fan I'll basically listen to anything once. My favorite artist is Beyonce (Isn't she amazing?), everything she does inspires me to work harder at my singing ability. 

I'm a pretty energetic and outspoken individual. I have 5 siblings, two older and two younger. I'm the middle child :). Both of my older sister attended Whitney Young before me and were also cheerleaders here. I also followed their footsteps and went to Skinner for half of grammar school as they did. I pretty much grew up at Whitney Young from kindergarten-4th grade. My sisters used to pick me up from Skinner and I'd have to sit through their practices which I loved! I knew when I was in kindergarten that I wanted to go to Whitney Young, and here I am :).

I have extremely high goals for my life which I plan to reach. I'm not positive what career path I want to go into but I do have some ideas. I want to attend a University in California, hopefully USC or Stanford. Although New York would be nice, I am positive I will not be staying in Illinois. With everything I am trying to achieve I understand that my grades in high school are essential in helping further my academic success and future success. I hope that this post wasn't a total bore, but that was a little bit about me! :)