Monday Muses- "The Last Song"

The movie that inspires me is "The Last Song." For me, this is an inspiring movie because it is kind of like my life, but not quite. In the movie, it shows the relationship between the daughter and the connection that she has with her dad. It relates to me because of the relationship that I have with my dad. In the movie, the main character went to go visit her dad. While she was there, all she did was fight with her dad until she realized that there was something wrong with him. It was like she took him for granted. In my life, my dad came to visit me, and when he was here I feel like I didn't cherish the time I had with him. This movie related to my life in that both the main character and I both took the visitations of our dad for granted. We both acted like having our dads was a normal thing. When it was time for us to part from them, thats when it got hard. We realized that our time together doesn't last forever. "The Last Song" was a very inspirational movie to me because of the relationships that both the main character and I have had with our dads. The main character in the movie realized that it shouldn't take the death or sickness of a person to realize that you shouldn't betray them. The lesson that I learned is similar to hers because I learned that it shouldn't take the end of precious time to realize that you need to cherish your time with one another.

Argument Essay 2nd Draft

There are many books that have mature issues in them, and many parents and teachers don’t want their children reading them because of the explicit themes in books, and they should be banned. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is just one of the many books that have mature topics and content.This book was on the banned book list, and after reading this book, I now understand why this would be on the banned book list. This book lead me to the conclusion that books such as “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” should be banned because there are themes in the book that are too explicit and advanced for young readers.  

Books should be banned because there are things that are are "too dangerous." One example that proved this point is in the article “Darkness Too Visible.”  In the article, the mom of a young teenager claimed that there were themes in the book that were too intense for young adults and she considered them too menacing, and she left the book store empty handed. Another example of this is that the themes in books are too explicit. In the same article it claimed that there were uncensored themes that young adults shouldn't be reading. In the book that I was reading in my inquiry group there were very clear themes that were too explicit. In "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" there were themes such as sex, drugs, and rape in my book that were very explicit. Some people say that  it is good to expose children to themes such as drugs and alcohol because it is a good way to teach them about life. While this may be true for some, adults don't agree with this because it can effect the mind and thoughts that may go through young readers.

Another reason that I agree with the controversial issue that books should be banned, is that the books that are aimed at children often deal with dark themes. For example, In "Darkness Too Visible,"  it claimed that there were a lot of violent themes in the book. In addition to there being a lot of brutal themes in books, is the things that go on in children's heads. In the article it stated that "what goes on in children's head has to do with what he or she reads."  In the book “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” there is a scene in the book that has to do with rape, and how it can be dangerous. The quote shows how young adult books have dark themes in it because  it demonstrates how the things that a child reads effects what they think about. If a child reads about rape, they are most likely going to think about what they read about, which is in this case rape. While some people think it is good to have books with topics that deal with dark themes in it like drugs, abuse, etc. because it teaches a good lesson. Even though some people think that books that have been challenged is because the content inside of them books are too mature, and should therefore sayed banned challenged or both.

The last reason that I agree with the banning of books is because of the influence that it can give children. In the article "Darkness Too Visible," it claimed that you have to be be careful to what you give a child because it could influence their actions. In the article “Darkness Too Visible,” there was a young girl who was reading a book, and she said it was “too close to home.” In the book that she was reading one of the characters was cutting herself. After she finished reading the book, she got her blade and started to cut herself.   It also said that a young adult read a book that one of the characters was cutting herself, and she did the same. In the book “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” was influenced by the relationships that were made in the book. In addition, the scene about rape influenced the main character, Charlie because it left him to wonder about why what happened, happened, and what it feels like to be in that kind of relationship. These examples show that books should be banned because of the influence it can give kids.

In conclusion, I definitely agree with the fact that books with explicit themes should be banned. In "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," there were many mature themes, and in my opinion should not be introduced to readers of such a young age because they are not mentally ready for what is in the book. All over the world, the same question is asked: should this book be be banned?

Argument Essay Draft

Our class has been working through a unit on banned books. In our inquiry groups we read "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." It was on the banned book its, and we read the book to see and understand why this book would be considered challenged and banned. This is what lead me to my thesis that because of mature themes in books  they should be banned.

I agree with the banning of books because there are things that are are "too dangerous." One example that proved this point is in the article darkness too visible. In the article, the mom of a young teenager claimed that there were themes in the book that were too intense for young adults and she considered them too menacing, and she left empty handed. Another example of this is that the themes in books are too explicit. In the article "Darkness too Visible" it claimed that there were themes that young adults shouldn't be reading uncensored themes i books such as rape and drug abuse. In the book that I was reading in my inquiry group there were very clear themes that were too explicit. In "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" there were themes such as sex, drugs, and rape in my book that were explicit. Some people say that  it is good to expose children to themes such as drugs and alcohol because it is a good way to teach them about life. While this may be true for some, adults don't agree with this because it can effect the mind and thoughts that may go through young readers.

Another reason that I agree with the banning of books is, the books that are aimed at children often deal with dark themes. For example, In "Darkness Too Visible,"  is claimed that there were a lot of violent themes in the book. In addition to there being a lot of brutal themes in books, is the things that go on in children's heads. In the article it stated that "what goes on in children's head has to do with what he or she reads." This shows that  there are themes in books that can effect the way tens think. It also shows that this happens because of the dark themes in young adult books.

The last reason that I agree with the banning of books is because of the influence that it can give children. In the article "Darkness To Visible," it claimed that you have to be be careful to what you give a child because it could influence the child.  It also said that a young adult read a book that one of the characters was cutting herself, and she did the same.

In conclusion, I definitely agree with the fact that books with explicit themes should be banned. In the book called "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," there were many explicit themes, and in my opinion should not be introduced to readers f such a young age.

Monday Muses

For the past couple of Mondays, we have been doing our weekly "Monday Muses." I have chosen the one about my take on the meaning of life.

It is almost like one of those movies that you rewind and see your life happen right before your eyes. Most of it is like a dream because my life is practically perfect even if I don't realize it. When you come to the conclusion that you are not in that dream anymore, you have a better understanding of "the meaning of life." Most things are unfair, but when you look at your life more closely you then realize that you are better of than most people. If you don't have everything that you want…who cares? You are only stressing yourself out when you need to have that shirt from american apparel just because everyone else had it, or the new i phone so you can be "cool." You are always gonna want more, but thats life. There are some people who have nothing.

Now, back to that dream. Once upon a time, you thought that you were all that "oh…I'm so cute because i have big fluffy pigtails!" Sometimes the only problem you had would be - the glitter came off of my headband. You would travel every where because when you were younger plane tickets were like 50% off.

Okay, back to reality. Life is not fair, and now you have this thing that annoys you everyday of your life…for the rest of your life. You also have to share things you don't want to share like your Halloween candy with your mom because your brother is too territorial.

Back to the dream. There was one point in life where everyone thought you were so cute because you were the youngest.

Reality. Now someone has STOLEN your cuteness place and now you no longer have all of the attention. All they think about is the the offspring of your parents called your brother that is only sometimes cute, but mostly annoying as heck! Life is not fair.

Quote from my mother's words: "He stole you shine boo." Like I said, life isn't fair. Apparently I still have her love, and I know that but still that thing that I was talking about before…well…I could take a few days off from that.