Monday, February 25, 2008

reflections on NHD

During the NHD project it was very stressful and I don't think that I will do a documentary again. doing a documentary was very stressful and there was not enough computers to work on or enough cameras to use. next year I think that were should start a lot earlier that we did. we should start some where in September. I learned that you need to pick a topic that you really feel strongly about and not to get mad fast. Next year I will do a project by myself or something other than documentary.I will never do documentary ever again. I really don't like to do NHD because it gets in the way of other things and it is to stressful. Next year we need to have a class where you learn how to use iMovie.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Purple Notes

Chapter 6: The Big Wack off pgs. 28-30

Description
Bigger and his friends brought a ticket to a movie. When they got there the movie didn’t start yet, so they were listening to a soft and low pipe organ playing. While setting in the seat Bigger’s breathing started to change and he looked around to see if anyone was looking or near him. Next Bigger slouched down in the seat and be gains to masturbate while Jack is next to him doing the same. In the process Jack gets hard as a rod and bigger isn’t quite there yet. As they are masturbating, Jack says that “He thinks some ladies saw them” and Bigger says,” If they walk back I’ll put it in her.” Jack says that, “If they see it then they will faint or want to grab it. Then they both have an orgasms and move to different seats.

Richard Wright Reason:
Richard Wright wrote this chapter to show that African American Kids in the 1930’s really had nothing better to do with their lives. He shows that the kids had to be in dark places in order to express themselves r to relax and have fun. He has shown that what kids do in the dark you really can’t do in the light because it’s really frowned upon or it’s not respected. He also wrote this chapter to show the beginning of his man hood. It gives you the start of where Bigger feels like he has become a man.

Purple Notes 2

Chapter 5: I Wanna fly, pages 14-17

Break down of Chapter:
Bigger walked towards the poolroom when he saw Gus and asked, “If he saw Jack?” Gus said, “ no” and then the two of them enjoyed a nice cigarette break while looking into the sky and dreaming of the various things they could do if they weren’t black. Things like flying high in the sky or having a high paying job to support his family.

The Analysis:
Richard Wright wrote this piece to sell this perspective that black men are the “ INFERIOR” as well as the scapegoats for the violence that is caused in all society.