Macbeth Pre-Reading Work

1. Yes I agree with this statement. Franklin Delano Roosevelt helped our country get out of the Great Depression, but without his wife, he wouldn't have been as successful. The woman can support the man, or the other way around. Together, they help each other with problems. 

2. I do believe that witches, demons, and evil spirits exist. There are people in this world that can feel these certain things, and I believe that they really can. I watched some shows about people that hunt spirits and ghosts, and it does seem like paranormal activities do happen.

3. I somewhat agree with this statement, but it depends on the situation. It depends on what you are doing wrong, and what you want. For example, if you want to look cool, you shouldn't do drugs just because someone else says that it's "cool." You should be able to know what's wrong or right and certain things you can do for things you want. 

4. I agree with this statement because it "coincidentally" happens. Karma usually happens to everyone, even if they don't believe it. An example is that when I do bad things, I usually get punished for it somehow. Or, if i do something good, I get good things in return.

5. I agree with this because it is true. Many people are tempted to do bad things just to get what they want. I watched some shows where someone would do anything do get attention or popularity.

6. I agree with this statement. If the ruler of your country isn't making the country better than they shouldn't be ruling anymore. They would just keep making the country worse and eventually destroy all of it. In history, there were many rulers who were not making their country better, so the people overthrew them and in the end, the people ended up helping the country for everyone.

7. I agree with this statement because murdering someone isn't always about you actually wanting to kill them. If there is a person that is trying to murder you, but you are just using self defense, then there are certain circumstances that justify you murdering that person. I saw a movie where the cop had to shoot someone so that the person wouldn't kill anyone else.

8. I disagree with this statement because success isn't always worth the pay. Being right or winning, isn't always enough for what you give up. For example, in "Night," there were guys who would kill their fathers so that they wouldn't have to drag them. If they did that, then it was all for the success of surviving. 

9. I disagree because there shouldn't be people who rule over others. Everyone should be equal in power and have the same rights as each other. In democracy, everyone has the same rights, just some people in the government have more say over citizens.

10. Astrological forecast does not indicate how your day goes. How your day goes is all up to you. If you want to have a good day and stay happy, then you cannot let things bother you. I learned that you choose how your day goes.

11. Traitors can be bad, but also forced to be bad. There are people that are forced to do certain things. But, the bad traitors shouldn't be executed either, considering the situation. If the traitor leads to a country losing a war and letting millions of people die, then maybe execution would be alright. There are shows about traitors and they get severely punished if being caught.

1.     Behind every great man is a great woman (every great man is supported, guided, helped and even pushed by a great woman).

2.     Witches, demons, and evil spirits actually exist.

3.     Sometimes it is necessary to do something wrong to get what you want.

4.     What goes around comes around (karma).

5.     Human beings are easily tempted by things they want, even if it’s wrong.

6.     If someone feels that the ruler/s of his/her country is destroying the country, that person should try to overthrow the ruler/s.

7.     There are circumstances or events that justify murdering someone.

8.     Success is worth any price you have to pay.

9.     Kings are appointed by God, and they rule as His representatives on Earth.

10.  Your astrological forecast (your horoscope) is a good indicator of how your day will go.

11.  Traitors should be executed.

Night Reflection

The book "Night" by Elie Wiesel give lots of lessons about survival, family, and inhumane acts in our world. One positive lesson that Elie tried to hint at is the importance of family. Elie had loss all of his immediate family, but it wasn't easy losing them. He tried his hardest to keep his dad alive. He would give up his own food to keep him alive. Even if Elie needed the food to survive, he still gave it to his dad instead. He would never give up on him. A possible theme could be, "Your family will never give up on each other, even at it's hardest times." Elie persevered through his whole journey.

There should always be some kind of hope that everything will be alright in the end. Although there are some certain extents where you shouldn't have to "thank God." Elie felt that why should they still pray to God when all these disasters are happening, which is true. Everyone else was thanking him and believed that he is doing this to teach a lesson. 11 million people died in the Holocaust, so there's no reason to "Thank God." For a man like Adolf Hitler, to kill 11 million people, he should never deserve redemption. Just killing one person on purpose should be enough to never be given redemption. Hitler was powerful, but is greatly hated throughout the world and how he negatively affected our world's society.

Night: Final Exercise

Theme: Love for family members will never die, even at it's hardest times.

Thesis Statement 

"Night" by Elie Wiesel proves that love for your family will never die even if it means putting your own life at risk.

Character: Eliezer is a family-oriented person.

Thesis Statement

Elie Wiesel's "Night" shows that when it comes to your family you would do anything for them because they put themselves before you.

Character DJ

"Like a wild beast, I cleared a way for myself to the coffee cauldron." (Page 101)

"I had a sip. The rest was for him. I can't forget the light of thankfulness in his eyes." (Page 101)

"I felt that I was not arguing with him, but with death itself, with the death that he had already chosen." (Page 100)

"I threw myself on top of his body. He was cold. I slapped him. I rubbed his hands, crying: "Father! Father! Wake up. They're trying to throw you out of this carriage."