Mistake

By:Ross Balbalosa

 *Uni-T statement:

     Professionalism does not guarantee a successful future.

*Thesis

   Stealing is one of many reasons why the society change their way of treating others. By shunning, society changes lives.

 Scarlet Letter           Bearer

*Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson

 *SIN: Robbery

*Taking someone else property without permission is a sin

* he was charged for many counts such as conspiracy, kidnapping,  robbery and  possession of illegal weapons

* he received 33 years of imprisonment with a parole in 9 years or even life sentence

                  Impact of Shunning

*Simpson’s action affected his image as a retired football player to the society.



*Some people rejected him as an icon to the sports world

    Hester vs. O.J Simpson

*Letter A represents Adultery

*she committed adultery because she had an affair with Arthur Dimmesdale and having a child

*Letter R represents Robbery

*he violated the law by stealing because of personal gain


Both of them experienced the life in prison which symbolize isolation and

alienation

Hester already paid her debt towards the society and Simpson is just starting.

                        Conclusion

*Stealing that resulted being shunned affected not only the life of the one who committed the crime but also others that are related to them

*Public shunning is a relevant matter that will not cause unnecessary idolism.

Mistake

Mistake

                                                                                                                   

     Professionalism does not guarantee a successful future. People avoid doing unreasonable actions by shunning. People may still shun people because they do not want to get involve with a complicated situation. It is also possible that they do not want others to influence younger generations that are related to them. There are many reasons why people shun others. Stealing is one of many why the society change their way of treating others, like Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson. By shunning, society changes lives.

     By a simple mistake, it can make a major impact on the future. O.J. Simpson, a retired professional football player, was born in San Francisco, California. He was also a football broadcaster and an actor. He set some records for playing football that resulted to be elected at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In September 2007, Simpson came with his group of friends to the Palace Station Hotel at Las Vegas, and they took items with possession of deadly weapons. The police questioned him and he said, “It was stolen from him.” Simpson and three other men were arrested for conspiracy, kidnapping, and robbery.  In October 2007, Walter Alexander and Charles Cashmore are the criminal defendants accepted to testify against Simpson exchange of reducing charges. The trail held 12 counts of Simpson. After a year, Simpson and three other men were found guilty. Simpson received 33 years of prison and parole in 9 years but he would probably face life sentence.  He is now in Nevada Department of Correction at the Lovelock Correctional Center.

      Simpson’s action affected his image as a retired football player to the society. Even though he had an excellent life career, the society does not approve of what he did. People started to remember him as a convicted felon instead of a successful retired football player, broadcaster, and actor. The society had begun shunning him. Some people rejected him as an icon to the sports world. Because of shunning, his family got affected by his actions. For example, tabloids wrote about his family, but he did not state what it was about.

       Both characters experienced public shunning although they committed different acts. O.J. Simpson represents Letter R for Robbery and Hester represents Letter A for Adultery. Simpson disobeyed the law by stealing because of personal gain. On the other hand, Hester committed adultery because she had an affair with Arthur Dimmesdale and having a child with him. Both resulted imprisonment, which symbolizes isolation and alienation. Hester and Simpson made a sin that change their lives forever. It changed their personality because of what they have done to be shunned. Hester already paid her debt towards the society and Simpson is just starting.

      Stealing that resulted being shunned affected not only the life of the one who committed the crime but also others that are related to them. Public shunning is playing a major role in the society because it would help the future generations to avoid the previous mistakes that the shunned people did. Public shunning matters because it would help the society to be better. It is a relevant matter that will not cause unnecessary idolism. Simple idolism may lead to consequences that have to repay in the future.

The Scarlet Letter: Arthur Dimmesdale

•Thesis

 

The effect of Dimmesdale's self punishment leads to confliction with his self identity

•Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale

What does he look like?

 

 "He was a person of very striking aspect,with a white lofty, and impending brow,large, brown,

melancholy eyes, and a mouth which,

unless he forcibly compressed it,

was apt to be tremulous, expressing

both nervous sensibility and a vast 

power of  self-restraint". (57)

•Physical Symbolic Traits

Dimmesdale's clean and organized appearance gives off the impression that he is a put together guy.

 

 

 

His need for organization in his

life hides the fact that underneath

it all, he is actually apprehensive

and nervous.  

•Role in society

Arthur Dimmesdale is a reverend. As a reverend, his life has always been about God and his teachings. He focuses on religion and the importance of spreading it.

 

 

 

"Therefore, so far as his duties would permit, he trode in the shadowy paths, and thus kept himself simple and child-like; coming forth, when occasion was, with a freshness, and fragrance, and dewy purify of thought, which, as many people said, affected them like the speech of an angel". (57)

•Good vs Evil

Mr. Dimmesdale represents Good because he is a pastor, he is the connection between God and people. He is the voice that speaks directly to God.

 

~"'Speak women.' said another voice, coldly and sternly proceeding from the crowd about the scaffold. 'speak and give your child a father.'"
 

Mr. Dimmesdale also represents evil because he helped Hester Prynne commit adultery to her husband by sleeping with her. He did not own up to his mistake and instead left Hester to suffer alone.
           

Adalia Pang

Ross Balbalosa

Sherri Abbate

Madeline Dunton

•Holden's Place in a Man's World

•Alissa Rose, Hayden Green, Adalia Pang, Sherri Abbate, Ross Balbalosa

•Holden's attitude towards men his age

•Thesis: The loss of innocence causes conflict when combined with longing for childhood and simpler times.

•There is a large seperation between the behavior of Holden's peers and his own behavior

      ~This stems from Holden's isolation because of his longing for childhood oblivion

     ~such as Holden's attitude towards the "player" Stradlater

•Stradlater

•Stradlater is Holden's roomate at Pencey Prep, and is one year older than Holden

•Holden thinks Stradlater is nothing but a "hot shot" who is full of himself and expects others to be as well

 

~"He was always asking you to do him a big favor...Just because they're crazy about themself, they think you're crazy about them too..." (27-28)

 

~"He spent around half his goddam life in front of the mirror" (33)

•Ackley

•Holden's "disgusting" neighbor; Holden thinks very little of Ackley

•"...about eighty-five times a day old Ackley barged in on me. He was probably the only guy in the whole dorm, besides me, that wasn't down at the game. He hardly went anywhere. He was a very peculiar guy...He was also sort of a nasty guy" (19)

•Holden and Ackley have characteristics in common; what Holden sees in Ackley as "disgusting" are some of the same characteristics Holden himself possesses

~Both do not leave the dorm very much, go to the games, and both are seen by others as "peculiar"

•James Castle

•James was Holden's classmate at Elkton Hills that committed suicide by jumping out the window  (170)

~Was wearing Holden's sweater at the time

•"He had on this turtleneck sweater I'd lent him...The funny part is, I hardly even know James Castle, if you want to know the truth...I think the only time I ever even had a conversation with him was that time he asked me if he could borrow this turtleneck sweater I had. I damn near dropped dead when he asked me, I was so surprised and all...If you want to know the truth, I almost didn't lend him my sweater. Just because I didn't know him too well" (170-171)

•Conclusion

•Thesis: Holden feels isolated towards men of his age group because his longing for childhood innocence seperates him mentally from his peers.

~Holden's isolation stems from his longing for childhood and simpler times, when combined with the loss of innocence.

~Even Holden's analogy to being the "catcher in the rye" demonstrates isolation, because he would be with only children younger than him- where he is most comfortable

My American Story

Two lives

My whole family was born in the Philippines.  It starts with my grandfather’s sister Lily. She is the one who petition my grandparents. My grandparents came here to the United States in 1991. Their children were left behind in the Philippines because they were over 21 years old and married.  That’s why my mother was unable to come to the United States.  My mother finally arrived in the United States in 1996 as a tourist. The happiest moment in her life is being with her family. My uncle’s most memorable aspect in his life was when he saw different kinds of cars when he arrived. Now, he works at an automotive company.  My family came to United States because of job opportunities, education, and a better life.

The life in the Philippines is difficult and different compared to United States. I lived in San Pablo City for 11 years with my uncle’s family. Occasionally, my father wants my sister and me to go to our house in their town, Siniloan. I would ride a tricycle to get there and to the market. The tricycle is a motorcycle with a side car and with a roof on top. It’s funny but dangerous because I would see up to seven people riding on it. A tricycle is usually used for short distance. I would also ride a jeepney for going on long distance trips. Jeepney is one of the most common transportation in the Philippines. Jeepney was originated in the North America.  The Filipinos got their inspiration from the Americans. It was a jeep that was left behind from the military during World War 2. Cars are not usually seen unless you’re in the big city, Manila. This is the capital of the Philippines. At my father’s house we would use a water pump to get water. It’s used to take a bath. We would sometimes boil the water when it’s too cold to take a bath in. Philippines are a third world country. The technologies are not as advanced as the United States. There are not enough job opportunities for everyone. A lot of people end up migrating to other countries.

When I was 2 years old I visited the United States. I was here for 3 months with my father, sister, and mother in 1996. We went to Disney land, universal studios, and San Francisco. After 3 months, we went back to the Philippines. My mother stayed behind and did not go back with us.  My mother did not tell me why she stayed behind and we have had to go. I guess she thought I was a child and I wouldn’t understand. I cried and I tried to stop her from staying. My father, sister, and I left without her and I grew up without knowing my mother’s face. My nanny took care of me since I was born till I left the Philippines in 2005. I treated my nanny as my own mother because she really loves me and she stayed with me even though my father didn’t pay her anything. I felt really sad when I left the Philippines because I left my friends, relatives, my dad, and especially my nanny.

On July 2005, my mother and stepfather petition my sister and me to the United States. I lived in National City, San Diego for 5 years. Now I recently just moved here in El Segundo because of family problems. Moving to the United States has brought some positive aspects like education, easier daily living, and most of all I met my best friend in San Diego and I wish I could be with her every day. The negative element is that after settling in San Diego for 5 years. My mother forced my sister and me to move here in El Segundo. It is really hard to adjust especially, at a new school. I know that this is just another challenge for me and I will get through this. We moved out here because it would benefit the whole family. Overall, my life in the US has been many precious memories with my friends and family. Our problems will only serve as a stepping stone towards successful and blissful life.