Do it, or Adam will cry.

Topic #1
Corruption and Bribery in most African Countries giving emphasis to Ethiopia

Topic #2
Transportation problems in my birth city, Addis Ababa

Topic #3
The major killing epidemic in Africa, HIV/AIDS.

2. Bring 3 copies of Paper 2, draft 1.

3. Review any one chapter of Song of Solomon and take good notes on plot, characters, themes, etc.

Remember: 2nd Draft due MONDAY!!

1. What is a major conflict in the novel?
2. Why do you think this conflict is important?
3. What would you like a reader of your paper (classmates, Adam, Keely) to learn about this conflict?

To get credit for this entry, just write a thesis statement (1-2 sentences). If you want better feedback and practice, try writing a whole introduction paragraph!

Transitions:
http://writing.umn.edu/sws/quicktips/style_grammar/transitions.htm

Integrating Quotes:
http://writing.umn.edu/sws/quicktips/style_grammar/integrating_quotes.htm

Analyzing Text:
http://writing.umn.edu/sws/quicktips/process/crit_read.htm

There are tons more in the writing center, and they're free!

Choose 1:

A. After Milkman hits his father, he has the following realization: "His action was his and his alone. It would change nothing between his parents. It would change nothing inside them. He had knocked his father down and perhaps there were new positions on the chessboard, but the game would go on" ( 68). Explain what he means, and why he might feel this way. In what ways are Milkman's action and reflection historical?

B. When Guitar and Milkman go into the bar, Feather kicks them out, and when he does this, the following conversation occurs:

"So get him outta here."
"He can't help who his Daddy is." Guitar had his voice under control.
"Neither can I. Out."
"What's his Daddy to you?"
"Nothing yet. That's why I want him outta here."
"He ain't like his Daddy."
"He ain't got to be like him--FROM him is enough." (p. 57)

Choose own perspective from this conversation (Guitar or Feather) and explain first, what the character's perspective on Milkman's identity is, and then why the character might have that perspective.

Choose a chapter (1, 2 or 3) and summarize the main CONFLICTS that take place in this chapter. In other words, don't just describe the events of the chapter, but focus on those involved in the conflict, the reasons for the conflict, the perspectives of those involved, etc... In a way, you're focusing on the same things you thought about for your mini papers, and applying it to the novel. Good luck!

2. How do you feel about Morrison's claim that black people aren't associated with ideas?

3. How do you feel about Morrison's statements about men and women, p. 123?

- Fact is something that can be proven through a hypothesis with a theory.

- Truth is accepted/agreed on by a specific community, depending on the area.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FACT AND FICTION?

-Something can be added to a fact to make it fiction.

-If you want to add imagination, fact could be the place you start from.

-Some might view the same work as fiction, or fact. Perhaps fiction could be truth, also?

WHAT IS MEMORY?

- You might remember something differently now than how it happened a long time ago.

- It depends on the kind of story it is, how well you remember it - you might remember bits and pieces of things like kindergarten, but something tragic or extreme will be easier to remember with detail.

- There are different kinds of memory - short term and long term memory, and the memory might change as you/your brain grows.