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Please respond to the following : Pretend you are an African American teenager living in the 1930's. Write a letter to a friend describing your reaction to seeing Emitt Till's body and hearing his story in all of the newspapers. What emotions would you feel? How would this affect your future behavior?

Dear Monica, I have Recently viewed the body of Emitt Till and read the stories of him in the newspapers. What was done to him was uncalled for and unnecessary. What Till did was wrong, but the actions taken to justify his wrong-doing were way out of line. The difference in lifestyles from Chicago and the deep south where Till was visiting are vast. The men who killed Till should have taken this difference into consideration and given him a less harsh punishment. I am sadden by this tragedy and hopeful that the men who killed Till will be held accountable for their actions. Also, I am sympathetic toward the family and friends of Emitt Till. I am angered by what happened, even though it was not out of the ordinary. In the future I will be more aware and cautious of my actions. Although this incident will raise my resentment towards the whites, I will think before I act, so I do not upset a white person and face a punishment similar to Till’s. Sincerely, Kaylin

Good job Kaylin! The letter was very realistic and the part about the men being accountable for their actions was a very creative statement. -Hope

I really like it, Kaylin! Like Hope said it was very realistic, very nice job!- Rachel

I like how you talked about the difference of lifestyles in Chicago and the Deep South. -Monica

I agree about the differences between Chicago and Mississsppi and that the should have been taken into consideration. -Laura Maurer

My homework excuse.

Last night I was abducted by vampire space dinosaurs. They took me to their planet, Planet Multi-colored polk-a-dotted orange, where they made me sing songs about pickles and make hats out of dry-erase marker caps. Then I was forced to help them make their version of "Twilight" when their planet exploded. I escaped unharmed in one of thier spaceships. As I neared another planet the spaceship exploded, but again I escaped unharmed. I thought that I had laned back on earth, but unknowingly landed on Planet Dopleganger, an exact replica of Earth, even the same people. Once again I was abducted, but this time by my dopelganager. They enslaved me and said I had to make Planet Multi-colored polk-a-dotted Orange explode. I told them it alrady had and they said I could leave because my "mission" was complete. Suddenly, without any warning I was back where i was first abducted, in my room and my mother came in and said I was late for school and had to leave right away, that is why my homework was not finished.

Are people inherently all good or all bad?

No one is ever inherently all good or all evil. We are born not knowing anything, especially right and wrong and the difference between good and bad. As we grow we learn this distinction and have the ability to chose our path in life. The classification of good and bad people is brought about by one's actions and how they chose to live their life. People who are in jail, or did something wrong, chose to do what they did, they chose the wrong "path". Also, a saint is classified that way because of his or her actions. Someone who is bad can change and become good, and vice versa. Also no one is ever perfect, so it would be hard to be all good, or depending on someone's definition of perfect, all evil. There is both good and bad in all people, but they can choose which side they portray.

Beatrice says, "You are very different form Rebecca." Who was Rebecca? What was her daily life like?

As she always does when she visits, Beatrice would not stop admiring me. She went on and on about how tall and beautiful I was. I adore her praise, but it is getting very old. After Beatrice and Giles had left, I went back to the morning room to look over the dinner menu and finish my invitations for the party tomorrow. The party is short notice, but who could say no to me? At three o'clock I met Max in the rose garden for a stroll around the grounds of Manderley. I must say the the azaleas are especially beautiful in the early spring. Maxim said that it would rain today, so I got my raincoat from the flower room and off we went.

As we passed through Happy Valley Maxim picked up a fallen flower petal and crumpled it so its sweet perfume could flow though the air. Then he took the handkerchief out of my pocket and wrapped the petal up inside. I am afraid I will never get that smell out of it now. When we arrived back at the house it was time for tea. As soon as we were settled in the library, Frith brought in the tea and snacks. The crumpets were soaked in butter, which the chef knows I hate, but still does it anayway. Maxim read over the letters he had recieved, as I drank my tea and ate some of the snacks that had een brought to us.

Dinner tonight was wonderful. We had the most amazing duck anyone could ever have. Maxim said he requested it especially for me tonight. After dinner we returned to the library, to finish our days duties. I had written up a menu, list of the invitations sent out this morning, and the space and decorations needed for the party. Well, that is all for today. Until tomorrow.