Reading Times 1/27/14

Reading TATDOAPTI for 1 hour
35 minutes of detailed outline work
25 minutes of rough draft beginning work
Total- 2 hours

Post on Samurai Warriors 1/27/14

My topic is on the responsibilities of the samurai warriors. No. Not the killing Japanese people who get to do what ever they want. The Samurai had many responsibilities that were hard to keep up with. It is kind of a process like "survival of the fittest." The specific responsibilities are mentioned in the Bushido, which is a list of the Samurai responsibilities.

The responsibilities of the samurai were far more complex and extensive than one might think. The Samurai were very valuable for Japanese society, because of all the required responsibilities. When people think of a Samurai warrior they often picture a threatening, murdering Japanese soldier doing whatever they want. However, Samurai warriors had to follow a strict code of conduct, and with the privileges they had as Samurai warriors came much responsibility. The Bushido is the code of conduct, which goes into depth. The specific responsibilities are each described and mentioned through the text, where people can study and research at easy access. 

Reading Times for 1/21

2 hours finishing annotated bibs and doing notecards
1 hour reading "TATDOAPTI"
10 minutes in class reading "TATDOAPTI"
Total Time= 3 hours (180 minutes) and 10 minutes

Reading Times 1/13/14

30 minutes reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
1 hour 30 minutes of Annotated Bibliography revision
Total Time= 120 minutes

Ellie as Katniss Everdeen

          I’m Katniss right as the words “I volunteer” come out of my mouth. A cense of courageousness and boldness races through my veins. Part of me is, “I can’t believe I just did that, and the other is, “I can do this.” Looking at Primrose with pride that I just volunteered for her. That was all me. The nerves I was feeling were bipolar to say the least.

After walking on stage, and looking at all the people in my district staring at me, I was proud. Bundles of scary thoughts then popped in my mind. There was no way; I could leave mom, prim, and gale. I couldn’t win, the only thing I’m good at is shooting and you need more than that. From then on, I knew there was no way to take it back. I had to fight, and I had to win. I was going to never give up and fight until death. 

Research on Samurai Warriors

My topic for the National History Day Project is the rights and responsibilities of the Samurai Warriors. It is going to be very hard to write a paper on something that has a lot of background. You have to know a lot of history about the Samurai to understand the specific rights and responsibilities. I think it is important to report on this specific topic, because it is sort of a part of history that is forgotten. I have never gotten an in depth research about the warriors and I think it is interesting to research and learn about.

            Finding primary sources was difficult for me. I seem to only find secondary sources, so part of my research plan this week is to find more of those. It is also hard to make inferences from the information I learn and summarize it, when I don’t have as an experienced background on the information. I need to spend more time on evaluating and finding sources in my opinion. Lastly, organizing a schedule to work with will help me very much.