Please list 10 ways you can improve your essay scores
1. spending more time finding a good intro quote 6. better word choice
2 expresse main point better 7 re-reading my essay when done writing.
3. find better quotes 8. read question more thoroughly
4. explain quotes better 9. Have more parts of the question in my thesis
5. check grammar more 10. Use a stronger voice
Please write any 15 thoughts about the book Slaughterhouse-5. For each thought, please refer to a specific part of the book that generated this thought (for instance, “It was funny” receives no credit; “It was funny when he described the Tralfamadorians” receives full credit).
1. It promotes anti-war when Billy describes the war show on T.V. going backwards.
2. It was sad when the old hobo dies in the train.
3. It was intriguing when the Tralfamadorians talk about how the world ends.
4. It was throught-provoking when Billy describes the appearance of the Tralfamadorians
5. It was strange when Billy gave the Marksman a second chance at shooting him.
6.It was thought-provoking when the British POWs were more respected than the Americans.
7. It was ironic that the Germans helped Billy out of the Train.
8. It was ironic when Billy got the only civilian coat in the POW camp.
9. It was intruiging when Billy knows his futur.
10. It was Anti-war related when Billy gets emotional when he's reminded of the bombing of Dresdon
11. It is plot-twisting when you find out the Trout made a book just like Billy's tale
12. It is interesting how Billy describes the chapelain's job
13. It is descusting how Billy describes is daughter
14. It is sad when Billy sees the wounded horse
15. It is ironic how Billy is put in the same hospital room as a History teacher who is researching the Bombing of Dresdon.
State 5 possible themes for the book Slaughterhouse-5.
1. We don't fight because we hate others and want to kill them, we fight because we think we need to.
2. Death is no small matter, but it is innevitable.
3. We truely can't control much on Earth, so there's no point in worrying about that which we cannot control.
4. A good way to live is to look at the better parts of life.
5. Suffering is a pain worse than death.
Write a conversation between yourself and Billy Pilgrim in which he tries to teach you a lesson based on his own experiences. You must explain IN DEPTH at least 3 specific events and details from the book in order to receive full credit. This conversation should go on as long as it takes to demonstrate YOUR UNDERSTANDING of Billy’s experiences.
Billy: You look sad, Noah.
Noah: I am. My grandpa died yesterday.
B: so it goes.
N: What? How could you be so care-free about death!?! The least you could say is "I'm sorry to hear that".
B: Your grandpa is dead in this moment, put is in perfect condition in other.
N: huh?
B: Let me tell you about my experiences on Tralfamadore. I was abducted by aliens and put in a zoo on the planet Tralfamadore. They could communicate with me with a loudspeaker. And I learned many thing from them. You see, Tralfamadorians see in four dimensions, the fourth one being time. On their planet, they informed me of many things about how they perceive time, one of which is that people never really die, they see what things were, are, and are going to be, all at the same time. You should cherish the memories you had with him, instead of grieving for his loss.
N: Interesting point. But i doubt that you were really abducted by aliens.
B: I didn't think you would. But think about this. The Tralfamadorians also cherish all of the good parts about life. They do have wars in certain parts of their history, and they do know that they are responsible for the end of the Universe, but they would rather spend time at my zoo than reminisce over they're losses. Maybe you should do the same. In a week you will have taken my advice and you will notice how much better off you are; you will be a lot more hesitant about calling me insane.
N: I never called you insane
B: No, but in 12 days you will find me and tell me that you THOUGHT I was insane.
N: How do you know that?
B: oh ya. I'm a time traveller.
N: Right. (sarcasm)
B: Fine. Then I will tell you about my experiences in World War II.
N: Wouldn't you be a little older if you were in World War II?
B: Um.... well...... ahem AS I WAS SAYING, In world war II after the bombing of Dresdon, In which my prison camp was located, I left the burning city and found what i could to get back home. Along my travels i found a horse, but it wasn't until later that i realized it was bleeding. The poor horse was suffering the whole time. A massive burst of melancholy overcame me.
N: So you do have feelings for loss.
B: Pain is not the same as death. Death is innevitable. Pain is not. One can realize that death is near, and can embrace it. Pain, however, is a horrible thing to have kept in a moment.
N: I'm not sure how, but this made me feel better about my grandpa's death.
B: So it goes.
N: Would you shut up already? I swear I'm gonna kill you.;
B: so it goes.
N: (sigh)
