Tuesday, December 21, 2010

           To Build a Fire
          by Jack London

That was why he shied in such panic. He had felt
the give under his feet and heard the crackle of snow
hidden under his feet wet in such a temperature
meant trouble and danger. At the very least it meant
delay, for he would be forced to stop and build a fire,
and under its protection to bare his feet while he dried
his socks and moccasins. He stood and studied the creek
bed and its banks, and decided that the flow or water came
from the right.He reflected a while, rubbing his nose and
cheeks, then skirted to the left, stepping gingerly and
testing the footing for each step. Once clear of the danger,
he took a fresh chew of tobacco and swung along at his
four-mile gait.

 In a way I sort of happen to connect to this passage. I
find that stepping on ice over a river could be very scary
and I would definitely be terrified. I also can connect
with his thoughts of being afraid of the danger of getting
to cold, I hate being cold. So this is kind of why I chose
this passage.

Sunday, December 5, 2010







           Trial by Entrapment
               Adam Serwer


 A plot to bomb the D.C. subway system. An attack on American
 troops at Fort Dix, New Jersey. An attempt to kill Americans holding 
a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon.


All of these potential terrorist attacks sound frighting, but not a single
one was ever in danger of actually happening. They were all part of
a a series of elaborate sting operations orchestrated by the government
in its attempt to be proactive about proactive about preventing domestic
terrorism. It didn't want to wait for body counts on the evening news.


 I chose this article because this has been an oncoming problem in the United States.
I really agree with this article why would us Americans wait until the Evening News
reports deaths because of a terrorist attack.  We wouldn't want another attack like 9/11
to happen again. I really like this passage. I would have to say this article really shows
what going on.