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Hola Gem, I appreciate it. Hey! The nurses forced the jello on me, okay? I was only obeying orders. Hmph! I know. I am a very noble an chivalrous person. Whoops! I forgot to change it. I will do that right now... Veggie

Hi Gem! Sorry I've been out so long (you know why) but here I am! So what's been happening? I just spent almost two weeks in the hospital eating ice cream and jello and drinking pop, and playing video games and Chinese checkers with little kids. Don't worry, I let them win, as my skill easily...

I'm back, heh heh heh. We got in late last night, ~ 1 o'clock or so a.m. so I waited until today to post...My family and I did a tour of the Great Lakes (all but Ontario, but I've seen enough of that one). It was a lot of hiking and biking--absolutely exhausting. But at least our Internet is...

Hi Gem, I'm going on vacation tomorrow to northern Michigan--"up north" as we Michiganders like to call it--and should be back next Friday. Veggiedog

I studied. A lot. And I don't even have to to take the SATs for another year and a half! Grrr. :mad: What will you be doing tomorrow?

Hello Gem, At least I've built up some really good leg muscle. Is that you being sarcastic? :p I really don't know yet. My parents are pushing me towards medicine (:rolleyes: of course) since engineering and business are out of the question (ick to math and econ). But I'm more of the...

Hi Gem, I am going to keep this post short because I feel lazy and we are leaving for Windsor in about a half-hour. I'm waiting ;) So what do you think it means? I've been reading...kind of...a little... I don't feel very motivated because the summer reading program at our library...

Hello Gem, While Dewey Dell was instrumental in women's roles and such, I felt that her themes didn't quite mesh very clearly or easily with the central themes. She also was annoying, in my opinion, so that is why I decided that I could do without her, if I had to choose the least important...

Happy Birthday Sofia!

Hello again, MC, Just because slavery had been abolished didn't mean that conditions were wonderfully improved for former slaves. Many of them were forced into sharecropping when unable to find other occupations, a practice that is comparable to slavery. So many of those set free remained...

Hello Gem, I've given up on the languages thing because I don't know any more. :o There are also a few fish connections in Greek mythology, i.e. the constellation Pisces (sp?), mermaids, etc. Fish have been a symbol of life/rebirth/reincarnation as well as identification and emotional growth...

Hello Gem, Good luck :p This also reminded me of another scene (that really wasn't about honor, but it was about family): after the wagon tipped over in the flooded river, Jewel was determined to retrieve as many of Cash's tools as possible. He understood how important the tools were...

Okay, I see what you mean now. You can get a job here pretty much anywhere with a degree in a science, or math, for that matter. Biochemistry is absolutely booming here. But for degrees in liberal arts, it is more difficult. Many Americans have forgotten the value of art and of artists, and what...

Hi MC, The politicians know what was going on, but many of the people did not. The people are the ones who really give Congress its power. If Congressmen do not follow the demands of the constituents, they can easily be voted out. The people became more inclined to vote for Congressmen who at...

Happy Birthday!

If we're talking about our fears, then I get really freaked out by those huge foot-long mosquitoes. You know, the ones that used to live in prehistoric times and are now mummified in amber, which you can see in science museums? The museum guide told me that they can 'drink' a pint of blood in...

Salaam, Gem I really don't know if there was any symbolism. All I noticed was that Jewel and Darl were the only ones who didn't have any obvious ulterior motive for wanting to go to town, which is certainly significant. But Vardaman, as you said, wanted a train, Dewey Dell wanted an abortion...

Okay, you are from New Zealand so it would make sense what you do not know much about American history (I know next to nothing about New Zealand's history :( ) so I'll try to explain a little bit in my post. You probably know more than the average, ignorant American anyway. ;) The controversy...

From the American Heritage Dictionary: activism - The use of direct, often confrontational action, such as a demonstration or strike, in opposition to or support of a cause. How do the Nazis not fit into this definition? Whether the definition implies or does not imply a good cause is not...

Ciao Gem, I think that with the outside characters, Faulkner is showing how others view the Bundrens as a pathetic, pitiable family (with Anse at the core of their problems) and some of the societal views of white trash of the time. I'm not quite sure what Faulkner is saying about relgion. He...