It all comes to an end

This will be my last blog post. This semester went by so quickly, only have about 2 more weeks to go. Blogging was a new experience for me and it has thought me what to put out there and what not. Although this was my first time doing this, it wasn't too bad. All I had to do was remind myself to blog every weekend. It helped me learn more and understand some of my classmates as well. In fact, it’s good that Sweeney chose something active that involves all students. This has helped us connect and hear what others have to say about different issues. Professor Sweeney's class has been one of my favorite classes here at Bland and I will definitely miss this class.  

Se7en

Main character of the movie se7en are Detective William Somerset, detective David Mills, and John Doe. Somerset is one of the most important characters that thinks society is getting more evil and wants to leave the horrors of the city. He is patient and has the ability to do well at his job because he’s smart in investigating the details and solving crimes. Before his retirement, he is partnered with a young and naive Detective called David Mills. John Doe is another significant character. Even though, he doesn’t leave any fingerprints while committing a crime, detective Somerset and John Doe share some traits. They analyze their thoughts before acting out on them unlike David Mills who’s more aggressive. In fact, they’re both irritated by the evilness of the city they live in. John Doe kills people that have sinned to change society while Somerset takes criminals under control and interview suspects, witnesses, and victims until he gets enough evidence and information to solve the crime. Doe’s plan to kill his victims was according to the seven deadly sins: gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, pride, lust, and envy.

Poems

        We Real Cool and Harlem are the two poems we read this semester written by Gwendolyn Brooks and Langston Hughes respectively. These two poems were written during a cultural movement in 1920’s called Harlem renaissance. We Real Cool is just four stanzas each containing two lines with the word “we” by the end of each line. As an outside observer, we think the boys might have dropped out of school, be drinking gin, staying out late at night, enjoying jazz, and will have short lives. Brooks says the inspiration for this poem came when she saw the boys playing pool in a bar on her way to school one day. Harlem is a poem that talks about deferred dreams which is a dream left behind. He brings up how sometimes we all have a tendency to push our dreams away. He mentions how we can accomplish our dreams if we make an effort to make them reality. Our efforts will make us feel satisfied when we achieve our dreams. In fact, creating dreams can help us set bigger goals in the long run. Hughes describes different possible ways a man can dream. After reading and understanding both poems, I've came to realize that both poems kind of connect in a way.