John Proctor

      In the book one of the first things we learn about John Proctor is that he cheated on his wife. When I read this I thought wow is anybody in this town acually a good person. Although he may seem bad at first as the story goes along you find out that there is more to him and he turns out to be one of the more likeable characters.
   
       I think so far he's one of the only people that doesn't have some type of angle. He was also willing to tarnish his name to save his wife and others that are being accused of crimes they didn't commit, showing that  he cares about other people and will not throw them under the bus like others. He also forms his own opinion about things and is not afraid to express them and stand up for what he believes in. If there is injustice being done he is the one to speak out about it. He knows when religion stops and common sense begins.


      I think characteristics like these are probably not going to be found in others of this strict village. He has faults and have made mistakes but if you can look pass that compared to majority of the characters in the book he's definitely the good guy.

Oh My God..... He's Going To Do What?!

I just want to say that I completely disagree with what this story says.
People go to church and are taught to love, trust, and obey god and to depend on him when you need help. Could you imagine someone coming out of no where saying "and by the way if you don't do these things its gonna be a ARROW IN THE BACK AND A SHORT RIDE TO HELL FOR YOU!!" Thats got to be over 80% of the population going hell.
   It's crazy. It's loving someone out of fear, which really isn't loving someone. It's like the bully on the playground that you don't mess with because you know that if you do your going end up hanging somewhere by your underwear. If you say that you love God it should be genuine and if you do the right things because you know it's the right thing to to not because if you don't do it Gods going to ruin your life.
   My personal belief is that if you believe in god and you try to live your life the right way to the best of your ability, it's all good. I certainly don't think God has some arrow pointing at my eye waiting for me to mess up so he can destroy my life. Leave the screwing up life to the devil because we certainly don't need two people to worry about.

There goes the neighborhood

    In this blog I'm supposed to talk about culture clashes I've heard of or one's I've experienced. I couldn't really think of a culture clash at first. My mind likes to draw blanks at very odd times. Then I thought about elementary school. There's a lot of hispanics that went to my school. I had a lot of hispanic friends. It was cool and everything but I can't speak spanish. There would be time when they would all be speaking spanish and making jokes. On one hand I understand because that's just the language their used to speaking.On the other hand there were a lot of times when I really felt left out.

About Me :)

     I think if I told you everything about myself this blog post would probably end up being a book. So I'll try to squeeze as much information this blog as possible without it becoming a documentary of my life.
     So, my name is Tyra. I looked up the meaning of my name online. In Scandinavian it mean god of war. I promise you I'm probably one of the most peaceful poeple out there. I don't like conflict and generally try to avoid it.
     I love animals, not really enough to become a vegetarian though. I do have a long term goal of achieveing the perfect healthy diet.
     I am always on the search for answers to life's questions. Do I have a higher purpose? What do I really want out of life? Is Spongebob cooler than Charlie Brown? No was the answer to the last question by the way. I'm always seeking ways to impove myself and learn something new. I rarely think things happen by coincedence. I think a lot of things happen because they're supposed to, like fate.
     Majority of the time I'm shy, softspoken, and just socially ackward. It usually takes me a while to get comfortable with people. Sometimes I can't think of things to say or just don't have anything to say. I view conversation as an art form. It baffles me how people can keep a converstion going on for so long.
     I can be indecisive. I think I just have this fear of making the wrong decision. My current crisis is choosing the college I want to go to. As of now I have a top 18 on my list of colleges. Lets hope I don't go into some type of mental breakdown when it's time to make a final decision.
     When I go to college I want to major in fashion design and business. I've always seen myself working in a career that lets me be creative and possibly start and own a business.
      I care about my family deeply. They are always there to support me and help me to do the best I can. What would I do without them?