Blog Two.

a. In the conversation between Yossarian and Orr was about Orr putting crab apples and horse chestnuts in his cheeks to make them bigger. In Yossarian and Cleninger's conversation, they were talking about everyone was out to get Yossarian. Cleninger was trying to convince Yossarian that "they" were out to get everyone, not just Yossarain. I would say that neither conversation was resolved because Orr and Yossarian's conversation didn't make much sense and was very confusing and the other conversation Yossarian still believes that people are out to get him and everyone thinks he is crazy.

c. In the statement "Insanity is contagious. This is the only sane ward in the whole hospital. Everybody is crazy but us," Yossarian tells Chaplain that they were the only sane people left from the war. Th e only person they didn't like in the ward they were in was the Texan, because they think that he killed the soldier in white. This murder shows that the Texan is either crazy or just racist. I would say that so far the Texan seems to be the craziest so far.

d. When Clevinger tells Yossarian that he is a Jehovah Complex, it means that he thinks Yossarian thinks that everyone is Jehovah (God). I do agree with Clevinger about this because Yossarian was talking about himself, saying he was a "real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I'm a bona fide supraman."

Blog One.

• Paradox. A statement that that sounds crazy as if not true, but really is true. So, basically it is a statement that contradicts it-self.
• Catch-22. A novel written by Joseph Heller. It was published in 1961. Heller's experiences as an air force bombardier formed the basis for this Novel. Catch-22 is a tricky situation that someone is trapped in and can't get out of because of contradicting rules or regulations.

1. In "The Superstition of School," by G.K. Chesterton, he says "that the self-educated think far too much of education. I might add that the half-educated always think everything of education." The paradox of this statement is that you'd think the half-educated and self-educated wouldn't think much of education, but they do. Especially since in today's society there isn't much of an opportunity for those who are not well educated.
2. In Steinbeck's "Paradox and Dream," there are many paradoxes. The one that really caught my eye was this: "Fortunes are spent getting cats out of trees and dogs out of sewer pipes; but a girl screaming for help in the street draws only slammed doors, closed windows, and silence." Most would never think that this could happen, it is absurd! Although, when you really think about it, it is a terrible and unfortunate truth. People do all they can to rescue wild animals and pet from danger, but if a girl is asking for help because she is poor and has nothing to eat, or has a father who beats her, or is just looking for salvation in her miserable life, all she gets is closed doors and noses turned away with no look back. No one will save her from the unknown perils of the world.

What 9-11 means

What 9-11 Means

by: Me (from forever ago)

What 9-11 means to me:

A call for help, an emergency.

But on this day there was tragedy,

Thousand killed and thousands now suffer.

The world is at war!

What do we do?

Where do we stand?

After all I've seen and heard,

I now know that United we stand!

We are Americans.

As long as we work and take care of one another,

We will stand proud!

God bless America!