http://tonyitaliano.learnerblogs.org Yeah, this is the cool one. Wed, 09 May 2007 23:56:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Look to the bottom of this post before you start -Starts in Odysseus' halls -Athena (off-stage) "inspires" Penelope to get out the Bow (gun in our case) and the iron axes (targets in our case) for the competition -Penelope goes upstairs to her room, and with a special key, unlocks the door to ... http://tonyitaliano.learnerblogs.org/2007/05/09/outline-book-21/  Reading these pieces did help me to better understand the Trojan War.  A lot of the war was explained in class, and I also knew more about the war from other educational experiences, but I was still able to learn new things and, ultimately, learn more about the war itself.  ... http://tonyitaliano.learnerblogs.org/2007/04/01/odyssey-blog-numero-uno/ I found some important information in this book regarding the sale of diseased and unsanitary meat, and other methods companies used cheat and get a greater profit.  Most companies sold the same product with a different label and a higher price.  One example of this is the system the meat ... http://tonyitaliano.learnerblogs.org/2007/03/18/journal-entry-5/ In another case of bad conditions, I observed the horrid the conditions the streets were in throughout the entire story.  Every winter it became extremely difficult to travel to and from work.  Proper clothing was important when it rained hard, and Jurgis’ could not afford the proper water resistant clothing.  ... http://tonyitaliano.learnerblogs.org/2007/03/18/journal-entry-4/ Not too far into the book, Jurgis and his family of Lithuanians decided that they wanted to buy a house instead of renting beds for the rest of their lives.  This seemed like a reasonable idea to them, because they could pay a few more dollars every month for a ... http://tonyitaliano.learnerblogs.org/2007/03/18/journal-entry-3/ Throughout The Jungle the working conditions in the factories have been obvious problems.  Minor injuries resulting from small accidents at work in all of the factories could put a person out of work for months if they didn’t kill the person.  The chemicals in every factory in packingtown and the ... http://tonyitaliano.learnerblogs.org/2007/03/18/journal-entry-2/             Up till now I have read to page 32.  The book begins with a 15 page introduction before it starts on page #1, so I thought that an introduction that long would be worth reading.  It explained a lot about Sinclair life and how he was involved in the ... http://tonyitaliano.learnerblogs.org/2007/03/09/journal-entry-1/ The narrative by Annie Burton about her childhood and adulthood helped me expand my knowledge of slavery. There was a lot of content that I expected to read about in the narrative and was never mentioned. For instance, I almost entirely expected to read about the childhood discoveries ... http://tonyitaliano.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/03/slave-narrative-blog-2/ I am about to read a Slave narrative by Annie L. Burton called "Memories of Childhood Slave Days." I'm actually not sure what to expect from this narrative, but I'm fairly sure that her stories will either be along the lines of telling how slavery was bad and how ... http://tonyitaliano.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/03/slave-narrative-blog-1/ Mr. Wasserman I Just want to let you know that I honestly really understood what you were asking for us to do and I had a really good blog, but my internet conveniently crashed and I lost it. I've learned my lesson and will write in Word from now ... http://tonyitaliano.learnerblogs.org/2006/12/19/satire-blog-2/