Writing assignment #1 House of the Scorpion....Thoughts, Discussions, and Writing in Action!

Writing assignment #1 Chapter 7

House of the Scorpion....Thoughts, Discussions, and Writing in Action!

For this assignment we will be looking at chapter 7 of House of the Scorpion. Writing your response to the statement below will create a silent debate and allow for more time to prove your line of thinking. We will use your responses to have a class debate as well as to respond to other peers in the comments section.

Chapter 7- Respond in agreement or disagreement to the statement below. Remember to back up your position with specific evidence and examples from the chapter. Support this evidence with your own commentary (thoughts/analysis) to show why it matters.

Characters like Maria, Tom, and others are not to blame for Matt's harsh treatment because their society has taught them to behave this way.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Brayden Berrett, Period 8, Chapter 7

I do agree that society has an effect on how we look at things and how we act around certain things also. Maria and Tom have been taught that “Clones” are evil and will bite you if you get to close to them. You can tell they have been taught because at the beginning of the book they discover Matt. Maria and Tom treat Matt like a normal kid talking, playing, and having fun with each other. Everything is normal between them until he cuts his foot and rushed to the Mansion. They are worried about him until they find out that he is a clone their whole perspective change about Matt. The maids in the Mansion explained that Clones are evil and bad people. Just like that they throw Matt out and leave him to suffer from his injuries. Just in seconds Maria and Tom’s minds are played with by society and turned against Matt for the time being. So I do believe that society has a big impact on how we view things. For example when they find out that Matt is El Patrons Clone and he tells everyone in the Mansion that they must be nice and treat Matt like a normal boy people start to listen. In conclusion powerful people have a big impact on Society.
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