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

Period 8 Ala Mallah

      I agree with this statement a lot because our society today tells us what we can and can't do, or what we should look like, what should we wear and how we should act. In House of Scorpions their society tells them that clones are "beasts" and that they are not accepted in their society. All of them have learned that clones are bad creatures and should be bullied and mistreated, they have learned all of this from their society. So, I really don't blame Maria, Tom and all the others for Matt's harsh treatment. Are society has thought us to behave in some way and they have to behave in their own society ways. I think they don't know any better, they were raised this way and that's why they are treating Matt like this. No one has ever told them that clones are good people, so they have no knowledge about them.
      There can also be a different side to this, yes we are society hasn't thought us better, but we have a mind of our own. We don't have to follow everyone else, we can make our own decisions and tell us whats best for us and everyone else. So we can't only blame society for Matt getting bullied and hurt. There is people that can think differently and stop this bullying and just treat Matt like a equal human being.

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