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Journal Entry 10
In class we went over the google docs assigment in my group we focus on the Plot. Because we are getting ready to post it on wikipedia as a class. Towards the ending of the class we started talking bout out paper and what we are doing.

Journal Entry 9
Today in class we finish with our group work from the story my partner and I focus on plot we fix our plot structure. Then after we took a break the professor gave us back our Proposal and she helped us with people who needed a thesis statement.I made and outline for myself, i believe that it would help me to prepare for my first draft paper.

Jounrnal Entry 8
Today in class we break up into four groups and we talking about the article in my group we talk about the article in my group we talked about plot on the article another thing we did was go over our proposal and try to fix the things we need too do

Assignment 5
Quote "another example of men and women working together to build ecofeminism, thereby undermining the misconception that ecofeminism is the province of women alone." I think this quote means that not only is there struggle between gender but also in power.
 * bodily transgressions
 * Darwinism and Romance
 * Human and nature body
 * Ecofemisnism
 * romance separate with nature
 * Understanding the two predominant ideal of nature ,being a server and romance
 * Animal nature or character
 * mind over body
 * Split human in mind and body

Journal Entry 7
What we did in class to was too prepare ourselves for our proposal. The professor She break us up into groups we and she made us talk about the important ideas whens it came to our stories. We Had to list important topics from our story after doing that we took few mins into think of what are we going to talk about in our proposal. For our proposal we have to make sure that we have a thesis statement, we have to indicate what we are going to talk about we have to make that we have at least five sources. and to make sure that we hand it in by Saturday morning.

Timmel Duchamp
Quote "The issue of generation is an index of conflict." I think this quote means that different generation has different use LIke Anaywu she respects the generation but Doro doesnt he want to use them. Cited Duchamp Timmel L, "strange Matings" sun women science fiction 2013 82-95
 * New narrative of liberation
 * native oppose
 * believing that women become vulnerable when it comes to childbearing

ASSIGNMENT 4 Rebecca Holden
Quote "The cost of the "women equal nature" equation have been even higher for African American." I think this quote means that African American women are being empower. the idea that women of full humanity obviously control their position. Cited Holden, Rebecca J "Strange mating" Science fiction American Voice Octavia E Butlter press 3013.17-44
 * Feminist Myth
 * Strong black females protagonist
 * human and technology
 * Gender struggle
 * Diversity
 * Mutable
 * 1970 essentialist, mother earth

Govan Homage
Quote "This is a fundamental departure for science fiction as a genre. I think this mean because Butler use so many tradition in her novel it forms to be necessary its very important but easy to catch onto. Cited Govan, Sandra Y"homage to Tradition Octavia Butler renavates the historical novel" Melus 13.1/2(spring- summer 1986)79-96.
 * link science fiction with historical narrative
 * Barrows tradition that she takes and reshape, African-Afro America
 * African Kinship network seems to be a big structural device
 * the idea of kinship is to always demonstrate

Govan Connections
Quote "A hostile environment necessitated a vicious struggle for survival." I think this quote means that the kind of environment that the slaves in ,under Doro's rules and him being a god to them it hard to leave because hes controlling. He wants everything to himself the slaves must give their lives away too him. Cited Govan, Sandra Y."Links and Extended Networks. Patterns in Octavia Butler's Science Fiction.""Black American literature 18.2(summer1984):82-87
 * Power and struggle
 * Doro (wild seed) he breed people
 * They believe love can change the struggle
 * Anyanwu is a mother of nurting healing others as they are sick

ASSIGNMENT 3 Salvaggio
Quote "The most potent of these obstacles is the addictive drug meklah, a drug so powerful that withdrawal from it almost always proves fatal" What i think this quote means is that the power that these people have over these slaves is like a Meklah drug so strong that is deadly.Its very addictive to be controlling. Cited Salvaggio R."Octavia Butler and the Science Fiction Heroine" Black American Literature Form. 18.2(summer1984):78:81
 * Solvaggio talks about strong Black Afrian females (protagonist)
 * White males
 * Being in a racist enviorment
 * All males are consider dominate
 * their goals is freedom
 * they try to fight for a change.
 * Women writers have been changing the scenario of distinctly masculine world.
 * Butler thinks that that racism and sexism is a "conscious part of her vision"

journal Entry 6
In class we went over the things we have done in the semester we have review the section from the articles. We learn the difference between human and technology from back then till today. We went over assignment 4 we talk about what Holden talks about in her article she mostly discuss the feminist myth (cyborg) then we went over Dushchamp talk mostly about new narravtive liberation.

Pfeiffer
"In Wild Seed, a different sort of book, My characters could be powerful enough to move somewhat outside the ugliess of antebellum U.S. history even though they live through it Their struggles is more about Male-females than Black -White" What i believe this means is that In Wild seed the history of this novel is that they struggle more for who has more powers then who and having the abilities to kept them hostage. Not being able to fight for your right didnt matter weather you are A man who strong are a women you had no rights.
 * changing the history in a story is not a simple because you have to stick to one theme
 * Wild seed is a novel with many history

Michal Bishop
"Whose society she explicitly reveals in mind of mind and pattern master" What i believe the Quote is trying to say is the Octavia Butler she is her pattern master when it comes to writing her novel she one with that has exceptional skills she can master her skills she has control of a situation in an abstact things regarded as having power or having an influence over her novel.
 * Butler has the power to use her ambition in writing.
 * When it comes to her novel she understand the idea of science fiction idiom.

ASSIGMENT 2Elizabeth A.Lynn
"Immortality, shape-changing ,psychic powers the passing of mind into many bodies these are not new ideas to the science fiction canon."The way how Butler Describes how the character uses there powers matches their characters. She doesn't lose her reader by reminding them the order that it's suppose to be told she has creative way of writing her novel without a metrical structure.
 * Octavia Butler writes her novel with no sequence She goes about her story in and ordinary form
 * She Make sure a reader never loses control when it comes to her writing.
 * When it comes to Immortality your vision in a story can be of many different thing but must be one theme.This idea is what makes the reader more fascinated.

Summary of 11
Edward Warrick was an old man who lived in Avoyelles parish in Lousisiana for a very long time ,Edward was married a long time ago he had few daughters but no sons.Edward didn't care too interact with other he didn't socialize himself with others.When it comes to Doro, Doro and Edward had a connection, he felt comfortable around Doro Kind of like the same feel Anyawu had with Doro.During the time there were solders who are british and considered their selves as rebels and colonist who consider them selves as tories. Between the two they caused problems.Due too the war that happen the promises that was suppose to be made didn't come through because people were dead.Therefore Doro had rebuild them for the third time by using blood. Which started a problem why because the white people had the same ability to proved so it start the problem between the two. The slaves knew that it was time to stop fight for their rights they knew the power of Doro So they had to make a relationship with him they had to praise him entertain him then to be fully aware that they are giving their life away. Doro had plans to take Anyawu away when he would find her. Doro want to catch her when shes human and vulnerable. But little did he know that Anyawu spent most of her years as an animal or not at home so it was very hard  for Doro to find her because he could sense it. But she didnt know that he couldnt sense her.

Journal entry 4
Today in class we read the Wild Seed from wikipedia and we discuss the issues on what is good about it and was was not goo and also things that needed to be fixed.We then figure out which author from different stories did Plot, theme, characters,style, background, pub.history and reception. Within that we discuss what did they say and the connection between the themes and the wild seed story. After that we read the science fiction and fantasy by Orson Scot Card and had to indicate what was so special about Octavia Butlers writing. What makes her writing well and profound. I indicated that she uses it in a metaphorical way.

"Orson Scott Card on Butler's craft in Wild Seed."
According to Orson Scott card, What i believe that he is saying is that Octavia Butler is making him question himself about the story. Orson is saying that you have to be a professional to write your own story, you have to be able to know how to create your own theme. What makes Octavia Butler good at what she does is that she know how to use her words different, metaphors. According to Orson he states that when it come to Literalism its a very impressive deal in a writers metaphor. having that strong connection gives the story a greater prospective. Octavia Butler made you have a connection while reading her story she doesn't lead you on.

Summary of 7-10
Even though Doro was intimidating to others, they worship him as if he as a god. They loved and cared for him as too well as respect him. They are frighten of him because he can use his powers to prove his point in a negative way. Doro son Isaac was the only person that could be around him without having any fear. As to Anyawu, shes also a strong women. Anyawu stated taking care of Mr. Sloanes baby. The baby was sick w/pnemonia. At first others were afraid to come Anyawu because they thought she was a witch because of her looks. She was described as being very black with too much power and that the medicine she had was poison. The slonanes were new edition to the wild seed. They were a family that was dangerous. When it came to their children they didn't care they would neglect them and also hurt them as well.They would hurt them on purpose so they consider pain as a new edition to their behavior.Isaac's father Doro didn't believe that they could be this dangerous. Sitting with Nweke, Doro had experience fear of weakness.He watch Nweke go into the fazz of transition and he started remembering his childhood. Doro and Anyawu started putting a funeral together Isaac and Nweke. Anywu tries to figure out what too do with Isaac's Kids he had a lot of kids Some from his own and others he took from other families who were not wealthy enough too take care of there kids and others who died. Anyawu was no where to be found, Doro has the feeling that she is trying to leave. Anyawu turns herself into a dolphin and try to adaptation. She feels that turing to a dolphin is peaceful. But she remembers how Doro and Isaac took her away from her people and most of all her family.

Jounal Entry 3
Today in class we learn how to understand Summary,Quoting Topic sentence and also pararphrazing. In our booklet we read on Effective Academic Essays 2 Which is the thesis statement.We learn the most IMPORTANT thing about a thesis statement is that, "its not an opinion, nor is it a topic,a fact, a description ,or a Question" What we did in class was read a different summary and find the best topic sentence and try to summarize it in our own words. doing that i think it gave me more of a good idea on how to summarize my papers.

Summary of 5&6
There were two slaves being forces to get married,They had no saying in what goes on in their lives. Some of the slaves where taken away from their families living husbands,wives and babies.These slaves where needed to do different kinds of witchcraft for things they did not cause.During their time experiencing these tragic moments of their lives, these slaves were comfort with food,blankets and a little bit of freedom.During the times on the ship they are experience  the horrible wind blowing and the ship moving swiftly. One of the slaves named Anyanwu Shes a significant individual who is able to heal herself and too also transform herself as well as to anything. While she was on the ship she she transform her self into a leopard.In chapter 6 although Doro was amused by Anyanwu he wanted to kill her. He felt that he did not need to keep any on alive if he can not keep them in control. But without Anaywu, Doro mostly has nothing if he kills her he wouldn't have anything to help heal for to have no transformation.There would be people suffering and dying with Anaywu powers.Doro wants to be able to retrieve as much children as he can from Anaywu so that he can use them. Doro Uses his son Isaac to do may things because of powers.Isaac wishes to be Anaywu, he realize that shes beautiful and he tries to make her see the bigger picture of herself but yet she still consider herself as a prisoner Because of Doro,Isaac's father. Anaywu question why don't the slaves run away from Doro and Isaac indicates that they try but he always win.Anaywu tell Isaac about his mother Who was able to reiceve and send messages, He had never met his mother because she passed away when he was young. Isaac tells anaywu the kind of relationship he has with his father Doro,He tells her that Doro did not want him to be like his brother or crazy like his mother so instead he parent him in a different body. His father wanted to make sure that he was better and different from the other

Summary of 1-4
The story wild seed is about lady name Anyanwu who is more like supernatural or Immortal type of person she able to turn herself into everything with her powers she is able to heal anything from sickness.she can also transform herself into an animal, shape. Anyanwu has a fear of Doro who is a Man spirit he has well  has powers but he is not as powerful as Anyanwu, Doro try to kiddnapp more Africans so that he can have them to do witch craft. Anyanwu feels trouble when she found out Doro first kill. She does not want to have any kid by him.Doro turns out to be a controlling man he has alot of children and he wants more because need for more powers.Throughout the storie Anyanwu learn that Doro  can manipulate others with his powers.Anyanwu realize one of the slaves that it was her daughters son so so Doro bring him on the ship.

Journal Entry 2
In class i learn the real meaning of Wiki which mean- "a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users." I also learn the difference between primary and secondary print. Primary Print is the original copy and secondary is the added information from other people. In class we learn he skills that are need for research paper, we learn to search for major detail when writing a summary. i learned when writing a summary i must keep my opinions out and refrain from saying the same text.

Impression
I was fascinated at the idea that Octavia did not allow anything to stop her from what she wanted to do. She took peoples negatives and used it to make herself stronger. Even though she had a disorder and it was hard for her to do things in school she kept going.Reading her bio reminds me that no matter what happens never should I give up.

Bio
Reading about Octavia E. Butler is a very good read. Octavia grown up in a racially integrated household. While growing up she had experience the living condition of culture diversity of segregation. As she grow up working for white people she experience the hate and the negative she would hear them talk  bad about her. Octavia suffered from dyslexia which really mad it hard for her to do certain things in school. Having dyslexia made her feel like she was worthless, not only was that  a problem but She was bullied because of her height. Octavia Butler started taking interest into reading fairy tale and horse stories  and too read science fiction magazine. Butler received her first type writer at the age of ten. After watching a tv show Octavia had an impression that she can do way better in writing this story. As time goes by she would lose confidence in herself Due to being remind by her aunt that Negros cant be writers. But that didn’t stop her. Octavia Butler enter a college called California state and at the time she had switch her writing courses. While she was at that school she enter a workshop design for mentor minority writers. In the year of 1976 Octavia Butler worked with different sequence that became pattenist series. A year after that Octavia butler stop work for temporary jobs  and got fame off of her writing. A novel call parable of the snow grow her fame even more she became the first person to write a  science fiction and was rewarded. Throughout the years Octavia struggle with writing her stories and suffered with depression. Octavia E. Butler died at the age age 58, she died in her home town in Lake Forest Park.

Journal Entry 1
What i have learn today in my English 103 is, to create a wikipedia page. I learn how to used my sandbox and i learn that throughout the semester i will be saving all my important homework onto my sandbox. I learn how to cite my paper using three different website one including the laGuardia school website.

citation practice
Octavia butler was shy as a child.