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Society

10 LAWS:

1. Everyone must go to school from ages 3-18. At age 16 must sign up for the job they want. (We pick the jobs for them, based on high school activities)
2. At Age 65. Go to the Care Home of Elders.
3. From ages 15-18 start looking for your mate (or live single) BY AGE 19 MUST KNOW. Married at 20. Same sex if you wish. No divorce if their are kids
4. Social Interaction is required. Everyone is Equal.
5. If sick or injured, go to hospital, IMMEDIATELY
6. All things in PUBLIC are recorded.  
7. Must obey officials (police)
8. Citizens don't have control over weapons or dangerous items, meals are provided for them. They do not make their own meals.
9. NO VIOLENCE. Crimes and etc will lead to death. Examples: Stealing, Murder, Attacking, Abuse, etc.
10. PEACE IS EVERYTHING. Freedom from or the cessation of war or violence.

5 ALLOWED:

1. Expressive individuality
2. No curfew
3. Hobbies
4. 1 Pet
5. Participation in Government

5 NOT ALLOWED:

1. No more than 3 kids
2. Taking more than 1 item at the store (per person)
3. Religion. Holidays - based off religion.
4. Drugs
5. Drinking Alcohol

How/Where They Will Live, Wear, Ranking (if any), etc.

When a child is born, it will live with the parents he/she came from. They will grow up and live there until they are 20. When they are 20, they make the decision to get married or stay single. If they get married, they will move into a two-story house with their significant other and live there until it is their time to go. If they choose to stay single, they will move into a one-story house until it is their time to go. Each person will be able to wear anything they want. All their clothes will be from a store near them. They will be able to express their

individuality by choosing which clothes they want to wear everyday. In our society, there is no ranking because we believe that everyone is equal. No matter how many kids they have, what their job is, or if they’re married or single, everyone is equal.

Summary:

Our society revolves around peace and being able to express oneself. Blue is the color of peace which is why our logo is blue with a peace sign. We have everyone get an education and a job. We let our citizens choose whether they want to have a family or not. Our two most important laws are no violence and peace is everything. We don’t have any religion or religion based holidays because it may cause conflict between the people. Our society doesn’t have a currency because everyone is allowed one of each item (clothes, toys. etc.). The amount of money that one has would cause classes/rankings to be made and that is not what we want because we believe everyone is equal.

The Merchant of Venice Final

Nowadays everyone is more on the pursuit of money rather than the pursuit of happiness. Most people think that money can solve all life's problems and make a person happier, but most find that the pursuit of money can lead to a bad pathway. In the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare it is mainly about two merchants that don’t get along, but both are on the pursuit of money, because their merchants. They are constantly trading and making deals. One of the main merchants, Shylock, is most affected by this lesson and throughout the book we find out how his pursuit of money goes and how it affects him in the end. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare shows that it is vital to have more than money to be happy because the pursuit of money doesn’t always lead up to what one wanted in the first place.

Towards the beginning of the book, Shylock and Antonio, make an agreement. Shylock with lend Antonio money and if he doesn’t pay it back then he can cut a pound of his flesh out. “Let the forfeit be agreed for a full pound of your fair flesh” (1.3.142-143). This is when we start to figure out Shylock's motives and the way he negotiates. Shylock goes as far as cutting someone else because of money. He tries to get as much money as possible with every deal. And then we find out that Antonio’s ships sank, with all his money on it. All this time he relied everything on his money and earnings but in the end it failed him and he was left with nothing. Same goes for everyone else. Sooner or later money will give out and we will be left with nothing. Money is a materialistic thing that can only get you so much of. Not only does he lose money but he also later on loses his daughter, due to his dirty actions for money she decides to run away. The readers are positive he didn’t lose his daughter due to his regretful thought later on. Money may be materialistic but can also can cause something that becomes sensual that interferes with relationships. The pursuit of money can not only dig a financial ditch for you but also push away loved ones.

As the story progresses we find Shylock in a court against Antonio. Shylock demands money or a pound of flesh, but in the end, tables turn.. “Therefore, prepare to cut off the flesh. Shed no blood.” (4.1.320). His pursuit of money led him so far to cut a man's body open. In the beginning he makes a harsh deal to ensure he gets money, but because he pursuited money, he lost in the end. This saying that not only does the pursuit of money lead to the wrong direction but in a bad direction. Not necessarily saying everybody these days would go as far as cutting someone from money and rid themselves of their humanity, but this situation could be put onto a more modernized scale but the outcome could still be injurious. If one does pursuit money, they might eventually get the money but it will always feel short of satisfactory.

Every pursuit of money Shylock had, has gone in the opposite direction he wanted. In the end he ends up with nothing. I think this is a lesson everyone can learn from because no matter how much times you pursuit money you will end up unsatisfied. Even if you do end up with the money in the end, the amount of sacrifice and hardship will not always make up for it. With all this evidence it shows that you need more than money in life, maybe a stronger connection with family, like Shylock, or pursuit something else. The thing to pursuit to live a happy life depends on the person, but money will not always be the answer. So the only way is to pursuit something else other than money to be happier. Human being may never know what that something else may be, but in the end we are all on the pursuit to live a happy, satisfying life.

The Merchant of Venice

Nowadays everyone is more on the pursuit of money rather than the pursuit of happiness. Most people think that money can solve all life's problems and make a person happier, but most find that the pursuit of money can lead to a bad pathway. In the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare it is mainly about two merchants that don’t get along, but both are on the pursuit of money. One of the main merchants, Shylock, is most affected by this lesson and throughout the book we find out how his pursuit of money goes and how it affects him in the end. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare shows that it is vital to have more than money to be happy because the pursuit of money doesn’t always lead up to what one wanted in the first place.

Towards the beginning of the book, Shylock and Antonio, make an agreement. Shylock with lend Antonio money and if he doesn’t pay it back then he can cut a pound of his flesh out. “Let the forfeit be agreed for a full pound of your fair flesh” (1.3.142-143). Shylock goes as far as cutting someone else because of money. This is when we start to figure out Shylock's motives and the way he negotiates. He tries to get as much money as possible. with every deal. And then we find out that Antonio’s ships sank, with all his money on it. This is when Shylock's pursuit of money goes down hill. All this time he relied everything on his money and earnings but in the end it failed him and he was left with nothing. Same goes for everyone else. Sooner or later money will give out and we will be left with nothing. Not only does he lose money but he also later on loses his daughter, due to his dirty actions for money she decides to run away. The pursuit of money can not only dig a financial ditch for you but also push away loved ones.

As the story progresses we find Shylock in a court against Antonio. Shylock demands money or a pound of flesh, but in the end, tables turn. When the court grants Shylock to cut a pound of flesh they say that he may only cut flesh and if a drop of blood spills then he could be faced with charges himself. “Therefore, prepare to cut off the flesh. Shed no blood.” (4.1.320).  His pursuit of money led him so far to cut a man's body open. In the beginning he makes a harsh deal to ensure he gets money, but because he pursuited money, he lost in the end. They also said if he forfeits the deal then he will have to change his religion and give half his money to Antonio, the guy Shylock originally wanted to take all his money from now has half of it.

Every pursuit of money Shylock had, has gone in the opposite direction he wanted. In the end he ends up with nothing. I think this is a lesson everyone can learn from because no matter how much times you pursuit money you will end up unsatisfied. Even if you do end up with the money in the end, the amount of sacrifice and hardship will not always make up for it. With all this evidence it shows that you need more than money in life, maybe a stronger connection with family, like Shylock, or pursuit something else. The pursuit of something else other than money is vital to live a happy life. But what does one have to pursuit to be happy? Is is family, work, success? Human being may never know, but in the end we are all on the pursuit to live a happy, satisfying life.

Act I Scene III Questions

1) Revisiting the Portia situation, why is the choosing of a man suitable for her out of her hands.

Portia is choosing a man suitable for her out of her hand because it is in her fathers will to marry higher. 

2) Who is Shylock? What is his importance in the story thus far?

Shylock is a Jew he plays the role of the person that loans Antonio money (3000 ducats for 3 months). 

3) What is the agreement Shylock and Antonio come to terms with?

If Antonio does not pay Shylock back then he can cut off a pound of his human flesh. 

4)Why is Shylock so hesistant of this agreement with Antonio? While answering this question you should also explain their history and relationship between each other.
Would you trust Antonio? Why or why not.

Shylock is hesitant of his agreement with Antonio because they are of different religion. Shylock is a Jew and Antonio is a Christian and back then Christians and Jews were not on good terms. Back then Antonio was bullying Shylock because he was a Jew. 

Reflection question: Many times people say friends don't make good business partners, or you should never live with your best friends. Why do you think this is so? Is it smart that Antonio and Shylock are doing business together?

I think it is because if anything with the business goes wrong then not only the business in in jeopardy but also the friendship. It is not smart for them to be doing business together because they are of different people, it is not smart to with with best friends and also people you have conflict with. 

The Merchant of Venice Quiz #1

1.     What is the setting of the story? What are the people like, the culture etc.?

The Merchant of Venice takes place in Venice, Italy around the 16th Century. The main male character is Antonio and the main female character is Portia, so far introduced in the story. In this story it seems as if everyone is very close to each other and they care a lot for each other - Antonio's group of guy friends there to cheer him up and Portia and her maid ladies there to help her tackle life decisions. 

2.     We meet Antonio in the first scene, who exactly is he and what is his worries that he faces early on?

Antonio is a merchant and in the beginning we come to find that he is sad, but does not know why. He first talks to his friends about it and they assume he is in love or worried, but Antonio does not know why he is sad. As of right now, it is hard to depict if Antonio is worried about anything. 

3.     We also meet Bassanio a friend of Antonio, what does he ask of Antonio? Explain. 

Bassanio is a very good friend of Antonio, and because Antonio has lots of money he asks him for some to win over a girl (Portia). He then goes to Belmont to meet her again. 

4.     Portia worries about finding a husband, so what does she decide to do that she thinks will be best solution to her problem? Explain.

In the story because Portia is so worried about finding a husband and the best way the father thinks she can do that is with the casket game, but because none of the men she saw was worthy for her, she asks her maid to put wine on the wrong casket and because no one will get the correct casket she will live to be a virgin her whole life. 

Research and Character Analysis

In the book "Of Mice and Men" it takes place during The Great Depression. During these times economy in America dropped, stock market dropped, and lots of people go unemployed. There we also lots of itinerant workers scrambling for jobs. In the book George and Lennie are the itinerant workers traveling from one job to another trying to make a living. And because during these times a lot of business owners were loosing employees and business. Most of them got stressed, causing them to become a little more strict because of low consumer spending, like Curley. 

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Lennie 

Lennie, gentle but rough. Lennie is a large man that is very strong physically, but not intelligently. In the book "Of Mice and Men" as Lennie talks about a dead mouse had he says,"'...I pinched their heads a little then they was dead." Lennie has no intention in killing a mouse he just likes to pet them. But if he squeezed it's head a little, he killed it. Sometimes Lennie may not know his own strength. Another part in the book, he gets into a fight with Curley, the bosses son. One of their friends says,"'Looks to me like ever' bone in his han' is bust.'" After just squeezing Curley's hand, he crushed every bone in his hand. Lennie is overall has a gentle personality but when is comes to strength, he dominates. 

Lennie is also not the sharpest knife in the drawer. George says this about Lennie,"'Oh! I ain't saying he's bright. He ain't.'" Right here it explains that Lennie isn't that smart. He is better at using his body more than his brain. In the book it explains how when Lennie was younger he was kicked in the head by a horse, but in reality, he is mentally challenged. In the beginning Lennie often forgets what George tells him, like when they went to get a job, George tells him to not say anything but he still does. But Georges intentions was to prevent Lennie from saying anything that will jeopardize them getting the job. In conclusion, Lennie is a mentally challenged guy that is very strong.