Something I'm Grateful

I am really grateful for the fact that I can go to bed with a roof over my head. I think that people in America really take many things for granted such as this. I am thankful for this because what people don't realize is that there are starving kids in third world countries that not only don't have a bed to sleep in, but there's no roof over their head, and they don't even have any food or water to drink.

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I feel that before people in America can complain about things that they don't have, or things that they're unhappy about, they really should look at what they've got. I really am truly grateful for everything that I have, not only material things, but things such as good health, and a place to live!

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I also believe that it is very important for Americans to understand the privilege they have to vote in the election a couple weeks ago. Many countries don't let the people have the power to elect their official. It's very important for Americans to vote in every election and to appreciate everything they are blessed with and what they take for granted. Not only for their food, but for a government where everybody is free, and everybody has a say in elections!

Challenge Assignment: SLOB

After watching the Secret Life of Bees movie, I noticed that there were a lot of similarities and differences. There were three main differences and similarities that I noticed. There are also some things that I just genuinely enjoyed about the book and three things I enjoyed about the movie.

There was three large similarities that I noticed. One major similarity was the Martha Whites. In the book, Lily's form of punishment by T.Ray is being forced to kneel on grits for about an hour. In the morning it showed Lily's scars, which is the same thing that happened in the book. Another similarity is that May has a wailing wall and it's portrayed the exact way I imagined it from the book. May's wall is a place where she vented feelings by building a three foot high wall and sticking pieces of paper with bad things written on it, and this is her way of getting over her bad feelings of the world. I think that it was portrayed exactly the way it should be. One last main similarity is that June and Lily at first are enemies, but after that little sprinkler fight, June for some reason becomes Lily's friend.

On the other hand, there are three major differences. The first one is that there was no Snout! In the book, T.Ray had a dog named Snout and he treated him like a king. I think that this was an important element in the book because it shows the contrast between how nice T.Ray is to his dog but not to his daughter. Another difference it that the Black Mary is barely talked about in the movie. In the book, Lily has many meetings with the Black Mary, but in the movie there is only that one time that she fainted after she touched her heart. The movie left out Mary Day and the time Lily kneels in front of her to profess her love for her. The last major difference is in the book, Lily calls T.Ray from the Law Office, and T.Ray looks on the phone bill to see where the call came from. In the movie, the call never happens and T.Ray finds out from the map that used to be on her wall.

One thing that I truly enjoyed about the movie was the person that played the character of May. I think that actor did a very good job of portraying that character and really brought her to life. It made it a lot better movie to watch because of that and I think the actor is very good at what she does!! I think that it was more fun to see May being acted out in a movie, then to imagine what she'd be like in the book.

One thing I truly enjoyed about the book was the way the way that Lily related to the bees because in the movie, that wasn't talked about a lot. I enjoyed how in the book the bees were really a part of Lily's life, and how she loved them and understood them. I also loved the epigraphs in the book and how they foreshadowed what might happen in the chapter.

Overall, I think that the movie was very well done and it was worth the money! Despite some changes that I wasn't fond of, I would recommend the movie for anybody to see!