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Personal Response to Snow Falling on Cedars Chapter 11-20 React This wave of chapters was much more insightful into the different characters and their relationships, along with the background information. It starts us off, finally giving us a chapter through the point of view of Kabuo. We see that Kabuo's stoic demeanor is actually impulsive, and he is actually much softer. We learn about Kabuo's feeling of guilt from the war, and belief in karma that makes him feel that he deserves to be convicted for murder. The chess match between Kabuo and Nels seems to be a metaphor used to describe Nels's personality to us, as someone who was calm, collected, and meticulous, and not very aggressive. We learn of how the people of Japanese descent were interned. The description of it all was very touching, including that of the place they lived. The description did not force us to feel, but rather just told us what was happening, in a way that suggested the unfairness, which I think was skilfully handled, especially how We learn the details of Ishmael and Hatsue's relationship and how it came to be. The use of cedar trees in descriptions seem to have grown a lot since the particulars of Ishmael and Hatsue's relationship was divulged, and I feel it is part of a motif, such as for the peacefulness attributed with nostalgia, or maybe for past regrets. I would have found the meetings in the cedar tree to be much more romantic, if I wasn't already under the assumption that Hatsue was forcing herself to like Ishmael; I've been thinking that from the moment that I learnt that she …show more content…

What I think will be different, is that, unlike the case with Tom Robinson, the prosecution will have a much more substantial case, rather than the say of a white man against that of an African American, or in the case of Snow Falling on Cedars, that of a

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Key question 34: Snow falling on cedars The novel snow falling on cedars revolves around the investigation of Carl’s death and the trial of Kabuo. Some of the characters play a major role in unravelling the puzzle surrounding the death of Carl. This paper will question the role of Horace in the murder case investigations. Horace was the one who directly linked the death of Carl to Kabuo.

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Recently, a negro named Tom Robinson has been jailed for supposedly raping a white woman, whose name is Mayella Violet Ewell. This is certainly biased since the family of Mayella did not provide any fact or evidence, rather only one witness who could have easily lied. Therefore, Tom Robinson could have been falsely accused of doing something a man like himself wouldn’t do. There are several reasons that suggest that Tom Robinson is innocent.

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The government will find a way to escape just like in To Kill a Mockingbird, the jury convicted an innocent man but in the end they escape the sin of killing Tom Robinson. This jury and the novel’s jury has the same way of thinking, they think that for black people they are guilty until proven innocence but shouldn’t it be the other way around. Their mindset rule out the chance of being innocence and think that appearance is greater than

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Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson highlights cultures and lifestyles in multiple ways. One culture that is heavily displayed in this novel is that of the Japanese culture. The Japanese culture is prominent on this island due to the heavy influx of immigrants from Japan at the time. Many families on the island are from this area, and most of them belong to the lower class. Families like the Miyamoto 's make their living off of farm work and odd jobs.

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David Laskin’s The Children’s Blizzard explains the devastating force of an intense blizzard, which caught several people unprepared, and it tells the tragic stories of these people. On January 12, 1888 a massive blizzard struck the center of North America, killing between 250 to 500 people and affecting thousands. There were many factors that made this blizzard exceptionally deadly. Many farmers and children who were outside were unprepared to deal with any cold conditions, “a day when children had raced to school with no coats or gloves and farmers were far from home doing chores they had put off during the long siege of cold” (Laskin 2).

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In both situations racism won by the death of the black man. In the To Kill a Mockingbird trial Mayella Ewell testified Tom Robinson joked and

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For those Buffalonians who are old enough to remember it, the Blizzard of 1977 is a memory that has been seared into their consciousness. January 28th 1977, began as a normal day for the city of Buffalo, but by twelve noon the wind picked up, snow began to fall, and visibility became dangerously limited. As the wind began to intensify out of the west and sweep across the frozen wasteland of Lake Erie, it carried with it the lightly packed snow that had blanketed the frozen lake. An event of historical proportions was beginning to unfold in rapid time right in front of people’s eyes. Accumulating more and more snow as the wind moved eastward, the wind was carrying so much snow that it created white out conditions in the city and surrounding area.

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This is especially true when the trial occurs in Alabama. Most townspeople are used to witnessing and participating in racism, so when a case like Tom’s arises it is safe to assume the verdict. Steaming from the racism of the town there is a large bias against Tom. The jury is made up of farmers from the outskirts of town, and the same people who had gone to the jail with the intention of severely hurting Tom. For all these reasons I strongly predict that Tom Robinson will be convicted of raping Mayella Ewell.

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In the Norton Field Guild, chapter four is about developing academic habits of the mind. Chapter four starts out with how the student needs to engage him or herself in to their academic studies. It talks about how you should raise your hand in class and you should ask questions in class and outside of class if you don’t understand what you are learning about. The other way you should be getting involved, is getting to know the students at the school and in your class because those who are engaged tend to study more and engage in their studies. The other main point of this chapter is about being motivated to do your school work and go to school.

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In the opening six paragraphs of Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson, we are presented with the trial of Kabuo Miyamoto in which he is being tried for murder. Miyamoto, a Japanese man, sits at the defendant’s table, dressed in a conservative suit, his face impassive. He is silent and unfazed by his being on trial. His hair is neatly combed, and his posture is upright, betraying no signs of nervousness or guilt. In this excerpt, we are shown details of a court, the people within, and the exterior.

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From the moment I started reading, the author had a way of making me want to know what happened next. I gained knowledge of the 1930s, the Olympics, and the sport of rowing. I knew hardly anything about any of these topics before, but I will now have this knowledge forever. If I had anything bad to say, it would be about the ending. It felt as if the ending was abrupt.

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In addition, it is not like the author is pulling these experiences out of thin air these are his experiences he is speaking of his own feelings. This adds so much more credibility to his message by showing readers a different point of view in situations usually told by the other side. Usually in any acts of “misconduct” between white and black people the side of the white person is mostly focused on and unless there is clear evidence contradicting the crime the black man is accused of there is a strong probability that the black man will go to jail

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When the wind begins to nip at your face, when the sky becomes a light grey, when all life seems to be hidden away, one knows that there is a high chance of snow. Plants seem to lose their color and become as barren as that of the sky. Animals and humans seem to burrow up from the cold weather outside. But one can only anticipate the white flurry substance coming from the sky. Snow is a magical thing.

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