6 Six Word Stories

1. I did not see it coming.
2. Pondering, when it finally hit me.
3. She said the autopsy was inconclusive.
4. I'm tired of the constant paranoia.
5. I see it, in the mirror.
6. When is it going to stop.

John Proctor: Hero or Stooge

John Proctor is a very interesting character in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. I believe that Proctor is both part hero and part stooge. Proctor has some "heroic" moments when he questions the rules and values of the town, such as when he questions Hale about how the accusers are always considered innocent and not questioned. He has put some of these ideas into the mind of Abigail and seems to not have much hesitation when he wants to speak his mind. I consider these his "heroic" moments, but Proctor acts like a stooge in some moments too. He is a stooge to Abigail and to Elizabeth sometimes too. Abigail has him by the neck with their affair and controls him with that, up until he admits to the affair, but then Elizabeth contradicts him and makes him look like a liar when she says the affair never happened.

There Goes The Neighborhood

When the explorers came to the Americas, the natives felt a mix of emotions. They might have felt fear, happiness, excitement, or dread. The natives probably did not know what to think or feel when they saw the explorers arriving. The explorers were so much different from them. The explorers looked different, talked different, they had more advanced technology, and a lot more wealth. Some of the natives would have thought of the explorers as divine beings, others would have seen them as enemies. The natives would have been in awe looking at the explorers, their elegant clothes, their weapons, and ships. the explorers would have looked like aliens from an advanced civilization somewhere else in the universe. Unfortunately, the natives did not know the destruction the explorers would bring. Disease and loss of land became huge problems. In modern times, some natives have integrated into our society and some have stayed in reservations and hold on strongly to their culture from centuries ago.

Me

My name is Juan Camilo Gomez. I was born in Cali, Colombia on May 2nd, 1999. I came to the US when I was about 3 years old and have lived in Chicago ever since. I consider myself to be a fairly simple person. My favorite things to do are to play soccer, hang out with friends and listen to music. Some facts about myself are that my favorite team will always be FC Barcelona, my favorite TV show is The Big Bang Theory, my favorite movie is Goodfellas, my favorite bands are Foster The People and MGMT, and math is my favorite subject.

-JC