Bridging text and context

Bridging text and context

The information mentioned that Arthur miller came from a wealthy family which eventually lost everything in the Wall Street Crash of 1929. Therefore, Arthur had to work before school in order to help provide for the family. Arthur Miller is described as an  author who usually writes plays that address social and political issues. His work often includes the conflict of the personal needs and wishes versus the responsibility for the society, and moral corruption caused by materialism and greed.

In the play, “All My Sons”, Arthur’s early and tough life is reflected mainly by Joe Keller and his appreciation for material wealth. Joe, started as a poor guy who by hard work managed to change his economic state. In the play the differences between Joe Keller and his son Chris present the conflict between responsibilities for the family verses the social one. Keller’s materialism and family values corrupted his ethical morals. Keller Justified shipping cracked cylinder heads for the army air force that eventually caused the deaths of 21 pilots, by saying that he did it for the family's well being. Joe claimed that if he had not sent the cracked cylinder heads he would have lost the contract with the army. As a result, his business, which he worked all his life to build up, would have fallen apart and so would their convenient life . Chris, as an idealist and a soldier, had been expected to hand over his father to the police. But, he surrendered under the pressure of the family value and being a part of the family,he did not report his father to the police.

After reading the information I understand better the main theme of the play. Now, I understand that there is not only one theme, the theme is a Complex of Moral questions and conflicts. Is the responsibility to the family more important than the responsibilities to the society and the community? Are we forbidden from fulfilling our own selfish wishes? Can moral corruption be justified and forgiven? Can we appreciate something that we always had and got used to ?.

I love your work, and it is evident that you put a lot of effort in it. Well done!
(100)
Daphna
 

letter

(wo.)Hazphira 3
Holon , Israel
77841
December 25, 2013

(who are you writing to?)
American Eagle
David Sakharov 21(wo.- 21 David Sakharov st.)
Rishon Lezion , Israel
85485

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have been (a) loyal customer to(ww.) your company for a long time. I'm writing to express my dissatisfaction with your recent price changes.

Yesterday, when I entered to(מיותר) one of your companies shop, I was surprised to find out that all your products have been raised by 30% and more. Because of that fact I can no longer afford myself(מיותר) to buy in your company(מיותר) shop(s). I believe that a lot of other customers have the same problem as I do.  I have no idea what caused you to raise the prices of all your products.

However, I have a suggestion that can help both you and the customers. I suggest you to(מיותר) lower your prices even more than they were before(phr.) for people how(sp.-who) could(gr.) not afford buying(gr.-to buy) in your shops before. That way your company will have much(ww.) more customers and income(phr.). (I) Hope you got(ww.) my point of view and that I soon could(ww+gr.- will soon be able to) afford buying in your shops again.

I look forward to your reply


yours truly,
Or Cohen   
Nice work.
(77)
Daphna

  

How can become more involved in their communities?

Nowadays, we can see that less students volunteer every year. The help of the students in the community is a valuable essence(ww.) and they have lots of great things to offer the community. Therefore, we have to try and motivate more students to volunteer.

One of the ways to motivate students to volunteer is making most of their school activities to an active volunteer day(phr.-not clear what you mean). For example, the school can take the students to soup kitchens as an education(al)  and meaningful trip, or take the students to farms to help the farmers. Making volunteering as(מיותר) part of the students' life(gr.) might cause some of them to volunteer on a regular base. 

Another way to motivate students to volunteer is demand the students to volunteer in the community, in order to have a bagrut(certificate). However, there should be wide volunteering options that would (be) suitable (for) each and every student. For example, a musical volunteering group, volunteer(ing) with animals, volunteer(ing)  with children, volunteer(gr.) with people that have mental retardation(phr.). That way, every student would have to volunteer but they would have the option to choose what of the groups(ww.) they want to take a part in. 

In conclusion, we have to motivate the students to volunteer. The students might get some values from the volunteering and get self satisfaction. A teenager who volunteers might grow up to an adult who volunteers and helps a lot to the community(phr.)

Nice
(76)
Daphna.

red handed

Getting caught red handed is one of the most awkward situations that
most of us feel ashamed after(ww.-about) and its very hard to forget(phr.-can't forget).I want(ww.would like) to tell you about one time that I got caught and I’ll(gr.-would) never forget.

It was in the fourth grade and I(מיותר) back than (I) had a teacher named Mally.
Mally had given lots of home work which I rarely did. Therefore, Mally asked me to ask my mother to sign in my notebook that she knows(gr.) that I haven’t(gr.) been doing my homework. I didn’t want my mother to know, so instead, I signed my brother. The following day, I showed the signature to my teacher and she was pleased. But after the lesson, she was surprised to find out that I haven’t(gr.) made(ww.) homework …again(surprising isn’t it ?) .

In(ww.) that day my mother forgot her keys and went to school to take my keys. Mally saw my mother and wanted to speak with her, (New sentence) she asked my mother: “why didn’t  Perry make homework again, even after you signed that you knew about it”. My mother didn’t know what Mally was talking about. I was in panic and I didn’t know what to do, so I tried tricking my mother's memory saying: “mother, don’t you remember that you signed on it (ww.- in my notebook) yesterday ?!” thinking that she is(gr.) old and she might “buy” it, but she did not… (Something is missing here. What happened when after that...?)

I felt so ashamed and stupid that I tried to lie and I promised to my self since that day that I would always do my homework.
This is better.
(78)
Daphna

Letter To The Editor

4 Hatzfira
Holon, Israel
68972
September 4, 2013

The editor
"Haaretz"
21 Zalman Shoken
Tel Aviv, Israel
66532

Dear editor,


Last week you published an article about meizav tests, saying they should be canceled.
In my opinion, standardized tests are an important tool.

In the article Yair Lapid said that standardized tests don’t measure intelligence and I agree with that. However, the thing that they do measure and is not less important, is the efforts of the students to succeed. Most of the times students who work hard and do their best,  succeed and have higher grades, and that thing(מיותר) in my opinion is the most important thing to measure.  It says(ww.) that the person who did the standardized test and succeeded in them is diligent and a hard worker that would do his best in everthing in life.

Standardized tests give to students hard time(phr.), teachers and schools who don’t succeed in them(This sentence is incomplete), (Start a new sentence) therefore, the results should stay in the hands of (the) ministry (of) education that should use it to improve and support the less successful schools and students, and by that improve the education system and use those tests in a beneficial way. I Hope you got my point of view.

Sincerely yours,

Danny Cohen 

This is much better. Well done.
(93)
Daphna

post reading introduction to poetry

Inroduction to poetry

There are two ways to study a poem, one is by studying it as fast as possible and without much of personal interpretation and point of view. And the second way is more slowly and relaxed in which you take your time to understand the poem by yourself and with your own tools and point of view.

I personally think that the right way to read a poem is the second one Because in that way we get to the meaning mostly by ourselves and by that we practice our thinking skills and use the tools we have. Therefore, in that way we improve our skills and it gets easier to understand poems.
However, the second way takes too much time, For some students it takes longer to understand poems and some miss the point of the poem analiys in in wrong direction. Moreover, the second way demans thinking tools that are easier to gain from the first way meaning it fits to the weak students 

In conclusion, both of the ways are good, but each one fits other purposes. The first fits schools, in which we don’t have much time practic and the other fits those who are more advanced students with traind thinking skills who can handle poems alone.  

letter from George to Cattanzara

post reading summer's reading p-49

letter from George to Cattanzara



Dear Cattanzara ,
five years have passed since i spoken with you.
I wantd to tell you about my progress and how I changed for the better.

First of all I got in to Harverd niversity after hard work evry day i was cathing up what i missed in school. At the start it was hard to get used to study and i had some crisis which I overcome, I started to love and appreciate hard work.

More ever I have to tell you that I love gaining reputation and aprovel by myself  by my good grades and personality.
Most importent is that i have my lovely girlfriend Madison .
she is staning and smart and funny and you have to meet her some day.

lest but not list is the thankful for what you pushed me to do.
you gave me the push that sent my life on the right track and made me more motivetad and responsible and for that i owe you.  

you littel son George.  

bridging summers reading

bridging
A Summers Reading p-49 A+B

The background information about Bernard Malamud is reflected in the story Bernard wrote “A Summer’s Reading”.

For example the story is about a young  man named George who was an immigrant in America, that lived (a) poor, lonely life in hope that in the future his life would change for the better. The information reflects(gr.-is reflected) (in) the story and in it we have been told(phr.) that the writer of the story often wrote about lonely immigrants middle class with big dreams.Is that all the information tells us?
The information helped me understanding the message of the story better. until now(ww.) I focused on George and his privet(sp.) life and I didn’t noticed(gr.) that the purpose of the story that(מיותר) was about doing the best for what we desire(phr.) .By reading the information that mentioned that the writer often wrote about the little man who had big dreams I understood the message.  You have to start by explaining in short and in your own words what the new information you were given says. Then show, in an organized way, how it is all reflected in the story. Finally, explain how it made you understand the story better. It is not enough to write that you understood the message better, you should explicitly write what it is that you understood.        

(68)
Daphna