Six Six Word Stories

Hitting rock bottom was a gift. You will always be a fool. Tired lids, tattered clothes, worn faces. Some people can find a balance. You'll tire of your own mischief. Don't try running from something unseen.

John Proctor - Hero or Stooge

John Proctor assumes the stooge role because he had no choice other than to confess to his wrongdoing, even though whahe confessed was fake. When he was said to be associated with the devil, the only way to avoid automatic hanging was to confess. He dug himself into a hole when he layered lie on top of lie and it all blows up in his face in the end. By the end of the story, he has nearly saved himself but decides to go against all his past decisions when he comes to the document. He is able to sign parts of the testimony but cannot bring himself to sign the rest. His good reputation in the town became irrelevant as soon as his affair with Abigail became exposed. The problem rose when he said his wife was an honest woman who would never lie. When he had to tell the court of the affair, his wife, thinking she was doing the right thing for her husband in lying, does not mention lechery to the judge. Automatically, John is believed to be the one lying. He continues to dig himself in a hole when lying about dealing with witchcraft but then not being able to sign the document mentioned earlier. To be called a hero, the situation would have to have been resolved by John Proctor, or at least made better. Neither happened. He can be described as a stooge with his many faults and the decisions he made. He had the chance to solve the problem by signing the document. When he lies again about his confession, there is no purpose in sacrificing himself anymore. He did not save himself or anyone else and therefore cannot be called a hero.

There Goes The Neighborhood

From the perspective of the native people, I would imagine that they were shocked by the arrival of the explorers and settlers. I do not think either of them expected to meet with any other types of people, other than their own. Luckily for the explorers and settles, they did not put a guard up when the settlers and explorers came. If anything they did the exact opposite and completely let them in. The native people were willing to share their land, trade, and interact with them. They were seemingly unaware of any ulterior motives the settlers and explorers may have had. Such as a search for bullion as well as forcing their religion onto the native people. The natives simply did not know enough about the value of the trade they were receiving as well as giving away. And did not see any bad intentions coming from the settlers and explorers because they were peaceful people who wanted to see the best in everyone. In modern communities when two or more groups come together it is civilized along with being developed and run equally. This is because we have learned and discovered overtime that the conquering of one community over another often results in rebel and violence. Although, some modern communities that are stronger than others may actually have the tools to completely take over another community by means of force. It may be easier for these groups to just take over by force, but that is not the correct way for two communities to join together. In some ways we are more civilized than we were in the time of the native americans and the settlers and explorers, when their plan was to force religion upon the native people through force and violence. In other ways, we are just the same. When a group feels superior over another it seems like a waste of time to try and ingratiate themselves along with the "lower" class group of people. We would like to think now that we have moved to a place of equality but there will always be superiority and people who do not believe in equalizing. The conflicts and struggles that come from clashing lifestyle, racial, cultural, and religious differences have led to riots, wars, bombings, attacks, protests, ralleys, and most all the violence in the world. It is already hard enough to have an individual community with its own conflicts and struggles about these issues but to attempt to join two communities together and not expect these issues is naive and there is too much history of this happening to not plan for it.

Hi! My name is Maggie Rivas. I am extremely interested in pursuing journalism as a career so I am excited about the amount of writing we are doing in this class, even just this first week. I am looking to go to college out in California where my dad lived for three years. I love to play volleyball and be active almost everyday. I play on the volleyball team here at Whitney and we have our first home game Tuesday! Another passion of mine is modeling. I have been signed with Ford Models since I was twelve. I am taking a break to focus on school but I am excited to get back into it over the summer. This year I am starting debate and graduating into National Honors Society at the end of the year after three years of being in National Junior Honors Society. I am very school-oriented so I have to find a balance between all my hobbies and budget my time for homework and studying. My favorite type of music is rap, which surprises many people. I like mainstream rap music but also enjoy underground rappers. I love meeting new people but take a while to completely get over my shyness. My summer mainly consisted of going to music festivals and vacationing with friends, two of my favorite things to do. I have found sophomore year to be a lot harder than freshmen year so far. I am Greek and Spanish and have visited Greece just once but I am dying to go back! I have never visited Spain but hope to go sometime in the near future. My favorite food is octopus. I like scary movies but love comedy. Something I am really excited about is a letter I got from the organization People to People, it is a group of “student ambassadors” who are invited to study abroad from anywhere to six weeks to two years. My interview is sometime in early October. My favorite holiday is Christmas and I am desperately hoping that at least one of my classes will do a secret Santa this year. I am a very impatient person but I am a strong believer in the phrase that good things come to those who wait. I am hoping for a great year and to become close to everyone in this class and further improve upon myself from last year.