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__Alice In Wonderland__

__Introduction__

List of 10's Things I know to be True

1)I live in New York 2)I am male 3)If an object is allowed to fall freely near the center of the earth, it will accelerate at approximately 9.81 meters/second 4)0x18=12 5)The sky is generally blue 6)Humans generally have two arms and two legs 7)Google's search algorithm has more than one million varialbes 8)I have been accepted to SUNY Albany 9)I love pie 10)I'm not so fond of pi

Rules I always Follow

1)Thou Shall Not Kill 2)Don't embezzle money from your business partner 3)Never work harder than you play 4)Keep your underwear on in public 5)Do not write important documents in blood 6)Do not skinny dip 7)Do not turn to cannibalism 8)Do not take part in human sacrifice 9)Don't do drugs 10)Do not drink under the age of 21

Adults are...

1)Sometimes wise 2)Other times pompous 3)Usually unwilling to admit error to a minor 4)Often up tight 5)Often helpful in some capacity even if it's just as an example of what not to do 6)A waste of social standing in some cases 7)Sometimes too arrogant to consider the ideas of a minor 8)Often annoying 9)Almost everywhere 10)Inescapable

Growing up is...

1)Inevitable 2)Annoying 3)Strange feeling 4)Faster physically than mentally sometimes 5)Regrettable 6)Exciting 7)Happening right now 8)I always wanted but would gladly relinquish 9)Full of new experiences 10)An abstract concept

__Down the Rabbit Hole__

__**Antipathy**__

-A feeling of strong dislike

-George feels extreme antipathy toward broccoli.

Like most children, I learned early on that it is quite unacceptable to throw one's self on the floor and or flail one's limbs around in an effort to receive an any particular treatment from one's parents. As I had a very bad temper when I was younger, it took me quite some time to learn this lesson, but it has served me well as I can no longer be seen throwing a fit of such magnitude in public. I have since learned to control myself and my emotions, mostly because of the punishment I received when I exhibited undesirable behavior. The rule, which is a given in most civilized society, exists for the sole purpose of making life easier for not only the parent but the child as well. If children were allowed to through fits all the time and get whatever they wanted, they would grow up with the assumption that all they had to do to get what they want is make life miserable for whomever is in charge. The assumption would be a horrible mistake as it is not at all how the real world works, and such children would quickly be put down by society. It also exists so that parents can teach their children to behave in a civilized manner, which inevitably makes life much easier for the parents. I do not know about other families, but my punishment for throwing fits was either to be sent to my room, or to instantly leave whatever public place I was in at the time. This punishment was very effective as it did not take me very long to realize that throwing fits had the opposite effect of that which I desired. This practice in self control has also served me quite well in my later years, as I am now quite good at not bashing people's faces in when they annoy me, as I would normally be inclined to do.

Had I been in the same position as Alice, to be honest, I probably would have passed out at the sight of a speaking rabbit. The assignment, however, is to imagine that I made it as far as the hallway, so I will imagine that I did not drop dead at the realization that all I have ever known was being turned upside down. First of all, my being taller than Alice was would have very little to do with reaching the key, as it was after she shrank that she was unable to reach it, making my hight moot. If, however, I had been shrunk so that I could not reach the key, I would have gone to the tiny door and done my very best to kick, bash, pry, or otherwise unconventionally open it. I would have then proceeded to the garden where, knowing Alice's luck, the fruit would have changed me into a porcupine. After recovering from the initial shock of suddenly sprouting spines, I would have climbed a tree, as porcupines are excellent climbers, and I would have found another fruit which would change me into a bird. Unfortunately, this bird would have been flightless. A penguin perhaps. Due to my elevation above the ground, I would use my still-human intelligence to fashion small glider for myself out of twigs and leaves. I would glide to the ground where I would decide to go for a swim in the pond which would certainly appear exactly where I would never expect it to be. Upon contact with the water, I would be changed into a majestic salmon. I would then proceed to grow a long, ZZ Top- like beard which would give me the ability of infinite aloofness. I would then live out the rest of my days as a fish with facial hair, who just doesn't care.

__Pool of Tears__

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A Caucus Race and A Long Tail

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I pie. are kinds flavors. pie apple love There all of Some is and some is cherry. Some is pecan and some is blueberry. Don't you like pie as much as I? Pie can be used for other things too. For circles and spheres and cones. What kind of pie is this that can be applied to circles and spheres and cones? Why it's not pie at all but pi.

Note-I tried to make it in the shape of a pi symbol but the text editor will not allow me to change the position of some of the words.

_The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill_

1)

It is, in my opinion, always better to know how to do something before you know that it needs to be done. I find it to be much easier to choose from a series of possible actions than to figure out how to do something. One good example is mathematic equations. Often times I will be given a problem in Calculus class which could be solved using any number of operations, few of which I am familiar with. I would hate to have to figure out any of those operations on my own, but if I can figure out which operation I am familiar with fits situation, the problem is infinitely easier.

Advice From a Caterpillar

2)

What am I? This particular question merits endless contemplation as it is one of the most frequently asked philosophical questions in the history of humanity, but I will attempt to answer it in but a few paragraphs. I believe that as a human, my being consists of three aspects, the spirit, the soul, and the body. The body, of course is my physical presence. It is what allows me to interact with the physical world, and what and what allows me to be a part of the universe. The body, i believe, is a trivial part of the human existence when compared to the spirit and the soul. These two concepts are quite similar but have one distinct difference. Both are abstract concepts, ideas rather than anything tangible. The spirit, I believe, defines a person's personality and what makes him or her an individual. I would even say that animals have a spirit, as my dog certainly has a personality of her own, but I do not mean to say that inanimate objects or even plants have spirits. I'm not a new-ager and never will be, so please do not take my talk of spirits and souls the wrong way. The last part of the human being, that which defines us as human rather than just living, is the soul. The soul is the part of our conscienceness that defines right and wrong. It is what allows us to understand when we have done something unacceptable. Some people would argue that such inhibitions are social only, but I would argue that at the very beginning, before social influence, any human would be reluctant to do something that he or she felt was wrong. I believe that the spirit and the soul are more important than the body, not only because they define us as more than alive, but because they are what go to heaven or hell, whatever the case may be. So in conclusion, i would say that I am a body, a spirit, and a soul, yet my being is most defined by my spirit as it is the most unique and defining aspect of my being.

3) Jacob Who is...Large, sometimes timid, often confused, sometime right, often wrong, always learning Who is brother or sister of... Isaac Tompkins Who loves...Warmth, mom, dad Who feels...love, anger, satisfaction Who needs...love, encouragement, self confidence Who gives...friendship, acceptance, too much advice sometimes Who fears...failure, rejection, insufficiency Who would like to see...A stimulus plan without pork Who shares...his ideas too often Who is a resident of...B-Mont Tompkins

__Chapter 6__

A child that turns into a pig, a cat that keeps smiling, a duchess who hates her child, a cook who throws things at her duchess.

__Chapter 7__ I chose the Mad Hatter. I should have brought a large top hat, a broken watch, and probably some tea.

__Chapter 8__

1)If you have a dispute with the queen, OFF WITH YOUR HEAD! She did it the whole game.

2)If you upset the king, OFF WITH YOUR HEAD! The Cheshire cat incident.

3)If you hesitate to follow directions, OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. graphite What goes round the house and in the house but never touches the house?

What is it that you can keep after giving it to someone else? A cold What walks all day on its head?

What gets wet when drying? A towel What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? An m What is round as a dishpan, deep as a tub, and still the oceans couldn't fill it up?

There were five men going to church and it started to rain. The four that ran got wet and the one that stood still stayed dry. He was dead in a coffin The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they? footsteps He who has it doesn't tell it. He who takes it doesn't know it. He who knows it doesn't want it. What is it?

Brothers and sisters have I none but that man's father is my father's son. My son? Who spends the day at the window, goes to the table for meals and hides at night?

I bind it and it walks. I loose it and it stops. a wind up monkey What goes round and round the wood but never goes into the wood? A squirrel I went to the city, I stopped there, I never went there, and I came back again.

I have a little house in which I live all alone. It has no doors or windows, and if I want to go out I must break through the wall. Coocoo clock Scarcely was the father in this world when the son could be found sitting on the roof.

There are four brothers in this world that were all born together. The first runs and never wearies. The second eats and is never full. The third drinks and is always thirsty. The fourth sings a song that is never good.

A cloud was my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream, and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my bed, the earth my final resting place, and I'm the torment of man. Rain Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, my greedy lust devours them all.

What is that which goes with a carriage, comes with a carriage, is of no use to a carriage, and yet the carriage cannot go without it?

It stands on one leg with its heart in its head.

It's been around for millions of years, but it's no more than a month old. What is it? A new moon A white dove flew down by the castle. Along came a king and picked it up handless, ate it up toothless, and carried it away wingless.

As I went across the bridge, I met a man with a load of wood which was neither straight nor crooked. What kind of wood was it? Curvey What belongs to you but others use it more than you do? My name What goes up the chimney down, but can't go down the chimney up?

What is it that you will break even when you name it? Silence What fastens two people yet touches only one?

What is it the more you take away the larger it becomes?

I am the beginning of sorrow, and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me, yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk, yet never in danger. You may find me in the sun, but I am never out of darkness. The letter s What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten?

Who are the two brothers who live on opposite sides of the road yet never see each other?

What holds water yet is full of holes? A sponge Though it is not an ox, it has horns; though it is not an ass, it has a pack-saddle; and wherever it goes it leaves silver behind. What is it?

Lives without a body, hears without ears, speaks without a mouth, to which the air alone gives birth.

A hundred-year-old man and his head one night old.

What goes into the water red and comes out black?

What goes into the water black and comes out red?

When one does not know what it is, then it is something; but when one knows what it is, then it is nothing. A mystery

Chapter 9

There is a general lack of reasonable rules.

A 1) The Caucus race had no rules pertaining to who won or how. 2) Everything the queen says goes, reasonable or not. 3) The Hatter tries very hard not to upset Time which of course is impossible. 4) Alice must speak politely to everyone but their version of politeness doesn't always make sense.

B It really hasn't helped her much at all. Everything she thinks is correct is turned upside down.

C Seaography would of course be the study of the seabed. Reeling might be the study of the mechanics of a fishing pole, so that they may understand their enemy. Writhing would probably involve the sporatic contortion of one's body.

Chapter 10

Whiting instead of blacking, soles and eels, porpoise instead of purpose,

Chapter 11

The government was able to suppress the revolution by imprisoning its leaders.

It was used because cheering really is suppressed in a court of law. The judges want "order in the court"

Chapter 12

1) I think that Alice's journey was about growing up in the sense of discovering one's place in society. In the beginning, she was brash and tended to insult everyone she met because she had a poor understanding of what that society expected of her. She kept trying to impress people with her knowledge, but that didn't work either, as everything she thought she knew was void in Wonderland. I think that transition represented her entering the world of adults where her childish view of the world wouldn't fly. I think she was in the middle of that transition in the real world, so her early experiences in Wonderland represent her confusion in regards to what the adult world expected of her. Later in the book, however, Alice was able to meet people without insulting them and even managed to not insult the queen which was no easy task. Her struggle is also represented by the hallway in the beginning of the story. In the hallway, there were several large doors which were locked and she could not pass through, but the there was one tiny door to which she had the key. This represents her not yet being of age to access the adult world, yet being too old to really be a child. It is very much a representation of her confusion with society. Towards the end, Alice take part in a trial in which most of the creatures she met are jurors. These creatures seem very stupid to Alice because they keep writing down unimportant information. I think this represents Alice finally being able to understand adults, at least to some degree, as the creatures whom she could not help but offend now seem very silly to her.

2)I think that Carrol was not making fun of the social rules so much as the people who followed them. Most sophisticated people in the book are scatter-brained or illogical or just plain weird and I think Carrol was using those exaggerations to assert his point that rules often don't make sense, and people who follow them without question often don't have it all together. The Queen, for instance, was a terrible example of leadership. Her solution to every problem was to behead somebody and the rules she made were often on the fly and made very little sense. She made it very difficult for one to know what was expected of them, and I think that has a lot to do with how Alice viewed adults and their rules. Another good example of these rules is the Mad Tea Party. Throughout her conversation iwth the March Hare and the Mad Hatter, Alice was often confused by their apparent lack of social graces, yet when she tried to correct them, she was told that she was the rude one. That probably had to do with Alice viewing adults as untouchable. She was probably frustrated in the real world when she thought that adults weren't being particuarly fair or decent and she felt as though she couldn't correct them, merely becaues they were "adults". Had she tried to correct adults int he real world, she probably would have recieved a similar response.

3)Adults in Alice are.... Strict Unreasonable Insane Nonsensical Arrogant Ignorant Rude Untouchable All over the place All powerful