In the chapter, Shaman, Maxine talks a lot about ghost. The most elaborate story she told about ghost was when her mother encountered one at school. In Hawaii we also have spirits but ours are very different. I personally have not encountered one but this is a story about a spirit that I've heard.
To give a history detail of the two schools I went to is that both elementary and middle school were across one another and both were buried under ancient Hawaiian burial graves. Many things have occured and stories about the schools have been passed down by teachers.
I use to attend Aliamanu Elementary and Aliamanu Intermediate School. It was Halloween night and my friends and I decided to see if the schools were both haunted. We heard many stories about how a mother and a child were both killed in the fields next to my school and that their hands were chopped off, another is the instruments in the band room and the music room of both school will play by itself at night.
My friends and I decided to walk towards the old stairway leading to the schools it was 1:00a.m. at night. We already had our candy from trick or treating and we wanted to investigate whether the stories about the old school were true. Now in the school everything is locked up and there is a gate that is about 30 ft high and no one can enter or leave since the gate covers all around and there is brick that hold it together. It is like a prison cell gate. Anyway, My friends and I decided to walk down the stairs when we started to notice that the school yard seemed to have elongated then as we approached the middle we started hearing loud drums and instruments in both the elementary school and the intermediate school we ended up running back up the stairs to be safe. We came back to the steps and decided to talk but out of nowhere we noticed that one of the portable lights that was white in color turned to red instantly and it freaked us all out we decided to wait and see what happened.
What happened amazed us because we looked at the gates where no one can enter or leave and saw a misty white figure looked like a girl and heard a loud scream asking for help. My friends and i decided to go down and see if we could help and when we got to the middle of the school yard we started to hear laughing and we stopped in out tracks. It wasn't a pleasant laugh it was an evil malicious laugh and it brought us goose bumps. To our amazement we ended up running back to the stairwell as fast as we could because something didn't feel right. We ran to the nearest park and decided to calm down. After awhile, we went back to see the school before going home. It was around 2:15 a.m. and the red light was gone and everything was back to normal.
THis story is from castleofspirits.com
Friday, March 16, 2007
Shaman:Character Analyst
This is a analysis of Maxine's mother. I interpreted this information through what I read in the chapter, Shaman.
In this chapter Maxine's mother is at medical school. At this school she chooses to stay in a room known to be haunted by ghost. In this room she encounters a room and later kills it. This shows how brave she is which is why I found it interesting her name is Brave Orchid.
From the stories of Brave Orchid's bravery and how she helped many people, it sounds like she is a very intelligent and courageous woman. Or a Woman Warrior. She seems very similar to Fa Mu Lan and this is probably why Maxine told a story about her mother.
In this chapter Maxine's mother is at medical school. At this school she chooses to stay in a room known to be haunted by ghost. In this room she encounters a room and later kills it. This shows how brave she is which is why I found it interesting her name is Brave Orchid.
From the stories of Brave Orchid's bravery and how she helped many people, it sounds like she is a very intelligent and courageous woman. Or a Woman Warrior. She seems very similar to Fa Mu Lan and this is probably why Maxine told a story about her mother.
Monday, March 12, 2007
White Tiger: Egotist
As an egotist for the chapter White Tiger, I am supposed to show "what's in this for me."
After reading the chapter I learned many things that can affect me. One thing that I learned is that you need to believe your own thoughts and feelings rather than just listening to what everyone else tells you. This is shown by Fa Mu Lan and Maxine who believe that women are just as good as men. If Mu Lan just listened to everyone else and didn't believe in herself she wouldn't have been able to avenge her family. Another thing that i learned was that you should always do what you feel is right, even when others aren't watching. This is shown by the bad men in the story of Mu Lan. THese men committed crimes and because of this were punished by getting executed by Mu Lan.
After reading the chapter I learned many things that can affect me. One thing that I learned is that you need to believe your own thoughts and feelings rather than just listening to what everyone else tells you. This is shown by Fa Mu Lan and Maxine who believe that women are just as good as men. If Mu Lan just listened to everyone else and didn't believe in herself she wouldn't have been able to avenge her family. Another thing that i learned was that you should always do what you feel is right, even when others aren't watching. This is shown by the bad men in the story of Mu Lan. THese men committed crimes and because of this were punished by getting executed by Mu Lan.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
White Tiger: Moderator
These are some questions I had on the chapter "White Tiger" in the book "The Woman WArrior."
- In Maxine's story about Fa Mu lan, why do you think Mu Lan's parents don't tell her she would be taken?
-What is the significance of the rabbit that sacrificed itself for Mu lan?
-Mu Lan said that when she got hungry enough she could see their light, gold and their dance--what is the significance of this?
-What does Maxine's story of Mu Lan tell us about her?
-At the end of the chapter, MAxine says she is like Mulan but rather than using a sword she uses her words. Which do you think is more powerful, a sword or words?
- In Maxine's story about Fa Mu lan, why do you think Mu Lan's parents don't tell her she would be taken?
-What is the significance of the rabbit that sacrificed itself for Mu lan?
-Mu Lan said that when she got hungry enough she could see their light, gold and their dance--what is the significance of this?
-What does Maxine's story of Mu Lan tell us about her?
-At the end of the chapter, MAxine says she is like Mulan but rather than using a sword she uses her words. Which do you think is more powerful, a sword or words?
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