Types of discrimination:

Discrimination against intelligence

- All blondes are dumb

- All sportsmen have low IQ

- Bookworms are weak

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Discrimination against sexual orientation

- Gays and lesbians are not acceptable in today's society

- Bisexuals are freaks

- Homosexuals are also not acceptable

- Not being straight is like breaking the law

Discrimination against family background:

- Being a mixed child is 'wrong'

- No respect for other people's family

- Having a different family background is wrong

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Discrimination against disabled:

- Handicap people are 'useless'

- People with down syndrome are 'retarded'

- No respect for people's disabilities

- Mocking people's disabilities

Questions for Clooney The Clown by Shel Silverstein

1. Explain the Irony in this poem.

Clooney has all the requirements of being a clown. He has big shoes, small hat, a green dog, in short he could be a good clown. He tried to do tricks that was meant to be funny but the audience do not feel that it is funny. The audience even said "Go back to bed"

But when he tried to show the frustration, depression, rejection that he goes through. When he tells the audience about his life, the audience laughs hysterically at him. Clooney was trying to be serious, he was showing his frustration toward life, yet the audience take it as a joke and laughs at him. What Clooney really needs is acceptance and moral support from the audience, yet he gets what he always wants to achieve for a long time but not now. Being funny

2. Does Shel silverstein manage to convey some harsh realities in this poem?

It is never easy to tell someone the truth about us and let them truly understand how we feel. They will never be able to step in our shoes as everyone lives a different life. However they are willing to accept the lies that portray us. An example is when someone that is in a has a totally different life from others lie to people to gain acceptance such as saying that he is rich so that others will befriend him. However is you tell them the truth, like if that person is poor, people will reject him for what he.

3. What poetic devices has the poem used to effectively convey his message.

Alliteration: It is used many times im the poem. for example from line 24 to 27, it all begins with they

Onomatopoeia: Words like 'hah-hah' and 'hee-hee' are used to give us the image of people laughing at the Clooney

Imagery: imagery is used to give us a clearer picture about Clooney. When the audience laughs at Clooney, they said that "they laughed all day, they laughed all week, theylaughed until they had a fit, until their jackets split, they laughter spread for miles around" it could not be possible true but this example of hypobolism and it gives us a picture of the audience's laughter magnitude.

Clooney the Clown

I'll tell you the story of Cloony the Clown
Who worked in a circus that came through town.
His shoes were too big and his hat was too small,
But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.
He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes,
He had a green dog and a thousand balloons.
He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall,
But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.
And every time he did a trick,
Everyone felt a little sick.
And every time he told a joke,
Folks sighed as if their hearts were broke.
And every time he lost a shoe,
Everyone looked awfully blue.
And every time he stood on his head,
Everyone screamed, "Go back to bed!"
And every time he made a leap,
Everybody fell asleep.
And every time he ate his tie,
Everyone began to cry.
And Cloony could not make any money
Simply because he was not funny.

One day he said, "I'll tell this town
How it feels to be an unfunny clown."
And he told them all why he looked so sad,
And he told them all why he felt so bad.
He told of Pain and Rain and Cold,
He told of Darkness in his soul,
And after he finished his tale of woe,
Did everyone cry? Oh no, no, no,
They laughed until they shook the trees
With "Hah-Hah-Hahs" and "Hee-Hee-Hees."
They laughed with howls and yowls and shrieks,
They laughed all day, they laughed all week,
They laughed until they had a fit,
They laughed until their jackets split.
The laughter spread for miles around
To every city, every town,
Over mountains, 'cross the sea,
From Saint Tropez to Mun San Nee.
And soon the whole world rang with laughter,
Lasting till forever after,
While Cloony stood in the circus tent,
With his head drooped low and his shoulders bent.
And he said,"THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT -
I'M FUNNY JUST BY ACCIDENT."
And while the world laughed outside.
Cloony the Clown sat down and cried.

Analysis

My feelings:

This poem is about how depress Clooney is as a clown. He is suppose to be a clown, meant to be funny. if you could not do your job well you should change your profession . If a clown is not funny. Is there anywhere else to go? In this case he continues to be a unsucessful clown.

My feelings toward this poem are a mirror of my feelings toward the world. Too many people are in this life for themselves alone. Not giving a single care to those who suffer, those who wish be heard. To be laughed at is one of the worst feelings a person with a lost soul can ever experience.

2011 new year, new beggining

The Nissan S30  was the first generation of Z sporty 2 seater and 2+2( Cars with 2 doors and 4 seats) coupes produced by Nissan Motors, Ltd. of Japan from 1969 to 1978. It was designed by a team led by Mr. Yoshihiko Matsuo, the head of Nissan's Sports Car Styling Studio.  

The Fairlady Z was introduced in late 1969 as a 1970 model, with the  2.0 litre straight-6 SOHC engine, rear wheel drive, and a stylish coupe body. The engine, produced 150 hp  and came with a 5-speed manual transmission. A less common 3-speed automatic transmission was optional from 1971 on, and had a "Nissan Full Automatic" badge. A 4-wheel independent suspension consisted of MacPherson struts in front and Chapman struts in back. Front disc brakes and rear drums were standard.

The 1970 240Z was introduced to the American market by Yutaka Katayama, president of Nissan Motors USA operations, widely known as Mr. K. The early 1970 model 240Z had a chrome "240Z" badge on the B-pillar quarter panel. Two vents were included in the rear hatch below the glass molding. In mid-1971 the B-pillar side badges were restyled with the letter Z vent, and the vents were eliminated from the hatch. Design changes for the U.S. model occurred throughout production and are described Design and Manufacturing Changes to the U.S. Spec.

The 240Z and 260Z used twin, variable venturi Hitachi one-barrel side-draft SU-like carburetors. The carburetors were changed beginning with model year 1973 to comply with emissions regulations, but the earlier carburetors were far superior for performance. Fuel injection (L-Jetronic electronic fuel injection, designed by Bosch) was added for the 280Z in 1975 for the US. This was primarily in order to cope with the difficulty faced in getting enough power using carburetors while still meeting US emissions regulations.

Due to its relatively low price compared to other foreign sports cars of the time (Jaguar, BMW, Porsche, etc.), it became popular in the United States and was a major success for the Nissan Motor Corporation, which at the time sold cars in North America under the name Datsun. The 240Z also broadened the image of Japanese car-makers beyond their econobox success. The Z was very successful in racing in the 1970s: Connecticut's Bob Sharp as well as Bob Bondurant racing team with John Morton driving a Datsun 510 number 46 were particularly successful. Clearwater Florida (and later Maryland) racer Don Kearney had much success with the Z car between 1970 and 1978. The Z is also credited as a catalyst for the import performance parts industry. To keep Z-Car interest alive, Nissan had a 1998 program where they purchased original 240Zs, professionally restored them, and sold them at dealerships for $24,000.

 

The Ferrari F40 is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door coupé sports car produced by Ferrari from 1987 to 1992 as the successor to the Ferrari 288 GTO. From 1987 to 1989 it held the title as the world's fastest street-legal production car, and during its years of production, was Ferrari's fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car. The car was one of the few to utilize turbochargers.

The car debuted with a factory suggested retail price of approximately US$400,000, although some buyers were reported as paying as much as US$1.6 million. A total of 1,315 F40s were produced.

 the F40 was conceived as the successor to the 288 GTO and designed to compete with vehicles such as the Porsche 959 and Lamborghini Countach for Ferrari management, the vehicle was a major statement piece. Over a period of several years prior to the F40's conception, the company's dominance in racing had waned significantly, and even in Formula One, an arena they had once dominated, victories had become sparse. Enzo Ferrari had recently turned 90 years old, and was keenly aware that time was not on his side. He wanted his new sports car to serve as his final statement-maker, a vehicle encompassing the best in track-developed technology and capable of being a showcase for what the Ferrari engineers were capable of creating. The company's upcoming 40th anniversary provided just the right occasion for the car to debut. 
As he had predicted it would be, the F40 was the last car to be commissioned by Enzo before his death.

The F40 was designed with aerodynamics in mind, and is very much a creation of its time. For speed the car relied more on its shape than its power. Frontal area was reduced, and airflow greatly smoothed, but stability rather than terminal velocity was a primary concern. So too was cooling as the forced induction engine generated a great deal of heat. In consequence, the car was somewhat like an open-wheel racing car with a body. It had a partial undertray to smooth airflow beneath the radiator, front section, and the cabin, and a second one with diffusers behind the motor, but the engine bay was not sealed. Nonetheless, the F40 had an impressively low Cd of 0.34 with lift controlled by its spoilers and wing.

Today i will recommend you a great books. Dracula.

The stories starts out slow, Jonathan Harker journeying by train and horse carriage from England to Count Dracula's castle . He was going there to provide legal support to Dracula for a real estate transaction overseen by Peter Hawkins, of Exeter in England.

Dracula turns out to be very friendly at first, entertaining Mr. Harker, but soon discovers that he has become a prisoner in the castle. He also begins to finds about Dracula's nocturnal life. One night trying to escape from the castle, despite Dracula's order not to, Harker was captured by the brides of Dracula and put under a spell. He was saved at the last second by the Dracula, because he wants to keep Harker alive just long enough to obtain needed legal advice and teachings about England and London. Harker barely escapes from the castle with his life.

Not long after, a russian ship was found abandoned with the captain tied to the helm. On finding the ships log, they discover the mysterious events on the ship.

Now, Dracula is tracking Mina, Harker's wife, and Lucy, Mina's friend. Dracula then turns into a wolf and bit Lucy. Lucy was presumed dead but a few days later, the news papers report a beautiful women stalking some children. Van helsing, Lucy's doctor, has formed a part to hunt down vampires. On finding lucy, they staked her heart, beheaded her and filled her mouth with garlic, the way to kill vampires. Harker and his wife also joins the party to go against Dracula.

On learning about the plot to kill him, Dracula visits Mina and bites her 3 times and feed on her blood, turning her into a vampire in disguise.

When the party finally found Dracula, they staked his heart and he fell into ashes. Mina is freed and the story ends by Mina and Harker having a child.

 

My favourite character would probably be Dracula, he is very shrewd and his character is different from the rest as he is the villain. The stories about him running away from the gang and finding Mina really gives me the creeps.

This is the most notable work by Bram stoker, I think that he can convey his message extremely well as I have read many horror stories in my time and they do not make you have goose bumps and are probably boring.  Reading normal horror stories would probably make me fall asleep. Although Dracula is scary, I can’t stop reading it.