My thougths on Hobbes

3 laws of nature = perfect government

1^st law

Seek peace as far as possible if not defend yourself

No one goes into battle just to battle the go into battle for self preservation

2^nd law

Be content for the sake of peace and preservation. Provided other are also content with only so much liberty against other men as you would allow other men against yourself

Communist?

3^rd Law

Men perform the covenants they have made.

Men seem to keep the covenants/promises.

I doubt a government could work under those 3 laws without any sub laws and there will always be people who won’t follow laws

I think that the 2^nd law is like our golden rule “Do unto others as you would have them do to you”

I don’t think there are any other laws you could put in place other than those 3 that wouldn’t be immediately rebelled against.

Characterizations

My quote is from "Those Who Don't" on page 28. The Direct Characterization is "the big one who looks like a dumb grown man" This characterization gave me a very strong image of what the author was trying to portray. And I immediately new the kind of person she was talking about. I could hear the way the man would talk and even see the way he would walk. The sentence might have been blunt but it really got across what the author was saying.

My other quote is from "Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark" on page 56. The Indirect Characterization is: "I've never seen my papa cry". As the reader this made me assume that her papa was a brave and strong man who doesn't cry at just anything. I felt how shocked the author was to see him cry and I new how she felt because I recently saw my dad cry for the first time.

My first blog.

So this is a picture from this summer, I went on a backpacking trip with a girl scout summer camp. It was pretty awesome and hardcore and I really enjoyed myself. We went out to Noble Canyon and hiked from the top of the mountain to the bottom, we pumped water and cooked over a camp stove it was the most fun I've ever had.