Friday, December 03, 2004
It is that time of year, the time when I was for once NOT envious of people who were in college, because this is the time of year when they burrow themselves into rooms and libraries and nobody sees them for days, nay weeks at a time. Perhaps its because I am a Freshman, or perhaps because of the school that I go to, but I am not afraid of these finals whatsoever. This is my english final, for example:
Well first there is a poorly sketched diagram which I cannot recreate for you here, or can I? I'll try to later. But for now, on with the story/ assignment;
Two groups of houses are seperated by the Wambagoochi River, which is totally impassible except by canoe. In the houses on the left live three people: Dave, Jane, and Joe. Joe has a canoe. On the other side of the river live Tarzan and Sam. Tarzan and Jane have been going together for quite some time and hope to be married soon.
One day Jane receives a message by carrier parrot. Tarzan has fallen from his grapevine and injured himself; he needs her badly. He asks her to come as quick as possible. Jane rushes down to Joe's house and asks her to take her across the river. He agrees but says she'll have to spend the night with him first.
Jane is shocked by this proposition and runs to Dave's. She tells him about the message, about Tarzan's request for help, and about Joe's terms for a ride across the river. Dave tells her that he doesn't want to get involved and that she'll have to work it out for herself.
Jane is quite upset and doesn't know which way to turn. Finally, she decides to do what Joe wants in order to get Tarzan.
The next morning Joe takes Jane across the river. She rushes to the tree house to find Tarzan fixing breakfast for Cheetah and himself. He hasn't been hurt as badly as he thought at first. Jane and Tarzan have always been honest with one another, so she tells him everythign that has happened. He becomes very upset, explains he always thought Jane w s anice girl, tells her he doesn't want to see her again, and stomps off in the jungle.
Jane is crushed. She goes to Sam and explains everything that has happened. Sam gets so angry at Tarzan's response that he goes off into the jungle and beats up Tarzan.
So our English final is this. Rank the people involved in the above story from 1 through 5, with 1 being best and 5 being worst, and explain why in an in class essay. I love college.
