Elsner,+Zach


 * Entry 12: January 3, 2012:** The author is called in to speak with the Emperor of Blefuscu. There the author finds out that the High-Admiral has had a great hatred for the author ever since the author arrived. Because of this, the High Admiral accused the author of treason and many other capital crimes. Due to the author's many favors done on behalf of the Emperor of Blefuscu, the Emperor greatly helped out the author by providing copies of the articles and information about the the proceedings against the author.


 * Entry 11: December 12, 2011:** As the author displays what he calls good behavior, the little people begin to like him more and more and don't attack him as much. The author also mentions various methods of entertainment that the people do for the king. Some of these methods of entertainment even included the people walking the tightrope. The author was then granted liberty. The author was then given the title Man-Mountain and and was given rules he was required to follow. Some of these rules included not trampling people or horses, not lying down in corn fields, and be an ally against their enemies.


 * Entry 10: December 7, 2011:** The author finds himself mesmerized by the sights with everything so small, such as the tallest trees standing only seven feet tall, and the rest of the town looking like the painted scene of a city in a theatre. The author then meets with the emperor. The new of the author's arrival in the town was soon spread quickly.The author was then instructed by the majesty's greatest scholars to learn their language. The author is then also instructed about more rules of the little people. The majesty is also amazed by simple objects such as the author's watch and his money.


 * Entry 9: November 21, 2011:** So far I have gone through the first chapter of Gulliver's Travels. The main character describes his family, including his wife Mrs. Mary Burton who was second daughter to Mr. Edmund Burton. The main character then goes into how he began his voyage by accepting an offer from Captain William Prichard who was master of the //Antelope//. The ship hits a rock and is ship wrecked and the main character awakes to find himself tied down by people who weren't any taller than six inches. He breaks out of the ties and soon is hit by arrows and other things. He also explains how these small people are excellent mathematicians and perfect in mechanics. There is also tons of carpenters and engineers among these small people.


 * Entry 8: November 8, 2011:** So far I have gone through the Introduction and the Publisher's note to the reader. In the introduction, background information is given about the author, as well as background information about the book. Based on the introduction I predict a lot of the book will involve the author's relations to his own thoughts, brought forth in his form of a story. In the introduction it seems that Swift favors the Irish more so than the English. I predict Swift will include references to the English way of life and how the English thought they were far better than the Irish, which Swift doesn't believe. I predict Swift will do this in his manner of story telling.


 * Entry seven: October 31, 2011:** The new book i'll be reading is __Gulliver's Travels__ by Jonathan Swift. I chose this book because I have heard about the television show and I don't know a lot about the book. I also have heard that this book is fairly entertaining, and this kind of sparked my interest in the book. Another factor in choosing this book was the fact that it was placed underneath the "classics" section of the list of books we were allowed to choose from.


 * Below is the link to listen to the Bible podcast covering Genesis and Exodus**
 * @http://zelsner.podbean.com/mf/web/faapgq/WorldLitPodcast.m4a**


 * Entry five: Oct. 12, 2011:** I have now read through Genesis chapter 37. Chapter 36 deals with descendants and family of Esau. In chapter 37 Joseph's story is shared. Joseph's brothers were jealous and plotted to kill him. In the end they sold Joseph into slavery, and Joseph was taken to Egypt under Potiphar. Joseph's father thought that Joseph was killed by a wild beast..


 * Entry four: Oct. 4, 2011:** I have now read trough Genesis chapter 35. Similar to Abraham and Sarah's situation, Jacob has his first children with Rachel and Leah's maid-servant. Later in chapter 33 Jacob is reunited with his brother Esau. Jacob is relieved to find out that Esau no longer holds a grudge against him, when he first thought Esau was coming to fight him. In chapter 35 both Rachel and Issac died, after Jacob returned to Bethel to build an altar to God.


 * Entry three: Sept. 27, 2011**:I have now read through Genesis chapter 30. Chapter 21 deals with the birth of Isaac and touches on the story of Hagar, the mother of Abraham's first born son Ishmael, and Ishmael being sent away. I still haven't found out about the mohammed situation yet, but I am pretty sure mohammed was a descendant of either Ishmael or Lot. I know that mohammed came from one of these men whose descendants were split from Abraham's line of descendants including Jesus. So, mohammed eventually came about because of the sin's of man. Ishmael and Lot both were the result or caused the result of sin. Chapter 22 deals with God testing Abraham's faith by telling him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Though chapter 28 stories of Isaac and his sons Jacob and Esau are shared.


 * Entry two: Sept. 20, 2011**: I have now read through Genesis chapter 20. One thing I have found, for example Genesis chapter 10**,** is that some chapters are only dedicated to listing generation after generation of people. Chapter 11 first introduces Abram, or Abraham as he is called beginning in chapter 17 with his covenant of circumcision with God, and stories of Abraham have continued up to chapter 20 where I currently am. Abraham has a lot of historical significance as one of his descendants is Jesus Christ. Also, as explained in chapter 13, when Abraham and his nephew Lot separate, Lot makes some bad decisions. I have heard and will have to look into it, but I heard that down the generations from Lot came a man by the name of mohammed, who is the basis around the muslim's faith. Chapter 11 speaks about how God separated man by scattering them all over the earth making them speak different languages.


 * Entry one**: I am reading Genesis and Exodus in the New American Standard version of the Bible. Moses is considered the author of Genesis and Exodus; however, all the books of the Bible are considered to be written with inspiration from God. So far I have read through Genesis chapter 10. Creation, the story of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Noah and the great flood have been covered so far in the first 10 chapters. My thoughts on the Bible are thoughts of learning. Being a christian and believing in the Bible I look at the stories in a sense of trying to learn something from them. At the same time I try to look at the Bible from a historical perspective.