Is the Grass Greener? On Which Side?

2/4/2016

It seems that people are never satisfied with what they have. They always want something more or something different.

Instructions: Analyze the image and read the statement underneath. Then, create two (2) Level 2 questions and two (2) Level 3 questions that connect and relate to the image and statement.

INCLUDE: First initial AND last name AND class period.

Respond in no more than 10 sentences and no less than five. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post identical comments on different classmates' posts. Posting shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree" will not earn you a passing grade. Make sure your posts address the reply that you are responding to.

Be sure to--

Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content-Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Due: Fri., February 5, 2016 11:59 p.m. CST

Estevan Salas 1st period

2/5/2016 02:07:00 pm

Lvl2: What are the people feeling in these images?
Lvl2: Why arent they happy with what they have?

Lvl3: What are some of the ways you can help them appreciate what they have?
Lvl3: What is the condition of the man? And how does that condition impact his values

K.Brown 1st

2/5/2016 02:16:44 pm

Level 2 questions;
1) Why can't the man have children of his own?
2) Does the poor lady who is loved want the rich guy just for money?

Level 3 questions

1) Does the rich man want to give up his money for kids, or to have both?

2) If all these characters got what they wanted, would they wish to have again what the had?

Gabrielle Sharp 2nd period

2/5/2016 02:24:45 pm

Lvl2

1. Why do people feel the need to fill the void of wanting with material need?

J. Maple pd2

2/5/2016 02:32:09 pm

Level 2
What makes people want more than what they have?
How does the grass being greener on the other side impact the person on the greener side?
Level 3
Why do Americans wish to travel the world and immigrants wish to be in America, where our grass is considered "greener" than most?
What's America's greener side?

Maya kelly

2/5/2016 08:46:41 pm

Level 2
If the man is rich why doesn't he just buy kids?
Level 2 why does it seem having money makes you unhappy?
Level 3 do the people just don't want them things because they Dont have them?
Level 3 why do the poor man have the most kids?

jalen baker 2nd

2/12/2016 07:50:56 am

Level 2
How does grass determine what kind of person you are?
Level 3
What is Americas most valuable side

Gabrielle Sharp 2nd

2/5/2016 02:33:48 pm

Level 3

1 America is considered the greener side in most instances, but is it really greener on this side?

2. Countries are mixed in ecnomies but are still considered great. What is their greener side?
Level 2
1. Will man ever be satisfied by what he has and not what others have?

2. If the grass is always greener on the other side, then why do people feel the need to want whats on the other side?q

J.Perez 1st period

2/5/2016 04:30:30 pm

Level 2 questions
1) Why did these people choose to be with who they chose in the first place was it love or greed?
2) Does the poor man want money to feed his family or does he want it for himself?
Level 3 questions
1) Will humans ever be satisfied with what they have without looking at what others have or don't have?
2) How does this represent the way the world works?

L.Tucker ~2nd period~

2/5/2016 05:37:03 pm

Level 2

~ Why would the poor woman want to be rich and not loved?

~ How come the man didn't get rich before he had kids?

Level 3

~ Should the women have decided who they would like to spend the rest of their lives with so quickly?

~ What are some other ways both men could get what they want?

Z. Aziz 2nd Period

2/5/2016 10:05:36 pm

Your last lvl3 question is good, because it causes people to think outside of the box.

Anthony Cain

2/5/2016 07:18:35 pm

The two opposites on the bottom what you think would happen if they got what they desired?
Why may you think the two woman want peace and love ?
Predict what time period is both scenarios take place?
In your opinion,Do you think any of the materialistic things that are wanted in the picture are relevant today?

J.James 1st Period

2/5/2016 08:12:09 pm

Level 2
~Why do the both woman want to switch places?
~Why are the people in both pictures so unhappy that they want to switch places?

Level 3
~Why do middle and upper class people want to switch places?
~How do the people know if they will be happy when they switch places ?

s.bowers

2/5/2016 09:05:05 pm

Lv.2 why do people want what they can't have?

Will they want something different after they get what they want?

Lv.3 will the person be fully satisfied after getting what they want?

Why is this problem very common?

K.Allen 1st period

2/5/2016 09:51:11 pm

Lvl 2:
•Why are people not happy with what they already have?
•Why do the rich man want kids? Why do the poor man want money?

Lvl 3:
•When you get what you want are you truly happy?
•Why do people in today's society depend on materlistic things in return for happenies?

Z. Aziz 2nd Period

2/5/2016 10:03:19 pm

Lvl 2:
How do the people in these images feel?
Why do you think the rich man has no children?
Lvl 3:
What makes people always want more?
When is true satisfaction attained?

Shavaryee' Williams 2nd period

2/5/2016 10:12:30 pm

Level 2
1) Why is the man think of a little baby that look hungry?
2)Why does the women see the man as a heart and thinks of it?

Level 3
1)What does the Mercedes-Benz symbol mean on top of the man's head mean?
2)Why is thr man think about a poor hungry baby

Z. James. 1st

2/5/2016 10:24:55 pm

In the first image the two women seek different things in their relationship, love and wealth.
In the second image the two men seek either wealth or a family.

Level 2 Questions:
1. What do the objects the husbands have behind their back represent?
2. How do the two men feel in the second picture?

Level 3 Questions:
1. What is the pursuit of happiness?
2. How can a person seek true happiness?

I. Chancellor 2nd period

2/5/2016 11:24:04 pm

With all honesty, the pictures both show people wanting what others have.The objects behind their backs represents the that even though the man does not not have much,he loves his wife, and the man that has much does not show love for his wife. The man on the left , really wants the money to get out of a impoverished state, but the man on the right , since he has it all ,he wants a family. Being free to do what ever you want with nobody telling you differently. Be true to yourselves and do what makes you happy in life." Looks can be deceiving!"

M.Meade

2/5/2016 10:40:05 pm

Lv.2:
Why does the poor family want money?
Why does the women want true love instead of money?
Lv.3:
Why does the rich man not appreciate what he already has ?
Why does the women with love not realize that she has something greater than what money can buy ?

I. Chancellor 2nd period

2/5/2016 10:41:47 pm

Level 2 questions
- Are the kids making their dad poor?
- Is being rich making the man and the women depressed?
Level 3 questions
- If you are rich,would you be happy?
-Do people have to have kids to make them happy?

T.Motton 1st

2/5/2016 10:51:32 pm

Level 2 Questions:
1) Why cant the dude have his own kids?
2) How come having lots of make you depressed and not happy?
Level 3 Questions:
1) Why do people be ungrateful and want more?
2) How can the two men get what they truly desire?

C.Cordero 2nd

2/5/2016 11:15:17 pm

Level 2
1) What's the meaning behind this picture?
2) Why can't the man with all the money have children of his own?

Level 3
1) Why do people that have a lot of money and what they want are never satisfied?
2) Is money what makes people truly happy or does love make them happy?

Karyna Garcia 1st period

2/5/2016 11:31:22 pm

Level two questions:
- Why would the lady want money when she has love?
-Why can't the rich man just adopt a child?

Level three questions:
-Does money really define the world now?
-Why can't people just be happy with they have?

R. Meekins

2/5/2016 11:37:04 pm

Lvl 2: is it only the women who want these "better" things.
Lvl 2: what is making the man want children?
Lvl 3: why do ppeople want to change the lifestyle they were given?
Lvl 3: how does having children make someone unhappy?

Wisdom Sapari 2nd Period

2/5/2016 11:40:33 pm

Level 2
Are the two no longer happily in love.
Why do they put money in front of their love.

Level 3
Does money affect gow people feel about eachother.
Why dont people just work hard enough to have their own funds.

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