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January 5, 2018

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"I would have scoffed at the idea that the "War on Drugs" was anything but a joke" (180).

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"I would have scoffed at the idea that the "War on Drugs" was anything but a joke" (180).

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Scoffed: verb; speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way

Original sentence: I scoffed at my sister when she expected me to pick up her room for her.

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"Most important, we shared a deep reserve of humor, creativity in adverse circumstances, and the will to protect and maintain our own humanity despite the prison system's imperative to crush it. I don't think any of us could have managed those survival techniques alone; I know I couldn't-we needed each other" (292). 

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"Most important, we shared a deep reserve of humor, creativity in adverse circumstances, and the will to protect and maintain our own humanity despite the prison system's imperative to crush it. I don't think any of us could have managed those survival techniques alone; I know I couldn't-we needed each other" (292). 

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Many people may assume that prison isn't a time to make friends, but Piper explains the opposite and how important the people she's become friends with are in her life. She explains how she couldn't have gotten through prison without them and how much they mean to her. What is interesting in this quote is how she mentions the prisons try to ruin these bonds that the women have with each other, but that seems to be impossible.

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"I turned and started walking briskly ahead of him. Ten yards farther I saw Larry, standing in front of the MCC, talking on his phone, until he turned and saw me. And then I was running, as fast as I could. No one could stop me" (295). 

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"I turned and started walking briskly ahead of him. Ten yards farther I saw Larry, standing in front of the MCC, talking on his phone, until he turned and saw me. And then I was running, as fast as I could. No one could stop me" (295). 

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This is the last line of the book and it is able to show Piper's excitement to finally be released from prison. She had been so used to giving up her freedom and not being able to do as she pleased, and she knew that as she was leaving the prison, no one could stop her from running. I feel like the last line is really able to wrap-up the book great and gives closure not only to the reader, but also hopefully to Piper.

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"I would have scoffed at the idea that the "War on Drugs" was anything but a joke. I would have argued that the government's drug laws were best proven ineffectual every day and at worst were misguidedly focused on supply rather than demand, randomly conceived and unevenly and unfairly enforced based on race and class, and thus intellectually and morally bankrupt. And those things all were true" (180). 

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"I would have scoffed at the idea that the "War on Drugs" was anything but a joke. I would have argued that the government's drug laws were best proven ineffectual every day and at worst were misguidedly focused on supply rather than demand, randomly conceived and unevenly and unfairly enforced based on race and class, and thus intellectually and morally bankrupt. And those things all were true" (180). 

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Throughout the whole novel Piper shares her opinion about the law and the prison rules, but I especially thought that this was an interesting thought to include. Many people can disagree with her opinion, which is why it was risky for her to include this, but it also really makes the reader learn a lot more about Piper and who she is.

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December 21, 2017

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“Nina would be just a few hundred yards away behind that awful fence, but it might as well have been thousands of miles. I might never see her again” (107). 

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“Nina would be just a few hundred yards away behind that awful fence, but it might as well have been thousands of miles. I might never see her again” (107). 

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The inmates do not have the ability to go back and forth between the two seperate prisons in Danbury. When Nina is moved to the other prison that Piper is not in, she knows that she may never be able to see Nina again. This example is able to furthermore show the theme of limited freedom Piper has and is still adjusting to what life is like in prison.

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“I breathed a little easier, hoping Crazy Eyes would spread the word to the other committed lesbians that I was not "like that," even though in some other lifetime I had been” (120). 

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“I breathed a little easier, hoping Crazy Eyes would spread the word to the other committed lesbians that I was not "like that," even though in some other lifetime I had been” (120). 

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This quote is able to show more of who Piper is with her personality and character. Throughout the whole novel, Piper Kerman opens up to the readers, not only about her life in the prison, but also about her past and who she used to be. The backstory that is provided is able to help the reader connect with Piper and understand her decisions.

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"Break the rules, you're going to the SHU" (90). 

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"Break the rules, you're going to the SHU" (90). 

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The Special Housing Unit is one of the worst punishments in prison. This quote is able to show that if you even just break one rule, then you would end up in this worst place. Piper learns to adjust to all of the new rules  that she needs to take on when she went to prison. Throughout the whole novel, more and more rules keep coming up, which makes the reader remember them, as to saying them all at once, which is a very good strategy by Piper Kerman.

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Week #1: 1-90
Week #2: 90-180
Week #3: 180-295

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Short Bio of yourself - 60-100 words; why did you choose this particular book?

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Short Bio of yourself - 60-100 words; why did you choose this particular book?

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One reason why I chose to read this particular book is because I have heard great remarks about the T.V. show that is based on this book. I have only seen the first couple episodes of the T.V. show and was interested in how the two compare. I wanted to get Piper Kerman's full perspective on her life in a women's prison facility and know all of the small details that may not seem important to others, but important to her. I was interested in how Piper Kerman would be able to accomplish such an in depth story into only 295 pages, while including all the details about her life in a women's prison. Also, the way that Piper Kerman would tell the whole story, so that the reader could fully follow and comprehend the events also intrigued me to read this memoir.

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" I made small talk about the other woman's imminent return to the outside world" (103). 

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" I made small talk about the other woman's imminent return to the outside world" (103). 

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Imminent: adjective; about to happen.

Original sentence: She was able to predict many events before they happen and one imminent event she could sense would be dangerous.

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"They count us five times a day, and you have to be here, or wherever you're supposed to be” (43). 

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"They count us five times a day, and you have to be here, or wherever you're supposed to be” (43). 

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Thoughout all of chapter three, Piper is meeting all of the other inmates and learning the new rules and orders around the prison. This is one of the first rules she learns as an inmate as her roomate, Annette explains. This is something Piper definitely is not used to and is another one of her freedoms that is taken away in prison.

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“One of the good things about living in B Dorm was that you had your choice of two bathrooms” (81). 

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“One of the good things about living in B Dorm was that you had your choice of two bathrooms” (81). 

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This quote follows one of the main themes throughout the novel, which is freedom and confinement. The fact that she is excited about having two bathrooms to choose from, shows how little freedom there is in prison and how the smallest privileges can not be taken for granted. When someone goes to prison, a lot of their freedoms are taken away and this is something Piper needs to durastically adjust to throughout the novel.

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December 15, 2017

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"'I'm wondering when my  fiancé and mother can come and visit me?' I could not control the querulous tone in my voice (39).

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"'I'm wondering when my  fiancé and mother can come and visit me?' I could not control the querulous tone in my voice (39).

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Querulous: adjective; complaining in a petulant or whining manner.

Original sentence: As she complained about having to do the dishes as a chore, you could hear the querulous tone in her voice.

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“ International baggage claim in the Brussels airport was large and airy, with multiple carousels circling endlessly. I scurried from one to another, desperately trying to find my black suitcase. Because it was stuffed with drug money, I was more concerned than one might normally be about lost luggage” (3). 

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“ International baggage claim in the Brussels airport was large and airy, with multiple carousels circling endlessly. I scurried from one to another, desperately trying to find my black suitcase. Because it was stuffed with drug money, I was more concerned than one might normally be about lost luggage” (3). 

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This is the first paragraph of the book, and one of the most important so far throughout the novel. I thought this was a great attention grabber at the beginning of the novel, then going into who she is and where she is from in the next paragraphs. Right away, the reader can get a sense of who she is, while foreshadowing why she ended up in jail (smuggling a bag of drug money).