LITERATURE ANALYSIS #2

1) The Scarlet Letter starts with a nameless narrator who lived in a customhouse in Salem, Massachusetts. he discovered many documents, and found the scarlet A.” The manuscript had events that happened two hundred years before.  He writes a fake story about what he thought happens.  The story begins Boston. A Puritan settlement. Hester Prynne, is led from the town prison with her  daughter, Pearl and the scarlet letter “A” on her chest. She is being punished for adultery. Hester’s husband sent her to America, but he never arrived in Boston. It was guessed he was lost at sea. Hester  had an affair hence the baby. She doesn't reveal her lover and the scarlet letter, with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy. Hester’s missing husband is in the crowd,  and calls himself Roger Chillingworth and is a doctor now. He reveals his true identity to no one but Hester, whom he has sworn to secrecy. Several years pass, shunned by the community. Officials try to take Pearl away from Hester, but Arthur Dimmesdale, a young minister, helps them stay together. Dimmesdale is very sick. Chillingworth helps him and eventually moves in with him so he can always help him. Chillingworth also suspects that there may be a connection between him and Hester so he tests Dimmesdale. While the minister sleeps, Chillingworth discovers a mark on his chest which is an A. Hester earns her way back into society. One night Hester and pearl find Dimmesdale trying to punish himself for his sins. Hester, pearl and Dimmesdale link hands. Dimmesdale refuses Pearl’s request to acknowledge her publicly and Hester can see him getting worse. She goes to Chillingworth and asks him to stop but Chillingworth refuses. Hester meets with Dimmesdale because Chillingworth plans to reveal his identity to Dimmesdale. They decide to go to Europe, where they can live with Pearl as a family. Hester removes her scarlet letter and lets down her hair. The day before the ship is to sail, the townspeople gather for a holiday and Dimmesdale preaches. Hester learns that Chillingworth knows of their plan and he booked passage on the same ship. Dimmesdale goes with Hester and Pearl and confesses publicly, showing his scarlet letter seared into the flesh of his chest. He falls dead like W T F. Chillingworth dies a year later. Hester and Pearl leave Boston, and no one knows what has happened to them. Years later, Hester returns alone still wearing the scarlet letter, to live in her old cottage. She receives occasional letters from Pearl, who has married a European aristocrat and established a family of her own. Hester dies and is buried next to Dimmesdale. The two share a single tombstone with a scarlet “A.”

2) Sin results in expulsion and suffering but also knowledge. Hester and Dimmesdale contemplate their own sinfulness on a daily basis and try to reconcile it with their lived experiences. Puritan society is extremely strict but Hester and Dimmesdale’s experience shows that a state of sinfulness can lead to personal growth, sympathy, and understanding of others. Running away or removing the letter would be an acknowledgment of society’s power over Hester. Instead refiguring the scarlet letter as a symbol of her own experiences and character. Her past sin is a part of who she is; to pretend that it never happened would mean denying a part of herself. Dimmesdale also struggles against a socially determined identity. As the community’s minister, he is more symbol than human being. Dimmesdale never fully recognizes the truth of what Hester has learned: that individuality and strength are gained by quiet self-assertion and by a reconfiguration, not a rejection, of one’s assigned identity.

3) I think Hawthorne's tone for the book was admiration for Hester. He always pointed out the Puritans hypocrisy toward her.  “The founders of a new colony, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site for a prison.” They claim that their town is perfect, obviously they don't believe this if a prison is one of the first things they build. “before society had grown corrupt enough to smile, instead of shuddering at it.” Puritans claim to be free of sin yet shun Hester from their community. 
4) 
A) symbolism- the scarlet letter: adultery, sin, hard work, skill, charity, righteousness, sacredness, and grace. 
B) imagery- the forest: a place of passion and emotion.
C) allusion- literally the whole book is from the bible which is the biggest historical monument. 
D) POV- 3rd person omniscient: he describes everything rather than straight up tell you what they're feeling/thinking. 
E) Irony- for the puritans to claim to be so spiritual the way they treat Hester proves the opposite. 
F)  motif- CONFESS CONFESS CONFESS YOU'LL FEEL BETTER
G) simile- "Pearl… seemed to be borne upward, like a floating sea-bird , on the long heaves and 
swells of sound(162).” Pearl was compared to a bird for being free to her supposedly odd family situation. 

H) personification- "Fate might be heard, nearer, nearer, nearer!" Fate was personified that their sins would eventually be known. 

I) allegory- in the custom house it's known that the narrator told this story with much parallelism to his own life which is reflected in The Scarlet Letter.

J) flashback- "But the former aspect of an intelectual and studious man, calm and quiet, which was what she best remembered in him, had all together vanished and been succeeded by and eager, searching, almost fierce, yet carefully guarded look (166)." Hester reflects on how Chillingsworth used to be. 

1) indirect- the "eldest clergyman of Boston," is speaking to Hester, these references tell readers that Dimmesdale had been Hester's clergyman, for she attended his church; is godly; is a youth; is well acquainted with Hester and knows her "natural temper"; has the strength of his convictions to oppose the eldest clergyman who is undoubtedly his superior and supervisor; has a "young man's over-softness" of heart.

Direct- The narrator revealed that Dimmesdale came from "one of the greatest universities in England"; he has "eloquence and fervor"; he is already rising to "eminence", has a high white brow and brown "melancholy eyes," (has self-restraint)

2) Of course the authors syntax changes when he describes characters. All of the characters were totally different in every way possible. Hester was pitied, Dimmesdale was judged, Chillingsworth was hated or at least the antagonist to their love story. 

3) Hester was a static protagonist because she had already come to peace with her lifestyle. She wasn't hiding anything and that made her a lot happier than Dimmesdale because he had to learn to confess and he ended up dying from it. 

4) I didn't really feel like I met anyone because there were so many main characters with different point of views and stories that it was sort of like just listening to gossip. 

CANTERBURY TALES (II): WHAT A CHARACTER!

The Knight's Tale:

Chaucer used direct characterization in this tale. The narrator tells us basically all the qualities of his characters. Some times he depend on the characters dialogue to pick up descriptions of the characters.  The tone of the tale is epic. It's two warriors trying to win the love of their life. Everything is told in a bigger way to show their importance. 

CHARACTER STUDY (I, II, III)

It's finally that time of year, fall. Her favorite time of year, where its cold outside and all you need is your favorite hoodie and autumn flavored coffee. Although living in California doesn't always let its residents enjoy all the perks of that perfect cold weather, it's still nice to have ugly days every once in a while. She's dressed in her favorite sweater and tennis shoes. Moving day. How fun! Although not so much for her mother. Her mothers very nervous to see her baby grow up and move on. She always vowed that she would go every where her little girl went. Unfortunately reality stepped in for her and fortunately for her daughter. They walk into the apartment together, Starbucks in hand, ready to start unpacking her thousands of clothes. Thousands actually seems like an understatement when they start unpacking. She's excited to put her little apartment together with all her new furniture. She was able to pick it out herself without her little sisters consent. Her little sister.. Oh how I'll miss her. She was needy but for some reason having someone cling on to you seems really nice right about now. I hope she'll visit me here in San Diego! Yes I have my uncle and aunt here but that's not the same as everyone you left behind... Your parents, best friends and boyfriend. Thank god I have a cute little commuter car to visit them every once in a while. Alas, for now I must only think about classes. First year of college and I'm pretty sure I'm going to have a hard time adjusting. I'm not used to an independent learning situation. So thank you Dr. Preston for helping us get a taste of it senior year in AP English. That year seems so simple now. I wish I could've enjoyed my teenage life a little bit more, turning 20 doesn't seem all that appealing anymore. "ANTONIA?! I can't hang all your clothes alone!" yells my friend from my new bedroom. "Oh yeah sorry..." I reply. She walks out of the room and sits with me on the floor, "You're going to be okay, you're little but you're also very strong. You've been through worse." I sigh and lean into her, "you're right, I just need to look for the positive in this lonely future." She hugs me and picks up my new black rug, "Antonia when are you going to get over this whole black phase?" I laugh and grab it from her, "It's not a phase! Black is the prettiest color." She rolls her eyes and throws my hedgehog pillow at me, "Grab some hangers and get busy!" 

   Later that night she decided to go to her very first college event. Not a crazy frat party, that wasn't the type of "fun" she wanted to start off with. Sports are also not really her thing but she loves going to football games. It really sucks her main best friends didn't get accepted into the same college as her so she has to go to the game alone. 'Thats how you make friends right...' Time to follow my own advice and just go. She grabs her black purse and heads out the door to start the hardest challenge she's been given. Making new friends. 

MY DASHBOARD

Honestly I blame my organizational skills on two things. 

1) OCD 

2) Anxiety 

If anything of mine is disorganized, I immediately clean it up before I go crazy. 

CANTERBURY TALES (I)

- Britain's land, days, language.

- Ireland compared to Britain. 

- Era of mass war, many important people killed, new kings and scientific discoveries. 

- Geoffrey Chaucer author or Canterbury Tales. 14th century England, medieval society. 

- Geo middle class, aristocratic society, prisoner in France. Married lady in waiting, son became successful. 

- 1369 The Book of the Duchess, Troilus and Criseyde. 

- Possibly participate in Pilgrimage. Told stories of their journey to Canterbury. Romance to comedy, rhyme to prose, crude to religious, 24/120. 

- Greatest English poet, shrewd storyteller. 

- Prologue, meet 29 pilgrims in London, challenge who has the best stories.

- prologue description of each pilgrim, nobility first. 

- romance, fabliaux, sermons, allegories, pilgrims chose to match their character, used new FRENCH form of poetry, heroic couplet, father of english poetry.

- every journey has a story. 

- ppl go to pilgrimage to pay respects of man who was murdered. 

- meets 29 ppl who he wants to describe. 

- start with Knight, won many battles, honorable, humble. 

- Squire, lover and cadet, strong, courteous. 

- Yeoman, attendant, prepared to fight. 

- Nun, simple, raised well, friendly, pleasant, grace, dignified, caring. 

- Another Nun and 3 priests.

- Monk, hunter, easy going, forgiving, wealthy man.

- Friar, festive, mellow, noble, beloved and intimate with rich landowners, easily bribed, knew everyone except lowly ones, did anything for something in return, Hubert. 

- Merchant, voiced opinion, never lost, expert at currency exchange, in debt but secretly, good at negotiating.

- Oxford Cleric, student, poor, philosopher, not found calling yet, not social able.

- Sergeant at the Law, wary and wise, lawyer, discreet, fame and learning give him a high position, won a lot, busy. 

- Franklin, wealthy landowner, confident, cheerful, lived for pleasure, always had best food. 

- Carpenter(s), guilds, fresh, new, grace, wisdom, capital. 

- Cook with them, best of the best, determined, alone. 

- Skipper, no conscience, good at the sea, traveled a lot. 

- Doctor, medicine, surgery, astronomy. 

- Woman, kinda deaf, made cloth, married many times, wanderer, sociable, flirter. 

- Parson, poor but rich in holiness, clerk, patient teacher, help those in need, not hypocritical, (explain how priest should not be), said no better priest there ever was. 

- Plowman, honest worker, good and true, live in peace and charity, loved God, steady work, help the poor. 

- Miller, very strong, wrestler, took what he thought he deserved. 

- Manciple, never rash, smarter than learned ones, good at what he does. 

- Reeve, old and thin, feared by those beneath him. 

- Summoner, very sickly, gentle, kind, kids feared his face. 

- Pardoner, graceful, disrespected churchheads but noble at church, musically talented.

- Ask for forgiveness if stories offend you. 

- Host kindly, asks for two stories on their way and back. He'll judge, win gets paid for feast. They agree. Disobeys, you pay for the feast, draw sticks to see who starts. 

VOCABULARY #4

obsequious - adj. attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner;attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery. 

While attending the ball, the secretary was acting very obsequious towards the mayor.
beatitude - noun a state of supreme happiness

When she got her Starbucks in the morning, nothing could ruin her beatitude.
bete noire- person or thing that someone dislikes very much 

While listening to the drama, she couldn't help but think this girl was a bête noire.
bode - verb indicate by signs

Her sickness was being boded by her stomach pains and running nose.
dank - adj. unpleasantly cool and humid

The mornings were so dank that it was causing her to be confused on what to wear!
ecumenical - adj. of worldwide scope or applicability; concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions

We all know those ecumenical people who are just fooling themselves into thinking there will ever be such a thing.
fervid - adj. extremely hot; characterized by intense emotion

He became very fervid when he saw his girlfriend walk in the door looking as beautiful as ever.
fetid - adj. offensively malodorous

Her mom said the car was fetid and that she had spilt coffee.
gargantuan - adj. of great mass; huge and bulky

Most boys like their trucks to be very gargantuan.
heyday - noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Freshman year was definitely my heyday year!
incubus - noun someone who depresses or worries others

No one wanted to be around her when she was acting so incubus.
infrastructure - noun the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; the basic structure or features of a system or organization

She was so frustrated because she just couldn't understand the infrastructure of her Spanish class!
inveigle - verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Her boyfriend was being very inveigled because he wanted to go see a different movie than her.
kudos - noun an expression of approval and commendation

She gave proper kudos to anyone who could keep a secret.
lagniappe - noun a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)

She preferred lagniappe to expensive things she didn't want.
prolix - adj. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length

Her best friend was very prolixly when she had her favorite notebook with her.
protege - noun a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career

People always teased her about being her bible teachers protege.
prototype - noun a standard or typical example

We try not to judge people, but some people are just so obvious when they act like a prototype. 

sycophant - noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

She would tell different people different things that she thought they would want to hear making her very sycophant.
tautology - noun useless repetition; (logic) a statement that is necessarily true

When arguing a point, try to avoid using tautologies.
truckle - noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed; verb yield to out of weakness; try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

It's the most annoying thing ever when people act so truckle. Please just tell me what you want. 

DECLARATION OF LEARNING INDEPENDENCE

Well the first thing that popped into my head was George Washington. Irrelevant I know. So then I thought more of the actual Declaration of Independence and the story and background behind it. So of course we know it has laws that will protect us. So maybe this learning version is a way of protecting our right to learn. Whether it's with books or cell phones. We know that our cell phones are already viewed as something we aren't not to be trusted with inside of school so maybe we should create one of these declarations that states our rules to OUR learning.

LITERATURE ANALYSIS #1

1) The plot of the story is that Jane Eyre, an orphan, lives with her evil aunt and her cousin who abuses her. One day she gets locked in a room for being troublesome and she faints because she believes it's haunted. A doctor sees her and requests that she be sent to school. The request is approved and jane is sent to a private school but the conditions there are worse. Her only friend ends up dying of a disease which puts the teachers in a sort of spotlight and they are fired. Jane spends a couple more years there but with better conditions thanks to the new staff. Once she leaves she becomes and governess and ends up falling in love with the man of the house. He ends up proposing to jane and she accepts but later finds out that he already has a wife, so they do not say their vows. His wife is terribly mentally sick and so jane runs away heartbroken. She ends up meeting some long lost cousins and learns that her uncle left her his fortune. Her cousin, St. John, proposes to Jane but she denies because she still loves Mr. Rochester. She runs back to him and finds that his crazy wife burned the house down and lost her life, but Rochester got everyone out but lost his sight and a hand. They get married and live happily ever after ;)
2) I can't recognize an obvious theme but I would say something a long the lines of love, belonging somewhere and hierarchy. Jane was not shown much love from family, because she didn't have one, and because she didn't belong. Which ties all three together. She didn't belong anywhere because she was poor. If you were poor, you were unimportant. Which was a huge struggle for Mr. Rochester because Jane didn't have any money and he was a very wealthy and popular man.
3) The authors tone was very affectionate. She created jane to be a loving girl even though she didn't have many reasons to love. She was insecure but other characters seemed to be able to bring her confidence back up. She knew she didn't belong because she recognized that the things she did was very different from the way her cousins would act. “Jane Eyre 

"I desired more...than was within my reach. Who blames me? Many call me discontented. I couldn't help it: the restlessness is in my nature; it agitated me to pain sometimes.”  “I could not unlove him now, merely because I found that he had ceased to notice me.”  “He was the first to recognise me, and to love what he saw.” 

4)
A) Symbolism- The Red Room: Jane was traumatized in it as a child. It represented a "womb" being born again but coming out with a new attitude.  
B) Setting- England is already a very droopy place. It set the atmosphere for having pity for Jane. 
C) Mood- The mood was set through imagery and dialogue. You would be able to tell what people were thinking or feeling through their dialogue. 
D) Allusions- There were many references to history in this book. Many being biblical. 
E) Antithesis- The thesis was love. Having someone love you for you were, not for social standing and have much money you had. Jane wanted that but always denied herself that pleasure of believing Rochester could actually love her. She tries to push him away and fortunately it doesn't work. 
F) Repetition- The author repeats fire and ice many times throughout the book. Fire and ice were also symbols for sexual appetites and getting away. 
G) Foreshadowing- The tree being split in half foreshadowed Rochester being confused about his relationship with Jane. When Bertha tore the wedding veil, it foretold that the wedding would not happen. 
H) Imagery- She used a lot of descriptive words to create a setting, most of the time it had to do with nature. The weather would change depending on the emotions of the moment. 
I) Irony- The whole love story was ironic, Jane was an orphan who had no money and ended up falling in love with a wealthy man. Then when Rochester 
lost everything, Jane came back with roughly 12,000 pounds. 
J) Tragedy- Jane was completely in love with Rochester and ended up not being able to marry him because he was already married and she ran away. She made that fatal mistake and realized it, then came running back to find the house 
burnt down and Rochester blind, missing a hand. 
5) There was mainly direct characterization in this book because Jane was very opinionated. Whenever she talked about someone, she always gave you the full story about them. Like with her "brother" or cousin, she outright said he was a 
bully. Indirect was more expressed with dialogue. Jane never talked about 
herself but other people would express her as plain or determined. She showed herself smart and strong with her becoming a governess from such an awful background. 
6) The author was very straightforward with janes emotions. You always knew
what she felt, when she was feeling and how she was feeling it. She did a good
job with syntax and diction in dialogue. Jane would use stronger words when she was angry, longer words when she was upset, and simple kind words while she was talking to friends or children.
7) I would say Jane was both. She knew what she always wanted ever since she was little and she was hopeful she would find it. So in the end when she did,
she realized there was some changes she needed to make. Like faith that
Rochester actually could love her even if she had no money and that he wouldn't leave her.
8) I wouldn't say like I met a character because she reminded me of myself. I'm very opinionated with people. I can see right through them. I get that from my
mom and grandma. But needing to have faith and trust in someone that they truly love you for you and that they don't care about certain aspects of your life that you may find troublesome. 

BEOWULF ESSAY

     "We teach girls to shrink themselves. To make themselves smaller. We say to girls, "You can have ambition but not too much. You should aim to be successful but not too successful, otherwise you will threaten the man." Because I am female..."  -Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Feminism- the social, political and economical equality of a woman. Can a woman be just as good of a hero as a man? Well, this is the 21st century and us girls say heck yes. We have plenty of books and movies that portray the protagonist as a female. The moods of the story may be a bit different because we are opposite sexes for a reason. 
     Beowulf was the perfect example of a man. He was strong, courageous and arrogant. He believed he could do anything he wanted to achieve. For the most part, he did. His vainglory was the reason for his death but he was brave until the end. The story is pure action. There are some themes for morals hidden in other stories, but for the main part it's about him conquering whatever is thrown at him. Props to the author for not having a damsel in distress, so we don't know if he was a chauvinist. Had Beowulf between written in a feminine perspective I strongly believe the story would've been with more emotion. 
     Let's take Divergent and Hunger Games as examples. Both books and movies have a female protagonist. Both characters are very different. Tris, from Divergent is more emotional, whereas Katniss could care less about emotions. The second book in Divergent is all emotions. In Hunger Games, there isn't a second that goes by where someone doesn't die. Does it matter that they're both girls? Of course not. I'm a prime example of that. I love cars, I could probably tell you more about them than my guy friends. I love action and horror, absolutely hate romance. I couldn't even finish Titanic, it was that boring. Yet, I'm also the biggest fashionista in this school. No, I am not a tomboy. No, I'm not a girly girl. I'm simply me. Like how boys can love fashion and hate cars. It literally doesn't matter. It just depends on the personality of the person. 
     One thing is certain, most men don't let emotions get in the way of their choices. Women tend to make choices based off emotions. She's prettier than me? I hate her. Why? Because I'm jealous. He has cooler shoes than me? Man I need to get some of those. Why? Because I really like them. Men have a easier way of thinking than women. They don't make rash decisions off petty attributes. Imagine if Beowulf had not saved the Danes because they had cooler fur than the Geats? That didn't even cross his mind. Why? Because his pride was the first thing to come to mind. That's why Beowulf is written to fast paced, with little description or feeling. 
     In conclusion, people take feminism too far. Females tell you don't get married! Men tell you you're useless. Why can't we cook and get the same paycheck as a man? It's a prejudice issues, and writing is finally breaking out of that phase. Emotion is a gift. Even though sometimes it feels like a curse. 
     

BEOWULF COMPOSITION QUESTIONS

Alright so I totally forgot about these (opps!)
Prologue:
1) Shield was basically an orphan who learned to adapt and make the best of himself, so he became a self proclaimed rule. When he died he was put in a ship with his treasures and sent to sea. Hrothgar was Shields grandson.
Herot is Attacked:
1) Hrothgar built Heorot. Soon it became the target of Grendel who would kill men who lived there for 12 years. The Danes tried to fight back but failed miserably at all attempts, so they just tried to hide.
The Hero comes to Heorot:
1) Beowulf sets out with his strongest men to try and save the Danes.
2) The Geats meet a watchmen and he asks what weapons they're carrying and what their purpose was for being there. The Geats then try to tell the watchmen that they aren't threats but came to help.
3) Then they meet Wulfgar and he asks them what's up with them and then Beowulf introduces himself and Hrothgar says yes to meeting him. No I'm not surprised he said yes because apparently Hrothgar knew Beowulfs dad and remembered him really well.
4) Beowulf basically tells Hrothgar his resume or reputation and wants to kill Grendel for him and Hrothgar fought against Beo's dad but the feud was settled with treasure.
Feast at Heorot:
1) Unferth brings up an old swimming match where Beo had lost so he says he'll loose to Grendel also. Beo then tells his side and Unferth is shut up. Beo then accuses Unferth of being jealous or doubtful. It shows Beo's character where he is arrogant and very confident.
2) The Queen is just chillin, passing around drinks and food to show her appreciation.
The Fight with Grendel:
1) Beo prepares differently than other heroes because instead of armoring up, he armors down. Literally he uses nothing.
2) Grendel enters the hall imagining all the death he could cause but he finds Beo waiting for him and they fight but the only reason Grendel escapes is because he looses an arm.
Celebration at Heorot:
1) Beo and Sigemund are similar because they protected the people and were heroes, but unlike Heremod who didn't care about the people and went against them.
2) Hrothgar gives a speech, gives Beo treasure and a funeral for the men he lost. Unferth shut up, Beo proved himself.
3) the Danish general is attacked at Finn’s castle. Hengest succeeds Hnaef as the Danish general. A deal is made between Finn and the Danes after he looses. Hengest is stuck in the castle and looks for revenge. He kills Finn and takes the jewels to the castle. Brides aren't always the best.
4) Wealhthrow asks Hrothgar not to give Beo the throne.
5) Wealhthrow asks Beo to protect her sons if they need it.
6) They were partying and I guess passed out or whatever. It was a mistake because Grendels mama came back.
Beowulf and Grendels Mother:
1) The mama came because she wanted revenge for Grendels arm. Not the same as Grendel because he just wanted kill.
2) Mama kills Hrothgar's really good friend so Hroth asks Beo to kill her and he'll repay him after.
3) The mere is like a lake where Grendel and his mama lives, no one really knows how deep it is but it's water burns at night.
Beowulf fights Grendels Mother:
1) Beo tells Hroth to take care of his men if he dies and to send his treasure to his kind.
2) Beo needs to sink to the bottom for a whole day and then once he reaches the bottom the water turns bloody so the people think he already died.
3) Beo prepares with armor and weapons and he's given a sword from Unferth as an heirloom of some sort.
4) Beo fights the mama and she almost kills him but the armor protects him and so she pulls him lower so no one bothers her.
5) The sword was no help at all, mama destroyed it right away.
6) The armor protects him from being stabbed but he uses his own strength to get away.
7) Beo uses the sword of Eotens and slits mamas throat and the sword melts to the hilt because of her acidic blood and takes her head a sort of trophy.
8) When Beo returns no one is waiting because they thought he died.
Further Celebration at Heorot:
1) Beo gives Hroth the head.
2) Hrothtells Beowulf the story of an ambitious and prideful king Hermond. He ends up dying in misery and alone. He tells Beowulf not to be like that because the same will happen to him. It teaches Beo what happens to a king when he is overtaken by pride.
3) Beo gives Unferth the sword back.
Beowulf returns home:
1) Hroth predicts Beo will be a great king and reign a long time.
2) Hygd is Queen of the Geats and not like Modthryth who was mean and selfish.
3) If Ingled marries Freawaru it would end the feud between the families but not for long. Beowulf is okay with it but is worried since the fighting has been for so long and the members are prideful and could kill another easily. It's odd because usually he's brave and finds the best even if it's doubtful.
4) He is boastful and exaggerates a lot.
5)  Beowulf gives the treasure to Hygelac, and Hygelac gives Beowulf a sword, land, hides, and a huge house.
Beowulf and the Dragon:
1) Part 2 is 50 years later, Hygelac and Headred have died and now a dragon attacks Beo's kingdom.
2) The dragons pissed because some guy that was fleeing stole it from the dragon to take to his king to make peace.
3) The dragon destroyed the Geats land and homes.
4) Beo thinks it was burned because he was a war lord and he needs a new shield because his wooden one cant withstand fire. He'll battle by himself and take 11 men but he'll loose because he's old now.
5) Hygelac died in battle and Beowulf swam home. When he returned, Hygd offered Beowulf to take the throne. She didn’t think her son was ready but Beowulf didn't accept but he gave support to her son and helped him make success.
6) Headred was wounded in battle and eventually died. Beo then had to take the throne and killed the man who hurt Headred.
7) Beo took 11 men to battle the dragon.
8) Herebeald was killed in an accident by his brother. This caused their father, King Hrethel, to die of grief. After their father’s death Haethcyn became king and lead the Geat people into a war, but died during it. His brother Hygelac then took the throne but after defeating the Swedes in the war died during a raid.  Beowulf then ruled.
Beowulf attacks the dragon:
1) Beo tells his men that the dragon with be his greatest fight and that it is between only them and if he dies, it will be fate.
2) Beo approaches the dragon and looses his sword and shield while his "companions" flee except Wiglaf who remembers his oath to Beo and decides to help him.
3) Beo and Wig kill the dragon together although Beo is hurt badly and is dying.
4) Beo asks Wig to get the treasure the dragon was hiding and to bury him with it, in a huge tower so he can be remembered.
Beowulfs Funeral:
1) The companions return and see Wig grieving over Beo and tells them what cowards they are and that the Geats will be attacked again and probably soon.
2) A battle is coming between the Geats and the Swedes. Ongentheow returned home after killing his target. Eofor captured the man who killed his father. They later fought to the death where Eofor won. Only warriors who were given gold by Beowulf were allowed to enter the barrow and honor his kingmenship. The final image was the dragon.
3) Wiglaf tells them not to take the gold unless they want to be cursed. Beo will burn next to the dragon.
4) The dragon is pushed off a cliff HA and into the seas
5) the people mourn for their king. his tomb where they buried Beowulf and his treasures. After the funeral celebration,12 warriors chant, “mourning his loss as a man and as a king.”
6) They give much love to Beo for being such a great leader. he protected them at all costs which is great for a military leader.

VOCAB LIST #3

accolade - noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.
The giant A on her paper was an obvious accolade for her.
acerbity - noun a sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness; a rough and bitter manner.
When she saw her boyfriends exgirlfriend she had an acerbity about her.
attrition - noun the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction; a wearing down to weaken or destroy; sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation; the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice; erosion by friction
She did some serious attrition on her clothes to get the deodorant off.
bromide - noun any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs; a trite or obvious remark
Her sister had a habit of making bromides constantly.
chauvinist - noun an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
He didn't like the word racist, so we called him a chauvinist instead.
chronic - adj. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
Her relationship was chronic compared to all her friends.
expound - verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; state
The teacher wanted her to expound on her essay.
factionalism - the stated or quality of being partisan or self-interested.
Factionalism is not a good quality for marriage.
immaculate - adj. completely neat and clean; free from stain or blemish; without fault or error
Her OCD caused her room to be immaculated constantly.
imprecation - noun the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); a slanderous accusation
People who want revenge tend to imprecate innocent people.
ineluctable - adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
Her boyfriend was ineluctable.
mercurial - adj. relating to or containing or caused by mercury; relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; liable to sudden unpredictable change
Her best friend was very mercurial when it came to making plans.
palliate - verb provide physical relief, as from pain; lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
She tried her best to palliate the soldiers broken leg.
protocol - noun code of correct conduct; forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state; (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
If you want to keep your job you need to follow protocol!
resplendent - adj. having great beauty and splendor
Her piano teacher always thought music was resplendent when she played.
stigmatize - verb mark with a stigma or stigmata; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
The ballerina's teacher was stigmatizing her dancing!
sub - noun a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes; a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States; verb be a substitute
She subbed apples over the yummy Hershey Kisses.
rosa - noun large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
He stayed away from the rosa's because of the thorns!
vainglory - noun outspoken conceit
Beowulf had a problem with his vainglory.
vestige - noun an indication that something has been present
Seeing the fur in the house was a vestige to their mother that the dog had been in the house.
volition - noun the act of making a choice; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
Senior year was full of volition for the senior class!

MASTERPIECE IN PROGRESS

Oh no, I'm afraid I haven't even been thinking about my masterpiece or big question. I think I might change my question, I've been thinking more about our galaxy. Hopefully I'll think about it more later! 

WILL STUDY FOR FOOD

I found a great website for a whole bunch of scholarships for anyone! Www.tuitionfundingsources.com
I need to get going on those so I can help my family pay for my schooling. C

VOCABULARY #2

Accoutrements- the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier.
The dragon found the warriors accoutrements very threatening. 
apogee - noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage
During the apogee, the dragon killed the warrior.
apropos - adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature; adv. by the way; at an opportune time
She figured after work would be an apropos time to ask her mom for permission to go to the concert.
bicker - noun a quarrel about petty points; verb argue over petty things
The constant bickering the couple did led to the apogee of their breakup.
coalesce - verb fuse or cause to grow together; mix together different elements
He wanted to coalesce with his girlfriend behind he moved away so that their relationship would be stronger.
contretemps - noun an awkward clash
Kiani and Toni tried to avoid a contretemps with some people they knew all too well.
convolution - noun the action of coiling or twisting or winding together; a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain; the shape of something rotating rapidly
Her mind was working so fast I felt like I could see the convolution of her brain throbbing!
cull - noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; verb remove something that has been rejected; look for and gather
She felt that she was a cull to all her friends.
disparate - adj. including markedly dissimilar elements;fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
Ally couldn't believe how disparate her and her best friend were!
dogmatic - adj. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles; relating to or involving dogma; of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
She met a man who felt the bible was dogmatic.
licentious - adj. lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
She felt hr boyfriend was being very licentious when he touched her.
mete - noun a line that indicates a boundary
In health class they recommend to talk about metes, to help keep your relationship safe.
noxious - adj. injurious to physical or mental health
All this stress in her life was being noxious to her, she went to bed every night with a headache.
polemic - adj. of or involving dispute or controversy; noun a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
Today, I had a polemic discussion with a friend and a teacher on the right to our opinion, thank you Dr. Preston.
populous - adj. densely populated
She couldn't stand living in this populous town! There were no opportunities to expand her career!
probity - noun complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
She had probity when it came to defending herself to her father,
repartee - noun adroitness and cleverness in reply
Sometimes she gets annoyed when her boyfriend talks back in a repartee tone.
supervene - verb take place as an additional or unexpected development
Jointing magazine club and becoming the fashion editor was supervene for her!
truncate - adj. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; verb make shorter as if by cutting off; approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; replace a corner by a plane
She needed to decide if she would truncate her relationship with her dad.
unimpeachable - adj. beyond doubt or reproach; completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; free of guilt; not subject to blame
To have an unimpeachable mind would be heaven for most of us,