Monday, June 8, 2015
Friday, June 5, 2015
INTERVIEWS:
“MA NIGGA!!!” A 16-year-old kid, yells to his other friend. Any uneducated person can say things they don’t actually understand. Now it’s not all their fault, the music played on the radio, the programs on television, the way they’re raised; all contributes to what we like to call racism, sexism, homophobia, and lastly discrimination. “Oh no no no, America isn’t racist! We ended that in the 50’s!” Oh sweetie, who do you think raised our generation now? America is extremely racist, sexist, homophobic, you name it. America isn’t perfect, far from it. “Land of the free” yeah sure. If that’s true, why can’t Muslim people walk down the street without being called a terrorist? Why don’t women earn as much as men? Why can’t gay people be treated with respect? What on earth would possess ANYONE to think it’s okay to use disrespectful, disgusting words towards someone? The Media? Society? Family? Politics?
Sexism: Politics
I was lucky enough to score a one on one interview with our very own Mayor of Santa Maria. I knew I wanted to interview someone who might have endured some type of discrimination but I never thought I’d be lucky enough to be able to interview such a strong woman who works so hard to make Santa Maria a better place for everyone. She may be a Republican but still extremely nice ;) Many people think Republicans are against everything that’s socially accepted but the truth is that they’re still human and don’t want to see anyone discriminated against. I figured I had a great chance to talk to a female mayor about sexism and it was truly inspirational.
Me: Have you ever experienced any discrimination being a female in politics?
Mayor: “You know I think a lot of people would like to think that, I know a lot of women would, but there are a lot of reasons why people don’t like me and they’re not just because I’m a woman. So I don’t feel I’m being discriminated upon. I think our society puts more value in what men do rather than what women do. So you know women have to work twice as hard to be better. I don’t think it’s a discrimination as much as a mentality have. I remember one time my father in law said he would never vote for a woman for city council and I was just amazed. I don’t think I have faced discrimination, I think I feel occasionally men don’t like me in this position or they’re surprised and I don’t know where that comes from.”
Me: Has anyone ever made you feel under qualified?
Mayor: “There are always going to be people smarter than you or people not as smart as you and when I watch the news or in the senate and I’m thinking ‘how can they be so dumb?’ and they have all these initials after their name but they haven’t lived lives at all and I wonder if some of these people were ever children. That’s part of your life experience, with me I was raised in the military, and I have found myself in situations where I need to take people at face value. You have to make new friends and meet new people. That has helped me, that doesn’t mean someone who doesn’t do things like I do doesn’t mean that they’re not as qualified or not as good of a person, I have learned to respect other peoples views and I expect them to respect mine. We see a lack of civility and if I see someone not being civil, I let them know they’re not being civil and I don’t know what their mindset is but I expect them to be civil and not attack other people. There are attempts by people to make you feel that way and I know I’m not the smartest but I try to study every issue and I value other peoples judgment or knowledge and as long as you keep that you won’t feel stupid.”
Me: Do you have any advice for women wanting to get into politics?
Mayor: Don’t try to be anything other than yourself, be honest. I’ve seen women get into politics and start acting like a man and even talking in a way that is unbecoming of a woman. There’s nothing wrong with being a lady and doing things you think are appropriate. Women are different than men and I think that’s plain and simple and I acknowledge that and they’re treated differently and that’s okay and I don’t mean it in a negative way. Some women don’t like to be treated differently and that’s okay, people pick and choose what they don’t like. Don’t act like the stereotype of a women, when a women is bossy they call it a derogatory name but when a man is bossy they think nothing of it but you need to brush it off and not get hung up on every single issue someone has with you because you’re a woman.
Me: Did you need to campaign differently?
Mayor: I was the first woman elected to city council in years. So when I ran for mayor I used that. You bring different attributes as a woman for mayor but I don’t think I campaigned any differently. You need to get out and meet people. I feel that women have that feeling of needing to get out and meet people rather than spending a lot of money on a flashy sign or something.
Me: Did you need to appeal to a different group?
Mayor: All the women who came up to me were amazed that a woman was running. They think women’s’ issues are important but have been left in the background many times and I think I brought those to the forefront. I just look to the community and look for target groups. Now with the Mexican culture, which I am, men feel differently towards women and I think you need to take that into consideration. But I accept that culture, I may not like the way they treat women but it’s their culture. I would need to appeal to a target group, but the way you present yourself may be different regardless of gender. You just watch what you say.”
Me: Do you think anything would change?
Mayor: “ I don’t know. I would think so but the other night I heard Hilary Clinton say don’t you want a woman president and you hear all these women say yes but I don’t want her kind of woman, she doesn’t stand up for what I think women should be. She doesn’t have the same references I do, and I would support other stronger women.
Me: Do you think people would vote for Hilary Clinton just because she’s a woman?
Mayor: yes definitely, people voted for me just because I’m a woman. I’ve realized it doesn’t have to do with your issues, it has to do with you. People wont like you for stupid things. Even age. People of color, might be more so. People may vote for you for one single issue. I’ve been a victim of sexism, where someone really didn’t like me in this position of mayor, but I look at it as their problem, not mine, I cant worry about every time someone doesn’t like me because I’m a women I just wave that off but for people of color, it really bothers me when they’re discriminated in that manner. When it comes to that I’m in absolute disbelief or when you’re called into something for your color. I worry because I knew an educator like this and I wonder what he teaches his kids. Whatever they have to say to me is irrelevant.
Me: Do you think Santa Maria is still racist?
Mayor: I don’t think it is, there are people who disagree with me. I don’t feel it is, I never have. People who discriminate are very ignorant and I don’t take the time to educate them because they can do that themselves. Immigration is hard right now, but it’s not because of their race but the fact they come illegally and take jobs or whatever. It has to do with ignorance.
Me: How do you think future generations can help diminish these problems?
Mayor: Every individual has a responsibility in that generation. To live their life and treat other people they want to be treated but if they keep telling their kids they were discriminated and the kids believe that there’s no way out for them, we get no where. We need to live our life in the future, not the past. People can be so uneducated and not know what goes on. You can’t waste your time on ignorant people, those things can’t hold you back. Discrimination will always be there.
Me: Do you think protests will change anything?
Mayor: I see a generation who are entitled, who are given everything from their parents to the government. My generation had to work for every thing, we were willing to work for them. I don’t see this generation willing to work for any change
I was also was able to coerce my boyfriend into doing a little interview for me, thanks babe ;)
Me: Do girls constantly take your kindness as flirting? Or simply take being a “gentlemen” an act of sexism?
Jeremy: Yeah in a way… I try to be a gentleman but sometimes girls get angry and tell me they can do it themselves and I’m like ugh okay I was just trying to be nice but then they get so mad…
Me: Has a woman ever tried to talk you out of doing something because it’s not something “men” should do?
Jeremy: Ummm yeah, mostly like chores or just trying to help out. I’ve been told I can’t do the dishes because it’s a ‘womans’ job.
Me: Has a woman ever made you feel uncomfortable by making advances on you?
Jeremy: Yeah… plenty of times. It’s really uncomfortable and it’s just really unprofessional, especially at a workplace. Just being there and having to deal with that type of behavior isn’t right. Me: Do you feel like you need to act a certain way because you’re male? Or you’re expected to get over feelings of being harassed because men need to “deal with it?”
Jeremy: Sometimes I do. I feel like I should act a certain way just because I’m male. Like I need to take a hit, or not show pain and having to withstand things more.
Me: Have you ever been abused? A girl physically hurting you or emotionally messing with your head?
Jeremy: Not really. Only you… but I assume it’s out of love…
Homophobia: Media
Homosexuality tends to be a difficult subject no matter how you approach it. So I’m just going to go for it. I have plenty of friends, even a lot of family who are gay. Who are scared to be who they want to be because ignorant people don’t know how to mind their own business. No one wants to see any extreme amount of PDA from straight couples so why should it be any different with gay couples? Just ignore it. You move on. If their relationship isn’t hurting you why the f should it matter? You don’t have to approve of it, you don’t even have to like it but to blantly abuse, threaten, deny them of their rights? Wow just wow. How can anyone have so little respect for a human being? To say it interferes with your religion? Please. I’m religious and we treat anyone and anything with kindness. We may not approve but we still see them as humans who deserve as much respect as anyone else. Imagine if people were to judge you for wearing double socks with sandals. I would much rather deny that person of his freedom of expression then deny someone of their happiness.
Me: Have you seen any bullying towards homosexual teens?
Anon: I haven't seen bullying so much but I have seen a lot of insensitivity and ignorance. I feel like people just don't see gay people as people that are around them every day... Kind of like somebody making a homophobic joke and not realizing that the girl right next to them is lesbian.
Me: Have you experienced it?
Anon: Because I'm bisexual most of the insensitivity and ignorance that is directed towards me is from the gay community because some people believe that I'm either lesbian and lying about my sexuality or that I'm straight but trying to fit into a community... I get a lot of "I don't think you're gay" because I've chosen to stay in the closet through high school and just date guys and it's mostly been from people who I consider to be my friends.
Me: Why are you scared for people to know?
Anon: I'm scared for people to know that I'm gay because of all the jokes about gay people. It's kind of weird I guess but when people you're close to always make light of a community that you identify with it really makes you doubt yourself.
Me: Do you think this generation will be more accepting?
Anon: I think it's 50/50. A lot of people are really accepting and a lot of people really aren't. It really depends on how they grew up I guess.
Me: What can teenagers do to help create more acceptance?
Anon: I think more acceptance could be created by ending slurs and insensitive jokes. Also I remember sitting in chemistry one day and hearing boys behind me talk about a girl in the class who is also gay and it made me thankful that my sexuality isn't widely known, they were talking about this girl as if she was on display which is more insensitive than anything else... I just want people to think twice before they say a dumb joke or a rude statement.
Me: Is there anything you want people to know regarding how you prefer to be treated?
Anon: I prefer not to be treated as if I just haven't chosen a side. I like both sides. I'm not waiting for anything or indecisive. But other than that I don't want to be treated any differently than anybody else. (A Jewish person probably doesn't like holocaust jokes and a gay person probably doesn't like homophobic jokes so I don't count that as being treated differently)
Sexism: Politics
I was lucky enough to score a one on one interview with our very own Mayor of Santa Maria. I knew I wanted to interview someone who might have endured some type of discrimination but I never thought I’d be lucky enough to be able to interview such a strong woman who works so hard to make Santa Maria a better place for everyone. She may be a Republican but still extremely nice ;) Many people think Republicans are against everything that’s socially accepted but the truth is that they’re still human and don’t want to see anyone discriminated against. I figured I had a great chance to talk to a female mayor about sexism and it was truly inspirational.
Me: Have you ever experienced any discrimination being a female in politics?
Mayor: “You know I think a lot of people would like to think that, I know a lot of women would, but there are a lot of reasons why people don’t like me and they’re not just because I’m a woman. So I don’t feel I’m being discriminated upon. I think our society puts more value in what men do rather than what women do. So you know women have to work twice as hard to be better. I don’t think it’s a discrimination as much as a mentality have. I remember one time my father in law said he would never vote for a woman for city council and I was just amazed. I don’t think I have faced discrimination, I think I feel occasionally men don’t like me in this position or they’re surprised and I don’t know where that comes from.”
Me: Has anyone ever made you feel under qualified?
Mayor: “There are always going to be people smarter than you or people not as smart as you and when I watch the news or in the senate and I’m thinking ‘how can they be so dumb?’ and they have all these initials after their name but they haven’t lived lives at all and I wonder if some of these people were ever children. That’s part of your life experience, with me I was raised in the military, and I have found myself in situations where I need to take people at face value. You have to make new friends and meet new people. That has helped me, that doesn’t mean someone who doesn’t do things like I do doesn’t mean that they’re not as qualified or not as good of a person, I have learned to respect other peoples views and I expect them to respect mine. We see a lack of civility and if I see someone not being civil, I let them know they’re not being civil and I don’t know what their mindset is but I expect them to be civil and not attack other people. There are attempts by people to make you feel that way and I know I’m not the smartest but I try to study every issue and I value other peoples judgment or knowledge and as long as you keep that you won’t feel stupid.”
Me: Do you have any advice for women wanting to get into politics?
Mayor: Don’t try to be anything other than yourself, be honest. I’ve seen women get into politics and start acting like a man and even talking in a way that is unbecoming of a woman. There’s nothing wrong with being a lady and doing things you think are appropriate. Women are different than men and I think that’s plain and simple and I acknowledge that and they’re treated differently and that’s okay and I don’t mean it in a negative way. Some women don’t like to be treated differently and that’s okay, people pick and choose what they don’t like. Don’t act like the stereotype of a women, when a women is bossy they call it a derogatory name but when a man is bossy they think nothing of it but you need to brush it off and not get hung up on every single issue someone has with you because you’re a woman.
Me: Did you need to campaign differently?
Mayor: I was the first woman elected to city council in years. So when I ran for mayor I used that. You bring different attributes as a woman for mayor but I don’t think I campaigned any differently. You need to get out and meet people. I feel that women have that feeling of needing to get out and meet people rather than spending a lot of money on a flashy sign or something.
Me: Did you need to appeal to a different group?
Mayor: All the women who came up to me were amazed that a woman was running. They think women’s’ issues are important but have been left in the background many times and I think I brought those to the forefront. I just look to the community and look for target groups. Now with the Mexican culture, which I am, men feel differently towards women and I think you need to take that into consideration. But I accept that culture, I may not like the way they treat women but it’s their culture. I would need to appeal to a target group, but the way you present yourself may be different regardless of gender. You just watch what you say.”
Me: Do you think anything would change?
Mayor: “ I don’t know. I would think so but the other night I heard Hilary Clinton say don’t you want a woman president and you hear all these women say yes but I don’t want her kind of woman, she doesn’t stand up for what I think women should be. She doesn’t have the same references I do, and I would support other stronger women.
Me: Do you think people would vote for Hilary Clinton just because she’s a woman?
Mayor: yes definitely, people voted for me just because I’m a woman. I’ve realized it doesn’t have to do with your issues, it has to do with you. People wont like you for stupid things. Even age. People of color, might be more so. People may vote for you for one single issue. I’ve been a victim of sexism, where someone really didn’t like me in this position of mayor, but I look at it as their problem, not mine, I cant worry about every time someone doesn’t like me because I’m a women I just wave that off but for people of color, it really bothers me when they’re discriminated in that manner. When it comes to that I’m in absolute disbelief or when you’re called into something for your color. I worry because I knew an educator like this and I wonder what he teaches his kids. Whatever they have to say to me is irrelevant.
Me: Do you think Santa Maria is still racist?
Mayor: I don’t think it is, there are people who disagree with me. I don’t feel it is, I never have. People who discriminate are very ignorant and I don’t take the time to educate them because they can do that themselves. Immigration is hard right now, but it’s not because of their race but the fact they come illegally and take jobs or whatever. It has to do with ignorance.
Me: How do you think future generations can help diminish these problems?
Mayor: Every individual has a responsibility in that generation. To live their life and treat other people they want to be treated but if they keep telling their kids they were discriminated and the kids believe that there’s no way out for them, we get no where. We need to live our life in the future, not the past. People can be so uneducated and not know what goes on. You can’t waste your time on ignorant people, those things can’t hold you back. Discrimination will always be there.
Me: Do you think protests will change anything?
Mayor: I see a generation who are entitled, who are given everything from their parents to the government. My generation had to work for every thing, we were willing to work for them. I don’t see this generation willing to work for any change
I was also was able to coerce my boyfriend into doing a little interview for me, thanks babe ;)
Me: Do girls constantly take your kindness as flirting? Or simply take being a “gentlemen” an act of sexism?
Jeremy: Yeah in a way… I try to be a gentleman but sometimes girls get angry and tell me they can do it themselves and I’m like ugh okay I was just trying to be nice but then they get so mad…
Me: Has a woman ever tried to talk you out of doing something because it’s not something “men” should do?
Jeremy: Ummm yeah, mostly like chores or just trying to help out. I’ve been told I can’t do the dishes because it’s a ‘womans’ job.
Me: Has a woman ever made you feel uncomfortable by making advances on you?
Jeremy: Yeah… plenty of times. It’s really uncomfortable and it’s just really unprofessional, especially at a workplace. Just being there and having to deal with that type of behavior isn’t right. Me: Do you feel like you need to act a certain way because you’re male? Or you’re expected to get over feelings of being harassed because men need to “deal with it?”
Jeremy: Sometimes I do. I feel like I should act a certain way just because I’m male. Like I need to take a hit, or not show pain and having to withstand things more.
Me: Have you ever been abused? A girl physically hurting you or emotionally messing with your head?
Jeremy: Not really. Only you… but I assume it’s out of love…
Homophobia: Media
Homosexuality tends to be a difficult subject no matter how you approach it. So I’m just going to go for it. I have plenty of friends, even a lot of family who are gay. Who are scared to be who they want to be because ignorant people don’t know how to mind their own business. No one wants to see any extreme amount of PDA from straight couples so why should it be any different with gay couples? Just ignore it. You move on. If their relationship isn’t hurting you why the f should it matter? You don’t have to approve of it, you don’t even have to like it but to blantly abuse, threaten, deny them of their rights? Wow just wow. How can anyone have so little respect for a human being? To say it interferes with your religion? Please. I’m religious and we treat anyone and anything with kindness. We may not approve but we still see them as humans who deserve as much respect as anyone else. Imagine if people were to judge you for wearing double socks with sandals. I would much rather deny that person of his freedom of expression then deny someone of their happiness.
Me: Have you seen any bullying towards homosexual teens?
Anon: I haven't seen bullying so much but I have seen a lot of insensitivity and ignorance. I feel like people just don't see gay people as people that are around them every day... Kind of like somebody making a homophobic joke and not realizing that the girl right next to them is lesbian.
Me: Have you experienced it?
Anon: Because I'm bisexual most of the insensitivity and ignorance that is directed towards me is from the gay community because some people believe that I'm either lesbian and lying about my sexuality or that I'm straight but trying to fit into a community... I get a lot of "I don't think you're gay" because I've chosen to stay in the closet through high school and just date guys and it's mostly been from people who I consider to be my friends.
Me: Why are you scared for people to know?
Anon: I'm scared for people to know that I'm gay because of all the jokes about gay people. It's kind of weird I guess but when people you're close to always make light of a community that you identify with it really makes you doubt yourself.
Me: Do you think this generation will be more accepting?
Anon: I think it's 50/50. A lot of people are really accepting and a lot of people really aren't. It really depends on how they grew up I guess.
Me: What can teenagers do to help create more acceptance?
Anon: I think more acceptance could be created by ending slurs and insensitive jokes. Also I remember sitting in chemistry one day and hearing boys behind me talk about a girl in the class who is also gay and it made me thankful that my sexuality isn't widely known, they were talking about this girl as if she was on display which is more insensitive than anything else... I just want people to think twice before they say a dumb joke or a rude statement.
Me: Is there anything you want people to know regarding how you prefer to be treated?
Anon: I prefer not to be treated as if I just haven't chosen a side. I like both sides. I'm not waiting for anything or indecisive. But other than that I don't want to be treated any differently than anybody else. (A Jewish person probably doesn't like holocaust jokes and a gay person probably doesn't like homophobic jokes so I don't count that as being treated differently)
Friday, May 1, 2015
7th Reading
Dover Beach- Matthew Arnold:
Now, I must admit I'm not a fan of poetry. The whole beating around a bush to state a simple point is not one of my favorite things. I think they can beautiful but a waste of time. I tried to pick a poem relatable. Whenever doing an analysis I find something relatable to be a lot easier. To view something as so beautiful only to lose faith in it and see nothing but sadness truly is a disturbing moment. To gamble with love means you deal with imperfections. I think for Arnold to realize that love will give you so many incorrect visions of what it could be and realize that's not always going to happen is realistic and I love it. That's where he brings faith in. Faith in your relationship to let yourself deal with your partners issues and treat them as your own.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
MACBETH YOU SHADY KILLER
If Macbeth had an ability to get him where he wanted to be without killing someone, he would obviously be a better person. People get where they are nowadays because they know someone, not because of what they're actually capable of doing what the job is hiring for. It's quite sick how our workforce or even school environment is based on a competition. You have to be willing to step on other people to get what you want and it's sad. It's sad people can't get what they want or do what they're good at or have a passion for. But it's reality and Macbeth thought he did what he had to do. It made the audience view him grossly, the theme to something dark, but if macbeth had been talented he would have been praised and turn the theme into something of faith or courage.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
MACBETH CHARACTER MAP
- 3 witches- provides prophecies that Macbeth should be king.
- Macbeth- listens to the witches and wants to commit murder and become king although not entirely positive he'll be good at it.
- Lady Macbeth- PURE EVIL COME ON
- Duncan- currently king who Macbeth plans on killing for the crown.
- Malcolm- Duncans son i'm assuming who is next in line for the crown.
- Donalbain- Malcolms little brother
- Lennox- nobleman?
- Ross- scottish nobleman
- Banquo- witches also prophesy that his sons will inherit the throne but he doesn't take action like Macbeh
- Angus- nobleman?
LOVE IS BLIND
Macbeth sees Lady Macbeth as any teenager "in love" would see their significant other. Little does anybody know they're actually in an abusive relationship. Society tends to think that any male is automatically immune to any type of abuse in a relationship. No human is immune to anything. Just because someone is male doesn't mean they can't cry, can't be hurt, can't be sexually harassed. They can and people seem to believe it's okay, they should be able to handle it, they need to be able to become dominate and over come it. Lady Macbeth abuses Macbeth emotionally and mentally. Which is the most dangerous type of abuse. She knows she has power over him, she can control him, she sees him as weak and now he sees himself as weak. Which gives her completely dominance over whatever decisions, thoughts and actions he might feel or want to do. We see her as pure evil, Macbeth sees her as always right.
WHAT ABOUT MY MASTERPIECE
hehe........ heh heh...... yeah...... Well mines coming along... slowly but surely... There's just so much information and no time, I feel like it's going to come out crappy :( I wish it wasn't something that had a deadline... Something I could continually work on. I guess I could but I doubt I'll have time.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Act 1 Study Questions
I-1
1) Beginning the play with a dialogue between the witches sets the mood to be dark, evil, and mysterious. This foreshadows the plot, theme, and mood for the future of the story in the same manner. In comparison of Shakespeare's other plays, Macbeth requires more ambiguity and the syntax and diction used needs to be more bleak. For example, Hamlet highlighted the themes of betrayal and complexity of relationships and power. Even though, the theme falls in the same ballpark with Macbeth, the gloominess of the plot of Macbeth overpowers that of Hamlet. In the beginning of the play, the witches were going to meet Macbeth at the "ere of sunset." Line 10 was "Paddock calls" and line 11 was "Anon." The phrase paddock class means a toad, which symbolizes transformation. The word anon means soon or shortly. The "toad" and it's transformation could metaphorically be compared to Macbeth and his evolving and transforming to be a completely different person or even having a transformation in his status and power. The witch's response as anon signifies how Macbeth will shortly have a transformation - to be declared a thane.
I-2
1. The bloody seargent indirectly characterizes Macbeth by glorifying his actions towards Macdonwald. Macdonwald is a rebel who was executed. He tried to attack them. Macbeth executed macdonwald with his sword. This did not end the fight with the rebels, the Norwegians are still attacking.
2. The traitor was the Thane of Cawdor, as we learn from Ross. Duncan says that its a relief the thane of cawdor was executed and that Macbeth now owns his previous title.
2. The traitor was the Thane of Cawdor, as we learn from Ross. Duncan says that its a relief the thane of cawdor was executed and that Macbeth now owns his previous title.
I-3
1. The witches speech gives a first look at Macbeth and his wife without saying who they are. Indirect characterization of the two. Similar to Hamlet where he gives a mini synopsis early in the story. "Weird" in Shakespeare's day meant future seers not weird as we know it, prophecy and destiny. Shakespeare means that Macbeth's wife has him by the balls. They cast a spell to control his destiny.
2. Macbeth says something very similar to what the witches said at the beginning of the play. This could be him falling into the destiny the witches set up. Dried, chapped fingers, gender ambiguity, hairy, old, they have literal beards. The witches tell Macbeth that he will thane of Candor and eventually King, right then he finds out he is thane of Cawdor. Banquo asked the witch why they had nothing for him, they told him he is lesser but greater than Macbeth. We knew he was thane before he was thane.
3. Banquo says the witches were a figment of their imagination that they lie or that they are hallucinating. Macbeth learns that he is thane of Cawdor from Ross and Angus. During lines 114-156 he was going over his plan in his head and how everything had just happened to him. He acts very happy and shows no incredulity at being thane. Macbeth's aside shows him rationalizing what happened to him and he begins to think that he is going to be King soon. Macbeth tells Banquo that he is happy and excited and nothing more he explains his behavior by saying he is confused.
2. Macbeth says something very similar to what the witches said at the beginning of the play. This could be him falling into the destiny the witches set up. Dried, chapped fingers, gender ambiguity, hairy, old, they have literal beards. The witches tell Macbeth that he will thane of Candor and eventually King, right then he finds out he is thane of Cawdor. Banquo asked the witch why they had nothing for him, they told him he is lesser but greater than Macbeth. We knew he was thane before he was thane.
3. Banquo says the witches were a figment of their imagination that they lie or that they are hallucinating. Macbeth learns that he is thane of Cawdor from Ross and Angus. During lines 114-156 he was going over his plan in his head and how everything had just happened to him. He acts very happy and shows no incredulity at being thane. Macbeth's aside shows him rationalizing what happened to him and he begins to think that he is going to be King soon. Macbeth tells Banquo that he is happy and excited and nothing more he explains his behavior by saying he is confused.
I-4
1.Cawdor was executed after openly confessing his treason and pleading for mercy. Malcolm tried to stick up for the thane, but the king responds by basically saying that you can't trust a man according to his face. He doesn't believe the thane was truly repentant.
2.The king greets them by saying that he can never repay them enough for their good deeds, but announces he will leave all his estate and names his son, Malcolm, prince of Cumberland. He then proposes that they go to Macbeth's castle at Inverness. Macbeth tells himself that the only way to be king is to get rid of Malcolm, and even though he'll be appalled at his action, he must do it.
I-5
1. Macbeth was honest with his wife when he informs her of his new title as "Thane of Cawdor." He refers to the witches as "weird sisters" probably because he doesn't want her know that he is associated with the "evil servants."
Lady Macbeth responds by saying that she thinks Macbeth is playng things off as if everything is fine. By saying "but be the serpent under't", she describes him as someone that lies to make everything appear under control. This doesn't really match the characterization of Macbeth so far in the story which implies that there is something the audience doesn't know about him.
2. The wife was confident about the guests visit. She also seemed prepared and a little cocky about the way her and her husband would handle it.
3. Lady Macbeth. Yes she wants to kill Duncan. No, he isn't sure whether he wants to follow through with Lady Macbeths orders or not. She tells him not to let Duncan see tomorrow.
4. The question appears to answer itself.
I-6
1. The opening speeches (1.6.1-10) describe how the surroundings of the castle are "pleasant" and the air is sweet-maybe even too sweet. From the outside, the castle appears to be paradise.
Lady Macbeth's welcome is formal. Her language is totally different from her language in the previous scene which shows how fake and dishonest her welcome was.
Lady Macbeth's welcome is formal. Her language is totally different from her language in the previous scene which shows how fake and dishonest her welcome was.
I-7
1. "If it were done when 'tis done then 'twere well." If it were done when it was done it was done well. (Meaning if he completed the death quickly and efficiently and with no complications then he did the job well.) Macbeth is determined to kill the king and be done with him but in lines 1-12 he is fearful of how the "inventor" will judge his actions. He's violating the hospitality of his kinship and responsibilities as a host towards his guest by trying to kill his guest instead of protecting them. The motivation that Macbeth attributes to himself in lines 25-28 is the attribute of an Arabic heaven-like God. He will be seen as a "God" and that is his source of motivation to get the job done.
2. In lines 28-30 she is complaining about him leaving the chamber because it was almost time for dinner. Macbeth responds to her complaining by saying did he ask for me? And lady Macbeth says don't you know he did? The positions are lady Macbeth is ready for the King to be killed while Macbeth is still hesitant and on the fence about it. Macbeth convinced Lady Macbeth by explaining that he is an respected person and doesn't want to lose his honor while Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth by convincing him to gain the power and kill the king. The stronger person in the scene is Lady Macbeth because she's more verbally confident in her argument while convincing Macbeth to kill the King.
Monday, April 13, 2015
MEET MACBETH
Macbeth was introduced through indirect characterization. They never really outwardly said what Macbeth was like. "For brave Macbeth, well he deserves that name destaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel, which smoked with bloody execution. "The witches foreshadowed "fair is foul, foul is fair." I don't know much about Macbeth but from what we've read so far I'm assuming anything is fair play in this... play ha. Shakespeare's use of foreshadowing gives the audience a sense of what's to come by using ulterior characters who can slyly use symbolism and foreshadowing to show the story in a less obvious way. Shakespeare's characterization towards Macbeth shows you his character by indirectly stating qualities that other characters state about him, the witches give clear themes to the story, and the audience is left to try and decipher where the story will go without given to much purpose. Macbeth will clearly be the protagonist and show some type of heroic qualities even if the story ends as a tragedy.
MY MACBETH RESOURCES
- http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth/macbethresources.html
- http://www.bardweb.net/plays/macbeth.html
- http://www.absoluteshakespeare.com/guides/summaries/macbeth/macbeth_summary.htm
- http://www.cliffsnotes.com/searchresult?q=macbeth
- http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Young Goodman Brown Essay
Young Goodman Brown is a perfect example of symbolism. Everything from characters, setting, dialogue, tone, has some type of symbolism one way or another. He doesn't even try to hide his obvious themes inside some type of tricky dialect. He wrote in old English but his writing techniques stayed obvious. Drifting from old English to some type of poetry.
Goodman's wife was named Faith. Obviously a symbolic character for Goodman. He needed to leave his wife, or his faith, in order to do something he wasn't exactly proud of. He abandoned the one thing that mattered the most, that needed him the most to pursue something he had dreaded. He regretted the decision instantly. He never lived a happy life after. Was it really his fault or did he feel he had no choice? He felt it needed to be done without really understanding what that decision meant. Likewise today we make decisions thinking it would benefit us in some way and we find out it wasn't what we originally signed up for it. The question is, if it's not what we wanted, but what we needed.
Many protagonists need to do something they don't want to do for there to be a story. Many give up something that matters to them, they learn something they can't quite believe. Goodman believed everyone he knew was wicked. Even his own wife. He never looked at any one the same. He believed he encountered the devil himself, a witch, hypocritical friends. He also believed it was a dream in the end. Then why couldn't he bring himself to get over it and move one? After all he knew these people, he loved his wife over anything. Simply because he believed whatever he saw. He knew there some type of truth to what he had witnessed.
Today we learn things we wish we could unlearn. Ignorance truly is bliss. Alas, that's not reality. He may not encounter the Devil himself but we may encounter something worse. Doubt. Cheating rumors, money problems, your favorite boy-band breaking up. It all leads to one thing, unhappiness. You're led into a world where you're thrown 6 feet under and your only way to get out is a plastic spoon. You change your antics, your thinking, yourself. Goodman left that night, only to return another one of the Devils' minions.
SORRY THIS TOTALLY WENT OFF PROMPT OMG :(((((
Goodman's wife was named Faith. Obviously a symbolic character for Goodman. He needed to leave his wife, or his faith, in order to do something he wasn't exactly proud of. He abandoned the one thing that mattered the most, that needed him the most to pursue something he had dreaded. He regretted the decision instantly. He never lived a happy life after. Was it really his fault or did he feel he had no choice? He felt it needed to be done without really understanding what that decision meant. Likewise today we make decisions thinking it would benefit us in some way and we find out it wasn't what we originally signed up for it. The question is, if it's not what we wanted, but what we needed.
Many protagonists need to do something they don't want to do for there to be a story. Many give up something that matters to them, they learn something they can't quite believe. Goodman believed everyone he knew was wicked. Even his own wife. He never looked at any one the same. He believed he encountered the devil himself, a witch, hypocritical friends. He also believed it was a dream in the end. Then why couldn't he bring himself to get over it and move one? After all he knew these people, he loved his wife over anything. Simply because he believed whatever he saw. He knew there some type of truth to what he had witnessed.
Today we learn things we wish we could unlearn. Ignorance truly is bliss. Alas, that's not reality. He may not encounter the Devil himself but we may encounter something worse. Doubt. Cheating rumors, money problems, your favorite boy-band breaking up. It all leads to one thing, unhappiness. You're led into a world where you're thrown 6 feet under and your only way to get out is a plastic spoon. You change your antics, your thinking, yourself. Goodman left that night, only to return another one of the Devils' minions.
SORRY THIS TOTALLY WENT OFF PROMPT OMG :(((((
*vent*
Do you ever just get so caught up in "school" that you push everything aside and realize that you have nothing left.... You don't even remember what made you happy... And once you do.... You realize those things don't even matter to you anymore...
POETRY ESSAY
Woman Work
Maya Angelou
I've got the children to tend
The clothes to mend
The floor to mop
The food to shop
Then the chicken to fry
The baby to dry
I got company to feed
The garden to weed
I've got shirts to press
The tots to dress
The can to be cut
I gotta clean up this hut
Then see about the sick
And the cotton to pick.
Shine on me, sunshine
Rain on me, rain
Fall softly, dewdrops
And cool my brow again.
Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
'Til I can rest again.
Fall gently, snowflakes
Cover me with white
Cold icy kisses and
Let me rest tonight.
Sun, rain, curving sky
Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone
Star shine, moon glow
You're all that I can call my own.Read the poem carefully and then write an essay in which you analyze how the poem reveals the speaker’s complex conception of a “woman's world.”
Woman Work by Maya Angelou fits in perfectly with the 21st century because our society has been taken over by Feminist stands. People today tend to believe women as either completely worthless or completely needed. They don't understand that being a women is mixture of need and want. Women are needed to fill the earth, keep men sane, raise kids right, even bring home the bread. There's more to a woman's life than being a trophy wife. If that's what a woman wants, that's completely fine but people don't realize that that's not the only thing we can do with our lives.
Maya's use of imagery fulfills this poems theme to the best of it's ability. Woman tend to be described with strange emotions. pretty objects, lovely pictures. What's prettier than nature? To describe a woman using weather conditions, nature sceneries, is to describe with the most lovely intent. To make her beauty outshine any negativity to be associated with a woman. She used metaphors beautifully.
Her excessive use of cliches and stereotyping just added to the many themes associated. It could almost be looked at as satire. To describe the most basic chores that are continuously used against women, as work that women are supposed to do, makes a newer audience almost laugh with irony. Of course women can do those jobs but men can too. Women do it because no one else would like to step up and do things that obviously need to be done but most likely wouldn't not be done had it been left up to someone else. We do them to make sure things run smoothly, make sure your family or friends are content.
Monday, March 30, 2015
TPCASTT- Woman Work
Title- woman work seems pretty self explanatory, women do much more work than assumed.
Paraphrase-
i like this part of the poem because she talks about everything she needs to do and it randomly switches over to talk about weather but i took it as anything that comes her way she's willing to deal with.
Connotation-
and then this part seems to prove the opposite, wishing the storm to take her away from her responsibilities, and relax for a bit and not have to deal with her chores until she can rest for just a bit.
Attitude- i love it because it reminds me of my mom, having to put up with daily life and every thing on top of that and i think the author just wanted to say that yeah moms are hardworkers but they know what needs to be done and still need a break like any normal human.
Shift-
Paraphrase-
Shine on me, sunshine
Rain on me, rain
Fall softly, dewdrops
And cool my brow again.i like this part of the poem because she talks about everything she needs to do and it randomly switches over to talk about weather but i took it as anything that comes her way she's willing to deal with.
Connotation-
Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
'Til I can rest again.and then this part seems to prove the opposite, wishing the storm to take her away from her responsibilities, and relax for a bit and not have to deal with her chores until she can rest for just a bit.
Attitude- i love it because it reminds me of my mom, having to put up with daily life and every thing on top of that and i think the author just wanted to say that yeah moms are hardworkers but they know what needs to be done and still need a break like any normal human.
Shift-
Shine on me, sunshine
Rain on me, rain
Fall softly, dewdrops
And cool my brow again.
Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
'Til I can rest again.
i think this was the shift because the beginning makes you sort of believe she's wonderwoman but then it's a reality shock that shes actually human and needs a break too.
Title Revised- i think it starts out with yeah a hard working woman who needs to perform all those duties but then it also shows how strong a woman needs to be mentally and physically to deal with all those duties she's given
Theme- things might not be completely as they seem, that under a strong woman is a strong heart, brain, and soul.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Tobermory
People do anything to get rid of secrets
Watch what you say
Strive to be your best self even when you think no one would find out
Majorities may go against you but it's okay to go against them
Friday, March 20, 2015
SEEKING MENTOR
oh wow i've always wanted to try an internship but unfortunately santa maria doesn't really have any big corporations that i find myself interested in. maybe once i move out of this city, i'll find the perfect mentor. my mentor would need to be someone in journalism. maybe even a professor. it's hard to just be able to trust someone with having your back. that's why i kind of hoped i would meet my mentor though a family member. sadly i dont have any family in journalism or publishing. :( i would probably ask them the basics. how did you get where you are? any advice. i dont know >.<
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
BRAVE NEW WORLD ESSAY
"Fake". A word commonly used among teenagers to describe a person who says one thing, yet proceeds to do another. Is someone who acts one way and feels a different way a coward? Or simply smart enough to protect oneself from the unpopular opinion of society which would lead to social suicide? Why not both? A character who immediately comes to mind is Bernard Marx, an a-plus alpha in the famous Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Ironic Bernard was a protagonist in a book titled, BRAVE New World when he proved himself the opposite. He felt this claustrophobic society was sickening, wrong, yet he never did anything about it. So the question resumes, was Bernard really disgusted by this didactic society or was he angry he was an alpha and treated like an epsilon?
There were many themes that could come out of Brave New World and to say Bernard was the only protagonist would be ridiculous. Bernard had complex characterization which led to many different point of views for the audience. Something that all audiences could agree on would be that Bernard did little to change anything he felt strongly about. The whole book was left for the audience to interpret for themselves, from the beginning with the fertilization lab to John the Savages' death. All the protagonists' had the same motif, to feel a certain way and ignore it. The only exception being John. Which leads to the main theme of the book. Being too scared to pursue a lifestyle that you truly long for, that would lead to your own happiness. Bernard wanted respect, Lenina wanted love, John wanted integrity.
Aldous created a society that thrived on sex and drugs. Today's media also tends to thrive on sex, drugs, and scandals. Aldous was pegged as a genius for being able to write this book which foreshadows today's society a bit too well. Not in the obvious way of a dictatorship which people tend to believe as "utopia" but deeper. People's longings, desires, cravings being unacceptable to society. Homosexuality, recreational drugs, art, anything anyone can create because that's who they are. If it makes you happy, is it truly unacceptable? Is it fair for people to have mental breakdowns for having to hide the things that make them who they are? Assuming John took his life because he was disgusted by who he was turning into, he was entertainment for the people of the society he so badly desired. Once he realized he didn't want it, it wasn't who he was, he took a stand. Which is more than we can say about Bernard, who was all but too happy to leave the people to fend for themselves.
There were many themes that could come out of Brave New World and to say Bernard was the only protagonist would be ridiculous. Bernard had complex characterization which led to many different point of views for the audience. Something that all audiences could agree on would be that Bernard did little to change anything he felt strongly about. The whole book was left for the audience to interpret for themselves, from the beginning with the fertilization lab to John the Savages' death. All the protagonists' had the same motif, to feel a certain way and ignore it. The only exception being John. Which leads to the main theme of the book. Being too scared to pursue a lifestyle that you truly long for, that would lead to your own happiness. Bernard wanted respect, Lenina wanted love, John wanted integrity.
Aldous created a society that thrived on sex and drugs. Today's media also tends to thrive on sex, drugs, and scandals. Aldous was pegged as a genius for being able to write this book which foreshadows today's society a bit too well. Not in the obvious way of a dictatorship which people tend to believe as "utopia" but deeper. People's longings, desires, cravings being unacceptable to society. Homosexuality, recreational drugs, art, anything anyone can create because that's who they are. If it makes you happy, is it truly unacceptable? Is it fair for people to have mental breakdowns for having to hide the things that make them who they are? Assuming John took his life because he was disgusted by who he was turning into, he was entertainment for the people of the society he so badly desired. Once he realized he didn't want it, it wasn't who he was, he took a stand. Which is more than we can say about Bernard, who was all but too happy to leave the people to fend for themselves.
Friday, March 13, 2015
MASTERPIECE PRE
Y1) Hopefully kids my age will benefit because AMERICA is still as prejudice as it was hundreds of years ago and this generation needs to start being able to tell what's going on and tell their future kids to be aware.
2) I'm creating an article. Possible print it out for kids in the class if you need to do an oral presentation.
3) right now I'm in the process of interviews. The fun part of writing comes later.
4) I don't really need any motivation to do this because it's something I enjoy but I'm just getting held back by studying for my other classes which I'm not doing so hot in.
5) oh god okay
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
LITERATURE ANALYSIS
I would like to apologize to Dr. Preston for getting this done so late. It's been on my to do list for a month now and I feel absolutely horrible! So I don't know if this is even acceptable but I heard a rumor we can do a modern book, if it's relatable to our senior project, which is great news because mine is! Never judge a book by a cover is so LAME. So of course I always did until recently, I picked up a twisted version of Alice in Wonderland (and no it's not because of my little crush on the Mad Hatter! Thanks for that Johnny Depp!) Anyway it's a gothic tale, like most fairytales until Disney ruined it. The main character is perceived as crazy because she sees things normal humans can't, which led to discrimination towards her and her friends :-)
1) So my book is called Splintered, it's a dark version of Alice in Wonderland. The protagonists' name is Alyssa and she's Alices' great-great-great granddaughter. Her family is known as "insane" because they see/talk to things other people can't. When she was younger, it was believed her mom attacked her and was thus put into a mental institution. When she hit 16 she began to experience the symptoms her family had experienced and she thought she was going crazy. One day she visits her mom and realizes she can actually communicate with her and finds out her mom isn't crazy at all but cursed. Her whole family is cursed and the only way to reverse it is by going down the rabbit hole. Alyssa finds the hole and ends up taking her best friend down with her, of course it's a boy whose tragically in love with her and vice versa. Although she's not quite sure she is COMPLETELY in love with him because she recognizes this voice that talks to her in her head. They travel into the hole and face trials and finally the find the voice. She ends up finding out it's her childhood best friend, whose also in love with her and she finds herself super attracted to him also. She tries to reverse the curse only to find out she's not cursed at all but was tricked by her best friend into coming back to him so that he can place her on the throne and save himself. She's heartbroken but in the end he sacrifices himself and she ends up with her human boyfriend (: BUT ALAS HE COMES BACK AND THAT'S WHY IT NEEDS TO BE SPRING BREAK SO I CAN READ THE NEXT ONE.
2) The theme of this novel is probably, don't be so naive to believe everything tells you.
3) The authors tone was definitely confusion. Alyssa was extremely confused throughout the book. She faced problems physically and mentally. Every time you thought you got a solution to one mystery, it ended up being some type of lie, so you questioned every decision that happened.
4) Gothic tale- the setting, writing, imagery was very dark, mentally and violently.
Imagery- to describe a fantasy world takes a lot of description and she did that wonderfully.
Allusion- it obviously referenced the original Alice in Wonderland.
Irony- throughout the book she was referenced to as "mad" which she ended up being completely normal.
Ambiguity- everything that happened seemed to leave you with a question and you never got answers until you least expected them
Apologia- Morphesus (childhood friend) was like a definition of apologia, he was constantly apologizing in small ways because he knew he wasn't doing Alyssa right.
ASSUMPTION- OH MY GOSH HONESTLY THIS WHOLE BOOK WAS AN ASSUMPTION, YOU WERE GIVEN MANY STORIES WHICH ENDED UP BEING COMPLETE LIES UNTIL THE END. EXPLANATIONS ARE NEVER TRUE IN THIS BOOK.
Colloquialism- they used the funny way of talking that the characters did in the Disney movie, they used British slang, modern slang.
Dialectics- many, many of these because Alyssa was constantly trying to get answers that she never got with complete honesty.
Elegy- there was an elegy when Alyssa had to visit a graveyard and these two sisters live there and sing to the dead souls.
1) Direct characterization- Alyssa seemed like a bada**queen through her actions but through Indirect characterization you could tell she was struggling and she was confused on what she wanted.
2) I don't think the authors' syntax changed much when talking about a character, just her diction or tone.
3) Alyssa was definitely dynamic, she went in trying to save her family and left embracing her destiny of becoming the new Red Queen.
4) I WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS QUESTION TO THE AUTHORS' CHARACTERIZATION BECAUSE OHM YGOD IT WAS GREAT! it was one of those books that makes you hate your normal life and make it feels so bored but then you also leave questioning if your life is lie??? where's my rabbit hole??? she created these characters perfectly and I'm so excited to read the next book which will be from Morpheus' POV :D
1) So my book is called Splintered, it's a dark version of Alice in Wonderland. The protagonists' name is Alyssa and she's Alices' great-great-great granddaughter. Her family is known as "insane" because they see/talk to things other people can't. When she was younger, it was believed her mom attacked her and was thus put into a mental institution. When she hit 16 she began to experience the symptoms her family had experienced and she thought she was going crazy. One day she visits her mom and realizes she can actually communicate with her and finds out her mom isn't crazy at all but cursed. Her whole family is cursed and the only way to reverse it is by going down the rabbit hole. Alyssa finds the hole and ends up taking her best friend down with her, of course it's a boy whose tragically in love with her and vice versa. Although she's not quite sure she is COMPLETELY in love with him because she recognizes this voice that talks to her in her head. They travel into the hole and face trials and finally the find the voice. She ends up finding out it's her childhood best friend, whose also in love with her and she finds herself super attracted to him also. She tries to reverse the curse only to find out she's not cursed at all but was tricked by her best friend into coming back to him so that he can place her on the throne and save himself. She's heartbroken but in the end he sacrifices himself and she ends up with her human boyfriend (: BUT ALAS HE COMES BACK AND THAT'S WHY IT NEEDS TO BE SPRING BREAK SO I CAN READ THE NEXT ONE.
2) The theme of this novel is probably, don't be so naive to believe everything tells you.
3) The authors tone was definitely confusion. Alyssa was extremely confused throughout the book. She faced problems physically and mentally. Every time you thought you got a solution to one mystery, it ended up being some type of lie, so you questioned every decision that happened.
4) Gothic tale- the setting, writing, imagery was very dark, mentally and violently.
Imagery- to describe a fantasy world takes a lot of description and she did that wonderfully.
Allusion- it obviously referenced the original Alice in Wonderland.
Irony- throughout the book she was referenced to as "mad" which she ended up being completely normal.
Ambiguity- everything that happened seemed to leave you with a question and you never got answers until you least expected them
Apologia- Morphesus (childhood friend) was like a definition of apologia, he was constantly apologizing in small ways because he knew he wasn't doing Alyssa right.
ASSUMPTION- OH MY GOSH HONESTLY THIS WHOLE BOOK WAS AN ASSUMPTION, YOU WERE GIVEN MANY STORIES WHICH ENDED UP BEING COMPLETE LIES UNTIL THE END. EXPLANATIONS ARE NEVER TRUE IN THIS BOOK.
Colloquialism- they used the funny way of talking that the characters did in the Disney movie, they used British slang, modern slang.
Dialectics- many, many of these because Alyssa was constantly trying to get answers that she never got with complete honesty.
Elegy- there was an elegy when Alyssa had to visit a graveyard and these two sisters live there and sing to the dead souls.
1) Direct characterization- Alyssa seemed like a bada**queen through her actions but through Indirect characterization you could tell she was struggling and she was confused on what she wanted.
2) I don't think the authors' syntax changed much when talking about a character, just her diction or tone.
3) Alyssa was definitely dynamic, she went in trying to save her family and left embracing her destiny of becoming the new Red Queen.
4) I WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS QUESTION TO THE AUTHORS' CHARACTERIZATION BECAUSE OHM YGOD IT WAS GREAT! it was one of those books that makes you hate your normal life and make it feels so bored but then you also leave questioning if your life is lie??? where's my rabbit hole??? she created these characters perfectly and I'm so excited to read the next book which will be from Morpheus' POV :D
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
Aldous Huxley Interview Essay
Overpopulation
Propaganda
Technology
Overpopulation led to a disgusting way of controlling how human beings were to be produced. Overpopulation is a huge problem today because we have so many people, not enough people dying, and with global warming upon us, I wouldn't be surprised if we had to depend upon a certain type of producing, a more controlled way. Propaganda can be powerful. People tend to believe everything they see or hear on social media, newspapers, the radio. Whether propaganda is used for good or bad, people tend to believe whatever they WANT to. Makes me skinny? Eat it. Makes me fat? Burn it. It's used to control people's thinking. It's especially dangerous for children because their minds are still impressionable and they'll think the way people want them to think. Technology advances will always be know as "future" solutions. Anything that can do something for humans, so that humans don't have to do it, is all of a sudden called technology. We can never stop technology from progressing because humans are imperfect, they're greedy, and power hungry. They will produce anything to make life easier, faster, and cheaper. The more money, means more happiness. Which is sad, because we see all these things happening, now and back in the 50's. It's simply gotten worse, and it will never stop getting worse.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Ch 5 analysis
So
Much
Irony
Ahhhh
Everybody is also high??
Much imagery
Does Bernard hate the society or himself?
IH NY GOD 😳😳😳😳
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Masterpiece outline
ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT
SO IM KINDA EXCITTED BECAUE MY MOM GOT ME AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CURRENT MAYOR LIKE YAS
SO NOW I JUST NEED TO SETUP DATES FOR MY INTERVIEWS
I NEED SOMEONE FROM MEDIA TO INTERVIEW :(
COME ON PRESTON WORK YA MAGIC PLEASEEEEEEE
SO IM KINDA EXCITTED BECAUE MY MOM GOT ME AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CURRENT MAYOR LIKE YAS
SO NOW I JUST NEED TO SETUP DATES FOR MY INTERVIEWS
I NEED SOMEONE FROM MEDIA TO INTERVIEW :(
COME ON PRESTON WORK YA MAGIC PLEASEEEEEEE
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Lit terms #6
simile - a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
soliloquy - a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections; speech you make to yourself
spiritual - lacking material body or form or substance
speaker - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
stereotype - a conventional or formulaic conception or image
stream of consciousness - a literary style in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue.
structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
style -a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
subordination - the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head
surrealism - a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams
suspension of disbelief- writer could infuse a "human interest and a semblance of truth" into a fantastic tale, the reader would suspend judgement concerning the implausibility of the narrative.
symbol - something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
synesthesia - a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
synecdoche - substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
syntax - the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
theme - a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
thesis - an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
tone - the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
tongue in cheek - imply that a statement or other production is humorously or otherwise not seriously intended, and it should not be taken at face value.
tragedy - drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
understatement - a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
vernacular - the everyday speech of the people
voice - a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
zeitgeist - the spirit of the time
soliloquy - a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections; speech you make to yourself
spiritual - lacking material body or form or substance
speaker - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
stereotype - a conventional or formulaic conception or image
stream of consciousness - a literary style in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue.
structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
style -a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
subordination - the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head
surrealism - a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams
suspension of disbelief- writer could infuse a "human interest and a semblance of truth" into a fantastic tale, the reader would suspend judgement concerning the implausibility of the narrative.
symbol - something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
synesthesia - a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
synecdoche - substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
syntax - the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
theme - a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
thesis - an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
tone - the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
tongue in cheek - imply that a statement or other production is humorously or otherwise not seriously intended, and it should not be taken at face value.
tragedy - drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
understatement - a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
vernacular - the everyday speech of the people
voice - a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
zeitgeist - the spirit of the time
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Issac Asimov Essay
Issac Asimov is truly an inspiration. He looked into his dreams and was able to find what he wanted. He kept things simple and made his dreams come true. He tends to compare his future, or anyone's future, to our universe. It's limitless.
There are some things that we can never be interested in and therefore educate ourselves on it. But when it's something we're completely passionate about, we become experts on that topic. We learn because it excites us, and we find pleasure and pride in what we've managed to learn. Why go through life and waste it? Learning a little is way better than not at all. You'll feel accomplished.
Now that we have outlets to technology, anyone can learn anything. Whatever we're interested in, we can find out and educate ourselves however we like. In our modern age, school has become "forced" learning, it's not pleasant and we don't find joy in it therefore we develop a bad taste in our mouth for "learning". Learning about one subject leads to another subject which leads to endless opportunities for learning. In time, more and more people will open up to learning from computers, tablets, social media, whatever is frowned upon now. Plus, it doesn't have a designated age, meaning young ones and older ones have opportunities to learn about whatever they want or wanted to. You don't stop doing something you enjoy just because you don't think it's age appropiate.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Aldous Huxley research
- came from a family of scientists
- novelist and essayist but he would also write some short stories, poetry, travelogues and film scripts
- expressed concern in his writings with potentially harmful applications of scientific progress to mankind.
- become ill in 1911 with a disease that would leave him basically blind
- his other brother, Noel, would kill himself for loosing his mom and his brother becoming ill
- he would not be able to do the scientific research that had attracted him earlier since he's kinda blind
- finish his first novel at seventeen but never publish it
- turn to writing at the age of twenty
- deeply concerned about the important changes occurring during his time in Western civilization
- prompt him to write great novels about serious threats by the combination of power and technical progress, a drift in parapsychology, and behaviorism
- wrote against war and nationalism
- foresight to write about a dictatorial future before it had happened
- interested in parapsychology and mysticism, which he would also write a lot about
- experimented with psychedelic drugs which he would write a collection of essays about
LIT TERMS #5
parallelism - similarity by virtue of corresponding
parody - humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
pathos - a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); a style that has the power to evoke feelings
pedantry - an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
personification - representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
plot - the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
poignant - keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; arousing affect
point of view - the angle of vision from which people, events, and details of a story are viewed.
postmodernism - genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism
prose - ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
protagonist - the principal character in a work of fiction.
pun - a humorous play on words
purpose - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
realism - the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth.
refrain - resist doing something; choose not to consume
requiem - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
resolution - finding a solution to a problem.
restatement - a revised statement
rhetoric - using language effectively to please or persuade.
rhetorical - concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking.
question - the subject matter at issue
rising action - the series of events that form a plot.
romanticism - impractical romantic ideals and attitudes; an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure); a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
satire - witty language used to convey insults or scorn
scansion - analysis of verse into metrical patterns
setting - the context and environment in which something is set.
parody - humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
pathos - a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); a style that has the power to evoke feelings
pedantry - an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
personification - representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
plot - the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
poignant - keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; arousing affect
point of view - the angle of vision from which people, events, and details of a story are viewed.
postmodernism - genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism
prose - ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
protagonist - the principal character in a work of fiction.
pun - a humorous play on words
purpose - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
realism - the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth.
refrain - resist doing something; choose not to consume
requiem - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
resolution - finding a solution to a problem.
restatement - a revised statement
rhetoric - using language effectively to please or persuade.
rhetorical - concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking.
question - the subject matter at issue
rising action - the series of events that form a plot.
romanticism - impractical romantic ideals and attitudes; an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure); a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
satire - witty language used to convey insults or scorn
scansion - analysis of verse into metrical patterns
setting - the context and environment in which something is set.
Monday, February 9, 2015
LIT TERMS #4
interior - located inward
monologue -a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor; a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation); speech you make to yourself
inversion - the act of turning inside out; turning upside down; setting on end
juxtaposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); a side-by-side position
lyric - expressing deep personal emotion; a short poem of songlike quality; the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
magical realism - a literary genre or style associated especially with Latin America that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fictionmetaphor - a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
extended - beyond the literal or primary sense
controlling - able to control or determine policy
mixed - consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds, caused to combine or unite
metonymy - substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
modernism - practices typical of contemporary life or thought;genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
monologue - a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor; a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation); speech you make to yourself
mood - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker; a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; the prevailing psychological state
motif - a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors; a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music; a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
myth - a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
narrative - consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
narrator - someone who tells a story
naturalism - artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
novelette - a short novel
novella - a short novel
omniscient - infinitely wise
onomatopoeia - using words that imitate the sound they denote
oxymoron - conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
pacing - walking with slow regular strides
parable - a short moral story (often with animal characters)
paradox - a statement that contradicts itselt
monologue -a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor; a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation); speech you make to yourself
inversion - the act of turning inside out; turning upside down; setting on end
juxtaposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); a side-by-side position
lyric - expressing deep personal emotion; a short poem of songlike quality; the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
magical realism - a literary genre or style associated especially with Latin America that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fictionmetaphor - a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
extended - beyond the literal or primary sense
controlling - able to control or determine policy
mixed - consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds, caused to combine or unite
metonymy - substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
modernism - practices typical of contemporary life or thought;genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
monologue - a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor; a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation); speech you make to yourself
mood - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker; a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; the prevailing psychological state
motif - a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors; a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music; a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
myth - a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
narrative - consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
narrator - someone who tells a story
naturalism - artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
novelette - a short novel
novella - a short novel
omniscient - infinitely wise
onomatopoeia - using words that imitate the sound they denote
oxymoron - conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
pacing - walking with slow regular strides
parable - a short moral story (often with animal characters)
paradox - a statement that contradicts itselt
Point of view - is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. In literature, point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Shakespeare Essay
Inspirational speeches can be either extremely helpful or extremely annoying. Henry V's motivational speech during Act IV Scene iii-v was meant to motivate his soldiers and see the bright side of the seemingly impossible battle before them. He knew that his army was hugely outnumbered compared to the French's but he figured he could at least give his troops some type of hope. False hope maybe, but hope nonetheless.
There are many themes that could come out of this inspirational speech. There was warfare, patriotism, glory, honor, power and many more. The one that was most prominent in the speech was honor. Henry told his soldiers that even if they were to loose, they would earn immense honor for their generations to come, simply because they fought along their king in tough times. That meant the world to these soldiers because a mans reputation, especially if it involved their family, was more important to them than loosing their lives for an ill fought battle. As long as their family was safe from social suicide they would be happy. That's just how their society was run.
Shakespeare's purpose for writing this speech could've been for many reasons. St. Crispin's speech is still popular even hundreds of years later. For that time period, it was most likely patriotism. He wanted to show that England wasn't as weak as France thought. They were a type of "underdog" when it came to this war. Even Shakespeare himself seemed to question why Henry would even declare a war on France.
Whenever anything involves war, it's doomed to be gothic. Henry V is a war tale and at times may seem patriotic but mainly shifts between pride and horror. Shakespeare had pride that England was able to over come that oppression they felt they had with wining battles they seemed destined to loose. He also showed how war can be horrific, the effect on soldiers, their families, even how royals were affected. So Shakespeare's tone shifted throughout the whole story but the tone of the speech was for the soldiers benefit. They needed a boast of morale for the battle and that was supplied graciously by Henry.
In conclusion, the speech is a beautiful poem. Written in old English, difficult to understand but fun to analyze. No one can fully understand anything Shakespeare has ever written but we know it has a significant meaning that will benefit anyone timelessly.
There are many themes that could come out of this inspirational speech. There was warfare, patriotism, glory, honor, power and many more. The one that was most prominent in the speech was honor. Henry told his soldiers that even if they were to loose, they would earn immense honor for their generations to come, simply because they fought along their king in tough times. That meant the world to these soldiers because a mans reputation, especially if it involved their family, was more important to them than loosing their lives for an ill fought battle. As long as their family was safe from social suicide they would be happy. That's just how their society was run.
Shakespeare's purpose for writing this speech could've been for many reasons. St. Crispin's speech is still popular even hundreds of years later. For that time period, it was most likely patriotism. He wanted to show that England wasn't as weak as France thought. They were a type of "underdog" when it came to this war. Even Shakespeare himself seemed to question why Henry would even declare a war on France.
Whenever anything involves war, it's doomed to be gothic. Henry V is a war tale and at times may seem patriotic but mainly shifts between pride and horror. Shakespeare had pride that England was able to over come that oppression they felt they had with wining battles they seemed destined to loose. He also showed how war can be horrific, the effect on soldiers, their families, even how royals were affected. So Shakespeare's tone shifted throughout the whole story but the tone of the speech was for the soldiers benefit. They needed a boast of morale for the battle and that was supplied graciously by Henry.
In conclusion, the speech is a beautiful poem. Written in old English, difficult to understand but fun to analyze. No one can fully understand anything Shakespeare has ever written but we know it has a significant meaning that will benefit anyone timelessly.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
LIT ANALYSIS #1
1) Basically a lady going through a midlife crisis... JK. kinda.. Edna Pontellier has your basic early 1800's perfect life. Perfect husband, perfect kids, perfect social status. Until they decide to go on a vacation and a certain friend changes Edna's view on life. She has her best friend, Adele, who shows her what life should be like with her freedom of expression. Then to top it off, Robert, a man who tends to pick married women and spend the summer with them, picks Edna to hang out with. They start out as just friends but we all know that when people say "just friends", it's never "JUST FRIENDS", so they fall in love with each other but neither will admit it (SKINNY LOVE). So Edna goes back home but wants to be free and be one with her art. She leaves her husband and her kids and goes to live alone. Robert returns but tells Edna he can't be in an adulterous relationship with her and he leaves. Edna realizes that she screwed up and that she's now completely alone and kills herself.
2) The theme that I got out of this book is that your actions always have consequences. In this case Edna was extremely selfish and he ending was not a happy one. She didn't keep her family in mind when she had multiple affairs, when she wanted to be free, and kind of like karma, she ended up alone. It didn't have to end that way but her mind games got to her and she thought that was the only way to truly be happy.
3) I think the authors' tone was a bit disapproving. Chopin didn't exactly make marriage look desirable. The way Edna was always so sad and depressed, showed that Edna preferred to be alone and free but she wasn't able to obtain that.
a) The way Edna and Leonce communicated with each other was always fighting or a sad tone.
b) The way Edna thought about her husband and their marriage.
c) The verbal abuse Edna experienced.
4)
Gothic tone- extremely gloomy, depressing and sad in characterization and imagery.
Irony- Leonce constantly acknowledging that Edna spends a lot of time with Robert.
Foreshadowing- A constant reminder of the sea being a big part of Edna's life, used as a symbol of life but ultimately being Edna's ending.
Symbolism- Birds were also mentioned a lot in the book. The signified the empowerment or the motivation to be free. It was mentioned at the beginning and also when she was dying.
Setting- 19th century, took place in Grand Isle and New Orleans.
Allusion- Indirectly referred to a women's expectation in the 19th century, she was trying to show that women can be more than what society called for.
Antagonist- Edna had many enemies in this book and not all were exactly human. Sometimes she was the protagonist but also her own antagonist. Although her main antagonist was her husband.
Imagery- Many times it was shown that Edna was unlike the other mothers in her town and that she had that certain something that made her different and was the reason Robert fell in love with her.
Theme- I know I already wrote about a theme but I want to do another one on Feminism. I loved that Chopin showed that women don't need to be dependent on a man to be happy. Women have been looked down on since the beginning but we can be just as strong as any man and even stronger. The social order that Chopin was trying to get out of was great.
Apologia- when Edna killed herself she thought it was the only proper way to say goodbye and be forgiven for her sins and she thought she had nothing else to live for, for she had failed at everything she tried to attain and that was how she thought it was justified.
1) Chopin used direct and indirect because the readers needed to be able to understand the difference in how people viewed Edna and Edna viewed Edna. Both are important and essential to see Edna's struggle. Direct- "There were days when she was very happy without knowing why. She was happy to be alive and breathing, when her whole being seemed to be one with the sunlight, the color, the odors, the luxuriant warmth of some perfect Southern day. She liked then to wander alone into strange and unfamiliar places. She discovered many a sunny, sleepy corner, fashioned to dream in. And she found it good to dream and to be alone and unmolested. There were days when she was unhappy, she did not know why—when it did not seem worth while to be glad or sorry, to be alive or dead; when life appeared to her like a grotesque pandemonium and humanity like worms struggling blindly toward inevitable annihilation.” Indirect- “but whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself.”
2) I don't believe the author changes her diction or tone when talking about characters because the whole book is kind of an angry, sad, vent on society. Edna was never truly able to be happy because everyone kept holding her back.
3) Edna was definitely a dynamic character. The whole book is literally about her becoming an independent woman.
4) I guess I felt both. I didn't really like Edna... she made a commitment to her husband and her kids and she just decided to up and leave them because she wanted to be free. like no... I guess it hits home more than anything and it pissed me off. If she wasn't sure what she wanted when she was younger she shouldn't have made that commitment.
2) The theme that I got out of this book is that your actions always have consequences. In this case Edna was extremely selfish and he ending was not a happy one. She didn't keep her family in mind when she had multiple affairs, when she wanted to be free, and kind of like karma, she ended up alone. It didn't have to end that way but her mind games got to her and she thought that was the only way to truly be happy.
3) I think the authors' tone was a bit disapproving. Chopin didn't exactly make marriage look desirable. The way Edna was always so sad and depressed, showed that Edna preferred to be alone and free but she wasn't able to obtain that.
a) The way Edna and Leonce communicated with each other was always fighting or a sad tone.
b) The way Edna thought about her husband and their marriage.
c) The verbal abuse Edna experienced.
4)
Gothic tone- extremely gloomy, depressing and sad in characterization and imagery.
Irony- Leonce constantly acknowledging that Edna spends a lot of time with Robert.
Foreshadowing- A constant reminder of the sea being a big part of Edna's life, used as a symbol of life but ultimately being Edna's ending.
Symbolism- Birds were also mentioned a lot in the book. The signified the empowerment or the motivation to be free. It was mentioned at the beginning and also when she was dying.
Setting- 19th century, took place in Grand Isle and New Orleans.
Allusion- Indirectly referred to a women's expectation in the 19th century, she was trying to show that women can be more than what society called for.
Antagonist- Edna had many enemies in this book and not all were exactly human. Sometimes she was the protagonist but also her own antagonist. Although her main antagonist was her husband.
Imagery- Many times it was shown that Edna was unlike the other mothers in her town and that she had that certain something that made her different and was the reason Robert fell in love with her.
Theme- I know I already wrote about a theme but I want to do another one on Feminism. I loved that Chopin showed that women don't need to be dependent on a man to be happy. Women have been looked down on since the beginning but we can be just as strong as any man and even stronger. The social order that Chopin was trying to get out of was great.
Apologia- when Edna killed herself she thought it was the only proper way to say goodbye and be forgiven for her sins and she thought she had nothing else to live for, for she had failed at everything she tried to attain and that was how she thought it was justified.
1) Chopin used direct and indirect because the readers needed to be able to understand the difference in how people viewed Edna and Edna viewed Edna. Both are important and essential to see Edna's struggle. Direct- "There were days when she was very happy without knowing why. She was happy to be alive and breathing, when her whole being seemed to be one with the sunlight, the color, the odors, the luxuriant warmth of some perfect Southern day. She liked then to wander alone into strange and unfamiliar places. She discovered many a sunny, sleepy corner, fashioned to dream in. And she found it good to dream and to be alone and unmolested. There were days when she was unhappy, she did not know why—when it did not seem worth while to be glad or sorry, to be alive or dead; when life appeared to her like a grotesque pandemonium and humanity like worms struggling blindly toward inevitable annihilation.” Indirect- “but whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself.”
2) I don't believe the author changes her diction or tone when talking about characters because the whole book is kind of an angry, sad, vent on society. Edna was never truly able to be happy because everyone kept holding her back.
3) Edna was definitely a dynamic character. The whole book is literally about her becoming an independent woman.
4) I guess I felt both. I didn't really like Edna... she made a commitment to her husband and her kids and she just decided to up and leave them because she wanted to be free. like no... I guess it hits home more than anything and it pissed me off. If she wasn't sure what she wanted when she was younger she shouldn't have made that commitment.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
TALE OF TWO CITIES LECTURE NOTES
Victorian
Fears of a revolution
Clear about similars of France and Britain
Type of warning
A serial series
Pleased with publishing in us and uk
Tale of two cities
Comfortable with serial parts
Illustrations came later
Story was an extraodinary success
Best story he has written
Many historical everts
Silent film version
1935 sound version
Influence over contempories
Personal stories
OMG he was a pedo 😰😪ðŸ˜
LIT TERMS #3
I just did definitions because I actually use flash cards on my phone, it's a great app and it helps a lot more than this!
expressionism - noun an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
fable - noun a short moral story (often with animal characters); a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; a deliberately false or improbable account
fallacy - noun a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
falling - adj. becoming lower or less in degree or value; decreasing in amount or degree; coming down freely under the influence of gravity
action - noun something done (usually as opposed to something said); the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; an act by a government body or supranational organization; the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; the series of events that form a plot; the state of being active; a military engagement; a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong; a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings);verb institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; put in effect
farce - noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations; mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs; verb fill with a stuffing while cooking
figurative - adj. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; consisting of or forming human or animal figures
language - noun the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; (language) communication by word of mouth
flashback - noun a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story; an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
foil - noun a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button; a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector; anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; verb cover or back with foil; enhance by contrast; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
folk - noun people in general (often used in the plural); the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community; people descended from a common ancestor; a social division of (usually preliterate) people
tale - noun a trivial lie; a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
foreshadowing - adj. indistinctly prophetic; noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
free - adj. not literal; unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion;able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint;not held in servitude; not occupied or in use; not fixed in position;not taken up by scheduled activities; costing nothing; adv. without restraint; noun people who are free; verb free or remove obstruction from; grant freedom to; free from confinement; free from obligations or duties; make (information) available publication; make (assets) available; let off the hook; remove or force out from a position; part with a possession or right; relieve from; grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
verse - noun a piece of poetry; a line of metrical text; literature in metrical form; verb familiarize through thorough study or experience;compose verses or put into verse
genre - noun a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique; a kind of literary or artistic work; an expressive style of music; a style of expressing yourself in writing
gothic - adj. characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; of or relating to the Goths; of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German; as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; noun a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches; a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries; extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
tale - noun a trivial lie; a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
hyperbole - noun extravagant exaggeration
imagery - noun the ability to form mental images of things or events
implication - noun an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection; a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false; something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
incongruity - noun the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
inference - noun the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
irony - noun incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs; witty language used to convey insults or scorn
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