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
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