I haven't started my final project yet. All I have done is talk with other peers in my collaborative working group about how we are going to create our college blogs. We have come up with some great ideas with how we are going to create the blog.
In these next two weeks, I will need to create my college blog and connect it with my working group and their college blogs.
My project/blog will benefit me because I will get to research information about my university that I may not know yet. It will also help others by giving them information about basic college stuff and maybe will influence upcoming seniors to look into the University of Arizona.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Final project
For my final project i will be doing my own college blog. I will create a new blog which will have information for upcoming seniors about college stuff and college advice. I will also have a page for information about my university which is the University of Arizona.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Ap test/ final plan
I will be taking the in class final because I forgot to sign up for the ap test. For the in class final I plan on studying the essay questions and actually write a couple of paragraphs. I will also do the practice exam and check my answers to see what I need to improve on
Thursday, April 19, 2012
MacBeth "tomorrow" Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QOvXQlE03M&context=C43ad809ADvjVQa1PpcFOB9IjhT7qs80zueipftMPVx42gKxJyVWg=
Thank you to Annette Sousa for recording!
Thank you to Annette Sousa for recording!
MacBeth Test answers
Part 1
1. A. Slaying the traitor Macdonwald.
2. B. The Thane of Cawdor him.
3. A. I and II only
4. A. His titles of Glamis and Cawdor.
5. A. The traitorous Thane of Cawdor.
6. B. A metaphor.
7. B. "too full of the milk of human kindness."
8. B. II and III
9. C. has accepted the challenge to slay the king.
10:A. get the chamberlains drunk.
11.he is one of King Duncan's generals, noted for his fierce courage. In his battle against Duncan's enemies, he fights so furiously and valiantly that Duncan rewards him by making him the Thane of Cawdor. He then becomes a bloodthirsty tyrant as he sets out to gain the throne of Scotland. In the plays conclusion, the last view of Macbeth is one of courage in battle, a glimpse of his former self.
12.Macbeths ambition is aroused by the witches' prophecies, and once he becomes Thane of Cawdor, he sets out to gain the throne of Scotland.
13.Macbeth gained his power with help from the Witches and it destroyed him. They present things to Macbeth, planting the seed of ambition which is watered by his wife. He brings about his own demise, the witches were only the tools who acted as a catalyst.
14.Macbeth lets ambition corrupt him immediately upon learning that he has become the new Thane of Cawdor. The fact that one of the witches' prophecies comes true makes him hungry for the rest. Banquo, however, is very distrusting of the witches' because they are evil beings. He won't put much stock into what they have said just yet because he's concerned about the reprecussions.
15. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are very interesting in so far as they are quite ambivalent. Lady Macbeth admires her husband but also triggers his downfall. Lady Macbeth encourages her husband to slay Duncan. This event is pivotal and needs to be stressed if we really want to understand the whole concatenation of this wonderful yet mysterious play. Lady Macbeth symbolizes evil, Macbeth symbolizes gullibility. In short the relationships between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth can be construed as a mixture of cruelty, anger and admiration.
Part 2
1. B. dagger.
2. B. he looked like her father
3. B. remind the audience of the Witches' prophecies.
4. A. because they fear the daggers in men's smiles.
5. C. he will eradicate all records of their previous crimes.
6. A. conversing with the Ghost of Banquo
7. A. I and II
8. C. I, II, and III
9. B. suspects a trick.
10. B. the camouflaged soldiers make their advance.
1. A. Slaying the traitor Macdonwald.
2. B. The Thane of Cawdor him.
3. A. I and II only
4. A. His titles of Glamis and Cawdor.
5. A. The traitorous Thane of Cawdor.
6. B. A metaphor.
7. B. "too full of the milk of human kindness."
8. B. II and III
9. C. has accepted the challenge to slay the king.
10:A. get the chamberlains drunk.
11.he is one of King Duncan's generals, noted for his fierce courage. In his battle against Duncan's enemies, he fights so furiously and valiantly that Duncan rewards him by making him the Thane of Cawdor. He then becomes a bloodthirsty tyrant as he sets out to gain the throne of Scotland. In the plays conclusion, the last view of Macbeth is one of courage in battle, a glimpse of his former self.
12.Macbeths ambition is aroused by the witches' prophecies, and once he becomes Thane of Cawdor, he sets out to gain the throne of Scotland.
13.Macbeth gained his power with help from the Witches and it destroyed him. They present things to Macbeth, planting the seed of ambition which is watered by his wife. He brings about his own demise, the witches were only the tools who acted as a catalyst.
14.Macbeth lets ambition corrupt him immediately upon learning that he has become the new Thane of Cawdor. The fact that one of the witches' prophecies comes true makes him hungry for the rest. Banquo, however, is very distrusting of the witches' because they are evil beings. He won't put much stock into what they have said just yet because he's concerned about the reprecussions.
15. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are very interesting in so far as they are quite ambivalent. Lady Macbeth admires her husband but also triggers his downfall. Lady Macbeth encourages her husband to slay Duncan. This event is pivotal and needs to be stressed if we really want to understand the whole concatenation of this wonderful yet mysterious play. Lady Macbeth symbolizes evil, Macbeth symbolizes gullibility. In short the relationships between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth can be construed as a mixture of cruelty, anger and admiration.
Part 2
1. B. dagger.
2. B. he looked like her father
3. B. remind the audience of the Witches' prophecies.
4. A. because they fear the daggers in men's smiles.
5. C. he will eradicate all records of their previous crimes.
6. A. conversing with the Ghost of Banquo
7. A. I and II
8. C. I, II, and III
9. B. suspects a trick.
10. B. the camouflaged soldiers make their advance.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Literature Analysis 7
Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
1. This stroy is about a farm that the narrator had when he was in Africa. The narrator never says her name, but we know that she is Danish. The farm was located in Ngong, which is now Kenya. The farm which had over 6,000 acres of land, grew mainly coffee beans, the other remianing acres, were covered with trees and houses where the natives lived. The natives were from a tribe called, Kikuyu. In exchange for giving the chance to live on the farm, they had to work a certain number of days per year. The narrator is very attached to the natives. she runs her own school for the children and even most of the adults, to learn to read and write. She also gives them medical care. The whole story is a flashback for the narrator who is remembering the events that happend on the farm.
2. One of the main themes of the story is that it doesn't matter what race or religion you are, we are all still humans. When the Europeans invaded most of Africa, they treated the Afircans as if they were animals not as people.
3. The tone of the story is different had times. It can be dark and depressing, when the Europeans invade, and it can be happy and relaxing, when the narrator is talking about all the good times she had with the natives and the farm.
4. The whole is book is one big flashback. The narrator is talking about the events that occured when she was living on the farm. There are also symbols in the story. Lions, for example, are kings of Africa, they represent aristocracy that is found in the African forests. Another symbol is Lulu, the antelope that the narrator adopts. It represents the connection of the farm to the landscape that surrounds it.
1. This stroy is about a farm that the narrator had when he was in Africa. The narrator never says her name, but we know that she is Danish. The farm was located in Ngong, which is now Kenya. The farm which had over 6,000 acres of land, grew mainly coffee beans, the other remianing acres, were covered with trees and houses where the natives lived. The natives were from a tribe called, Kikuyu. In exchange for giving the chance to live on the farm, they had to work a certain number of days per year. The narrator is very attached to the natives. she runs her own school for the children and even most of the adults, to learn to read and write. She also gives them medical care. The whole story is a flashback for the narrator who is remembering the events that happend on the farm.
2. One of the main themes of the story is that it doesn't matter what race or religion you are, we are all still humans. When the Europeans invaded most of Africa, they treated the Afircans as if they were animals not as people.
3. The tone of the story is different had times. It can be dark and depressing, when the Europeans invade, and it can be happy and relaxing, when the narrator is talking about all the good times she had with the natives and the farm.
4. The whole is book is one big flashback. The narrator is talking about the events that occured when she was living on the farm. There are also symbols in the story. Lions, for example, are kings of Africa, they represent aristocracy that is found in the African forests. Another symbol is Lulu, the antelope that the narrator adopts. It represents the connection of the farm to the landscape that surrounds it.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Macbeth Notes
- Written by Shakespere
- Macbeth was involved in a very violent family
- Lived a battle of the fittest lifestyle
- Banquo and florence never existed
- He pleased King James and entertained him
- Whats a real man?
- To unsurpase the throne is basically a crime to all of humanity
- Macbeth is a tragic hero, he is intelligant, ambitious and spirited.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Favorite Blogs
These are my favorite blogs that I have visited:
Chad Foster: chadenglitcomp.blogspot.com
A.J. Franklin: afenlitcomp.blogspot.com
Lizzie Level: erlrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com
Chad Foster: chadenglitcomp.blogspot.com
A.J. Franklin: afenlitcomp.blogspot.com
Lizzie Level: erlrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Buried Onions Remix Video
It Didn't let me post the actual video. so heres the url for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8-YPUli-8o&feature=plcp&context=C444855fVDvjVQa1PpcFNWQ8yrxIw5j977J_RXzNTzKCyubnu9toQ%3D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8-YPUli-8o&feature=plcp&context=C444855fVDvjVQa1PpcFNWQ8yrxIw5j977J_RXzNTzKCyubnu9toQ%3D
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Literature Analysis 6
Buried Onions by Gary Soto
1. Eddie, who is the main character and protagonist of the book, is a mexican man who lives in Fresno. He is about 19 years old and has admitted he has done nothing in his life. He had dropped out of school and has joined gangs and lives in a bad part of town. He lives with his mom. his father and best friend had died in the story. After finding a job painting curbs, he knew he had to do something better in life. He joined the navy. Eddie sees the Navy as his way to get out of Fresno and get away from the "buried onions".
2. One of the main themes of "buried Onions" is you can't escape your past. One must learn to accept it as part of who they are and then move toward the future.
3. The tone is different at times. It can be depressing at times, when he was ing gang fights and he was talking about he had accomplished nothing in life, and at times it could be happy, when he joined the navy to start his life over.
1. Eddie, who is the main character and protagonist of the book, is a mexican man who lives in Fresno. He is about 19 years old and has admitted he has done nothing in his life. He had dropped out of school and has joined gangs and lives in a bad part of town. He lives with his mom. his father and best friend had died in the story. After finding a job painting curbs, he knew he had to do something better in life. He joined the navy. Eddie sees the Navy as his way to get out of Fresno and get away from the "buried onions".
2. One of the main themes of "buried Onions" is you can't escape your past. One must learn to accept it as part of who they are and then move toward the future.
3. The tone is different at times. It can be depressing at times, when he was ing gang fights and he was talking about he had accomplished nothing in life, and at times it could be happy, when he joined the navy to start his life over.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
3/21 lecture
1. After we discussed these conecpets in class, i have learned many other concepts. I learned that your parents hold your hand through everything as a child and if you allow them to do the same when you are 18, you will become helpless.
2. The first paragraph relates mostly to the Ap test. If you dont review what we have leanred in class, you will do poorly on the test. But, this testing does not prove a thing because not everyone is built for testing. This is not genetics it is just that not everyone can sit down and concentrate for an entire test period.
3. I think that we can use the things we learned today in class in our partner work. I learned that if two minds work together, more work can get done.
2. The first paragraph relates mostly to the Ap test. If you dont review what we have leanred in class, you will do poorly on the test. But, this testing does not prove a thing because not everyone is built for testing. This is not genetics it is just that not everyone can sit down and concentrate for an entire test period.
3. I think that we can use the things we learned today in class in our partner work. I learned that if two minds work together, more work can get done.
3/20 Notes
The internet allows-Globalization, localization and delocalization
Gives us a chance to listen, talk, and understand each others’ religion, concepts, and views of world.
How do you perceive the world around you?
-strange/unfamiliar or close relationship?
What form of resistance is effective?
Every effort to change world starts with people asking questions.
How can we all sit together and discuss? There needs to be a big meeting to discuss these issues .
With a large debate, together we can find solutions.
This “100 Questions” Event is a time coming for multiple viewpoints and ways to express your opinions. This is a modern form of communication.
Even though we are different, we all have the same problems
Together as one we are here to celebrate diversity and multiple viewpoints
Intentions: present voices that aren’t usually magnified in the media.
Gives us a chance to listen, talk, and understand each others’ religion, concepts, and views of world.
How do you perceive the world around you?
-strange/unfamiliar or close relationship?
What form of resistance is effective?
Every effort to change world starts with people asking questions.
How can we all sit together and discuss? There needs to be a big meeting to discuss these issues .
With a large debate, together we can find solutions.
This “100 Questions” Event is a time coming for multiple viewpoints and ways to express your opinions. This is a modern form of communication.
Even though we are different, we all have the same problems
Together as one we are here to celebrate diversity and multiple viewpoints
Intentions: present voices that aren’t usually magnified in the media.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Poem Remix
Infant Sorrow
1. Theme: Enjoy life to its fullest
2. Dramatic Situation: The birth of the boy
3. Structure: Couplets
4. Grammar: Simple, easy to read, meaning
5. Images: vivid and clear imagery
6. Importance: Helpless, nothing
7. Tone: struggle, soft, serious
8. devices: imagery
9. Prosody: good flow to it, easy to read.
1. Theme: Enjoy life to its fullest
2. Dramatic Situation: The birth of the boy
3. Structure: Couplets
4. Grammar: Simple, easy to read, meaning
5. Images: vivid and clear imagery
6. Importance: Helpless, nothing
7. Tone: struggle, soft, serious
8. devices: imagery
9. Prosody: good flow to it, easy to read.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Literature analysis 5
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Two men by the name of George (small and has sharp features) and Lennie (big and tall and mentally ill) are migrant workers who are on the road to find work. Their main dream is to one day own a ranch of their own. They were previously booted from their last job because Lennie was accued of rape. The two men find work and report to the ranch. George decides to do all the talking with the boss because the fear that the boss will not accept Lennie for his mental problems. They get the job. They meet a couple of other workers. Candy, who is very old and has a very old dog as well, Curley, the bosses angry son, and Curley's wife who starts to flirt with the two men. At first the two men fit in, but are awaken with a serious problem. Lennie, who loves to pet soft things, was accidently pulling Curley's wife's hair to hard and killed her. The men were forced to flee the ranch once again.
One of the main themes of "Of Mice and Men" is The predatory Nature of Human Existence. Almost all of the characters experienced profound sense of loneliness and isolation.
The tone of "Of Mice and Men" is Sentimental and tragic. Their dream was to one day own their own and ranch, but the dream was broken after they were forced to leave another job because of Lennie's actions.
Of Mice and Men contains symbolism, imagery and allegory. The setting is an example of symbolism. The story begins with the two men by the river, it ends with them by the river. This basically means that they have gotten nowhere with their lives. Also rabbits are a symbol of peace and life for Lennie, while mice symbolize death. All of the characters at different times of the story represent broader populations.
Two men by the name of George (small and has sharp features) and Lennie (big and tall and mentally ill) are migrant workers who are on the road to find work. Their main dream is to one day own a ranch of their own. They were previously booted from their last job because Lennie was accued of rape. The two men find work and report to the ranch. George decides to do all the talking with the boss because the fear that the boss will not accept Lennie for his mental problems. They get the job. They meet a couple of other workers. Candy, who is very old and has a very old dog as well, Curley, the bosses angry son, and Curley's wife who starts to flirt with the two men. At first the two men fit in, but are awaken with a serious problem. Lennie, who loves to pet soft things, was accidently pulling Curley's wife's hair to hard and killed her. The men were forced to flee the ranch once again.
One of the main themes of "Of Mice and Men" is The predatory Nature of Human Existence. Almost all of the characters experienced profound sense of loneliness and isolation.
The tone of "Of Mice and Men" is Sentimental and tragic. Their dream was to one day own their own and ranch, but the dream was broken after they were forced to leave another job because of Lennie's actions.
Of Mice and Men contains symbolism, imagery and allegory. The setting is an example of symbolism. The story begins with the two men by the river, it ends with them by the river. This basically means that they have gotten nowhere with their lives. Also rabbits are a symbol of peace and life for Lennie, while mice symbolize death. All of the characters at different times of the story represent broader populations.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Poem Interpretation
1. The main character is excited to go to war, but later finds out, war is cruel. The main character is a young boy who joins the army.
2. The structure of the poem is in lines of pairs called couplets.
3. War is nothing but hatred
4. The first of each pair of lines will begin with "They said," and the second are his responses.
5. The images are descriptive. You can just see the emotional shift of the main character as the poem goes on.
6. Phil George, the author, repeats "they said", which the men tell the main character of what to do. He also has responses from the main character in each pair. For example They said, "You are no longer a lad."
I nodded.
7. The tone of the poem is tragic. A young boy is a victim to a war.
8. The author uses imagery and uses a lot of repition.
9. The structure of the poem helps the author convey his message by seperating each line into couplets with repeating words, "they said" and having an emotional change as the poem goes on.
2. The structure of the poem is in lines of pairs called couplets.
3. War is nothing but hatred
4. The first of each pair of lines will begin with "They said," and the second are his responses.
5. The images are descriptive. You can just see the emotional shift of the main character as the poem goes on.
6. Phil George, the author, repeats "they said", which the men tell the main character of what to do. He also has responses from the main character in each pair. For example They said, "You are no longer a lad."
I nodded.
7. The tone of the poem is tragic. A young boy is a victim to a war.
8. The author uses imagery and uses a lot of repition.
9. The structure of the poem helps the author convey his message by seperating each line into couplets with repeating words, "they said" and having an emotional change as the poem goes on.
AP Test thoughts
Overall the practice AP test we took in class was what I expected. I expected some parts to be hard but also some parts to be easy. I believe I did better on the essays rather than the multiple choice questions. I thought that the multiple choic questions had questions where it seemed as if all the choices were correct. I learned that I have to study some practice AP questions and to study/review my AP terms. By taking this AP practice exam, I believe it helped because I get a taste of what is to come for the real AP exam.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Dr. Tony Williams's Gresham College lecture on A Tale of Two Cities
- Despite Paris and London, there was a third city, Mamchestor.
- Concieved the idea while acting in a frozen deep.
- Each of Dickens' novels are portraying his life in a certain way.
- He lived in London because his father worked there. (His father later went to prison from his actions)
- He got the overall idea of the story from his experinces of his every day life there.
- Saw many different and unusual things in London, which resulted in him writing this story.
- He knew everything about London and Paris.
- He referenced London as a newspaper, everything is there, but nothing is connected.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Great Expectations Study Questions
(first 100 pages)
1. What is the title, "Great Expectations" refering to?
2. How does Pip's life represent Charles Dickens life when he was young?
3. What happened to Pip when he was visitng his parents grave stones?
4. Why does Pip live with village blacksmith Joe Gargery?
5. What is surprising about the attitude of the two convicts towards one another?
6. How did the first convict show his appreciation for Pip's loyalty?
7. How does Dickens satirize public education in chapter 7?
8. What is implied about England's government when Dickens has Joe tell Pip that Mrs. Joe, being given to government, does not want him to be able to read and write?
9. How does Estella criticize Pip, and what does his reaction to her criticism reveal about Pip?
10. Pip is ashamed of his home, and is unhappy there: why doesn't he run away?
Answers:
1. Pip runs into a lwayer who tells him that Pip will recieve money and great expectations in the near future.
2. Like Pip, Charles Dickens had a tough childhood. Dickens had to live on his alone and had to earn his own money as did Pip.
3. A convict dressed in rags seized him and demanded Pip to give him food and a way to saw of the chains that were on his foot.
4. Since Pip is an orphan, he has to live with his sister and her husband who is Joe Gargery.
5. Both the convicts, Magwitch and Compeyson, are sworn enemies and given half a chance they would immediately kill one another. Both of them have escaped from the prison ships and are in hiding on the marshes waiting for a suitable opportunity to make good their escape.
6. The convict shows appresciation by making sure Pip does not get in trouble for helping him escape.
7. Dickens explains that all public education cares about is the profit they recieve from housing the children and not the education they get.
8. Mrs. Joe is being compared to the Englush government because Dickens says that the English government does not want its lower classes to be educated. He believes that if the lower class recieves education they could rebel and take over the goverment.
9. She critisizes how Pip is just a common labouring boy. Pip for the first time feels ashamed of being "common". He felt inferior to her and later cries because of her cruelty.
10. Pip decides not to run away because he had no where lese to go and Joe had always been friendly and nice to him.
1. What is the title, "Great Expectations" refering to?
2. How does Pip's life represent Charles Dickens life when he was young?
3. What happened to Pip when he was visitng his parents grave stones?
4. Why does Pip live with village blacksmith Joe Gargery?
5. What is surprising about the attitude of the two convicts towards one another?
6. How did the first convict show his appreciation for Pip's loyalty?
7. How does Dickens satirize public education in chapter 7?
8. What is implied about England's government when Dickens has Joe tell Pip that Mrs. Joe, being given to government, does not want him to be able to read and write?
9. How does Estella criticize Pip, and what does his reaction to her criticism reveal about Pip?
10. Pip is ashamed of his home, and is unhappy there: why doesn't he run away?
Answers:
1. Pip runs into a lwayer who tells him that Pip will recieve money and great expectations in the near future.
2. Like Pip, Charles Dickens had a tough childhood. Dickens had to live on his alone and had to earn his own money as did Pip.
3. A convict dressed in rags seized him and demanded Pip to give him food and a way to saw of the chains that were on his foot.
4. Since Pip is an orphan, he has to live with his sister and her husband who is Joe Gargery.
5. Both the convicts, Magwitch and Compeyson, are sworn enemies and given half a chance they would immediately kill one another. Both of them have escaped from the prison ships and are in hiding on the marshes waiting for a suitable opportunity to make good their escape.
6. The convict shows appresciation by making sure Pip does not get in trouble for helping him escape.
7. Dickens explains that all public education cares about is the profit they recieve from housing the children and not the education they get.
8. Mrs. Joe is being compared to the Englush government because Dickens says that the English government does not want its lower classes to be educated. He believes that if the lower class recieves education they could rebel and take over the goverment.
9. She critisizes how Pip is just a common labouring boy. Pip for the first time feels ashamed of being "common". He felt inferior to her and later cries because of her cruelty.
10. Pip decides not to run away because he had no where lese to go and Joe had always been friendly and nice to him.
Great expectations first 10 pages
In the beginning of the story, pip, the main character is introduced. It starts with him in an england churchyard. We later find out that pip was an orphan who lived with his sister and her husband. This is similar to Charles dickens life because dickens had to live on his own as well. The beginning also showed how it was very tough to live in England.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Literature Analysis 4
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
In the middle of a war, a plane, which was carrying young school children from Great Britain, gets shot down and crash lands in a desereted tropical island. Ralph and Piggy, 2 of the main characters, assemble all of the kids to create rules and elect who will be the leader of the group. Ralph is elected leader of the group, while Jack is elected hunter of the group. Ralph, Jack, and another boy, Simon deicded to go on an adventure to see what is around the island. The kids deicde to create a fire to try and signal passing ships. They succeed at making fire, but it soon burns out and enflames the forest of the island. At first the young boys enjoy the island because they had no parents to boss them around, but later they find out to be the worst thing that could happen to them. Meanwhile, Jack and his hunting team could not kill anything, and later Jack becomes preoccupied with the act of hunting. A ship finally passes by but the kids forgot to maintain the fire. As the story unfolds, the kids start to go against each other. Jack and hunters wanted to kill Ralph, they burnt the whole forest, where Ralph was hiding, which caused him to run out to the beach where the kids were waiting fo him to kill him. But as Ralph ran out of the beach a British naval officer was there to rescue the young boys.
One of the main themes of Lord of the Flies is loss of innocense. Loss of innocense means that once they crashed on the island, they were all well behaved kids wanting to be rescued and get off the island. But they turn into bloodthirsty hunters who careless of being rescued and brought back to their families.
The tone of Lord of the Flies is more dark, violent and tragic. This tone started towards the end of the book where the young boys transformed into bloodthirsty ravages. They didnt care about each other, all they wanted to do was kill one another.
Lord of the flies has many symbols. The conch represents society’s rules, politics, and speech. The fire represents of both hope of rescue and of destruction. The pighunts represent the shift of emotion and power of the boys, all they wanted to do was hunt and kill. Imagery is also used in the book. The author kept talking about the "scar" that was left from the plane. This showed that there was already destruction at the beginning of the story. Also the water that they bathed in was "warmer then blood". This showed how everyone will become bloodthristy.
In the middle of a war, a plane, which was carrying young school children from Great Britain, gets shot down and crash lands in a desereted tropical island. Ralph and Piggy, 2 of the main characters, assemble all of the kids to create rules and elect who will be the leader of the group. Ralph is elected leader of the group, while Jack is elected hunter of the group. Ralph, Jack, and another boy, Simon deicded to go on an adventure to see what is around the island. The kids deicde to create a fire to try and signal passing ships. They succeed at making fire, but it soon burns out and enflames the forest of the island. At first the young boys enjoy the island because they had no parents to boss them around, but later they find out to be the worst thing that could happen to them. Meanwhile, Jack and his hunting team could not kill anything, and later Jack becomes preoccupied with the act of hunting. A ship finally passes by but the kids forgot to maintain the fire. As the story unfolds, the kids start to go against each other. Jack and hunters wanted to kill Ralph, they burnt the whole forest, where Ralph was hiding, which caused him to run out to the beach where the kids were waiting fo him to kill him. But as Ralph ran out of the beach a British naval officer was there to rescue the young boys.
One of the main themes of Lord of the Flies is loss of innocense. Loss of innocense means that once they crashed on the island, they were all well behaved kids wanting to be rescued and get off the island. But they turn into bloodthirsty hunters who careless of being rescued and brought back to their families.
The tone of Lord of the Flies is more dark, violent and tragic. This tone started towards the end of the book where the young boys transformed into bloodthirsty ravages. They didnt care about each other, all they wanted to do was kill one another.
Lord of the flies has many symbols. The conch represents society’s rules, politics, and speech. The fire represents of both hope of rescue and of destruction. The pighunts represent the shift of emotion and power of the boys, all they wanted to do was hunt and kill. Imagery is also used in the book. The author kept talking about the "scar" that was left from the plane. This showed that there was already destruction at the beginning of the story. Also the water that they bathed in was "warmer then blood". This showed how everyone will become bloodthristy.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Great Expectations
The title of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens basically represents how Pip, the main character has great expectations of recieving money upon his majority, which is just a baisc literal meaning to it. Pip, an orphan,who lives with his sister and her husband. One day Pip meets a lawyer who tells him that he has money coming or "great expectations" and that he has to get a different education since he will become rich.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
"Battle Won is Lost"
They said, "You are no longer a lad."
I nodded.
They said, "Enter the council lodge."
I sat.
They said, "Our lands are at stake."
I scowled.
They said, "We are at war."
I hated.
They said, "Prepare red war symbols."
I painted.
They said, "Count coups."
I scalped.
They said, "You'll see friends die."
I cringed.
They said, "Desperate warriors fight best."
I charged.
They said, "Some will be wounded."
I bled.
They said, "To die is glorious."
They lied.
Phil George
I like this poem because it has a great message to it. The title means that eventhough a battle is won, it is also lost. When someone goes to war, you can win that war but you also lose many men. The poem shows how a young boy is excited to go to war, but as the war continues, he finds that war is not worth it.
I nodded.
They said, "Enter the council lodge."
I sat.
They said, "Our lands are at stake."
I scowled.
They said, "We are at war."
I hated.
They said, "Prepare red war symbols."
I painted.
They said, "Count coups."
I scalped.
They said, "You'll see friends die."
I cringed.
They said, "Desperate warriors fight best."
I charged.
They said, "Some will be wounded."
I bled.
They said, "To die is glorious."
They lied.
Phil George
I like this poem because it has a great message to it. The title means that eventhough a battle is won, it is also lost. When someone goes to war, you can win that war but you also lose many men. The poem shows how a young boy is excited to go to war, but as the war continues, he finds that war is not worth it.
Monday, January 16, 2012
BIG Question Abstract
The internet has changed society in many different ways. It has changed our thoughts, actions and even personal appearance. There has been a recent study conducted in England
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