Sorry, I don't have a selfie of me at the beach or the beach itself, but I want to say a what's up for this Friday. Chilling at Avila Farmer's Market by the beach was very soothing and relaxing, especially with family. Music going around the market festivities was entertaining. Whales at the almost summer time shores kept popping up the surface for food. It was a wonderful sight. Playing catch football in the sand was super fun too.
Ended the day there by sitting down by band performers who played awesome songs with family. As I sat there watching oldies dance their way to enjoyment and livelihood, I knew what my life I was living for. I wanted to do what everyone around the market was doing and all came to one single simple answer. Smile. It reminded me of Bree, it reminded me of my future plans, it reminded me of all the things I had to do to give people life.
It was a good feeling. It was something good to start off summer vacation.
Friday, June 12, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015
Masterpiece Academy Question
Jayce Alegre
Dr. Preston
AP English Literature and Composition
8 June 2015
Masterpiece Academy: The Human Push
Senior year was a rough year personally, but everything boils down to the last four years of high school altogether. I came to know many things I hadn’t known before. I justified the means of relationships, whether it would be family, friends, classmates, teachers, and other advocates who helped advance my way of thinking. The witty words of Montaigne from his last essay that specifically states something we must “espouse.” The things that are collectively espoused are my passions, my accomplishments, my progress, and my future goals. During the masterpiece academy that coincides with the whole course year, there are elements that build up the foundations of the academy itself. All of which many, including I, have developed growth in our own untold story.
Being treated as one with authority, one with the teacher who understands his/her students is the best thing to obtain. Sometimes an authority figure can keep organization on a tight schedule, but so late in anyone’s high school year such as senior year, it can be hectic and stressful. So having the independence to enjoy a colleague only environment was well worth it. Honestly, I didn’t think that some of students in the group should have earned the high level of trust because the mindset was not set in because of the conditioning of grades and homework was just not there to support the ease. But many did honor the system as a break from anything else that flags adult growth into the independent world. I’ve learned to put my trust with those who are serious projects and getting things done. Those are the people I know deserved the kind of academy we were in.
If I were to connect myself to a fiction character, I would choose Ishmael. As a romantic hero who decides to reject some of society’s wants and needs, conversely reflecting his own intuition. I feel like my intuition is righteous, not much as radical change, but self-inclination. That’s why Moby Dick marks characters like Ishmael. Pip is also a character I could also relate to because the expectations he perceives are the same as everyone else. He desires more, even though he’s being tricked, but still goes with how the world works. Like him, I don’t necessarily question doubts about others, though I make decisions to better my well-being in order to achieve the approval of others. It wouldn’t be Great Expectations without Pip’s path to expectations.
In my masterpiece that I’ve spent my year of was based off of dance and medicine. I had other ideas that supported my masterpiece in some ways such as time travel and social ecology. I’ll continue my learning on the subjects by searching on the internet, reading books, extending mentors, etc. I want to also make more connections when over there at college starting with clubs, organizations, volunteering, internships, and events.
I’ve learned from all the masterpiece presentations that we do the things we do because we love to do them. Whether it’d be with twinning connections, guitar, finding stories, breaking stereotypical/racial barriers, going beyond empirical science, drawing graphic designs technologically, or evolving technology, there’s always a place where we can share passions and concepts that will one day fulfill our goals and dreams. It was a straight masterpiece. Everything was in flow at one point when all of our compilations came in order. Everything started off because of something we had to change or developed an espousing for it.
In my opinion, my growth does match the end of the hero’s journey. My journey has yet to be started. Initially, I’ll have more freedom to do more carefree. The restrictions I have now are something to hold me down, but that’s the whole ordeal of becoming a hero. I’ve started to think of ways to make changes for the greater good. The call to a hero’s journey followed through in the summer before senior year. That summer was when I found my mentor, a physician of family medicine. He encouraged me to take on everything straight on with the addition of life innuendos.
Dr. Preston
AP English Literature and Composition
8 June 2015
Masterpiece Academy: The Human Push
Senior year was a rough year personally, but everything boils down to the last four years of high school altogether. I came to know many things I hadn’t known before. I justified the means of relationships, whether it would be family, friends, classmates, teachers, and other advocates who helped advance my way of thinking. The witty words of Montaigne from his last essay that specifically states something we must “espouse.” The things that are collectively espoused are my passions, my accomplishments, my progress, and my future goals. During the masterpiece academy that coincides with the whole course year, there are elements that build up the foundations of the academy itself. All of which many, including I, have developed growth in our own untold story.
Being treated as one with authority, one with the teacher who understands his/her students is the best thing to obtain. Sometimes an authority figure can keep organization on a tight schedule, but so late in anyone’s high school year such as senior year, it can be hectic and stressful. So having the independence to enjoy a colleague only environment was well worth it. Honestly, I didn’t think that some of students in the group should have earned the high level of trust because the mindset was not set in because of the conditioning of grades and homework was just not there to support the ease. But many did honor the system as a break from anything else that flags adult growth into the independent world. I’ve learned to put my trust with those who are serious projects and getting things done. Those are the people I know deserved the kind of academy we were in.
If I were to connect myself to a fiction character, I would choose Ishmael. As a romantic hero who decides to reject some of society’s wants and needs, conversely reflecting his own intuition. I feel like my intuition is righteous, not much as radical change, but self-inclination. That’s why Moby Dick marks characters like Ishmael. Pip is also a character I could also relate to because the expectations he perceives are the same as everyone else. He desires more, even though he’s being tricked, but still goes with how the world works. Like him, I don’t necessarily question doubts about others, though I make decisions to better my well-being in order to achieve the approval of others. It wouldn’t be Great Expectations without Pip’s path to expectations.
In my masterpiece that I’ve spent my year of was based off of dance and medicine. I had other ideas that supported my masterpiece in some ways such as time travel and social ecology. I’ll continue my learning on the subjects by searching on the internet, reading books, extending mentors, etc. I want to also make more connections when over there at college starting with clubs, organizations, volunteering, internships, and events.
I’ve learned from all the masterpiece presentations that we do the things we do because we love to do them. Whether it’d be with twinning connections, guitar, finding stories, breaking stereotypical/racial barriers, going beyond empirical science, drawing graphic designs technologically, or evolving technology, there’s always a place where we can share passions and concepts that will one day fulfill our goals and dreams. It was a straight masterpiece. Everything was in flow at one point when all of our compilations came in order. Everything started off because of something we had to change or developed an espousing for it.
In my opinion, my growth does match the end of the hero’s journey. My journey has yet to be started. Initially, I’ll have more freedom to do more carefree. The restrictions I have now are something to hold me down, but that’s the whole ordeal of becoming a hero. I’ve started to think of ways to make changes for the greater good. The call to a hero’s journey followed through in the summer before senior year. That summer was when I found my mentor, a physician of family medicine. He encouraged me to take on everything straight on with the addition of life innuendos.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
High School Blog to College Blog?
Okay, I'm thinking of making a transition from this blog by the end of summer to the start of September to create another blog. That blog this time will conjugate all the stuff about college life, specifically based on where I'm going which is University of California Riverside.
I'm also considering making a YouTube channel based on college life in general and create an atmosphere for intended college pursuers. Of course of I'm planning on continuing my masterpiece during my time in college and later in life.
The name on the next blog is most likely going to be ... The Human Push: College Edition ---cheesy I know --- so that it fits in with what I'm studying and how I'm progressing through. It'll be about my hardships, academics, club activities, hangouts, etc. I'll be updating this blog once in a while, but we'll see in the long run with how everything goes. I expect nothing less than what I'm supposed to be doing today than the days of the future.
I'm also considering making a YouTube channel based on college life in general and create an atmosphere for intended college pursuers. Of course of I'm planning on continuing my masterpiece during my time in college and later in life.
The name on the next blog is most likely going to be ... The Human Push: College Edition ---cheesy I know --- so that it fits in with what I'm studying and how I'm progressing through. It'll be about my hardships, academics, club activities, hangouts, etc. I'll be updating this blog once in a while, but we'll see in the long run with how everything goes. I expect nothing less than what I'm supposed to be doing today than the days of the future.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Honest Game Trailers: Counter-Strike
I do play this game. I'm not so big on customization as most people are, I just play to play and rise up the ranks (ha!)
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The Human Push
The history of Hip-Hop first started in the early 1970's back in South Bronx, New York City, New York. The fundamentals of Hip-Hop consist of MC, Graffiti, DJing, and Bboying. The definition of medicine is the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition. Now the skills and the abilities behind the background of these two are very specific, especially for medicine. For Hip-Hop at the least, generations and generations of ideas are integrated into the culture at a phenomenon rate, yet the roots never die. Medicine has sided with humans for as long as human history is conserved to be. Both generate improvement after improvement, idea after idea, person to person building blocks.
But these two cultures haven't touched each other's boundaries. I want to be the first to recognize the true potential of remixing two insoluble ideas into one element. I'm going to college and I know the path I'm taking is rough (that being pre-medical programs), but I also want to explore the culture of Hip-Hop, specifically the art of breakdancing as well as other popular forms of dance. There's an urge of feels for me to fit in an environment with people with the same background as me. The clinical grounds is one place, but the dance floor is another.
I'm going to make a prejudgment here. The medical field is not fond of those who make mistakes and lack of will power. See, I've made mistakes. Too many. I don't want to be that guy whose always in the bottom of class. I seek will power, but you have to earn that on your own terms. I use dancing in ways of encouragement for boosting will power and fixing my mistakes. You can call it perfection. I call it "look clean, look good." With every move practiced everyday and improving every minute, I can train my mind to get all the right things in place.
I focused my masterpiece on medicine because I literally want to be a life saver to my future patients. Every inch of my action is my responsibility. I want to fill in that role of a good Samaritan who expects positive results. The other half of my masterpiece is because I love to do what I want to do. Bboying is something I want to call my secret technique to medicine. I'd like to go see bboy battles go down....Battle of the Year, Red Bull BC, World of Dance... The B in bboy or bgirl either means break, Bronx, or beat.
For bboys, we have to follow a certain beat. One, two, three. Boom, boom, bop. All steps and flow all have to be clean. If it isn't clean, no points are awarded and it doesn't look professional. Unprofessional etiquette would reflect how I would do my daily job. Dancing routines is good practice to muscle memory and satisfactory activity.
I shouldn't have no excuses for what I can do or what I can achieve, so let's ask this kid what he thinks about bboying:
DO-ABLE.
I've even had suggestions with matching medical terms to dance moves, but trying to fit them out is pretty difficult. I picked up a few med terms like calcifications, pneumothorax, aneurysm, hydronephrosis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, hypo/hyper-triglyceridemia, glaucoma, and some other words that I need to know later on. *Authors Note: Medical terms taking down as notes during physician mentoring program over the summer*
People may say I'm probably 10 years too late for dancing because the years built up to getting the moves right in a matter of time is easier for a kid who began at an early age. Or they may say I'm 10 years to early to learning medicine because everything that you need to learn is all focused in one place and centralized in a period of constant instruction and experience. I say it's never too early or never too late to start. Not being able to do any of these at all would be at a total loss if I hadn't been motivated to at least try.
I look over at two of these colors that are so much on the opposite sides of the spectrum and visualize them collaborating one day. I want to continue on this masterpiece since its a personal journey I first sought and will later on share the concept so that it is easily acceptable. That's why I named my masterpiece as well as the blog title as the human push. We're a force to be reckoned with (cliche I know), I'm a force without limits. I may follow Newton's Law of Motion, but I follow my own laws of moving forward with this project and get all the support I can to spread cultural awareness.
Bboy Swoopie out!
But these two cultures haven't touched each other's boundaries. I want to be the first to recognize the true potential of remixing two insoluble ideas into one element. I'm going to college and I know the path I'm taking is rough (that being pre-medical programs), but I also want to explore the culture of Hip-Hop, specifically the art of breakdancing as well as other popular forms of dance. There's an urge of feels for me to fit in an environment with people with the same background as me. The clinical grounds is one place, but the dance floor is another.
I'm going to make a prejudgment here. The medical field is not fond of those who make mistakes and lack of will power. See, I've made mistakes. Too many. I don't want to be that guy whose always in the bottom of class. I seek will power, but you have to earn that on your own terms. I use dancing in ways of encouragement for boosting will power and fixing my mistakes. You can call it perfection. I call it "look clean, look good." With every move practiced everyday and improving every minute, I can train my mind to get all the right things in place.
I focused my masterpiece on medicine because I literally want to be a life saver to my future patients. Every inch of my action is my responsibility. I want to fill in that role of a good Samaritan who expects positive results. The other half of my masterpiece is because I love to do what I want to do. Bboying is something I want to call my secret technique to medicine. I'd like to go see bboy battles go down....Battle of the Year, Red Bull BC, World of Dance... The B in bboy or bgirl either means break, Bronx, or beat.
The hype begins!
For bboys, we have to follow a certain beat. One, two, three. Boom, boom, bop. All steps and flow all have to be clean. If it isn't clean, no points are awarded and it doesn't look professional. Unprofessional etiquette would reflect how I would do my daily job. Dancing routines is good practice to muscle memory and satisfactory activity.
I shouldn't have no excuses for what I can do or what I can achieve, so let's ask this kid what he thinks about bboying:
Ha! He's definitely killing it.
DO-ABLE.
I've even had suggestions with matching medical terms to dance moves, but trying to fit them out is pretty difficult. I picked up a few med terms like calcifications, pneumothorax, aneurysm, hydronephrosis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, hypo/hyper-triglyceridemia, glaucoma, and some other words that I need to know later on. *Authors Note: Medical terms taking down as notes during physician mentoring program over the summer*
The symbol for Health Care --- No, not Medicare
Whenever I search up medicine and look over to images, all I see is piles of pharmaceutical drugs. Like, really! This is what kids have to see and wonder about. Not much about health physcians or practitioners at work. Medicine is also hard to understand for most people, especially those damn medical terms. But scientifically speaking, that's how medicinal science functions in ways of simpler terms to define complex descriptions.
I look over at two of these colors that are so much on the opposite sides of the spectrum and visualize them collaborating one day. I want to continue on this masterpiece since its a personal journey I first sought and will later on share the concept so that it is easily acceptable. That's why I named my masterpiece as well as the blog title as the human push. We're a force to be reckoned with (cliche I know), I'm a force without limits. I may follow Newton's Law of Motion, but I follow my own laws of moving forward with this project and get all the support I can to spread cultural awareness.
You know that Lupe Fiasco track Kick Push, yeah that song and picture connected
Bboy Swoopie out!
Friday, May 15, 2015
All AP test done and prom next
From here on out, it's nothing but smooth sailing. That's an overstatement. I'm pretty sure everyone needs to worry about paying fees and such for college expenses like housing, orientation, future meal plans, etc. We also have finals, but honestly, its all a kick starter for college course material (well as long as you retain everything you've learned).
One good thing I'd like to conclude is Prom! Last dance of all of high school, so let's see how it goes!
One good thing I'd like to conclude is Prom! Last dance of all of high school, so let's see how it goes!
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Four AP Tests done, One more to Go!
*Sigh* It's been rough and tiring and sleepy and ..... It's just whatever it is to get out of some college classes or General Education classes that can be accomplished by passing the AP Exams with a 3 or higher. So much studying and so much preparations. Life as an AP student.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Defining a Sonnet
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
My guess for this sonnet is that it belongs to Petrarchan. For some reason, I think it's more personal and less to a satire of Shakespeare's plays. I feel that the narrator of the sonnet is the one telling the story instead of an omniscient point of view like Shakespeare's sonnets. There's a shift in direct characterization and a more detailed approach in defining someone. The theme of this sonnet has to be that looks are deceiving, so anything to cover up is just a false image to another person's eyes. The tone is somewhat passionate yet at the end shows a condescending approach.
EDIT: I didn't interpret this sonnet correctly (hah, totes not a poem reader as you can tell). This is a Shakespearean Sonnet that consists of 4 quatrains and a couplet. Because Shakespeare was a modernist, so this sonnet was a response to the Petrarchan Sonnets. The rival sonnets were very classical ones that did depict the realism of people and the surroundings. Shakespeare Sonnets were real, not ideal. The sonnet is actually how one feels about the partner with all the negative features, but then detriments it all by saying he still loves her anyway.
Basically, you can laugh at my first paragraph...go ahead I dare you...I need to practice more on literature :(
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
My guess for this sonnet is that it belongs to Petrarchan. For some reason, I think it's more personal and less to a satire of Shakespeare's plays. I feel that the narrator of the sonnet is the one telling the story instead of an omniscient point of view like Shakespeare's sonnets. There's a shift in direct characterization and a more detailed approach in defining someone. The theme of this sonnet has to be that looks are deceiving, so anything to cover up is just a false image to another person's eyes. The tone is somewhat passionate yet at the end shows a condescending approach.
EDIT: I didn't interpret this sonnet correctly (hah, totes not a poem reader as you can tell). This is a Shakespearean Sonnet that consists of 4 quatrains and a couplet. Because Shakespeare was a modernist, so this sonnet was a response to the Petrarchan Sonnets. The rival sonnets were very classical ones that did depict the realism of people and the surroundings. Shakespeare Sonnets were real, not ideal. The sonnet is actually how one feels about the partner with all the negative features, but then detriments it all by saying he still loves her anyway.
Basically, you can laugh at my first paragraph...go ahead I dare you...I need to practice more on literature :(
Monday, April 27, 2015
How to write an easy essay
I know what you're thinking. An essay is an essay. No...an essay is your essay. By that I mean, you fill the score sheet of the grader with all the points, yet it's still not your essay. You're essay should be based on your reading, experiences, context, motivations, prompt, and justification. All of those combinations make up your ideal essay that fit's everyone's perspective. If they don't agree with it entirely, they either are a narcissist or is well-known to writing one.
Whatever the question the prompt asks for, it is most likely do-able. If it's one tricky son-of-bitch of a prompt to get through, I believe you can put your best work into it. I know that an essay has to be understandable the first time around, but the second time around, it'd be better make clarifications and proofreads that gives the reader the opportunity to acknowledge your personal mindset. We all work differently with how our brain works, so make the adjustments necessary. If only the AP exam gave us the time to do so.
I'm not an expert, but don't fret over a question that may not make sense. Read it bit by bit and break it down to it's core literary components. An essay is only good when you think it's good.
Whatever the question the prompt asks for, it is most likely do-able. If it's one tricky son-of-bitch of a prompt to get through, I believe you can put your best work into it. I know that an essay has to be understandable the first time around, but the second time around, it'd be better make clarifications and proofreads that gives the reader the opportunity to acknowledge your personal mindset. We all work differently with how our brain works, so make the adjustments necessary. If only the AP exam gave us the time to do so.
I'm not an expert, but don't fret over a question that may not make sense. Read it bit by bit and break it down to it's core literary components. An essay is only good when you think it's good.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Masterpiece - Bboy Swoopie
I googled it up...I'm guessing nobody took up the name, so I'm taking it up. I want to see it through with break dancing as the core of my dancing while implementing other styles as well. Bboys always have these cool name per se. Most Hip Hop dancers are acknowledged by these nicknames as a representation of the culture they inspire. Also, I aspire to be good at my hobby so I definitely need to practice my masterpiece in spite of the name I've chosen. This name is nothing but the drive of motivation and determination. Only I can find joy in something I love to do and so should you when it comes to interesting things.
Live your childhood dreams and don't get caught up with the American Dream or the destined path your parents chose you.
I'm a wannabe in trying to specialize in something that needs practice, so all I can say is practice whatever you aspire to be. And make it a side thing while you're making dough on the side to make a living. That's the theme of my masterpiece. Don't give in to the social norms of living that boring life.
Peace. Bboy Swoopie out! :D
[Badass picture coming soon]
Live your childhood dreams and don't get caught up with the American Dream or the destined path your parents chose you.
I'm a wannabe in trying to specialize in something that needs practice, so all I can say is practice whatever you aspire to be. And make it a side thing while you're making dough on the side to make a living. That's the theme of my masterpiece. Don't give in to the social norms of living that boring life.
Peace. Bboy Swoopie out! :D
[Badass picture coming soon]
Monday, April 20, 2015
The Otherside of Macbeth
Blood and tears is the what I think is the main plot for Macbeth. If there were a new theme, plot, and tone in Macbeth, then the story would take toll in another route in a goody-too-shoes route for a warrior of one's country. I mean the same situation would still happen when King Duncan is bound to be assassinated by another person other than Macbeth. The title of the Thane of Cawdor would be something that Macbeth would live for by doing good deeds and not being manipulated by Lady Macbeth.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
What About My Masterpiece?
Still working on it. Have to put that one report....I practiced some of my skills for masterpiece over Spring Break. Boy do I still have to work on it. I was thinking how I would mash up dance moves to medical terms. The reactions for that is something I expect, yet I shouldn't expect anything. Expect the unexpected. That coming from people who hear of an outrageous non correlated idea.
You're Always a Woman To Me
Macbeth sees Lady Macbeth as a constituent who implores the same ideas as him, but in a manner of finding a momentum do things without regrets. He's ambitious as is her's. They see eye to eye, sometimes. But to not follow up on a plan is like losing trust in the individual you're suppose to love. Macbeth wants to see that with Lady Macbeth, to feel content with his success to her tasks. Lady Macbeth is like an employer who gives no benefits except being one who gives strength to Macbeth. Someone like a drill sergeant with a contract to keeping a straight, honest marriage. The audience recognizes Lady Macbeth as a fierce, ambitious character who intends to want the joy of winning all. She's seen as no human with no conscience, no guilt whatsoever. We still yet to see more of Lady Macbeth, but a lot is said by the way of her witty words.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Macbeth Act 1 Discussion Questions (Raw)
Act I Study Questions Collaboration
FIrst come first serve - choose 2 questions each
Collaboration: Jayce, Jared, Hikaru, Marcel, Danielle
Jayce - My first picks are the first two study questions 1.1-1.2.
1.1
The effect of the witches at the beginning of the play gives off a gloomy, dark, wicked aura. Nothing beats a supernatural setting based on evil remarks and foreshadowing from the witches, yet they detest their true objective in meeting someone of value. From further reading of the play, the witches are going to meet Macbeth and Banquo when the air is unclear to see, just like fog.
1.2.
The “bloody sergeant” comes to meet the king and his attendants to describe the fierceness of Macbeth and the experiences he’s had with him on the battlefield. Macdonwald was a rebel fighting the king’s army and mercilessly slain many men. The one to kill him was Macbeth and so chopped his head and stuck it to a pike. This did not drop the moral of the enemy soldiers, so the king of Scotland regrouped with new troops and retaliated with another assault. None of the rebels faltered after such display of intimidation
Danielle- my picks are 1.3 #1, 2
1.3
In lines 1-27, the witches are talking about sinking the ship of Macbeth. The effect the witches create is one of disgust to hear them talking about sinking a ship as if it were a game. These specifics foreshadow that Macbeth will arrive by the sinking of his ship. The witches are here to create the plot while the other characters are merely dancers. Line 9 is talking about sailing in a typical sieve sailing to sink the ship. The witches prepare for Macbeth by literally casting a spell. Giving thee a wind means to help you out. But this spell could be seen as basically winding up the plot so that Macbeth will play the part the witches want him to.
Macbeth’s first line reminds me of the witches line fair is foul and foul is fair. Those that we see as evil see us as evil. The witches look really ugly and look almost demonic. They portray the typical image of a witch. The witches tell Macbeth that he will be king of Cawdor as well as Glamis. He becomes captivated in the witches visions of him as king. We know this because that’s how Banquo describes him as being. Banquo asks the witches to tell him what they see in his future and they tell him that he will be greater than Macbeth though he is lesser and he will be happier though not so happy. We know that Macbeth will kill the king and rise to his throne that way.
Jared Dube- My first picks are the 2 questions of 1.4.
1.4
Cawdor died honorably after confessing and repenting his own crimes. The basically replies that Cawdor was a chivalrous man who had completely trusted.
The king greets Banquo and Macbeth with guilt that he can never truly repay them for their heroic deeds. The king then announces that he is going to make his eldest son, Malcolm the heir to the throne. Duncan then declares that he intends to dine at Macbeth’s castle. Macbeth states he is happy for the new heir but then realizes that Malcolm is just another obstacle getting in his way of becoming king.
Hikaru - my first two picks are 1.5 #4, 1.6
1.5
Lady Macbeth’s name is Gruoch, modeled after the name Gruoch ingen Boite.
1.6
Macbeth is not ready to kill the king. He expresses his doubts and troubles of killing Duncan. In lines 1-12, Macbeth is worried that the same assassination will happen to him once he replaces the current king. Just as he is eyeing the king’s throne, other people will also want it if Macbeth is to spill Duncan’s blood. Macbeth’s violates the code of friendship with Duncan. He is his “kinsmen and his subject” so he has some sympathy towards him. His “vaulting ambition” is his motivation.
Marcel- #1 and #2 for 1.7
1.7
1. Macbeth has everything set up to murder Duncan from the offer to come and stay at his abode to the poison to place in his cup. How ever he’s worried about what will become of him after doing so and if he actually should go through with it. As a host you're not suppose to kill your guest rather do everything in your power to make them comfortable. Macbeth’s ambition outweighs the sorrow of killing duncan and this is all the motivation he needs.
2. Lady Macbeth complains for knowledge of the desolation of duncan after dinner. Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth about how he doesn't want to go through with this heinous act any longer and she responds with calling him a coward in riveted language. Lady Macbeths sticks to her taunts and ambitious pulls to make him go through with it while Macbeth stand by what's morally right but in the end Lady Macbeth dominates this scene over her husband.
FIrst come first serve - choose 2 questions each
Collaboration: Jayce, Jared, Hikaru, Marcel, Danielle
Jayce - My first picks are the first two study questions 1.1-1.2.
1.1
The effect of the witches at the beginning of the play gives off a gloomy, dark, wicked aura. Nothing beats a supernatural setting based on evil remarks and foreshadowing from the witches, yet they detest their true objective in meeting someone of value. From further reading of the play, the witches are going to meet Macbeth and Banquo when the air is unclear to see, just like fog.
1.2.
The “bloody sergeant” comes to meet the king and his attendants to describe the fierceness of Macbeth and the experiences he’s had with him on the battlefield. Macdonwald was a rebel fighting the king’s army and mercilessly slain many men. The one to kill him was Macbeth and so chopped his head and stuck it to a pike. This did not drop the moral of the enemy soldiers, so the king of Scotland regrouped with new troops and retaliated with another assault. None of the rebels faltered after such display of intimidation
Danielle- my picks are 1.3 #1, 2
1.3
In lines 1-27, the witches are talking about sinking the ship of Macbeth. The effect the witches create is one of disgust to hear them talking about sinking a ship as if it were a game. These specifics foreshadow that Macbeth will arrive by the sinking of his ship. The witches are here to create the plot while the other characters are merely dancers. Line 9 is talking about sailing in a typical sieve sailing to sink the ship. The witches prepare for Macbeth by literally casting a spell. Giving thee a wind means to help you out. But this spell could be seen as basically winding up the plot so that Macbeth will play the part the witches want him to.
Macbeth’s first line reminds me of the witches line fair is foul and foul is fair. Those that we see as evil see us as evil. The witches look really ugly and look almost demonic. They portray the typical image of a witch. The witches tell Macbeth that he will be king of Cawdor as well as Glamis. He becomes captivated in the witches visions of him as king. We know this because that’s how Banquo describes him as being. Banquo asks the witches to tell him what they see in his future and they tell him that he will be greater than Macbeth though he is lesser and he will be happier though not so happy. We know that Macbeth will kill the king and rise to his throne that way.
Jared Dube- My first picks are the 2 questions of 1.4.
1.4
Cawdor died honorably after confessing and repenting his own crimes. The basically replies that Cawdor was a chivalrous man who had completely trusted.
The king greets Banquo and Macbeth with guilt that he can never truly repay them for their heroic deeds. The king then announces that he is going to make his eldest son, Malcolm the heir to the throne. Duncan then declares that he intends to dine at Macbeth’s castle. Macbeth states he is happy for the new heir but then realizes that Malcolm is just another obstacle getting in his way of becoming king.
Hikaru - my first two picks are 1.5 #4, 1.6
1.5
Lady Macbeth’s name is Gruoch, modeled after the name Gruoch ingen Boite.
1.6
Macbeth is not ready to kill the king. He expresses his doubts and troubles of killing Duncan. In lines 1-12, Macbeth is worried that the same assassination will happen to him once he replaces the current king. Just as he is eyeing the king’s throne, other people will also want it if Macbeth is to spill Duncan’s blood. Macbeth’s violates the code of friendship with Duncan. He is his “kinsmen and his subject” so he has some sympathy towards him. His “vaulting ambition” is his motivation.
Marcel- #1 and #2 for 1.7
1.7
1. Macbeth has everything set up to murder Duncan from the offer to come and stay at his abode to the poison to place in his cup. How ever he’s worried about what will become of him after doing so and if he actually should go through with it. As a host you're not suppose to kill your guest rather do everything in your power to make them comfortable. Macbeth’s ambition outweighs the sorrow of killing duncan and this is all the motivation he needs.
2. Lady Macbeth complains for knowledge of the desolation of duncan after dinner. Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth about how he doesn't want to go through with this heinous act any longer and she responds with calling him a coward in riveted language. Lady Macbeths sticks to her taunts and ambitious pulls to make him go through with it while Macbeth stand by what's morally right but in the end Lady Macbeth dominates this scene over her husband.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Navigate the Wonderland
If you're having trouble finding any specific posts on my blog, head on over to that widget there -----------------> "There Are Mysteries Here" search bar to look for something interesting.
I probably have all stuff if not most. Still looking for that Blog Feedback post.....I set up a tab on the top in your convenience.
I probably have all stuff if not most. Still looking for that Blog Feedback post.....I set up a tab on the top in your convenience.
Meet Macbeth
Macbeth can be described as a certain war hero to his fellow countrymen, but to others, he can be a warmonger. He's a warrior who would fight to the last bloody death. This man is ambitious in his own way of thinking highly, since he conscientiously thinks of himself as a future king. The witches provide a certain thrust of foreshadowing elements of Macbeth claiming the throne. The exposition of the witches' scene gives a dark, yet pompous setting in which the character's emphasize the phrase "Fair is foul, and foul is fair." The quote is an ambiguous precedent for the outcome and decisions of the play. Macbeth's characterization reflect's the tone of Macbeth because there's no telling how Macbeth will play by the rules and the forthright idea of being pushed around by his spouse. Some themes might consist of "internal conscious behavior will affect those who have a sense of being good" or "change in a man doesn't end with one close other guiding the way."
The Meaning Behind The Work
You know what side I support. I think we the people should grow up and move forward. These artist can spread their popularity through reasonable music choices. You could say that they are this generation's William Shakespeare. Because poetry holds more than a thousand words, music is poetry. All of this circling around their designated message.
Filipino's be like...
I need my rice. Something in my blood says rice is essential. It's a dietary food source with a lot of carbohydrates. I don't know, rice is rice and it's good for you (as long as it's mostly organic).
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Young Goodman Brown Essay
Prompt: In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899), protagonist Edna Pontellier is said to possess “that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions.” In a novel or play that you have studied, identify a character who conforms outwardly while questioning inwardly. Then write an essay in which you analyze how this tension between outward conformity and inward questioning contributes to the meaning of the work. Avoid mere plot summary.
There are forces brought up to the world of beliefs and practices. The semi-existing dream or sudden epiphany recalls Goodman Brown into another a demeaning reality. The protagonist faces those who seem out of place, those suspicious upon the audience’s perspective, but not that to Young Goodman Brown’s author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Since the protagonist travels along a path, acquainted or not, Goodman Brown senses an ever changing self in the course of a traditional society. The practices that one group may do depends on the individuals who take on the beliefs, so that’s where the protagonist struggles to make amends with his morals or with society’s meaning of beliefs
(in continuum)
There are forces brought up to the world of beliefs and practices. The semi-existing dream or sudden epiphany recalls Goodman Brown into another a demeaning reality. The protagonist faces those who seem out of place, those suspicious upon the audience’s perspective, but not that to Young Goodman Brown’s author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Since the protagonist travels along a path, acquainted or not, Goodman Brown senses an ever changing self in the course of a traditional society. The practices that one group may do depends on the individuals who take on the beliefs, so that’s where the protagonist struggles to make amends with his morals or with society’s meaning of beliefs
(in continuum)
To Get You Into That Badass Mood
Here's a playlist of mostly movie, game, etc. OST (Original Soundtracks) that'll get you pumped up or hyped or crunk or turnt or whatever you set your mind to.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB0Pb7s6SuYfiw-7sZndjhvRZ6ZuBMenx
My favorite one as of now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvYXLafiGnY&list=PLB0Pb7s6SuYfiw-7sZndjhvRZ6ZuBMenx&index=5
Side note: Is it weird to read aloud with EPIC music on....for me personally, it feels like I'm one of those inspirational narrators for like a HYPED up video or something.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB0Pb7s6SuYfiw-7sZndjhvRZ6ZuBMenx
My favorite one as of now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvYXLafiGnY&list=PLB0Pb7s6SuYfiw-7sZndjhvRZ6ZuBMenx&index=5
Side note: Is it weird to read aloud with EPIC music on....for me personally, it feels like I'm one of those inspirational narrators for like a HYPED up video or something.
Shakespeare's Sonnets: Sonnet XXVI Essay
Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage
Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit,
To thee I send this written embassage,
To witness duty, not to show my wit:
Duty so great, which wit so poor as mine
May make seem bare, in wanting words to show it,
But that I hope some good conceit of thine
In thy soul's thought, all naked, will bestow it:
Till whatsoever star that guides my moving,
Points on me graciously with fair aspect,
And puts apparel on my tottered loving,
To show me worthy of thy sweet respect:
Then may I dare to boast how I do love thee;
Till then, not show my head where thou mayst prove me.
Prompt: 1992 Poem: “The Prelude” (William Wordsworth)
Prompt: In the passage below, which comes from William Wordsworth's autobiographical poem “The Prelude,” the speaker encounters unfamiliar aspects of the natural world. Write an essay in which you trace the speaker's changing responses to his experiences and explain how they are conveyed by the poem's diction, imagery, and tone.
The poem fits the prompt because the speaker addresses the higher official in gratitude. In manner of speaking, the prompt suggests that the speaker of the poem can express his views of his position and takes upon poetry to a broader meaning. This Shakespeare Sonnet definitely includes diction, imagery, and tone in order to answer the prompt.
A sonnet written by Shakespeare expresses historical experiences such as an ambassador showing his utmost appearance to a higher official. By doing this, the poem settles down the loyalty of one to the employer per se. Since the speaker of the poem is of lower standing, the way of words are conveyed in the context of specific literary terms. Since the speaker changes his responses due to his duty as a servant, in turn the show of a worthy colleague, the text specifies diction, imagery, and tone of the sonnet to determine the speaker’s course of action and thought.
The speaker of the Shakespearean sonnet knows what he is being considered of. The choice of words, or diction, quoted: “to witness duty, not to show my wit”, which can be interpreted in showing his task as a messenger and not one who boasts about clever comments or intellectual quickness. There’s a drastic change in how one delivers a message transitioning “to show me worthy of thy sweet respect” so that that the audience can receive full attention. Another example of diction happens when the speaker formally acknowledges the vassal’s intellectual abilities quoted: “I hope some good conceit of thine…”
The tone of the poem is easily spotted amongst a relationship between two parties with one being subpar. That being the ambassador (to be continued)
Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit,
To thee I send this written embassage,
To witness duty, not to show my wit:
Duty so great, which wit so poor as mine
May make seem bare, in wanting words to show it,
But that I hope some good conceit of thine
In thy soul's thought, all naked, will bestow it:
Till whatsoever star that guides my moving,
Points on me graciously with fair aspect,
And puts apparel on my tottered loving,
To show me worthy of thy sweet respect:
Then may I dare to boast how I do love thee;
Till then, not show my head where thou mayst prove me.
Prompt: 1992 Poem: “The Prelude” (William Wordsworth)
Prompt: In the passage below, which comes from William Wordsworth's autobiographical poem “The Prelude,” the speaker encounters unfamiliar aspects of the natural world. Write an essay in which you trace the speaker's changing responses to his experiences and explain how they are conveyed by the poem's diction, imagery, and tone.
The poem fits the prompt because the speaker addresses the higher official in gratitude. In manner of speaking, the prompt suggests that the speaker of the poem can express his views of his position and takes upon poetry to a broader meaning. This Shakespeare Sonnet definitely includes diction, imagery, and tone in order to answer the prompt.
A sonnet written by Shakespeare expresses historical experiences such as an ambassador showing his utmost appearance to a higher official. By doing this, the poem settles down the loyalty of one to the employer per se. Since the speaker of the poem is of lower standing, the way of words are conveyed in the context of specific literary terms. Since the speaker changes his responses due to his duty as a servant, in turn the show of a worthy colleague, the text specifies diction, imagery, and tone of the sonnet to determine the speaker’s course of action and thought.
The speaker of the Shakespearean sonnet knows what he is being considered of. The choice of words, or diction, quoted: “to witness duty, not to show my wit”, which can be interpreted in showing his task as a messenger and not one who boasts about clever comments or intellectual quickness. There’s a drastic change in how one delivers a message transitioning “to show me worthy of thy sweet respect” so that that the audience can receive full attention. Another example of diction happens when the speaker formally acknowledges the vassal’s intellectual abilities quoted: “I hope some good conceit of thine…”
The tone of the poem is easily spotted amongst a relationship between two parties with one being subpar. That being the ambassador (to be continued)
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Blog Feedback
Thoughts, feelings, suggestions, or anything just comment about the blog in consideration of the Battle of the Blogs bracket tournament.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Seeking Mentor
I seek a mentor who knows how to run things on their own. They needn't follow other people's examples or procedures, simply put in perspective of the mentor's pathway. One shouldn't give a f**k about what other people think because that way it shows how strong they are to put up with others who don't abide by expressing one's ideas. Independence is one thing and putting trust in that mentor's hands is best to ask for. One should not be perfect, therefore have a weakness to confirm in order to retaliate it with a strength. There should be similar interests, which in turn have conflicting interests so things won't get too boring.
Questions for the Mentor:
What background do you come from and how do you expect to use that to your advantage as a mentor?
What are your exceptions of the future?
How organized are you?
Define what it means to live by the motto.
If you had to give a speech, what would it be comprised of?
What goal do you seek as being a mentor?
The mentor is the one whose leading and is experienced. I have to learn on the way to begin the process.
Questions for the Mentor:
What background do you come from and how do you expect to use that to your advantage as a mentor?
What are your exceptions of the future?
How organized are you?
Define what it means to live by the motto.
If you had to give a speech, what would it be comprised of?
What goal do you seek as being a mentor?
The mentor is the one whose leading and is experienced. I have to learn on the way to begin the process.
Masterpiece Progression
Yes, I know I need to get working on my masterpiece, but I know it's set. My plans now are to present my masterpiece without a visible representation (if that). I was my listeners to basically listen. Hear what I have to say about sociology in connection to medicine in connection to time travel in connection to dance. I want to take in all the ideas that I'm super passionate about about put it into your minds.
"Is that called mind blowing?"
My current thinking right now has to go into writing a report about time travel so I still need to research all the things about it. It's been difficult to make time for that so, I'll get that done during Spring Break as well as connecting everything else. That's basically it, unless there are any open suggestions out there....
"Is that called mind blowing?"
My current thinking right now has to go into writing a report about time travel so I still need to research all the things about it. It's been difficult to make time for that so, I'll get that done during Spring Break as well as connecting everything else. That's basically it, unless there are any open suggestions out there....
Monday, March 30, 2015
Dulce Et Decorum Est (1) by Wilfred Owen - Vendler Grid Poetry Analysis
Meaning: The title of the poem and the last lines of in itself means that soldiers die for their country even in the most fateful and horrid situation, yet still fight. Men in war die for what is right, which in turn becomes an outrageous experience of weapons that cause terrific suffering imaging.
Antecedent Scenario: War never changes. Consequences in battle led to the explanation of the whole scene as men battling for one's country fight in trenches. This is what is occurring before the poem even starts, therefore initiating the status quo.
A Division into Structural Parts: The scenes go bit by bit as soldiers align themselves in the trench. When an attack is imminent, another scene describes the struggles of war. The last part is determined by how ironic one fights for the purpose of country "It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country" as the Latin phrase says.
The Climax: Watching a fellow comrade go down in history is where the climax begins because the rising action leads up to the enemy crossing "no man's land" into enemy territory and following through the assault. As the main character watches his man at arm's suffer, his thoughts rattle of an overbearing sight that changed his overview into the account of all the possible ways to die.
The Other Parts: The tense action has begun since the beginning and then ended into a chill submission of thoughtfulness after thinking about the purpose for war.
Antecedent Scenario: War never changes. Consequences in battle led to the explanation of the whole scene as men battling for one's country fight in trenches. This is what is occurring before the poem even starts, therefore initiating the status quo.
A Division into Structural Parts: The scenes go bit by bit as soldiers align themselves in the trench. When an attack is imminent, another scene describes the struggles of war. The last part is determined by how ironic one fights for the purpose of country "It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country" as the Latin phrase says.
The Climax: Watching a fellow comrade go down in history is where the climax begins because the rising action leads up to the enemy crossing "no man's land" into enemy territory and following through the assault. As the main character watches his man at arm's suffer, his thoughts rattle of an overbearing sight that changed his overview into the account of all the possible ways to die.
The Other Parts: The tense action has begun since the beginning and then ended into a chill submission of thoughtfulness after thinking about the purpose for war.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Tobermory Explained
The tone of the story was meant to create a bland, plainful gray setting with the introduction of a character such as Cornelius Appin to flare the party. Nothing is so special about one man to make a day interesting. The suggestive theme could be expect nothing less from one person and expect more from what we do to make the day go on.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Brave New World Essay
There is a big difference between humanity and individualism. The individual finds oneself in a world of struggle and overcomes that conflict as a whole. Humanity on the other hand is recognizing people's interest and preserving the fate of being a human. Two concepts clash in segments within the context of Brave New World. The importance of both is how much one can about how life as a person living both ideas should accept perfection among all. Even when perfection is ideal, it contradicts the beliefs of what it is to become a person who feels differently. Humans are definite in the structure of conditioning, hence the conflicts that arise in our inner self to act against perfection and outright societal demands. In the notion of outward conformity and inward questioning, literary techniques follow the deeper meaning of Brave New World in respect to the parts of understanding life through conscious determinants.
Consciousness lies between the fundamental human morals and individual thought process. Civilized people think of happiness as a luxury, such as Lenina and Bernard from Brave New World. Nothing sticks out more when soma is involved or a hypnopaedic person whose life goal is to achieve it. Because society asserts their wants for such emotions, not having someone in an example of Romeo and Juliet juxtaposes the conformist idea of having anyone they want in the suspected Brave New London. But the moral about happiness does't relate to content or rejoice, since the motif of a "blushing" or "flushed" face resembles nonchalant emotions than a reflective countenance. This internal conflict is affected by society as an outrageous practice, therefore it supports the book's deeper meaning of individual discovery. There's also a contrast in the internal feelings that Bernard suspects of transformation, but clings to ideas of a neutral state. The struggle within man himself defines the overarching solution of society fixing unruly statuses around conflicting peoples.
The world wasn't made to be perfect. Otherwise, people conceive perfection. In the novel, "universal happiness keeps the wheels steadily turning; truth and beauty can't." The dichotomy from the text suggests that everyone should believe in true happiness while letting go of the important prospects that may tarnish the meaning of perfection. Its an ultimatum that follows no righteous morals and so divides happiness apart from truth and beauty. Humanity could be lost without acknowledging the things that built over it. "The huge table-topped buildings were no more...a bed of geometrical mushrooms sprouting from the green of a park and garden" is seen to be a metaphor to how the infrastructure people builds on comes from a source of nature. There's history to the origin of human when nature is involved and with that being taken away in Brave New World, it symbolizes a thoughtful response of consciousness toward the environment and technological progress. Its also clear to think of the closeness of people to abstract things. The simile: "Like the vague torsos of fabulous athletes, huge fleshy clouds filled the blue air..." is determined by perfect images of people that carry on a popular support for humanity.
Individualism and humanity hinders a thin line, which in turn is blurred. Civilized individuals try to figure out the world with what they think or what they hear. That's where they choose to become content with how the world perceives. One things for sure, one can't live without both present because too many problems arise when one overcomes the other. There's a balance of working things out, whether shunned by one or can't find one's purpose in life, people look for other sources. Brave New World takes the readers to the context of simple inward questioning and outward conformity so that there's a general understanding of how the current world functions. An individual thrives to questioning all sorts of things, but the main focus to solving our problems is looking back at how it all started.
Consciousness lies between the fundamental human morals and individual thought process. Civilized people think of happiness as a luxury, such as Lenina and Bernard from Brave New World. Nothing sticks out more when soma is involved or a hypnopaedic person whose life goal is to achieve it. Because society asserts their wants for such emotions, not having someone in an example of Romeo and Juliet juxtaposes the conformist idea of having anyone they want in the suspected Brave New London. But the moral about happiness does't relate to content or rejoice, since the motif of a "blushing" or "flushed" face resembles nonchalant emotions than a reflective countenance. This internal conflict is affected by society as an outrageous practice, therefore it supports the book's deeper meaning of individual discovery. There's also a contrast in the internal feelings that Bernard suspects of transformation, but clings to ideas of a neutral state. The struggle within man himself defines the overarching solution of society fixing unruly statuses around conflicting peoples.
The world wasn't made to be perfect. Otherwise, people conceive perfection. In the novel, "universal happiness keeps the wheels steadily turning; truth and beauty can't." The dichotomy from the text suggests that everyone should believe in true happiness while letting go of the important prospects that may tarnish the meaning of perfection. Its an ultimatum that follows no righteous morals and so divides happiness apart from truth and beauty. Humanity could be lost without acknowledging the things that built over it. "The huge table-topped buildings were no more...a bed of geometrical mushrooms sprouting from the green of a park and garden" is seen to be a metaphor to how the infrastructure people builds on comes from a source of nature. There's history to the origin of human when nature is involved and with that being taken away in Brave New World, it symbolizes a thoughtful response of consciousness toward the environment and technological progress. Its also clear to think of the closeness of people to abstract things. The simile: "Like the vague torsos of fabulous athletes, huge fleshy clouds filled the blue air..." is determined by perfect images of people that carry on a popular support for humanity.
Individualism and humanity hinders a thin line, which in turn is blurred. Civilized individuals try to figure out the world with what they think or what they hear. That's where they choose to become content with how the world perceives. One things for sure, one can't live without both present because too many problems arise when one overcomes the other. There's a balance of working things out, whether shunned by one or can't find one's purpose in life, people look for other sources. Brave New World takes the readers to the context of simple inward questioning and outward conformity so that there's a general understanding of how the current world functions. An individual thrives to questioning all sorts of things, but the main focus to solving our problems is looking back at how it all started.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
3K
I hit that 3K, 3,000 views on my blog. It's quite satisfying for people to look at a student's work and think about whatever. Impressed, disregarded, fool's choice, "not for traditional students", or whatever. I want to see more of that. Question the significance of online learning. Yes, there are some bad sides to it, but utilize the good parts while you're at it. Use it while the Brave New World we live in actually partakes in a grand networking of activities available to us now.
Open Source Learning is the grand scheme of it all, but the students themselves participating in it is what builds the idea. To be honest, I like my senior English class for what is now besides I really can't stand a traditional one. You could call it a dream come true, while I call it reality.
Open Source Learning is the grand scheme of it all, but the students themselves participating in it is what builds the idea. To be honest, I like my senior English class for what is now besides I really can't stand a traditional one. You could call it a dream come true, while I call it reality.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Ask Me No Question, I'll Write You A Thesis
Prewrite
There is a big difference between humanity and individualism. The individual finds oneself in a world of struggle and overcomes that conflict as a whole. Humanity on the other hand is recognizing people's interest and preserving the fate of being a human. Two concepts clash in segments within the context of Brave New World. The importance of both is how much one can about how life as a person living both ideas should accept perfection among all. Even when perfection is ideal, it contradicts the beliefs of what it is to become a person who feels differently. Humans are definite in the structure of conditioning, hence the conflicts that arise in our inner self to act against perfection and outright societal demands. In the notion of outward conformity and inward questioning, literary techniques follow the deeper meaning of Brave New World in respect to the parts of understanding life through conscious determinants.
There is a big difference between humanity and individualism. The individual finds oneself in a world of struggle and overcomes that conflict as a whole. Humanity on the other hand is recognizing people's interest and preserving the fate of being a human. Two concepts clash in segments within the context of Brave New World. The importance of both is how much one can about how life as a person living both ideas should accept perfection among all. Even when perfection is ideal, it contradicts the beliefs of what it is to become a person who feels differently. Humans are definite in the structure of conditioning, hence the conflicts that arise in our inner self to act against perfection and outright societal demands. In the notion of outward conformity and inward questioning, literary techniques follow the deeper meaning of Brave New World in respect to the parts of understanding life through conscious determinants.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
What's your definition of an American Dream?
I would define an American Dream in general that follows this criteria:
Born American citizen-
1. Go through preschool, kindergarten, and elementary
2. Graduate junior high school
3. Graduate high school and get your diploma
4. Go to college, earn your degree
5. Go back to college, earn a higher degree
6. Apply for dream job
7. Settle down with your earnings
8. [Fill in the Blank]
Non-American Citizen (may vary)-
1. Obtain citizenship
2. Work through minimum wage or higher jobs
3. Send money back to family from home country
4. Go to college and earn a degree
5. Go back to college and earn a higher degree
6. Apply for dream job
7. Settle down with earnings
8. [Fill in the Blank]
Prove me wrong. Add suggestions. My opinions and thoughts about the culture today. The American Dream is not perfect to obtain and it's actually harder to gain any other way. The individual defines what the American Dream is and I don't really follow up to it, but as I think back to how the system works, it does apply to me. The 'fill in the blank' section can be anything you wish to do with it.
Born American citizen-
1. Go through preschool, kindergarten, and elementary
2. Graduate junior high school
3. Graduate high school and get your diploma
4. Go to college, earn your degree
5. Go back to college, earn a higher degree
6. Apply for dream job
7. Settle down with your earnings
8. [Fill in the Blank]
Non-American Citizen (may vary)-
1. Obtain citizenship
2. Work through minimum wage or higher jobs
3. Send money back to family from home country
4. Go to college and earn a degree
5. Go back to college and earn a higher degree
6. Apply for dream job
7. Settle down with earnings
8. [Fill in the Blank]
Prove me wrong. Add suggestions. My opinions and thoughts about the culture today. The American Dream is not perfect to obtain and it's actually harder to gain any other way. The individual defines what the American Dream is and I don't really follow up to it, but as I think back to how the system works, it does apply to me. The 'fill in the blank' section can be anything you wish to do with it.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Lit Terms #6
Simile: a figure of speech comparing two essentially unlike things through the use of a specific word of comparison
Soliloquy: an extended speech, usually in a drama, delivered by a character alone on stage
Spiritual: a folk song, usually on a religious theme
Speaker: a narrator, the one speaking
Stereotype: cliche; simplified, standardized conception with a special meaning and appeal for members of a group; a formula story
Stream of Consciousness: the style of writing that attempts to imitate the natural flow of the character’s thoughts, feelings, reflections, memories, and mental images, as the character experiences them
Structure: the planned framework of a literary selection; its apparent organization
Style: the manner of putting thoughts into words; a characteristic way of writing or speaking
Subordination: the couching of less important ideas in less important structures of language
Surrealism: a style of literature and painting that stresses the subconscious or nonrational aspects of man’s existence characterized by juxtaposition of the bizarre and the banal
Suspension of Disbelief: suspend not believing it in order to enjoy it
Symbol: something which stands for something else, yet has a meaning of its own
Synesthesia: the use of one sense to convey the experience of another sense
Synecdoche: another form of name changing, in which a part standing for a whole
Syntax: the arrangement and grammatical relations of words in a sentence
Theme: main idea of the story; its message(s)
Thesis: a proposition for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or disapproved; the main idea
Tone: the devices used to create the mood and atmosphere of a literary work; the author’s perceived point of view
Tongue in Cheek: a type of humor in which the speaker feigns seriousness, aka “dry” or “dead pan”
Tragedy: in literature, any composition with a somber theme carried to a disastrous conclusion, a fatal event; protagonist usually is heroic but tragically (fatally) flawed
Understatement: the opposite of hyperbole; saying less than you mean for emphasis
Vernacular: everyday speech
Voice: the textual features, such as diction and sentence structures, that convey a writer’s or speaker’s persona
Zeitgeist: the feeling of a particular ear in history
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Lit Terms #5
Parallelism:
Parody:
Pathos:
Pedantry:
Personification:
Plot:
Poignant:
Point of View:
Postmodernism:
Prose:
Protagonist:
Pun:
Purpose:
Realism:
Refrain:
Requiem:
Resolution:
Restatement:
Rhetoric:
Rhetorical Question:
Rising Action:
Romanticism:
Satire:
Scansion:
Setting:
Parody:
Pathos:
Pedantry:
Personification:
Plot:
Poignant:
Point of View:
Postmodernism:
Prose:
Protagonist:
Pun:
Purpose:
Realism:
Refrain:
Requiem:
Resolution:
Restatement:
Rhetoric:
Rhetorical Question:
Rising Action:
Romanticism:
Satire:
Scansion:
Setting:
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Is it just me...
I've been 18 for awhile and nothing much going on. Anticipation maybe. For being a student of course. But as I look back, because I'm conscience like that, I'm like "damn, where do I begin." That is to say, my mistakes, my undo's, other stuff and stuff. It's been a rough start too. Everything feels too fast, I want the world to reflect once on one thought for just one moment.
I feel like if I do that and stop time, I could focus for once. I can do all the things I need to. Catch up so to say. This goes for everyone. Oh, how happy we could get, hopefully. If we can dream a bit more and expand our knowledge on the euphemisms we expect to happen to us. We've seen it all and time is of an essence. It's short, but having moments and experiences is the greatest accomplishments.
That's why I expect more of these great moments and experiences to change the past in ways that doesn't cause frustration. Control time your way and make the best of it.
I feel like if I do that and stop time, I could focus for once. I can do all the things I need to. Catch up so to say. This goes for everyone. Oh, how happy we could get, hopefully. If we can dream a bit more and expand our knowledge on the euphemisms we expect to happen to us. We've seen it all and time is of an essence. It's short, but having moments and experiences is the greatest accomplishments.
That's why I expect more of these great moments and experiences to change the past in ways that doesn't cause frustration. Control time your way and make the best of it.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
In Addition to the Blog Title: The Human Push
This goes without saying, The Human Push is my masterpiece name. I've got my reasons and when the time comes to explaining it, it'll all come together in everyone's mind. Hopefully, you can get the gist of things. Why we follow order and why we follow a discord of disorder. I'll be guiding my audience in a clear adventure. The things I've been striving to piece together is something I consider big. In relation to human strength (word set to define connotatively) and human nature. Please follow up and keep an open mind when the project is at it's high point.
Lit Terms #4
interior monologue: a form of writing which represents the inner thoughts of a character; the recording of the internal, emotional experience(s) of an individual; generally the reader is given the impression of overhearing the the interior monologue
inversion: words out of order for emphasis
juxtaposition: the intentional placement of a word, phrase, sentences of a paragraph to contrast with another nearby
lyric: a poem having musical form and quality; short outburst of the author's innermost thoughts and feelings
magic(al) realism: a genre developed in Latin America which juxtaposes the everyday with marvelous or magical
metaphor *(extended, controlling, & mixed): an analogy that compare two different things imaginatively
-Extended: a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it
-Controlling: a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work
-Mixed: a metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies
metonymy: literally "name changing" a device of figurative language in which the name of an attribute or associated thing is substituted for the unusual name of a thing
Mode of Discourse: argument (persuasion), narration, description, and exposition
modernism: literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology
monologue: an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel, or narrative poem
mood: the predominating atmosphere evoked by a literary piece
motif: a recurring feature (name, image, or phrase) in a piece of literature
myth: a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to mysteries of the world
narrative: a story or description of events
narrator: one who narrates, or tells, a story
naturalism: extreme form of realism
novelette/novella: shorty story; short prose narrative ,often satirical
omniscient point of view: knowing of all things, usually the third person
onomatopoeia: use of the word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its meaning
oxymoron: a figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combine to produce a rhetorical effect by means of a concise paradox
pacing: rate of movement, tempo
parable: a story designed to convey some religious principle, moral lesson, or general truth
paradox: a statement apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really containing a possible truth; an opinion contrary to generally accepted ideas
inversion: words out of order for emphasis
juxtaposition: the intentional placement of a word, phrase, sentences of a paragraph to contrast with another nearby
lyric: a poem having musical form and quality; short outburst of the author's innermost thoughts and feelings
magic(al) realism: a genre developed in Latin America which juxtaposes the everyday with marvelous or magical
metaphor *(extended, controlling, & mixed): an analogy that compare two different things imaginatively
-Extended: a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it
-Controlling: a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work
-Mixed: a metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies
metonymy: literally "name changing" a device of figurative language in which the name of an attribute or associated thing is substituted for the unusual name of a thing
Mode of Discourse: argument (persuasion), narration, description, and exposition
modernism: literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology
monologue: an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel, or narrative poem
mood: the predominating atmosphere evoked by a literary piece
motif: a recurring feature (name, image, or phrase) in a piece of literature
myth: a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to mysteries of the world
narrative: a story or description of events
narrator: one who narrates, or tells, a story
naturalism: extreme form of realism
novelette/novella: shorty story; short prose narrative ,often satirical
omniscient point of view: knowing of all things, usually the third person
onomatopoeia: use of the word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its meaning
oxymoron: a figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combine to produce a rhetorical effect by means of a concise paradox
pacing: rate of movement, tempo
parable: a story designed to convey some religious principle, moral lesson, or general truth
paradox: a statement apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really containing a possible truth; an opinion contrary to generally accepted ideas
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Life is a Hyperbole
I'm probably a complaining, over thinking little bitch who gets frustrated over the little things (depends). I do think life is unfair and I always get the idea that my life stops right there. What I mean there is that I set aside life with the goals I intend to achieve. Sometimes that goals turn their back on me or it's my fault I'm not pursuing them. I exaggerate my mind that the future will hold good things. It's false.
There are twists and turns in everyone's life, but right now, I feel this year doesn't feel different like last year. Conflicts keep arising. Twists rule me out of the equation. Is this really adulthood or is it just me slacking off on things? I think I keep things in order, in check, but it's not that simple. I hope for the best outcome possible, so of course I have to reach those conclusions. That's why I asked my BIG QUESTION. I'll summarize it for you, when is life ever simple? Think about it and ask yourself it. It curses me somehow, but is it a true fact? Does it apply to others? What constitutes a simple life and a complex one? These questions build up my BIG QUESTION.
There are things that are ironical in what I set for myself. There are also things that I don't even know could be paradoxes. I know the very thing I can do now is continue my masterpiece in the right direction. I feel ashamed telling my true (mini frustration) story here, but the time will come and you might think that it's not the end of the world when you hear it initially. Just think of the possibilities because we all set high standards for ourselves. It's a good thing and that's what we call goals. Setting our standards out low for once actually gets me and probably many others hooked. Those are the reasons why we keep going. We do the everyday stuff, the low standards. They make the biggest differences in our lives.
DO WHAT YOU DO TODAY AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE YOU IN THE FUTURE.
There are twists and turns in everyone's life, but right now, I feel this year doesn't feel different like last year. Conflicts keep arising. Twists rule me out of the equation. Is this really adulthood or is it just me slacking off on things? I think I keep things in order, in check, but it's not that simple. I hope for the best outcome possible, so of course I have to reach those conclusions. That's why I asked my BIG QUESTION. I'll summarize it for you, when is life ever simple? Think about it and ask yourself it. It curses me somehow, but is it a true fact? Does it apply to others? What constitutes a simple life and a complex one? These questions build up my BIG QUESTION.
There are things that are ironical in what I set for myself. There are also things that I don't even know could be paradoxes. I know the very thing I can do now is continue my masterpiece in the right direction. I feel ashamed telling my true (mini frustration) story here, but the time will come and you might think that it's not the end of the world when you hear it initially. Just think of the possibilities because we all set high standards for ourselves. It's a good thing and that's what we call goals. Setting our standards out low for once actually gets me and probably many others hooked. Those are the reasons why we keep going. We do the everyday stuff, the low standards. They make the biggest differences in our lives.
DO WHAT YOU DO TODAY AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE YOU IN THE FUTURE.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Write Your Signature
Play this song while you read:
Self-realization is vital for our well-being. What I mean is to acknowledge the work you've done. You don't have to realize it now, but getting a glimpse of it should be considered an accomplishment. I should acknowledge who I am too. We change in the course of life. Some of us want to imprint our ethics and devotion in work and people. So it's a good thing to find something to leave behind that represents us.
There's a special place, person, moment, experience, etc. we hold dear in our hearts. What we have to achieve at this point (and it may differ), is to acquire it. I'll make it happen, friends will make it happen, family will make it happen, influential figures will make it happen, and all other connections will make happen for sure. Contrive ideas into concepts. Write your signature.
Self-realization is vital for our well-being. What I mean is to acknowledge the work you've done. You don't have to realize it now, but getting a glimpse of it should be considered an accomplishment. I should acknowledge who I am too. We change in the course of life. Some of us want to imprint our ethics and devotion in work and people. So it's a good thing to find something to leave behind that represents us.
There's a special place, person, moment, experience, etc. we hold dear in our hearts. What we have to achieve at this point (and it may differ), is to acquire it. I'll make it happen, friends will make it happen, family will make it happen, influential figures will make it happen, and all other connections will make happen for sure. Contrive ideas into concepts. Write your signature.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Always the G (#ForBree)
I'm probably late saying this when all of this happened on that Friday night. As soon as I woke up and saw this Facebook post about that one special person, I said, "No way, it couldn't be." Once I saw your name, my heart skipped five beats. I just asked myself inside my head, "Why does fate have to take her away?!?!?" or "This was out of the blue, she shouldn't be taken away by God."
Then it hit me hard. I remember the good times you had with all the people you cared about. Selling slutty brownies, smiling every morning, making comments with retort about the teachers and school work (which always made people laugh), college trips, befriending everyone, integrating a second family called AVID, and all of which shined your future.
My memories flashback to me on the day I last saw you and the last time I heard you spoke. "Awww, Erica! You beat me on Trivia Crack. Rematch!" as you said while hanging out in Dr. Preston's class. I'm glad I could say 'Thank You' one last time during Mr. Nesper's Test Corrections session, even if it was a request for a book. I'll keep that true to my heart. I'm also glad I had a tiny crush on you in sophomore year, but what's not to like about you. Four years that I've known you were the best of times.
We also won't ever ever ever forget the whole Senior class (during the taking of the class picture of 2015) cheer you on when you ran to take the picture with us.
Bree, hear us out. I know you wouldn't leave your comrades and family behind. We won't ever forget your wondrous voice and gracious smiles. There are things you still have to do and you carried over that mission onto us. We're going to represent you by wearing your favorite Rasta colors. Our AVID class is going to be heart wrecked when we start and finish that university banner we were supposed to do. We're going to design your banner, finish your masterpiece, graduate with us, come to the AVID Senior Party, and stay by your family always. You're a memoir to us in our hearts. You inscribed all the joyful and positive vibes in our mind and soul.
Breanna Rodriguez, rest in paradise and make that paradise an ever growing one.
Then it hit me hard. I remember the good times you had with all the people you cared about. Selling slutty brownies, smiling every morning, making comments with retort about the teachers and school work (which always made people laugh), college trips, befriending everyone, integrating a second family called AVID, and all of which shined your future.
My memories flashback to me on the day I last saw you and the last time I heard you spoke. "Awww, Erica! You beat me on Trivia Crack. Rematch!" as you said while hanging out in Dr. Preston's class. I'm glad I could say 'Thank You' one last time during Mr. Nesper's Test Corrections session, even if it was a request for a book. I'll keep that true to my heart. I'm also glad I had a tiny crush on you in sophomore year, but what's not to like about you. Four years that I've known you were the best of times.
We also won't ever ever ever forget the whole Senior class (during the taking of the class picture of 2015) cheer you on when you ran to take the picture with us.
Bree, hear us out. I know you wouldn't leave your comrades and family behind. We won't ever forget your wondrous voice and gracious smiles. There are things you still have to do and you carried over that mission onto us. We're going to represent you by wearing your favorite Rasta colors. Our AVID class is going to be heart wrecked when we start and finish that university banner we were supposed to do. We're going to design your banner, finish your masterpiece, graduate with us, come to the AVID Senior Party, and stay by your family always. You're a memoir to us in our hearts. You inscribed all the joyful and positive vibes in our mind and soul.
Breanna Rodriguez, rest in paradise and make that paradise an ever growing one.
"Personality is the most beautiful thing"
Friday, January 30, 2015
Dear All People, [Let's Get Real]
We may have differences, we may have similarities. But the thing we don't have a clear issue on is staying within a mete. Expression through a mental boundary and nothing else. It's pretty obvious that we may not like each other or maybe do, generally speaking. Just my opinion if you don't mind, but keep some thoughts to yourself that could mean offence to the other party, group, clique, union, etc. I know a guy who has been raised to act a certain way against a certain body of people based on pigmentation. I'm not going to de-friend him in real life based on his thoughts about the issue, but in this day in age (and I know of what goes on with the world), people don't outright go out to start love or hate.
I don't judge my friend at all, but I don't entirely agree with why he does with what he thinks. He doesn't show what he really is, in public, but as time goes by, there is a central understanding through acknowledgement between two parties. I don't intend to make this a very racial thing, since the subject we have to be aware of is calling someone out for being something untrue. What I'm getting at here, in addition to ignoring those slandering internet offences, is just keeping the mouth closed. It can end badly on both sides if one says anything that revolves around this not-so letter/memo. Remember, you don't have to love that group and you don't have hate that group. Don't pick a side, and interpret the character individually. No singling out or cull one's affiliation.
Assimilation is bad enough; we can't expect others to become what we want them to be. It's too extreme for extreme idealism and too greedy per se. We are who we are and can't justify a line that embodies perfection. Learn by personal experience.
I just had to:
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
[...] Keep it Real!
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Reminiscing the Typing Past
While I'm typing down the lit terms onto my blog, I look back to those famous grade school years. Those alpha levels of typing, especially during kindergarten, I typed slow like a turtle on a beach. I had a friend named Harley who was like a magician at typing. It'd take him 0.0001 second to write a sentence. All this happening in kindergarten! It was magic! Now, I type faster, but not as proficient as I should be. The main point behind this is what you could say is many years of practice. So if anyone thinks they haven't accomplished much, I mean you could say you accomplished being a faster typer.
Lit Terms #3
Epitaph: Any brief inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone; a short formal poem of commemoration often a credo written by the person who wishes it to be on their tombstone
Epithet: a short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone's character, characteristics
Euphemism: the use of an indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt
Evocation (Evocative): A calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a sense of reality
Exposition: beginning of a story that sets forth facts, ideas, and/or characters, in a detailed explanation
Expressionism: movement in art, literature, and music consisting of unrealistic representation of an inner idea or feeling(s)
Fable: a short, simple story, usually with animals as characters, designed to teach a moral truth
Fallacy: from Latin word " to deceive", a false or misleading notion, belief, or argument; any kind of erroneous reasoning that makes arguments unsound
Falling Action: part of the narrative or drama after the climax
Farce: a boisterous comedy involving ludicrous action and dialogue
Figurative Language: apt and imaginative language characterized by figures of speech (such as metaphor and simile)
Flashback: a narrative device that flashes back to prior events
Foil: a person or thing that, by contrast, makes another seem better or more prominent
Folk Tale: story passed down by word of mouth
Foreshadowing: in fiction and drama, a device to prepare the reader for the outcome of the action; "planning" to make the outcome convincing, though not to give it away
Free Verse: verse without conventional metrical pattern, with irregular pattern or no rhyme
Genre: a category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, or content
Gothic Tale: a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent or grotesque action, and a mood of decay, degeneration, and decadence.
Hyperbole: an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point
Imagery: figures of speech or vivid description, conveying images through any of the senses
Implication: a meaning or understanding that is to be arrive at by the reader but is not fully explicitly stated by the author
Incongruity: the deliberate joining of elements that are not appropriate to each other
Inference: a judgement or conclusion based on evidence presented; the forming of an opinion which possess some degree of probability according to the facts already available
Irony: a contrast or incongruity between what is said and what is meant, or what is expected to happen and what actually happens, or what is thought to be happening and what is actually happening.
Epithet: a short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone's character, characteristics
Euphemism: the use of an indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt
Evocation (Evocative): A calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a sense of reality
Exposition: beginning of a story that sets forth facts, ideas, and/or characters, in a detailed explanation
Expressionism: movement in art, literature, and music consisting of unrealistic representation of an inner idea or feeling(s)
Fable: a short, simple story, usually with animals as characters, designed to teach a moral truth
Fallacy: from Latin word " to deceive", a false or misleading notion, belief, or argument; any kind of erroneous reasoning that makes arguments unsound
Falling Action: part of the narrative or drama after the climax
Farce: a boisterous comedy involving ludicrous action and dialogue
Figurative Language: apt and imaginative language characterized by figures of speech (such as metaphor and simile)
Flashback: a narrative device that flashes back to prior events
Foil: a person or thing that, by contrast, makes another seem better or more prominent
Folk Tale: story passed down by word of mouth
Foreshadowing: in fiction and drama, a device to prepare the reader for the outcome of the action; "planning" to make the outcome convincing, though not to give it away
Free Verse: verse without conventional metrical pattern, with irregular pattern or no rhyme
Genre: a category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, or content
Gothic Tale: a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent or grotesque action, and a mood of decay, degeneration, and decadence.
Hyperbole: an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point
Imagery: figures of speech or vivid description, conveying images through any of the senses
Implication: a meaning or understanding that is to be arrive at by the reader but is not fully explicitly stated by the author
Incongruity: the deliberate joining of elements that are not appropriate to each other
Inference: a judgement or conclusion based on evidence presented; the forming of an opinion which possess some degree of probability according to the facts already available
Irony: a contrast or incongruity between what is said and what is meant, or what is expected to happen and what actually happens, or what is thought to be happening and what is actually happening.
What's the Story?
Why did Charles Dickens write the novel (Great Expectations) you're reading/reviewing?
Great Expectations is somewhat like an epitome to people's hopes and expectations. We've been there and realized it's not going to happen. This happens to Pip many times before the thought of loneliness and justification penetrates his mindset. Dickens sets forth with how one character such as Estella treats Pip, with every encounter calling him 'boy.' Repetition throughout the story with the word 'boy' evenly reminds Pip how small the world can think and how one character can shutdown those expectations at the sight of speech than true appearance. You could say that physical appearance, their phenotype, is a fallacy within itself. Dickens wants the reader to reveal the true inner person of every individual you might encounter, so the same goes with Pip's experiences. Aside from people's looks, colloquialism is also a big thing. There's so much to learn and distinguish from folksy speech. Local language, depending on the place Pip visits, is the thing that gets Pip to realize that the world he lives in isn't secluded as much as thinks so. Great Expectations as a whole can be seen as ambiguous for certain events of life. As innocent as we may be, we can't abandon a request with strangers and there's a certain urge to know more. Even though it may be forceful, the presence of learning one's lives makes the readers want to interpret the character's lives and their's as well.
Great Expectations is somewhat like an epitome to people's hopes and expectations. We've been there and realized it's not going to happen. This happens to Pip many times before the thought of loneliness and justification penetrates his mindset. Dickens sets forth with how one character such as Estella treats Pip, with every encounter calling him 'boy.' Repetition throughout the story with the word 'boy' evenly reminds Pip how small the world can think and how one character can shutdown those expectations at the sight of speech than true appearance. You could say that physical appearance, their phenotype, is a fallacy within itself. Dickens wants the reader to reveal the true inner person of every individual you might encounter, so the same goes with Pip's experiences. Aside from people's looks, colloquialism is also a big thing. There's so much to learn and distinguish from folksy speech. Local language, depending on the place Pip visits, is the thing that gets Pip to realize that the world he lives in isn't secluded as much as thinks so. Great Expectations as a whole can be seen as ambiguous for certain events of life. As innocent as we may be, we can't abandon a request with strangers and there's a certain urge to know more. Even though it may be forceful, the presence of learning one's lives makes the readers want to interpret the character's lives and their's as well.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Lit Terms 2 Remix
Circumlocution: a roundabout or evasive speech or writing, in which many words are used but a few would have served
Classicism: art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of ancient Greece and Rome: tradition, reason, clarity, order, and balance
Cliche': a phrase or situation overused within society
Climax: the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the pint of greatest intensity or interest at which plot question is answered or resolved
Colloquialism: folksy speech, slang words or phrases usually used in formal conversation
Comedy: originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcial, or amusing event designed provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter
Conflict: struggle or problem in a story causing tension
Connotation: implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition
Contrast: a rhetorical device by which one element (idea or object) is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity
Denotation: plain dictionary definition
Denouement: loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, conclusion, closure
Dialect: the language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others
Dialectics: formal debates usually over the nature of truth
Dichotomy: split or break between opposing things
Diction: the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words
Didactic: having to do with the transmission of information; education
Dogmatic: rigid in beliefs and priniciples
Elegy: a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes contains general reflections on death, often with a rural or pastoral setting.
Epic: a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time
Epigram: witty aphorism
remix coming soon
Classicism: art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of ancient Greece and Rome: tradition, reason, clarity, order, and balance
Cliche': a phrase or situation overused within society
Climax: the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the pint of greatest intensity or interest at which plot question is answered or resolved
Colloquialism: folksy speech, slang words or phrases usually used in formal conversation
Comedy: originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcial, or amusing event designed provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter
Conflict: struggle or problem in a story causing tension
Connotation: implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition
Contrast: a rhetorical device by which one element (idea or object) is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity
Denotation: plain dictionary definition
Denouement: loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, conclusion, closure
Dialect: the language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others
Dialectics: formal debates usually over the nature of truth
Dichotomy: split or break between opposing things
Diction: the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words
Didactic: having to do with the transmission of information; education
Dogmatic: rigid in beliefs and priniciples
Elegy: a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes contains general reflections on death, often with a rural or pastoral setting.
Epic: a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time
Epigram: witty aphorism
remix coming soon
Reading Reflections so far about Great Expectations
I'm reading along within the text along with keeping in check with the characters based on lecture notes. The novel seems to go somewhere, but I haven't to the point where Pip officially says why he hangs out with Magwitch. From the context of Pip's sister, the attitude she gives off suggests that she has given up on him; loss of trust and degrading relationship maybe. Also from the lecture notes, there are connections to Pip and Pip's sister being the mother and infant that Joe drew from wedlock. I have yet to meet Ms. Haversham and Estella and their presence of Pip's fantasy.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
What to Expect from Great Expectation Notes
What to Expect
- bilundungsroman: from adolescent to an adult growth
- information of the culture in which it was produced
- pschology
Pip Characteristics
- childhood fantasy: Pip expects something of his life of fantasy/ideals
- Pip is orphaned and strong sense of unwanted
- -trait to that of intelligence, grander goals
- -looks at the world of apprenticeship
- -aware of being persecuted/taken advantage of
- -no sense of normality/regularity
- -vulnerable to male adults as father figures
- -takes in those guy's personalities
Antagonist (sort of)
- Magwich - boogeyman in form of stranger
- implies selfishness, wickedness lack of manners
- a threat of abandonment
- association with one guy and not sticking to what he is; he might this guy
- Ms. Havisham - witch
- dual identity, having shame, ruse
- one side shining promise, other side gloomy
- sacrificed life for memorialized wedding
- at a loss
Pip's love and guidance to life/adulthood
- Pip meets Estella
- plays "Beggar your neighbor" game
- Havisham uses Estella to avenge the wedding ceremony
- Pip learns about her adulthood
- -not truthful/nondisclosure
- -insecure about what is going in his life
- -archetypical character mindset
Arrival at London
- Pip meets father characters: Joe and Jaggers
- in continuum
Masterpiece and Network Talks
Guadalupe: Reading, Literacy, Communication, Animal Cruelty
- explain how reading affecting her life
- How Reading Defines Life by Oscar Wilde
- Local library - book club for kids
- Asking students at RHS, middle schools about what they think about reading
- document entire literacy path
- -show that kids are still reading
- “Meet the Author”
Erica: cultural enrichment and diversity through transmedia
- Danielle and her are doing different parts of the “quill”, but are the same in some ways
- unique in a way
- 21st century - social media (Twitter)
- #hastag, showing participants creations, crafts of pictures with pictures
- #SpreadTheLove - to show our humanity and love, and how we’re all the same
- cut out the heart (photo)
- incorporate videos and pictures, Laura from the UK is going to make a track
- Danielle and Erica are making a video with the original soundtrack
Yesenia: Language, History, Community Involvement
- translate book from early Guadalupe history
- Dunes Center - events, hikes
- opportunities - outreach, personal setup hikes, Erica as photographer
Lit Terms 1
Allegory: a tale in a prose or verse in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideals or moral qualities; a story that uses symbols to make a point
Alliteration: the repetition of similar initial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words
Allusion: a reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that the author expects the reader to recognize
Ambiguity: something uncertain as to interpretation
Anachronism: Something that shows up at the wrong place or wrong time
Analogy: A comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them
Analysis: A method in which a work or idea is separated into its parts, and those parts given rigorous and detailed scrutiny
Anaphora: a device or repetition in which a word or words are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences
Anecdote: a very short story used to illustrate a point
Antagonist: A person or force who opposes the protagonist in a drama or narrative
Antithesis: A balancing of one term against another for emphasis or stylistic effectiveness
Aphorism: a terse, pointed statement expressing some wise or clever observation about life
Apologia: a defense or justification for some doctrine, piece of writing, cause, or action; also apology
Apostrophe: a figure of speech in which an absent or dead person, an abstract quality, or something inanimate or nonhuman is addressed directly
Argument(ation): the process of convincing a reader by proving either the truth or falsity of an idea or proposition; also, the thesis or proposition itself
Assumption: the act of supposing, or taking for granted that a thing is true
Audience: the intended listener or listeners
Characterization: the means by which a writer reveals a character's personality
Chiasmus: a reversal in the order of words so that the second half of a statement balances the first half in inverted word order
Alliteration: the repetition of similar initial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words
Allusion: a reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that the author expects the reader to recognize
Ambiguity: something uncertain as to interpretation
Anachronism: Something that shows up at the wrong place or wrong time
Analogy: A comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them
Analysis: A method in which a work or idea is separated into its parts, and those parts given rigorous and detailed scrutiny
Anaphora: a device or repetition in which a word or words are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences
Anecdote: a very short story used to illustrate a point
Antagonist: A person or force who opposes the protagonist in a drama or narrative
Antithesis: A balancing of one term against another for emphasis or stylistic effectiveness
Aphorism: a terse, pointed statement expressing some wise or clever observation about life
Apologia: a defense or justification for some doctrine, piece of writing, cause, or action; also apology
Apostrophe: a figure of speech in which an absent or dead person, an abstract quality, or something inanimate or nonhuman is addressed directly
Argument(ation): the process of convincing a reader by proving either the truth or falsity of an idea or proposition; also, the thesis or proposition itself
Assumption: the act of supposing, or taking for granted that a thing is true
Audience: the intended listener or listeners
Characterization: the means by which a writer reveals a character's personality
Chiasmus: a reversal in the order of words so that the second half of a statement balances the first half in inverted word order
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