December 2010
5 posts
Windows & Finding Forrester
The movie, Finding Forrester, involved many motifs about light and sight. These motifs all play a key role in further development of the characters. Important characters are introduced through the use of light and sight. Like Jamal, the protagonist in which the film is based around is first introduced in his sleep, his eyes open as his mom attempts to wake him up for school, a literal and...
November 2010
2 posts
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Heart of Darkness - Blog Three
The Russian Trader explains Kurtz situation and begs Marlow to take him away quickly. The Russian and Kurtz have had their ups and downs, but he has never seen Kurtz in such grave condition. The manger leaves to talk to Kurtz and Marlow returns to the steamer. From the deck of the steamer, Marlow sees a beautiful Native woman nervously pacing on the coast. He is later told that this is Kurtz...
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October 2010
7 posts
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The Word Within The Word Assignment
The kitty is heliotropic. He enjoys basking in the sun all day.
The kitty is translucent.
After the kitty’s father is the paterfamilias.
After an altercation, the kitties were fuming.
A megaton blew the kitty fifty feet in the air.
The kitty suffered from lyssophobia.
After winning the championship baseball game, the kitty was noted as an apotheosis by his fans.
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Heart of Darkness - Blog Two
Marlow sits on the deck of his steamboat, slowly drifting off to sleep. He hears the Manager of the expedition and his Uncle conversing. They are talking about Kurtz. The men mention that Kurtz is alone and once the manager sent him an assistant, but the assistant came back with a note saying, “Clear this poor devil out of the country, and don’t bother sending more of that sort. I had...
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Globalization Vocabulary
Wanton - of cruel or violent action
Begrimed - blackened with ingrained dirt
Reposed - temporary rest
Cipher - a secret or disguised way of writing
Malevolently -a wish to do evil to others
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Heart of Darkness - Blog one
Heart of Darkness begins with a scene of five men on a boat, The Nellie. A captain, a lawyer, an accountant, Marlow and an unknown narrator. The men are there together by the “bond of the sea” (Page 5). The narrator notes that seamen are homebodies. Since every ship looks the same and the sea always looks the same, it doesn’t matter where they are. They’re at home on the...
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Writing Goals and How to Improve
1) Work on concluding essay - I need to be less repetitive with my thesis statement in my conclusion and I need to engage readers. By that point of the essay I need to put more effort in, I kind of try to finish it as fast as I can. The conclusion is a vital part of my essay and needs to enforce the thesis. I’m going to put more effort into elaborating on my conclusion.
2) Elaborate of...
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The Second Coming - Wordle
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2566079/The_Second_Coming
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Globalization Notes - Wordle
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2565933/Globalization
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Socratic Seminar Blog
The essay written by Zora Hurston outlines the way it feels to be black living in Southern America - ’an ancestor of slavery’ as she puts it. What surprised me the most was that Zora only feels different when she is a minority or when she is around a white person. The first time Zora realizes the difference between black and white people is when she is submersed in a white society. I...
September 2010
8 posts
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Blog Response
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I agree that the ending was abrupt, I think there could have been more explanation about Boo. Scout seemed to just accept that she would never see Boo again after she walked him back to the house, but I feel like Scout was so curious about Boo all throughout the story that she would want to befriend him. As a child, Scout wouldn’t let something as groundbreaking...
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To Kill A Mocking Bird - Blog Three
Based on your experience of reading the novel, discuss whether the portrayals of black and whites are appropriate. Should we continue to read this novel? Why or why not?
This is an excellent question, as I read To Kill A Mocking Bird, I could help but notice the standing points of the white and black citizens. I didn’t think it was possible for Scout, a six to eight year old little girl...
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Blog Response
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We did the same question (number one), but our answers were different. You explained the trail situation very well, I think you grasped the situation. All Mayella knew was to lie so she wouldn’t be beat by her father. Mayella was put in a terrible situation because she was a sad, lonely person and she didn’t fit in amongst anyone else. Something Jem said...
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To Kill A Mocking Bird - Blog Two
1) Examine the different perspectives on Tom Robinson’s guilt or innocence. How are these perspective a result of the culture of Maycomb/the American south? What perspectives are there?
From the trial we could derive that there was no factual evidence that convicted Tom Robinson of the rape and assault of Mayella Ewell. The only thing the prosecutors had to go off of was what Heck Tate, Mr....
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Blog Response →
beanibop:
2. An older Scout who is reflecting on her past tells the story in first person narration. Discuss the narrative benefits of telling from a child’s perspective with an adult’s vocabulary.
The benefit of telling the story like this, is that readers get to see how exactly the children…
I think that you really captured the reason why Harper Lee wrote the book in this style. I...
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To Kill A Mocking Bird - Blog One
Question 1 - Discuss the social dynamics in Maycomb. How many classes does their appear to be? Who represents them? What kind of representations do these provide the reader? In Maycomb there are three apparent social classes that are introduced in the first part of the book. Although there are four classes, it is obvious that none of the classes have very much money as everyone was hurt greatly...
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Goals for English 10
My goals for English 10 include exceeding in essay writing and not procrastinating. From time to time I wait until the last minute to do things. This has always bothered me! I’m going to write down everything I MUST do in a night in my agenda. Then I have to do it that night. I also want to improve my essay writing skills, I think my diction could be better. I tend to ramble. I need to fine...