tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998583606213020042024-03-14T02:18:01.639-07:00Vanessa Marie's AP English Blog Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-16554226271514439842014-06-01T20:24:00.002-07:002014-06-01T21:06:17.790-07:00Masterpiece ArchiveVanessa Padilla<br />
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Teacher David Preston<br />
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AP English<br />
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1 June 2014<br />
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Masterpiece Archive </div>
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When beginning Open Source Learning, I didn't know what to expect. I thought it would be like any other classroom, but boy was I wrong. As students, we were immediately treated as colleagues. I myself and many others as well, worked much throughout the year and earned a level of trust with our teacher you wouldn't see in any ordinary English classroom. As students, we were a body of individuals searching for answers. All of us had much freedom in the classroom that we did not take advantage of, but only used to our advantage. And with that, I believe we obtained much information to carry with us after high school. Unlike other classrooms, we didn't learn literature, it was embedded in us.</div>
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Beginning my senior year, I didn't really know what i wanted to do after High School. It wasn't until I began this course that I realized my passion for baking. But I learned it wasn't baking I was passionate about, it was putting a smile on a child's face with that first bite. I have decided to go to school to become a Pastry Chef. Not only myself but many others discovered their passions this past school year. People like Lesther Venezuela and Miranda Nilo are examples of "Passion". Both had a passion for compassion and helping others in the community. They put together Project Humanity and gave less fortunate children a gift for Christmas. Not only that but they did a lot of charity work in our community. Madison Hill found her passion for art. As a child she admired a book and developed a skill. She now creates murals and is getting her name out there. And then there is Ian Stellar, Shane Hunter, and Mia Levy. These three dedicated their senior year to school spirit, little did they know they started a legacy that will carry on through out Ernest Righetti High School for many years I hope. As you can see, our class grew not only as a class but as individuals. And that makes me laugh a little, because majority of adults underestimate the impact a teenager can have on the world. And when you think about it, passion is something many of us lack, but have in common.</div>
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During these Masterpiece presentations all I could think about was how much we all grew. Not only inside but our skills as far as speech, writing, and technique. Throughout the year we did many exercises that challenged our skills as writers. We have come a long way from where we were. I personally have become a much better writer and speaker. I know I have expanded much further than i was expecting too. We grew in confidence as a class. In the classroom it was a safe space. All of our ideas and thoughts were accounted for and in my opinion, it was one of the main reasons for our individual growth.</div>
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Out of the many pieces of literature we analyzed this year, the one I connected with the most was Macbeth. Specifically Macbeth himself. Shocking I know. Macbeth was really the tragedy of the play. He begins as an honest and truthful man but his descent into murder proved that aspiration and desire can ruin even the purest of people. I think many of us teenagers can connect with that specifically. As children we are all pure, as we grow into adulthood, that pureness is not taken away but given away little by little due to the situations and events we are exposed to. From our first curse word to our first 'stretched truth' or lie, ambition for life is what we crave. And ultimately the result. "When life gives you lemons you make lemonade", but in words of my own, the kind of lemonade you decide to make is entirely up to you. </div>
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So now the questions remain...Have I completed the hero's journey? Am I a hero? The answer is no. My journey is not complete. There are many steps I will be and am taking to make my passion a dream come true. So i cant really answer that. And no I am not a hero, I am an individual with heroic characteristics. My goal was to figure out what it is I wanted to do with my life by the end of this year. And i did. It took trial and error but I figured it out and I will stop at nothing to do what I love. I conquered the obstacle of uncertainty and turned into confidence. I went from knowledgeable to enlightened. And if that isn't heroic, then i don't know what is in this little thing we call life.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-50020712664703295382014-05-27T23:51:00.002-07:002014-05-27T23:51:47.374-07:00My Senior Project <a href="http://youtu.be/27frsbCXqlU" target="_blank">Pastry Passion</a> <br />
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This is a video i put together showing what i am striving to do after high school. Enjoy. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-41993505237031685152014-04-13T17:35:00.000-07:002014-04-29T17:35:27.430-07:00THE CROSSROAD BETWEEN SHOULD AND MUSTRelating to Crossroads, I find myself heading more towards must. I hardly ever do what others want to do when it comes to myself. I do what makes me happy, not what pleases others.I tend to not pay much attention to what others think of me. I see it as you either accept me as i am or we have no reason to be so close. Although that doesnt mean i just give those who look down on my for whatever reason, the cold shoulder. I choose where i end up. I have the authority to let others influence me. Better yet, i have the power to choose who i let influence me.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-53436798347758095752014-04-01T17:31:00.000-07:002014-04-29T17:31:45.982-07:00Macbeth Act I Notes<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.821748733520508px;">-Irish invaded Scotland, leader Macdonwald</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Macbeth killed Macdonwald</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Duncan says thane of Cawdor be put to death and Macbeth will be the new thane</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Macbeth and Banquo come across the witches who address Macbeth as "thane of Cawdor" and say that Macbeth will be king one day and Banquo will not but his children will sit upon the throne</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Ross tells Macbeth the king has made him thane of Cawdor and Macbeth is impressed the witches prophecies came true</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Duncan says Cawdor died nobly, repenting free of his sins</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Duncan says Macbeth is now heir to the throne and Macbeth notes to himself that Malcom is in the way</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Macbeth goes to tell the news to his wife</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Macbeth's wife receives a letter of Macbeth's great news and she plans to tell him to do whatever it takes to make it happen </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Lady Macbeth says she will put her femininity aside so she can "get bloody" to seize crown</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Macbeth tells her Duncan plans to leave the following day but Lady Macbeth says he won't live to see the day </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Duncan comes to visit Macbeth</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Macbeth contemplates about assassinating Duncan and says he would only do it for his own ambition </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Macbeth goes over why he shouldn't kill Duncan= he's a good ruler and well admired so he decides not to do it</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Lady Macbeth is angry an says to do it and stop being a coward</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-as long as they are bold they will be successful</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Lady Macbeth will give Duncan's chamberlains wine while Duncan is asleep to make them drunk and then Macbeth and her will go in and kill him Duncan in his sleep</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-smear his blood on the chamberlains so it looks like they did it</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Macbeth agrees and says he hopes she gives birth to sons and no daughters cuz of her plan </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-14407015321970398152014-03-08T17:28:00.000-08:002014-04-29T17:29:12.839-07:0010 Questions<span style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;">1. Is this the job that you always wanted?</span><br style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;">2. Do you have any tips for time management?</span><br style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;">3. How did you create a network of people that are reliable?</span><br style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;">4. Is this the type of job you love coming to everyday?</span><br style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;">5. Are there any special skills that you need to get this job?</span><br style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;">6. Did you ever change your major in college?</span><br style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;">7. How do you balance work and a social life?</span><br style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;">8. Do you have any contacts that I could use for my career?</span><br style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;">9. Do you ever get really stressed out?</span><br style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff1e4; color: #323232; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.735000610351563px;">10. How do you manage stress?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-19119543512363548002014-03-06T17:26:00.000-08:002014-04-29T17:26:54.955-07:00Resource of the Day #4My last two resources are my mom and my grandma. Both of these women have grwat skills when it comes to baking and cooking from scratch. Most likely they will both help me perfect and develope recipies.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-33469894722546021622014-03-05T17:24:00.000-08:002014-04-29T17:25:10.861-07:00Resource of the Day #3http://www.wilton.com/cupcakes/<br />
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this is a website that gives many pointers on baking and decoratingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-29316522705546034452014-03-04T17:21:00.000-08:002014-04-29T17:21:13.788-07:00Resource of the Day #2 My second resource is actually right here on campus. She works in the administrations office. She has been baking for 20 years and has a history to make great wedding cakes. She is someone who can taste test for me and give me pointers and how to's.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-63768152949385674602014-03-03T17:19:00.000-08:002014-04-29T17:19:38.088-07:00Resource of the Day #1http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Culinary-Portfolio<br />
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This is a very basic step by step how to on how to create a culinary portfolioAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-59803842417738699612014-02-28T17:16:00.000-08:002014-04-29T17:16:28.294-07:00Super 5I have been introduced to a women here on campus named rosey who has been baking for 20 years today. She has much experience and is someone i will be going to through out these last few weeks we have.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-71147431692157391422014-02-26T17:14:00.000-08:002014-04-29T17:14:26.866-07:00My TeamI plan to make a video as in my masterpiece. My filmers will be Miranda Nilo and Lesther Venezuela. I will be doing an editorial on baking and later video taping the delivery of bakes goods and how they bring a sense of comfort.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-34037027664161302772014-02-25T17:10:00.000-08:002014-04-29T17:12:05.176-07:00LaunchThe purpose of my masterpiece is to show the world how passionate about baking. Not only that but to show people the time energy and hard work it takes to make just one batch of cupcakes. This is something i plan to make a career out of and with this i plan to create a portfolio. I also plan to bake goods and deliver them to local fire departments, police departments, and shelters.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-20967628195543573312014-02-22T17:06:00.000-08:002014-04-29T17:11:45.841-07:00Brave New World EssayTopic: Describe the elements of our real time world that you think related or doesn't relate to Huxley's Brave New World<br />
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In Adolf Huxley's novel <u>Brave New World</u>, many similarities and differences are made clear and distinct. Many of which are already in effect today as we speak. One of the similarities between Brave New World and our world today is how we rank and rate people in our society. A way the two differ would be the scientific level and how our governments use it.<br />
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Both worlds as you begin to see place a high regaurding upon how society and its people are looked at and ranked. Although our real time world does not go to some of the many extremes as brave new world, we do have many similarities. Take a step back and look at how we in todays world look at people. We have wealthy, middle class, and low class. In brave new world, people are ranked by value to society. Both similar yet different. In any society ofcoarse it is not fair to place a higher regaurding on people because of how much they make or their value to the world. That would be like cutting everyone who works in the fields here in town because they come from a lower class. Yet what people fail to realize is that without them no store in town would have fresh goods. In brave new world this is sadly the case, but from birth you are destined.<br />
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A difference we have compared to Brave New World is how our government is run. In Brave New World the Henry Ford is looked at as a god for many reasons. As you get into the novel you begin to see how much he really resembles how their society is made. Scientifically each society is advanced. But compared to Brave New World, we don't use science to make a perfect society. We use it to help society, not destroy it. n brave new world unknowingly is society being destroyed. But you do begin to see that through out the novel.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-34742600288896689352014-02-20T12:16:00.001-08:002014-02-20T12:16:40.591-08:00BOB 1My blog is up to date so I would say a 8 at it's best.<br />
At it's worst I would say 6 because I could make it more original in a sense and fun. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-86720496335315369582014-02-19T17:42:00.001-08:002014-02-19T18:17:38.178-08:00LIT TERMS #6<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238); color: #222222;"><u><b>simile</b></u>: literary technique to describe things
in comparison using like or as</span><span style="color: #222222;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>soliloquy</b></u>: a speech given by one character to
oneself</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>spiritual</b></u>: a higher or “other” feeling giving
that goes beyond ones senses</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>speaker</b></u>: who is telling the text, who is
auditing the story</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>stereotype</b></u>: a label or category given to a
person based on common trends that may or may not be relevant to race and
preference.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>stream of consciousness</b></u>: Performative
utterance. A way of writing without a filter about what is going on in one’s mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>structure</b></u>: how the story is set up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>style</b></u>: the technique to how an author writes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>subordination</b></u>: to place in a lower rank</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>surrealism</b></u>: create potential of the
unconscious mind</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>suspension of disbelief:</b></u> human interest and
truth blended into truth</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>symbol</b></u>: something that refers to a bigger
meaning</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>synesthesia</b></u>: a senses impression</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>synecdoche</b></u>: part is made to represent a whole</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><b><u>syntax</u></b>: how a sentence is written to create a
deeper meaning</span><br />
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>theme</b></u>: what is a common occurring subject that
comes up</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>thesis</b></u>: a sentence or two that describes the
summarizes the selection</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>tone</b></u>: the voice in which an author is writing
in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>tongue in cheek</b></u>: not meaning what is written</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>tragedy</b></u>: dramatic type of event that shocks
both audience and characters in story</span><br />
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);">understatement: stating something that doesn’t
add up to the full potential of a subject</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>vernacular</b></u>: the spoken language</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>voice</b></u>: who is speaking and what are they
trying to say</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 249, 238);"><u><b>zeitgeist</b></u>: spirit or mood of a period through
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-21470338282030172312014-02-11T22:19:00.002-08:002014-02-11T22:19:23.437-08:00HAFTA/WANNAMY LIFE DURING HIGH SCHOOL VS. LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL<div>
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Similarities:</div>
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<li>still learning </li>
<li>still responsible for your own learning </li>
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<li>more independence </li>
<li>friends change</li>
<li>begin a new chapter in which you can create and write on your own in your life</li>
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I don't believe there is a great difference here. I can understand the job and independence. But ultimately your still going about your day going to school and working. It wont really be different aside from your own personal growth in your own life. I don't think people will magically transform the day of or after graduation. They will carry their habits of mind/word/deed with them. I believe they will gradually change and improve as they mature. But again, that change is up to you. For me i put what needs to be done first, the most important things. Only after that is completed i move on to other things that i want to do like watch TV or hang out with a group of friends. My expectations for myself are to make a difference everyday in this world. And for me personally i try to keep a positive mind set. Positivity is greater. The expectations for the world around me...well, the world is what weve made of it. And in my own personal opinion, its in quite chaos. I feel like we live in a world thats lost touch with the reality of where our roots begun. And people forget how to respect other peoples and their ways of living. Not only that, but we forget how to respect people around us. So my expectations of the world are kind of lost. Because we are lost. But thats my own opinion. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-80653161280221666342014-02-11T22:06:00.000-08:002014-02-11T22:06:24.490-08:00LAUNCH/DRAFT <br />
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<li>What am i passionate about? What do i want to do? </li>
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Well i like to draw and i love music. These are things i do to relieve stress and or enjoy myself.<br />
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<li>How can i use the tools from last semester? </li>
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Well the Internet has a lot to offer. I can use it to help me get an idea of what to do in my masterpiece to collaborate these two things.<br />
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<li>What will i need to do in order to "feel the awesomeness with no regrets" by June? </li>
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Well i feel I'm just going to have to absorb and understand as much information as i can in the time we have left. Relating it to my own life helps alot. But who said theres a limit on learning to begin with?<br />
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<li>What will impress/convince others (both in my life in my field)?</li>
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Well these are things i do for ME so i dont feel they should have to impress anyone. These are my get aways from reality and in a way my own world of creativity.<br />
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<li>How will i move beyond 'What if' and take this idea --> reality? </li>
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I can experiment with what i think works best to combine these categories and share my ideas with others in a sense. Its what works for me. The only reality in this is how it helps me personally and how i can help others in this area to express my way of things.<br />
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<li>Who will be the peers, public, and experts in my personal learning network?</li>
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Dr. Preston, my friends who support me 100%, and myself.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-21148695958506081082014-02-11T21:54:00.002-08:002014-02-11T21:54:40.192-08:00LIT TERMS #5 <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8252096546882363700" itemprop="articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 300px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">parallelism</u>: adds a balance and rhythm to sentences giving ideas a smoother flow and thus can be persuasive because of the repetition it employs</span><br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">parody</u>:a humorous imitation of a serious piece<br />
of writing<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">pathos</u>: invoking a feeling of pity or compassion<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">pedantry</u>: slavish attention to rules<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">personification</u>: the attribution of human nature or character to animals or inanimate objects</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">plot</u>: story line, the plan scheme</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">poignant</u>: strong in mental appeal</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">point of view</u>: the way the author speaks<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">postmodernism</u>:a time when developments in the arts and literature took place in the 1970's in reaction to modernism<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">prose</u>: the ordinary from of spoken or written language without metrical structure in poetry of verse</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">protagonist</u>: the leading character, hero, or heroine<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">pun</u>: humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning <br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">purpose</u>: the reason for which something happens<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">realism</u>: interest of concern for the actual or real<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">refrain</u>: to abstain from impulse to or do something </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">requiem</u>: Roman Catholic Church, the mass celebrated for the repose of the sous of the dead</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">resolution</u>: a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting by formal organization </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">restatement</u>: to state again, make a point </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">rhetoric</u>: in writing or speech, the undue use of exaggeration of display </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">rhetorical question</u>: a question that could be answered in more ways than one, true or not<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">rising action</u>: a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">romanticism</u>: usually initial or capital letter, the romantic style or movement in literature and art resulting from classicalism<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">satire</u>: the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like in exposing or denouncing </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">scansion</u>: the metrical analysis of verse </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">setting</u>: the time and place and location of which a story takes place </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-6502269725433648472014-01-30T19:38:00.001-08:002014-04-29T16:44:57.973-07:00LITERATURE ANALYSIS #4<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><u>Hard Times by Charles Dickens</u></b></div>
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1. The story is set in England like most dickens novels. Thomas Gradgrind is a rich retired merchant who lives in the industrial city of Coketown. You learn he has two children, Louisa and Tom. He doesnt really let them be children like they should when it comes to imagination. Later on when finding a school, Thomas takes in a student names Sissy Jupe when he hears her father passed. In this novel, you see all three children into adulthood with conflict at edge. This story does take place partly during the industrial revolution. It affects everyone. I believe the authors purpose was to convey how hard times were during the Industrial Revolution from different points of views. From the poor class to the wealthy class.<br />
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2. I think the theme of this novel is really just how to go about life without being selfish when going through obstacles that cause you to convey your options. Good or bad.<br />
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3. I think the tone of the story is being anxious and stressed in hard situations. In life everything will not be so easy. You go through obstacles.<br />
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<li>Thomas Grind takes in Sissy-Jupe knowing that he would be raising another child apart from his own </li>
<li>Due to Louisa's confession of not loving her husband anymore, It causes Gradgrind to question his own philosophy</li>
<li>Josiah Bounderby is reunited with Mrs. Pegler who turns out to be his mother whom he thought he lost as a child </li>
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4. Literary Elements:<br />
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Symbolism<br />
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<li>Workers who work in the industrial factories are referred to as "the hands". </li>
<li>The book title itself is a symbolic mean of the story referring to the industrial revolution as being a tough time for most.</li>
<li>When Louisa is first introduced in the story, the narrator explains that "fire with nothing to burn, a starved imagination keeping life in itself somehow" simbolized the inner thoughts and fancies she created in her mind because of the loneliness.</li>
<li>The fires in the factories just represent the destruction being done to the workers as they work many hours a day with little pay. How they suffer. </li>
<li>The smoke that comes out of the fires represent the blindness factory owners have to the exhaustion and cruelty they put the workers through. Like Bounderby. He was so blinded by the money he was making that he didnt see how bad he was to the people. </li>
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Internal Conflict/External Conflict<br />
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<li>Thomas Gradgrind questions his own philosophy of rationalism, self interest, and fact. As problems with his children surface, he questions himself often through out the story.</li>
<li>External conflict happens with Thomas as well. He gets himself into workers personal ordeals at the factory. This is ironic because he cant deal with himself quite yet or the kids. </li>
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Foreshadowing<br />
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<li>When the robber escapes and flees England, Josiah Bounderby is determined to finding him. His associate calls in Mrs. Pelger who we had already learned had relations with him through Mrs. Sparsit.She turns out to be his mother. </li>
<li>Louisa and Josiah marry earlier in the book. He is a rich factory owner and accountant. Infers Louisas need for the wealthy life style in reflection of the man who raised her, Thomas. The marriage in the end turns into turmoil and eventually they split up.</li>
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Character vs Character<br />
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<li>Before Louisa marries Josiah Bounderby, Thomas warns her as to what shes getting into. That does cause conflict between the two and Louisa was blinded by the money. But she later learns that true love is the foundation of a happy marriage. </li>
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1. Direct characterization would be Thoman Gradgrind. Dickens is very descriptive on allowing you to see where this man came from and where he as now. For example, his philosophy on life. Indirect characterization would be Tom and Louisa. The author only shows what the two think internaly and how they not being able to express their imagination growing up affected them but they never really told Thomas.</div>
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2. I think the authors syntax changes. Each character represents a different piece of Thomas Gradgrind. He really emphasizes how thomas gradgrinds philosophy affected everyone who was involved directly in his life. In otherwords, he emphasized how man can get to caught up with the morals of society. </div>
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3. The protagonist, Thomas Gradgrind i believe is very static and flat in the beggining of the story. He is a man who cant be told his way of life or thinking or raising his children is wrong. Later on in the story i think he turns more dynamic and round due to him seeing how he affected the lives of the children he raised. Learning that he was wrong. </div>
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4. Reading the book i felt like i knew Louisa. As a child she was taught not to have an imagination and growing up that caused her to be lonley and bitter. Because of the lonleyness she married the first man who came her way. Later that marriage ends. She struggles with not knowing how to express her thoughts or "imagination" as an adult. But learning that Thomas was wrong was about his way of life she opens his eyes. And that allows her to finally open up. </div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-89971401899174768082014-01-30T18:23:00.002-08:002014-01-30T18:23:46.754-08:00Lit Term #4<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>interior monologue</u></b>: a piece of writing expressing a characters inner thoughts</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>inversion</u></b>: reversal of the normal order of words<br /><b><u><br /></u></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>juxtaposition</u></b>: the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect<br /><b><u><br /></u></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>lyric</u></b>: of poetry, expressing the writers emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms<br /><b><u><br /></u></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">magic(al) realism</u>: a genre where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise realistic environment<b><u><br /></u></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>metaphor (extended, controlling, & mixed)</u></b>: a figure of speech in which a thing is representative or symbolic of something else<br /><b><u><br /></u></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">metonymy</u>: rhetorical strategy of describing something indirectly by referring to things around it</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">modernism</u>: a movement toward modifying traditional beliefs in accordance with modern ideas<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">monologue</u>: a long speech by one actor in a play or movie<br /><b><u><br /></u></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">mood</u>: the atmosphere or pervading tone of something such as a piece of literature<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">motif</u>: a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">myth</u>: traditional stories or legends<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">narrative</u>: a spoken or written account of connected events, a story<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">narrator</u>: a person who narrates a narrative<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">naturalism</u>: a style and theory of representation based on the accurate depiction of detail<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">novelette/novella</u>: a short novel, one that is light and romantic or sentimental in character<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">omniscient point of view</u>: someone with the view of knowing everything<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">onomatopoeia</u>: the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">oxymoron</u>: a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">pacing</u>: a horse gate used in horse races<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">parable</u>: a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson (jesus)<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u style="font-weight: bold;">paradox</u>: a statement that contradicts itself yet might be true </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-72619391412102380842014-01-23T11:46:00.001-08:002014-01-23T11:46:16.176-08:00Lit Term #3 <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>exposition</u></b>: a description and explaination of an idea or theory</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>expressionism</u></b>: a style of painting, music and drama in which the writer seeks to express emotional </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">experience rather than impressions of the external world</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>fable</u></b>: short story with animals hat convey morals</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>fallacy</u></b>: a mistaken belief based in an unsound argument</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>falling action</u></b>: event leading to the recolution</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>farce</u></b>: a comic using horseplay and crude characterization</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>figurative language</u></b>: describing something and comparing it to something else</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>flashback</u></b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">: a sudden vivid memory from the past</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>foil</u></b>: to prevent from succeeding</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>folk tale</u></b>: a </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>foreshadowing</u></b>: a warning or indication of a future event</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>free verse</u></b>: poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>genre</u></b>: a category of artistic composition</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>gothic tale</u></b>: a genre of literature that combines horror and romance</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>hyperbole</u></b>: exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken literally</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>imagery</u></b>: visually descriptive literary language</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>implication</u></b>: a conclusion that can be drawn from something</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>incongruity</b>: the quality or state of being strange because of not agreeing with what is usual or </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>inference</u></b>: a conclusion reached based on reasoning and evidence</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>irony</u></b>: </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-16648819300174056972014-01-20T19:25:00.000-08:002014-01-20T19:25:25.896-08:00Lit Terms #2 <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>circumlocution</u></b>: the use of many words where fewer would do</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>classicism</u></b>: adherence to recognize standards or forms of craftsmanship<br /><b><u>cliche</u></b>: a well known phrase uses over generations<br /><b><u>climax</u></b>: the turning point in a story<br /><b><u>colloquialism</u></b>: a word or phrase that is not formal or literary<br /><b><u>comedy</u></b>: professional entertainment of jokes and statistical sketches<br /><b><u>conflict</u></b>: a serious disagreement or argument<br /><b><u>connotation</u></b>: an idea that a word invokes in addition to it's original meaning</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>contrast</u></b>: the state if being strikingly different from someone else<br /><b><u>denotation</u></b>: the literal meaning of a word in contrast to the feelings a word suggests<br /><b><u>denouement</u></b>: final part in a play, movie or narrative in which everything ties together</span><div>
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>dialect</u></b>: a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a certain region<br /><b><u>dialectics</u></b>: the art of investigating the truth or opinions<br /><b><u>dichotomy</u></b>: a division between two things that are represented as being opposed<br /><b><u>diction</u></b>: the choice and use of words or phrases in writing<br /><b><u>didactic</u></b>: intended to teach about moral structure as a motive <br /><b><u>dogmatic</u></b>: inclined to lay down principles as true<br /><b><u>elegy</u></b>: a poem of serious reflection<br /><b><u>epic</u></b>: a long poem narrating the legendary and heroic figures of past<br /><b><u>epigram</u></b>: a short poem expressing an idea in a clever or witty way<br /><b><u>epitaph</u></b>: a phrase or statment coming from a person who has passed<br /><b><u>epithet</u></b>: descriptive phrase expressing quality characteristic of a person or thing<br /><b><u>euphemism</u></b>: indirect word or expression meant to be harsh<br /><b><u>evocative</u></b>: bring strong memories or images to the mind<br /></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-54528607843301023992014-01-08T23:05:00.000-08:002014-01-08T23:05:14.123-08:00HACKING MY EDUCATIONThis semester I've come to realize my focus has been on the wrong things. I know I can pass a class with a good grade but I was missing the big picture. During first semester I knew I would be attend Allan Hancock College and later transfer, but all the talk about big universities got me thinking about scholarships. Yes a junior college doesn't cost as much as a four year but it is still money I don't nessicarily have. Therefore my main goal is to yes pass this class. But also get scholarship money to help May off my future schooling. As I was in this thought process, I came to realize "woah, this is our last semester". Like every other senior. I had a plan to become a registered nurse but as I thought about it, I realized it wasn't something I really wanted to do. I pondered through careers and other places of work and couldn't decide. I'm currently looking into psychology. Is it a for sure thing? No. And I'm having trouble deciding what I want to do. And it worries me. So another goal I have is to ultimately have an idea of what career path I want to go down. Things I'm interested in I know I can't make a living off of. And my biggest thing is to have a love and passion for what I do. Culinary arts is another things im interested in. A dream I have is to open a bakery.<br />
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To accomplish these goals I plan to keep looking into scholarships and jobs. Hopefully,<br />
,with the help of my teacher Dr.Preston, I'll figure all of these things out. I just need to keep my head up and look for open doors.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-82616519563495091092013-12-06T11:19:00.001-08:002014-04-29T16:46:28.919-07:00LITERATURE ANALYSIS #3<div>
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1. The Book I chose to read is called '<u>The Awakening</u>" by Kate Chopin. This book is mainly about a women named Edna Pontellier. She is married to a man named Leonce. The story opens up with the family staying at a holiday resort for the upperclass with their two sons. Leonce is working much and has his mind on his job more than the attention he needs to give to his wife. Edna through out the story, with many influences of friends and a doctor, grows internally resulting in finding happiness in herself apart from her husband. And she learns to cope. Along the way finding a man named Robert who listens to her. She does fall somewhat for him but in the end realizes he cant fulfill the emotional, sexual, and intellectual toll.<br />
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2. I believe the theme of this story is the discipline of being alone and learning how to cope with it as Edna had to learn to. Her husband wasnt exactly a "family" man let alone abusive in words. She had to find herself again. </div>
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3. The tone of this story is rather sad in the beggining because your learning where the roots of Ednas sadness comes from and how much she yearns for the slightest touch and affection from her husband. When she decides to leave the island for her own good and confides in Mademoiselle Reisz, theres an overwhelming sense of hope. Later on in the story Edna meets a man named Robert who in a way gives her the attention shes been wanting. And you see that Edna starts painting again like she did when she was a child. This all represents the loss in hope and how it can be recreated but to do that you have to be courageous and brave. </div>
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<li>Allusion: The way Robert makes Edna feel free. She begins painting again like she did as a child.</li>
<li>Allusion: Roberts sense of making Edna feel like a women again gives her the courage to learn how to swim like she never did rowing up. And while in the water she realizes her independence as a women. </li>
<li>Irony: Realizing how serious Edna and Robert himself have become. He leaves Grand Isle to avoid consummating his love for her. He is married. </li>
<li>Irony: Edna swimming, the water representing life and her husband, herself learning to swim represents her independence. </li>
<li>Imagery: "Robert and Ednas relationship is growing, and Roberts <b>affections</b> and <b>attention</b> toward Edna are<b> inspiring</b> her."</li>
<li>Symbolism: The parrot in the cage at the beginning of the book represent Ednas unspoken feelings toward her husband. </li>
<li>Simile: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"the bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings."</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Personification: Before stepping foot into the water to learn how to swim, Edna sees a bird with a broken wing struggling to survive. This bird represents Edna failure to find freedom in her marriage and herself. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Symbolism: The cigars are a symbol of masculinity and traditional manhood which represents Leonce, Ednas Husband. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Symbolism: The sea around the secluded island represents an empowerment Edna yearns for. </span></li>
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1. Robert would be an example of direct characterization. Before he comes into the story, you see that edna somewhat leads on to him to try and better herself. An example of indirect characterization would be Mademoiselle Reisz, she is friends with Edna and teachers her about independence of a women. She is brought into the story through speech and before they meet Edna kind of watched and admired her being able to be alone with no husband or children. </div>
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2. I think the authors focus changes a lot when it comes to character. Heres Edna who is depressed and unhappy with her marriage and husband. Then you have these people around her like her "love" Robert, close aquaintence Mademoiselle who helps her become independent, and her therapist who makes her believe she just needs to stick it out. Every character around Edna influences her future decisions. </div>
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3. I think the protagonist is dynamic simply because she goes from to depressed to happy to realizing she cant really change her marriage or herself. But also finds herself through all the hurt. </div>
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4. I felt like i knew the character personally because she related to my family on many levels. The women in my family have been in situations like here. Maybe not exactly but similar and watching Edna grow in herself reminded me of my elder aunts who have come along way when it comes to relationships with men. The only difference between women and Edna is that edna gave up to an extent. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099858360621302004.post-20316748849044881772013-11-25T11:46:00.002-08:002013-11-25T11:46:49.132-08:00Allegory of the Cave (Sonnet) Plates allegory of the cave,<br />
We are a people who only know what we see.<br />
A society who doesn't see the reality that save,<br />
Those who only shadows plea.<br />
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The prisoners represent ignorance, unable to accept reality,<br />
The sun represents the truth we long for but don't know.<br />
But learn to accept yourself as a principality,<br />
We are still learning how to live your life to flow.<br />
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Intellect confusion is unseen by most,<br />
These shackles in these prisoners are things that hold us back from true reality.<br />
If the many we boast,<br />
In a word full of mentality and brutality.<br />
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It's up to you to decide if you want to follow the shadows.<br />
But know, just know, that those shadows can be shallow.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474985769142598728noreply@blogger.com1