Finals week, college, sports, I am going insane

With everything coming down to there deadlines I feel like I am going insane, and to add on top of all the stress, I have a cold! well just needed to vent and get this off my chest. Thanks.

Lit Analysis #2 HACK

The point of a literary analysis is to read a book, find the literary analysis and hopefully gain some knowledge that will help you be ready for the AP Test. The questions seem to be pretty boring ans straight forward. I am coming up with a more creative way to understand The Great Gatsby.
PLOT/THEME


TONE

LIT TECHNIQUES
symbolism: 


Imagery:



First Person 

Metaphor:




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw9Au9OoN88

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn0WZ8-0Z1Y

These two videos answer the rest of the questions better then anyone can, and they breakdown the book so well hope you enjoy.

Lit analysis #1

Heaven Is Foreal

1. This book is a story about a small little family. It is placed mainly around the little Boy Colton Burpo. He is only five years old when he dies for a brief period of time go's to heaven and then comes back to life. I think this is a super cool true story, and is fun to see how no one believes the boy yet in the end everyone does.
2.The  Theme of the novel is trust in what you believe in even though it might be hard. The parents wanted to believe there son the whole time, but doubted if he was telling the truth or not. One reason it was hard to believe in there son was because everyone in the community did not believe the boys story. In the end though they backed up there son and once they decided to do that the community as well started to believe them.
3.The Author of the book is Coltons dad and his tone is confused and weary. One point in the book he says something along the lines of help me I don't know what to do. Showing is has a inner battle with what to believe and is confused about which story is right. He is weary because of the stress of the town almost anywhere he goes someone says a rude or snotty comment to him. This puts a lot of wear and tear on him
4.1) Imagery- When Colton Describes his trip to heaven.
2) Flashback-Coltons trip to heaven keeps flashing back.
3)Personification- At the beginning of the book he gives a spider at the museum they were visiting life like characteristics.
4)Conflict- Weather the parents should believe Colton or not.
5)Pathos- The sad story draws your emotions into it.
6)Metaphor- He uses a lot of them to compare the struggles they are going through.
7)Point of view- The dad is telling the story from his point of view.

Fun conversation in class.

Poem Remix

Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right Doing 

there is a field,

I'll meet you there.

Let us leave this place where the

Smoke blows black,

And the street winds and bends.

There is a place where the sidewalk ends

Where the soul lies down in that grass

Which grows soft and white.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep 

Near the place where the sidewalk ends 

Where everything will be alright.

A poem that relates to me

I really am a golfer I really am a golfer And let me tell you why Its only when I swing a club I really feel alive I really am a golfer And take my driver out I swing my club and hit the ball As hard and I have might I really and a golfer My ball is in the rough I swing my metal 3 real hard To find the grass is tuff I really am a golfer My ball goes 50 ft. It’s out the rough and in the sand And buried very deep I really am a golfer I take my sand wedge out I open up the face of it And swing it with a clout I really am a golfer My ball is on the green I swing the putter in an arc With boggy on the seen I really am a Golfer My put goes 10ft past I’m looking at a double But the Green is just too fast I really am a golfer The balls beside the cup I make it in the center And my friends they call it luck.

Intro to poetry

To start this off, I'm not really a huge fan of poetry. To me it is kind of confusing and just a little boring. This could just be because I have never really looked for a poem that would interest me. Maybe I will do that. 

   The poem we decided we like best was Working Together by David Whyte. It is a fairly short poem. It is written in lines of 2 with the I blank line in between, and the lines only consist of 3-5 words. What I think he's saying in this poem is we try and make ourselfs into the person we think the world will accept, and a lot of times that doesn't work so the "world" re- shapes us again. The tone of this poem is uplifting, and as I read it over and over again to gain more depth in it I start to get inspired. It's almost as if I can picture a epic Gatorade commercial with them reading this poem in the background, while a athlete is training hard towards his goal. Then his team come along side him also working extremely hard because thy all have the same "common goal" this is what I got from the poem. 

Christmas lights

I've always helped my dad put up christmas lights, but normally we just do the trim of the house with a blow up or two in the lawn...this year I decided to do them myself and it's more then we have ever done! I'm still not done, but so far they dance to music perfectly to the beat. However I keep blowing fuses so the dancing to the beat might have to wait tell bext year. I will post a picture when I'm done with them. This is a video of what it will look like in a couple years. http://youtu.be/9jWN5Myxtwg

To be or not to be essay

      The play Hamlet by Shakespeare is shaped into such a amazing work of art through a few main quotes that help tie up loose ends and thoughts. One of the quotes that stood out to me with great importance is "Too be or not to be". This stood out to me for many different reasons.

       One of the reasons this quote has such a importance to me is because up until Hamlets first soliloquy I was a little lost. His first word were "To be or not To be" I believe there are a couple meanings to this looking back on it. When it first hit my brain I thought he was struggling with depression, and had a inner battle with if he should live or not. He might want to kill himself because of how corrupted his mom and new step dad are.

       Looking back on this quote however I think it also could mean that he was think if he should do it or not. By doing it or not I mean following what his dad told him do. Kill Claudius and leave his mom full of guilt or not to do it. 

    I'm sure their are many more  interpretations, but these are the two I took from it. They helped me clear up why Hamlet was such a dramatic and freaky character. He was dealing with a huge decision and didn't know what to do. I'm sure Shakespeare had other meanings for it, but them again Shakespeare has other meaning for everything. 

I think we need new books from this generation to read!

P.s. Hamlets cool and all, but I think we should start reading and getting deeper into stuff closer to our generation. Kids would be a lot more interested in a book we actually want to read. Like the hunger games, Harry Potter, anything else. I think is better then Hamlet. How is Hamlet going to help me on later in life? No one is going to ask me. Do you know how to write in iambic parameter. Or do you know how to write in old English grammer. So reading books from our generation I believe would have a greater influence on our learning now, and in future life's. 

Prompt 2

   Hamlet is such a unique character, that I have no true opinion about him. I see the whole Hamlet is nuts, and is going insane, but on the other hand I see how smart and intelligent he is. Shakespeare I believe ultimately leaves it up to each individual reader to interpret Hamlet. It's their choice to decide. 

  One side that I can see being true, is that Hamlet is completely loosing his sanity after finding out about his fathers death and the way he was killed. I believe that most of our class  is leaning towards this option as we'll. For instance in Act 2 scene 1 Hamlet forces himself onto Ophelia, but doesn't say anything or follow through with actions. This is the first strange act Hamlet does. why would he do this? Did speaking with his dad's ghost just push him over the edge? 

    The other side to Hamlets character I believe is, he's doing every action with a soul purpose of fulfilling his final goal which is to kill, his step father king Claudius. I see this because even though everything is done so creepy, and almost like he's insane it all works. For instance, when he re-arranges the play to mimic the life of his mother and stepfather to see if they show guilt. That no one who is going crazy would think of such a extravagant idea.

     Hamlet is a extreme character, and I don't believe anyone has the right interpretation of him. The only person who knows what his reasonings are is Shakespeare. That's what makes him such a good writer. I'm excited to keep reading so I can fully make a decision on what type of person I think Hamlet is, but until them I'm still up in the air.

Act 2 scene 2

Act 2 scene 2 

-King Claudius tells 2 of Hamlets friends to find out about what he's doing.

-They are going to pay Rosencrantz and Guildenstern 

-Polonius even thinks Hamlet is crazy, and 

-Volteimand is asking permission to walk through Denmark to attack Poland! I

-"brevity is the soul of wit," -Polonius 

-though this be madness, yet there is method in it. -Hamlet

-"for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so" -Hamlet

-Hamlet figures out that they are being payed to be there does not trick him! 

-"what a piece if work is a man" -Hamlet

-They have a conversation about type of plays/acting. Just like a modern conversation about what the best type of music is.

-Hamlet feeds Polonius ego!

-A queen who is watching king get killed is what the play is about.

- Second of the six soliloquy 

-Hamlet starts comparing himself to others, the lines that the First player was quoting brought tears to hamlets eyes, and he blames himself for not being able to do so.

-Wants someone to call him out or keep him accountable for killing Claudius. 

-He wants to try and make his uncle and mom feel guilty by writing the script similar to the situation that's going on! 

-"the play is the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king" -Hamlet

-These are just rough notes typing them quickly in class so there are some typos! 

Act 2 scene 1

Act 2 scene 1 

Don't dishonor him but treat him like a freshman at college! 

-Polonius is telling Reynaldo to Paris to act like he knows something but he doesn't

-Polonius isn't very good man! Mumbles along to convince Reynaldo.

-"by Indirections find directions out:

-Polonius

-Ophelia gets scared about what type of frame of mind Hamlet is in.

-Hamlet could be love sick. 

-Hamlet is just acting, like he told Horatio and Marcellus don't believe anything they hear lately. 

-she could just be lying.

 I was reading Polonius so didn't get the best notes!

Act 1 scene 4

Act 1 scene 4

-It opens back where the play starts on watch awaiting the maybe arrival of hamlets father. 

-sepulcher- tomb, Vault!

-The ghost beckons hamlet to follow him! 

- They do not think he should follow him.

-Hamlet ends up following him anyway.

-"something is rotten in the state of Denmark"- Marcellus 

-They decide to follow him!

-The ghost says that he is his father spirit! 

-He is in a waiting before he go's to hell. 

-"revenge is foul and most unnatural murder." -Ghost

-He was poisoned by his brother Claudius!

- It happened so fast he didn't have a chance to make things right with god or anyone.

-Don't let this drag you down, but kill the king. 

-Let your mom live, because her guilt  will eat at her. 

-Hamlets ready to smash on his uncle "I have sworn't."   

-Hamlet doesn't tell horatio, he gives  them a very broad answer!

-"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. -Hamlet 

-"The time is out of joint: O cursed spite, That ever I was born to set it right!" -Hamlet 

Reaching out to enrich our learning

I was a little confused last night on how to reach out to other communities. Today in class I asked a question about it and it became clear to me. When I got home I started my research. First of all, I commented on a couple of blogs relating to Hamlet asking a simple question would they be willing to share any ideas on how to learn Hamlet in a more fun and enjoyable way. No reply from the blogs yet. My biggest networking experience was I emailed a professor from USC who teaches a class called 430 ENGL: Shakespeare. I asked if he or his class would be willing to work with ours, and share their ideas about Hamlet. Waiting for a response from him hopefully good news. I will keep you guys updated.

Hamlet act 2 scene 1 notes

-starts off with a long speech in front of all the kings and queens at a dinner.

-hamlets dad died pretty recent (grieving) however life is for living so we must go on! -king Claudius 

-hamlets wife re married the new king! She's queen again! 

-Claudius is the king now.

-tricks them by saying don't focus on our own problems, but yet what is out there. 

-"a little more than kin, and less than kind" -hamlet (speaks out of side of mouth)  he means there friends but don't call me son I don't really like you.

-He cleverly gives the new king a F-u 

-The king replays to Hamlet by saying it's life everyone's father dies, and also calls Hamlet peevish (childish)

-Hamlet is not describe by direct or indirect techniques, but yet he describes himself in a monologue.

-He doesn't want to kill himself, he is

Pissed. He just doesn't want to be in the situation and around the stuff going on.

-He calls his mom a hoe in the way she just. Jumped straight to her ex husbands brother after his death. 

-Once hamlet finds out about his dad's ghost he has a feeling there is some foul play going on.

Green eggs & hamlet

1) I don't really know anything about the play hamlet other then Shakespeare wrote it and that it is probably pretty boring and confusing like previous plays we have read by him.
2.) Shakespeare was one of the most famous play writers back then, and to ever live. We have read a few of his plays throughout high school. Freshman year we read Romeo and Juliet, and Sophmore year we read Julius Ceaser. I know we talked a lot about iambic parameter, and why he used this. Also, we were always told that the plays were very crude, yet never told what or where these parts could be found.
3.) I think students frown when they hear Shakespeare because he plays are so confusing and pointless. If you can tell me exactly when and why I will need to know how to write in iambic parameter then I see all the reason to learn his writings, but I can't think of any myself.
4.) To make this experience less of a drag, maybe we could read it in a version that has been translated to modern day speech.

vocab 6

abase - verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
-She felt abase when she fell down the stairs.
abdicate - verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
-I abdicate to doing my homework.
abomination - noun an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; a person who is loathsome or disgusting; hate coupled with disgust
-He is a abomination to the sport of basketball
brusque - adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
hes response was brusque
saboteur - noun someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks; a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
-The saboteur plotted when, and where to attack.
debauchery - noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

proliferate - verb cause to grow or increase rapidly; grow rapidly
anachronism - noun an artifact that belongs to another time; a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age; something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
nomenclature - noun a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
expurgate - verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bellicose - adj. having or showing a ready disposition to fight
gauche - adj. lacking social polish
rapacious - adj. excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities; living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
paradox - noun (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
conundrum - noun a difficult problem
anomaly - noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
rancorous - adj. showing deep-seated resentment
churlish - adj. having a bad disposition; surly; rude and boorish
precipitous - adj. characterized by precipices; extremely steep;done with very great haste and without due deliberation

Unable to take a phone

Question c

A moment that was breath taking and I could not take a picture of was when i saw the meteor shower during the summer. There was so many but yet they were so small and far away it was hard to take a picture. It really was a moment that Was uncaptureble! I tried however to take some pictures of them but they came out terrible. There are moments like this throughout our life's and we need to take mental pictures of them because they are great experience that we need to remember in someway, it's just not through a physical picture, but it is something you will keep with you forever! 

Phonar

-Photo narrative. (phonar)
 -habits define us, we kind of inherit them because we see people do stuff and so we assume we should do it as well.
-systems don't want us to think for ourselves
-a photo is two dimensional, it ages, black and white or color, is framed.
-Who does not use instagram what kind of college is this?
-everyone has a camera phone so everyone is a photographer, but what defines a photographer.
-photos are cropped into rectangles or square so we can ship them. (look around and see how many rectangles you see.          
-Everyone now a days keeps the pictures on social media.
-all i know is that Chris is crazy smart that guy answers every question!
-obviously this teacher is a huge open source learning supporter.
-he has a cool accent, but very monotone and boring!
-cool idea but it was hard for me too get into it.

Lecture notes

Prologue

- embodied contradictions in it, 

(Heavenly and earthly)

(Theological and biological)

(Supernatural to natural)

(Winter to spring)

(Sickness to health) 

(Death to life)

-they define one another, or show a progression.

- Tone of the prologue, gentle satire.

-begin at top of social latter work way down.

- inter play between social roles. 

-the hierarchy is almost American because it's dynamic(socially mobile, don't stay in places)

NARRATOR

-lens through how we see everyone

-compassionate 

-Questioning 

-Easily impressed 

-Observant 

-Ironic 

(Amused in attached way) 

-self deprecating (my whit is short)

FRAME  STORY 

-prologue (story about journey)

-shows up in the links between stories. 

-the tales function as a catalog of tales within a frame between competition.

Spirit week

9/25/14

Pajama day

9/23/14

Hawaiian day

9/24/14

Dinsey day

9/25/14

Saint Joe nerd day

9/26/14

Warrior pride 

It's our senior year and I thought...why not? Let's go out with a bang! Our senior class has a lot of spirit and so we tried to take it up to the next level. It's been fun so far, one more day until the big game! Warriors 💛💜👐

Character study

From today untill college, I believe I will have learned many lessons and be ready for the next chapter in my life. I am a pretty independent learner, but occasionally like learning in groups. School does not really appeal to something I enjoy, but I know I need to do it so I can enjoy my Job for the rest of my life. I think I will flourish in a college campus rather than in high school. I will be super independent, and hopefully won't be as distracted as I am now. I can't wait to live with my friends and just be in a different type of environment. From here tell college I am also trying to start to grow and develop my study habits, I know that when it get to college if I use my old habits it won't work! The college I plan to attend is long beach or

cal poly! My degree is patroleum engineering which is going to be very hard, but I think I am up for the challenge!

vocab 4

obsequious - adj. attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner;attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
beatitude - noun one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); a state of supreme happiness
bode - verb indicate by signs
dank - adj. unpleasantly cool and humid
ecumenical - adj. of worldwide scope or applicability; concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
fervid - adj. extremely hot; characterized by intense emotion
fetid - adj. offensively malodorous
gargantuan - adj. of great mass; huge and bulky
heyday - noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
incubus - noun a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; someone who depresses or worries others; a situation resembling a terrifying dream
infrastructure - noun the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; the basic structure or features of a system or organization
inveigle - verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
kudos - noun an expression of approval and commendation
lagniappe - noun a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
prolix - adj. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
protege - noun a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
prototype - noun a standard or typical example
sycophant - noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
tautology - noun useless repetition; (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
truckle - noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed; verb yield to out of weakness; try to gain favor by cringing or flattering