- My hell would be filled with lots of scratchy grass, spiders, and sharks. Also, annoying people and noises, and i t would be dark all the time.
- Yes, if you let things get to you and stay there, even if you're in a happy place your mind can still torture you.
- Of course! all you have to do is lat go of all your pain, annoyance, and problems. Then wa-la! Peace you have.
- Yes, I feel like I can almost visualize what is happening to the characters.
- I would rather die then stay awake forever with the lights off.
- My whole day is not one entire routine, however i do have a small few throughout the day. I know if they were to get jumbled around I would be a mess.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Thinking Outside the Box
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Plato Study Questions
1. According to Socrates, what does the Allegory of the Cave represent?
Socrates connects the Allegory of the Cave to how each of us perceives our world.
2. What are the key elements in the imagery used in the allegory?
The shadows, because we see them and they follow us everywhere but they are not actually physical things.
4. What do the imagery of "shackles" and the "cave" suggest about the perspective of the cave dwellers or prisoners?
The perspectives and views of the cave dwellers consists of narrow mindedness and little view of the real world.
5. In society today or in your own life, what sorts of things shackle the mind?
There is a long line of things that "shackle the mind". Addicting games, Facebook, anything internet related that consumes your time and "pulls" you in for hours, and many things on TV.
6. Compare the perspective of the freed prisoner with the cave prisoners?
The prisoners still consumed in the cave only understand what they can see, shadows, but the freed prisoner can see the light and begins to see the world through reality.
7. According to the allegory, lack of clarity or intellectual confusion can occur in two distinct ways or contexts. What are they?
The first is by birth and being born into a world where we cannot think for ourselves. The second is when we let our perception of what something is when it gets in the way.
8. According to the allegory, how do cave prisoners get free? What does this suggest about intellectual freedom?
The prisoner is dragged out and I think he had to be dragged because the prisoner was used to being in the cave or was to weak and tired to be released out on his own.
9. The allegory presupposes that there is a distinction between appearances and reality. Do you agree? Why or why not?
I agree, mainly because I know how it is to pretend you are feeling one thing but really feeling horrible inside. Take high school for example, everyone acts a little in their life. Wether it's putting on a smile and feeling bad inside, or crying and creating drama just for the attention.10. If Socrates is incorrect in his assumption that there is a distinction between reality and appearances, what are the two alternative metaphysical assumptions?
10. If Socrates is incorrect in his assumption that there is a distinction between reality and appearances, what are the two alternative metaphysical assumptions?
I agree with him but I think the two alternate metaphysical assumptions ARE reality.. I guess.
Socrates connects the Allegory of the Cave to how each of us perceives our world.
2. What are the key elements in the imagery used in the allegory?
The shadows, because we see them and they follow us everywhere but they are not actually physical things.
4. What do the imagery of "shackles" and the "cave" suggest about the perspective of the cave dwellers or prisoners?
The perspectives and views of the cave dwellers consists of narrow mindedness and little view of the real world.
5. In society today or in your own life, what sorts of things shackle the mind?
There is a long line of things that "shackle the mind". Addicting games, Facebook, anything internet related that consumes your time and "pulls" you in for hours, and many things on TV.
6. Compare the perspective of the freed prisoner with the cave prisoners?
The prisoners still consumed in the cave only understand what they can see, shadows, but the freed prisoner can see the light and begins to see the world through reality.
7. According to the allegory, lack of clarity or intellectual confusion can occur in two distinct ways or contexts. What are they?
The first is by birth and being born into a world where we cannot think for ourselves. The second is when we let our perception of what something is when it gets in the way.
8. According to the allegory, how do cave prisoners get free? What does this suggest about intellectual freedom?
The prisoner is dragged out and I think he had to be dragged because the prisoner was used to being in the cave or was to weak and tired to be released out on his own.
9. The allegory presupposes that there is a distinction between appearances and reality. Do you agree? Why or why not?
I agree, mainly because I know how it is to pretend you are feeling one thing but really feeling horrible inside. Take high school for example, everyone acts a little in their life. Wether it's putting on a smile and feeling bad inside, or crying and creating drama just for the attention.10. If Socrates is incorrect in his assumption that there is a distinction between reality and appearances, what are the two alternative metaphysical assumptions?
10. If Socrates is incorrect in his assumption that there is a distinction between reality and appearances, what are the two alternative metaphysical assumptions?
I agree with him but I think the two alternate metaphysical assumptions ARE reality.. I guess.
Monday, November 12, 2012
LAQs #3
1.
Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read, and explain how the
narrative fulfills the author's purpose (based on your well-informed
interpretation of same).
The Great Gatsby is focused around Nick Carraway, a young man from Minnesota, who moves to New York in the summer of 1922. He finds himself in West Egg, an area that is populated by the rich. Nick Carraway's neighbor is Jay Gatsby, a rich, highly mysterious man, who throws lavish over the top parties every weekend. Nick gets invited to one of Gatsby's parties, and through Nick's newfound love interest, Jordan, Nick is able to learn a bit about Gatsby. He founds out Gatsby is madly in love with a woman named Daisy, who he has not spoken to in years. Daisy happens to be Nick's cousin and married to a man name Tom. Regardless of this marriage, Gatsby and Daisy start a love affair. Things turn awry when Tom confronts Gatsby. This confrontation leads to a distressed Daisy taking Gatsby's car and driving off. In the midst of all this chaos Daisy ends up hitting and killing a woman named Myrtle. Myrtle's husband thinking Gatsby was driving the car ends up shooting Gatsby and killing him. Nick throws a funeral for Gatsby where there is little attendance. Nick then ends up cutting off all relationships he has in West Egg and returns to the Midwest.
The Great Gatsby is focused around Nick Carraway, a young man from Minnesota, who moves to New York in the summer of 1922. He finds himself in West Egg, an area that is populated by the rich. Nick Carraway's neighbor is Jay Gatsby, a rich, highly mysterious man, who throws lavish over the top parties every weekend. Nick gets invited to one of Gatsby's parties, and through Nick's newfound love interest, Jordan, Nick is able to learn a bit about Gatsby. He founds out Gatsby is madly in love with a woman named Daisy, who he has not spoken to in years. Daisy happens to be Nick's cousin and married to a man name Tom. Regardless of this marriage, Gatsby and Daisy start a love affair. Things turn awry when Tom confronts Gatsby. This confrontation leads to a distressed Daisy taking Gatsby's car and driving off. In the midst of all this chaos Daisy ends up hitting and killing a woman named Myrtle. Myrtle's husband thinking Gatsby was driving the car ends up shooting Gatsby and killing him. Nick throws a funeral for Gatsby where there is little attendance. Nick then ends up cutting off all relationships he has in West Egg and returns to the Midwest.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
The theme of the novel The Great Gatsby the destruction of the American Dream. These characters were after wealth rather than happiness. Being so consumed by money and social status eventually led to the corruption of the true American Dream. This corruption not only destroyed the American Dream, but also destroyed relationships, like that of Gatsby and Daisy.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).The theme of the novel The Great Gatsby the destruction of the American Dream. These characters were after wealth rather than happiness. Being so consumed by money and social status eventually led to the corruption of the true American Dream. This corruption not only destroyed the American Dream, but also destroyed relationships, like that of Gatsby and Daisy.
The author's tone in The Great Gatsby is cynical.
"This was untrue. I am not even faintly like a rose." "They
were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and
creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast
carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other
people clean up the mess they had made..." "I shook hands with him; it seemed silly not to, for I felt suddenly as though I were talking to a child."
4.
Describe a minimum of ten literary elements/techniques you observed
that strengthened your understanding of the author's purpose, the text's
theme and/or your sense of the tone. For each, please include textual
support to help illustrate the point for your readers. (Please include
edition and page numbers for easy reference.)
The author used similes, imagery, symbolism, allusion, and foreshadowing in order to convey the theme and tone.
The author used similes, imagery, symbolism, allusion, and foreshadowing in order to convey the theme and tone.
Simile: Similes occur regularly throughout this novel: "In his blue garden men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars."Imagery: The author is very detailed when describing the world that Nick has entered.example of imagery is the constant use of the color green throughout the novel.Symbolism: The green light at Daisy's house represented the unattainable for Gatsby "A single green light, minute and faraway, that might have been the end of a dock..."Allusion: There are numerous references throughout the entire work to literature, such as the John L Stoddard Lectures, and Hopalong Cassidy. Foreshadowing: Throughout the entire novel the author foreshadows the demise of Gatsby. "He
snatched the book from me and placed it hastily on its shelf muttering
that if one brick was removed the whole library was liable to collapse.”
2. Does the author's syntax and/or diction change when s/he focuses on character? How? Example(s)? Jay Gatsby is dynamic because how he is perceived changes throughout the book as new information comes to light. He is also a round character because he is fully developed so the reader has a good picture of their looks and personality.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Fall Vocab #11
Affinity-
relationship by marriage
Bilious-
of or indicative of a peevish ill nature disposition
Cognate- of the same nature
Corollary- A proposition inferred Immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof
Cul-de-sac- a pouch
Derring-do- a daring action
Divination- The art or practice that seeks to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge due to the interpretation of omens
Elixir- A substance capable of prolonging life indefinitely
Folderol- a useless accessory
Gamut- an entire range or series
Hoi polloi- the General populace
Ineffable- incapable of being expressed in words
Lucubration- to study by night
Mnemonic- intended to assist memory
Obloquy- abusive language
Parameter- an independent variable used to express the coordinates of variable point and functions of them
Pundit- a learned man
Risible- provoking laughter
Symptomatic- having the characteristics of a certain disease but arising of a different cause
Volte-face- a reversal in policy
Cognate- of the same nature
Corollary- A proposition inferred Immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof
Cul-de-sac- a pouch
Derring-do- a daring action
Divination- The art or practice that seeks to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge due to the interpretation of omens
Elixir- A substance capable of prolonging life indefinitely
Folderol- a useless accessory
Gamut- an entire range or series
Hoi polloi- the General populace
Ineffable- incapable of being expressed in words
Lucubration- to study by night
Mnemonic- intended to assist memory
Obloquy- abusive language
Parameter- an independent variable used to express the coordinates of variable point and functions of them
Pundit- a learned man
Risible- provoking laughter
Symptomatic- having the characteristics of a certain disease but arising of a different cause
Volte-face- a reversal in policy
Thursday, November 1, 2012
1. Literature Network
I really like this Website, and have been using it to better understand some of Hamlet. I think it has a pretty accurate view on what Hamlet is about.
2. University of Houston: Shakespeare Festival
This article was informative and official. It gave few examples on Hamlet, but my computer is old and i could only find so many sites to review.
3. Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Existentialism
http://www.apstudynotes.org/english/sample-essays/character-analysis-hamlet/
Not the best resource but it's a good review.
Not the best resource but it's a good review.
4. AP Lit-Comp-Hamlet-Act/Scene Notes
Suffices as a good summary of most of the scenes in each act.
5. MindMeister: Hamlet Motifs
Personally this is my second favorite. It is clean, precise, and easy to understand. The whole of Hamlet is carefully mapped out.
Vocabulary List #10
aficionado- a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
browbeat- to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
commensurate- able to be measured by a common standard
diaphanous- Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent
emolument- Payment for an office or employment
foray- A sudden raid or military advance
genre- A realistic style of painting that depicts scenes from everyday life
homily- An inspirational saying or platitude
immure- To confine within or as if within walls; imprison
insouciant- carefree or unconcerned; light-hearted
matrix- a substance, situation, or environment in which something has its origin, takes form, or is enclosed
obsequies- A funeral rite or ceremony
panache- A bunch of feathers or a plume, especially on a helmet.
persona- The role that one assumes or displays in public or society; one's public image or personality, as distinguished from the inner self
philippic- a bitter or impassioned speech of denunciation; invective
prurient- unusually or morbidly interested in sexual thoughts or practices
sacrosanct- Regarded as sacred and inviolable
systemic- Of or relating to systems or a system
tendentious- Marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan
vicissitude- A change or variation
browbeat- to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
commensurate- able to be measured by a common standard
diaphanous- Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent
emolument- Payment for an office or employment
foray- A sudden raid or military advance
genre- A realistic style of painting that depicts scenes from everyday life
homily- An inspirational saying or platitude
immure- To confine within or as if within walls; imprison
insouciant- carefree or unconcerned; light-hearted
matrix- a substance, situation, or environment in which something has its origin, takes form, or is enclosed
obsequies- A funeral rite or ceremony
panache- A bunch of feathers or a plume, especially on a helmet.
persona- The role that one assumes or displays in public or society; one's public image or personality, as distinguished from the inner self
philippic- a bitter or impassioned speech of denunciation; invective
prurient- unusually or morbidly interested in sexual thoughts or practices
sacrosanct- Regarded as sacred and inviolable
systemic- Of or relating to systems or a system
tendentious- Marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan
vicissitude- A change or variation
Sunday, October 28, 2012
LAQs #2
1.
Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read, and explain how the
narrative fulfills the author's purpose (based on your well-informed
interpretation of same).
in the Lake of the Woods starts with John and Kathy Wade, a married couple, sitting on the porch of their rented cottage in the woods of Minnesota. John had just lost the Senate election badly, this was the end of his political career. The Wades were renting the cabin by The Lake of the Woods in order to get away from everything, but they both seemed to be taking it hard. He developed an alter ego, "Sorcerer," after his friend soldiers noticed his knack for magic. After he lost the Senate race, he went into a downward spiral of depression and, well, some might call it "craziness." One morning his wife disappeared, and it took him an entire day to decide that something was wrong and he had to go look for her. From then on, John is the primary suspect in his wife's disappearance. Search parties are sent out, the lake and the woods are searched, but nothing ever comes up. John doesn't believe he had killed his wife but there is no way to be sure. However, there is the possibility that Kathy quietly left him in the night, to leave all of the unhappiness she had been dealing with.
2.Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
The theme of In the Lake of the Woods can be the opposite of reality itself ; it is present throughout the entire book. John, tricks himself into living in some other reality; one where his father was a great man, and one where he was Sorcerer. Kathy also was part of the delusion at some point: they imagined a life together, post-politics, where they would own their very own dream house, travel to Italy, and have all the children they wanted.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
Tim O'Brien's tone seems to be very reporter-like (after all, the narrator is someone who is writing a book, so he remained largely unbiased throughout the book). The best examples of this are the interviews thrown into the story, but also in the actual story. He is also reporter-like in the way that he is very inquisitive; he is always adding questions in the story and footnotes. Some examples of O'Brien's tone include "At no point did John Wade admit to the slightest knowledge of Kathy's whereabouts, nor indicate that he was withholding information information."; "Can we believe that he was not a monster but a man? That he was innocent of everything except his life? Could the truth be so simple? So terrible?"; "Maybe, in the end, she blamed herself. Not for the affair so much, but for the waning of energy, the slow year-by-year fatigue that had finally worn her down." (The narrator hypothesizes throughout the entire book.)
4. Describe a minimum of ten literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the author's purpose, the text's theme and/or your sense of the tone. For each, please include textual support to help illustrate the point for your readers. (Please include edition and page numbers for easy reference.)
One technique that the author used throughout the book was the repetition of a certain phrase, "Kill Jesus." Wade muttered and thought this to himself over and over, because it was the worst possible thing he could think to say. The way O'Brien had him repeat this so many times reinforced the fact that Wade was not quite "right," and how the loss of the election seemed to be his tipping point after a lifetime of hardship. The phrase was used mostly when John felt the lowest; when he felt the need to destroy something. ("...how it surged up into his throat and how he wanted to scream the most terrible thing he could scream-Kill Jesus!-and how he couldn't help himself and couldn't think straight and couldn't stop screaming it inside his head-Kill Jesus!-because nothing could be done, and because it was so brutal and disgraceful and final."; "After a while later he kicked back the sheets and said, 'Kill Jesus.' It was a challenge--a dare."; "'Kill Jesus,' he said, which encouraged him, and he carried the teakettle out to the living room and switched on a lamp and poured the boiling water over a big flowering geranium.") Another technique employed often was rhetorical questioning. The questions showed that the narrator was not totally sure about anything, either; this reinforced his inquisitive and journalistic tone. The questions are sometimes about human nature in general, and sometimes specifically about the characters/situations; they encourage the reader to consider the answers and apply them in his/her own investigation that he knows must be going on as s/he reads. (Footnote, in reference to "Other" stats in the Minnesota primary election results: "Aren't we all? John Wade--he's beyond knowing. He's an other....the man's soul remains for me an absolute and impenetrable unknown..."; "Can we believe that he was not a monster but a man? That he was innocent of everything except his life? Could the truth be so simple? So terrible?"; "Does happiness strain credibility? Is there something in the human spirit that distrusts its own appetites, its own yearning for healing and contentment?") O'Brien also uses many flashbacks; this is probably expected in a book about a war veteran. The storyline often goes backwards in time to significant events in John and Kathy's lives; it builds a focus on the past, and explain why things had happened the way they did, and to give background (adding more detail every time the memory was brought back around). ("When he was a boy, John Wade's hobby was magic."; "When he was fourteen, John Wade lost his father...What John felt that night, and for many nights afterward, was the desire to kill."; "There was a war in progress, which was beyond manipulation, and nine months later he found himself at the bottom of an irrigation ditch. The slime was waist-deep. He couldn't move. The trick then was to stay sane.") Motifs were also present in the novel, including the ever-present idea of living out of reality. John and Kathy lived in another reality when they dreamt of a life full of travel and a "busload of babies," John escaped "behind the mirrors in his head," and John had an alter ego, "Sorcerer," that ended up helping him cope: "Sorcerer, they called him...And for John Wade, who had always considered himself a loner, the nickname was like a special badge, an emblem of belonging and brotherhood, something to take pride in."
in the Lake of the Woods starts with John and Kathy Wade, a married couple, sitting on the porch of their rented cottage in the woods of Minnesota. John had just lost the Senate election badly, this was the end of his political career. The Wades were renting the cabin by The Lake of the Woods in order to get away from everything, but they both seemed to be taking it hard. He developed an alter ego, "Sorcerer," after his friend soldiers noticed his knack for magic. After he lost the Senate race, he went into a downward spiral of depression and, well, some might call it "craziness." One morning his wife disappeared, and it took him an entire day to decide that something was wrong and he had to go look for her. From then on, John is the primary suspect in his wife's disappearance. Search parties are sent out, the lake and the woods are searched, but nothing ever comes up. John doesn't believe he had killed his wife but there is no way to be sure. However, there is the possibility that Kathy quietly left him in the night, to leave all of the unhappiness she had been dealing with.
2.Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
The theme of In the Lake of the Woods can be the opposite of reality itself ; it is present throughout the entire book. John, tricks himself into living in some other reality; one where his father was a great man, and one where he was Sorcerer. Kathy also was part of the delusion at some point: they imagined a life together, post-politics, where they would own their very own dream house, travel to Italy, and have all the children they wanted.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
Tim O'Brien's tone seems to be very reporter-like (after all, the narrator is someone who is writing a book, so he remained largely unbiased throughout the book). The best examples of this are the interviews thrown into the story, but also in the actual story. He is also reporter-like in the way that he is very inquisitive; he is always adding questions in the story and footnotes. Some examples of O'Brien's tone include "At no point did John Wade admit to the slightest knowledge of Kathy's whereabouts, nor indicate that he was withholding information information."; "Can we believe that he was not a monster but a man? That he was innocent of everything except his life? Could the truth be so simple? So terrible?"; "Maybe, in the end, she blamed herself. Not for the affair so much, but for the waning of energy, the slow year-by-year fatigue that had finally worn her down." (The narrator hypothesizes throughout the entire book.)
4. Describe a minimum of ten literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the author's purpose, the text's theme and/or your sense of the tone. For each, please include textual support to help illustrate the point for your readers. (Please include edition and page numbers for easy reference.)
One technique that the author used throughout the book was the repetition of a certain phrase, "Kill Jesus." Wade muttered and thought this to himself over and over, because it was the worst possible thing he could think to say. The way O'Brien had him repeat this so many times reinforced the fact that Wade was not quite "right," and how the loss of the election seemed to be his tipping point after a lifetime of hardship. The phrase was used mostly when John felt the lowest; when he felt the need to destroy something. ("...how it surged up into his throat and how he wanted to scream the most terrible thing he could scream-Kill Jesus!-and how he couldn't help himself and couldn't think straight and couldn't stop screaming it inside his head-Kill Jesus!-because nothing could be done, and because it was so brutal and disgraceful and final."; "After a while later he kicked back the sheets and said, 'Kill Jesus.' It was a challenge--a dare."; "'Kill Jesus,' he said, which encouraged him, and he carried the teakettle out to the living room and switched on a lamp and poured the boiling water over a big flowering geranium.") Another technique employed often was rhetorical questioning. The questions showed that the narrator was not totally sure about anything, either; this reinforced his inquisitive and journalistic tone. The questions are sometimes about human nature in general, and sometimes specifically about the characters/situations; they encourage the reader to consider the answers and apply them in his/her own investigation that he knows must be going on as s/he reads. (Footnote, in reference to "Other" stats in the Minnesota primary election results: "Aren't we all? John Wade--he's beyond knowing. He's an other....the man's soul remains for me an absolute and impenetrable unknown..."; "Can we believe that he was not a monster but a man? That he was innocent of everything except his life? Could the truth be so simple? So terrible?"; "Does happiness strain credibility? Is there something in the human spirit that distrusts its own appetites, its own yearning for healing and contentment?") O'Brien also uses many flashbacks; this is probably expected in a book about a war veteran. The storyline often goes backwards in time to significant events in John and Kathy's lives; it builds a focus on the past, and explain why things had happened the way they did, and to give background (adding more detail every time the memory was brought back around). ("When he was a boy, John Wade's hobby was magic."; "When he was fourteen, John Wade lost his father...What John felt that night, and for many nights afterward, was the desire to kill."; "There was a war in progress, which was beyond manipulation, and nine months later he found himself at the bottom of an irrigation ditch. The slime was waist-deep. He couldn't move. The trick then was to stay sane.") Motifs were also present in the novel, including the ever-present idea of living out of reality. John and Kathy lived in another reality when they dreamt of a life full of travel and a "busload of babies," John escaped "behind the mirrors in his head," and John had an alter ego, "Sorcerer," that ended up helping him cope: "Sorcerer, they called him...And for John Wade, who had always considered himself a loner, the nickname was like a special badge, an emblem of belonging and brotherhood, something to take pride in."
Monday, October 22, 2012
Vocabulary List # 9
Abortive- failing to produce the intended result
Bruit- spread a report or rumor widely
Contumelious- scornful and insulting behavior
Dictum- a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source; a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle
Ensconce- establish or settle
Iconoclastic- characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
In medias res- a narrative that begins somewhere in the middle of a story rather than the beginning
Internecine- destructive to both sides in a conflict
Maladroit- ineffective or bungling; clumsy
Maudlin- self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
Modulate- exert a modifying or controlling influence on
Portentous- of or like a portent; done in a pompously or overly solemn manner
Prescience- the power to foresee the future
Quid pro quo- a favor or advantage granted in return for something
Salubrious- health-giving, healthy; pleasant, not run-down
Saturnalia- the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December; an occasion of wild revelry
Touchstone- a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized
Traumatic- emotionally disturbing or distressing; relating to or causing psychological trauma
Vitiate- spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; destroy or impair the legal validity of.
Waggish- humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner
Bruit- spread a report or rumor widely
Contumelious- scornful and insulting behavior
Dictum- a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source; a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle
Ensconce- establish or settle
Iconoclastic- characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
In medias res- a narrative that begins somewhere in the middle of a story rather than the beginning
Internecine- destructive to both sides in a conflict
Maladroit- ineffective or bungling; clumsy
Maudlin- self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
Modulate- exert a modifying or controlling influence on
Portentous- of or like a portent; done in a pompously or overly solemn manner
Prescience- the power to foresee the future
Quid pro quo- a favor or advantage granted in return for something
Salubrious- health-giving, healthy; pleasant, not run-down
Saturnalia- the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December; an occasion of wild revelry
Touchstone- a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized
Traumatic- emotionally disturbing or distressing; relating to or causing psychological trauma
Vitiate- spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; destroy or impair the legal validity of.
Waggish- humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner
Monday, October 8, 2012
Vocabulary List #8
Abeyance- A state of temporary disuse or suspension.
Ambivalent- Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Beleaguer- Beset with difficulties
Carte blanche- Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.
Cataclysm- A sudden violent upheaval, esp. in a political or social context
Debauch- Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
- A bout of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, esp. eating and drinking
éclat- brilliant or conspicuous success
Fastidious- Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
Gambol- Run or jump about playfully
Imbue- Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality: "imbued with deep piety".
Inchoate- Just begun and so not fully formed or developed
Lampoon- Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule or sarcasm.
- A speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way
Malleable- Easily influenced; pliable
Nemesis- The inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall
Opt- Make a choice from a range of possibilities
Philistine- A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
Picaresque- Of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero
Queasy- Nauseated; feeling sick
Refractory- Stubborn or unmanageable
Savoir-faire- The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.
Ambivalent- Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Beleaguer- Beset with difficulties
Carte blanche- Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.
Cataclysm- A sudden violent upheaval, esp. in a political or social context
Debauch- Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
- A bout of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, esp. eating and drinking
éclat- brilliant or conspicuous success
Fastidious- Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
Gambol- Run or jump about playfully
Imbue- Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality: "imbued with deep piety".
Inchoate- Just begun and so not fully formed or developed
Lampoon- Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule or sarcasm.
- A speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way
Malleable- Easily influenced; pliable
Nemesis- The inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall
Opt- Make a choice from a range of possibilities
Philistine- A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
Picaresque- Of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero
Queasy- Nauseated; feeling sick
Refractory- Stubborn or unmanageable
Savoir-faire- The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Hamlet: because my computer is old and doesn't let me post comments.
1)What is the play about?
Hamlet is a play written by Shakespeare, he writes of Hamlet wanting revenge on his uncle. Hamlet's father comes to him as a ghost and tells him that his own brother is the very person that poisoned him. The brother of the king ends up marrying Hamlet's mother becoming the king. Hamlet is angry and tells the brother that he knows what has happened. The brother plans to kill Hamlet, but ends up killing himself and several others.
2)Why is interpreting the play such a challenge? Why doesn't everyone agree on what it means?
Interpreting it is a challenge because people all over the world were taught differently so they all get something different out of it, which is also why they can't agree on what it means.
Find a minimum of three other learning communities that are studying Hamlet:
Hamlet is a play written by Shakespeare, he writes of Hamlet wanting revenge on his uncle. Hamlet's father comes to him as a ghost and tells him that his own brother is the very person that poisoned him. The brother of the king ends up marrying Hamlet's mother becoming the king. Hamlet is angry and tells the brother that he knows what has happened. The brother plans to kill Hamlet, but ends up killing himself and several others.
2)Why is interpreting the play such a challenge? Why doesn't everyone agree on what it means?
Interpreting it is a challenge because people all over the world were taught differently so they all get something different out of it, which is also why they can't agree on what it means.
Find a minimum of three other learning communities that are studying Hamlet:
Thursday, September 27, 2012
"Pre-Will"questions
a) What do you know about Hamlet, the "Melancholy Dane"?
As far as my answer goes right now is I know that we are going to be reading about him a lot, and he is a solemn character.
b) What do you know about Shakespeare?
I know he is famous for all the plays he has written and that no one knows exactly who he was, some historians think it might have been multiple people even.
c) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"?
I think it's because it is sometimes boring and long and sometimes hard to understand.
d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?
We could focus on it and go through what any little thing that is confusing so it all makes sense.
As far as my answer goes right now is I know that we are going to be reading about him a lot, and he is a solemn character.
b) What do you know about Shakespeare?
I know he is famous for all the plays he has written and that no one knows exactly who he was, some historians think it might have been multiple people even.
c) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"?
I think it's because it is sometimes boring and long and sometimes hard to understand.
d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?
We could focus on it and go through what any little thing that is confusing so it all makes sense.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Vacabulary List #7
aberration - an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a
lens or mirror to produce a good image; a disorder in one's mental
state; a state or condition markedly different from the norm
ex/ My friend Alyssa is an aberration.
Ad hoc- for the special purpose or end presently under consideration
ex/ I sometimes stop a conversation after ad hoc.
bane - something causes misery or death
ex/ I now understand why they call him Bane.
bathos - triteness or triviality of style; a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one; insincere pathos
ex/ Bad climaxes end up in bathos.
cantankerous - having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
ex/ The "bad boy" was cantankerous.
casuistry - moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
ex/ Most people have a casuistry.
de facto - in fact; in reality
ex/ I believe in science, de facto.
depredation - an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; (usually plural) a destructive action
ex/ The wrecking ball was created for depredation.
empathy - understanding and entering into another's feelings
ex/ I usually can empathize with my best friends.
harbinger - an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage
ex/ The girl thought he was cute so she harbingered him.
hedonism - an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
ex/ Some people are affiliated with hedonism.
lackluster - lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
ex/ When I go to the dunes with my friend Alex his truck gets lackluster.
malcontent - discontented as toward authority; noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
ex/ Jessica cried, “Down with the system!” as she gathered with other local malcontents at a rally.
mellifluous - pleasing to the ear
nepotism - noun favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
ex/ Kelli’s singing voice is lovely and mellifluous.
pander - someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce); verb arrange for sexual partners for others; yield (to); give satisfaction to
ex/ That company tends to pander to the interests of the younger crowds.
peccadillo - a petty misdeed
ex/ Randy’s parents made his every little slipup and peccadillo a big problem, and this made him feel terrible about himself.
piece de resistance - the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.
ex/ The artist had works all over the gallery, but her biggest, best piece—her piece de resistance—was toward the back of the room.
remand - the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial); verb refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision; lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
ex/ The court decided to remand the defendant to a drug treatment center.
syndrome - a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
ex/ It makes me sad when I hear about people that have or get life threatening syndromes.
ex/ My friend Alyssa is an aberration.
Ad hoc- for the special purpose or end presently under consideration
ex/ I sometimes stop a conversation after ad hoc.
bane - something causes misery or death
ex/ I now understand why they call him Bane.
bathos - triteness or triviality of style; a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one; insincere pathos
ex/ Bad climaxes end up in bathos.
cantankerous - having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
ex/ The "bad boy" was cantankerous.
casuistry - moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
ex/ Most people have a casuistry.
de facto - in fact; in reality
ex/ I believe in science, de facto.
depredation - an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; (usually plural) a destructive action
ex/ The wrecking ball was created for depredation.
empathy - understanding and entering into another's feelings
ex/ I usually can empathize with my best friends.
harbinger - an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage
ex/ The girl thought he was cute so she harbingered him.
hedonism - an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
ex/ Some people are affiliated with hedonism.
lackluster - lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
ex/ When I go to the dunes with my friend Alex his truck gets lackluster.
malcontent - discontented as toward authority; noun a person who is discontented or disgusted
ex/ Jessica cried, “Down with the system!” as she gathered with other local malcontents at a rally.
mellifluous - pleasing to the ear
nepotism - noun favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
ex/ Kelli’s singing voice is lovely and mellifluous.
pander - someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce); verb arrange for sexual partners for others; yield (to); give satisfaction to
ex/ That company tends to pander to the interests of the younger crowds.
peccadillo - a petty misdeed
ex/ Randy’s parents made his every little slipup and peccadillo a big problem, and this made him feel terrible about himself.
piece de resistance - the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.
ex/ The artist had works all over the gallery, but her biggest, best piece—her piece de resistance—was toward the back of the room.
remand - the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial); verb refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision; lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
ex/ The court decided to remand the defendant to a drug treatment center.
syndrome - a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
ex/ It makes me sad when I hear about people that have or get life threatening syndromes.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Literature Analysis Questions: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read.
Slaughterhouse Five is mainly a story about a man named Billy Pilgrim, who is an optometrist and time traveler. The novel follows Billy as he lives the events that have happened in his life over and over again. Vonnegut makes the reader read awesome imagery of the terrors of war, "the quiet desperation of suburban life" and the breakdown of the psych through Billy's time. Just before he is captured as a prisoner Billy experiences his first time jump. When this happens he sees his whole life, past, present and future, right in front of his eyes. After the war, Billy returns from Europe back to his civilian life, but doesn't stop randomly jumping through time, witnessing his birth, his death and big events in between. He is eventually abducted by aliens who experience time in almost the same way, but Billy would rather only look at his life's better days. Ignoring his family's objections, Billy told the world about his time traveling and about his abduction, glorifying the story with a detailed version of his death.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
Time and memory: The science fiction parts of the novel have to do with time travel. Billy leaps in time, experience his life's events out of order and repeatedly. He learns on the alien world of Trafalmadore that all time happens simultaneously, but no one really dies. But it has a evil side, the bad times also live forever. Memory is one of the novel's important themes, because of their memories, Vonnegut and Billy cannot move past the Dresden massacre. Billy leaps back in time to Dresden again and again, but we read a lot about Dresden because Billy relives it in his memory multiple times.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
I think Kurt Vonnegut writes in a morbidly humorous tone.
ex 1/ "The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his funeral.”
ex 2/ "So it goes.Those were vile people in both those cities, as is well known. The world was better off without them. And Lot’s wife, of course, was told not to look back where all those people and their homes had been. But she did look back, and I love her for that, because it was so human.
So she was turned into a pillar of salt. So it goes.
People aren’t supposed to look back. I’m certainly not going to do it anymore.
I’ve finished my war book now. The next one I write is going to be fun.
This one is a failure, and had to be, since it was written by a pillar of salt."
ex3/ "If what Billy Pilgrim learned from the Tralfamadorians is true, that we will all live forever, no matter how dead we may sometimes seem to be, I am not overjoyed. Still—if I am going to spend eternity visiting this moment and that, I’m grateful that so many of those moments are nice.”
4. Describe five literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthen your understanding of the theme and/or your sense of the tone. Include three excerpts (for each element) that will help your reader understand each one.
1/ Hyperbole
> The ellipsis between Billy's travel to Tralfamadore and his return to Earth
3/ Juxtapose
> "roses and mustard gas"
> The phrase is used to describe an awful smell, whether it be Vonnegut's breath when he has been drinking or the smell of the "rotted and liquefied" bodies in Dresden.
>The juxtaposition of the beauty and sweetness of roses with the debilitating effects of mustard gas serves to emphasize the theme of the destructiveness of war, that war can make even the most beautiful things, like the roses, horrible and disgusting.
4/ Parody
> "The United States of America has been Balkanized, has been divided into twenty petty nations... Chicago has been hydrogen-bombed by angry Chinamen... Billy predicts his own death within an hour... At that moment, Billy's high forehead is in the cross hairs of a high-powered laser gun... In the next moment, Billy Pilgrim is dead. So it goes.">
After hearing Lazzaro tell a story about his revenge on a dog that bit him, Lazzaro tells Billy that he will eventually kill him for Roland Weary's death. Billy then recounts how he will die at Lazzaro's hand.
>Vonnegut's description of Billy's future seems to parody science fiction novels.
5/Ambiguity
> "One bird said to Billy Pilgrim, 'Poo-tee-weet?"
>Billy and the rest of the Americans were let out of the locked stable they had been staying in because the war in Europe was over. The only sound Billy could hear were the birds "talking."
> The phrase that the bird speaks, "Poo-tee-weet," is ambiguous in its meaning.
Slaughterhouse Five is mainly a story about a man named Billy Pilgrim, who is an optometrist and time traveler. The novel follows Billy as he lives the events that have happened in his life over and over again. Vonnegut makes the reader read awesome imagery of the terrors of war, "the quiet desperation of suburban life" and the breakdown of the psych through Billy's time. Just before he is captured as a prisoner Billy experiences his first time jump. When this happens he sees his whole life, past, present and future, right in front of his eyes. After the war, Billy returns from Europe back to his civilian life, but doesn't stop randomly jumping through time, witnessing his birth, his death and big events in between. He is eventually abducted by aliens who experience time in almost the same way, but Billy would rather only look at his life's better days. Ignoring his family's objections, Billy told the world about his time traveling and about his abduction, glorifying the story with a detailed version of his death.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
Time and memory: The science fiction parts of the novel have to do with time travel. Billy leaps in time, experience his life's events out of order and repeatedly. He learns on the alien world of Trafalmadore that all time happens simultaneously, but no one really dies. But it has a evil side, the bad times also live forever. Memory is one of the novel's important themes, because of their memories, Vonnegut and Billy cannot move past the Dresden massacre. Billy leaps back in time to Dresden again and again, but we read a lot about Dresden because Billy relives it in his memory multiple times.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
I think Kurt Vonnegut writes in a morbidly humorous tone.
ex 1/ "The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his funeral.”
ex 2/ "So it goes.Those were vile people in both those cities, as is well known. The world was better off without them. And Lot’s wife, of course, was told not to look back where all those people and their homes had been. But she did look back, and I love her for that, because it was so human.
So she was turned into a pillar of salt. So it goes.
People aren’t supposed to look back. I’m certainly not going to do it anymore.
I’ve finished my war book now. The next one I write is going to be fun.
This one is a failure, and had to be, since it was written by a pillar of salt."
ex3/ "If what Billy Pilgrim learned from the Tralfamadorians is true, that we will all live forever, no matter how dead we may sometimes seem to be, I am not overjoyed. Still—if I am going to spend eternity visiting this moment and that, I’m grateful that so many of those moments are nice.”
4. Describe five literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthen your understanding of the theme and/or your sense of the tone. Include three excerpts (for each element) that will help your reader understand each one.
1/ Hyperbole
>
The hyperbole that Dresden resembled the moon serves to reveal
> "Dresden was like the moon now, nothing but minerals."
>The Americans and their guards come out of their shelter to see the
devastation of Dresden and Billy remarks that it looked like the surface of the
moon.
2/ Ellipsis
> "Everything is all right, and everybody has to do
exactly what he does. I learned that on Tralfamadore."
> In the hospital, Billy is telling Rumfoord about what happened in
Dresden.> The ellipsis between Billy's travel to Tralfamadore and his return to Earth
3/ Juxtapose
> "roses and mustard gas"
> The phrase is used to describe an awful smell, whether it be Vonnegut's breath when he has been drinking or the smell of the "rotted and liquefied" bodies in Dresden.
>The juxtaposition of the beauty and sweetness of roses with the debilitating effects of mustard gas serves to emphasize the theme of the destructiveness of war, that war can make even the most beautiful things, like the roses, horrible and disgusting.
4/ Parody
> "The United States of America has been Balkanized, has been divided into twenty petty nations... Chicago has been hydrogen-bombed by angry Chinamen... Billy predicts his own death within an hour... At that moment, Billy's high forehead is in the cross hairs of a high-powered laser gun... In the next moment, Billy Pilgrim is dead. So it goes.">
After hearing Lazzaro tell a story about his revenge on a dog that bit him, Lazzaro tells Billy that he will eventually kill him for Roland Weary's death. Billy then recounts how he will die at Lazzaro's hand.
>Vonnegut's description of Billy's future seems to parody science fiction novels.
5/Ambiguity
> "One bird said to Billy Pilgrim, 'Poo-tee-weet?"
>Billy and the rest of the Americans were let out of the locked stable they had been staying in because the war in Europe was over. The only sound Billy could hear were the birds "talking."
> The phrase that the bird speaks, "Poo-tee-weet," is ambiguous in its meaning.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Vocabulary List #6
beatitude- Supreme blessedness
ex/ The woman in church was full of great beatitude.
bete noire- a detested person (disliked or avoided)
ex/ Most rude and mean people are bete noire
bode- Be an omen of a particular outcome
ex/ The child was part of a bigger bode than he had ever thought.
dank- Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold
ex/ Do not let people drive you into dank submission.
ecumenical- Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian churches
ex/ There is a lot of ecumenical in the world.
fervid- Intensely enthusiastic or passionate
ex/ I am very fervid when it comes to anything that has to do with Adam Levine.
fetid- Smelling extremely unpleasant
ex/ The fish market in Pike's Place was extremely fetid.
gargantuan- of great mass
ex/ The Indian ridden elephant is gargantuan
heyday- The period of a person's or thing's greatest success or popularity
ex/ Van Gough was in his prime heyday before everything started to circle the drain.
incubus- A cause of distress or anxiety like a nightmare
ex/ The mother was the incubus reason for all of the girls misfortunes and unhappiness.
infrastructure- The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation
ex/ Before I go to a false sleep for treatment I am put in a infrastructure.
inveigle- Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery
ex/ The young lady always got what she wanted because of her amazing inveigle with the men.
kudos- Praise and honor received for an achievement
ex/ I always give Kelli kudos when she makes a really funny joke.
lagniappe- Something given as a bonus or extra gift
ex/ When I have done a great job at work i sometimes get a lagniappe.
prolix- Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
ex/ I have to make sure my admissions letter isn't too prolix.
protege- a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
ex/ Lots of people are others' protege.
prototype- A first or preliminary model of something, esp. a machine, from which other forms are developed
or copied
ex/ My rough draft can also be called a prototype if you'd like.
sycophant- A person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer
ex/ The world is full of sycophantic people.
tautology- The saying of the same thing twice in different words
ex/ My mother is annoying with her constant tautology.
truckle- Submit or behave obsequiously
ex/ Too many freshmen are truckle.
ex/ The woman in church was full of great beatitude.
bete noire- a detested person (disliked or avoided)
ex/ Most rude and mean people are bete noire
bode- Be an omen of a particular outcome
ex/ The child was part of a bigger bode than he had ever thought.
dank- Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold
ex/ Do not let people drive you into dank submission.
ecumenical- Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian churches
ex/ There is a lot of ecumenical in the world.
fervid- Intensely enthusiastic or passionate
ex/ I am very fervid when it comes to anything that has to do with Adam Levine.
fetid- Smelling extremely unpleasant
ex/ The fish market in Pike's Place was extremely fetid.
gargantuan- of great mass
ex/ The Indian ridden elephant is gargantuan
heyday- The period of a person's or thing's greatest success or popularity
ex/ Van Gough was in his prime heyday before everything started to circle the drain.
incubus- A cause of distress or anxiety like a nightmare
ex/ The mother was the incubus reason for all of the girls misfortunes and unhappiness.
infrastructure- The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation
ex/ Before I go to a false sleep for treatment I am put in a infrastructure.
inveigle- Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery
ex/ The young lady always got what she wanted because of her amazing inveigle with the men.
kudos- Praise and honor received for an achievement
ex/ I always give Kelli kudos when she makes a really funny joke.
lagniappe- Something given as a bonus or extra gift
ex/ When I have done a great job at work i sometimes get a lagniappe.
prolix- Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
ex/ I have to make sure my admissions letter isn't too prolix.
protege- a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
ex/ Lots of people are others' protege.
prototype- A first or preliminary model of something, esp. a machine, from which other forms are developed
or copied
ex/ My rough draft can also be called a prototype if you'd like.
sycophant- A person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer
ex/ The world is full of sycophantic people.
tautology- The saying of the same thing twice in different words
ex/ My mother is annoying with her constant tautology.
truckle- Submit or behave obsequiously
ex/ Too many freshmen are truckle.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Reading Notes
Reading notes:
Gilgamesh- 4000 years old
Iliad- 3000 years old
Prologue to Gilgamesh:
Gil built home for main gods, high ranking person
Anu & Ishtar, father of gods and goddess of love
takes place in Uruk
Gil is son of Lugalbanda and Lady Wildcow Ninsun
Gil is vangard and rear guard of army
2/3 god, 1/3 man. not sure how that math works
From the Iliad:
goddess Athene (as Trojan warrior) leads Hektor to Achilleus
she said to fight ruthlessly to see if they or Achilleus would die
H swore brutal battle and bargained to bring back dead to home country
Ach said no oaths between enemies.
shows honesty and knows he wouldn't honor his word
Ach fighting to avenge his countrymen H killed
H wants fair fight face to face
H threw spear and Athenes had abandoned him. knew death was fate
H wanted swift death, got speared in the neck. mercy from Ach
Ach actually avenging his partner Patroklos who H killed
Ach wants to let him sit out and be eaten
H begs to be taken hime for burning and promises treasure
Ach shows no more mercy and refuses offer. wants true revenge
H's last words were cursing but Ach didn't believe him. knew gods would take him in stride
History of English Church and People The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle:
Bede (673-735) Rome had protected and supported Britain but when it withdrew, England was left isolated and prone to invasion
Monks and monasteries kept written word alive and preached it
Bede most learned scholar
father of English history
A History of the English Church and People
describes conquest of Britain by Anglo-Saxons after Romans left
wrote in Latin so all could read his work done at Jarrow
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle written by King Alfred's group of monks
sent out and minks added to chronicle
from A History of the English Church and People:
Belgic Gaul id south of English island
tells of prosperous and promising Emglish land
even shore is bountiful
Latin common medium for scriptures
Britons-original inhabitants
then Scythians came to north Isish coast (W of Britain) and found Scots
Pictish settlers rejected from settling in Ireland
sent to go to Britain, promised help to fight if they resisted
settles in north, Britons in south
king comes from lady's side as part of agreement to marry into Pictish families, if needed
Ireland more pleasant with no reptiles or snakes, immune to poison
Scots originally from Ireland, migrated to Britain
from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle:
Vikings broke up and went to Briatin
King Alfred created long ships to beat Viking raids
Danes beached at Isle of Wight
English took ships and killed their men, ruthless
tide saved Danes
Monday, September 10, 2012
Vocabulary List #5
acumen -The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
ex/ My father is very well at being acumen.
adjudicate -Make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter
ex/ Court judges have to have major adjudicate to do their duty.
anachronism -at the wrong place in the wrong time
ex/ A lot of the time when his friends got in trouble he was anachronism.
apocryphal -Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
ex/ The Mona Lisa was beautiful, and apocryphal, even though it was smaller than many think.
disparity -A great difference
ex/ Whenever I talk to my mother there is giant disparity.
dissimulate -Conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character)
ex/ Most men are very dissimulate, because otherwise they feel less manly.
empirical -Based on an observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
ex/ She lost the bet because her argument was empirical.
flamboyant -Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness
ex/ Most popular girls are flamboyant.
fulsome - flattering to an excessive degree / of large size or quantity; generous
ex/ I love to eat a fulsome amount of watermelon during the summer.
immolate -Kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning
ex/ In Narnia Aslan was a immolate.
imperceptible - impossible to perceive
ex/ He was just simply imperceptible.
lackey -A servant
ex/ He is her lackey.
liaison -A person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between groups of people
ex/ The school principal acted as a liaison between the two squabbling children so they would properly apologize to each other.
monolithic -very large and characterless
ex/ I dislike when people are monolithic.
mot juste -The exact, appropriate word.
ex/ He paused so as to find the mot juste in describing his feelings for her; he wanted his letter to be perfect.
nihilism -The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.
ex/ The nihilist didn't think twice about tossing a Molotov cocktail through the police station window; after all, he was certain that it didn't matter, seeing as there was no real truth in any law, science, or religion.
patrician - an aristocrat or nobleman
ex/ Most knights back in the day were patricians.
propitiate -Win or regain the favor of someone by doing something that pleases them
ex/The sacrifice was made to propitiate the volcano gods.
sic -Used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands
ex/ The man told his big, growling dog to sic the intruders.
sublimate-Divert or modify into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
ex/ Artists tend to sublimate their impulses and emotions into beautiful and interesting pieces of art or music.
ex/ My father is very well at being acumen.
adjudicate -Make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter
ex/ Court judges have to have major adjudicate to do their duty.
anachronism -at the wrong place in the wrong time
ex/ A lot of the time when his friends got in trouble he was anachronism.
apocryphal -Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
ex/ The Mona Lisa was beautiful, and apocryphal, even though it was smaller than many think.
disparity -A great difference
ex/ Whenever I talk to my mother there is giant disparity.
dissimulate -Conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character)
ex/ Most men are very dissimulate, because otherwise they feel less manly.
empirical -Based on an observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
ex/ She lost the bet because her argument was empirical.
flamboyant -Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness
ex/ Most popular girls are flamboyant.
fulsome - flattering to an excessive degree / of large size or quantity; generous
ex/ I love to eat a fulsome amount of watermelon during the summer.
immolate -Kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning
ex/ In Narnia Aslan was a immolate.
imperceptible - impossible to perceive
ex/ He was just simply imperceptible.
lackey -A servant
ex/ He is her lackey.
liaison -A person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between groups of people
ex/ The school principal acted as a liaison between the two squabbling children so they would properly apologize to each other.
monolithic -very large and characterless
ex/ I dislike when people are monolithic.
mot juste -The exact, appropriate word.
ex/ He paused so as to find the mot juste in describing his feelings for her; he wanted his letter to be perfect.
nihilism -The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.
ex/ The nihilist didn't think twice about tossing a Molotov cocktail through the police station window; after all, he was certain that it didn't matter, seeing as there was no real truth in any law, science, or religion.
patrician - an aristocrat or nobleman
ex/ Most knights back in the day were patricians.
propitiate -Win or regain the favor of someone by doing something that pleases them
ex/The sacrifice was made to propitiate the volcano gods.
sic -Used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands
ex/ The man told his big, growling dog to sic the intruders.
sublimate-Divert or modify into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
ex/ Artists tend to sublimate their impulses and emotions into beautiful and interesting pieces of art or music.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Beowulf Post: Copied, Pasted, and Translated
Beowulf ond Godsylla:
Meanehwæl, baccat meaddehæle, monstær lurccen;
Fulle few too many drincce, hie luccen for fyht.
Ðen Hreorfneorhtðhwr, son of Hrwærowþheororthwl,
Æsccen æwful jeork to steop outsyd. Þhud! Bashe! Crasch! Beoom! Ðe bigge gye
Eallum his bon brak, byt his nose offe;
Wicced Godsylla wæld on his asse.
Monstær moppe fleor wyþ eallum men in hælle.
Beowulf in bacceroome fonecall bamaccen wæs;
Hearen sond of ruccus sæd, "Hwæt ðe helle?"
Graben sheold strang ond swich-blæd scharp
Stond feorth to fyht ðe grimlic foe. "Me," Godsylla sæd, "mac ðe minsemete."
Heoro cwyc geten heold wiþ fæmed half-nelson
Ond flyng him lic frisbe bac to fen
Beowulf belly up to meaddehæle bar,
Sæd, "Ne foe beaten mie færsom cung-fu."
Eorderen cocca-cohla yce-coeld, ðe reol þyng.
Beowulf and Godzilla:
Meanwhile, back at Middle Hell, the monster lurks
Feeling too many drinks, he's lookin for fight
Then Hawthorne , son of Hawthpatroleth,
Asked the awful jerk to step outside. Thud! Bash! Crash! Boom! The big guy
All of his bones broke, bit his nose off;
Wicked Godzilla wailed on his ass.
Monster mopped the floor with all of the men in hell.
Beowulf in the back room on a phonecall with Backmacken was;
Hearing the sound of a ruccus said, "What the hell?"
Grabbed shield strong and switch-blade sharp
Stand forth to fight the gramlin monster. "I," Godzilla said, "make thee mincemeat."
He quickly got held in the famed half-nelson
And flung him like a frisbee back to hell
Beowulf belly up at Middle Hell Bar
Said, "No foe can beat my fearsome kung-fu."
He ordered Coca-Cola ice-cold, the real thing.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Hero's Journey Deconstruction: BATMAN
I have plenty of heroes that I favor, but for some reason batman is my favorite. He is an amazing super hero and I believe he is who he is for the greater good. Soon after he witnessed his parents' death, thee young Bruce Wayne made the official decision that he was going to
dedicate his complete life to fighting injustice everywhere. Wayne wanted to avenge the monster that murdered his parents and ventured out into the world intending to do so. Wayne traveled to every continent on this Earth in hopes
of finding the answers to all the questions he needed to uphold his promise to
his parents and himself. Wayne went on to college studying criminology and criminal psychology, along with mastering multiple styles
of martial arts. When Wayne went back to Gotham City, his home town,and was beaten by the people he had originally tried to protect. This made him strive to become a protector of the city, which lead him to set up a secret
headquarter, build amazing gadgets, protect Gotham City from all evil, and name himself Batman.
Some people say that batman isn't a real superhero but Spiderman and Superman are.Ex/ If you take away Batman's powers, (his gadgets,car, and such),what is he? He is attractive, a billionaire, and a damn smart man. If you take Superman's Powers away what is he? Nothing but Clark Kent, a news reporter. Well, I think I've made my point.
Some people say that batman isn't a real superhero but Spiderman and Superman are.Ex/ If you take away Batman's powers, (his gadgets,car, and such),what is he? He is attractive, a billionaire, and a damn smart man. If you take Superman's Powers away what is he? Nothing but Clark Kent, a news reporter. Well, I think I've made my point.
Vocabulary List #4
Apostate: describes someone who has left behind his religious or political beliefs or his principles
ex/ The man was currently apostate, and his family was saddened by this.
Effusive: something or someone showing unrestrained emotion or thankfulness
ex/ I cannot stop this effusive I have for my puppy, he is just so dang cute.
Impasse: something from which there is no escape or solution
ex/ I walked down the dark and daunting alley without knowing if I would come out.
Euphoria: a feeling of well-being and great happiness
ex/ Some kids threw a euphoria party last year, that made all the attendees happy.
Lugubrious: someone who looks very sad, depressed or long-in-the-face.
ex/ The student was very lugubrious after finding he had failed his English exam.
Bravado: behavior by a scared person that shows courage.
ex/ Beowulf's bravado was increasingly high by the third monster.
Consensus: an agreement made by a group
ex/ The consensus of the group was to meet once a month.
Dichotomy: a sharp division of things or ideas into two contradictory parts
ex/ The dichotomy government had a house and a senate.
Constrict: to become narrower at one place, or to make something narrower or more restrictive.
ex/ My biggest fear is my family will constrict my idea of leaving for college.
Gothic: medieval, not classical, barbarous; uncivilized
ex/ The gothic tale she is reading takes place in translyvannia with all sorts of vampires.
Punctilio: observance of petty formalities
ex/ The parents were very punctilious when throwing a party for their daughter who had turned 18.
Metamorphosis: change of form, shape, structure, or substance; transformation, as, in myths, by magic or sorcery
ex/ A caterpillar undergoes metamorphosis before turning into a miraculaous butterfly.
Raconteur: a person who tells stories or anecdotes in an amusing and clever way.
ex/ When I was little my Daddy was always the best raconteur.
Sine Qua Non: an essential condition, qualification, etc.; indispensable thing; absolute prerequisite
ex/ The boys charismatic nature became a sine qua non for the girl.
Quixotic: romantic behavior or following beliefs even though they are foolish or unreachable goals.
ex/ The quixotic little girl wanted her parents to buy her an iPhone 5!
Vendetta: lingering grudge or feeling of hatred for someone
ex/ It has never been discussed to try and be resolve, but there is a great vendetta between my friend and I.
Non Sequitur: a statement, conclusion or reply that has nothing to do with the previous statement
ex/ The idiots argument was a basic and flawed non sequitur.
Mystique: an aura of mystery or an air of secrecy surrounding something or someone that makes the person or thing seem very intriguing.
ex/ I think your age is part of the mystique
Quagmire: is soft, wet ground or a complex and difficult situation with no easy solution.
ex/ My partner and I ran upon a quagmire after he realized that he had forgotten the project at home!
Parlous: perilous; dangerous; risky
ex/ Over summer I went cliff-diving and my older cousin was with me because it was very parlous.
ex/ The man was currently apostate, and his family was saddened by this.
Effusive: something or someone showing unrestrained emotion or thankfulness
ex/ I cannot stop this effusive I have for my puppy, he is just so dang cute.
Impasse: something from which there is no escape or solution
ex/ I walked down the dark and daunting alley without knowing if I would come out.
Euphoria: a feeling of well-being and great happiness
ex/ Some kids threw a euphoria party last year, that made all the attendees happy.
Lugubrious: someone who looks very sad, depressed or long-in-the-face.
ex/ The student was very lugubrious after finding he had failed his English exam.
Bravado: behavior by a scared person that shows courage.
ex/ Beowulf's bravado was increasingly high by the third monster.
Consensus: an agreement made by a group
ex/ The consensus of the group was to meet once a month.
Dichotomy: a sharp division of things or ideas into two contradictory parts
ex/ The dichotomy government had a house and a senate.
Constrict: to become narrower at one place, or to make something narrower or more restrictive.
ex/ My biggest fear is my family will constrict my idea of leaving for college.
Gothic: medieval, not classical, barbarous; uncivilized
ex/ The gothic tale she is reading takes place in translyvannia with all sorts of vampires.
Punctilio: observance of petty formalities
ex/ The parents were very punctilious when throwing a party for their daughter who had turned 18.
Metamorphosis: change of form, shape, structure, or substance; transformation, as, in myths, by magic or sorcery
ex/ A caterpillar undergoes metamorphosis before turning into a miraculaous butterfly.
Raconteur: a person who tells stories or anecdotes in an amusing and clever way.
ex/ When I was little my Daddy was always the best raconteur.
Sine Qua Non: an essential condition, qualification, etc.; indispensable thing; absolute prerequisite
ex/ The boys charismatic nature became a sine qua non for the girl.
Quixotic: romantic behavior or following beliefs even though they are foolish or unreachable goals.
ex/ The quixotic little girl wanted her parents to buy her an iPhone 5!
Vendetta: lingering grudge or feeling of hatred for someone
ex/ It has never been discussed to try and be resolve, but there is a great vendetta between my friend and I.
Non Sequitur: a statement, conclusion or reply that has nothing to do with the previous statement
ex/ The idiots argument was a basic and flawed non sequitur.
Mystique: an aura of mystery or an air of secrecy surrounding something or someone that makes the person or thing seem very intriguing.
ex/ I think your age is part of the mystique
Quagmire: is soft, wet ground or a complex and difficult situation with no easy solution.
ex/ My partner and I ran upon a quagmire after he realized that he had forgotten the project at home!
Parlous: perilous; dangerous; risky
ex/ Over summer I went cliff-diving and my older cousin was with me because it was very parlous.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Literary Analysis Book Choice
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
I chose this book because, I read its summary and it seemed interesting enough to keep me reading.
"From Scroll to Screen" Comment
I think it's a matter of a opinion to which is better; book or e-book. I
would much rather read a real book, something i can hold in my hand and
actually turn the pages, and I love the smell of actual books.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Vocab List #3
Accolade: any award, honor, or laudatory notice
Ex/ Kelli is super smart so she was given the highest accolade in the state.
Acerbity: sourness, with roughness or astringency of taste/harshness or severity, as of temper or expression
Ex/ Alyssa sometimes gets acerbity with her annoying sister
Attrition: a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength/wearing down or weakening of resistance
Ex/ There is an attritionof pimples on the boy's face since he stopped eating twinkies.
Bromide: a platitude or trite saying/person who is platitudinous and boring
Ex/ It was hard to focus on the man's speech, for he was such a bromide.
Chauvinist: a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism/biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause
Ex/ Her grandfather was a real chauvinist and her grandmother dislikes it.
Chronic: constant, habitual, inveterate/continuing a long time or recurring
Ex/ Alyssa has the chronic habit of chewing her nails.
Expound: to set forth or state in detail/to explain, interpret
Ex/My Dad cannot expound he word expound.
Factionalism: splitting into factions
Ex/ The nation's economic and political stability was threatened by the internal factionalism.
Immaculate: free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean/free from moral blemish or impurity/free from fault or errors
Ex/ Madonna's album was titled Immaculate.
Ineluctable: incapable of being evaded; inescapable
Ex/ Cancer is overall ineluctable, even if you can get rid of it.
Mercurial: changeable, volatile, fickle, flighty, erratic/lively, animated
Ex/ The mercurial ways my brother tells stories makes him hard to stand.
Palliate: to relieve or lessen without curing, mitigate, alleviate
Ex/ When I complained about my wisdom teeth coming in, my mother told me that some aspirin and ice should palliate the pain.
Protocol: the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, procedure, and etiquette
Ex/ You must follow proper protocol when performing the task at hand.
Resplendent: attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous
Ex/ Adam Levine's music is amazing and resplendent
Stigmatize: to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon
Ex/ Pit bulls are stigmatized even though most are actually very sweet.
Sub rosa: confidentially, secretly, privately ("under the rose")
Ex/ I tell my best friends all my secrets with sub rosa.
Vainglory: excessive elation or pride over one's one achievements, abilities, etc., boastful vanity
Ex/ Some people have vainglory beyond belief.
Vestige: a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence/ surviving evidence or remainder
Ex/ Dinosaur bones are vestiges, and an amazing find always.
Volition: the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing/choice or decision made by will
Ex/ No one expected him to, but he asked the less popular girl to prom by his own volition.
Ex/ Kelli is super smart so she was given the highest accolade in the state.
Acerbity: sourness, with roughness or astringency of taste/harshness or severity, as of temper or expression
Ex/ Alyssa sometimes gets acerbity with her annoying sister
Attrition: a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength/wearing down or weakening of resistance
Ex/ There is an attritionof pimples on the boy's face since he stopped eating twinkies.
Bromide: a platitude or trite saying/person who is platitudinous and boring
Ex/ It was hard to focus on the man's speech, for he was such a bromide.
Chauvinist: a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism/biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause
Ex/ Her grandfather was a real chauvinist and her grandmother dislikes it.
Chronic: constant, habitual, inveterate/continuing a long time or recurring
Ex/ Alyssa has the chronic habit of chewing her nails.
Expound: to set forth or state in detail/to explain, interpret
Ex/My Dad cannot expound he word expound.
Factionalism: splitting into factions
Ex/ The nation's economic and political stability was threatened by the internal factionalism.
Immaculate: free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean/free from moral blemish or impurity/free from fault or errors
Ex/ Madonna's album was titled Immaculate.
Ineluctable: incapable of being evaded; inescapable
Ex/ Cancer is overall ineluctable, even if you can get rid of it.
Mercurial: changeable, volatile, fickle, flighty, erratic/lively, animated
Ex/ The mercurial ways my brother tells stories makes him hard to stand.
Palliate: to relieve or lessen without curing, mitigate, alleviate
Ex/ When I complained about my wisdom teeth coming in, my mother told me that some aspirin and ice should palliate the pain.
Protocol: the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, procedure, and etiquette
Ex/ You must follow proper protocol when performing the task at hand.
Resplendent: attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous
Ex/ Adam Levine's music is amazing and resplendent
Stigmatize: to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon
Ex/ Pit bulls are stigmatized even though most are actually very sweet.
Sub rosa: confidentially, secretly, privately ("under the rose")
Ex/ I tell my best friends all my secrets with sub rosa.
Vainglory: excessive elation or pride over one's one achievements, abilities, etc., boastful vanity
Ex/ Some people have vainglory beyond belief.
Vestige: a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence/ surviving evidence or remainder
Ex/ Dinosaur bones are vestiges, and an amazing find always.
Volition: the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing/choice or decision made by will
Ex/ No one expected him to, but he asked the less popular girl to prom by his own volition.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Beowulf Questions ( took years to do)
1. Shield was in charge because he was the fiercest
warrior of them all, for his funeral, they put him on a ship with his beloved treasures and armor then sent out to
sea. Hrothgar was Shield's great-grandson.
1. Hrothgar had the great mead-hall built an it was attacked by Grendel for 12 years. The Danes responded by moving out of the mead hall.
1. When Beowulf heard of Grendel's attacks, he decided to go and defeat the ugly beast for the Danes.
2.When Beowulf and his men arrive they meet a watchman in Denmark, the watchmen, with his spear, asked what they are doing there. The Gears asked to see their leader, to tell him they are there to try and defeat Grendel.
3. Hrothgar's herald, Wulfgar, told Hrothgar that the Geats have asked to see him. Hrothgar says he knows who Beowulf is and was a friend of his father's.
4. Beowulf told Hrothgar of some past battles against some giants, and says that he could defeat Grendel unarmed. Hrothgar had sent treasures to the Wulfing tribe to make amends after Beowulf's father killed one of their members.
1.Unferth accused Beowulf of losing a contest with Breca in the ocean. Beowulf said that he killed a sea monster after it dragged him underwater and after that 8 more monsters. He accuses Unferth of being drunk.
2. Queen Wealtheow passed around the ceremonial goblet and thanked God for Beowulf's arrival.
1. There isn't arming scene, because Beowulf decided to fight without armor or weapons.
2. When Grendel arrived at Heorot, he fond the floor packed with sleeping warriors, he killed one. Beowulf grabs Grendel's arm and Grendel tried to run away. His arm was torn off and left in the great hall, Grendel went back to his lair to die.
1. Sigemund and Beowulf are alike because they both slayed beasts. Beowulf is not like Heremod in anyway, because Heremod was an evil king that turned on his own people.
2. Hrothgar thanked God for his delevering of Beowulf getting rid of Grendel. He told Beowulf that he would be rewarded with gifts of treasure, and he held Beowulf in his heart as a son. Unferth is humbled after Grendel's defeat.
3. In the story of Finn, the Danes lost in battle to Finn and the Frisians. The Danish leader Hnaef was killed, and they agree on a truce with the Frisians. Finn's wife, wants her brother Hnaef and her Frisian warrior son burned together on the same bier. After a winter of Frisian rule, the Danes rose up and defeat Finn. Hildeburh returned to Denmark. She married Finn to try to end the feud between the peoples.
4. Queen Wealtheow asked Hrothgar not to promise his throne to Beowulf, because he believed his reals sons should receive the throne next.
5. Beowulf gives the necklace that Wealtheow gave him to the warrior Wiglaf, right before Beowulf died. Wealtheow asked Beowulf to treat her sons well and to help guide them in life.
6. Many of the men remained sleeping in the hall that night because they had assumed they were safe since Grendel was dead. This is a horrible mistake because Grendel's mother arrived at the hall that night to avenge her son.
1. Grendel's mother went to Heorot for Grendel's avengence.
2. Hrothgar asked Beowulf to find and kill the beasts monster, because she killed Hrothgar's close friend and battle counselor, Aeschere.
3. The mere was a swampy moor with bloody water and magical atributes.
1. Beowulf told Hrothgar that if he didn't succeed in the fight with Grendel's mother, his armor would be stripped from him and returned to Hyglac.
2. Before Beowulf entered the mere, he killed one of the sea dragons with an arrow.
3. Beowulf armed himself with full armor, and the seasoned, poison-edged sword, Hrunting.
4. Beowulf dove into the mere and found an underwater hall empty of water and torchesthat lighted the way to the beast's lair.
5. Hrunting failed to do any damage to the beast for the first time ever.
6. Beowulf happened to escape only because his armor protected him from Grendel's mother's dagger.
7. Beowulf escaeps from the beast and used the giant's sword that hung on the wall to behead her. He fiound Grendel and took his head with him and the giant sword's hilt too. Grendel's mother's blood dissolved the blade.
8. His men lost hope and did't expect Beowulf tocome back until they saw him thanked God then carried his helmet and armor for him.
1. Beowulf gave Hrothgar the head and the sword hilt.
2. Hrothgar told Beowulf that he had united the Danes and Geats. Hrothgar told him the story of Heremod, who ruled by slaughter of both enemy and ally. He said that the cruel and selfish rulers lost the approval of their followers. He warned Beowulf to "guard his soul against greed, fame, the devil, and selfishness in general". Heremod died when he was banished by his subjects.
3. When he left, Beowulf returned Hrunting to Unfterth.
1. Hrothgar predicted that Beowulf would be a great king.
2. Hygd is Hygelac's wife; she is the queen of Geats. She is unlike the legendary Queen Modthyrth, who tortured and killed her own innocent subjects. Hygd is young, beautiful, and wise.
3. Beowulf tells Hygelac that Hrothgar plans to wed his daughter, Freawaru, to Ingeld, so their clans may get along better. Beowulf does not see this working out: he feels that seeing each others' possessions (gained through plundering) might incited fighting between the Danes and Heathobards again. We might be seeing a new side of Beowulf during this report. So far, we have not witnessed him giving out thoughts like these, having little faith in others' decisions and predicting poor outcomes.
4. Beowulf reports his battles with the giants to Hygelac, particularly emphasizing the monsters' ferocity, the fact that Grendel had sought them out, and the magnificent treasures he had been rewarded with. His reports about the adventures weren't particularly inaccurate, but he did choose to emphasize certain parts that might have made him appear a fiercer warrior.
5. Beowulf gave much of his treasures to Hygelac and Hygd, and in return, Hygelac gives Beowulf a sword prized among the Geats and his own land to preside over.
1. Part two takes place fifty years later; Hygelac and Heardred have passed. A new danger now exists: an angry dragon has been awoken.
2. The dragon is angry because a man was caught going through his treasure, and he ended up taking a cup. The man took the cup because when the dragon woke, he was startled, and accidentally kept the cup as he ran. The treasure came to be in the burrow because the lone survivor of a doomed ancient race had buried the treasure, for it was no use to him.
3. The dragon destroyed Beowulf's throne hall along with many other homes and villages.
4. Beowulf believes his home was destroyed because he must have broken some law that angered God. He orders a new shield because he feels he is the warlord, therefore he must retaliate. He will fight the dragon without an army. Beowulf knows he will die, but he is going to take the dragon with him.
5. Hygelac died in battle in Friesland. After Hygelac's death, Beowulf returned home, where Hygd offered him the throne, feeling that her son Heardred was not ready to assume the position. Beowulf declined and instead served as regent by Heardred's side.
6. Heardred died in a fight with the Swedes (he had given some exiled men shelter and others responded). Beowulf planned to avenge Heardred by befriending one of the exiled men he had taken in, and they assembled an army that defeated the man that killed Headred.
7. Beowulf takes only eleven men with him to confront the dragon.
8. Hygelac's brother Herebeald was accidentally killed by their brother Haethcyn. Hrethel was immensely saddened by his son's death, and also the fact that he had to avenge his death by sending his other son to the gallows, which he couldn't bring himself to do. The fact that he couldn't avenge his son made him feel even worse. Hrethel cared less and less about his kingdom, and no happiness or reveling happened in his court until he died. After Hrethel's death, the Swedes and Geats fell into war. Haethcyn died in the feud.
1. Beowulf tells his men not to interfere; this battle was his own.
2. The first time Beowulf and the dragon fought his sword didn't work, and he was set on fire. Beowulf's companions all fled except one, Wiglaf, the bravest and most loyal warrior.
3. The second time Wiglaf stabbed the dragon in the stomach, but it burned his hand, the dragon bit Beowulf on the neck, and the men killed the dragon together.
4. While he is dying Beowulf asked Wiglaf to show him the treasure they had released from the dragon. Beowulf thanked God for the treasure that his people now had and for being able to see the gold before he died. Beowulf wanted the barrow named "Beowulf's Barrow" so he wouldbe remembered.
1. When the warriors came back, Wiglaf informed them with what had happened to them.
2. The messenger told the city that the Frisians, Franks, and Swedish would attack the Geats. Ongentheow took the queen, Onela's mother, and Ongentheow retreated after Hygelac's army chased him. The messenger said that no one could touch the treasure without the will of God.
3. Wiglaf told the crowd that the cost of the treasure was their king.
4. They put the dragon's body into the ocean
5. Someone sang about the doom that the battles caused and about the battles that were likely to come, then they built a gigantic fire and monument for the king the treasures were buried along with him.
6.Beowulf was described as "the mildest, most beloved, kindest, and most deserving of praise". These aren't the words we would hear about a military hero usually, most people would say things like: brave, strong, amazing, or other empowering word like those.
1. Hrothgar had the great mead-hall built an it was attacked by Grendel for 12 years. The Danes responded by moving out of the mead hall.
1. When Beowulf heard of Grendel's attacks, he decided to go and defeat the ugly beast for the Danes.
2.When Beowulf and his men arrive they meet a watchman in Denmark, the watchmen, with his spear, asked what they are doing there. The Gears asked to see their leader, to tell him they are there to try and defeat Grendel.
3. Hrothgar's herald, Wulfgar, told Hrothgar that the Geats have asked to see him. Hrothgar says he knows who Beowulf is and was a friend of his father's.
4. Beowulf told Hrothgar of some past battles against some giants, and says that he could defeat Grendel unarmed. Hrothgar had sent treasures to the Wulfing tribe to make amends after Beowulf's father killed one of their members.
1.Unferth accused Beowulf of losing a contest with Breca in the ocean. Beowulf said that he killed a sea monster after it dragged him underwater and after that 8 more monsters. He accuses Unferth of being drunk.
2. Queen Wealtheow passed around the ceremonial goblet and thanked God for Beowulf's arrival.
1. There isn't arming scene, because Beowulf decided to fight without armor or weapons.
2. When Grendel arrived at Heorot, he fond the floor packed with sleeping warriors, he killed one. Beowulf grabs Grendel's arm and Grendel tried to run away. His arm was torn off and left in the great hall, Grendel went back to his lair to die.
1. Sigemund and Beowulf are alike because they both slayed beasts. Beowulf is not like Heremod in anyway, because Heremod was an evil king that turned on his own people.
2. Hrothgar thanked God for his delevering of Beowulf getting rid of Grendel. He told Beowulf that he would be rewarded with gifts of treasure, and he held Beowulf in his heart as a son. Unferth is humbled after Grendel's defeat.
3. In the story of Finn, the Danes lost in battle to Finn and the Frisians. The Danish leader Hnaef was killed, and they agree on a truce with the Frisians. Finn's wife, wants her brother Hnaef and her Frisian warrior son burned together on the same bier. After a winter of Frisian rule, the Danes rose up and defeat Finn. Hildeburh returned to Denmark. She married Finn to try to end the feud between the peoples.
4. Queen Wealtheow asked Hrothgar not to promise his throne to Beowulf, because he believed his reals sons should receive the throne next.
5. Beowulf gives the necklace that Wealtheow gave him to the warrior Wiglaf, right before Beowulf died. Wealtheow asked Beowulf to treat her sons well and to help guide them in life.
6. Many of the men remained sleeping in the hall that night because they had assumed they were safe since Grendel was dead. This is a horrible mistake because Grendel's mother arrived at the hall that night to avenge her son.
1. Grendel's mother went to Heorot for Grendel's avengence.
2. Hrothgar asked Beowulf to find and kill the beasts monster, because she killed Hrothgar's close friend and battle counselor, Aeschere.
3. The mere was a swampy moor with bloody water and magical atributes.
1. Beowulf told Hrothgar that if he didn't succeed in the fight with Grendel's mother, his armor would be stripped from him and returned to Hyglac.
2. Before Beowulf entered the mere, he killed one of the sea dragons with an arrow.
3. Beowulf armed himself with full armor, and the seasoned, poison-edged sword, Hrunting.
4. Beowulf dove into the mere and found an underwater hall empty of water and torchesthat lighted the way to the beast's lair.
5. Hrunting failed to do any damage to the beast for the first time ever.
6. Beowulf happened to escape only because his armor protected him from Grendel's mother's dagger.
7. Beowulf escaeps from the beast and used the giant's sword that hung on the wall to behead her. He fiound Grendel and took his head with him and the giant sword's hilt too. Grendel's mother's blood dissolved the blade.
8. His men lost hope and did't expect Beowulf tocome back until they saw him thanked God then carried his helmet and armor for him.
1. Beowulf gave Hrothgar the head and the sword hilt.
2. Hrothgar told Beowulf that he had united the Danes and Geats. Hrothgar told him the story of Heremod, who ruled by slaughter of both enemy and ally. He said that the cruel and selfish rulers lost the approval of their followers. He warned Beowulf to "guard his soul against greed, fame, the devil, and selfishness in general". Heremod died when he was banished by his subjects.
3. When he left, Beowulf returned Hrunting to Unfterth.
1. Hrothgar predicted that Beowulf would be a great king.
2. Hygd is Hygelac's wife; she is the queen of Geats. She is unlike the legendary Queen Modthyrth, who tortured and killed her own innocent subjects. Hygd is young, beautiful, and wise.
3. Beowulf tells Hygelac that Hrothgar plans to wed his daughter, Freawaru, to Ingeld, so their clans may get along better. Beowulf does not see this working out: he feels that seeing each others' possessions (gained through plundering) might incited fighting between the Danes and Heathobards again. We might be seeing a new side of Beowulf during this report. So far, we have not witnessed him giving out thoughts like these, having little faith in others' decisions and predicting poor outcomes.
4. Beowulf reports his battles with the giants to Hygelac, particularly emphasizing the monsters' ferocity, the fact that Grendel had sought them out, and the magnificent treasures he had been rewarded with. His reports about the adventures weren't particularly inaccurate, but he did choose to emphasize certain parts that might have made him appear a fiercer warrior.
5. Beowulf gave much of his treasures to Hygelac and Hygd, and in return, Hygelac gives Beowulf a sword prized among the Geats and his own land to preside over.
1. Part two takes place fifty years later; Hygelac and Heardred have passed. A new danger now exists: an angry dragon has been awoken.
2. The dragon is angry because a man was caught going through his treasure, and he ended up taking a cup. The man took the cup because when the dragon woke, he was startled, and accidentally kept the cup as he ran. The treasure came to be in the burrow because the lone survivor of a doomed ancient race had buried the treasure, for it was no use to him.
3. The dragon destroyed Beowulf's throne hall along with many other homes and villages.
4. Beowulf believes his home was destroyed because he must have broken some law that angered God. He orders a new shield because he feels he is the warlord, therefore he must retaliate. He will fight the dragon without an army. Beowulf knows he will die, but he is going to take the dragon with him.
5. Hygelac died in battle in Friesland. After Hygelac's death, Beowulf returned home, where Hygd offered him the throne, feeling that her son Heardred was not ready to assume the position. Beowulf declined and instead served as regent by Heardred's side.
6. Heardred died in a fight with the Swedes (he had given some exiled men shelter and others responded). Beowulf planned to avenge Heardred by befriending one of the exiled men he had taken in, and they assembled an army that defeated the man that killed Headred.
7. Beowulf takes only eleven men with him to confront the dragon.
8. Hygelac's brother Herebeald was accidentally killed by their brother Haethcyn. Hrethel was immensely saddened by his son's death, and also the fact that he had to avenge his death by sending his other son to the gallows, which he couldn't bring himself to do. The fact that he couldn't avenge his son made him feel even worse. Hrethel cared less and less about his kingdom, and no happiness or reveling happened in his court until he died. After Hrethel's death, the Swedes and Geats fell into war. Haethcyn died in the feud.
1. Beowulf tells his men not to interfere; this battle was his own.
2. The first time Beowulf and the dragon fought his sword didn't work, and he was set on fire. Beowulf's companions all fled except one, Wiglaf, the bravest and most loyal warrior.
3. The second time Wiglaf stabbed the dragon in the stomach, but it burned his hand, the dragon bit Beowulf on the neck, and the men killed the dragon together.
4. While he is dying Beowulf asked Wiglaf to show him the treasure they had released from the dragon. Beowulf thanked God for the treasure that his people now had and for being able to see the gold before he died. Beowulf wanted the barrow named "Beowulf's Barrow" so he wouldbe remembered.
1. When the warriors came back, Wiglaf informed them with what had happened to them.
2. The messenger told the city that the Frisians, Franks, and Swedish would attack the Geats. Ongentheow took the queen, Onela's mother, and Ongentheow retreated after Hygelac's army chased him. The messenger said that no one could touch the treasure without the will of God.
3. Wiglaf told the crowd that the cost of the treasure was their king.
4. They put the dragon's body into the ocean
5. Someone sang about the doom that the battles caused and about the battles that were likely to come, then they built a gigantic fire and monument for the king the treasures were buried along with him.
6.Beowulf was described as "the mildest, most beloved, kindest, and most deserving of praise". These aren't the words we would hear about a military hero usually, most people would say things like: brave, strong, amazing, or other empowering word like those.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Socratic Seminar Comments
I thought that today's Socratic Seminar was interesting, funny, and great thing, I have never done one before or even heard of it until Dr. Preston. Also, it makes much more sense now that I've read the article.
Decision Fatigue Questions
1. I believe decision fatigue is something that happens when you get overwhelmed with having to make continuous decisions. People, deciding what to buy, and even computer objects, these things force you to make decisions constantly, draining your confidence, because sometimes you worry "Did I make the right choice?". I think social networking and just technology in general is split 50/50 being both good and bad. Yes most sites and whatnot are distracting as frick and take away from your concentration, but if you focus and use them for what you should be doing they can be an amazing tool.
2. For things out of school I would say 5-7, but in school I force myself to focus, because I AM going to UC Davis and in order to do that i need to succeed NOW.
3. Yes, that'd be awesome.
4. Well I already eat snacks throughout the day and such, I also eat breakfast practically every morning, sooo yep.
2. For things out of school I would say 5-7, but in school I force myself to focus, because I AM going to UC Davis and in order to do that i need to succeed NOW.
3. Yes, that'd be awesome.
4. Well I already eat snacks throughout the day and such, I also eat breakfast practically every morning, sooo yep.
1987 AP answers
1.E
2.A
3.C
4.C
5.D
6.D
7.E
8.B
9.E
10.C
11.D
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.A
16.B
17.C
18.E
19.A
20.B
21.E
22.E
23.C
24.A
25.E
26.E
27.D
28.B
29.A
30.B
31.E
32.E
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47.B
48.A
49.C
50.D
51.C
52.B
53.E
54.B
55.D
56.B
57.C
58.E
59.A
60.A
61.E
2.A
3.C
4.C
5.D
6.D
7.E
8.B
9.E
10.C
11.D
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.A
16.B
17.C
18.E
19.A
20.B
21.E
22.E
23.C
24.A
25.E
26.E
27.D
28.B
29.A
30.B
31.E
32.E
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47.B
48.A
49.C
50.D
51.C
52.B
53.E
54.B
55.D
56.B
57.C
58.E
59.A
60.A
61.E
Monday, August 20, 2012
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