Thursday, March 29, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
LA: Romeo and Juliet Notes
Main Characters:
Romeo- 16, son of the Montague family, very sensitive, good-looking, loyal friend
Juliet- 13, daughter of the Capulet family, beautiful, innocent, naive, will do anything for love
Benvolio- Romeo's cousin, very good friend to Romeo
Capulet- father of Juliet, very controlling, has a bad temper
Lady Capulet- mother of Juliet, lets a nurse raise her daughter, wants Juliet to marry Paris
Montague- father of Romeo, strong figure
Paris- kinsman, planned to marry Juliet
Nurse- raised Juliet, comedic character, supports Juliet's quest for love
Friar Lawrence- friend of both families, secretly marries Romeo and Juliet
Setting:
-Verona, 1500's (assumed)
Themes:
-The power of love
-Violence
-Rebellion
-Society
Literary Elements:
-Symbolism- thumb biting, poison
-Point of view- All characters have opposite points of views. This creates and scene of tension and violence.
-Iambic Pentameter- Shakespeare's writing in which each line contains exactly ten syllables.
-Irony- Irony is used several ties in the play, but the most important time was when Romeo and Juliet drink the poison because they don't know what the reader knows.
-Imagery- Shakespeare uses lots of imagery and descriptive details to paint a dark and scary mood.
Romeo- 16, son of the Montague family, very sensitive, good-looking, loyal friend
Juliet- 13, daughter of the Capulet family, beautiful, innocent, naive, will do anything for love
Benvolio- Romeo's cousin, very good friend to Romeo
Capulet- father of Juliet, very controlling, has a bad temper
Lady Capulet- mother of Juliet, lets a nurse raise her daughter, wants Juliet to marry Paris
Montague- father of Romeo, strong figure
Paris- kinsman, planned to marry Juliet
Nurse- raised Juliet, comedic character, supports Juliet's quest for love
Friar Lawrence- friend of both families, secretly marries Romeo and Juliet
Setting:
-Verona, 1500's (assumed)
Themes:
-The power of love
-Violence
-Rebellion
-Society
Literary Elements:
-Symbolism- thumb biting, poison
-Point of view- All characters have opposite points of views. This creates and scene of tension and violence.
-Iambic Pentameter- Shakespeare's writing in which each line contains exactly ten syllables.
-Irony- Irony is used several ties in the play, but the most important time was when Romeo and Juliet drink the poison because they don't know what the reader knows.
-Imagery- Shakespeare uses lots of imagery and descriptive details to paint a dark and scary mood.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
"The Serious Need For Play"- Article Notes
-"Free, imaginative play is crucial for normal social, emotional and cognitive development. It makes us better adjusted, smarter and less stressed."
-Whitman- 25 years old college student, shot 46 people randomly one day
-Brown (psychiatrist) studied Whitman and 26 other convicted murderers in Texas and found two commons links between them all: they came from abusive families and didn't play freely when they were children
-Play allows benefits that last through adulthood
-Brown- play deprived children are disrupted from normal social, emotional development
-It is good for kids to play games with set rules, but they must also have time for free play to allow for more creative responses
-Studied show that kids who play with blocks test higher than kids that don't
-Play spikes creativity and problem solving
-According to animal studies, lack of play can impede the development of problem solving skills.
-Whitman- 25 years old college student, shot 46 people randomly one day
-Brown (psychiatrist) studied Whitman and 26 other convicted murderers in Texas and found two commons links between them all: they came from abusive families and didn't play freely when they were children
-Play allows benefits that last through adulthood
-Brown- play deprived children are disrupted from normal social, emotional development
-It is good for kids to play games with set rules, but they must also have time for free play to allow for more creative responses
-Studied show that kids who play with blocks test higher than kids that don't
-Play spikes creativity and problem solving
-According to animal studies, lack of play can impede the development of problem solving skills.
What is "Dropping Knowledge?"- Video Notes
-Internet is a localization of information available to us that is very beneficial
-Means of communication
-Better understanding of different views around the world
-Experience different perceptions
-"Curiosity" "Resistance" "Globalization"
-"Every attempt to change the world starts with people asking questions."
-"What is the proper balance?"
-"How can we sit together and discuss?"
-Discuss issues and not fight
-People getting together to share wisdom and get their own questions answered
-"Are Brands more powerful than governments?"
-Some are, and others are actually their own government
-"If life started in Africa, why are we still less developed?"
-Spreading or "dropping" knowledge will create progress
-Means of communication
-Better understanding of different views around the world
-Experience different perceptions
-"Curiosity" "Resistance" "Globalization"
-"Every attempt to change the world starts with people asking questions."
-"What is the proper balance?"
-"How can we sit together and discuss?"
-Discuss issues and not fight
-People getting together to share wisdom and get their own questions answered
-"Are Brands more powerful than governments?"
-Some are, and others are actually their own government
-"If life started in Africa, why are we still less developed?"
-Spreading or "dropping" knowledge will create progress
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Sonnet 75 Remix
1. Dramatic Situation- the speaker is a man who is in love and trying to keep his love last forever
2. Structure- ABAB rhyming scheme
- punctuation has semi colons, commas, and pattern
3. Central Message and Theme- love will never fade away, even in death
4. Grammar and Meaning- immortalize
- words flow well
5. Figurative Language- "waves washed away"
- "to die in dust but shall live by fame"
6. Important Words- wave, pains, death
7. Tone- somber, but optimistically hopeful
8. Literature Terms- rhyme, diction, syntax, tone, structure
9. Procedy- smooth flow, punctuation used correctly
2. Structure- ABAB rhyming scheme
- punctuation has semi colons, commas, and pattern
3. Central Message and Theme- love will never fade away, even in death
4. Grammar and Meaning- immortalize
- words flow well
5. Figurative Language- "waves washed away"
- "to die in dust but shall live by fame"
6. Important Words- wave, pains, death
7. Tone- somber, but optimistically hopeful
8. Literature Terms- rhyme, diction, syntax, tone, structure
9. Procedy- smooth flow, punctuation used correctly
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
"Everything is a Remix" Video Notes
-remix- to combine or edit existing news to create something different
-started in music
-the arrangement and transformation of samples
-myths of creativity
-romantics- Beethoven
-light bulb- metaphor for creativity, Pablo Picasso
-3 basic elements in creativity:
1. Domain Knowledge- learning language
- copying
- learning, mimicking what other people are doing
2. Transformation- producing variations of existing things
- steam engine, type writer, light bulb, Thomas Edison
3. Combinations- merging existing things together
- E= MC2, printing press, internet
-Starwars- remix from old westerns, war movies, movies from the early 1920's
-implications- original ideas are considered property, sense of ownership
-loss aversion- our brains don't realize when we copy, but we get possessive when people copy us
-ideas are property- you can't steal ideas, you can only copy them, they still belong to the creator
-more examples- mac, xerox, lisa
-started in music
-the arrangement and transformation of samples
-myths of creativity
-romantics- Beethoven
-light bulb- metaphor for creativity, Pablo Picasso
-3 basic elements in creativity:
1. Domain Knowledge- learning language
- copying
- learning, mimicking what other people are doing
2. Transformation- producing variations of existing things
- steam engine, type writer, light bulb, Thomas Edison
3. Combinations- merging existing things together
- E= MC2, printing press, internet
-Starwars- remix from old westerns, war movies, movies from the early 1920's
-implications- original ideas are considered property, sense of ownership
-loss aversion- our brains don't realize when we copy, but we get possessive when people copy us
-ideas are property- you can't steal ideas, you can only copy them, they still belong to the creator
-more examples- mac, xerox, lisa
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Literature Analysis Number 4:
Pride an Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, is a romantic novel set in old world England. The novel focuses on Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters. Each daughter encounters different romantic adventures. The novel mainly focuses on the relationship Elizabeth Bennet experiences. Elizabeth has a very difficult relationship with a man named Mr. Darcy. She is an intelligent, strong, young woman and struggles to give in to Mr. Darcy's arrogant personality.
One of the many themes of Pride and Prejudice is a woman's role in society. During the time period of the novel women were thought to be more like property rather than equals. Fathers practically sold their daughters to successful young men. Women also didn't speak out against men in relationships. Elizabeth was very strong, but often struggled to tell Darcy how she really felt.
The tone of the novel is a bit ambiguous. The narrator seems distant and indifferent towards the characters and events, but there is always some sort of underlying mocking. The tone could almost be perceived as sarcastic.
"In as short a time as Mr. Collins's long speeches would allow, everything was settled between them to the satisfaction of both; and as they entered the house he earnestly entreated her to name the day that was to make him the happiest of men; and though such a solicitation must be waived for the present, the lady felt no inclination to trifle with his happiness. The stupidity with which he was favoured by nature must guard his courtship from any charm that could make a woman wish for its continuance; and Miss Lucas, who accepted him solely from the pure and disinterested desire of an establishment, cared not how soon that establishment were gained." -Narrator
"So this is your opinion of me. Thank you for explaining so fully. Perhaps these offences might have been overlooked had not your pride been hurt by my honesty..." -Darcy
"And those are the words of a gentleman. From the first moment I met you, your arrogance and conceit, your selfish disdain for the feelings of others made me realize that you were the last man in the world I could ever be prevailed upon to marry." -Elizabeth
Literary Techniques:
Rhetorical Question- "Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your circumstances?" -Elizabeth
Aphorism- "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters."
Euphemism- "And those are the words of a gentleman? From the moment I met you your aroggance and conceit and your selfish disdain for the feelings of other made me realize that you are the last man in the world I could ever be prevailed upon to marry." -Elizabeth
Aphorism- "Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us." -Mary
Juxtaposition- "To yield without conviction is no complement to the understanding of either."
Simile- "Your profusion makes me saving; and if you lament over him much longer, my heart will be as light as a feather."
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, is a romantic novel set in old world England. The novel focuses on Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters. Each daughter encounters different romantic adventures. The novel mainly focuses on the relationship Elizabeth Bennet experiences. Elizabeth has a very difficult relationship with a man named Mr. Darcy. She is an intelligent, strong, young woman and struggles to give in to Mr. Darcy's arrogant personality.
One of the many themes of Pride and Prejudice is a woman's role in society. During the time period of the novel women were thought to be more like property rather than equals. Fathers practically sold their daughters to successful young men. Women also didn't speak out against men in relationships. Elizabeth was very strong, but often struggled to tell Darcy how she really felt.
The tone of the novel is a bit ambiguous. The narrator seems distant and indifferent towards the characters and events, but there is always some sort of underlying mocking. The tone could almost be perceived as sarcastic.
"In as short a time as Mr. Collins's long speeches would allow, everything was settled between them to the satisfaction of both; and as they entered the house he earnestly entreated her to name the day that was to make him the happiest of men; and though such a solicitation must be waived for the present, the lady felt no inclination to trifle with his happiness. The stupidity with which he was favoured by nature must guard his courtship from any charm that could make a woman wish for its continuance; and Miss Lucas, who accepted him solely from the pure and disinterested desire of an establishment, cared not how soon that establishment were gained." -Narrator
"So this is your opinion of me. Thank you for explaining so fully. Perhaps these offences might have been overlooked had not your pride been hurt by my honesty..." -Darcy
"And those are the words of a gentleman. From the first moment I met you, your arrogance and conceit, your selfish disdain for the feelings of others made me realize that you were the last man in the world I could ever be prevailed upon to marry." -Elizabeth
Literary Techniques:
Rhetorical Question- "Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your circumstances?" -Elizabeth
Aphorism- "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters."
Euphemism- "And those are the words of a gentleman? From the moment I met you your aroggance and conceit and your selfish disdain for the feelings of other made me realize that you are the last man in the world I could ever be prevailed upon to marry." -Elizabeth
Aphorism- "Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us." -Mary
Juxtaposition- "To yield without conviction is no complement to the understanding of either."
Simile- "Your profusion makes me saving; and if you lament over him much longer, my heart will be as light as a feather."
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Open Essay Questions
1971 The significance of a title such as The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn is easy to discover. However, in other works the full significance of the
title becomes apparent to the reader only gradually. Choose two works and
show how the significance of their respective titles is developed through
the author's use of devices such as contrast, repetition, allusion, and
point of view.
The title of Pride and Prejudice is very important to the meaning of the novel. One of the main themes is pride. Elizabeth is too strong and has to much pride to give in to Darcy's arrogant personality. She is a stubborn young woman who takes pride in what she believes in. Prejudices also play a huge role in the novel. Many people judge one another based on appearance and wealth. The Bennet family isn't particularly wealthy and therefore must work harder to find suitable matches for their daughters. Class is another prejudice in the novel. People are constantly being judged on their role and importance in society.
Finn is easy to discover. However, in other works the full significance of the
title becomes apparent to the reader only gradually. Choose two works and
show how the significance of their respective titles is developed through
the author's use of devices such as contrast, repetition, allusion, and
point of view.
The title of Pride and Prejudice is very important to the meaning of the novel. One of the main themes is pride. Elizabeth is too strong and has to much pride to give in to Darcy's arrogant personality. She is a stubborn young woman who takes pride in what she believes in. Prejudices also play a huge role in the novel. Many people judge one another based on appearance and wealth. The Bennet family isn't particularly wealthy and therefore must work harder to find suitable matches for their daughters. Class is another prejudice in the novel. People are constantly being judged on their role and importance in society.
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