-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
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Poem Assessment
Invictus by William Earnest Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
This is my best interpretation of the nine poetic elements:
The author is a young man over coming extreme misfortune and tragedy. The poem doesn't seem to be set in any specific time, but the main setting is a dark night. The poem is organized in stanzas. Each stanza separates ideas while still tieing into the main message. The author uses many literary elements like personification and metaphors to describe the circumstance and misfortune. The theme of the novel is the overcoming of tragedy and the taking control of one's own destiny. Many words are crucial to the meaning of the poem. "Wrath" for example is used in an effective, but different way to convey the message of depressed frustration. The author also uses a lot of imagery. In the first stanza he uses imagery of a dark night to set a mood. The most important words are wrath, horror, circumstance, and master. These words all convey the message of overcoming misfortune. The author's tone is sad but also optimistic towards the subject. He is sad about the tragedy he faced in the beginning, but very optimistic about staying strong and controlling his own destiny in the end.
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
This is my best interpretation of the nine poetic elements:
The author is a young man over coming extreme misfortune and tragedy. The poem doesn't seem to be set in any specific time, but the main setting is a dark night. The poem is organized in stanzas. Each stanza separates ideas while still tieing into the main message. The author uses many literary elements like personification and metaphors to describe the circumstance and misfortune. The theme of the novel is the overcoming of tragedy and the taking control of one's own destiny. Many words are crucial to the meaning of the poem. "Wrath" for example is used in an effective, but different way to convey the message of depressed frustration. The author also uses a lot of imagery. In the first stanza he uses imagery of a dark night to set a mood. The most important words are wrath, horror, circumstance, and master. These words all convey the message of overcoming misfortune. The author's tone is sad but also optimistic towards the subject. He is sad about the tragedy he faced in the beginning, but very optimistic about staying strong and controlling his own destiny in the end.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Reactions To Practice AP Exam:
I thought the essay questions were surprisingly easy. They were very straight forward. The only thing that confused me a little was the fact the they didn't specifically ask about literary elements. I thought I remembered the essay questions last year being more technical. I was able to develop strong ideas towards the questions, but I don't think I had enough to support my statements. While writing the essays I also learned that I don't work to well under pressure. I could easily knock out my opening paragraph in just a little more than five minutes, but after that I would freeze up with the remaining ten minutes. I think my struggling was due to the fifteen minute time limit. I felt stressed and worried I wouldn't be able to get anything worth while down. I have found that when given more time like a fifty minute period, I actually finish way too quickly. I'm not really sure why I acted in the complete opposite way during the practice test.
I wasn't present for the second part of the practice AP exam. However, I have taken other practice tests and I have found them extremely difficult. I have found that just tackling one section at a time and not worrying about the time limit works best for me. I am also getting better at reading and comprehending long passages effectively. I took a six week long preparation class for the SAT and learned many helpful skills in tackling long passages and getting all of the needed information out of them.
I wasn't present for the second part of the practice AP exam. However, I have taken other practice tests and I have found them extremely difficult. I have found that just tackling one section at a time and not worrying about the time limit works best for me. I am also getting better at reading and comprehending long passages effectively. I took a six week long preparation class for the SAT and learned many helpful skills in tackling long passages and getting all of the needed information out of them.
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