Topic choices I have chosen is:
What is it about Macbeth and Victor that depicts evil?
OR
How does each book deal with evil characters and events? How is evil shown, defined, used or presented in the books?
Notes:
- they both go against god
- the are both selfish
- selfishness is the root of all evilness because it may hurt other poeple around you
- they are both disloyal to there loved ones
--> Macbeth goes against his own king, and his responsibilities as a thane, and as a host, and a kinsman
--> Frankenstein goes against his own creation (child) the monster, he rejects it, and refuses to take on the responsibility of guiding, teaching, etc, he doesn’t take responsibility for his creation’s murders and he takes no steps to help his own family when they are “under attack” from the monster
- Victor could have accepted the monster and been a good “parent” figure, which would have stopped the monster’s rampage
- Victor could have followed the monster’s demands for a “wife”
- they both suffer from HUBRIS - which means they both had a huge sense of their own importance (pride) and this is why each challenged God
- they both wanted to “take” or usurp God’s power in some way
Thesis -
The main characters in both novels depict evil, they depiction of evil is different but the same. These ways are they both go against god, they are both selfish and they are disloyal to there loved ones.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Frank Questions - Ch. 3&4:
Paracelsus - Nationality-Swiss, Gender-Male, Occupation- physician, chemist, philosopher
Paracelsus was one of the most colourful characters of the Renaissance period. He influenced Galen who had attempted to apply Aristotle's physical theories to medicine. He challenged traditionally held scientific and medical beliefs and criticised the alchemists, whom he saw as spending their time trying to turn base metal into gold. His original ideas, made chemistry more suitable to understand the mysteries of nature.
Cornelius Agrippa - September 14, 1486 – February 18, 1535) Is a German writer, alchemist, theologian, astrologer and magician who studied the occult which is a deeper spiritual reality that that goes beyond reason and physical sciences. He studied a deeper truth than what is seen on the surface.
Natural Philosophy - a social science education before modern science was invented that studies nature and the physical universe.
Albertus Magnus - was an advocate for peaceful existence between science and religion.
Paracelsus was one of the most colourful characters of the Renaissance period. He influenced Galen who had attempted to apply Aristotle's physical theories to medicine. He challenged traditionally held scientific and medical beliefs and criticised the alchemists, whom he saw as spending their time trying to turn base metal into gold. His original ideas, made chemistry more suitable to understand the mysteries of nature.
Cornelius Agrippa - September 14, 1486 – February 18, 1535) Is a German writer, alchemist, theologian, astrologer and magician who studied the occult which is a deeper spiritual reality that that goes beyond reason and physical sciences. He studied a deeper truth than what is seen on the surface.
Natural Philosophy - a social science education before modern science was invented that studies nature and the physical universe.
Albertus Magnus - was an advocate for peaceful existence between science and religion.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
My Five Exam Questions
1. Compare the women in both the novels and compare there similarities and differences.
In the novel Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is very manipulative and plays a very dominant roll, very un-lady like or manly. Lady Macbeth seems to bring out the worst in Macbeth, she puts ideas in Macbeth’s head and pushes him to go further to be king. Elizabeth on the other hand brings out the best in Victor. Elizabeth loves nature and is very caring towards others. Both women in the novels have power and play a big part in the main characters decisions. but they are opposite. Lady Macbeth is crazy and has a uncontrollable will for power and wont stop at anything to get it. Elizabeth it not like that at all, she is grateful for what she has and is happy as she is.
2. Victor created his own problem, show how he didn’t do anything to solve it.
3. Define evil – think about what it is, what it means, how it comes out and how it affects the world and characters of the story.
4. What is a monster?
5. What does blasphemy mean?
In the novel Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is very manipulative and plays a very dominant roll, very un-lady like or manly. Lady Macbeth seems to bring out the worst in Macbeth, she puts ideas in Macbeth’s head and pushes him to go further to be king. Elizabeth on the other hand brings out the best in Victor. Elizabeth loves nature and is very caring towards others. Both women in the novels have power and play a big part in the main characters decisions. but they are opposite. Lady Macbeth is crazy and has a uncontrollable will for power and wont stop at anything to get it. Elizabeth it not like that at all, she is grateful for what she has and is happy as she is.
2. Victor created his own problem, show how he didn’t do anything to solve it.
3. Define evil – think about what it is, what it means, how it comes out and how it affects the world and characters of the story.
4. What is a monster?
5. What does blasphemy mean?
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Macbeth Essay
Thursday June 1, 2011
Mr. Lobb
ENG 3U
Megan Little
Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is known for evil powers but also for its good elements. The book is filled with murder, victory, and hard literature; it is a confusing piece of literature. Was Macbeth ill or was he being controlled by evil powers. Macbeth was ill, there was no evil spirits involved with Macbeth's crazy acts. He put ideas in his head and drove him self and mad with the help of Lady Macbeth.
In the beginning of the play Macbeth it tells us it takes place during the first century in Scotland. Macbeth and Banquo are in battle against Norway. The two knights, Macbeth and Banquo, are heading towards home and they come upon three witches. The witches tell Macbeth that he will rule Glamis, Cawdor and be king. "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis! All Hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!" (Shakespeare I:iii:50). Macbeth gets the idea of being king and having power but he is not sure what to do with what the witches have told him. Macbeth leaves thinking if it’s going to happen let it happen. “ If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, Without my sir.” (Shakespeare I:iii:144). The “spell” the witches say could just scare Macbeth and make him think he is being controlled. Even though it’s all in his mind. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air”. (Shakespeare I:i:10)
Not only do the witches put ideas in Macbeth’s mind, his wife, Lady Macbeth drives him and pushes him to go further. Lady Macbeth clearly demonstrates masculinity, when she reads the letter from Macbeth. She likes the idea of being Queen, but she has a fear that her husband is too afraid. “ Too full o’ milk of human kindness. To catch the nearest way” (Shakespeare I:v:18). Lady Macbeth is eager to make Macbeth see things her way, and to make him reach his full potential. Mainly Lady Macbeth is hungry for the power at this point and she is going to make her husband be just as hungry for power. When Macbeth goes to murder King Duncan, Lady Macbeth doesn’t think he will get the job done. Macbeth kills the king but comes back to Lady Macbeth talking about his bloody hands. She tells him her hands are red too, but she would be ashamed to have a heart as white as Macbeth’s. Lady Macbeth challenges her husband’s masculinity and tells him to be more of a man.
Visions and hallucinations occur throughout the play. For example, when Macbeth is going to kill Duncan he sees a dagger floating in the air, covered with blood and pointing towards the king’s chamber. This is a hallucination that Macbeth is experiencing; his mind is reminding him of the bloody course on which he is going to be on. After Macbeth kills Banquo, Macbeth thinks he sees Banquo’s ghost sitting in a chair at the feast. This hallucination is Macbeth’s mind reminding him that he murdered his former friend. These hallucinations drive Macbeth over the edge to think he is insane. Not only does Macbeth start to have weird visions, Lady Macbeth eventually does too. She thinks her hands are stained with blood and cannot be washed off, and she starts to sleepwalk. It is difficult to tell if Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s hallucinations are real or a hallucination but in both cases it shows signs of their guilt from what they had done.
Macbeth is not being controlled by evil powers, he is driving him self insane. Macbeth starts to feel invincible when he goes to the witches and he has his future told he sees three apparitions the first apparition is a armored child the armored head says “beware of McDuff” the second apparition is a bloody child it say “no man born of a woman may harm you”. And finally the third apparition is a crowned child with a branch in its hand it says “you will not be harmed until the woods of Birham comes to you”. These apparitions make him feel invincible because all men are born of woman and trees can’t move so he feels invincible. These apparitions and his weak mindedness ultimately lead to his death.
In conclusion, Macbeth is influenced in many ways by things around him to have these illusions. These illusions show a lot of imagery in the play and set the mood in the play. As the play unfolds, you decide if Macbeth is crazy insane or if he is being controlled by a supernatural force. All the elements in the book over power Macbeth’s mind and because Macbeth is easily manipulated he could not control his actions. The hallucinations, Lady Macbeth, and the things the witches tell Macbeth create ideas in Macbeth’s mind. Macbeth eventually pays his price for the wrong he had done, and finds out the hard way that guilt is the most evil thing. The language Shakespeare uses must have been so hard to recognize when it was first published, today the novel is still a very hard read but we can appreciate the novel and Shakespear use of words . There are many different ways an audience can look at this novel. At the end of the story you can have your own opinion of what you thought. is what destroyed Macbeth’s mind.
Mr. Lobb
ENG 3U
Megan Little
Macbeth’s Insanity
Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is known for evil powers but also for its good elements. The book is filled with murder, victory, and hard literature; it is a confusing piece of literature. Was Macbeth ill or was he being controlled by evil powers. Macbeth was ill, there was no evil spirits involved with Macbeth's crazy acts. He put ideas in his head and drove him self and mad with the help of Lady Macbeth.
In the beginning of the play Macbeth it tells us it takes place during the first century in Scotland. Macbeth and Banquo are in battle against Norway. The two knights, Macbeth and Banquo, are heading towards home and they come upon three witches. The witches tell Macbeth that he will rule Glamis, Cawdor and be king. "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis! All Hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!" (Shakespeare I:iii:50). Macbeth gets the idea of being king and having power but he is not sure what to do with what the witches have told him. Macbeth leaves thinking if it’s going to happen let it happen. “ If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, Without my sir.” (Shakespeare I:iii:144). The “spell” the witches say could just scare Macbeth and make him think he is being controlled. Even though it’s all in his mind. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air”. (Shakespeare I:i:10)
Not only do the witches put ideas in Macbeth’s mind, his wife, Lady Macbeth drives him and pushes him to go further. Lady Macbeth clearly demonstrates masculinity, when she reads the letter from Macbeth. She likes the idea of being Queen, but she has a fear that her husband is too afraid. “ Too full o’ milk of human kindness. To catch the nearest way” (Shakespeare I:v:18). Lady Macbeth is eager to make Macbeth see things her way, and to make him reach his full potential. Mainly Lady Macbeth is hungry for the power at this point and she is going to make her husband be just as hungry for power. When Macbeth goes to murder King Duncan, Lady Macbeth doesn’t think he will get the job done. Macbeth kills the king but comes back to Lady Macbeth talking about his bloody hands. She tells him her hands are red too, but she would be ashamed to have a heart as white as Macbeth’s. Lady Macbeth challenges her husband’s masculinity and tells him to be more of a man.
Visions and hallucinations occur throughout the play. For example, when Macbeth is going to kill Duncan he sees a dagger floating in the air, covered with blood and pointing towards the king’s chamber. This is a hallucination that Macbeth is experiencing; his mind is reminding him of the bloody course on which he is going to be on. After Macbeth kills Banquo, Macbeth thinks he sees Banquo’s ghost sitting in a chair at the feast. This hallucination is Macbeth’s mind reminding him that he murdered his former friend. These hallucinations drive Macbeth over the edge to think he is insane. Not only does Macbeth start to have weird visions, Lady Macbeth eventually does too. She thinks her hands are stained with blood and cannot be washed off, and she starts to sleepwalk. It is difficult to tell if Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s hallucinations are real or a hallucination but in both cases it shows signs of their guilt from what they had done.
Macbeth is not being controlled by evil powers, he is driving him self insane. Macbeth starts to feel invincible when he goes to the witches and he has his future told he sees three apparitions the first apparition is a armored child the armored head says “beware of McDuff” the second apparition is a bloody child it say “no man born of a woman may harm you”. And finally the third apparition is a crowned child with a branch in its hand it says “you will not be harmed until the woods of Birham comes to you”. These apparitions make him feel invincible because all men are born of woman and trees can’t move so he feels invincible. These apparitions and his weak mindedness ultimately lead to his death.
In conclusion, Macbeth is influenced in many ways by things around him to have these illusions. These illusions show a lot of imagery in the play and set the mood in the play. As the play unfolds, you decide if Macbeth is crazy insane or if he is being controlled by a supernatural force. All the elements in the book over power Macbeth’s mind and because Macbeth is easily manipulated he could not control his actions. The hallucinations, Lady Macbeth, and the things the witches tell Macbeth create ideas in Macbeth’s mind. Macbeth eventually pays his price for the wrong he had done, and finds out the hard way that guilt is the most evil thing. The language Shakespeare uses must have been so hard to recognize when it was first published, today the novel is still a very hard read but we can appreciate the novel and Shakespear use of words . There are many different ways an audience can look at this novel. At the end of the story you can have your own opinion of what you thought. is what destroyed Macbeth’s mind.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
macbeth ideas for my skeleton
Intro: 1) Macbeth is his own problem
AOD 1. 2) the witches, his wife, hallucinations (challenges his masculinity)
AOD 2. 3) Points where he makes his own decisions eg. he is going to kill Banquo
AOD 4. 4) show how this all leads to his death
AOD 1. 2) the witches, his wife, hallucinations (challenges his masculinity)
AOD 2. 3) Points where he makes his own decisions eg. he is going to kill Banquo
AOD 4. 4) show how this all leads to his death
Macbeth
My topic and ideas:
- Macbeth goes crazy because of his uncontrollable hunger for power
- He imagined 3 witches
He believed anything he was told (easily manipulated)
- He felt invincible
- He cant sleep, his heart was broken when his wife dies
- He knows what he’s doing, because he says what and I doing?
Macbeth is his own problem, he has control over his actions and ends up killing himself
Monday, May 2, 2011
Act 5 Scene 5 - Macbeth Soliloquy - She Sould Have Died!
This soliloquy is very short, Macbeth has just received the news from a Sayton that his wife is dead. Macbeth has been so busy planning and getting ready for the battle he only takes a second to think about what has just happened. His mind is filled with horrible things, that his own wife’s death doesn’t bother him as much as it should. He talks about the meaning of life in the soliloquy and how Lady Macbeth shouldn’t have died now, she should have dies later, at a time that was not so inconvenient. Macbeth thinks of the day that lie ahead and he sees no life that he knows. But when he looks back on life he sees a pathway to death or the days and events leading up to her death. Macbeth says life is life a play, like when the actors come out and does his scene and then goes off the stage and he is finished. Macbeth thinks life is short and unmeaningful.
Act 3 Scene 1 - Macbeth Soliloquy - To Be Thus is Nothing!
In this soliloquy Macbeth is thinking of killing Banquo. Macbeth is so hungry for power he wants to make sure his spot for being kings is very secure and the only way to do that Macbeth thinks is to kill Banquo. Banquo is Macbeths good friend and Macbeth knows Banquo quit well, he knows Banquo is very wise, and fearless and can be valiant. Macbeth thinks that because Banquo is so smart Banquo might plot something against Macbeth to take the position of king. Macbeth does not realize it but Banquo is afraid of Macbeth because of Macbeth’s strong spirit. Macbeth has no sons ro continue to rule as king if Macbeth dies, but Banquo has sons so Macbeth has his mind set on killing his best friend to ensure his spot. Macbeth’s mind is overpowering his actions and there is not stopping him now.
Act 2 Scene 1 - Macbeth Soliloquy - Is This a Dagger!
In this soliloquy Macbeth is on his way to kill Duncan, he may have been controlled by evil powers, or was it a hallucination. Macbeth sees a dagger in front of him, that looks the exact same as the one he is going to kill Duncan with but he questions himself and what he sees. Macbeth can see the dagger is pointed towards to Duncan’s room, where Duncan is sleeping. He knows he is going to kill Duncan with a dagger and stab him to death, so he thinks the dagger is telling him to go and kill Duncan. Macbeth sees the dagger become covered in blood, he can not believe what he is seeing and thinks it is a hallucination.
Act 1 Scene 7 - Macbeth Soliloquy - If it Were Done!
In this soliloquy Macbeth is thinking of the consequences if he actually kills the king. He thinks if he kills the king it would be done fast and he would gain so much from doing something so quick, Macbeth realizes that he also would be risking everything if he did murder the king. He knows how people think he is loyal, even Duncan trusts him. Macbeth thinks that the all the people in the land would be so saddened by the death of such a wonderful king. The only thing now stopping Macbeth’s mind from thinking he should kill the king is he is dive to be king. Macbeth has so much drive to have power and has not signs of stopping till he has power.
Act 1 Scene 3 - Macbeth Soliloquy - Two Truths are Told!
In the soliloquy "Two Truths Are Told" from Act 1 Scene 3, Macbeth is taking in what has just happened. He had been told by the 3 witches after the battle that he will become king and now Rose and Angus have told him he could be the king. In this scene Macbeth is thinking to himself could they be right, could I be king. Rose and Angus tell Macbeth he was the thane of Glamis, is now the thane of Cawdor and will be the future king. When they tell Macbeth that he is now the thane of Cawdor, Macbeth realizes the things the witches told him came true. Macbeth thinks that since two things the witches told me are true the next one must come true, about him becoming king. Macbeth thinks the witches are smart and have told him the future, but he realizes the only way he would become king would be for King Duncan to be killed. Macbeth considers himself killing the king, but realizes he couldn’t kill the king because the king is chosen by god and by killing the king he would be sent to hell. After he makes these conceptions to what he has heard from two separate people (the 3 witches and Rose and Angus) Macbeth is left feeling very confused about the situation and about how he feels and what he is going to do next. He realizes time will go on no matter what he decides to do. So he leaves thinking what ever happens, happens and he’s fine with that.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Personal Response
Alone
By: Siegfried Sassoon
This poem is beautifully done, it has such a natural flow to it. This piece has a perfect symmetrical flow, perfect meter and perfect verse and has a simple lay out. There is a lot of imagery in this poem, every odd line has imagery in it and rhymes with the line above it.
It makes me think of how it feels to be alone and how everything is so noticeable when you are feeling alone. I find with old poetry there is more thought put into it. This can make old poetry like this poem, have more meaning behind the words. The author has a lot to do with what meaning is behind the poem, because usually the best poems are written from within the author.
Writing and poetry has always been a tool for reflecting and commenting on society. During the 20th century many poets reacted to problems in the world with poems. With very highly emotionally charged poems. World War I poets have a lot of horror and deep description of war and the spiritual degradation it inflects. Siegfried Sassoon was a soldier and a poet. His poems reflect the loss of innocence and the horrible mental and physical toll World War I inflicted on the world.
By: Siegfried Sassoon
This poem is beautifully done, it has such a natural flow to it. This piece has a perfect symmetrical flow, perfect meter and perfect verse and has a simple lay out. There is a lot of imagery in this poem, every odd line has imagery in it and rhymes with the line above it.
It makes me think of how it feels to be alone and how everything is so noticeable when you are feeling alone. I find with old poetry there is more thought put into it. This can make old poetry like this poem, have more meaning behind the words. The author has a lot to do with what meaning is behind the poem, because usually the best poems are written from within the author.
Writing and poetry has always been a tool for reflecting and commenting on society. During the 20th century many poets reacted to problems in the world with poems. With very highly emotionally charged poems. World War I poets have a lot of horror and deep description of war and the spiritual degradation it inflects. Siegfried Sassoon was a soldier and a poet. His poems reflect the loss of innocence and the horrible mental and physical toll World War I inflicted on the world.
Poem Analysis
By: Siegfried Sassoon
Analysis of The Poem:
I’ve listened: - the beginning words set what the next couple of lines are about
and all the sounds I heard - keeps you wondering what he could be talking about, what sounds
Were music,—wind, and stream, and bird. - imagery, he is saying all the things he heard sounded like music to his ears, nature sounded beautieful
With youth who sang from hill to hill - the sound of the nature sounded prue like youth singing on a hill
I’ve listened: my heart is hungry still. - after hearing the nature sing he is left wanting more
I’ve looked: - the beginning words set what the next couple of lines are about
the morning world was green; - imagery
Bright roofs and towers of town I’ve seen;
And stars, wheeling through wingless night.
I’ve looked: and my soul yet longs for light.
I’ve thought: - the beginning words set what the next couple of lines are about
but in my sense survives
Only the impulse of those lives
That were my making. Hear me say
‘I’ve thought!’—and darkness hides my day.
Siegfried Sassoon was born on September 8, 1887, and died on September 1, 1967. Sassoon was a poet and a author. He was known was a writer of satirical anti-war verse during WW1, But later won acclaim for his prose work. Sassoon was born in Matfield, Kent to a Jewish father and a English mother. His father, Alfred was one of the wealthy merchant family, was disinherited for marrying outside the faith. His mother Teresa, belonged to the Thornycroft family, sculptors responsible for the many of the best- known statues in London.
Sassoon's controversial war poetry has received mixed reactions. Many critics, including some of Sassoon's friends and fellow poets, have disapproved of Sassoon's treatment of combat, saying that his verse deals only with war's immediate and startling aspects. They have maintained that his anger invalidates his work aesthetically because his descriptions appeal to the senses rather than the imagination. Wilfred Owen concluded that Sassoon's poems do not expand and intensify the horror of war into a greater human context, but rather enjoin the reader to react to the moment.
The poem title “Alone” seems sad, or even scary. Knowing what we know about Sassoon's background and the time period he was brought up in tells us a little about the title. As we know war is not a happy situation, many people die and it effects all parts of our life. That’s why when you look at the title and you think of Sassoon, you make a connection that it must be about the war.
References:
http://www.enotes.com/poetry-criticism/sassoon-siegfried
http://www.helium.com/items/186298-how-war-influenced-the-poetry-of-siegfried-sassoon-and-wilfred-own
Friday, April 1, 2011
Enjoy Natures Beautiful Seasons, yay
I am going to start changing my backround with the seasons, so it was a winter like backround and now it has a spring like backround :)
The poem I am analysing!
Alone
Written By: Siegfried Sassoon
I’ve listened: and all the sounds I heard
Were music,—wind, and stream, and bird.
With youth who sang from hill to hill
I’ve listened: my heart is hungry still.
I’ve looked: the morning world was green;
Bright roofs and towers of town I’ve seen;
And stars, wheeling through wingless night.
I’ve looked: and my soul yet longs for light.
I’ve thought: but in my sense survives
Only the impulse of those lives
That were my making. Hear me say
‘I’ve thought!’—and darkness hides my day.
Written By: Siegfried Sassoon
I’ve listened: and all the sounds I heard
Were music,—wind, and stream, and bird.
With youth who sang from hill to hill
I’ve listened: my heart is hungry still.
I’ve looked: the morning world was green;
Bright roofs and towers of town I’ve seen;
And stars, wheeling through wingless night.
I’ve looked: and my soul yet longs for light.
I’ve thought: but in my sense survives
Only the impulse of those lives
That were my making. Hear me say
‘I’ve thought!’—and darkness hides my day.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
How I am Rich!
How I Am Rich
By: Megan Little
Instructions: Write a one page, 500 word, three paragraph personal essay explaining to me how YOU are "rich" in some ways similar to Aline, without needing that one hundred billion dollars I was planning to give you some weeks back.
I am rich, in many ways. The way I look and dress or the things I have may tell you different, but you have to think what kind of rich. I am rich not with money but with love, happiness, opportunities, food and shelter. The kind of rich I treasure in my life is the kind that gives your heart a warm feeling. Peoples out look on rich may be money or fame, but rich is having great worth or value.
I am rich with love in my life, and many people in this world sadly, are not. I was born into this world with a family loving me, and ever since love has brought me to where I am. Friends have always been there for me as well, loving me no matter what. I feel lucky to be loved, and that makes me feel rich to have something that special in my life. Love can bring a person many amazing deep feelings. That is why I consider myself rich with love.
I am rich with happiness because I have so many things in my life that others might not have because of the area I was born in. My happiness comes for a lot of the opportunity that I have in the area I was born into, such as sports teams, movies, games, the beach, my Seadoo; all the nice things I have. I feel lucky to be so happy. Some people are not happy and cant get away from anger or fear. For instance people who live in poverty. For me to be around positivity and happiness I am lucky. That is why I consider my self rich with happiness.
I am rich with shelter, healthy food and fresh water. I am lucky to have these essentials to live right in front of me. In poor countries these thing are hard for them to get. I am rich with food, because I have so much of it that I have more than I need. Same with water I have a amazing supply to fresh drinking water at just about any time. Shelter is so important and I a blessed to live in a area where we have houses and we can afford them. That is why I consider myself rich with food, shelter and water.
Those are the reasons I am so rich in my life. I don’t think people who live in poverty dream of being rich and famous they dream of having food for tomorrow and healthy water to drink, and a safe place to be at night. The word rich will have a different meaning depending on the person. I feel as though if something is rare and I have it in my life, I am lucky and very special to have it. To me that considers me rich!
By: Megan Little
Instructions: Write a one page, 500 word, three paragraph personal essay explaining to me how YOU are "rich" in some ways similar to Aline, without needing that one hundred billion dollars I was planning to give you some weeks back.
I am rich, in many ways. The way I look and dress or the things I have may tell you different, but you have to think what kind of rich. I am rich not with money but with love, happiness, opportunities, food and shelter. The kind of rich I treasure in my life is the kind that gives your heart a warm feeling. Peoples out look on rich may be money or fame, but rich is having great worth or value.
I am rich with love in my life, and many people in this world sadly, are not. I was born into this world with a family loving me, and ever since love has brought me to where I am. Friends have always been there for me as well, loving me no matter what. I feel lucky to be loved, and that makes me feel rich to have something that special in my life. Love can bring a person many amazing deep feelings. That is why I consider myself rich with love.
I am rich with happiness because I have so many things in my life that others might not have because of the area I was born in. My happiness comes for a lot of the opportunity that I have in the area I was born into, such as sports teams, movies, games, the beach, my Seadoo; all the nice things I have. I feel lucky to be so happy. Some people are not happy and cant get away from anger or fear. For instance people who live in poverty. For me to be around positivity and happiness I am lucky. That is why I consider my self rich with happiness.
I am rich with shelter, healthy food and fresh water. I am lucky to have these essentials to live right in front of me. In poor countries these thing are hard for them to get. I am rich with food, because I have so much of it that I have more than I need. Same with water I have a amazing supply to fresh drinking water at just about any time. Shelter is so important and I a blessed to live in a area where we have houses and we can afford them. That is why I consider myself rich with food, shelter and water.
Those are the reasons I am so rich in my life. I don’t think people who live in poverty dream of being rich and famous they dream of having food for tomorrow and healthy water to drink, and a safe place to be at night. The word rich will have a different meaning depending on the person. I feel as though if something is rare and I have it in my life, I am lucky and very special to have it. To me that considers me rich!
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Lottery Ticket Ass #2: three possible questions
1. What form or tone is the story written in?
2. Near the ed of the story the writer switches the whole perspective of Ivan, Why do you think the writer does this?
3. Based on the narrators background and his family’s past financial problems. Why do you think the writer would write about this story?
2. Near the ed of the story the writer switches the whole perspective of Ivan, Why do you think the writer does this?
3. Based on the narrators background and his family’s past financial problems. Why do you think the writer would write about this story?
ASS #1: 100 Billion Dollars!
Mr. Lobb, you should give me the 100 billion dollars because I would use it in positive ways. I would use the money to better my future, and only use the money in positive ways. this money would open many doors of opportunity for me and my family, also my future could be much brighter.
First thing I would do with most of the money is invest! Putting the money into a saving account will allow me to make even more money on the large amount of money I already had. This money would be money I could use in the future when I plan to buy a house or put my kids into university or collage, or taxes, bills, insurance, and other living costs.
The second thing I would do with the money is put myself through school, and help my dad out with this business he is trying to start called marketing on a box. With the rest of the money I would help my parents pay off any bills. Oh and I buy my self a car. Not a really expensive one just escalade. That’s the big thing I would buy for myself with the 100 billion dollars.
To get this opportunity of not having to worry about money is something every one deals with, but that can not always be the case, but you should give me the money because I would put it to good use. To help all the people around me or people, and give my life and others more opportunity.
First thing I would do with most of the money is invest! Putting the money into a saving account will allow me to make even more money on the large amount of money I already had. This money would be money I could use in the future when I plan to buy a house or put my kids into university or collage, or taxes, bills, insurance, and other living costs.
The second thing I would do with the money is put myself through school, and help my dad out with this business he is trying to start called marketing on a box. With the rest of the money I would help my parents pay off any bills. Oh and I buy my self a car. Not a really expensive one just escalade. That’s the big thing I would buy for myself with the 100 billion dollars.
To get this opportunity of not having to worry about money is something every one deals with, but that can not always be the case, but you should give me the money because I would put it to good use. To help all the people around me or people, and give my life and others more opportunity.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Exam Questions! Megan Little
Exam Questions! Megan Little
A) Short Answers Questions (3-5marks)
1. Q - Explain what the inverted pyramid is, and how it is used.
A - The inverted pyramid is a method news papers use for writing a news article. The beginning has all the information, like who, what, where, when, why, and how. The first sentence is always the most important, because people can stop reading at anytime and you need to capture there attention eminently. The second part is the body it contains other information that is less important, in this part would be quotes. The last part is the end, the end is the closing and the concluding sentence.
2. Q - What is yellow journalism?
A - Yellow journalism is when a writer makes a story more interesting and intriguing to read by lying about the truth of the story. By Fabricating what has really happened. Tabloides are the worst for this and magazines such as People, and Us.
3. Q - What was the Cakewalk and what did it mean?
A - The cakewalk was made up by black people. The dance was making fun of rich white people, that the black people worked for. Black people would go to the congo square on sundays and white people would watch them, so the black people decided to entertain them.
4. Q - Where did pop music come from?
A - Pop music came from disco, and as soon pop music became big, cool people hated it they liked pop music.
5. Q - Where did Jazz come from?
A - Jazz music came from New Orleans, it is polyrhythmic and has a train shuffle sound. Black people jazz music was more interesting and had a “spin” on everything. Jelly Roll Martin called him self the inventor on jazz, he played for white people and would skipp school to play in a high class brothel.
6. Q - Who was a big artist that motown records signed?
A - Motown was the first record company that first signed Michael Jackson.
B) Long Answer Questions (6-8 marks)
1. Q - Explain what Motown Records is and there history.
A - Motown Record company is run by black people and are selling records to white people, AND black audiences. Berry Gordie Jr. Had a genius idea to take young talented kids form the streets and train them and make lots of money off of them. These kids were trained to sing, dress, be polite, act, dance, and do what they were told. Berry had a band that did all their albums and he had professional writers who wrote most of Motown’s songs, the kids were just performers.
Motown was a complete business, berry was a business man and wanted to make money. He also would make black music with white kids so white people would think it was safe and nice. A big group Berry made was the Jackson Five. Everything about Jackson Five was designed and that made black people and “cool” people a little less interested. Black folks were into soul music.
2. Q - Why did every girl in around the world fall in love with The Beatles? How to the band come to be so big?
A - John Lennon and Paul McCartney were a couple of school kids in England that got together and would play Chuck Berry music. They sounded good and played live a lot, soon they added two other guys, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The band tryed to get a label deal, but at this time they kinda sucked. Then a guy by the name of George Martin challenged them to write a hit and they got together and wrote a song that changed their lives. The song was I Want to Hand Your Hand, it became a smash hit. The Beatles get massive success, because they are charming and charismatic, people liked them without knowing why, they had some kind of X factor. Girls love nice harmonies and melodies, just like all they songs they were putting out. With a fast back beat and the simple and repetitiveness, there songs could be danced to. The beatles made a new way of performing and singing and playing. After the Beatles were big they became even bigger because they were not happy with their live shows, so they went back to the recording studio and started experimenting. They wrote their best songs then and changed music and influenced everyone.
3. Q - What is a directors job?
A - A directors job is to hire actors, particularly a STAR. They break down the script into a series of shots and sequences that tell the story. He comes up with a “look” or a visual style the movie will have, some directors have more visual style than others. Some directors with a strong visual style are Tim Burton, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, and Michael Bay. Some directors who have a real strap on the movie and have similarities in all their movies are called Auteurs. The most important person to come on the early stages of development is the star. The star on set get to have some say, in what they wear or how they look, but if your just an actor the director tells you what to do. The director is responsible for getting the other crew members to create a certain look that shows the image that best tells the story.
4. Q - Define the following words: Soft news, Hard news, Bully puplit.
A - Soft news means it is a type of news that is less important at the time, so it could come out when ever and it would still matter. An example of soft news is cooking tips. Hard news is news that the sooner you can get it out there the better, because this type of news is important. It may of just happened and everyone wants the story. An example of hard news would be 911. A bully puplit is someone with a lot of power and does not use it is the right ways. They use it to bully people, and example of a bully puplit is Hitler.
5. Q - Does media sometimes go to far? State you opinion.
A - Yes I think media goes to far. Media make up a big part of our lives even if we don’t realize it, and most of the time we believe the things told in media. It makes up lies and can really hurt someone, and their reputation, and their relationships with family and friends. Media puts thing is people minds, an example of this could be global warming. Not a lot of the famous people choose to the start, but media makes them. Yes stars can choose their own career but they don’t choose to have so much media attention.
C) An Opinion Piece (20 marks)
Q - Explain what manipulation means, give examples of it used in - every day life, media, and TV.
A - Manipulation is a behaviour a person may use in order to get their way. They may say certain things or behave in a certain way as to make someone give them what they want. It is when someone tries to influence or control another for their own purposes. They do and say whatever they need to get what they want. Manipulation is used every day and you might not notice, and you my do it and not notice.
D) Review a Movie OR Show ( 30 marks)
Mr. Lobb will do this part
A) Short Answers Questions (3-5marks)
1. Q - Explain what the inverted pyramid is, and how it is used.
A - The inverted pyramid is a method news papers use for writing a news article. The beginning has all the information, like who, what, where, when, why, and how. The first sentence is always the most important, because people can stop reading at anytime and you need to capture there attention eminently. The second part is the body it contains other information that is less important, in this part would be quotes. The last part is the end, the end is the closing and the concluding sentence.
2. Q - What is yellow journalism?
A - Yellow journalism is when a writer makes a story more interesting and intriguing to read by lying about the truth of the story. By Fabricating what has really happened. Tabloides are the worst for this and magazines such as People, and Us.
3. Q - What was the Cakewalk and what did it mean?
A - The cakewalk was made up by black people. The dance was making fun of rich white people, that the black people worked for. Black people would go to the congo square on sundays and white people would watch them, so the black people decided to entertain them.
4. Q - Where did pop music come from?
A - Pop music came from disco, and as soon pop music became big, cool people hated it they liked pop music.
5. Q - Where did Jazz come from?
A - Jazz music came from New Orleans, it is polyrhythmic and has a train shuffle sound. Black people jazz music was more interesting and had a “spin” on everything. Jelly Roll Martin called him self the inventor on jazz, he played for white people and would skipp school to play in a high class brothel.
6. Q - Who was a big artist that motown records signed?
A - Motown was the first record company that first signed Michael Jackson.
B) Long Answer Questions (6-8 marks)
1. Q - Explain what Motown Records is and there history.
A - Motown Record company is run by black people and are selling records to white people, AND black audiences. Berry Gordie Jr. Had a genius idea to take young talented kids form the streets and train them and make lots of money off of them. These kids were trained to sing, dress, be polite, act, dance, and do what they were told. Berry had a band that did all their albums and he had professional writers who wrote most of Motown’s songs, the kids were just performers.
Motown was a complete business, berry was a business man and wanted to make money. He also would make black music with white kids so white people would think it was safe and nice. A big group Berry made was the Jackson Five. Everything about Jackson Five was designed and that made black people and “cool” people a little less interested. Black folks were into soul music.
2. Q - Why did every girl in around the world fall in love with The Beatles? How to the band come to be so big?
A - John Lennon and Paul McCartney were a couple of school kids in England that got together and would play Chuck Berry music. They sounded good and played live a lot, soon they added two other guys, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The band tryed to get a label deal, but at this time they kinda sucked. Then a guy by the name of George Martin challenged them to write a hit and they got together and wrote a song that changed their lives. The song was I Want to Hand Your Hand, it became a smash hit. The Beatles get massive success, because they are charming and charismatic, people liked them without knowing why, they had some kind of X factor. Girls love nice harmonies and melodies, just like all they songs they were putting out. With a fast back beat and the simple and repetitiveness, there songs could be danced to. The beatles made a new way of performing and singing and playing. After the Beatles were big they became even bigger because they were not happy with their live shows, so they went back to the recording studio and started experimenting. They wrote their best songs then and changed music and influenced everyone.
3. Q - What is a directors job?
A - A directors job is to hire actors, particularly a STAR. They break down the script into a series of shots and sequences that tell the story. He comes up with a “look” or a visual style the movie will have, some directors have more visual style than others. Some directors with a strong visual style are Tim Burton, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, and Michael Bay. Some directors who have a real strap on the movie and have similarities in all their movies are called Auteurs. The most important person to come on the early stages of development is the star. The star on set get to have some say, in what they wear or how they look, but if your just an actor the director tells you what to do. The director is responsible for getting the other crew members to create a certain look that shows the image that best tells the story.
4. Q - Define the following words: Soft news, Hard news, Bully puplit.
A - Soft news means it is a type of news that is less important at the time, so it could come out when ever and it would still matter. An example of soft news is cooking tips. Hard news is news that the sooner you can get it out there the better, because this type of news is important. It may of just happened and everyone wants the story. An example of hard news would be 911. A bully puplit is someone with a lot of power and does not use it is the right ways. They use it to bully people, and example of a bully puplit is Hitler.
5. Q - Does media sometimes go to far? State you opinion.
A - Yes I think media goes to far. Media make up a big part of our lives even if we don’t realize it, and most of the time we believe the things told in media. It makes up lies and can really hurt someone, and their reputation, and their relationships with family and friends. Media puts thing is people minds, an example of this could be global warming. Not a lot of the famous people choose to the start, but media makes them. Yes stars can choose their own career but they don’t choose to have so much media attention.
C) An Opinion Piece (20 marks)
Q - Explain what manipulation means, give examples of it used in - every day life, media, and TV.
A - Manipulation is a behaviour a person may use in order to get their way. They may say certain things or behave in a certain way as to make someone give them what they want. It is when someone tries to influence or control another for their own purposes. They do and say whatever they need to get what they want. Manipulation is used every day and you might not notice, and you my do it and not notice.
D) Review a Movie OR Show ( 30 marks)
Mr. Lobb will do this part
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