tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16122318618723402882024-02-18T23:25:40.427-08:00Nicole's Blog About English!A senior's blog helping students on achieving a good score on the AP exam for Literature and Compostion.
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I have my scrapbook and all scrapbook materials.<br />
I need to actually put everything together for it to be finished.<br />
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My work will benefit others because everybody can see my life throughout highschool.Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-33386303229090724662012-05-17T08:44:00.001-07:002012-05-17T08:44:38.916-07:00The plan for the rest of the yearMy pl;an for the rest of the year, is to create my senior srapbook and create my college blog.<br />
I hope to have the blog create and all my materials needed for the scrapbook by sunday.<br />Then I can start uploading my pictures of stanislaus, and information I know so far.<br />
I am also planning on setting up a scrapbook party for me and my friends. So we could exchange pictures and materials. :)<br />
Im still thiking on how I will present the material.Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-45548400320706996482012-04-25T12:13:00.001-07:002012-04-25T12:13:20.846-07:00Essay Prompts for Macbeth1. 1972<br />
In retrospect the reader often discovers that the first chapter of a novel<br />
or the opening scene of a drama introduces some of the major themes of the<br />
work. Write an essay about the opening scene of a drama or the first<br />
chapter of a novel in which you explain how it functions in this way. In<br />
your essay do not merely summarize the plot of the work you are<br />
discussing.<br />
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2.1974<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Choose a work of literature written before 1900. Write an essay in which<br />
you present arguments for and against the work's relevance for person in 1997.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Your own position should emerge in the course of the essay. You<br />
may refer to works of literature written after 1900 for the purpose of<br />
contrast or comparison.<br />
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3. 1988<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Choose a distinguished novel or play in which some of the most<br />
significantevents are mental or psychological; for example, awakenings,<br />
discoveries,changes in consciousness. In a well-organized essay, describe how<br />
the authormanages to give these internal events the sense of excitement,<br />
suspense, andclimax usually associated with external action. Do not merely<br />
summarize the plotNicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-49918652877953662802012-04-25T11:55:00.003-07:002012-04-25T11:55:52.212-07:00Macbeth Lecture NotesThe story is the rise and fall of a great man.<br />
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Really no humor or humanity, except the scene with Porter.<br />
The book has many compelling characters.<br />
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Everything that made him a great man in the begininng, ends up turning on him.<br />
- But unlike any other shkaespeare character, this is all his fault.<br />
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<em><u>Murder of Ducan</u></em><br />
Ambition; story of morality<br />
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Witches tell him he's going to be king; Macbeth doesn't question it, shows that he may of already though about it.<br />
-Consumed with regret after killing him.<br />
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<u><em>Lady Macbeth</em></u><br />
Pure evil impulse<br />
-Makes sure Macbeth never stray from being evil<br />
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Tells Macbeth to be more manly<br />
-Animus: Masculine<br />
-Anima: Feminity<br />
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Still can't blame her for Macbeth's actions<br />
-He always wants to carry out the deed.<br />
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Couldn't handle the regret, unravels and commits suicide.<br />
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<u><em>Macbeth</em></u><br />
Macbeth is a mass murderer-- What is thier to admire?<br />
- His determination, despite what he is determined to do.<br />
-He knows what's its gonna cost him, but he still does it.<br />
-Tools to keep his inner soul at bay.<br />
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Nobody suspects he's murdering him.<br />
-But he's still going crazy<br />
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He's always have had the idea of killing the king.<br />
-The witches were just there to give him a push.<br />
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He doesn't feel, he doesn't care.<br />
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This is very dark play, physically and mentally.<br />
<br />Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-31416556249891526402012-04-24T08:36:00.000-07:002012-04-24T08:36:06.396-07:00My AP FutureWell,Im pretty familiar with how to take the AP test,so I don't need any help on managing my time. <br />
But seriously,what I need to work on, is how to wreite my esssays better.<br />
I need to figure out, how to better organize my thoughts.Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-53625489505182833362012-04-16T20:49:00.001-07:002012-04-16T21:30:41.013-07:00Feats of wisdom #8.Sassy Gay Friend Hamlet: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jnvgq8STMGM<br />
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. Sassy Gay Friend: Romeo and Juliet<br />
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lwnFE_NpMsE<br />
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. MC Shakespeare: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uGJU4VoT2zw<br />
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. Famous Rap Battles:<br />
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l3w2MTXBebg<br />
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. Ten things I hate about you referring to shakespeare's play: <br />
http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2005/10/15/8152/8855<br />
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. Hamlet 2: <br />
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104733/<br />
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. Freaky Friday Reference:<br />
Part 1: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cn4NcqsgmMM<br />
Part 2: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=olbjSqcBh6I<br />
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. Stars wars reference of Hamlet: <br />
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HTLMPWQALTA<br />
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. Skins reference: <br />
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RbflJp2Nh_8<br />
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. Degrassi Reference: <br />
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mBuP-eCGJ5U<br />
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<b>My favorite movie scene is from Dude Where's My Car:
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<b> And here is the script I remixed that is kinda like the clip, but in Iambic pentameter:</b><br />
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Hello ma'm, I would like some food to go,<br />
Okay, what will you be having today,<br />
We will gladly have some shrimp fried rice, yo,<br />
And what else will you be having today?<br />
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Some soup with our meal will be good too,<br />
And what else will you be having today?<br />
And some of that animal that goes moo,<br />
And what else will you be having today?<br />
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I think that will be all today lady,<br />
And what else will you be having today?<br />
Uh that's it, ain't trying to be shady,<br />
And what else will you be having today?<br />
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THAT'S IT! Give me the price I have to pay!<br />
And what else will you be having today?Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-9563705893725158542012-04-14T21:44:00.001-07:002012-04-14T21:44:20.143-07:00Feats of wisdom #9<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDt6Y_B2U20vL4Pu_MQ_1v2zOvej3XOkiabtSLs8JiE3piFNeMJlGPZMUzQn5mwCaCTnV7UdZVanGsfj6gkN3jYUntWKs01ijbKCVmEHKDDMFMfPyzjb16SeB2CaXw_jjctkautfT23qI/s640/blogger-image--1148904161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDt6Y_B2U20vL4Pu_MQ_1v2zOvej3XOkiabtSLs8JiE3piFNeMJlGPZMUzQn5mwCaCTnV7UdZVanGsfj6gkN3jYUntWKs01ijbKCVmEHKDDMFMfPyzjb16SeB2CaXw_jjctkautfT23qI/s640/blogger-image--1148904161.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtj28-G9d3Je_JQnuqfSL-WrRoa71XkEidrO-H9sGUwDRKgrLM0YX29RJqWSHsXG3dlkUCWjYN88NF3KxfRtAagviHkZc1SOSJWU8mx0Pd8jR-CormvnhlbwRUCfd63GApTtrHsMyyzo/s640/blogger-image--151747901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtj28-G9d3Je_JQnuqfSL-WrRoa71XkEidrO-H9sGUwDRKgrLM0YX29RJqWSHsXG3dlkUCWjYN88NF3KxfRtAagviHkZc1SOSJWU8mx0Pd8jR-CormvnhlbwRUCfd63GApTtrHsMyyzo/s640/blogger-image--151747901.jpg" /></a></div>Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-48098337433978865122012-04-06T23:20:00.001-07:002012-04-15T19:00:50.521-07:00Feats of Wisdom #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Bv9IYHANj1o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-61050481095935532752012-04-03T08:40:00.001-07:002012-04-16T12:56:34.431-07:00Macbeth Notes<li>Both the literal & symbolic tone of the play is sinister and its central characters are evil </li><li>When Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in 1606, James I had been King of England for 3 years <ul><li>Symbolized the union of the Scottish & England crowns </li><li>Fascinated by witchcraft </li></ul></li>Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-90686649988244134472012-04-01T16:56:00.001-07:002012-04-01T16:56:11.873-07:00Top Three Blogs ( That are almost as good as mine)These three blogs also give great information on AP related things.<br />
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Candace Rickman:<br />
<a href="http://crrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> </span><span style="color: black;">crrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com</span></a>
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Dania Hatamleh:<br />
<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: #888888; font-family: Times-Roman; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">http://<wbr></wbr>dhrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/</span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times-Roman;"> </span></span>
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Savanah Lyon:<br />
<a href="http://slrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> </span><span style="color: black;">slrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com</span></a>Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-54081292729157192602012-03-29T21:42:00.001-07:002012-04-01T17:23:52.763-07:00Remixing The Sun Also Rises<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ECf_TNwGjdM" width="420"></iframe>
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Caution: Even though songs relate to themes, some have suggestive language.Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-3780519291336809222012-03-29T21:38:00.002-07:002012-03-29T21:38:57.049-07:00The Sun Also Rises Mindmap<iframe width="500" height="500" frameborder="0" src="http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/public_map_shell/150171285/the-sun-also-rises?width=500&height=500&z=auto" scrolling="no" style="overflow:hidden">Your browser is not able to display frames. Please visit the <a href="http://www.mindmeister.com/150171285/the-sun-also-rises" target="_blank">mind map: The Sun Also Rises</a> on <a href="http://www.mindmeister.com" target="_blank">Mind Mapping - MindMeister</a>.</iframe>Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-85173135070243894502012-03-22T09:02:00.001-07:002012-03-28T08:55:32.827-07:00Socratic Seminar RecapNotes from the seminar; <br />
- beginning of discovery<br />
- create extraordinary things, you're not alone<br />
- ask questions and learn through discussions<br />
- Taught from childhood to stay in the world<br />
- life's too shirt to waste<br />
- even things you love, sometimes becomes work<br />
- there is always commitment with things you love<br />
- Tyler Stewart: next genius<br />
- Thinking out loud<br />
- be able to question, no matter the answer<br />
- give it a shot, even if you fail<br />
- be optimistic about everything in life <br />
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These concepts will help me figure out how to keep me motivated past all the grades in school. With these in my brain, I hope to keep moving forward. And find new incentives to keep doing better. <br />
Also with these concepts, I feel like I have new motivation to try my best during the AP test. Knowing that in actually haveing focus for something, will in turn prepare me for the future. Where mentors like Dr. Preston won't exist anymore. And that I'll only have me.<br />
Lastly,with these concepts, I'll will help my fellow friends get inspired and branch out.Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-79236471958058933932012-03-06T21:27:00.002-08:002012-03-07T12:51:43.825-08:00Shakespeare, shaken and stirred<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l3w2MTXBebg" width="560"></iframe><br />
One remix I found with Shakespeare rapping.<br />
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This a sonnet about on how to write one in iambic pentameter.<br />
My way of helping somebody learn and having fun. :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b>These sonnet poems are old and full of dust</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>But yet I want to learn to write one well.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>To learn new forms for life is quite a must,</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>I need to learn, so Preston will not yell. </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>And so I sit, tonight, with mouse in hand,</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Creating three new quatrains with a rhyme.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The rhythm flows like life at my command.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The A-B-A-B form consumes my time.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>But I’m not done until there’s fourteen lines.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>One ending couplet, after three quatrains.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Trying so hard to make one that's all mine,</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Takes forever; I have to use my brain.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>But I go on, my fourteen lines now done.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Finished, now other's learning has begun..</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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• Being on his own since aged 10, gave him many haunting and influential pieces on England.<br />
• Was one of the greatest writers of his age <br />
• On his way to Italy, stopped in Paris . Found it to be such a beautiful and amazing place. <br />
• Tale of Two cities was printed in the US, and a monthly serial version in the UK. <br />
• " the events of the revolution and the aftermath constitute one layer of the model.."Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-23421910875822195532012-02-09T09:04:00.000-08:002012-02-09T09:04:31.555-08:00Why Dickens wrote Great Expectations.Charles Dickens wrote the novel <i>Great Expectations</i> because he wanted to show, that even with money, that doesn't automatically make you a "great" and "good" person. It also takes heart. He shows this through, irony. Because at first he was a good and innocent child with no money. But once, he has the desire to become a gentlemen, is when he became corrupted and is more rude when he is a "gentelman".Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-6567420308094612152012-02-02T09:13:00.000-08:002012-02-02T09:13:04.193-08:00Great Expectations QuestionsIt's test time!!<br />
Here are some questions that you quiz yourself on!<br />It's on the first hundred pages!<br />
(Answers in the comment area)<br />
Let's begin!<br />
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1. From the reading, what do you think is the theme of the book?<br />
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2. What is the mood you are feeling towards the book?<br />
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3. Why do you think Pip was so kind to the convict?<br />
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4. Would you have done the same thing?<br />
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5. How do you feel about Mrs. Joe?Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-1359721261572354632012-02-01T21:01:00.000-08:002012-02-01T21:01:29.523-08:00Literary AnalysisRosencrantz and Guildestern are Dead<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Pip is an orphan who lives with his sister and her husband. His sister isn't nearly as nice as her husband is. They aren't wealthy, not even close, but they get by with a blacksmith's salary. Pip goes to his parents graves and is attacked by an escaped convict. The man tells Pip to go get one of the tools from his brother in law and not to tell or else "his man" who is always watching will get him. Pip feels bad for him so he steals him some food that his sister made and gives it to him. The man is grateful, but things take a turn for the worse.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dickens probably wrote Pip like this, because he can also relate to being alone at such a young age. Maybe him too, was also faced with challenges of being on the wrong side of the tracks.</span>Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-6439465081068811902012-01-29T21:35:00.000-08:002012-02-01T08:50:03.004-08:00Great Expectations Meaning<span style="font-family: Nobile;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Dicken's named the book Great Expectations, because the whole book is about a boy named Pip who throughout his life is suppopsed to do great things for himself. </span></span><br />
When he gets older, a lawyer gives him money and says that now he is better man, and therefore must do great things.<br />Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-20734648741909756582012-01-23T09:03:00.000-08:002012-05-06T18:00:32.904-07:00Poem For The Ages<br />
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I set down on the bank.<br />
I tried to think but couldn't,<br />
So I jumped in and sank.<br />
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I came up once and hollered!<br />
I came up twice and cried!<br />
If that water hadn't a-been so cold<br />
I might've sunk and died.<br />
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But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!<br />
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I took the elevator<br />
Sixteen floors above the ground.<br />
I thought about my baby<br />
And thought I would jump down.<br />
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I stood there and I hollered!<br />
I stood there and I cried!<br />
If it hadn't a-been so high<br />
I might've jumped and died.<br />
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But it was High up there! It was high!<br />
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So since I'm still here livin',<br />
I guess I will live on.<br />
I could've died for love--<br />
But for livin' I was born<br />
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Though you may hear me holler,<br />
And you may see me cry--<br />
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,<br />
If you gonna see me die.<br />
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Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612231861872340288.post-77625627107054285202011-11-27T19:21:00.000-08:002011-12-04T19:50:04.817-08:00Literary Analysis: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. The plot of this book is about a boy named Huck and a slave named Jim who are trying to make it to the free states in America. At first, Huck is living with his dad who sadly beast him every night, so Huck sets up a plan and runs away. When he runs away to an island, it is there where he meets Jim. From there they try to make it to the free states, but they have many conflicts along the way. From cops and con-men, to a family vendetta that Huck is accidently in the middle of. One conflict, even gets Jim imprisoned. So Huck must save him from a family's house, who happens to be Tom Sawyer's aunt and uncle who mistake Huck for Tom. Coincidentally, Tom happens to show up also, but he goes along with Huck's lie. With Tom in the picture, he consieves this elaborate plan to freeing Jim. It's successful, but in the process Tom gets his leg shot, so they have to go back and save them. In the end, Huck and Jim find out that Jim has been freed for two months, because his owner died and in the will sated he was free. This lady also wants to adopt Huck, but he says no, because he tired of being "civilized".</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. "technically" Twain stated that in fact there is no moral, theme or anything to the story. It is in fact, just a story for entertainment. To me though, I think the theme of the story is to know the real truth in the face of adversity. Huck was presented with many occasions where he could of easily turned Jim in because it was the "right thing" yo turn a slave in. He knew though, that in fact Jim was a real person and that even though was going to go to "hell". The right thing to do was to help set Jim free. People have to realize that there is the "society's truths and right and wrongs" and the "real truths and right and wrongs".</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">But I reckon I got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can’t stand it. I been there before.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal;">Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: </span><b style="background-color: white;">All right, then, I'll GO to hell."</b></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mood:</b> Throughout the whole story, you had really mixed emotions, because you can go from laughing your head off because the vendetta of the two families was completly pointless, to sadness because you realize innocent children in the family are dying just because they think it's a "duty" to fight for their family. When really, the whole reason is pointless. It helped me learn, that Twain wanted to show very serious matters in a form of comedy so it wouldn't be taken too seriously. Hence, a great satire.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> <b>Characterization:</b> When reading the book and analyzing Huck's character, It's obvious that he is the "Gandolf" of the whole book. He questions ideas and situations in a way that nobody could ever imagined, and at such a young age too. <b><i>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">What's the use you learning to do right, when it's troublesome to do right and ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?"</span></i></b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><b>Stereotypes:</b> The book's big steroetype is the slavery, and the fact that everybody thinks that since you're a slave you're automatically not really a human being, and in fact a piece of property. Huck of course, sees it differently and slowly realizes that Jim is just like him and just because he's black doesn't mean he's not a person. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">"Good gracious! anybody hurt?"</span><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">"No'm. Killed a nigger."</span><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">"Well, it's lucky; because sometimes people do get hurt. "</span></i></b></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;"><b>Falling Action</b>: After Tom shows up in the book, the whole meaning and them of the book slowly dies down. With Tom in the picture, he starts to act childish and makes Huck revert back to being a follower instead of a leader. I feel like Twain did this just to make his statement about not having a meaning concrete. because in the end, Huck really learned not that much, because he reverted back to his old ways. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Allusion:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> During the book, one of the character's quote Hamlet, but says it in the face that relates to him and how he looks at the world. </span><b style="line-height: 19px;"><i>"</i></b></span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">To be, or not to be; that is the bare bodkin,</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">That makes calamity of so long life."</span></i></b></span></li>
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Plato described humans as ignorant human beings, saying that whatever we saw must be real, even though they are merely shadows. While Satre described humans as ignorant in the sense that they think they need physical objects to "torture" them. When in reality, people just torture themselves with their thoughts and other people around them. Both of their extended metaphors give enlightenment on hard complex ideas and make them easier to follow and understand.Nicole Montoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946413122387297929noreply@blogger.com2