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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Response
I like how you are connectiong to one of the questions and explaining what you are talikng about. NOW TO ENRICH YOUR WIRITNG, BRING IN SPECIFIC QUOTES and egs from the nvoel to back up what you are saying. this will help develop your writng. Can you also add a connection.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Journal Entry #2
Journal Entry #2
In our lit circles groups, our group talked about how it is alright to kill but only in specific situations, we also talked about how pain is necessary for growth. My group had mixed opinions about killing being justifiable, i believe that you should be able to kill an animal for food and killing anything for the safety of yourself. Diki and Serena felt that it was not okay to kill things because of the harm they caused to the island. The boys of the island need to kill pigs and other animals to survive, otherwise they will die so i think that it is not only allowed, but it should be necessary for them to kill animals. It was different for when we discussed if pain is necessary for growth, we all felt that it is because pain shows you that you can get through the hard times. We all felt that pain is just weakness leaving the body. Just like if the boys survive and get off the island, they will grow in many different ways. They will find that they do not need to be so dependent on everyone else, and that they can be independent and survive.
My group has great discussions, but the only thing that holds us back is that we are on different parts of the book and that makes it harder for us to discuss the book without ruining parts for the other members of the group.
In our lit circles groups, our group talked about how it is alright to kill but only in specific situations, we also talked about how pain is necessary for growth. My group had mixed opinions about killing being justifiable, i believe that you should be able to kill an animal for food and killing anything for the safety of yourself. Diki and Serena felt that it was not okay to kill things because of the harm they caused to the island. The boys of the island need to kill pigs and other animals to survive, otherwise they will die so i think that it is not only allowed, but it should be necessary for them to kill animals. It was different for when we discussed if pain is necessary for growth, we all felt that it is because pain shows you that you can get through the hard times. We all felt that pain is just weakness leaving the body. Just like if the boys survive and get off the island, they will grow in many different ways. They will find that they do not need to be so dependent on everyone else, and that they can be independent and survive.
My group has great discussions, but the only thing that holds us back is that we are on different parts of the book and that makes it harder for us to discuss the book without ruining parts for the other members of the group.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Summative Movie Analysis
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7YllAOqpF4
Plot Summary: http://www.ruinedendings.com/film2746plot
1) The characters convey darkness, which is shown by how Smeagol has an evil and dark side to him which forces him to do wrong things to his friends. Also,the setting conveys darkness seeing as it is set in a dark land like Mordor. Mordor is covered in smoke which gives a dark effect. Mordor is also where the Evil Lord Sauron lives. The setting is an obvious layer.
2) The film maker conveys darkness and evil through the setting, characters, and plot. The setting in Mordor conveys darkness and evil. There is a volcano that makes the land covered in black smoke that gives it a dark effect. Characters such as Golem and Sauron convey evil and darkness. Golem kills his cousin to get the ring. Sauron is the evil ruler of Mordor and has killed many people. The plot conveys darkness as Frodo must travel to Mordor to destroy the ring, but as he holds the ring he becomes dark. The ring corrupted Golem, and makes him do whatever it takes to get the ring. He also tricks Frodo into thinking that he is good, so that he can get close to him and try to steal the ring. The expression of darkness that impacted me most was when Golem killed his cousin to get the ring. This showed that Golem was evil and would do whatever it took to obtain and keep the ring.
3) A character can represent evil by his actions, whether it is acts of revenge, selfishness, or greed. Golem represents evil because he shows all of these actions. He bites off Frodo's finger in an act of revenge to get the ring back; he also kills his cousin in an act of greed and selfishness to obtain the ring.
4) The connection I thought of was text to text. I connected Lord of the Rings with Star Wars. In both stories, there is an evil dark lord trying to gain power by doing dark and evil deeds.
Does evil or fear lead to one infliction of violence or the observation of violence?
Yes, in the lord of the Rings, fear of the ring's power causes people to fight with one another to have the ring destroyed. Basically the good side want to destroy the ring because they fear how much power it has and how much damage it can do, whereas the evil side want to keep the ring so they can use its power to take over the world. Also Frodo observes violence as he tries to take the ring to Mordor. He watches as his team fights Sauron and his men.
To improve my piece I added a text to text connection and the character questions because I had not included them before. I also added another example in the second question.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7YllAOqpF4
Plot Summary: http://www.ruinedendings.com/film2746plot
1) The characters convey darkness, which is shown by how Smeagol has an evil and dark side to him which forces him to do wrong things to his friends. Also,the setting conveys darkness seeing as it is set in a dark land like Mordor. Mordor is covered in smoke which gives a dark effect. Mordor is also where the Evil Lord Sauron lives. The setting is an obvious layer.
2) The film maker conveys darkness and evil through the setting, characters, and plot. The setting in Mordor conveys darkness and evil. There is a volcano that makes the land covered in black smoke that gives it a dark effect. Characters such as Golem and Sauron convey evil and darkness. Golem kills his cousin to get the ring. Sauron is the evil ruler of Mordor and has killed many people. The plot conveys darkness as Frodo must travel to Mordor to destroy the ring, but as he holds the ring he becomes dark. The ring corrupted Golem, and makes him do whatever it takes to get the ring. He also tricks Frodo into thinking that he is good, so that he can get close to him and try to steal the ring. The expression of darkness that impacted me most was when Golem killed his cousin to get the ring. This showed that Golem was evil and would do whatever it took to obtain and keep the ring.
3) A character can represent evil by his actions, whether it is acts of revenge, selfishness, or greed. Golem represents evil because he shows all of these actions. He bites off Frodo's finger in an act of revenge to get the ring back; he also kills his cousin in an act of greed and selfishness to obtain the ring.
4) The connection I thought of was text to text. I connected Lord of the Rings with Star Wars. In both stories, there is an evil dark lord trying to gain power by doing dark and evil deeds.
Does evil or fear lead to one infliction of violence or the observation of violence?
Yes, in the lord of the Rings, fear of the ring's power causes people to fight with one another to have the ring destroyed. Basically the good side want to destroy the ring because they fear how much power it has and how much damage it can do, whereas the evil side want to keep the ring so they can use its power to take over the world. Also Frodo observes violence as he tries to take the ring to Mordor. He watches as his team fights Sauron and his men.
To improve my piece I added a text to text connection and the character questions because I had not included them before. I also added another example in the second question.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
comment to power
Ilike how you found an example in the first Act and expalined how M is reacting to the possiblility of gainig and achieving more power .Yes he is a good warrior. Now what I want you to do is prove wha tyou are saying. Where is your evidence in the text to back that up. This will help develop your writng. Bring in the quotes where you see ithaving impact ot to show where he is tempted to gain more power etc... and then you explain how tha tchanges him.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Macbeth Response
Act 1 in Macbeth can connect to the term "Power", which is the ability to do or act. After the witches told Macbeth that he would be king, it went straight to his head. Macbeth is a very courageous warrior, but his reaction to what the witches said clearly shows his desire to become the king. This also connects to the essential question "How does power corrupt?", Macbeth's reaction to what the witches' said shows how he has already started to change because of the power he thinks he's going to have.
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