Tuesday, May 10, 2011
blog evaluation
My favorite blog assignment was the one that we did about having our own say. My least favorite was creating the voki, I kept having probems with it and I had to redo it a few times. I was not a fan of blogging. I always forgot about it. I don't really like keeping an online journal. I would rather do a project or write a paper than write in a blog every week. I will probably shut down my blog account after the semester is over because Facebook can serve the same purpose and there are more viewers, or friends, on Facebook. I don't remember titles well so I'll describe my top three. 1. The Yellow Wallpaper? The one about irony and the crazy lady who had to stay in the room. 2. the one about the man who was almost killed by the Spaniards two or three times, I liked the action in it. and a 3rd would probably be the one about the jumping frog. I would recommend, though, that the incoming juniors still do the blogging. I personally think some of them would love it. It can be a hassle and it is hard to remember, but I think they could use the experience.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Songs in the Great Gatsby
1. “In the music-room Gatsby turned on a solitary lamp beside the piano. He lit Daisy's cigarette from a trembling match, and sat down with her on a couch far across the room, where there was no light save what the gleaming floor bounced in from the hall.
When Klipspringer had played THE LOVE NEST. he turned around on the bench and searched unhappily for Gatsby in the gloom.”
2. “Don't talk so much, old sport," commanded Gatsby. "Play!"
"IN THE MORNING, IN THE EVENING, AIN'T WE GOT FUN——"
Outside the wind was loud and there was a faint flow of thunder along the Sound. All the lights were going on in West Egg now; the electric trains, men-carrying, were plunging home through the rain from New York. It was the hour of a profound human change, and excitement was generating on the air..."”
3. "Good night, Nick," said Daisy.
Her glance left me and sought the lighted top of the steps, where THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, a neat, sad little waltz of that year, was drifting out the open
door.
4. “"Nobody's in," she said. "Mr. Wolfshiem's gone to Chicago."
The first part of this was obviously untrue, for someone had begun to whistle "THE ROSERY," tunelessly, inside.”
When Klipspringer had played THE LOVE NEST. he turned around on the bench and searched unhappily for Gatsby in the gloom.”
2. “Don't talk so much, old sport," commanded Gatsby. "Play!"
"IN THE MORNING, IN THE EVENING, AIN'T WE GOT FUN——"
Outside the wind was loud and there was a faint flow of thunder along the Sound. All the lights were going on in West Egg now; the electric trains, men-carrying, were plunging home through the rain from New York. It was the hour of a profound human change, and excitement was generating on the air..."”
3. "Good night, Nick," said Daisy.
Her glance left me and sought the lighted top of the steps, where THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, a neat, sad little waltz of that year, was drifting out the open
door.
4. “"Nobody's in," she said. "Mr. Wolfshiem's gone to Chicago."
The first part of this was obviously untrue, for someone had begun to whistle "THE ROSERY," tunelessly, inside.”
Love walked alone.
The rocks cut her tender feet,
And the brambles tore her fair limbs.
There came a companion to her,
But, alas, he was no help,
For his name was heart's pain
I'm not sure if I like this poem or not. I like the style of it and that it gives an emotion physical attributes. I like that it shows the physical side of an emotion. I don't like the tone of the poem, though. It is kind of depressing. I think it is completly true, but reading it is kind of sad. No one wants to think of pain and heartache, but this poem forces you to. It says that love was basically beaten and abused and the only one she has is her hearts pain.
The rocks cut her tender feet,
And the brambles tore her fair limbs.
There came a companion to her,
But, alas, he was no help,
For his name was heart's pain
I'm not sure if I like this poem or not. I like the style of it and that it gives an emotion physical attributes. I like that it shows the physical side of an emotion. I don't like the tone of the poem, though. It is kind of depressing. I think it is completly true, but reading it is kind of sad. No one wants to think of pain and heartache, but this poem forces you to. It says that love was basically beaten and abused and the only one she has is her hearts pain.
Mark Twain Quote
"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."
I like this quote because i think it is talking about self respect and confidence. If you don't believe in yourself, then no one else will either. People can tell when you feel uncomfortable. It usually makes the people around you feel uncomfortable as well. I think this means that in order to gain and earn respect from other people you must first accept and respect yourself.
I like this quote because i think it is talking about self respect and confidence. If you don't believe in yourself, then no one else will either. People can tell when you feel uncomfortable. It usually makes the people around you feel uncomfortable as well. I think this means that in order to gain and earn respect from other people you must first accept and respect yourself.
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