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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Senior project in progress...
I'm currently working on my visual collage on canvas. The narration, thank yous, etc. are also in progress for the digital aspect of the project. This is an amazing yet hard process for me. It's a definite reality check on what's happened and what is happening in my life.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Gridlock
A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allen Poe
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
TPCASTT
Title: the title is questioning whether or not our perception of life is real or if it is a false reality and just an idea
Paraphrase: in parting, I'm starting to question if everything has been real in life or not. As I stand on the shore and feel the life around me I start to wonder what I can do, if anything can be done at all.
Connotation: reality seems like it may be an illusion
Attitude: (tone) somewhat pensive as well as doubtful
Shifts: 2nd stanza, 7th line; he brings this idea from his mind and relates it to life
Title revisited: I feel like the title means what I said, even after analysis
Theme: questioning reality
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
TPCASTT
Title: the title is questioning whether or not our perception of life is real or if it is a false reality and just an idea
Paraphrase: in parting, I'm starting to question if everything has been real in life or not. As I stand on the shore and feel the life around me I start to wonder what I can do, if anything can be done at all.
Connotation: reality seems like it may be an illusion
Attitude: (tone) somewhat pensive as well as doubtful
Shifts: 2nd stanza, 7th line; he brings this idea from his mind and relates it to life
Title revisited: I feel like the title means what I said, even after analysis
Theme: questioning reality
Seventh Reading
A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allen Poe
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
Being that Edgar Allen Poe is my favorite poet and short story author, I absolutely love this piece. The perception in this poem of life as a dream is very deep. I find Poe's writing so dark but highly impressive. This work leaves me skeptical and contemplative.
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
Being that Edgar Allen Poe is my favorite poet and short story author, I absolutely love this piece. The perception in this poem of life as a dream is very deep. I find Poe's writing so dark but highly impressive. This work leaves me skeptical and contemplative.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Lit Circle Responses: Carrie Prose Essay Practice
Prompt: Novels and plays often include scenes of weddings, funerals, parties, and other social occasions [PROM]. Such scenes may reveal the values of the characters and the society in which they live. Select a novel or play that includes such a scene and, in a focused essay, discuss the contribution the scene makes to the meaning of the work as a whole.
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(another essay is on its way!)
Friday, April 19, 2013
Carrie Multiple Choice Questions
1. Based on your knowledge of the book, Carrie can be classified as
A. Romanticist
B. Postmodern
C. Modernist
D. Gothic
E. Classicist
2. The tone of Carrie can be classified as
A. morbid
B. whimsical
C. distant
D. sad
E. both A and D
3. A major theme of Carrie is
A. insanity
B. power
C. alienation
D. fear
E. religion
4. Carrie's powers are an outlet for and (a) __________ of her torment.
A. Extended metaphor
B. Metonymy
C. Symbol
D. Paradox
E. both A and C
5. What does Chris think is possible on prom night?
A. That people will not have a good time since she won't be there.
B. That Sue will help her get her revenge against Mr. Morton.
C. That she will be allowed to go to the prom.
D. That Tommy and Carrie would be crowned king and queen.
E. That a catastrophic event will fake place.
6. Who goes to prom with Billy?
A. Some friends
B. Sue
C. No one
D. Tommy
E. Chris
7. What do Carrie and her grandmother have in common?
A. Their looks
B. Their power
C. They are both outcasts
D. Their stature
E. Nothing
8. What does Carrie ask from her mother?
A. understanding
B. to leave her alone
C. punishment
D. forgiveness
E. help
9. What is Carrie doing as she waits for her prom date?
A. Singing
B. Reading
C. Watching the clock
D. Practicing dancing
E. Admiring herself in the mirror
10. What does Carrie think her date is doing?
A. Nothing important
B. Having second thoughts
C. Playing a joke on her
D. Taking someone else to the prom
E. Being a jerk
11. Who does Billy decide must pull the string to dump the pig's blood?
A. Miss Desjardin
B. Himself
C. Mr. Morton
D. Tommy
E. Chris
12. Where is Sheriff Doyle when everything starts with Carrie?
A. At the jail
B. At home asleep
C. Out of town
D. In the bathroom
E. In the State capitol
13. Where does Carrie go when Tommy is killed?
A. Outside but then back inside
B. To the hospital
C. To Tommy's house
D. Home
E. To the police
14. What is Carrie's path of destruction?
A. from school to Billy's house
B. from school to Chris's house
C. from school to home
D. from school to Tommy's house
E. from school to Sue Snell's house
15. What does Annie do during a game?
A. Cries
B. Gets upset easily
C. Nothing
D. Gets anxious
E. Makes the playing pieces levitate
16. How does Annie's mother feel?
A. Peaceful
B. A little scared
C. Terrified
D. It is not mentioned
E. Happy
17. What is the overall consensus of the town?
A. That many people were at fault.
B. That Carrie was mentally unstable and cruelty pushes her over the edge.
C. That Carrie White is a devil and the murderer of their children.
D. That Carrie knows exactly what she was doing at the time.
E. That Carrie did not have any control.
18. What is on the White residence?
A. A sign
B. Nothing
C. A banner
D. A plague
E. Boards
19. Who wonders if she had reached out to Carrie she could have made a difference?
A. Miss Desjardin
B. Carrie's aunt
C. Sue
D. Carrie's grandmother
E. No one
20. Where is Carrie buried?
A. She is cremated
B. Under a tree
C. She is buried beside her mother and father in an unmarked grave
D. She is sent to be buried where her grandmother lives
E. It is not mentioned
4. Carrie's powers are an outlet for and (a) __________ of her torment.
A. Extended metaphor
B. Metonymy
C. Symbol
D. Paradox
E. both A and C
5. What does Chris think is possible on prom night?
A. That people will not have a good time since she won't be there.
B. That Sue will help her get her revenge against Mr. Morton.
C. That she will be allowed to go to the prom.
D. That Tommy and Carrie would be crowned king and queen.
E. That a catastrophic event will fake place.
6. Who goes to prom with Billy?
A. Some friends
B. Sue
C. No one
D. Tommy
E. Chris
7. What do Carrie and her grandmother have in common?
A. Their looks
B. Their power
C. They are both outcasts
D. Their stature
E. Nothing
8. What does Carrie ask from her mother?
A. understanding
B. to leave her alone
C. punishment
D. forgiveness
E. help
9. What is Carrie doing as she waits for her prom date?
A. Singing
B. Reading
C. Watching the clock
D. Practicing dancing
E. Admiring herself in the mirror
10. What does Carrie think her date is doing?
A. Nothing important
B. Having second thoughts
C. Playing a joke on her
D. Taking someone else to the prom
E. Being a jerk
11. Who does Billy decide must pull the string to dump the pig's blood?
A. Miss Desjardin
B. Himself
C. Mr. Morton
D. Tommy
E. Chris
12. Where is Sheriff Doyle when everything starts with Carrie?
A. At the jail
B. At home asleep
C. Out of town
D. In the bathroom
E. In the State capitol
13. Where does Carrie go when Tommy is killed?
A. Outside but then back inside
B. To the hospital
C. To Tommy's house
D. Home
E. To the police
14. What is Carrie's path of destruction?
A. from school to Billy's house
B. from school to Chris's house
C. from school to home
D. from school to Tommy's house
E. from school to Sue Snell's house
15. What does Annie do during a game?
A. Cries
B. Gets upset easily
C. Nothing
D. Gets anxious
E. Makes the playing pieces levitate
16. How does Annie's mother feel?
A. Peaceful
B. A little scared
C. Terrified
D. It is not mentioned
E. Happy
17. What is the overall consensus of the town?
A. That many people were at fault.
B. That Carrie was mentally unstable and cruelty pushes her over the edge.
C. That Carrie White is a devil and the murderer of their children.
D. That Carrie knows exactly what she was doing at the time.
E. That Carrie did not have any control.
18. What is on the White residence?
A. A sign
B. Nothing
C. A banner
D. A plague
E. Boards
19. Who wonders if she had reached out to Carrie she could have made a difference?
A. Miss Desjardin
B. Carrie's aunt
C. Sue
D. Carrie's grandmother
E. No one
20. Where is Carrie buried?
A. She is cremated
B. Under a tree
C. She is buried beside her mother and father in an unmarked grave
D. She is sent to be buried where her grandmother lives
E. It is not mentioned
Thursday, February 21, 2013
First Quarter Review
I really haven't done too well this first quarter. I definately don't enjoy this last semester of school. I feel like I've made almost no progress in my senior project, which is starting to bother me. I just feel that I have so many time constraints, and I am still trying to be a kid while I can! Next quarter I just need to start doing my blog posts right when I get home from school, so that I don't procrastinate and leave them until the last possible minute.
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