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Final Reflection

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My Final Reflection: A Short Story It was 11:45pm.  All of my homework was nearing completion and a wave a relief fell over me, knowing that I would soon be asleep in my comfortable bed.  As I am finishing up some final math problems, I give myself a pat on the back knowing that I will be in bed before midnight tonight.  While brushing my teeth, thinking about my always exciting A days that occur on Monday, I realized that I had forgotten something- a blog post! Being only my second post, I had not gotten accustomed to having homework that was not assigned the previous class, as it just had slipped my mind!  I was dreading it- wishing I was in bed and could not find the motivation to open my laptop again.  Knowing it was due in only a mere couple of hours, I forced myself to get started.  I sat on my bed, reading the prompt that Mrs. Genesky had proposed, dealing with our name and the origin behind it.  As a began the research for the post, I actually found it quite enjoyable l
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Walt Whitman

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Whitman Analysis: After looking at the "Document" tab on the New York Times website about Whitman's work, I noticed many different details.  The first aspect of Whitman's work is the notebook itself.  The old leather and worn paper reflect both the value of the notebook and the older time period that Whitman lived in.  The worn leather and pages show how used the notebook is and that Whitman always would carry it with him.  The work inside of looks like a rough draft of a dialog with Abraham Lincoln created by Whitman.  It looks like a rough draft because of the crossed out and written in a sloppy handwriting.  The images in the notebook are reflections of the dialogue of his work and help the reader understand the events by using images.  One of the more significant things in his work is a reflection of what is going on in life, such as hinting at a mid-life crisis.  This also helps reveals Whitman's inner thoughts and how his everyday life is during this
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The American Dream

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1. How would you describe the “American Dream?” The idea of the 'American Dream' is interpreted different by everyone.  Personally, when I hear this term, I think about post-industrial revolution period, as well as the 1920's.  The industrial revolution brought great advances for most countries around the world, starting with Europe and leading into the United States near the end of the 19th century.  The revoltion created a different way of life for most, and creating technology and innovations that are still used today.  I would describe the American Dream as something that is not tangible: a hope.  The American Dream is the idea that anything is possible and anyone can acheive their goals.  With technology and innovations on the rise, as well as the victory in World War 1, the idea of the American Dream came alive in the roaring 20's.  During this time period, there was wealth abundand for people and opportunites for those less fortunate, to advance in social
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IOC Stuff

Link to IOC: 20 Minute Prep Sheet: Reflection: Criterion A (Understanding of Text): Criterion B (Literary Features): Criterion C (Organization): Criterion D (Language):
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The Importance of Translation

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#1:  Gregory Samsa woke from uneasy dreams one morning to find himself changed into a giant bug. - Diction: "uneasy" - there is an uncomfortable feeling  - Syntax: one thought in the sentence - Imagery: "giant bug" - pictured as a large insect - Details: "find himself" - it is perceived as if this was an unexpected event - Structure: flows as a sentence #2:  When Gregor Samsa awoke from troubled dreams one morning he found he had been transformed in his bed into an enormous bug. - Diction: "troubled" - there is a problem with his dreams - Syntax: no comma makes the sentence structure smooth - Imagery: "enormous" - a very large bug.  bigger than a giant bug - Details: "transformed" - a process, rather than just a change - Structure: one thought #3:  As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. - Diction: "uneasy" "transform
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I've Got You Covered

this FREEBIE has me covered
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Once Upon A Time...

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A Ted Talk called "Wisdom from great writers on every year of life" by Joshua Prager Summary:  In this Ted Talk,  Joshua discusses experts from books about the author's age.  To begin, he claims that as he is just turning 44, it will b e his year because, in a 1968 book by Norman Mailer, he wrote  "He felt his own age, forty-four ..."   wrote Mailer in "The Armies of the Night,"   "... felt as if he were a solid embodiment   of bone, muscle, heart, mind, and sentiment to be a man,   as if he had arrived."  Joshua explains how this may not have been written specifically for him, but how it can apply to all of those who read.  He then goes onto reading many more experts, from different authors, about age and their life at that point in time.  He examines how time moves almost slower, as we now live longer with modern medicine, and have more time to experience the wonders of life.  The emphasis of quotes from an older age, saying how thei
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