Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Literature Term (extra credit)
Spiritual-a folk song, usually on a religious theme.
a spiritual song "As we Gather at His Table"
a spiritual song "As we Gather at His Table"
Literature Term (extra credit)
Classicism-art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of Ancient Greece and Rome: tradition, reason, clarity, and balance.
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that is an example of classicism art
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an example of classicism architecture
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that is an example of classicism art
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an example of classicism architecture
Literature Term (extra credit)
Connotation-implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition.
ex: Denotation is the definition of a word. For example, a cat is a furry animal with four legs and a tail.
The connotation is what you think of when you hear that word. For example, some people think of how cute cats are and their first cats, etc...some people hate cats, and that's what they think of when they hear the word. Here's another example: thin and scrawny. Which one has the more positive connotation? Thin. Scrawny sounds like a malnourished and ugly thing to be, but thin sounds attractive and positive
ex: Denotation is the definition of a word. For example, a cat is a furry animal with four legs and a tail.
The connotation is what you think of when you hear that word. For example, some people think of how cute cats are and their first cats, etc...some people hate cats, and that's what they think of when they hear the word. Here's another example: thin and scrawny. Which one has the more positive connotation? Thin. Scrawny sounds like a malnourished and ugly thing to be, but thin sounds attractive and positive
Literature Term (extra credit)
Epithet-A short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone's character, characteristics.
An example of an epithet is a British comedian Spike Milligan carved on his tombstone "I told you I was ill"
An example of an epithet is a British comedian Spike Milligan carved on his tombstone "I told you I was ill"
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Thinking Outside the Box
Both Plato and Sartre describe through their writing the limitations we have in our thinking/knowledge. Plato uses the "Allegory of the Cave" and depicts people shackled in a cave. The cave representing "peoples material world" and that many believe what they see is all that exists. The shackles represent the closed mindedness of people, thus giving examples of the limitations to the cave dwellers knowledge (people in general). Things like the sun and fire represent the knowledge that people wish to seek. In Sartre's No Exit, Sartre shows that the limitations to knowledge is through isolation. Sartre describes the "Hell" (room they are trapped in) as very miserable psychologically and mentally. Sartre shows that the four characters are trapped in the room thus being isolated from the world. Isolation through not knowing is a limitation of knowledge because people who do not seek knowledge from others and isolate themselves do not truly get the knowledge they seek. If one is not isolated then one is more knowledgeable.
AP Lit Term: Denotation
Denotation- Plain dictionary definition.
http://dictionary.reference.com/
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that website gives you straight dictionary examples of almost any word.
ex: if you search, Cull- (you will see the dictionary definition is)- To choose, select or pick.
http://dictionary.reference.com/
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that website gives you straight dictionary examples of almost any word.
ex: if you search, Cull- (you will see the dictionary definition is)- To choose, select or pick.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Literature Analysis #3 The Namesake
1) Jhumpa Lahiri's novel The Namesake, is about a immigrant from India who deals with the hardships of being an Indian migrant growing up and living in the United States. Ashoke and Ashima the parents of Gogol have to raise their son in Cambridge and fight against all the controversy and problems they face for being a immigrant in the United States.
2) The main theme of this novel is family control. Gogol is constantly confronted by his parents about the new American customs he is getting used to. His parents want him to have a more traditional lifestyle following their Indian culture and ways, but Gogol is pressured by his other friends and made fun of for not fitting in. So Gogol often has confrontations with his parents on how to live his life.
3) Lahiri's tone in the novel is very serious. Gogol describes both of the cultures he grew up in (Indian and American). Often stating the culture his parents want for him, and then the more familiar American culture.
4) Lahiri uses flashbacks a lot when Gogol is comparing the American culture with his Indian culture. Also Gogol voice is compared to a Husky's bark, which is uses of Personification. Foreshadowing is used, all the ways Gogol reacts to how his parents are towards the American culture shows us what his actions will be. Last Lahiri uses irony, it is ironic how Gogol is just a nickname, but then ends up being his official name on his birth certificate.
2) The main theme of this novel is family control. Gogol is constantly confronted by his parents about the new American customs he is getting used to. His parents want him to have a more traditional lifestyle following their Indian culture and ways, but Gogol is pressured by his other friends and made fun of for not fitting in. So Gogol often has confrontations with his parents on how to live his life.
3) Lahiri's tone in the novel is very serious. Gogol describes both of the cultures he grew up in (Indian and American). Often stating the culture his parents want for him, and then the more familiar American culture.
4) Lahiri uses flashbacks a lot when Gogol is comparing the American culture with his Indian culture. Also Gogol voice is compared to a Husky's bark, which is uses of Personification. Foreshadowing is used, all the ways Gogol reacts to how his parents are towards the American culture shows us what his actions will be. Last Lahiri uses irony, it is ironic how Gogol is just a nickname, but then ends up being his official name on his birth certificate.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Allegory of the Cave
In Plato's book The Republic, there is a passage "Allegory of the Cave" in which Plato describes a scene in a cave, which is a metaphor for many things. He depicts people in a dark cave that have shackles around their neck that only let them see shadows of certain symbols that the fire behind them projects. Plato uses these objects/people as symbols to represent a bigger picture. The fire in the cave represents knowledge or the ideas in which we have to relearn, both the cave and the shackles represent the lack of knowledge or being closed minded. The people who are shackled in the cave are us, or the people in a society that are lacking knowledge. The allegory of this passage is that as a society we sometimes find ourselves very closed minded, and we have to "free ourselves from the shackles" in order to seek the knowledge in which we wish to relearn.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Refined Hamlet essay
Hamlet‘s character in the play subconsciously displays examples of “performative utterance. Performative utterance is when someone says something and it already has an action to it without having to complete such action. He consistently displays performative utterance with his “To be, or not to be“ soliloquy. When he recites his “To be, or not to be” soliloquy he states actions such as suicide and murder that we the audience take as an action he will carry out. Using performative utterance and self utterance helps me decide about a situation that I would be having trouble with, so seeing Hamlet do it shows us how smart and deep his character really is. Hamlet’s “To Be, Or not to be” soliloquy lets us see Hamlet’s true character for the first time. The audience sees Hamlet’s raw emotions and how much dept he has to his character. It lets the audience put a sort of trust into Hamlet, the way Hamlet speaks to himself in such a deep and intelligent manner makes the audience strongly believe that he will do exactly what he is saying. The way Hamlet uses performative utterance lets the audience see Hamlet in a very intimate way. Thus also letting the audience predict what Hamlet’s next move will be.
Hamlet has many examples from the play that display performative utterance, his “to be or not to be” soliloquy as well as many other of his soliloquies. Each time Hamlet uses performative utterance in his soliloqies it gives the audience a unique picture of Hamlet’s soon to come actions, just as if you were to hear someone in real life speak aloud to if they would commit suicide or not, it would give you a side of that person that you would have to believe just because they were so deep into their thought of “performative utterance,” so when Hamlet uses performative utterance the audience believes that the things Hamlet is saying he will actually do. Making the audience see a special side of Hamlet that the rest of the cast does not get to see giving the audience a more in dept relationship with the character. People who read Hamlet often take his performative utterance and have no choice but to believe him because of his signs of “madness,” but this shows a very intelligent side of Hamlet not a sign of madness.
People use performative utterance every day and never even notice it. Words like “I love you” and “I now pronounce you Joe and Shmoe” have actions in themselves. They mean all these different things to people but really mean nothing with out an action. You say you love someone but how do you prove that? Words mean nothing without an action to prove what you really mean. People subconsciously use examples of performative utterance in everyday life.
Hamlets use of perfromative utterance throughout the play, which shows his inner most thoughts which imply certain actions thus letting the audience know something about Hamlet that the rest of the cast does not know. This use of performative utterance is seen by many critics as a sign of madness, but in reality it’s really is a sign of intelligence, Hamlet puts a lot of thoughts into his actions and words in a way that not one word is used in a way he does not intend it to be.
Hamlet has many examples from the play that display performative utterance, his “to be or not to be” soliloquy as well as many other of his soliloquies. Each time Hamlet uses performative utterance in his soliloqies it gives the audience a unique picture of Hamlet’s soon to come actions, just as if you were to hear someone in real life speak aloud to if they would commit suicide or not, it would give you a side of that person that you would have to believe just because they were so deep into their thought of “performative utterance,” so when Hamlet uses performative utterance the audience believes that the things Hamlet is saying he will actually do. Making the audience see a special side of Hamlet that the rest of the cast does not get to see giving the audience a more in dept relationship with the character. People who read Hamlet often take his performative utterance and have no choice but to believe him because of his signs of “madness,” but this shows a very intelligent side of Hamlet not a sign of madness.
People use performative utterance every day and never even notice it. Words like “I love you” and “I now pronounce you Joe and Shmoe” have actions in themselves. They mean all these different things to people but really mean nothing with out an action. You say you love someone but how do you prove that? Words mean nothing without an action to prove what you really mean. People subconsciously use examples of performative utterance in everyday life.
Hamlets use of perfromative utterance throughout the play, which shows his inner most thoughts which imply certain actions thus letting the audience know something about Hamlet that the rest of the cast does not know. This use of performative utterance is seen by many critics as a sign of madness, but in reality it’s really is a sign of intelligence, Hamlet puts a lot of thoughts into his actions and words in a way that not one word is used in a way he does not intend it to be.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Hamlet/Beowulf language Essay
Shakespeare was a writer far ahead of his time, he wrote his literature in such a way that differentiated his writing language greatly from the common way of writing or writing used before him such as Beowulf. Shakespeare uses Hamlet’s language in a way that was much different then the language used in Beowulf. In Hamlet, Shakespeare focuses tremendously on having Hamlet's character be formed through self overhearing. Where as Beowulf’s Character is not much of a deep thinker, like Hamlet, Beowulf is more focused on his reputation and honor thus lacking a sense of formation in his character through his language.
Shakespeare formed Hamlet’s character in a way that was not used during that time, he was not formed through his actions like most epic heroes were but instead through his thoughts and language. Shakespeare did that through the use of self overhearing consistently used by Hamlet when faced with a dilemma. Hamlet’s “To be, Or not to be” soliloquy is a prime example of Hamlets use of self overhearing. In the soliloquy Hamlet not only debates on taking revenge on Claudius (even though he has already made up his mind to kill him) but also he contemplates whether or not to commit suicide,
“To die, to sleep--
No more--and by a sleep to say we end
The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to.”
Shakespeare lets the audience form their own opinion of Hamlet by showing them through self overhearing what Hamlet’s true intentions are, something never before used by a writer/poet.
Beowulf unlike Hamlet is a character completely formed by his actions and epic battles. Beowulf’s character is seen by the audience only by what his actions are and how he performs in battle. If he defeats the monster Grendel (which he does) then he is seen by the audience as honorable, brave, and noble. However if he does not succeed in his battles he would not be seen as such an honorable character. Thus further explaining how Beowulf’s character is completely based on his actions not at all by how he uses his language to describe what he is feeling, like Hamlet.
Shakespeare formed his characters in a way no other writer/poet had ever done in the past. He used the language of the character to define themselves, rather than having their actions do the talking like many of the epic heroes from Beowulf and The Odyssey. The use of self overhearing by the character Hamlet gave great depth to his character, the audience got to see inside of Hamlet and what he was thinking something that had never be used before. The audience got to decide how they felt about Hamlet instead of having the image put in their heads by the characters actions like the writers/poets of Beowulf did.
Shakespeare formed Hamlet’s character in a way that was not used during that time, he was not formed through his actions like most epic heroes were but instead through his thoughts and language. Shakespeare did that through the use of self overhearing consistently used by Hamlet when faced with a dilemma. Hamlet’s “To be, Or not to be” soliloquy is a prime example of Hamlets use of self overhearing. In the soliloquy Hamlet not only debates on taking revenge on Claudius (even though he has already made up his mind to kill him) but also he contemplates whether or not to commit suicide,
“To die, to sleep--
No more--and by a sleep to say we end
The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to.”
Shakespeare lets the audience form their own opinion of Hamlet by showing them through self overhearing what Hamlet’s true intentions are, something never before used by a writer/poet.
Beowulf unlike Hamlet is a character completely formed by his actions and epic battles. Beowulf’s character is seen by the audience only by what his actions are and how he performs in battle. If he defeats the monster Grendel (which he does) then he is seen by the audience as honorable, brave, and noble. However if he does not succeed in his battles he would not be seen as such an honorable character. Thus further explaining how Beowulf’s character is completely based on his actions not at all by how he uses his language to describe what he is feeling, like Hamlet.
Shakespeare formed his characters in a way no other writer/poet had ever done in the past. He used the language of the character to define themselves, rather than having their actions do the talking like many of the epic heroes from Beowulf and The Odyssey. The use of self overhearing by the character Hamlet gave great depth to his character, the audience got to see inside of Hamlet and what he was thinking something that had never be used before. The audience got to decide how they felt about Hamlet instead of having the image put in their heads by the characters actions like the writers/poets of Beowulf did.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Major Concept
The single most important thing we are currently learning in AP Literature is the use of technology. The use of technology in AP Literature is very crucial to not only success in the class but also in future years leading up to the constant use of it in a University. I believe that that is one of the most crucial and important concept that we will all take from this year. It is a tool we will all use throughout our whole life, and even though most of us know how to use it not all of use use it for anything more than ordering clothes online, Facebook, Twitter, or our e-mail. This class teaches us tools on how we surf the web on browsers like "Google" and teaches us that our cyber image is viewable by everyone. AP Literature is more than just another "English" class its also a skill builder and common life class, it goes way deeper into our lives then we could ever imagine.
Major Concept
The single most important thing we are currently learning in AP Literature is the use of technology. The use of technology in AP Literature is very crucial to not only success in the class but also in future years leading up to the constant use of it in a University. I believe that that is one of the most crucial and important concept that we will all take from this year. It is a tool we will all use throughout our whole life, and even though most of us know how to use it not all of use use it for anything more than ordering clothes online, Facebook, Twitter, or our e-mail. This class teaches us tools on how we surf the web on browsers like "Google" and teaches us that our cyber image is viewable by everyone. AP Literature is more than just another "English" class its also a skill builder and common life class, it goes way deeper into our lives then we could ever imagine.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Roy's Chat Highlights
Roy's chat conference today in class was very interesting. It taught me many ways to utilize the internet to the greatest benefits for me. He does notice that the internet is struggle for people who do not constantly use it, and in order to be proficient with it you have to constantly use it to understand it for the most part. Its also very interesting to see how Roy is very interested in the hip hop culture and mash ups, he enjoys all the cultures that are being put together in order to form on genre of music and one type of movement. Also how Roy referred to the hip hop culture as the blue print of the 21st century is very interesting not many people would agree with that but its cool to see some ones perspective that way because I have never heard some one refer to it that way. Also Roy stated how technologically it will be hard to surpass the current medium, I do not know if i agree with that because I believe there will always be a new and better technology. I am very interested to use this new technology and see what Roy will achieve in the next 5 to 10 years...... Program Or Be Programed.
"Shouldn't see future as so bleak"
"Shouldn't see future as so bleak"
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