Monday, April 23, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Victor Frankenstein and Robert Walton
Victor and Robert are very differential, but happen try to achieve an impossible goal.
Victor and Robert both tried to get something they could not achieve. Robert against nature and Victor against the monster he created.
Victor would never give up, he was too messed up in the mind. Victor told his story to Robert, then after Victor died Robert turned around and headed back. He knew that he was going to die to in the harsh goal chasing this crazy dream, and so he went back home to save himself, and his crew members.
Victor and Robert both tried to get something they could not achieve. Robert against nature and Victor against the monster he created.
Victor would never give up, he was too messed up in the mind. Victor told his story to Robert, then after Victor died Robert turned around and headed back. He knew that he was going to die to in the harsh goal chasing this crazy dream, and so he went back home to save himself, and his crew members.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Initial thoughts
Frankenstien in my honest opinion would not be a recommended book, unless you are into a drawn out, long worded book. The book frankenstien would be good for some people, but not for me. The book is just to non lively, and way to wordy.
My first on the book is that it is non lively. There are pieces and bits that make you slightly interested, but most of the book is not something that will leave you awe struck. This book is very hard to get into in the front, and to me if you cant get into a book, having to read it is torture.
My second thought on the book is that it is way to worded. The usage of words in this book is just exceeding the limit of where a book is enjoyable to read.
All in all i think the book may be ok for some other people, but my thoughts are negative about it.
My first on the book is that it is non lively. There are pieces and bits that make you slightly interested, but most of the book is not something that will leave you awe struck. This book is very hard to get into in the front, and to me if you cant get into a book, having to read it is torture.
My second thought on the book is that it is way to worded. The usage of words in this book is just exceeding the limit of where a book is enjoyable to read.
All in all i think the book may be ok for some other people, but my thoughts are negative about it.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Creating life?
/If i was given the power to create life /i would choose not to. Life is a complex thing , something that shouldnt be put in man's hands to try and control.
I personally believe that man shouldnt be able to create man that should be put in the hands of God, because mans mind is so warped that a man created by a man would have to be a messed up creature.
Also i think that creating a human would be way to much responsiblity for me. I wouldnt want to have to deal with a monster everyday, and worrying about it hurting someone.
So therefore i think that i would choose not to create life, because of the warped and unknowlegable thing it would be.
I personally believe that man shouldnt be able to create man that should be put in the hands of God, because mans mind is so warped that a man created by a man would have to be a messed up creature.
Also i think that creating a human would be way to much responsiblity for me. I wouldnt want to have to deal with a monster everyday, and worrying about it hurting someone.
So therefore i think that i would choose not to create life, because of the warped and unknowlegable thing it would be.
Monday, January 9, 2012
2012 theme word
Success, because there are many new things I'm striving to achieve in this new year. This year will be my sixth year on a soccer team but first on an actual school team. Also it will be my fourth year to be playing guitar.
Ive been working on these items from the age of ten until now. Ive never fully mastered either but this year my goal will be to have total success at everything i do. From soccer to guitar, and grades, and being more of a motivator i plan on 2012 being the year i fully achieve success at these abilities.
At the very young age of sixteen and being a junior my future awaits me and what it has in store can all be an effect of what i do now. I know i may not play in the world cup, or be some famous rock star but success in these things and the motivation from my family can and will make it easier to strive for things to make my future better. Such as grades, if i get my head in the game and boost up my grades the motivation and the feeling of success will make me want to further my efforts in the future.
So as you can see in the big 2012 success is a high priority for me, and maybe with motivation and of course a strong effort i will be able to have it. I hope that with my success will come great things for the future.
Ive been working on these items from the age of ten until now. Ive never fully mastered either but this year my goal will be to have total success at everything i do. From soccer to guitar, and grades, and being more of a motivator i plan on 2012 being the year i fully achieve success at these abilities.
At the very young age of sixteen and being a junior my future awaits me and what it has in store can all be an effect of what i do now. I know i may not play in the world cup, or be some famous rock star but success in these things and the motivation from my family can and will make it easier to strive for things to make my future better. Such as grades, if i get my head in the game and boost up my grades the motivation and the feeling of success will make me want to further my efforts in the future.
So as you can see in the big 2012 success is a high priority for me, and maybe with motivation and of course a strong effort i will be able to have it. I hope that with my success will come great things for the future.
Friday, December 16, 2011
My Antonia
Willa Cather in her novel My Antonia offers her view of life during the pioneer time.
- It would be told different in many ways if it was told in Antonias perspective. The story would be told as a girl who went through all these struggles, and the thoughts she might have of had about jim. Compared to Jims thoughts of Antonia being mean or stubborn the story could have actually been seen why she acted this way, and why she wanted to live so rough for. Also as she was growing up when Jim thought she was being foolish for the parties and dances, she probably thought Jim was being selfish for acting like that to her. So personally this story would be almost opposite with alot of the same.
- I think Cather was very effective at playing Jim. She went through what would go through alot of young boys minds and played a normal man just as well as could be expected. When he was a boy he did all the things a boy did, he ran barefoot, liked Antonia, got a temper easily. Jims character is put out as a little girly though. Instead of working in the fields and laboring all the time he was studying or helping his grandma in the house. He didnt go to the dances and flirt with all the girls but instead stayed home. All in all though Cather did a good job at playing Jim.
- I think Jim changed the title from Antonia to My Antonia because he thought of her as his. Jim was in love with Antonia so it can be assumed that he seen her as the one he was in a relationship with. Even though they were not Jim always cared about Antonia more than any of the other girls and he had took care of her since they were kids. So possibly Jim changed the title because Antonia was in someway his.
- All in all this book was an excellent book about a mans life story with the girl he loved. The bohemian girl, Antonia, who learned so much from Jim, all the way till they were grown. A story of hard times, romance, and care.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Setting Bellwork 12/7/11
Author Willa Cather embedded literary devices, such as metaphors, similes, and personification, within her writing.
"As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water is the sea. The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stains, or of certain seaweeds when they are first washed up. And there was so much motion in it; the whole country seemed, somehow, to be running."
"The grave, with its tall red grass that was never mowed, was like a little island."
"Winter comes down savagely over a little town on the prairie. The wind that sweeps in from the open country strips away all the leafy screens that hide one yard from another in summer, and the houses seem to draw closer together. The roofs, that looked so far away across the green treetops, now stare you in the face, and they are so much uglier than when their angles were softened by vines and shrubs.
The setting has a major effect on the characters in this book. Its just like an animal in their habitat, the conditions are what makes them act the way they do. Ambrosch is always in the fields working and so it gives him a negative attitude towards jim and his family. The poor living situation of the shimerdas makes Mrs. Shimerda angry and unhappy all the time. The hard farm work has made Antonia full of pride and makes her think she is more like the men.
Setting has a major effect on me. Such as today when i looked out the window and seen the white gleaming snow i was extremely happy. When it is winter and all the lushious green has gone theirs always a gloomy effect.
"As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water is the sea. The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stains, or of certain seaweeds when they are first washed up. And there was so much motion in it; the whole country seemed, somehow, to be running."
"The grave, with its tall red grass that was never mowed, was like a little island."
"Winter comes down savagely over a little town on the prairie. The wind that sweeps in from the open country strips away all the leafy screens that hide one yard from another in summer, and the houses seem to draw closer together. The roofs, that looked so far away across the green treetops, now stare you in the face, and they are so much uglier than when their angles were softened by vines and shrubs.
The setting has a major effect on the characters in this book. Its just like an animal in their habitat, the conditions are what makes them act the way they do. Ambrosch is always in the fields working and so it gives him a negative attitude towards jim and his family. The poor living situation of the shimerdas makes Mrs. Shimerda angry and unhappy all the time. The hard farm work has made Antonia full of pride and makes her think she is more like the men.
Setting has a major effect on me. Such as today when i looked out the window and seen the white gleaming snow i was extremely happy. When it is winter and all the lushious green has gone theirs always a gloomy effect.
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