Sunday, May 17, 2015
From now on...
From now on posts on this blog will consist of college related things, especially since at this point the course is geared toward our masterpieces and learning experiences. I want to maintain this blog as somewhat useful for others so things such as hacks, saving tips, major related information, and things I might personally need for future reference will be posted.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Basketball + adventures
Yesterday, on a bit of adventurous whim, three friends and I decided to go play basketball. Well, as I always do, I got a minor injury, a sprained finger. And only now have I realized how useful the thumb is. Last night I could barely move it, making it quite difficult to shower, dress, BRUSH MY TEETH, and all of that daily useful crap. This morning I could barely even write, attempting to finish a last minute group project. (Haha, who assigns something like that this late in the year) Anyway, wish me luck on the 3 essays in 2 hours portion of the AP test tomorrow. What a wonderful time to have a semi-working thumb. Just my luck.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Sonnet Practice
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
Determine whether it's Petrarchan or Shakespearean. Explain where the shift is and how it influences the overall theme and tone of the work.
- Petrarchan Sonnet: "a sonnet form popularized by Petrarch, consisting of an octave with the rhyme scheme abbaabba and of a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes, as cdecde or cdcdcd."
- Shakespearean Sonnet: "a sonnet form used by Shakespeare and having the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg."
By the rhyming scheme it is easy to see that this is a Shakespearean Sonnet, it follows the rhyming pattern, as stated in the definition, directly and exactly. The shift in the sonnet begins at "And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare" and ends with "As any she belied with false compare." At this point in the sonnet the narrator ceases to describe the person as regular, or as nothing special, because at first it was as though everything in the world was better than her. At this point, although it is the end, the narrator ceases to critique the woman and her looks and instead focuses on his love for her. It changes the theme to something of romantic aspirations, the tone changes to a more loving one, one that forgives flaws, or comparisons to other people, and instead focuses on the one person they (the narrator) truly loves.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Macbeth Essay ~ Afterthoughts
After doing the essay, I felt a little more confident, not going to lie. I wrote and okay essay, similar to my other essays, in under the 30 minutes. And yes, I am sure it was 30 minutes because I actually timed myself. Does the time necessarily mean I will do well on the AP test next Wednesday? Of course not, but I wrote a mediocre essay in the time given. To be quite honest, I would have written this essay sooner if I had understood the prompt, but I didn't. At least not until Preston explained it to 5th period today. The huge ass quote before the actual prompt seemed to throw me off, but I was able to incorporate slivers of it here and there in my actual essay. Like always, I seem to reiterate things I say within my essay, definitely something I need to work on for the test, and for college essays. I also chose to not write the essay on Macbeth, I chose Lady Macbeth because I felt like I, specifically, could argue it a lot better. I may have done this essay "wrong" or "incorrectly," but Preston also said that this essay was meant to show us the constraints we will have on the real test, a sort of simulation. Overall, my writing needs major improvements, and it always will (there's always room for improvement).
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Masterpiece Progress.
Currently looking for people willing to help with interviewing this year's senior class. Harder/longer process than I expected.
So far people have been extremely honest, and I have learned multiple new things about even my best/closest friends. This process has shown me that questions are very important, even if your asking them to people you thought you knew everything about. I hope this project does give a little bit of insight to the lives of others. And that people realize that we have different backgrounds, different primary languages, different skin color, yet we face similar struggles, we face similar situations. But we must also realize that people react differently to similar situations. This is an eye opening experience, and it really drives home the message of appearance vs reality.
If anyone wishes to help out, email me at l25pliego@gmail.com (lowecase L, not a one), or leave a comment with your email and I will add you to the "RHS Seniors" BLOG.
So far people have been extremely honest, and I have learned multiple new things about even my best/closest friends. This process has shown me that questions are very important, even if your asking them to people you thought you knew everything about. I hope this project does give a little bit of insight to the lives of others. And that people realize that we have different backgrounds, different primary languages, different skin color, yet we face similar struggles, we face similar situations. But we must also realize that people react differently to similar situations. This is an eye opening experience, and it really drives home the message of appearance vs reality.
If anyone wishes to help out, email me at l25pliego@gmail.com (lowecase L, not a one), or leave a comment with your email and I will add you to the "RHS Seniors" BLOG.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Mabeth Act V ~ Study Questions
5.11. The gentlewoman has witnessed Lady Macbeth doing things in her sleep, like getting up and writing a letter. She doesn't want to reveal what Lady Macbeth says, and isn't sure if the Doctor will believe her.
2. Lady Macbeth reveals that she has murderous blood on her hands, and she feels as though she cannot rid herself of the blood and its smell. In a way she reveals that she and Macbeth planned Banquo's death or that they have been highly affected by his death and fear his ghost. The Doctor seems to be relating this to the unnatural, maybe to the witches.
5.21. The soldiers are heading near Birnam Wood to meet Malcolm, Siward, and Macduff. The mentions of Birnam Wood and Dunsinane remind us of one of the apparitions from the witches, the third one that told Macbeth no danger would come to him until both of these areas come against him.
5.31. The servants bring reports that Malcolm has organized an army and an attack against Macbeth. Macbeth says he is not afraid because the spirits told him that no man born from a woman would have power over him. He thinks of himself as fearless and powerful.
2. The Doctor says Lady Macbeth is troubled and is unable to sleep. Macbeth wishes the Doctor could remove those agonizing memories from her bosom, remove anything that is harming her or give her some type of anecdote to forget what makes her restless and troubled.
5.41. Malcolm tells the soldiers to bring before Macbeth a bough, to pretend as though they are the woods moving towards Macbeth. This will confuse Macbeth greatly and give him the idea that he is going mad.
5.51. "The cry of women" signifies that something has gone terribly wrong. In his famous speech Macbeth is saying that life is useless, you live an unfruitful life only to die, life goes at an irrelevant pace, full of insignificant details. He truly believes life is useless, that we are given the chance to prance about for an hour on the glorious stage, and then it is all taken from us. Life is a shadow, far from the appearance it gives. At this point he feels life is not worth living without his wife, without her he has no sense of direction for life.
2. The messenger brings the news that the woods are moving, slowly creeping towards Macbeth. Macbeth is angered by this' foolish' piece of news, and believes the witches have lied and deceived him. His mood at the end of the scene is ready to fight, armed and in a sense prepared. He will not go out with a whimper, he wants to put on a fight.
5.61. In this scene we learn that the men were being the tree branches. Siward and his son are in the first line of battle, Macduff and Malcolm are taking up what other thing is left to do.
5.71. At the beginning of the scene Macbeth's attitude can be classified as hopeless, yet prepared to defend himself. In his encounter with Young Siward Macbeth is once again called a tyrant, a battle follows and Young Siward is killed.
5.8
1. Macduff is looking for Macbeth, he wants to slay him himself in order to rid himself of the guilt of having left his family defenseless.
5.9
1. Malcolm and Siward are able to enter the castle so easily because it is not very protected, most of the men are out fighting.
5.10
1. Macduff delivers the information that he was born by "c-section" and technically not "from a woman." Macbeth responds by saying he will not fight. He fights because he does not want to become a servant to Malcolm, he does not want to kiss the dirt at his feet, and in this instance rather die than be showcased as a tyrant.
5.11
1. Siward is not very upset, instead he sees it as a great honor to die during battle defending a cause. He even says "he's worth no more" sorrow.
2. Malcolm promises his followers titles, and the return of exiled friends. He also says Lady Macbeth took her own life. Should we believe him? It is possible, the pressure and the secrets seemed to be getting to her, but it was also a fight for power and she might have been offed.
2. Lady Macbeth reveals that she has murderous blood on her hands, and she feels as though she cannot rid herself of the blood and its smell. In a way she reveals that she and Macbeth planned Banquo's death or that they have been highly affected by his death and fear his ghost. The Doctor seems to be relating this to the unnatural, maybe to the witches.
5.21. The soldiers are heading near Birnam Wood to meet Malcolm, Siward, and Macduff. The mentions of Birnam Wood and Dunsinane remind us of one of the apparitions from the witches, the third one that told Macbeth no danger would come to him until both of these areas come against him.
5.31. The servants bring reports that Malcolm has organized an army and an attack against Macbeth. Macbeth says he is not afraid because the spirits told him that no man born from a woman would have power over him. He thinks of himself as fearless and powerful.
2. The Doctor says Lady Macbeth is troubled and is unable to sleep. Macbeth wishes the Doctor could remove those agonizing memories from her bosom, remove anything that is harming her or give her some type of anecdote to forget what makes her restless and troubled.
5.41. Malcolm tells the soldiers to bring before Macbeth a bough, to pretend as though they are the woods moving towards Macbeth. This will confuse Macbeth greatly and give him the idea that he is going mad.
5.51. "The cry of women" signifies that something has gone terribly wrong. In his famous speech Macbeth is saying that life is useless, you live an unfruitful life only to die, life goes at an irrelevant pace, full of insignificant details. He truly believes life is useless, that we are given the chance to prance about for an hour on the glorious stage, and then it is all taken from us. Life is a shadow, far from the appearance it gives. At this point he feels life is not worth living without his wife, without her he has no sense of direction for life.
2. The messenger brings the news that the woods are moving, slowly creeping towards Macbeth. Macbeth is angered by this' foolish' piece of news, and believes the witches have lied and deceived him. His mood at the end of the scene is ready to fight, armed and in a sense prepared. He will not go out with a whimper, he wants to put on a fight.
5.61. In this scene we learn that the men were being the tree branches. Siward and his son are in the first line of battle, Macduff and Malcolm are taking up what other thing is left to do.
5.71. At the beginning of the scene Macbeth's attitude can be classified as hopeless, yet prepared to defend himself. In his encounter with Young Siward Macbeth is once again called a tyrant, a battle follows and Young Siward is killed.
5.8
1. Macduff is looking for Macbeth, he wants to slay him himself in order to rid himself of the guilt of having left his family defenseless.
5.9
1. Malcolm and Siward are able to enter the castle so easily because it is not very protected, most of the men are out fighting.
5.10
1. Macduff delivers the information that he was born by "c-section" and technically not "from a woman." Macbeth responds by saying he will not fight. He fights because he does not want to become a servant to Malcolm, he does not want to kiss the dirt at his feet, and in this instance rather die than be showcased as a tyrant.
5.11
1. Siward is not very upset, instead he sees it as a great honor to die during battle defending a cause. He even says "he's worth no more" sorrow.
2. Malcolm promises his followers titles, and the return of exiled friends. He also says Lady Macbeth took her own life. Should we believe him? It is possible, the pressure and the secrets seemed to be getting to her, but it was also a fight for power and she might have been offed.
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