My first impression on Prufrock

I thought that it was pretty interesting. I also that that it was pretty unique in its own way.

TGG Notes

Fitzgerald made a 'mistake' three times -- not really a mistake
He would have / He'd of    ---   He wrote it the way
  correct           /  Fitzgerald --        the way it sounded


Nick is the voice of reason
He is more human than the rest - we have known more of his background since the beginning of the book than the rest of the characters
Nick gives us context ⟶ Compare and contrast

we are all like Gatsby ⬇
He is chasing something like the us (goals)

Green light = symbol
ash heaps = symbol
eyes of TJ Eckelburg= symbol

Gatsby is great because he is not selfish

Ashen- of the pale gray color of ash
Denouement- the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

My Thoughts on ADWI

I didn't participate in the protest a day without immigrants because I thought it would just prove all the wrong reason why we should stay in America. For example if immigrants didn't go to school for one day it just proves how much less schools would be crowded with out them and how much easier it would be for the teachers to teach and deal with a smaller group of students. Some may argue that the schools lost a lot of money because we didn't show up that day but that also goes to show that they wouldn't need to give the schools all that money in the first place if all immigrants were gone. All in all I didn't participate in the protest because I think it would've been better if we went to school and proved all the right reason why we should stay in America and that we think our education is important to us and that's why our parents/family immigrate here to give us all a better education and future.

T.G.G. Notes #2

"Her voice is full of money"

Myrtles death is the biggest conflict in chapter 7

The death crates tension
Death is a universal theme-
it gets to every reader in the world
Dawn a can be a source of pressure
Forlorn- pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

The Great Gatsby Notes

Epigraph- a quote in the beginning of a book that foreshadows the theme
" whenever you feel like criticizing anyone.... just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages you've had."
Displacement- out of place
Anachronism- out of time
"She was incurably honest"
"I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known"

T.G.G. Chapter 4 short summary

In chapter four Nick attends another one of Gatsby's parties. Nick and Gatsby drive to New York for lunch and during the drive to N.Y. Gatsby tells Nick about his background. When they get to the city the meet Meyer Wolfshiem, Gatsby's friend. Later Jordon tells Nick about Daisy and Gatsby and Nick discovers that Gatsby bought his large house to be close to Daisy; and threw his parties hoping she'd attend them.

The Great Gatsby Chapter 3 Short Summary

In chapter three you meet Jay Gatsby. Nick gets invited to one of Gatsby's parties but he was surprised because he was one of the many few people to get properly invited. Nick tries to look for Gatsby to meet him, no one really knows Gatsby. Nick later on starts a conversation with a man which he later realizes it is Gatsby.

I am sincerely sorry....

I wanted to apologize for not posting any of my work I let my laziness get to me. I was going to catch up on my work last week but my Wi-Fi box thingy broke and we finally got it fixed today so I will be catching up on my work.

Presentation Notes

Joe.& David

• Being misunderstood doesn't mean your at the bottom
• You are relevant to life or else you wouldn't be here

Jorge

• The force of character is cumulative
• be yourself

Yasmin

• Nobody else can be who you are
• you are your own star

Jish & Regina

• Imitation is suicide -"true because you aren't being yourself"
• we lose a little bit of ourselves every time we imitate
• society is a wave
• we probably have a lot of  "big ideas" but we don't say anything about them and they stay unsaid
• Most people are sheep
• People imitate others so that they fit in and don't feel excluded

Angle

• "nothing can bring you peace but yourself"
• "the only way to have a friend is to be a friend"
• You get what you give
• Respect others and others will respect you

Demi

• people should worry about themselves, not about what others think
• listen to yourself
• don't rely on others for ideas

Maddison

• Everyone has something to contribute to the world
• Individualism- only you can motivate yourself to do something

Maira,Leo,& pollo

• Imitation is suicide
• be who you are
• Do not copy anyone else

First impression of Immigrants in Our Own Land

My first impression on "Immigrants in Our Own Land was that it really got into my mind and it was interesting. it made me feel as if I was actually there.

I really liked the story. I actually read it and enjoyed it

I'M SELF-RELIANT

I read the essay but it was really hard to understand. I was able to figure out what his message was which was to not be anyone but yourself.

Literature Analysis #3 Book

For the literature analysis #3 I chose The Story Of My Life  by Helen Keller. I chose this book because I had learned about Helen Keller before and I thought it was really interesting so I wanted to learn more about her. Another reason I chose this book because I thought it would be cool to read about her life from her own perspective.

Vocabulary #6

Meme- an idea, behavior, style or usage that spreads from one person to another
Virus- the causative agent of an infectious disease
Viral- spreading very quickly to many people
Blog- Online journal
Wiki- a website that allows visitors to make changes, contribution, or corrections
Website- a place on the world wide web that contains information about a person, organization, etc., and usually consists of many web pages joined by hyperlinks
www- world wide web
Internet- an electronic communications network
2.0- for the audience to contribute
Open Source- any software, any code open to the public

LETTER TO A MENTOR DRAFT 1

 

 

             Dear Mentor

                    My name is Esperanza. My big question is why are people lazy or why do they get lazy. For example, what causes people to become lazy? I want to learn more about this because I see that many people now a days are really lazy and a lot say that they weren't always so lazy before. I would also want to lean what causes people to become lazy because I feel like it would be really interesting and it grabs my attention.

My Big Question

 

 Why are people lazy or why do people get lazy?



Vocabulary #5

 

 

Venomous- expressing very strong hatred or anger

 

Stolid-showing little or no emotion

 

Hypnotized-capture the who attention of (someone); fascinate

 

Suspended-temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect

 

Transformed-make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of

 

Accuse-claim that someone that has done something wrong

 

Anticipate-regard as probable; expect or predict

 

Fringe-an ornamental border of threads left loose or formed onto tassel or twists

 

Melancholy-a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

 

Earnestly-a serious and intent mental state

 

Dissolve-to officially end; or disappear

 

Aggravate-make worse or more serious

 

Illuminate-light up

 

Capillary-involving, held by, or resulting from surface tension

 

Proboscis-the long, thin nose of some animals

 

Vocabulary #4

 

 

 

Intermittent-occurring at irregular intervals, not continuous or steady

 

Ebb-a low point

 

Regress-return to a former or less developed state

 

Tendency-an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior

 

Antiseptic-germ free

MY AERIES

 

 

The grade that I earned on my essay is a C-. I received a C- because I didn't get to really finish the essay and it needed more to it. I do agree with the grade I received. In this coarse I have done some of the blog and vocabulary. I think for this first grading period I think I've earned a C. 

Vocabulary

 

Theme-the central message

The theme of the book was courage.

Tone-the authors attitude

The tone of the story is direct.

Mood-how the reader feels

The mood  of the book was mellow.

Diction-the words an author chooses to tell a story

 The writer’s diction is characterized by short simple sentences that are easily understood.

Syntax-the way an author chooses to a story
 Because I do not like the way my sentences read, I am going to ask my teacher to tutor me on syntax.

Stupid-lack of intelligence or common sense
She is not stupid.

Adumbrate-to foreshadow
There are so many different kinds of fans out there that you can't adumbrate which kinds will come in the near future.

Apotheosis-the ideal example
His appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career.

Ascetic-characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence
An ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor

Bauble- a showy, usually cheap, ornament

An example of a bauble is the colored bell that dangles from a jester's hat

Beguile-to influence by trickery

They frequently beguile their toil with carols.

Burgeon-to grow or develop quickly
The town burgeoned into a city.

Complement-something that completes or makes perfect
My brother and his girlfriend complement each other perfectly.

Contumacious-stubbornly perverse or rebellious\
A defendant is very contumacious.

Curmudgeon-a bad tempered, difficult person
My grandpa is curmudgeon.

Didactic-intended for instruction

James was a very didactic person; he really loved teaching.