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there was once a girl who spent every night in at tennis, or at a tournament she learned to close herself in and keep a safe distance from friends. night after night as she wondered on her pillow who she will be soon a truth was uncovered for her to see. she learned to live outside of negativity and friends who didn’t know her value. she learned to understand she had a value. with the help of two special people, summer hightower and teresa grill, and plenty of more of those dear, she learned to live... as her most happiest and free self.
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What is revealed about Whitman through his inner thoughts?
It seems as though his thoughts are fast- paced and all over the place. His writing seems to reflect this kind of structure in his mind, for everything looks quickly written, though it reflects an intellectual way of thinking as well. It's clear that in a faster state of mine, he was still able to separate his thoughts hence the hyphens. The drawings of men's profiles imply that Whitman holds value in the way a man presents himself. A profile is used to present an individual in a formal way, thus suggesting that Whitman expects individuals to hold themselves to high standards. Again, what is significant and what is revealed about whitman? The first thing presented in the notebook, after the cover page, is a scribe of various names and addresses. This reinforces the idea of Whitman writing these thoughts quickly, seeing as how people scribble when they are in a rush. An Imaginary Title mentions Whitman's love for toying with ideas for books and pamphlets. This action falls into the notion that Whitman was able to present his intelligence without prioritizing it. It seems that Whitman is quite open to the idea of religion, for he has a "mystical" perspective on it. This was not something I was able to pick up from just observing the documents. Lastly, it mentions that it is likely none of the sketches are by Whitman himself, redefining the suggestion that Whitman expects individuals to hold themselves to high standards. It may be that he doesn't expects it, but values it. ...The american dream, what a concept. For a few years now I've been planning out what I want to do in my first ten years of high school and where I end up. I've constantly thought about where I wanted to live, anywhere at least across the country of Raleigh, but have always known I wanted to work with animals. From my perspective, the american dream isn't having everything you've ever wanted and being successful, but rather to be so happy and content with who you are and those around that you never wonder what more you could have. When you think about it, it's a simple concept based off of one's true happiness than the materials which they possess. This perspective redefine's wealth as well, changing it to mean more along the lines of the more you're able to help others while living steadily. This connects to my social ideology of everyone doing what they can to support one another without judgement or excessiveness. Americans focus so much on what they achieve for themselves, forgetting there is always someone who has it worse or those without a voice. Thus, connecting to by dream of everyone realizing and accepting the value of veganism, changing for the better for those who don't have a voice to ask for help. To live in my american dream, I would be able to help those who can't help themselves (including animals but those who live in poverty as well),
The american dream should not be a reach for the stars and unattainable, but rather a way of life most beneficial to each individual; In ten years I so greatly hope to be living in my dream that consist of this:
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for i am a busy bee! i gift you with my freebee ;)) 1.) This cover depicts a young girls dressed in a vibrant red and jet black. She's surrounded by a notion of peacefulness as the color green, wildflowers, and bushes encompass her. It pertains almost to an idea of freedom within reach, but taken away seeing as how she is looking down. The sun is bright, for it radiates off of her hair and blanched skin.
2.) The idea of a boat encompasses the message of this cover. The boat implies the message of a broken life with a future out of their control; An idea of fate but in the hands of another. The ominous, dark fog ready to cover lake signifies the force in control. Though it is lighter on one side of the boat, implying a journey about to be made. This relates specifically back to the moment in the book when Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth visit the boat which reflects their first trip to Norfolk. 3.) There's a dark, cloudy blue that covers tall, bushy trees. This kind of blue represents distrust within one's own future. A distrust like this leads to the desire to take control, but the trees represents the hinderance. On top of all this is the outline of a persons abdomen, including all of the organs except for the heart and small intestine. It's unclear as to why that is although the heart can represent an inability to love within an individual. 4.) This cover is the most vibrant and contrasting of all, displaying a more positive image than the rest. While the others have chosen to focus on negative forces in the book hindering a journey, the blurring and colors that encompass this woman displays only that of freedom. Perhaps this is merely a dream of what reality should or actually does look like compared to theirs. **for this analyzation, I will be focusing on the portrayal of the protagonist, Kathy** (green cover) Kathy is represented in this cover, as she is represented in every other cover in some form. She is surrounded by green wildflowers and bushes, This kind of green can suggest a portrayal of nature and peace. The fact that the green surrounds Kathy, but she is not actually wearing it, implies that that notion is what she wants others to feel when she is around. Her job as carer takes hold of this concept, for as carer, she must make sure that her children to not rebel in the system and exploit the fake reality. . All of this raises the question, is she worthy to trust as narrator when her job is to keep a fake reality alive? Since the green displays what she wants others to feel, it is safe to assume that what she wears represents how she projects herself. Kathy wears a red top and black, pants. Her top connects with the force of power she presents herself to have, being one of the most strongest forces in the book. As she is a first- person narrator and carer, Kathy controls what the children believe in their reality as well as what the readers know or are allowed to know. Aside from the top, her pants tell the story of power and authority, but most importantly death. The idea of power and authority plays on what the top has already given us, just clarifies the fact that Kathy is in a powerful position. This connects with the foreshadowing of death, seeing as how Kathy has control of the children's non-average, short- lived lives. (yellow/orange cover with young girl) The first thing one notices is the vibrant contrast of orange and yellow in the background to a young, blurred girl dressed in light blue. Orange is a color derived from the tones and power of red, as well as the tones and happiness of yellow. It displays a concept of enthusiasm, creativity and happiness; Three things which are absent throughout the course of Never Let Me Go. This is especially seen when Tommy's creativity is taken away from him. The orange blurs with yellow in the middle of the background. Yellow can be described as the entity of happiness, a color so vibrant it's the only one that can match up with the emotion of true happiness. Throughout the course of the story, it is clear that Kathy lacks this kind of happiness in her life and she longs for it. In contrast to these colors is the vitality within the tone of blue Kathy wears. This kind of blue represents a desire for quality relationships ad connections within one's life. It builds off of personality traits of loyalty, sincerity, as well as thoughtfulness. This all connects to the concept of caring for others, Kathy's job. Though, she longs for a steady, strong relationship, seeing as how at the same time so many of hers are taken away or slowly drifted apart. the TED talk analyzed can be seen here
Speaker, JD Schramm, tells a story about a man who's depression led him to suicide. He later reveals that this man is him and shares what brought him to the sharing of his story. Schramm encourages suicide attempt survivors to talk about what they went through and how they're doing afterwards, because although it may be uncomfortable it will help them recover to live a healthier life. To present this argument, Schramm utilizes a frame story as well as pathos. He first starts with his use of a frame story; Schramm is able to do this by telling a story about a man named John. He describes the good things that just happened, but explains the overpowering feelings of depression and suicidal thoughts. By doing this, he is able to take the audience through what it is like for an average person who suffers from this illness day to day (or as close as he can anyways). Because the audience has been taken through what others do, they are able to connect on a deeper level with Schramm story, enabling him to influence them with a greater amount of trust. With his use of pathos in addition to his frame story, he is able to shared how these have affected him with his audience. He used the phrase "...made the difficult decision to come back to life." By saying this, he suggests to the audience that the survivors are not just able to pick up where they left off and insert themselves back into society like an average individual. With this, Schramm has successfully shown his audience the difficulty it is for the survivors, making them wants to help more and understand the need to communicate well enough about this topic. I picked this talk because as long as I can remember I've always wished to be a strong advocate for mental health as well as animal rights. When I was younger, I had a friend who suffered from depression, and she would share with me what would excite her or make her happy only for her ever-mingling thoughts to ruin it. At this time, I had found out that majority of the population did not recognize mental illnesses as actual illnesses that affect the way people live their lives each day. Since then, anything pertaining to one's mental state or psychology fascinates me and makes me want to help. (accidentally published on home screen first)
Step One: Using this excerpt from the characterization of Mr. Hyde, "He is not easy to describe... and yet I scarce know why." in addition to this excerpt which characterizes Dr. Jekyll, "To this rule... This is a matter I thought we had agreed to drop.'" I am able to almost "profile" these two personas. Within the excerpt pertaining to Mr. Hyde, it is clear that Mr. Hyde is someone an individual would not want to meet or even see. The negativity that is used to describe him, like Mr. Utterson disliking him for no logical or apparent reason suggests such a great feel of evil emitted from this one man. This is opposite to Jekyll, who is described with a large distance from the concept of evil; that is until Mr. Hyde is mentioned. The contrast in their personalities causes Jekyll to cringe at the mention of Hyde. In addition, their personalities are reflected in the way they appear to Mr. Utterson. While Utterson immediately describes him as "wrong" in the excerpt,, Dr. Jekyll is described pleasantly, "well-made, smooth-faced man". Mr. Utterson is able to describe both Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll as a man more than average; Whether with the overwhelming goodness from Dr. Jekyll or the disastrous evil from Mr. Hyde. step two: [read together Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde]
*all cover art found on netflix.com
The Godfather: Known as one of the greatest films of all time, this drama centers around an Italian- American mobster's son, Michael. As he tries to thrive his relationship with his wife as an average husband, he dives deeper into his family's illegal and dangerous business. Macbeth would enjoy this kind of film, for Michael has two lives. He lives as a leader in his family business, while he also lives as an average husband. He hopes to live a good, fair life but can't help to pursue evil. This is just as when Macbeth pursues all of the "fair" foreseen in his life, just for it to turn out evil. Designated Survivor: In this drama series, Tom Kirkman, a lower- level cabinet member is put into the most powerful position of the country, after the president and most of the cabinet members are killed in an attack. During this country changing switch of power, he must set his goals on keeping the United States from dissolving into chaos and address the terrorist concerns. His ambition would assists in the achievement of these goals, just as Macbeth's ambition would lead him be king earlier than he was meant to be. They both came into the most powerful position of their land to soon, and they must figure out how to manage. The 100: Descendants of the survivors (of the end of the world) live on the Ark, a large space station. 100 prisoners were sent down to the dark after generations of living in space to see if it was still inhabitable. On the ground, their strength and unity is tested in every way possible. There is a saying in this show, "Jus drein jus daun". It's a language in the show, Trigedasleng, and translates to "blood must have blood". For them, it means that when one is killed, the blood of the killer must be spilt too. Macbeth comes to understand this in Act III when he says, "Blood will have blood", now understanding that he will have to suffer for his murders. Scooby- Doo: Each member in the old Mystery Inc. gang are summoned to Spooky Island to investigate a series of paranormal incidents while Spring Break parties. They must find the source of these incidents, and shut it down. Macbeth has had his fair share of paranormal, seeing as how the Witches were always resent and all. When watching this, he'll be able to see (*SPOILER ALERT*) the Mystery Inc. gang unite once again to defeat these supernatural enemies. Being able to see Scooby Doo do this, would be encouraging to Macbeth to defeat his own supernatural enemies. Kung Fu Panda: Po, and average panda, was working at his dad's noodle shop when it's time for the Dragon Warrior to be named. Spoiler alert, it's Po; Now he must live up to the prophesied expectations of the Dragon Warrior, for no one believes he is near worthy. Macbeth is prophesied that he shall be King, but just not yet. He must fight for this prophecy to be king to come true immediately. He showed his strength when leading King Duncan's forces to victory against Thane of Cawdor, then presenting him Thane of Cawdor. This is just as how Po must defeat Tai Lung (a very powerful, dangerous prisoner set out to take the title of Dragon Warrior) in order to show his worthy as Dragon Warrior. 4.) Do you believe events in your life have been guided by fate or chance? Why or why not? Based on the text, what do you think Shakespeare's attitude was towards fate? Does Macbeth have any choice in his actions or was everything predetermined? Use examples from the text as your support?
Due to the fact that I specifically believe almost everything happens for a reason (especially major, life turning events), it also means that I believe in fate over chance. I used to just believe everything was random, but as I've spent years trying to become a more positive than cruelly negative person I have noticed that often times one event may so covertly impact a later event in my life. When reading Shakespeare's writing, I believe that he lives within a strong sense of fate. As he writes the actions of Macbeth, they're all meant to ensure his pre-determined destiny and if they're susceptible to change. Macbeth does not believe in fate and believes it can be changed, but Shakespeare writes with a large emphasis on the concept of fate The witches tell Macbeth, "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis...Thane of Cawdor, thou shalt be king hereafter! (act I, scene III, page 17) This is a clear stated prophecy that Macbeth shall rise to power, but Macbeth believed it wasn't enough. Shakespeare suggests here his belief in faith, but later uses this to prove Macbeth's doubt in it. His killing of Banquo and his family, as well as Macduff and his family, symbolizes his low trust in fate. He shows belief that each person can affect their destiny, for the better or worst. Despite having a pre- determined destiny, he is in charge of his present actions. This is seen But, in some way, those his choices will always follow the cleared path. Banquo's son was destined to become King, and despite Macbeth's best efforts to kill him in order to ensure his own fate, he was able to fulfill it. |
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