Wednesday, March 20, 2013
MAPLAN
I was going to team up with Teanna and the rest of the people at our table to make some sort of news channel style project where all of our modernists will be in the news itself.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Joe College
So far I am not sure what campus I might be interested in. I have not looked into it much. I am going to college through the ROTC program with the Marines and as I go through college I would like to take courses in criminal justice. The challenges in my career choice after high school would be making through all of the difficult training, especially if I decide to join the Marine Corps special forces. Although opportunity wise I see that my military training will help with job applications after the military. For example I have been looking into law enforcement. Possible FBI SWAT team or something like that.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Applied Modernism
Rough Draft
"Richard Corey" is a modernist poem. The way that the author describes the bleak futures of everyone around Richard Corey who are looking at him knowing that their lives will never be that good is a form of modernism. When you have those people working hard to earn their money to support their families and then Richard Corey goes and commits suicide. It must mean that he was not happy. Money can't buy happiness is a key modernist phrase here. You can also see the whole "inner world vs outer world" phrase after Richard kills himself. On the outside he looks happy and contempt with his fine clothing and wealth pouring from his pockets yet something wasn't right on the inside. Don't judge a book by it's cover.
"Fahrenheit 451" is definitely a modernist style novel, even after reading the first page you can tell. The way the world is depicted in a sort of chaotic and destructive way with the war and a bleak future as well as the burning of books. He might as well have been burning knowledge. Montag's thought process can also be a modernism factor. The way his mind is dead set on one thing and one thing only, doing his job and slaving away day after day. Another contributing factor to this being a modernist novel is how Montag and Faber stick it to the man by breaking the rules just like T.S. Elliot did with his writing style of layering meaning.
"The First Seven Years" is a modernist story. Just like I have stated previously, there is rebellion in this short story too. The daughter of Feld does not want to go to college or rely on a man to keep her safe. She wants to be independent and find a job to begin her life after high school. Although it may be hard to see it, this story has an "unreliable narrator" that is changing his decision as the story progresses, just like a modernistic writing style. Lastly, it shows the inner world of Sobel, the man in love with Feld's daughter. It shows his thoughts and struggles as the story continues.
"Richard Corey" is a modernist poem. The way that the author describes the bleak futures of everyone around Richard Corey who are looking at him knowing that their lives will never be that good is a form of modernism. When you have those people working hard to earn their money to support their families and then Richard Corey goes and commits suicide. It must mean that he was not happy. Money can't buy happiness is a key modernist phrase here. You can also see the whole "inner world vs outer world" phrase after Richard kills himself. On the outside he looks happy and contempt with his fine clothing and wealth pouring from his pockets yet something wasn't right on the inside. Don't judge a book by it's cover.
"Fahrenheit 451" is definitely a modernist style novel, even after reading the first page you can tell. The way the world is depicted in a sort of chaotic and destructive way with the war and a bleak future as well as the burning of books. He might as well have been burning knowledge. Montag's thought process can also be a modernism factor. The way his mind is dead set on one thing and one thing only, doing his job and slaving away day after day. Another contributing factor to this being a modernist novel is how Montag and Faber stick it to the man by breaking the rules just like T.S. Elliot did with his writing style of layering meaning.
"The First Seven Years" is a modernist story. Just like I have stated previously, there is rebellion in this short story too. The daughter of Feld does not want to go to college or rely on a man to keep her safe. She wants to be independent and find a job to begin her life after high school. Although it may be hard to see it, this story has an "unreliable narrator" that is changing his decision as the story progresses, just like a modernistic writing style. Lastly, it shows the inner world of Sobel, the man in love with Feld's daughter. It shows his thoughts and struggles as the story continues.
LAQ for February
General:
1. There is no real plot to the novel that I am reading. It is an autobiography of a the U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle.
2. The theme (in my opinion) is that war is an awful thing.
3. The author's tone changes through the story. Mainly he consistently talks about wanting to be in the action.
Excerpts: "She was too blinded by evil to consider them. She just wanted Americans dead, no matter what."
"We were excited, we figured we were going to war."
"Newcomers - always called new guys - are treated like hell until they prove they belong."
4. The author experiences flashbacks of his childhood in Texas.
Just about 100% of this story is nonfiction, straight from the mouth of a Navy SEAL.
Imagery: "The desert wasn't entirely empty. While there were long stretches of wilderness, there were also towns and very small settlements strung out in the distance."
Simile: It was so hot that day it was like the road was the surface of the sun and melted our boots.
the antagonists here are the local insurgents who will do anything to kill an American.
Dynamic: "Every guy who survived through BUD/S was changed dynamically."
Direct Characterization: "Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death."
First Person: The narrator tells the story through his eyes using I, we, me, and us.
Irony: The people that the narrator and friends are trying to protect actually try to kill him too.
Characters: The book has many characters. Mostly Military personal working with the narrator.
Characterization:
Since this story is an autobiography describing the narrator's accounts in the Middle East, there is only really direct characterization.
1. "I grew up on the farm and have always been a cowboy, from the time I put my first pair of ranch boots on to when I roped my first cow."
"I have always loved guns, I practiced with them often and had quite a few of my own."
2. The author really does not focus on character all that much, since most of the time is in combat and doesn't have the time to describe what the guy next to him is like.
3. The narrator is a dynamic round character, with each experience he changes and grows stronger while fighting in the war.
4. I feel like I have met a person coming away from this book. Since the whole book was about him and it was all nonfiction.
1. There is no real plot to the novel that I am reading. It is an autobiography of a the U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle.
2. The theme (in my opinion) is that war is an awful thing.
3. The author's tone changes through the story. Mainly he consistently talks about wanting to be in the action.
Excerpts: "She was too blinded by evil to consider them. She just wanted Americans dead, no matter what."
"We were excited, we figured we were going to war."
"Newcomers - always called new guys - are treated like hell until they prove they belong."
4. The author experiences flashbacks of his childhood in Texas.
Just about 100% of this story is nonfiction, straight from the mouth of a Navy SEAL.
Imagery: "The desert wasn't entirely empty. While there were long stretches of wilderness, there were also towns and very small settlements strung out in the distance."
Simile: It was so hot that day it was like the road was the surface of the sun and melted our boots.
the antagonists here are the local insurgents who will do anything to kill an American.
Dynamic: "Every guy who survived through BUD/S was changed dynamically."
Direct Characterization: "Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death."
First Person: The narrator tells the story through his eyes using I, we, me, and us.
Irony: The people that the narrator and friends are trying to protect actually try to kill him too.
Characters: The book has many characters. Mostly Military personal working with the narrator.
Characterization:
Since this story is an autobiography describing the narrator's accounts in the Middle East, there is only really direct characterization.
1. "I grew up on the farm and have always been a cowboy, from the time I put my first pair of ranch boots on to when I roped my first cow."
"I have always loved guns, I practiced with them often and had quite a few of my own."
2. The author really does not focus on character all that much, since most of the time is in combat and doesn't have the time to describe what the guy next to him is like.
3. The narrator is a dynamic round character, with each experience he changes and grows stronger while fighting in the war.
4. I feel like I have met a person coming away from this book. Since the whole book was about him and it was all nonfiction.
Monday, February 25, 2013
My Modernist
I chose Mark Twain as my modernist because he wrote the Adventures of Huckleberry Fin and Tom Sawyer. Those are 2 of my favorite books and describe a setting that I would have loved to been born into.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Spring Vocab 5
Sorry Dr. Preston, I was a little late on this one because my internet was down yesterday and I did not see the blog.
1. Deference- Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgement of another.
1. Deference- Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgement of another.
2. Enigmatic- Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
3. Definitive- Conclusion or agreement reached decisively and with authority.
4. Bumptious- Self assertive or proud to an irritating degree.
5. Choleric- Bad tempered or irritable.
6. Bulwark- A defensive wall; a person, institution, or principle that acts as defense.
7. Adamant- Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
8. Curtail- Reduce or restrict of a quantity; deprive someone of something.
9. Profligate- Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
10. Mawkish- Showing too much emotion.
11. Thwart- To prevent someone from accomplishing something.
12. Onus- Used to refer to something that is one's duty or responsibility.
13. Requisite- A thing that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end.
14. Mollify- To appease the anger or anxiety of someone.
15. Sartorial- Of or relating to tailoring clothes or style of dress.
16. Presentiment- An intuitive feeling about the future. One of foreboding.
17. Impromptu- Done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.
18. Forbearance- Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.
19. Remit- Cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting punishment/ debt.
20. Brouhaha- Overly excited response.
21. Demeanor- Behavior toward others.
22. Cloy- To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet.
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