Friday, April 27, 2007
Nice Net Post [Virginia Tech]
First of i think it was extremely horriable as to what he did, he shouldnt of took the innocent lifes of people who did aboustly nothing to hurt him. Also After all the main people in charge at the school heard the first gun shoot and seen people running instead they should of immedinately put the whole school on lockdown it may not of helped much but i think it would of been alot better than the way it was handled.
Nice Net Post [Virginia Tech]
First of i think it was extremely horriable as to what he did, he shouldnt of took the innocent lifes of people who did aboustly nothing to hurt him. Also After all the main people in charge at the school heard the first gun shoot and seen people running instead they should of immedinately put the whole school on lockdown it may not of helped much but i think it would of been alot better than the way it was handled.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Crime [NiceNet Post]
I believe that there is crime no matter where you go, anymore its hard to tell if your safe or not. But you just have to go on with you life and just keep up to date with everything that is going on. Dont get me wrong though, people are trying to stop crime from happening but to me it just seems like the people who do the crimes really dont care, and no matter how much trouble they get into they are never going to learn. But they really do need to learn, because you never know if one little crime might make you loose your life.
Monday, March 5, 2007
A Drop Of Milk
*Connect To The Literature*
[Question #1] (What Do You Think?) What questions do you have about events in this myth?
[Answer] Some questions i have about events in this myth is how he dies but then comes back from eternal life.
*Think Critically*
[Question #2] How was the world created, according to the first part of the myth? Summarize events in your own words.
[Answer] According to the first part of the myth the world was created with stone, iron, fire, water, and air.
[Question #4] How do you interpret the series of defeats in the myth? In what sense does blindness defeat man, sleep defeat blindness, and so on?
[Answer] It means they each defeat the other things.
[Question #5] Why do you think Doondari returns as Gueno to defeat death?
[Answer] I think Doondari returns to Gueno to defeat death because he wanted to come back and never leave again.
*Extend Interpretations*
[Question #7] (What If?) If man had not been proud, how might the world have turned out?
[Answer] If man wasnt proud, i think the world would of turned out completely different, probably worse than they way it was.
[Question #9] (Connect To Life) How satisfying do you find this Fulani myth's explanation of why death exists?
[Answer] Its pretty satisfying, they make it simple to understand.
[Question #1] (What Do You Think?) What questions do you have about events in this myth?
[Answer] Some questions i have about events in this myth is how he dies but then comes back from eternal life.
*Think Critically*
[Question #2] How was the world created, according to the first part of the myth? Summarize events in your own words.
[Answer] According to the first part of the myth the world was created with stone, iron, fire, water, and air.
[Question #4] How do you interpret the series of defeats in the myth? In what sense does blindness defeat man, sleep defeat blindness, and so on?
[Answer] It means they each defeat the other things.
[Question #5] Why do you think Doondari returns as Gueno to defeat death?
[Answer] I think Doondari returns to Gueno to defeat death because he wanted to come back and never leave again.
*Extend Interpretations*
[Question #7] (What If?) If man had not been proud, how might the world have turned out?
[Answer] If man wasnt proud, i think the world would of turned out completely different, probably worse than they way it was.
[Question #9] (Connect To Life) How satisfying do you find this Fulani myth's explanation of why death exists?
[Answer] Its pretty satisfying, they make it simple to understand.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Teen Life [NiceNet Post]
Teen Life has its good and bad times. Most of the time it is very good though but it teaches you alot about adult life & how important everything is in the future, being a teenager gets you ready for the real world & what to expect as an adult. But some of the bad things in teen life is you never know whats going to happend, now that is also the same for adult hood but with teenagers its alot harder, you have to watch who you trust & who you hang out with because you never know when you could make the wrong desicion in teen life its espically important to make sure you dont make the wrong desicion because choices are very important.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Thinking Through Literature Page 470
*Connect To The Literature*
#1 Question: (What Do You Think?) Which poem do you think has the most vivid images?. Explain why?
Answer: I think the "Dreaming Of Li Po" because it shows great detail in the pictures it uses.
(Comprehension Check)
Question: In "Dreaming Of Li Po", why is Tu Fu so worried about Li Po?
Answer: Tu Fu is so worried about Li Po because Li Po doesnt look the same or he doesnt seem the same.
Question: What has apparently happend to the prince and the palace in "Jade Flower Palace"?
Answer: What has happend to the prince and the palace is that everything is coming down, like everything is going bad and it seems that everything is just gone.
Question: In "Song of P'eng-ya," what act of kindness does Tu Fu's friend perform?
Answer: The kind of kindness Tu Fu's friend performs is by helping.
(Think Critically)
#2 Question: In "Dreaming of Li Po," what might each of the following refer to: "land of plaque and fever", "wings to fly with", "waters," "horned dragons"?
Answer: They might refer to different types of dragons and what could happend.
#3 Question: How would you summarize the theme, or message, of "Jade Flower Palace"
Answer: I would summarize the theme as well the palace had broken tiles, it has black rooms, it had ten thousand organ pipes, and gold chariots. What is left of the palace is pretty much nothing but his stone horse. I Think life was probably instering in the palace, it seems like they were the richy type also.
#4 Question: In "Song of P'eng-ya", what details does Tu Fu provide about a family fleeing from a rebel army that wouldn't appear in a factual historical account?
Answer: The details he provides about a family fleeing from a rebel army is that he remenbers everything that went on when that was happending.
#5 [Question] ACTIVE READING: UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATING POETRY Look back at the charts you created in your READERS NOTEBOOK. Did Your impressions and reactions change after the second and third readings of the poems? Did you discover new connections or insights? Discuss your experience with a classmate.
[Answer] I didnt discover anything.
#6 [Comparing Texts] Question: Compare "Jade Flower Palace" with "Ozymandias" (Pages 466-467). How did the narrators differ in their attitude toward their subject? What similar atmosphere and message do the poems convey.
Answer: The attitudes were different because in "Jade Flower Palace" everything got destroyed and "Ozymandias" is talking about something completely different.
#7 [Critic's Corner] Question: One critic has said that Tu Fu's appeal may be due to "the way he documents his life, from the smallest details to the biggest dimensions of social context." Do the poems you have read support this statement? Explain your answer.
Answer: Yes they do because he does document the way his life is.
#8 [Connect To Life] Question: Although Tu Fu wrote in the eighth century, his poems are still enjoyed today. In what ways are his poems relevant to the modern world?
Answer: His poems are relevant to the modern world because everything there is pretty much still the same and could still happend!
#1 Question: (What Do You Think?) Which poem do you think has the most vivid images?. Explain why?
Answer: I think the "Dreaming Of Li Po" because it shows great detail in the pictures it uses.
(Comprehension Check)
Question: In "Dreaming Of Li Po", why is Tu Fu so worried about Li Po?
Answer: Tu Fu is so worried about Li Po because Li Po doesnt look the same or he doesnt seem the same.
Question: What has apparently happend to the prince and the palace in "Jade Flower Palace"?
Answer: What has happend to the prince and the palace is that everything is coming down, like everything is going bad and it seems that everything is just gone.
Question: In "Song of P'eng-ya," what act of kindness does Tu Fu's friend perform?
Answer: The kind of kindness Tu Fu's friend performs is by helping.
(Think Critically)
#2 Question: In "Dreaming of Li Po," what might each of the following refer to: "land of plaque and fever", "wings to fly with", "waters," "horned dragons"?
Answer: They might refer to different types of dragons and what could happend.
#3 Question: How would you summarize the theme, or message, of "Jade Flower Palace"
Answer: I would summarize the theme as well the palace had broken tiles, it has black rooms, it had ten thousand organ pipes, and gold chariots. What is left of the palace is pretty much nothing but his stone horse. I Think life was probably instering in the palace, it seems like they were the richy type also.
#4 Question: In "Song of P'eng-ya", what details does Tu Fu provide about a family fleeing from a rebel army that wouldn't appear in a factual historical account?
Answer: The details he provides about a family fleeing from a rebel army is that he remenbers everything that went on when that was happending.
#5 [Question] ACTIVE READING: UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATING POETRY Look back at the charts you created in your READERS NOTEBOOK. Did Your impressions and reactions change after the second and third readings of the poems? Did you discover new connections or insights? Discuss your experience with a classmate.
[Answer] I didnt discover anything.
#6 [Comparing Texts] Question: Compare "Jade Flower Palace" with "Ozymandias" (Pages 466-467). How did the narrators differ in their attitude toward their subject? What similar atmosphere and message do the poems convey.
Answer: The attitudes were different because in "Jade Flower Palace" everything got destroyed and "Ozymandias" is talking about something completely different.
#7 [Critic's Corner] Question: One critic has said that Tu Fu's appeal may be due to "the way he documents his life, from the smallest details to the biggest dimensions of social context." Do the poems you have read support this statement? Explain your answer.
Answer: Yes they do because he does document the way his life is.
#8 [Connect To Life] Question: Although Tu Fu wrote in the eighth century, his poems are still enjoyed today. In what ways are his poems relevant to the modern world?
Answer: His poems are relevant to the modern world because everything there is pretty much still the same and could still happend!
Monday, February 12, 2007
Thinking Through Literature (Page459)
(What Do You Think?)
#1 Question: Which of these poems appealed to you the most?
Answer: I would say "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter" because it says the girl was bashful and im shy.
(Comprehension Check)
Question: In "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter" Why is the wife writing a letter?
Answer: The wife is writting a letter because her husband has been gone, so she's writing about everything.
Question: In "Still Night Thoughts" what does the speaker say the moonlight looks like?
Answer: The speaker says the moonlight looks like frost on the ground, and he dreams of home.
Question: What kind of scene does the poet describe in "Gazing at the Lu Mountain Waterfall?
Answer: The scene the poet describes is waterfalls.
(Think Critically)
#2 Question: How would you describe the realtionship between the speaker of "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter" and her husband?
Answer: The realtionship between the wife and the husband is difficult but yet serving because he has been gone for five months.
#3 Question: What do you think are the speaker's feelings in "Still Night Thoughts"
Answer: I think the sepaker's feelings are sad because the person has no more, and the person is probably lonely.
#4 Question: In "Gazing at the Lu Mountain Waterfall" what effect does seeing the waterfall have on the speaker?
Answer: The effect that seeing the waterfall has on the speaker is that he loves seeing the waterfall, and enjoys it very much.
#5 Question: ACTIVE READING:VISUALIZING Look back at the charts you completed in your READERS NOTEBOOK. How did visualizing the scenes in these poems help you understand the experiences being described?
Answer: They helped by showing the different details, and like the sences where you could tell what was going on by what the foreground (far away) looked like.
(Extend Interpretations)
#6 Question: [Comparing Texts] Look again at "Mulberry on the Lowland" (page 447) from the book of odes. What similarities and differences are there between the feelings of the speaker in that poem and those of the speaker in "The River-Merchants's Wife: A letter?
Answer: The differences in those poems are some seen happier than others.
#7 Question: [Connect To Life] In much of Li Po's poetry, nature is a source of renewal and serenity. How do people in today's world view nature.
Answer: The same way! Nature is a wonderful thing still today.
#1 Question: Which of these poems appealed to you the most?
Answer: I would say "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter" because it says the girl was bashful and im shy.
(Comprehension Check)
Question: In "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter" Why is the wife writing a letter?
Answer: The wife is writting a letter because her husband has been gone, so she's writing about everything.
Question: In "Still Night Thoughts" what does the speaker say the moonlight looks like?
Answer: The speaker says the moonlight looks like frost on the ground, and he dreams of home.
Question: What kind of scene does the poet describe in "Gazing at the Lu Mountain Waterfall?
Answer: The scene the poet describes is waterfalls.
(Think Critically)
#2 Question: How would you describe the realtionship between the speaker of "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter" and her husband?
Answer: The realtionship between the wife and the husband is difficult but yet serving because he has been gone for five months.
#3 Question: What do you think are the speaker's feelings in "Still Night Thoughts"
Answer: I think the sepaker's feelings are sad because the person has no more, and the person is probably lonely.
#4 Question: In "Gazing at the Lu Mountain Waterfall" what effect does seeing the waterfall have on the speaker?
Answer: The effect that seeing the waterfall has on the speaker is that he loves seeing the waterfall, and enjoys it very much.
#5 Question: ACTIVE READING:VISUALIZING Look back at the charts you completed in your READERS NOTEBOOK. How did visualizing the scenes in these poems help you understand the experiences being described?
Answer: They helped by showing the different details, and like the sences where you could tell what was going on by what the foreground (far away) looked like.
(Extend Interpretations)
#6 Question: [Comparing Texts] Look again at "Mulberry on the Lowland" (page 447) from the book of odes. What similarities and differences are there between the feelings of the speaker in that poem and those of the speaker in "The River-Merchants's Wife: A letter?
Answer: The differences in those poems are some seen happier than others.
#7 Question: [Connect To Life] In much of Li Po's poetry, nature is a source of renewal and serenity. How do people in today's world view nature.
Answer: The same way! Nature is a wonderful thing still today.
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