La Fin

EQUALITY AMONG HUMANITY

If you have ever looked at my other blog posts about my masterpiece you'd have the gist of what it's about. I became interested in this because I have always felt that our judgments of people come first and they hinder us from learning about or from other people. I have no idea what stereotype I fit in to. Sophomore year I dressed in all black. I suppose I was scene, emo, goth, or whatever you want to call it. Junior year I wore jeans and t shirts. I suppose I was average. But I've changed a lot since last year alone. I have no set style. I wear all black, jeans and t-shirts or sweatshirts. On the weekends I dress very feminine in dresses and I will mess around with makeup. Some of my classmates may be surprised by that because I don't show that side of myself at school. And that's a result of not feeling safe to be or express myself because the stereotype mold keeps me confined to expressing one side. The Canterbury Tales is an example of stereotypes predominating the opinions of other people. The Knight is described as a brute when in reality he's the kindest character. Basically the point of this project was to get past those stereotypes that predominate first impressions. The point of this project was to accept everyone despite sexuality, gender, race, class, or social group so that we can see each other as equals and connect on an emphatic level through conversations. I want everyone to be able to experience a conversation that is so great you don't want it to end and time is irrelevant. Tuesdays With Morrie is a great novel that details the conversations between a regular guy and Morrie.
            Erica and I went around asking people about what they were passionate about because when someone is passionate about something their excitement for telling you about it is contagious. You can't help but be interested and that infectious environment helps to create a conversation that can be worthwhile. Here is our blog were we detailed different stories eahumanity.blogspot.com. These stories are only snippets of the person but these stories are a way of getting people to contribute their story and to be open to accepting others as well as trying to get to know them.

Poetry Boot Camp

Sonnet analysis

Petrarchan- traditional;, classical, flowery, 8 & 6
Shakespearean- no bs, 3 quatrains & 1 couplet(stands by itself)
Shift from couplet
     - goes from insulting her to yet he still loves her
 Shakespeare was a modernist of his time, goes against traditional, this sonnet is a response to classical writing

-his lover is human & that's why he loves her, loved based on what's real, has integrity
-commenting on love, what it's based on in society and also on the literature of love

Distracted Driving

Today I drove my grandma around and thought it was going to be a normal ride, nothing to mention in a blog post. Lately I've been noticing how many people text and drive on the road and it's absolutely ridiculous. To make it even better, April is supposed to be the month that brings awareness to distracted driving. And I believe St. Joe's did the mock accident today as well. Anyways today I was at a light turning left. The light had changed and there was a car in front of me that hadn't moved for a good five seconds. I wasn't in a hurry but I wanted to catch the light so I honked and they turned in a big huff. As I followed behind them I could tell there were kids in the back and the driver was swaying on the road nearly driving on the sidewalk clearly indicating they were either drunk, texting, or not paying attention. Whatever they were doing, they were clearly distracted. I can't even begin to express how much this pissed me off I was especially after everything that has happened with car accidents in Santa Maria. The driver took the risk to put themselves, the passengers, and all the other drivers on the road in danger. I personally don't text and drive but I get the temptation to look at your phone. With everything being instant, its hard to not want to look at a text right away. The point of this post was not for me to rant, it was just a plea to stay mindful and aware when you drive.

Act 4 Macbeth Questions

Act 4 questions

Danielle 4.1

1. How many witches appear in this scene?

The three weird sisters from the beginning and Hecate appear in this scene.

2. What messages does Macbeth get from the witches and their apparitions? Does he feel safe after the first three apparitions? Should he? How does he feel after the fourth, the line of kings?

The armed head tells Macbeth that Macduff has gone to England. The bloody child tells him that he will never be vanquished by a man. The child with a crown and a tree tells him that he will be vanquished when someone gets past this forest. Macbeth continually wants to know his future so he asks if Banquo’s prophecy will come true and the witches show him eight kings that rule with Banquo behind them. When i read this part i pictured Macbeth in the fetal position because he seems broken and if he were standing on a ledge well these visions would be his last inch. I think he should feel this way because his own greed, ambition, and corrupted self led him here and he knew  what was going to happen when the witches told him.

3. What does Macbeth learn from Lennox at line 158? What does he plan to do about it?

Macbeth learns that Macduff has fled to England which means he is becoming a serious problem so Macbeth plans to murder his wife and children. P.S. He thought of that all on his own, just to show how much his character has changed since the beginning of the play.

Erica - 4.2 (#1, #3)

Today is Earth Day

So today when I was walking home today I saw some an empty bag of fritos in a bush. I'm not sure how many of you know this but today's Earth Day. Just like with mother's day and father's day, Earth Day was created to create respect and love for the place we live. Whoever decides to read this, I want you to remember the Earth as being a place full of beauty and hope, so much so that just being present in the scenery gives you an overwhelming sense of serenity. Now imagine all that had vanished. If we continue the path of letting future generations take care of the problem then it will all be gone. The future generations will never know what it was like to swim in an ocean not washing ashore garbage. They will never know what it was like to breath fresh air because they'll be forced to wear pollution masks. So please pick up your trash, walk to school, do something that protects our home. Fight for the Earth that provided us with life