Characters
1. Bert Cates, 24, high school teacher, defendant (accused), he believed in evolutionism vs creationism
2. M.H. Brady, politician from Nebraska, leads prosecution, celebrity/hero, has strong Christian beliefs, oppose teaching of evolution.
3. Drummond, lawyer, defense, for E city guy.
4. E.K. Hornbeck, journalist, city guy, for C, against Brady.
5. R.J. Brown, for cration, preacher "fire and brinstone"
6. R. Brown, daughter, girlfriend of Cates, torn
7. The Judge, impartial, secretly prefer creation
8. The Townspeople
2. Its tells that the offence is not serious and not a threat.
3.It seems to Bevery religious and proud to show it by displaying banners singing christian songs
4.It shows that Brady is dependant and submissive
5. It tells that brady could be untrustworthy, convincing and manipulative.
6.Drummond is depicted as the devil or evil incarnate because he had previously defended hard-core criminal; however, the townspeople found him to be free thinking and a man of principle
Friday, October 30, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Mid-Term Test
Part. A Short Answers
In The Story of an Hour, the author uses a lot of this literary term in his short story. The author already started using irony when he wrote the title, The Story of an Hour, because the story occurred in an hour. It took just one hour for Mrs. Mallard to realize that she does not need her husband to be happy, as for other wives that has lost their husband, they would take months or years to reestablish from their husband`s deaths.
Also, the way that she thinks after the lost of her husband is very ironic, because she feels happy. She thinks that she is now free from her husband`s grip, she felt restrain from him, now that he is gone, she thinks that she could do everything, that she now has freedom. Even the way that she enters the room and looks at nature is ironic, because for a new widow to sit comfortably on her chair and look at nature outside is almost impossible. Some of the widows would cry their eyes off. When she heard about the death of her husband; she wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment. It would appeared to everyone in the house that she was very sad about the lost of her husband, but after that, once she was alone in her room we can realize that she was relieved, and the way that she describes nature: “She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which someone was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves.” it is not something that a woman would describe if she has just lost her husband.
The ending in my opinion was the best way of using irony, as you know when she was in her room she was happy that her husband has died, she could finally feel freedom after all those years. After that, when she was out of her room, somebody opened the door, it was her husband, Brently Mallard. He was not dead, he was not at the scene of the accident, and he did not even know that there had been one. When Mrs. Mallard saw her husband, she collapsed and died from a heart disease, not because she was happy to see him but because her happiness was crushed, she would have no more freedom. It is really ironic because if somebody realized that her husband was alive, they would be happy, or even died of joy, but her she died of sadness because her joy was crushed.
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2. Why does Louise Mallard suddenly stop crying? Indicate the place in the text?
She stop crying, because she has realized that she is now a widow, and that she is free from the grip of her late husband. (paragraph 12)
1. What is Louis Mallard’s opinion of marriage? Indicate the paragraph that suggests it?
She gave her opinion about mariage when she said "There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they ahve a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature."( paragraph. 12)
3. How does she feel about her future as a widow? Cite the line in the text, using just the first few words, then a series of dots …?
She feels free, as you can see when she said "free, free, free!"...
7. Explain how Louise can feel joy and sadness at the same time?
She can feel sad because her husband died in a terrible way, and because she loved him sometimes, but she can also feel joy because there will no powerful will bending hers, so she is now free from the grip of her husband, no one can control her anymore, she is free.
Part B. Development Question
Also, the way that she thinks after the lost of her husband is very ironic, because she feels happy. She thinks that she is now free from her husband`s grip, she felt restrain from him, now that he is gone, she thinks that she could do everything, that she now has freedom. Even the way that she enters the room and looks at nature is ironic, because for a new widow to sit comfortably on her chair and look at nature outside is almost impossible. Some of the widows would cry their eyes off. When she heard about the death of her husband; she wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment. It would appeared to everyone in the house that she was very sad about the lost of her husband, but after that, once she was alone in her room we can realize that she was relieved, and the way that she describes nature: “She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which someone was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves.” it is not something that a woman would describe if she has just lost her husband.
The ending in my opinion was the best way of using irony, as you know when she was in her room she was happy that her husband has died, she could finally feel freedom after all those years. After that, when she was out of her room, somebody opened the door, it was her husband, Brently Mallard. He was not dead, he was not at the scene of the accident, and he did not even know that there had been one. When Mrs. Mallard saw her husband, she collapsed and died from a heart disease, not because she was happy to see him but because her happiness was crushed, she would have no more freedom. It is really ironic because if somebody realized that her husband was alive, they would be happy, or even died of joy, but her she died of sadness because her joy was crushed.
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Using Quotes
- With a complete idea (:) ex. Hemingway uses action to emphisize a character trait: ( The girl looked ar the bead curtain...) (ellipsie)
- With an incomplete idea (,) Ex. In Hemingway`s story, the girl said, (They look like white elephants.)
- With an incomplete quotation within a sentence. Ex. Hemingway`s story takes place at a railway station (between two lines of rails in the sun.) A quote within a quote .
2. weight, so/weight; therefore,
3. still, and/still; moreover
4. cook, but/cook; however,
5. late, so/late; therefore,
6. well, and/well; moreover,
Monday, October 5, 2009
LEL 2: Grammar Skills for Writing 1: Punctuation in Sentences
1. Interest Level
This course, compared to the other that I did, really intrigued me, and in the other hand it helped me a lot because most of my errors in writting exams are punctuation. This lesson explains where and when to put punctuations in sentences.
2. Difficulty
In my opinion, I tought that this course was challenging, because I am not good in putting punctuations in a sentence. The course really helped me, because it was well explained and it gives you advices on where to put commas, comma splice, etc. I tought that this course was a college level course, not too difficult nor not too easy, it was alright.
3. What I Learned
I learned about commas with independent clauses that are joined by a conjunction.
4. My Score: n/a
It did not tell me my score but I remember that I had atleast 10 errors.
5. Course Rating: 9/10
I thought that this course was really helpfull and it will surely help me in the near future when I will write some essays. I strongly recommend this course to everybody.
This course, compared to the other that I did, really intrigued me, and in the other hand it helped me a lot because most of my errors in writting exams are punctuation. This lesson explains where and when to put punctuations in sentences.
2. Difficulty
In my opinion, I tought that this course was challenging, because I am not good in putting punctuations in a sentence. The course really helped me, because it was well explained and it gives you advices on where to put commas, comma splice, etc. I tought that this course was a college level course, not too difficult nor not too easy, it was alright.
3. What I Learned
I learned about commas with independent clauses that are joined by a conjunction.
4. My Score: n/a
It did not tell me my score but I remember that I had atleast 10 errors.
5. Course Rating: 9/10
I thought that this course was really helpfull and it will surely help me in the near future when I will write some essays. I strongly recommend this course to everybody.
LEL 1: Fundamentals of Writing 1: Prewriting
1. Interest Level
In my opinion, this course did not help me at all. It just explains the basics of writing, for example: how to do a brainstorming, how to dissect the main subject and how to do a plan. I have learned all of this when I was in high school, it does not look like a college level course. It did not appeal to me in any possible way.
2. Difficulty
Like I said, it is a high school level course, secondary 2 to be precise. The exercises were to easy, and the answers were often pretty predictable. In the other hand, the exercises were well explained, somebody could ready the exercises and understand right away what to do.And the exercises were fun to do.
3. What I Learned
Unfortunately, I did not learn anything by doing this course.
4. My Score: n/a
Half of the exercises asked about your opinion, so the computer did not analyze it. I had to correct it myself by judging from the possible answers from the exercises. If I calculate, I had 2-3 mistakes.
5. Course Rating: 6.5/10
I do not recommend this course if you are comfortable about writing. I do recommend this course to anybody who has difficulty making ideas and do not know what to write because of the pressure.
In my opinion, this course did not help me at all. It just explains the basics of writing, for example: how to do a brainstorming, how to dissect the main subject and how to do a plan. I have learned all of this when I was in high school, it does not look like a college level course. It did not appeal to me in any possible way.
2. Difficulty
Like I said, it is a high school level course, secondary 2 to be precise. The exercises were to easy, and the answers were often pretty predictable. In the other hand, the exercises were well explained, somebody could ready the exercises and understand right away what to do.And the exercises were fun to do.
3. What I Learned
Unfortunately, I did not learn anything by doing this course.
4. My Score: n/a
Half of the exercises asked about your opinion, so the computer did not analyze it. I had to correct it myself by judging from the possible answers from the exercises. If I calculate, I had 2-3 mistakes.
5. Course Rating: 6.5/10
I do not recommend this course if you are comfortable about writing. I do recommend this course to anybody who has difficulty making ideas and do not know what to write because of the pressure.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Poetry Analysis
Figures of Speech
- Simile - His hair is dark as the hyacinth blosson.
- Metaphor - Flame - coloured are his wings.
- Personifiation - The oak shook its head.
- Alliteration - (Repetition of initial consonants) she sat silently/tis true, tis true.
- Assonance - (Repetition of the vowels sounds) as the shadow os a rose.
- Consonance - (Repetition of consonants within words)
- Apostrophe - Talking directly to any author, person, alive or dead
- Hyperbole - Exaggeration
- Oxymoron - (sounds of silence)
- Symbolism
- Imagery (senses) - hearing, seeing, smelling, touching, tasting
- Level of language - slang, informal, formal
- Irony
- Pun - Fun use of language
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