Wuthering Heights
What do I think of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte? The book itself isn't so bad, but the characters in it are soooooo annoying. All these messed up lovers who have serious social issues,...
View ArticleThe Speckled Red Rock
I have written and typed many things, from poems to short stories to the beginning of super spectacular novels. But if I were to pick and choose out of them all, my proudest piece would be The...
View ArticleLow Diction
I've been totally overloaded with homework all through this week. Uuuuuugh. And I can't believe that Halloween is on a Sunday. I'm feeling a bit down in the dumps. I've had nothing to do this...
View ArticleFive Part Paragraphs
A main weakness in writing five part paragraphs just so happens to be the overlook of simple mistakes. There are many typos and errors that can make no sense at all thanks to spell check. A...
View ArticleSomething Interesting
During the class discussion on "Lobsters" there was one thing that strikes me as interesting. Quite frankly I was puzzled that the author would bring up such gruesome details in the poem. This...
View ArticlePoetry Reading
1.Keeping Things Whole2.Sheet Music3.I suggested Sheet Music, I then read All This and More4. For My Contemporaries, Fortuna, I Am Learning to Abandon the WorldI really enjoyed reading "Sheet Music"...
View ArticleMy Poem
What kid wouldn't want to look up to their parents? To idolize, to believe they can do anything. It's a comfort to be able to trust your parents could rule the world if they wanted to. In the...
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Animal Farm
Hope this works, I've been having some trouble with it lately: If "comic-pic" doesn't pop up feel free to try the URL above it.C:\Users\Kahli\Documents\Animal Farm.docx
View ArticleAnimal Farm Evaluation
Nic: PictureTotally relates to the book and how manipulative Napoleon really is. But holds a lot of literal meaning with the beer and the clothing, and standing on two legs.Aqua-Man: Comic...
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New Year's Resolution
Sisterly friendship and fights Something I really need to work on this year is the compatibility between my sister and myself. My sister is younger than me and we get into disagreements with each...
View ArticleThe Importance of Being Earnest Post
Dishonesty is very common in The Importance of Being Earnest (TIBE). Oscar Wilde sneaks it into the plot in many different ways. Most are found in silly things that shouldn't really be funny...
View ArticleArticle 13
Many characters in The Importance of Being Earnest show a great lack of seriousness and motivation to pursue what is important. Oscar Wilde symbolizes this carelessness with simple pieces of writing....
View ArticleMy Paragraph
What's new in my paragraph: I added the second reason as to how Prism's three volume novel fits into the thesis. I also reworded the top few sentences a little so they made more sense.How Buddies can...
View ArticleWhaaaat?
Joe tells Pip they have to keep their learning to read a secret from Mrs. Joe. Page 47 to 48 Joe says "...she ain't over partial to having scholars on the premises, and in partickler would not be over...
View ArticleChains of Great Expectations
Pip is talking about actually realizing when something that's done is life changing. Being able to think about what you recently went through and say "Wow, if this didn't take place would I still...
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Making Connections
Pictures at bottomGreat Expectations on left Jane Eyre on rightA novel similar to Great Expectations would be Jane Eyre. At first you might say "Whaat? But Pip's a boy and Jane is a girl, where's the...
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Great Expectations; a Symbol for the First 2 Parts of the Book
The mysteries, the confusion. All of the little parts that takes forever to read but has hidden meanings that results in ironic symbolism. The convicts, Pip's donor, confusing relationships and...
View ArticleThoughts on Reading
Sorry this is a bit late! I thought we didn't have a blog this week because of the extra credit projects posted above it and when I recently checked again to make sure I wasn't missing anything I found...
View ArticleWrapping Up Great Expectations
I believe that the overall theme of the novel Great Expectations is of responsibility. This is a consistent problem for Pip, and is used throughout the entire novel. Everybody at some point in...
View ArticleConnecting with Romeo and Juliet
1. Personally, I'm having trouble agreeing with the characters in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo just seems so stuck up and oblivious, while Juliet doesn't even seem to care about the way her life turns out....
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