Thursday, December 3, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Short Story Literary Essay Reflection
For my Short Story Literary Essay, I chose to write about the significance of tradition in the lives of individuals, using the stories The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World and The Boat. Even though I got the same grade for the Antigone essay, I feel that this one was better.
In this essay, I put a lot of care in the style and language mechanics, unlike the Antigone essay. I checked to see that all the tenses were consistent and that the quotes were integrated. Also, the content was not bad. I think that I analyzed about the topic well.
The organization, though, was not that great. I did not plan out very much, and wrote it all in the spur of moment. If I planned ahead before hand and already made up my mind of how to write the essay, I think I would have gotten a higher score.
In this essay, I put a lot of care in the style and language mechanics, unlike the Antigone essay. I checked to see that all the tenses were consistent and that the quotes were integrated. Also, the content was not bad. I think that I analyzed about the topic well.
The organization, though, was not that great. I did not plan out very much, and wrote it all in the spur of moment. If I planned ahead before hand and already made up my mind of how to write the essay, I think I would have gotten a higher score.
Antigone Essay Reflection
I think that I could have done a better job in my Antigone Essay. For my topic, I chose to compare the tyranny of Creon to Kim Jong-il. I believe that tyranny is a big theme in Antigone. Without Creon’s tyranny, no tragedy would have been made.
Content wise, I think I did a pretty good job, even though I still think it could have been better. I think that comparing how Creon and Kim Jong-il cause tyranny was not a bad choice. I think I needed more support to this thesis and a few more precise examples. Overall, content was not much of a problem.
What concerned me the most in my essay were the style and language mechanics. I totally forgot to fix all the tenses so that they were all consistent, integrate quotes, and other aspects of essay writing that were focused in class. If I were able to do this essay again, I would focus on fixing these kinds of problems.
Content wise, I think I did a pretty good job, even though I still think it could have been better. I think that comparing how Creon and Kim Jong-il cause tyranny was not a bad choice. I think I needed more support to this thesis and a few more precise examples. Overall, content was not much of a problem.
What concerned me the most in my essay were the style and language mechanics. I totally forgot to fix all the tenses so that they were all consistent, integrate quotes, and other aspects of essay writing that were focused in class. If I were able to do this essay again, I would focus on fixing these kinds of problems.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Antigone: the movie
For our Antigone movie, we chose the scene where Antigone is trying to persuade Ismene to bury their brother, Polynices. Antigone says that it is wrong that Creon made a law that Polynices should not be provided a proper burial, and that they should give him a burial even if it means death. Ismene, though, disagrees and refuses to go. We all agreed that this is one of the most significant scenes because it is the scene where fate could have been changed. If Ismene had stopped Antigone from burying Polynices, then none of this tragedy would have occurred. On the other hand, if Antigone had been successful in persuading Ismene to help her, then a more hideous, tragic end could have awaited them.
To be honest, there was not much meaning in why we chose the particular background music in our video. We just chose it because it fit much more with the contents then other soundtracks such as “funky guitar” or “metal rock.” Also, we made the camera angles auto, so I can’t say much about that. The actions of the characters, though, did have a meaning. For example, we made Ismene show a sad expression for a whole lot of the movie to show her worried feelings towards Antigone. Though I disliked how the characters talked so monotonously and how they couldn’t pronounce a few words like “Ismene,” I enjoyed how we were actually making a movie of our own and how we could make them talk and act in any way we wanted. Overall, I enjoyed doing this project.
To be honest, there was not much meaning in why we chose the particular background music in our video. We just chose it because it fit much more with the contents then other soundtracks such as “funky guitar” or “metal rock.” Also, we made the camera angles auto, so I can’t say much about that. The actions of the characters, though, did have a meaning. For example, we made Ismene show a sad expression for a whole lot of the movie to show her worried feelings towards Antigone. Though I disliked how the characters talked so monotonously and how they couldn’t pronounce a few words like “Ismene,” I enjoyed how we were actually making a movie of our own and how we could make them talk and act in any way we wanted. Overall, I enjoyed doing this project.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Social Studies blog entry: The army in ancient Egypt
This article I have chosen explains about the army in ancient Egypt. It says that until the New Kingdom period, volunteers who agreed to join made up the army in Egypt. From the New Kingdom period, though, the ruler “established a permanent professional army.” By joining the army, soldiers were guaranteed gold, land, and prisoners, but most of all, a promotion in social status.
From this article, I figured that before the New Kingdom period, Egypt must have been very peaceful, or that the citizen in Egypt were all cooperative in fighting for their Empire. If Egypt had been very peaceful before the New Kingdom period, it explains how Egypt must have not needed a proper army to defend their Empire. If the citizens of Egypt were very cooperative, it shows that they probably had a lot of pride in their own Empire, or it may have been part of religion; they might have believed that if you die in fighting to defend your Empire, you could go to a better afterlife. I can connect this to what we talked in class, since we discussed how the Egyptians were very religious and cared much about afterlife.
From the New Kingdom period, though, a proper, professional army was made. As a promotion in becoming part of the army, soldiers were guaranteed many rewards from the pharaoh. One of the rewards was a promotion in social status. Many citizens became a part of the army just for the promotion in social status. This shows me how the Egyptians must have also valued social status. Overall, I concluded that the Egyptians have valued much in their lives, mostly spiritual things, since they care about social status and religion, and not material things like money and land.
From this article, I figured that before the New Kingdom period, Egypt must have been very peaceful, or that the citizen in Egypt were all cooperative in fighting for their Empire. If Egypt had been very peaceful before the New Kingdom period, it explains how Egypt must have not needed a proper army to defend their Empire. If the citizens of Egypt were very cooperative, it shows that they probably had a lot of pride in their own Empire, or it may have been part of religion; they might have believed that if you die in fighting to defend your Empire, you could go to a better afterlife. I can connect this to what we talked in class, since we discussed how the Egyptians were very religious and cared much about afterlife.
From the New Kingdom period, though, a proper, professional army was made. As a promotion in becoming part of the army, soldiers were guaranteed many rewards from the pharaoh. One of the rewards was a promotion in social status. Many citizens became a part of the army just for the promotion in social status. This shows me how the Egyptians must have also valued social status. Overall, I concluded that the Egyptians have valued much in their lives, mostly spiritual things, since they care about social status and religion, and not material things like money and land.
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