Incongruity

Incongruity- trying to blend thing that don't mix.
Example: Pizza and orange juice

Philosophy

Plato's philosophy suggests that everything is just a shadow of the perfect ideal form. We remember things for past lives. In order to discover and learn is to leave our comfort zone. Sartre's characters in No Exit act similarly to the prisoners in The Allegory of the Cave. Sartre's characters are forced to accept the others words cause the didn’t know otherwise. The prisoners in The Allegory of the Cave also were forced to believe what they saw. When the released prisoner returns he is enlighten of true reality. He is treated like an outcast and then killed. This is an example of humans narrow mindedness and a need to people to leave their comfort zone..

Literature Analysis

Of Mice and Men

1) This story  is about two men, George Milton and Lennie Small, that wonder around looking for work during the Great Depression. George is a smart man, who wants a better life. Lennie is his special cousin. He is like a small child mentally. The two find their way to a ranch near Soledad. There, they meet a man named Curley. He is the son of the ranch owner, and he doesn’t feel confident Shortly after their heated encounter with Curley, they meet Candy, the old worker who offers money for George’s ranch. Curly's  wife messes with Lennie. Unfortunately Lennie gives her a hug  but doesn’t realize he is hugging to hard which breaks her neck. Curly forms a mob in a hunt for Lennie. George knows that Lennie would never hurt anything intentionally. So George kills Lennie before the mob gets him.

2)Things don’t always work out the way you want them to. No matter what you do plans don’t always work out. The title says it all. It’s important to keep trying and have a dream.

3)Steinbeck's tone in the book is serious. He was able to make you care for the characters. I really wanted Lennie to be okay. Making you want the two men to successed. The reason they left their hometown was because Lennie touched a woman's  dress  and they were ran out of town. Lennie is a nice character,but everbody except George thinks Lennie is a dangerous mental ill person. The older woker, Candy, had a dog that he had raised and used on the farm since he was a puppy.  The dog gets to old and Candy has to put it down. It burdens Candy when he doesn’t put down his own dog. In the end, George wants to be the one who ends Lennie not a strange who would do it in anger.

4)George's description of his clothing is the only real direct description.  You gain a better sense of the characters through their actions and dialogue. George has goals for himself but you can tell he cares for Lennie. He wants Lennie to be happy. George reads Lennie the his favorite story when asked.  Steinbeck does a great job in making the readers care about the character. You care for the George and Lennie  and hope they will be okay.

Plato Essay

 Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave" is an extended metaphor. Plato uses many lit techniques to get his point across. “The Allegory of the Cave” has a central message, which is “Is our reality really real?”  Is our reality real or was it created by the wants and dogmas of society. People need to think for themselves. It’s important to make your own choices and make your own decisions.

            Plato uses fictional characters and setting to get his point across. Everything in the work represents something. The prisoners that are stuck in the cave think they know what reality is but find out there is a greater version outside. The cave represents the ignorance and dogmas of society the keep us from seeing reality. We are the prisoners that are forced to try and understand true reality. The fire in the cave represents enlightenment and reveals the true reality.

            One of the prisoners escapes into the real world. When he comes back the other prisoners don’t accept him. They whether stay in the cave than experience the outside world. New things often scare people. They don’t like being taken out of their comfort zone.

            Plato is sayings we to escape our narrow mind-ness and start trying to understand each other.  We need to try and understand new things and new ideas. We need to break the chains of society and narrow mind-ness.

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AP Essay

        Hamlet is different from other epic heroes from many reasons. Hamlet is not some brute that goes around beating up his enemies. Hamlet is a thinker, who carefully plans his actions out. He is clever but often over thinks things. His soliloquies are proof of that. He talks about what he does and plans. he likes to try to see all the outcomes of an action.

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Lord Of The Flies

1. A group of children crash on an island. At first they like being away for society. They make a society of their own. It is far from prefect. After awhile the kids begin to think of a forest monster. Their fear begins to make them turn on each other. Right as the conflict is at its climax they are rescued.

2. The theme of the novel is fear. It is a usually theme that everybody can relate to. The children are isolated in a foreign place. The fear of not surviving or something hiding in the woods. The fear the causes us to jump at the strange noise at night. Fear is a very relatable theme and is also interesting.

3. The novel has a dark tone to it. The fact that they worship the Lord of the Flies is a very creepy and off-putting idea. The monster also brings with it a dark tone. Fear causes the kids to do horrible thing to each other and one pays a steep price.

4. The author uses many literary techniques. What stuck out to me were the metaphors. The island itself is a metaphor. The island represented the after life and the monster may have represented a demon or devil. The rescuers of the children also seem to be symbolic. They were describe as though the were angels or saints. The characters also are force to grow up very quickly. There is a ton of symbolism through out the novel. The characterization of the kids and the monster make the story much more interesting. The illusions to religion symbols give the novel a deeper feel to it.

Distractions

Technology has made me lazier.Look up an answer is much easier than thinking.It is hard to imagine a library is the best place to do research. Technology allows us to get more information than we can remember. The SAT questions that are send to peoples emails are awesome, but few people take advantage of them them. The internet is filled with distractions like Facebook and YouTube. It is almost impossible for me to not check my Facebook and Email when I use my computer. Its extremely hard to stay focus. I get on my computer to do one thing and end up doing 5 other things. There to much information out there not to get distracted.

In Search Of

After watching "Filter Bubbles" I learned a few things about how information gathering works. I learned that Facebook and other website block out information they think don't want to see. I feel like people aren't getting as much information as they should. This kind of thing lead to narrow minds. You have to actively search for not only the side you agree with, but the opposing side as well. It is important to understand where people coming from and why they believe what they believe. Search more specifically for a broader range of questions.

Notes on Hamlet

Since we first began reading Hamlet my views have changed. I no longer see Hamlet as weak and confused boy. I now see Hamlet as the sinister madman he truly is! Hamlet has turned into a much more interesting character and is exciting now. his character has drive and is clever. Hamlet plans his moves before he makes them. I imagine that Hamlet's plans will work but his actions will make him regret what he did.

Who Was Shakespeare

After Google searching Shakespeare. I found out a few things. His first name was William. He lived From 26 April 1564 to 23 April 1616. He thought learning was important. We aren't sure what his religion was. Haven't really progressed Shakespeare completely. I can understand why he writes what he writes about now. His works reflect the time period he lived in. His wording is still difficult to understand.

To Facebook or Not to Facebook

I thought of Facebook as the next MySpace. I wasn't to excited but happy to be leaving MySpace. MySpace had gotten old and boring. Facebook allows people to keep in contact with their friends and family. It also has fun games to play. The main problem with Facebook is that it is too big of a distraction from many people. The article made me realize how much money FB makes off of people. FB doesn't care about its user and sell their information. I don't mind though because I have been aware if just for awhile. Its very important to be careful what you put on the interwebs.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

1. Wuthering Heights  are the tales that Nelly tells.  Nelly talks about being a servant in a manor owned by Mr. Earnshaw. They adopt a boy named Heathcliff. Heathcliff and his sister Catherine grow very close. Hindley goes go to college and several years later Mr. Earnshaw dies. Hindley reutrns with his wife Frances gets everything that Mr. Earnshaw had. Frances dies in child birth and Hindley becomes increasingly mean to Hindley. Catherine gets engaged to Edgar even though she loves Heathcliff. Heathercliff runs away from Wuthering Heights then returns three years later, after Edgar and Catherine get married.. Heathcliff comes back wealthy and wants revenge on Hindley. Heathcliff lends Hindley money in order to get the manor when he dies. He also marries Isabella Linton to get Thrushcross Grange.Catherine becomes sick, gives birth to a daughter, and dies. Heathercliff begs her spirit not to leave him. Isabella runs awy to London and has Heathercliff's child, Linton. Linton comes to live with Heathercliff after 13 years and the death of his mother in London. Linton and Catherine's daughter fall in love.Linton doesnt really love her he is being foced my his father to marry her. they do get married and shortly after Edgar dies. Heathcliff gains control of both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. Linton dies and young Catherine is treated like a servant. After a long time Catherine grows to love Hareton as they live together at Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff becomes obsessed with the memory of Catherineand talks to her ghost. WhenHeathcliff dies, Hareton and young Catherine inherit Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. Lockwood goes to visit the graves of Catherine and Heathcliff.
2. The theme of the novel would probably be love and the effect it has on people. Love and revenge was the motivation for the character actions.
3. Wuthering Heights has a grim tone. It is very eerie and dark. There is a lot of the death and heart break in this novel. Hendley feeling replaced my Heathcliff in his fathers heart. Catherine being in love with Heathcliff but not being able to be with him. Heathercliff being obsessed with Catherine's ghost. Only at the end do we see a little light of hope with young Catherine and Hareton.
4. When Heathcliff was the story the tone would get increasingly darker. Nelly's narration allow you to follow the story as though it was being told to you. For me,  this technique makes the story much more interesting. Bronte was a master at expressing her characters emotions. Heathcliff begging for Catherine's spirit to stay with him was an extremely powerful passage. Her tone was clearly shown through her characters and their actions. Heathcliff's revenge is a great example of this. The tone of the novel may have had the biggest effect. Bronte's use of tone make the story truely come to life. the way the tone changes with Heathcliff's presents allows the audience to get lost in the reading.