The beach is such a great place to be. It's warm windy atmosphere, and it's atrocious waves hitting the shore; ruining your sand castle you spent an hour on. When I am on the beach it allows me to clear everything out of my head and be peaceful. My favorite beach to go to is the Sand Palace beach in the Bahamas. Every year, my family and I take a trip to the Bahamas. When we get their I beg my parents to let us go visit Sand Palace, but they always shoot me down with a hard "No, not today Sophie." Than that's when I just keep begging and begging and finally they give in.
When we get to Sand Palace the first thing I do is lay my towel down and soak in the sun's blasting hot rays. I lie their for a while until it gets uncomfortably hot, and than I go jump in the crystal clear blue water. All my cousins and I sit in the ocean water on rafts and talk their until are fingers and toes wrinkle up. When we get out the water we usually go up to the bar and ask for virgin daiquiris. Than, thinking I was so cool because I had that drink, I would go lay back down in the sand proudly. To this day, I still recognize that beach as one of the happiest places on Earth.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Work Times
Monday 14th- Read Boy in the stripped Pajamas 30 min.
Tuesday 15th- Read Boy in the stripped Pajamas 15 min.
Wednesday 16th- Read Boy in the stripped Pajamas 20 min.
Thursday 17th- Read Boy in the stripped Pajamas 20 min.
Friday 18th- Worked on Portfolio 20 min.
Saturday 19th- Worked on Portfolio 20 min.
Sunday 20th- Worked on Portfolio 10 min.
Ppt. Boy in the stripped Pajamas (pg. 203)
Total: 135
Tuesday 15th- Read Boy in the stripped Pajamas 15 min.
Wednesday 16th- Read Boy in the stripped Pajamas 20 min.
Thursday 17th- Read Boy in the stripped Pajamas 20 min.
Friday 18th- Worked on Portfolio 20 min.
Saturday 19th- Worked on Portfolio 20 min.
Sunday 20th- Worked on Portfolio 10 min.
Ppt. Boy in the stripped Pajamas (pg. 203)
Total: 135
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Macbeth
If you are in a position of power, you are happy.
I disagree with this because having power doesn't always give people happiness. For example, all celebrities sort of are considered powerful either because of their voices or natural talent. This power isn't very favorable at times. Some times when they just want to be left alone, and all they want to do is be a normal person this power can affect them negatively instead of making them happy. This saying ties in with Macbeth because him and Lady Macbeth believe that power is the key to happiness. If he is king of Cawdor he will forever be happy.
Women are more compassionate and less violent than men.
I disagree because in my family my dad is the least "violent" out of all of us. My dad is the only guy because we have my mom and my 2 sisters. Everytime the family as a whole is arguing about what we want for dinner or something stupid, my dad is always the calm one. I also disagree because in Macbeth his wife is urging him to kill the current King of Cawdor, as he is undecided if he should. Therefore, this shows that Lady Macbeth is more violent and less compassionate than Macbeth.
I disagree with this because having power doesn't always give people happiness. For example, all celebrities sort of are considered powerful either because of their voices or natural talent. This power isn't very favorable at times. Some times when they just want to be left alone, and all they want to do is be a normal person this power can affect them negatively instead of making them happy. This saying ties in with Macbeth because him and Lady Macbeth believe that power is the key to happiness. If he is king of Cawdor he will forever be happy.
Women are more compassionate and less violent than men.
I disagree because in my family my dad is the least "violent" out of all of us. My dad is the only guy because we have my mom and my 2 sisters. Everytime the family as a whole is arguing about what we want for dinner or something stupid, my dad is always the calm one. I also disagree because in Macbeth his wife is urging him to kill the current King of Cawdor, as he is undecided if he should. Therefore, this shows that Lady Macbeth is more violent and less compassionate than Macbeth.
Working Times
Mon 7- Worked on Vocab for NC (20 min)
Tues 8- Worked on NC playlist (30 min)
Wed 9- Finished NC Playlist (10 min)
Thurs 10- Read boy in the stripped Pajamas (30 min)
Fri 11- Read boy in the stripped Pajamas (20 min)
Sat 12- Watched Macbeth scenes (15 min)
Sun 13- Read boy in the stripped Pajamas (15 min)
Ppt: 140 minutes
Tues 8- Worked on NC playlist (30 min)
Wed 9- Finished NC Playlist (10 min)
Thurs 10- Read boy in the stripped Pajamas (30 min)
Fri 11- Read boy in the stripped Pajamas (20 min)
Sat 12- Watched Macbeth scenes (15 min)
Sun 13- Read boy in the stripped Pajamas (15 min)
Ppt: 140 minutes
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Reading/Working times
Monday, 2/17- 20 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Tuesday, 2/18- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Wednesday, 2/19- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Thursday, 2/20- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Friday, 2/21 10 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Saturday, 2/22- 10 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Sunday, 2/23- 2 hours studying for poetry test
Total: 180 minutes
This is your brain on Music- ppt. 50
Tuesday, 2/18- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Wednesday, 2/19- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Thursday, 2/20- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Friday, 2/21 10 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Saturday, 2/22- 10 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Sunday, 2/23- 2 hours studying for poetry test
Total: 180 minutes
This is your brain on Music- ppt. 50
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Subway
Fancy girls, suit and tie men, raggedy clothed street cleaners,
students, tired drunkards, and thief's,
Every one as pleasant and humble as could be;
Interweaving amoung each other,
in this big and blaring car. I hear the sound of
moving doors click-clacking together between
each stop. The loudness of the train almost makes everything seem more silent.
Many passengers await their destination,
yet everything is so quiet.
As the train thunders through the night
everything seems to be even more bright.
Yet the train is still lingering loudly with excite,
and the fancy girls, suit and tie men, raggedy clothed street cleaners,
students, tired drunkards, and thief's,
all still await on the train hoping to catch their dreams.
Alliteration: big and blaring
Consonace: click-clacking
End Rhyme: The loudness of the train almost makes everything seem more silent.
&
As the train thunders through the night
everything seems to be even more bright.
Yet the train is still lingering loudly with excite,
Many passengers await their destination,
yet everything is so quiet.
Personification: train thunders through the night
Caesura: are highlighted
Working Times:
Monday, 2/10- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Tuesday, 2/11- 20 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Wednesday, 2/12- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Thursday, 2/13- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Friday, 2/14 20 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Saturday, 2/15- 20 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Sunday, 2/16 20 minutes annotating lyrics
Total- This is your brain on Music: pg. 38
125 minutes
students, tired drunkards, and thief's,
Every one as pleasant and humble as could be;
Interweaving amoung each other,
in this big and blaring car. I hear the sound of
moving doors click-clacking together between
each stop. The loudness of the train almost makes everything seem more silent.
Many passengers await their destination,
yet everything is so quiet.
As the train thunders through the night
everything seems to be even more bright.
Yet the train is still lingering loudly with excite,
and the fancy girls, suit and tie men, raggedy clothed street cleaners,
students, tired drunkards, and thief's,
all still await on the train hoping to catch their dreams.
Alliteration: big and blaring
Consonace: click-clacking
End Rhyme: The loudness of the train almost makes everything seem more silent.
&
As the train thunders through the night
everything seems to be even more bright.
Yet the train is still lingering loudly with excite,
Many passengers await their destination,
yet everything is so quiet.
Personification: train thunders through the night
Caesura: are highlighted
Working Times:
Monday, 2/10- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Tuesday, 2/11- 20 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Wednesday, 2/12- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Thursday, 2/13- 15 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Friday, 2/14 20 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Saturday, 2/15- 20 minutes, "This is your brain on Music"
Sunday, 2/16 20 minutes annotating lyrics
Total- This is your brain on Music: pg. 38
125 minutes
Umbrella
http://www.metrolyrics.com/umbrella-lyrics-rihanna.html
The song I analyzed was "Umbrealla" By Rihanna ft. Jay-Z. The first thing I noticed in this song was an internal rhyme. The internal rhyme was, "Let it rain, I hydroplane into fame." This is an internal rhyme because it is words within lines that rhyme. Another technique I noticed was an assonance. The assonance occurred in the lyrics, "Comin' down like the Dow Jones." I released this was an assonance because down and dow are a repetition of similar vowel sounds in neighboring words. One other technique I noticed also was personification. Personification occurs in, "when the world has dealt its cards." The last technique I noticed was an alliteration. This alliteration is "under my umbrella." It's an alliteration because it is the repetition of identical sound patterns in the beginning of neighboring words.
I think that the speaker of this song is a girl in love, and the occasion of this song could be a girl who is trying to help the guy that she loves, whom is having a rough time. Also, the intended audience could be people who have or are sharing a certain experience. I feel that the purpose of this song is kind of the same as the occasion. I think that this song attempts to express the feeling of love in a hopeful way. The obvious subject of this poem is love. The speaker of this songs tone is encouraging towards whomever she is talking to. I think this because it says,"Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend."
The song I analyzed was "Umbrealla" By Rihanna ft. Jay-Z. The first thing I noticed in this song was an internal rhyme. The internal rhyme was, "Let it rain, I hydroplane into fame." This is an internal rhyme because it is words within lines that rhyme. Another technique I noticed was an assonance. The assonance occurred in the lyrics, "Comin' down like the Dow Jones." I released this was an assonance because down and dow are a repetition of similar vowel sounds in neighboring words. One other technique I noticed also was personification. Personification occurs in, "when the world has dealt its cards." The last technique I noticed was an alliteration. This alliteration is "under my umbrella." It's an alliteration because it is the repetition of identical sound patterns in the beginning of neighboring words.
I think that the speaker of this song is a girl in love, and the occasion of this song could be a girl who is trying to help the guy that she loves, whom is having a rough time. Also, the intended audience could be people who have or are sharing a certain experience. I feel that the purpose of this song is kind of the same as the occasion. I think that this song attempts to express the feeling of love in a hopeful way. The obvious subject of this poem is love. The speaker of this songs tone is encouraging towards whomever she is talking to. I think this because it says,"Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend."
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