Great Expectations: The First Stage

When Pip says, "the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns and flowers, that would never have bound you" (70), he is talking about a certain day in his life that changed who he was as a human. This day was when Pip first went to Mrs. Havisham's. Pip never really went out from the house until he met Mrs. Havisham and Estella. Pip never really met with the upper class, and it was a first for him. This day was when Pips "chain" that bound him because in that day he realized he wanted to become a gentlemen rather than just a blacksmith.

I would have to say, the one day that changed me was when I was really little. I cant quite remember what age i was, but probably aboub 3-ish. The day was when I first got to sew with my grandma. She let me sit of her lap, and taught me all the basics to sewing. From then on, I always wanted to go to my grand,as house just to sew with her 24/7. Now that I am older, and i'm high school, I am taking textile design for one of my electives. Now, I am a very artistic person, ho is really into fashion and design. And i believe i owe that to my grandma, teaching me everything I know now.

Essay info

Hey guys. Remember I'm writing about humorous lies for my paragraph. My first topic is about how Algernon says girls never flirt with the men they marry. Even though, he did flirt with his wife now, which consists of a lie. My second, is about when Jacks brother comes for a visit, right after he was explaining how his brother died from a severe chill. Then my last one is about Lady Bracknell, and her saying how she doesn't "deceive" her husband, when she really does.

I need some help on transitioning from each topic to the other!

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Victorian Era

My new understanding of the Victorian era has really enhanced my thoughts about the novel. For example, one thing i learned was how women were treated. In The Importance of Being Ernest, the women are respected properly, but still there rights and education was lacking. They often married for movement in the social classes, or just for money too. For example, Gwendolen makes a comment to Jack about how she would be able to marry him even though she might marry often it wouldn't change her love for him. This is a perfect example of this situation of not marrying for love, but for money. Also, there are many stereotypes about women in this play. Miss Prism shows the woman who is determined to do the right thing for everyone, kind of like the mom of everyone. Cecily is shown as the girl who can fall in love to hard to fast, and is a bit less intelligent compared to Gwen. Shes the naive, care free girl who does what she wants to. Then Lady Bracknell is the typical snobby girl that gets in every ones business. She gossips a lot, and is rude.

Another thing I learned was about the social classes. During this era, the lower class was very poor compared to the upper class who often looked down on them. Between the classes, there was a huge difference in the way of life and living. From poverty to wealth. Gwendolen makes a comment in Act II to Cecily talking about how she didn't have to shovel because she was in the higher class. She said, she was glad she didn't know what one was. When Cecily on the other hand did and had to do dirty work. This indicates the disrespect and looking down upon to the lower class.

ABUSE OF LANGUAGE; Animal Farm

Poetry Out Loud

Amanda Fernandez does a great job reciting the poem, "Unknown Girl in the Maternity World" by Anne Sexton. Her articulation was amazingly clear and crisp. And her understanding of the poem was almost to the point where she would relate. She accomplished the challenge of shifting moods through out the poem well, also enhanced by a strong, confident stage presence. Amanda also chose lengthy poem and glided through it without any stumbles or mistakes. I was very impressed.

She really conveyed the meaning of the poem well to the audience. A story about a single mom who considered abandoning her baby. The way she got angry when the poem talked about how annoying the doctors were, asking questions and such, the dramatization was perfect. At the moment when he almost cried show how she loved the baby, and how it would be difficult for her to leave it, when all she could do was call it her sin. Her voice changing tones made the mood clear to the audience, and switching mood to mood isn't easy. Overall i give Amanda F. an overall score of 11.5:)

Mockingbird Motif

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a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. in a literary artistic, or musical work. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper lee uses different character to exemplify a :mockingbird motif". Each character represents a different theme too; racism, losing innocence/growing up, bravery, etc... One example of a motif is Tom Robinson. He represents the mockingbird and the theme of racism. Tom Robinson was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Though he was innocent, the racist jury proved him guilty. no matter what evidence was shown, there was no way Tom Robinson would get away without any punishment. people in Maycomb wanted this man dead. When he tried to escape jail, a citizen of Maycomb County shot him dead. Everyone thought it was "typical" for a black man to try and escape jail. Therefore, Tom Robsinson exemplifies Racism and a mockingbird in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.

Life Lessons;

My dad would always tell me to clean my room as I was younger, and still to this day. I never would agree with him saying i needed to clean my room. I always thought that it was MY room and he would never see it, so why would it matter? I still think that's true a bit now;) In response he would preach, "a dirty room mean's a dirty life". I know a little cheesy, but it made me stop, and think for a bit.

Why would I want to have a dirty life? I thought it would be embarrassing when you have friends over, and you room is dirty. It makes you look like you don't care about your things at all. Recently, I've started to keep my room cleaner, for longer. I figured its easier to put things away instantly, rather than throwing it on a chair or on the floor and have it pile up over time. Which ends up leading to a bigger cleaning session in the end. As a result, my life is now clean:)