The Importance of Being Earnest

Here is the link for my entire paragraph:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZS25oLh9Pso6BSJDbixlx9zfauN56PLSsXZsVrqFgfM/edit?hl=en#
 We definitely need to send another email so we can have all of them together and proofread them as one.

Dishonesty

  The main elements that play a major role in this play are humor and dishonesty.  The epigrams are very helpful with helping one realize or see real life and how ridiculous it really is. One thing that I found quite funny was how the epigrams were stated.  They sound as if they were written with a philosophical intent . Wilde also seems to enjoy writing satirically about marriage, education, and religion. He discusses how marriage is more business than thing that is composed of love.  He also explains how religion is more a requirement than an act of faith. Throughout the entire play, Wilde discuss the importance of being earnest, and it seems like he insists on making all the characters related to an 'Ernest'. Throughout the play, a theme that caught my attention was the pursuit of pleasure. It may be bunburying or concealing your true identity, but the characters make an attempt to assure you that they are perfectly content .
   Oscar Wilde's intent with writing the play, is dishonesty is never a good thing. I felt like this may have had to be connected with his personal life, about being homosexual. If he had lied to his wife and continued on pretending to be heterosexual, his life would be completely different. Hiding the truth always leads to misfortune. In this case though, it lead to everyone falling in love and becoming engaged, which eventually leads to marriage.

Animal Farm Evaluations

Jake:
Drawing
The drawing Jake drew showed the corruption of Napoleon as he gained power. Also, it showed the dogs, and how they were used in a threatening way. Finally, its shows Snowball as a blur in the bottom corner, because he slowly disappeared, changing the plot to where Napoleon was the one with power.

Aaron:
Drawing
The message Aaron is conveying with his drawing, is the cycle that consisted of the plot of the novel. How there was a tyrant, and slowly power was shifted from person to person(or in this case animal) and some reactions from the animals.

Olivia:
Drawing
The picture Olivia painted was one of the humans and pigs drinking beer together, showing the camaraderie between the two. Even though at the beginning the animals hated the humans, it shows the irony of the end situation.

Enola:
Movie
The movie Enola created shows only the characters of Animal. There was not any connection to the story with the showing of the animals in it. 

Britta:
Song
The song Britta wrote described the relationship between the pigs and the other farm animals perfectly. The diction, they imagery, as well as rhythm was outstanding. Every aspect of her song proved how the pigs were fooling the animals with their lies.

Porter:
Drawing
The drawing the Porter created showed the oppression between the animals when Mr. Jones was there, as well as the Revolution and the opression when Napoleon was in charge. I thought the drawing showed a good comparison with Mr. Jones and Napoleon.

Joel:
Drawing
Joel's drawing of how man is greater than animal is an excellent representation of the beginning of the book. The second picture too showed how after Jones leaves, man and animal become equal.

Galean:
Drawing/Comic
The comic strip Galean drew depicted the novel entirely. From beginning to end, it showed how the pigs turned on the other animals and turned them into slaves, using the new-found power into evil.

Daryl:
Drawing
I did not understand Daryl's drawing, because I was unable to read the text. 

Nic:
Photo
Nic's photo conveyed the message of tyranny, of the pigs. The pig photographed showed how they turned against all of other animals on the farm, and welcomed the evil humans with open arms. I thought he did a very good explanation of how the photo related to the novel.


Self-Evaluation:
Drawing
I think that I could have put more effort into my finished product. My explanation was not clear enough. The picture itself was okay, but you needed the text above to be legible to be able to understand the point was I was trying to make.

New Year's Resolution

I have a couple of New Year's Resolutions to think about. My main goal this year, is to be the best person I can be. Meaning, with my school work, better attitude, and improve with my sports. I want to succeed better in school, so I can choose the college I can attend, as well as a career that is right for me. Also, it will make my life easier with parents and teachers, so they are not worrying that I am falling behind the other students in my school work. I need to have a better attitude, because with a negative outlook on things, your life will never improve. It will consume your life, and you will always have a bitter outlook on things. Finally, I want to improve with my sports, because I want to succeed and get into better shape for next season!

Animal Farm Creative Project

What I have drawn is a picture of the barn scene with Squealer addressing the animals about the pigs diet. How I decided to approach this was with a,"What he said" and "What he meant" scenario. Squealer said things, with hidden meanings to the animals, because they did not have the capacity to understand the full meaning of his intent.

POL

My poem is "The More Loving One" by W.H. Auden. I immediately connected to this poem, because of how the narrator is looking up at the stars, thinking about their future. Why I connected to the stars aspect of the poem, is because I enjoy looking at stars. The one memory I have that I am always reminded of when I look at the stars is a night in Oregon with my dad. We were camping on the coast, and I remember not being able to sleep in our cabin. So my dad drove me to the Devil's Punchbowl, which is a huge sandstone bowl that has been shaped by the ocean's pounding surf. My dad and I were above the Punchbowl on the cliff overlooking it, and we both looked up. It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life. You could not see the darkness of the night sky, because the sky was filled with so many stars. Every constellation was showing. So when the narrator is looking up at the sky, thinking about things, I immediately connected.

I really feel passionate about this poem, because I have a very sentimental connection to it. I also enjoy how the poem is some-what sarcastic. The language in which this poem is written is formal diction, so it is very easy to read-but it is somewhat harder to actually understand. I had to read it through quite a few times before I finally understood the view of the narrator.

Poetry Out Loud:

Part 1
1. Mulberry Fields by Lucille Clifton

2. Reverie in Open Air by Rita Dove

3. Analysis of Baseball by May Swenson

4. The Secret Garden by Rita Dove, Snowy Owl Near Ocean Shores by Duane Niatum, The River Now by Richard Hugo, Surfaces by Kay Ryan, A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky by Lewis Carroll

Part 2

1.I enjoyed the poem Surfaces by Kay Ryan, mainly because of its references to the ocean. I also enjoyed Reverie in Open Air by Rita Dove. I especially enjoyed this poem, because how calm and relaxed the author sounds in her writing. It is explaining how we all acknowledge the fact that we're strangers, and we all are different. So you might as well kick off your shoes, sit down, and relax with the breeze blowing slightly in your face. Surfaces is telling how everything in the world has a purpose, and how everything does not last. As before, I liked the references to the ocean.

2. I did not enjoy The River Now by Richard Hugo, because the author is complaining about life, and that everything around him is falling apart.

3. I am interested in Surfaces by Kay Ryan and Reverie in Open Air by Rita Dove. Each spark interest in me that the other poems failed to do. I enjoyed reading each of the author's point of view on similar subjects, about how nothing ever lasts, and that being the point, relax and enjoy. That is how I interpreted each poem.

4. I personally connected with those two poems, on a level of psychological meaning. I have been interested in sort of the 'soul searching' aspect of life, just trying to find myself, and a purpose, as well as inner-peace. Each poem touched me differently, enlightening my aspect on each subject of looking at life.

Part 3.

1. The two criteria that will be easy for me to meet will be the projecting of my voice and confidence. I am confident I will do very well on this, because I have experience with talking in front of large audiences, as well as performing. 

2. Two pieces of criteria that may be challenging for me may be articulating each word perfectly and not fidgeting.

3. I must project to the audience, proceed at natural and easy pace, and not be too awkward while speaking towards the audience.

Part 4

1. Bilingual/Bilingüe

by Rhina P. Espaillat She had a very strong stage presence and clear and accurate articulate.

2. Frederick Douglass
by Robert E. Hayden This was a successful poem, because of how the young woman was dramatic, but still inspired. She also had precise articulation which made the poem even better.

Part 5

For POL, I know I will have to practice my stage presence, because the videos I watched of the students who recited poems, all had a very strong stage presence. I also know that I will have to choose a harder poem to recite, but I like the ones I chose. I liked the website because it was easy to read and easy to understand.