Vocabulary 10 Remix

Affinity- relationship by marriage<<AFFILIATION
Bilious- of or indicative of a peevish ill nature disposition<<BOIL
Cognate- of the same nature<<CONGRUENT 
Corollary- A proposition inferred Immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof <<CORRUPT
Cul-de-sac - a pouch
Derring-do- a daring action
Divination- The art or practice that seeks to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge due to the interpretation of omens <<DESTINY
Elixir- A substance capable of prolonging life indefinitely
Folderol- a useless accessory <<FAKEPHONY
Gamut- an entire range or series
Hoi polloi- the General populace
Ineffable- incapable of being expressed in words 
Lucubration- to study by night<<BATS
Mnemonic- intended to assist memory<<MEMORY
Obloquy- abusive language<<OBVIOUSLYYOUSHOULDSTOPTALKING
Parameter- an independent variable used to express the coordinates of variable point and functions of them<<PARAPHRASEPOINTS
Pundit- a learned man<<PAUL
Risible- provoking laughter<<RIDICULOUS
Symptomatic- having the characteristics of a certain disease but arising of a different cause<<SIMILIAR
Volte-face- a reversal in policy<<REVERSAL

Sonnet

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sigh

For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

I love thee to the level of every day's

Most quiet need, by sun abd candlelight.

I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;

I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use

In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

With my lost saints--I love thee with the breath,

Smiles, tears, of all my life!--and, if God choose,

I shall but love thee better after death.

-Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Growing my PLN

By looking at other blogs I feel much more familar with Hamlet now. It was almost as if I was witnessing filter bubbles at work. We all searched for the same thing but came up with different results. But by review eachothers we over came the barriers. I reviewed John's, Bernardo's, Ming's, Nathan's, and Alicia's.

I also reached out to http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/hamlet001.html, I have not yet heard back but I asked, In your opinion why is Hamlet studied, read, and watched? Why is something so tragic so widely adored? What is the message in Hamlet?

AP Hamlet PLN

http://teachers.sduhsd.net/sfarris/Files/AP%20Lit%20Files/Hamlet/Lecture%20-%20HamletPDF.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/ryanseangallagher/home/ap-literature-composition/hamlet
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/guides/hamlet/hamlet.htm
http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/hamlet001.html

Not really about hamlet, but an excellent site for beowulf!
http://greenehamlet.com/

Literature Analysis #2

1. I chose the novel Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison as my second AP source. The story is about an African American man and his adversities that lead him to where and who he is now. The story takes place in the 1920's in the south. Gifted with writing and public speaking the main character gets the chance to give a speech early in his youth and goes on to win a scholarship for college. While at college he is placed in charge of driving Mr. Norton, a wealthy white trustee at the college. One day Mr. Norton happens to overhear word on Jim Trueblood, an uneducated African American man who impregnated his own daughter. After hearing this news Mr. Norton retreats to the Golden day were we finds relief in a drink. Word of this incident spreads to the colleges president who in turn expels the narrator. The narrator moves to Harlem where he gets a job. Things are looking up for the narrator, until he gets hurt on the job and looses consciousness. Fortunately he recovers and soon after joins a group called the Brotherhood, headed by Brother Jack.Again things take a turn for the worse and the brotherhood begins to question the narrators motives in being part of the organization. In fear the narrator disguises himself and hides from the brotherhood. Finally the narrator returns home to a riot and falls into a hole in the street. In an attempt to kill the narrator the police surround the hole. The narrator explains that he was lived in that hole since that day. This last accident causes the narrator to look back on things and gives him the motivation to what he wants and tell his story of life. By telling his story the narrator finally finds the strength within himself to come out of the whole because he stayed true to himself. 
2. The main theme of the novel is the courage to stay true to who you are. In the narrators case he was an African American man living in the south in the 1920's those were hard times and it was tempting for him to take the easy way out of things and accept the poor treatment towards blacks. But it was harder to speak out about the cruelty and make a change. It was a struggle he had to overcome in order to face himself and others. 
3. Some people might view the narrator's tone as cross or dreary, because of his constant reflection on the racism at the time and his many struggles. But I see it more as honesty and thoughtfulness. 
“What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?” 
“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves or figments of their imagination, indeed, everything and anything except me.” 
“The world is a possibility if only you'll discover it.”
4.Literary Devices:
-symbolism
-setting
-tone
-theme
-figurative language
-allusions
-diction
-imagery
-allegory
-point of view

“What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?” 
“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves or figments of their imagination, indeed, everything and anything except me.” 
“The world is a possibility if only you'll discover it.”
“Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.” 
 “I was never more hated than when I tried to be honest. Or when, even as just now I've tried to articulate exactly what I felt to be the truth. No one was satisfied” 
“And my problem was that I always tried to go in everyone's way but my own.” 
“Perhaps to lose a sense of where you are implies the danger of losing a sense of who you are.”
“I remember that I'm invisible and walk softly so as not awake the sleeping ones. Sometimes it is best not to awaken them; there are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers.” 
“Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination—indeed, everything and anything except me.” 
“The truth is the light and the light is the truth.
“Please, a definition: A hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action.” 
“Power doesn't have to show off. Power is confident, self-assuring, self-starting and self-stopping, self-warming and self-justifying. When you have it, you know it.”
“I'd like to hear five recordings of Louis Armstrong playing and singing "What Did I Do to Be so Black and Blue"-all at the same time. Sometimes now I listen to Louis while I have my favorite dessert of vanilla ice cream and sloe gin. I pour the red liquid over the white mound, watching it glisten and the vapor rising as Louis bends that military instrument into a beam of lyrical sound.” 
“I felt that even when they were polite they hardly saw me, that they would have begged the pardon of Jack the Bear, never glancing his way if the bear happened to be walking along minding his business. It was confusing. I did not know if it was desirable or undesirable...” 

Characterization
1. The narrator describes his thoughts and actions the entire story, therefore he is always using direct characterization.
2.I did not observe much change in the author's tone when discussing characters mainly because the author writes through the main character describing his thoughts and feelings, which are pretty constant
3. The main character is definitely dynamic because he struggles with being himself and being conformed by the racist outlook, he is also a round character because he has so many qualities.
4.After reading this novel I have come away feeling like a have met the man not read a story about him as a character. 

Tools That Change The Way We Think

Extensive Internet/media/technology use have changed the way we think dramatically. In all acts of life new technology is involved and is using its influentual power, good and bad. Whether your trying to write an essay for english and are researching the topic or trying to decided what resturaunt to eat at for lunch and are looking up reviews on the internet, techonolgy is being used. I can't recall a time I haven't been able to solve a problem and not then resorted the internet for help. With the internet, facebook, twitter, youtube and all other sources right at our fingertips we often mis use them. New technology has benifited us and hurt us. We have become depended upon it and in my opinion would be unable to function with out it.

Notes on Hamlet

Since I have begun reading the play has evolved emensely. Hamlet's character and emotions have taken a turn for the worse. The more I read the more pity I have for Hamlet and his situation. The plot is becoming more and more complex and the conflicts are becoming numerous. Since the ghost has shown up Hamlet, is changed his sorrow has somewhat turned to anger and respentment. He no longer cares about the relationship with him and Ophelia or his mother and his uncle, but is completely devoted to seeking revenge for is father. Things can only get worse from here, I see Hamlet going crazy with grief and anger.