I thought Beowulf was a good story, but it was really hard to understand even with watching the movie. I liked the story probably because I like old stories about fighting and Greek food, culture, and the way the dress. I really liked the battle scenes in this story, like when Grendel would come up and kill a bunch of soldiers. I thought it was cool when everyone was having a hard time and suffering and then Beowulf just came along and saved them.
Some parts that I thought stood out the most to me were, when nobody could defeat Grendel, then along comes Beowulf and called out to her and said he was a great man, he was the strongest, and he could defeat her.
I saw that it connected with The Anglo-Saxsons culture because in that culture there were gods for everything, and in Beowulf there is too. In the story Grendel is this big bad monster, and looking at the Anglo-Saxsons and Beowulf there was a lot violence with both of them. In both there was also many different gods for things and that also ties back to the Anglo-Saxsons.
This Story really wasn't that different to the stories that we have. One example of a hero story that little children watch is and read about is Hercules. Hercules is about a boy that is born from the gods and a human couple find him and adopt him for their own. As the boy grows up he gets more strength than the normal human boy. He saves his town from many evil things and tries to do good, but he just acts clumsy.
The lord of the underworld, Hadeas , sent some of his workers up to the human world to take away Hercules' powers, and they succeeded. In order to get his powers back he has to go on a quest to see the gods, after he succeeds on his quest he gets his powers back and lives happily ever after.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
G.P.S.-The Anglo-Saxsons
G.P.S
ELABLRL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to their
contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods.
The student can relate literature to right now, the past, your personal background, as well as literature from other time periods, meaning what happened in the past relates and influenced the present literature.
ELABLRL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to their
contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods.
The student can relate literature to right now, the past, your personal background, as well as literature from other time periods, meaning what happened in the past relates and influenced the present literature.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Georgia Performance Standards
The student knows and understands the material (by using evidence, pictures, direct evidence, your point of view, symbols, plots, events and main ideas) in a variety of books or words of different types. By using evidence they rely back to the material and bring out quotes and words that stuck out to them and showed what meaning it has to do with the subject.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Dark Romanticism
Transcendentalism vs. Dark Romanticism:
I feel like i fall more toward transcendentalism because I am believe sometimes you should listen to the little voice inside your head, to an extent. I also believe that you should Never follow a crowd of people you should follow your own beliefs not others.
The Black Cat:
This was a really long and dark story. I think its about this man that he has a cats and loves animals, it says "Pluto--this was the cats name--my favorite cat and playmate." but he says " The furry of a demon possessed me. I knew myself no more." then he grabbed the cat by the throat and cut his eyeball from the socket. After a while the cat healed, but then he is possessed again and he hangs the cat by a tree limb. I could tell that this story was a Dark Romanticism because he is listening to the voice inside his head but the outcome isn't good, so I guess what this what I mean is dark romantics believed to do everything that popped into their head, but a lot of it wasn't good it was very dark and evil.
The Raven:
I thought this story was a great poem, especially for an example of Dark Romanticism, its about this bird talking to him and the bird is telling him he will love and be happy "nevermore." In order for this to be romantic you have to use your imagination to realize that this bird is talking to him and the man is asking the raven all these questions, but all the bird can say is "nevermore." its dark because the bird is making him feel even worse by him saying he will always be depressed and he will never love again.
I feel like i fall more toward transcendentalism because I am believe sometimes you should listen to the little voice inside your head, to an extent. I also believe that you should Never follow a crowd of people you should follow your own beliefs not others.
The Black Cat:
This was a really long and dark story. I think its about this man that he has a cats and loves animals, it says "Pluto--this was the cats name--my favorite cat and playmate." but he says " The furry of a demon possessed me. I knew myself no more." then he grabbed the cat by the throat and cut his eyeball from the socket. After a while the cat healed, but then he is possessed again and he hangs the cat by a tree limb. I could tell that this story was a Dark Romanticism because he is listening to the voice inside his head but the outcome isn't good, so I guess what this what I mean is dark romantics believed to do everything that popped into their head, but a lot of it wasn't good it was very dark and evil.
The Raven:
I thought this story was a great poem, especially for an example of Dark Romanticism, its about this bird talking to him and the bird is telling him he will love and be happy "nevermore." In order for this to be romantic you have to use your imagination to realize that this bird is talking to him and the man is asking the raven all these questions, but all the bird can say is "nevermore." its dark because the bird is making him feel even worse by him saying he will always be depressed and he will never love again.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Transcendentalism
From Nature:
My outlook on this story was both positive and negative. I agree that a lot of people can just go out into nature like in the story and sit down, chill out and try to approach talking to God or relaxing and waiting until he speaks to you through you mind. Personally, I saw a negative look on the story because, I don't think you should have to go out into nature for God to speak to you. If God felt like he needed to speak to you there is many ways he can do that without waiting on you to come talk to him. I believe if God needs to speak to you or he wants something to happen, it will be whether you come fourth or not. God can speak to you by mind but he can also make things happen or play out like he wants them to.
The reason I thought this story was an example of Transcendentalism was because in the story he said " Standing on the bare ground-my head bathed in blithe air, and up lifted into infinite space-all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or parcel of God." What that mean is he is going out into nature and he is relaxing feeling the air and he is trying to approach God to talk to him, then he feels like he is becoming part of God or he is god. Transcendentalist believed if you go to approach god he will speak to you through nature or your mind, that's why they thought the mind was the most powerful thing, and that's why this is an example of Transcendentalism.
From Self-Reliance:
To me this story was positive because I agree that in the story he is talking about how you should try to be different and not like others and how you should do your own thing and not copy others or go with the group. So the reason i agree with this story is because I don't think you should follow a crowd I think you should walk alone and share your own ideas even though it might hurt you or it may seem bad, it will be good in the end.
A quote that stood out to me was " A man is relieved gay when he has put his heart into his word and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace." and " Envy is ignorance, and imitation is suicide." The first quote talks about how a man is relieved and happy when he is doing his own hard work, but when he is doing someone else's work he will have no peace and it will not bring him anything good. I chose that quote because transcendentalist did not believe in doing someone else's work because they believed god spoke to them through the mind and if they are doing someone else's work then they are not doing what god wanted them to do, they are doing what god wanted someone else to do. The second quote is saying pretty much the same thing.
Resistance to Civil Government:
To me this story had not a negative but sort of a positive message to me. The reason I felt it was positive was because its not that I don't believe in government its just I don't believe in the way they make the dumbest laws sometimes and do really stupid stuff that gets us into wars that cost us billions of dollars. I also believe that if we didn't have some sort of outline of how to do and what not to do things life would be crazy because society would go insane.
The example from the story that I chose was " That government is best which governs least." because I think if we have a government we should have some kind of freedom. America is a place that is supposed to be free and it is for the most part, but I believe the government stays in peoples home lives to much. The reason Transcendentalist did not like to much government is because they believed in god speaking to you and whatever he says to you is what you should do. If they had to much government they didn't want to do what god told someone else to do, only what he told them to do.
My outlook on this story was both positive and negative. I agree that a lot of people can just go out into nature like in the story and sit down, chill out and try to approach talking to God or relaxing and waiting until he speaks to you through you mind. Personally, I saw a negative look on the story because, I don't think you should have to go out into nature for God to speak to you. If God felt like he needed to speak to you there is many ways he can do that without waiting on you to come talk to him. I believe if God needs to speak to you or he wants something to happen, it will be whether you come fourth or not. God can speak to you by mind but he can also make things happen or play out like he wants them to.
The reason I thought this story was an example of Transcendentalism was because in the story he said " Standing on the bare ground-my head bathed in blithe air, and up lifted into infinite space-all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or parcel of God." What that mean is he is going out into nature and he is relaxing feeling the air and he is trying to approach God to talk to him, then he feels like he is becoming part of God or he is god. Transcendentalist believed if you go to approach god he will speak to you through nature or your mind, that's why they thought the mind was the most powerful thing, and that's why this is an example of Transcendentalism.
From Self-Reliance:
To me this story was positive because I agree that in the story he is talking about how you should try to be different and not like others and how you should do your own thing and not copy others or go with the group. So the reason i agree with this story is because I don't think you should follow a crowd I think you should walk alone and share your own ideas even though it might hurt you or it may seem bad, it will be good in the end.
A quote that stood out to me was " A man is relieved gay when he has put his heart into his word and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace." and " Envy is ignorance, and imitation is suicide." The first quote talks about how a man is relieved and happy when he is doing his own hard work, but when he is doing someone else's work he will have no peace and it will not bring him anything good. I chose that quote because transcendentalist did not believe in doing someone else's work because they believed god spoke to them through the mind and if they are doing someone else's work then they are not doing what god wanted them to do, they are doing what god wanted someone else to do. The second quote is saying pretty much the same thing.
Resistance to Civil Government:
To me this story had not a negative but sort of a positive message to me. The reason I felt it was positive was because its not that I don't believe in government its just I don't believe in the way they make the dumbest laws sometimes and do really stupid stuff that gets us into wars that cost us billions of dollars. I also believe that if we didn't have some sort of outline of how to do and what not to do things life would be crazy because society would go insane.
The example from the story that I chose was " That government is best which governs least." because I think if we have a government we should have some kind of freedom. America is a place that is supposed to be free and it is for the most part, but I believe the government stays in peoples home lives to much. The reason Transcendentalist did not like to much government is because they believed in god speaking to you and whatever he says to you is what you should do. If they had to much government they didn't want to do what god told someone else to do, only what he told them to do.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
American Romanticism
Rip Van Winkle:
I read Rip Van Winkle and what I saw was romantic about it was How he drank liquor with mythical creatures and fell asleep for 20 years, but when he woke up his and went back to the village everyone from back then remembered him once he told his story. What I though about this story was anyone can't read it and just like it an order to like this type of story you have to be able to use your imagination when you're reading it, that's what makes it a romantic story and the fact that when he found out that this girl was his daughter then it says "He caught his daughter and her child in his arms. “I am your father!” cried he—“Young Rip Van Winkle once—
old Rip Van Winkle now!" By this you know it is a romantic.
Thanatopsis:
First of all, Romanticism focuses on a couple of things that other poems don't like using your imagination. In this poem you have to imagine mother earth speaking to you and telling you things will turn out okay. Romanticism also focuses on the love of nature. This poem talks about how great nature and beautiful nature is and how when you die you will be at peace and death is not anything to fear, in the last stanza it says "By unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lie down to pleasant dreams." What that is basically saying is don't worry about dying, don't fear it, go to death like your laying down to take a nap and having sweet dreams. Bryant believed once you passed away you were as equal as a king or queen. He talks about not worrying about approaching a dungeon like a slave, approach it as if you were going to be at peace.
The Ropewalk:
This poem is a good example of Romanticism because you have to really use your imagination to know what it's talking about, it also uses beauty of nature. This poem is about a guy that works in a rope factory and gets bored with his job so he imagines all of the many ways people could use the rope that he makes everyday like girls swinging and a woman using a rope to lure a bucket into a well, or a small boy on a breezy day flying a kite with a rope. This poem uses different examples of ways people that buy his rope use it everyday in each stanza.
Romantic Painting:
The painting is romantic because it shows the great beauty of nature using a sunset and how the colors all evenly collide together and how the land is reflected in the water. It's also a good romantic painting because it gets you thinking and using your imagination to try to figure out whats going on and what its like on that land in this type of painting I could see myself just chilling under the tree by the water enjoying the sunset.
My example of a romantic painting:
When I look at my example of romanticism painting above I think of it as a romantic painting because it also shows the beauty of nature and makes you use your imagination to think about what is going on in the picture. This picture shows beauty of nature because you can see a beautiful sunset and it sort of looks like a beach with mountains around it. When I look at this paining I imagine what it would feel like to have a breeze on my face looking over the ocean and at the colors of the sunset.
I read Rip Van Winkle and what I saw was romantic about it was How he drank liquor with mythical creatures and fell asleep for 20 years, but when he woke up his and went back to the village everyone from back then remembered him once he told his story. What I though about this story was anyone can't read it and just like it an order to like this type of story you have to be able to use your imagination when you're reading it, that's what makes it a romantic story and the fact that when he found out that this girl was his daughter then it says "He caught his daughter and her child in his arms. “I am your father!” cried he—“Young Rip Van Winkle once—
old Rip Van Winkle now!" By this you know it is a romantic.
Thanatopsis:
First of all, Romanticism focuses on a couple of things that other poems don't like using your imagination. In this poem you have to imagine mother earth speaking to you and telling you things will turn out okay. Romanticism also focuses on the love of nature. This poem talks about how great nature and beautiful nature is and how when you die you will be at peace and death is not anything to fear, in the last stanza it says "By unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lie down to pleasant dreams." What that is basically saying is don't worry about dying, don't fear it, go to death like your laying down to take a nap and having sweet dreams. Bryant believed once you passed away you were as equal as a king or queen. He talks about not worrying about approaching a dungeon like a slave, approach it as if you were going to be at peace.
The Ropewalk:
This poem is a good example of Romanticism because you have to really use your imagination to know what it's talking about, it also uses beauty of nature. This poem is about a guy that works in a rope factory and gets bored with his job so he imagines all of the many ways people could use the rope that he makes everyday like girls swinging and a woman using a rope to lure a bucket into a well, or a small boy on a breezy day flying a kite with a rope. This poem uses different examples of ways people that buy his rope use it everyday in each stanza.
Romantic Painting:
The painting is romantic because it shows the great beauty of nature using a sunset and how the colors all evenly collide together and how the land is reflected in the water. It's also a good romantic painting because it gets you thinking and using your imagination to try to figure out whats going on and what its like on that land in this type of painting I could see myself just chilling under the tree by the water enjoying the sunset.
My example of a romantic painting:
When I look at my example of romanticism painting above I think of it as a romantic painting because it also shows the beauty of nature and makes you use your imagination to think about what is going on in the picture. This picture shows beauty of nature because you can see a beautiful sunset and it sort of looks like a beach with mountains around it. When I look at this paining I imagine what it would feel like to have a breeze on my face looking over the ocean and at the colors of the sunset.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Rationalist
The Puritans and the Rationalists were different in many ways. The puritans believed that everything happened because of god and nobody could stop it from happening. The rationalists believed that a scientific approach to everything was more appropriate.
Benjamin Franklin was a Rationalist because he could not accept that god made lightening he thought there had to be a more scientific explanation for why it happened, so he drug a key tied to a kite in a lightening storm to see what happened.
1.)Live for yourself not for others.
2.)Have a healthy relationship with everyone.
3.)Respect everyone, despite their past.
4.)Live for today not tomorrow.
5.)Don't cheat in life.
6.)Respect and obey the rules, they are there for good reason.
7.)Enjoy every detail of your life, don't dwell on what you don't have.
8.)Don't hurt the people around you, love them.
9.)Treat others like tomorrow was their last day.
10.)Don't waste what others could have.
11.)Let everything play out in its own way, no matter how long it takes.
12.)Take a chance you would have never taken before.
13.)Always have a smile on your face.
I believe no one is perfect and could ever be perfect so i don't believe that if i changed one thing in my life or many things in my life that i could ever be perfect.
Benjamin Franklin was a Rationalist because he could not accept that god made lightening he thought there had to be a more scientific explanation for why it happened, so he drug a key tied to a kite in a lightening storm to see what happened.
1.)Live for yourself not for others.
2.)Have a healthy relationship with everyone.
3.)Respect everyone, despite their past.
4.)Live for today not tomorrow.
5.)Don't cheat in life.
6.)Respect and obey the rules, they are there for good reason.
7.)Enjoy every detail of your life, don't dwell on what you don't have.
8.)Don't hurt the people around you, love them.
9.)Treat others like tomorrow was their last day.
10.)Don't waste what others could have.
11.)Let everything play out in its own way, no matter how long it takes.
12.)Take a chance you would have never taken before.
13.)Always have a smile on your face.
I believe no one is perfect and could ever be perfect so i don't believe that if i changed one thing in my life or many things in my life that i could ever be perfect.
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