Friday, May 22, 2015
Friday, May 8, 2015
Hunger Games Reading Check: Ch. 13-21
1. Since all of the Career Tributes supplies and equipment were all gathered in one camp by the cornucopia, katniss and Rue decided that they were gonna take what they needed and destroy the rest. So Rue set up a decoy fire to draw all the Career Tributes away. As Katniss was going to do her part, she sees Fox face avoiding mines. Therefore, Katniss shoot an arrow at a bag of apples and sets off a chain of mines to destroy all of their stuff. They're plan was successful in that matter, but it ended up leading to Rue's Death.
2. After learning that there will be 2 victors, Katniss kind of tries to find Peeta hoping that they can both win. after making her way to a river, she finds a blood trail. After following that blood trail, she finds Peeta injured. She then cares for him and tries to take care of him. I believe that she doesn't really like him, but she likes him as a friend. Therefore, she continues to care for him and act like she loves him so that she can get a sponsor to give them supplies they need and to please the crowd.
3. As Katniss attempts to get the book bag, she encounters Clover. She therefore has to fight her and nearly gets killed doing so. Just as Clove was about to give the killing blow, Thresh, the boy tribute from district 11, pounds Clover's head in and save Katniss. Therefore, She is successful in retrieving the bag. Whats in the bag is medicine that can heal Peeta's wound and therefore save him.
4. Throughout the Hunger Games, it is shown that Katniss has some sort of feeling towards Peeta. The Capitol Believes that this is love, but clearly it is not. Although she does care for Peeta, it is more of a "friend" love. She doesn't loves him more as a friend and as a comrade. But she does care a lot for him. "I'm careful to leave Peeta with water and the medical kit right besides him." (pg. 280) This quote here shows that she does care for him in some way. The Hunger games is a very dark event in which people turn on one another. If Katniss were like any other tribute, she would have took everything she had for herself. Instead, she ensured that he would survive too. “To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark, and the bread that gave me hope, and the dandelion that reminded me that I was not doomed.” This is another quote that shows that Katniss somewhat cares for Peeta. She kind of has a connection to that even though she doesn't love him, she is fond of him. Overall, this shows that Katniss may not like Peeta as a husband or boyfriend, but she is very close to him and they are really good friends.
Quotes:
1. "I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do that there is a part of every tribute they can’t own. That Rue was more than a piece in their Games. And so am I." ( pg 236-237)
2. "I spend the night, half sleeping, half lying next to Peeta, refreshing the bandage, and trying not to dwell on the fact that by teaming up with him,I've mademyself far more vunerable than when i was alone." (pg. 236)
3. "Thresh bangs the rock down hard against Clove's temple. Ints not bleeding, but i can see the dent in her skull and I know that she is a goner." (pg. 287)
2. After learning that there will be 2 victors, Katniss kind of tries to find Peeta hoping that they can both win. after making her way to a river, she finds a blood trail. After following that blood trail, she finds Peeta injured. She then cares for him and tries to take care of him. I believe that she doesn't really like him, but she likes him as a friend. Therefore, she continues to care for him and act like she loves him so that she can get a sponsor to give them supplies they need and to please the crowd.
3. As Katniss attempts to get the book bag, she encounters Clover. She therefore has to fight her and nearly gets killed doing so. Just as Clove was about to give the killing blow, Thresh, the boy tribute from district 11, pounds Clover's head in and save Katniss. Therefore, She is successful in retrieving the bag. Whats in the bag is medicine that can heal Peeta's wound and therefore save him.
4. Throughout the Hunger Games, it is shown that Katniss has some sort of feeling towards Peeta. The Capitol Believes that this is love, but clearly it is not. Although she does care for Peeta, it is more of a "friend" love. She doesn't loves him more as a friend and as a comrade. But she does care a lot for him. "I'm careful to leave Peeta with water and the medical kit right besides him." (pg. 280) This quote here shows that she does care for him in some way. The Hunger games is a very dark event in which people turn on one another. If Katniss were like any other tribute, she would have took everything she had for herself. Instead, she ensured that he would survive too. “To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark, and the bread that gave me hope, and the dandelion that reminded me that I was not doomed.” This is another quote that shows that Katniss somewhat cares for Peeta. She kind of has a connection to that even though she doesn't love him, she is fond of him. Overall, this shows that Katniss may not like Peeta as a husband or boyfriend, but she is very close to him and they are really good friends.
Quotes:
1. "I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do that there is a part of every tribute they can’t own. That Rue was more than a piece in their Games. And so am I." ( pg 236-237)
2. "I spend the night, half sleeping, half lying next to Peeta, refreshing the bandage, and trying not to dwell on the fact that by teaming up with him,I've mademyself far more vunerable than when i was alone." (pg. 236)
3. "Thresh bangs the rock down hard against Clove's temple. Ints not bleeding, but i can see the dent in her skull and I know that she is a goner." (pg. 287)
Monday, May 4, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Macbeth Final Essay
Many of us are driven and tempted by glory and power. We all want to be known and to have everything we could ask for. But sometimes, this lust for power isn't good for a person. It can influence us to do things against our beliefs. It can mold us into a different person than from what we really are and turn our life around the wrong way. The story of Macbeth, written by Shakespeare, shows a man that has these traits. It shows a man show driven by his lust for power that he is willing to kill the people closets to him. In the end, He learns the consequences of these horrible actions. Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a prime example of how power is a thing that can corrupt a man's intellects and virtues, and shows us that we must never allow this corruption to turn us toward evil.
In the beginning of the book, Macbeth is a war hero. He encounters three witches that inform him that he will soon become king. Because of the impatience of both himself and his wife, he is driven to kill many people so that he may reign as king. Now at the beginning, he thinks that once he becomes king, all that he will have is riches and glory. But what comes to him is just paranoia and fear. He did not act alone. His wife is the one that influenced him to do this horrible deed. She called him a coward and less than a man because he was too afraid to follow his ambitions. "What monster was it then that made you share this scheme with me? When you dared to do it, then you were a man."(act 1, scene 7, lines 47-49) He was too easily influenced to do the wrong thing. His lust for power and his fear of being a coward was much greater than his conscience. This is where he went wrong. Instead of thinking about the possibilities and following his morals and intellects, he chooses to follow what everyone else tell him and also follow the evil path. "Where's that knocking? What's happening to me, that every noise I hear scares me? Whose hands are these? They're plucking my eyes out...." (act2, scene 2, lines 58- 62). After killing people, he becomes haunted by both the spirits of his victims and the guilt that comes with murder. He was not expecting that he would feel the repercussions of his bad deeds. The un expected consequences of his actions are what changed him. It made him insane. He was no longer the person that he once was. He was no longer the friendly, kind hearted, loyal war hero.
Like all books, a great lesson can be learned from this. Macbeth represents a general man. Everyone at one point or another seeks power. This book shows that when we seek this power, we must take the righteous and truthful path. Macbeth decided not to. He decided to cheat his way to the throne. And therefore, he experienced the consequences. The consequences that drove him mad, and the ones that changed him till the moment of his death. "You can't say I did it! Don't shake your gory locks at me." (Act 3, scene 4, lines 52-53). This is an example of how Macbeth was after killing people. The guilt clouded his thoughts and caused him to have many sleepless nights and also caused him to practically go insane. "The smell of blood is still there. All the per fumes of Arabia cannot sweeten this little hand. " (Act 5, Scene 1, lines 43-45). This is an example of how Lady Macbeth was affected. Her too was affected by the guilt of their crime. This caused her to sleep walk and go insane. Because she was one of the main influences that caused Macbeth to kill so that she could be queen, she too felt the harsh consequences that changed the type of person that she was. The book uses these two characters to show the consequences of unjust actions. You may not potentially go insane, but you will not feel the full reward of your journey. It shows that no matter what it some way, what goes around comes around. So if you take the evil pathway, then your consequences will be harsh.
This lesson can be applied to our society today. Yes, there is nothing as jurassic as murdering people for royalty (although that could still potential exist), but it exist on the level of cheating things over. When you cheat on a test, you don't feel the success and accomplishment you feel when you actually study and do the test on your own. Same thing goes with Macbeth. Our greed for glory and power drives us to cheat and be unjust. "This greed goes deeper. It has a firmer root system than short lived lust. It has been the death of many of our kings." (Act 4, Scene 3, lines 85- 88) Macbeth greed was so great that it couldn't be broken. It became a part of him. It transformed him into a paranoid, power crazy being. And this is how power can change a person. Macbeth was only human, therefore i he is like anyone of us that means greed and power can change us also. " I've almost forgotten the taste of fear. There was a time when shrieking in the night would have turned me cold... they cant shock me anymore." (Act 5, scene 5, lines 9-15) This is another way how greed and power can change you. Power leads to corruption, and when a person has too much power, they believe in different things. Mostly everyone, every human feels fear. But as you can see, Macbeth's power and greed changed him to make him no longer human.
Aside from being a violent play, a life lesson is taught through every word written. It shows that power isn't always the best thing to want. It can drive us to do horrible things that aren't worth it. Power and greed can change us and make us go against our morals and intellects. It makes us inhumane. It drove Macbeth to kill many of his colleagues and close friends, and yet he died because his goal want achieved properly. He didn't just wait patiently for his turn at the throne. This is a lesson meant for people of every generation. It shows us that power isn't always the key to success. It shows us that it is best to take the righteous and truthful path if we do work towards some kind of power. Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a prime example of how power is a thing that can corrupt a man's intellects and virtues, and shows us that we must never allow this corruption to turn us toward evil.
In the beginning of the book, Macbeth is a war hero. He encounters three witches that inform him that he will soon become king. Because of the impatience of both himself and his wife, he is driven to kill many people so that he may reign as king. Now at the beginning, he thinks that once he becomes king, all that he will have is riches and glory. But what comes to him is just paranoia and fear. He did not act alone. His wife is the one that influenced him to do this horrible deed. She called him a coward and less than a man because he was too afraid to follow his ambitions. "What monster was it then that made you share this scheme with me? When you dared to do it, then you were a man."(act 1, scene 7, lines 47-49) He was too easily influenced to do the wrong thing. His lust for power and his fear of being a coward was much greater than his conscience. This is where he went wrong. Instead of thinking about the possibilities and following his morals and intellects, he chooses to follow what everyone else tell him and also follow the evil path. "Where's that knocking? What's happening to me, that every noise I hear scares me? Whose hands are these? They're plucking my eyes out...." (act2, scene 2, lines 58- 62). After killing people, he becomes haunted by both the spirits of his victims and the guilt that comes with murder. He was not expecting that he would feel the repercussions of his bad deeds. The un expected consequences of his actions are what changed him. It made him insane. He was no longer the person that he once was. He was no longer the friendly, kind hearted, loyal war hero.
Like all books, a great lesson can be learned from this. Macbeth represents a general man. Everyone at one point or another seeks power. This book shows that when we seek this power, we must take the righteous and truthful path. Macbeth decided not to. He decided to cheat his way to the throne. And therefore, he experienced the consequences. The consequences that drove him mad, and the ones that changed him till the moment of his death. "You can't say I did it! Don't shake your gory locks at me." (Act 3, scene 4, lines 52-53). This is an example of how Macbeth was after killing people. The guilt clouded his thoughts and caused him to have many sleepless nights and also caused him to practically go insane. "The smell of blood is still there. All the per fumes of Arabia cannot sweeten this little hand. " (Act 5, Scene 1, lines 43-45). This is an example of how Lady Macbeth was affected. Her too was affected by the guilt of their crime. This caused her to sleep walk and go insane. Because she was one of the main influences that caused Macbeth to kill so that she could be queen, she too felt the harsh consequences that changed the type of person that she was. The book uses these two characters to show the consequences of unjust actions. You may not potentially go insane, but you will not feel the full reward of your journey. It shows that no matter what it some way, what goes around comes around. So if you take the evil pathway, then your consequences will be harsh.
This lesson can be applied to our society today. Yes, there is nothing as jurassic as murdering people for royalty (although that could still potential exist), but it exist on the level of cheating things over. When you cheat on a test, you don't feel the success and accomplishment you feel when you actually study and do the test on your own. Same thing goes with Macbeth. Our greed for glory and power drives us to cheat and be unjust. "This greed goes deeper. It has a firmer root system than short lived lust. It has been the death of many of our kings." (Act 4, Scene 3, lines 85- 88) Macbeth greed was so great that it couldn't be broken. It became a part of him. It transformed him into a paranoid, power crazy being. And this is how power can change a person. Macbeth was only human, therefore i he is like anyone of us that means greed and power can change us also. " I've almost forgotten the taste of fear. There was a time when shrieking in the night would have turned me cold... they cant shock me anymore." (Act 5, scene 5, lines 9-15) This is another way how greed and power can change you. Power leads to corruption, and when a person has too much power, they believe in different things. Mostly everyone, every human feels fear. But as you can see, Macbeth's power and greed changed him to make him no longer human.
Aside from being a violent play, a life lesson is taught through every word written. It shows that power isn't always the best thing to want. It can drive us to do horrible things that aren't worth it. Power and greed can change us and make us go against our morals and intellects. It makes us inhumane. It drove Macbeth to kill many of his colleagues and close friends, and yet he died because his goal want achieved properly. He didn't just wait patiently for his turn at the throne. This is a lesson meant for people of every generation. It shows us that power isn't always the key to success. It shows us that it is best to take the righteous and truthful path if we do work towards some kind of power. Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a prime example of how power is a thing that can corrupt a man's intellects and virtues, and shows us that we must never allow this corruption to turn us toward evil.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Macbeth Rough Draft
Many of us are driven and tempted by glory and power. We all want to be known and to have everything we could ask for. But sometimes, this lust for power isn't good for a person. It can influence us To do things against our beliefs. It can mold us into a different person than from what we really are. Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a prime example of how power is a thing that can corrupt a man's intellects and virtues, and shows us that we must never allow this corruption to turn us toward evil.
In the beginning of the book, Macbeth is a war hero. He encounters three witches that inform him that he will soon become king. Because of the impatience of both himself and his wife, he is driven to kill many people so that he may reign as king. Now at the beginning, he thinks that once he becomes king, all that he will have is riches and glory. But what comes to him is just paranoia and fear. Now, he did not act alone. His wife is the one that influenced him to do this horrible deed. She called him a coward and less than a man because he was too afraid to follow his ambitions. "What monster was it then that made you share this scheme with me? When you dared to do it, then you were a man."(act 1, scene 7, lines 47-49) He was too easily influenced to do the wrong thing. His lust for power and his fear of being a coward was much greater than his conscience. "Where's that knocking? What's happening to me, that every noise I hear scares me? Whose hands are these? They're plucking my eyes out...." (act2, scene 2, lines 58- 62). After killing people, he becomes haunted by both the spirits of his victims and the guilt that comes with murder. He was not expecting that he would feel the repercussions of his bad deeds.
Like all books, a great lesson can be learned from this. Macbeth represents a general man. Everyone at one point or another seeks power. This book shows that when we seek this power, we must take the righteous and truthful path. Macbeth decided not to. He decided to cheat his way to the throne. And therefore, he experienced the consequences. "You can't say I did it! Don't shake your gory locks at me." (Act 3, scene 4, lines 52-53). This is an example of how Macbeth was after killing people. The guilt clouded his thoughts and caused him to have many sleepless nights and also caused him to practically go insane. "The smell of blood is still there. All the per fumes of Arabia cannot sweeten this little hand. " (Act 5, Scene 1, lines 43-45). This is an example of how Lady Macbeth was affected. Her too was affected by the guilt of their crime. This caused her to sleep walk and go insane. The book uses these two characters to show the consequences of unjust actions. You may not potentially go insane, but you will not feel the full reward of your journey.
This lesson can be applied to our society today. Yes, there is nothing as jurassic as murdering people for royalty (although that could still potential exist), but it exist on the level of cheating things over. When you cheat on a test, you don't feel the success and accomplishment you feel when you actually study and do the test on your own. Same thing goes with Macbeth. Our greed for glory and power drives us to cheat and be unjust. "This greed goes deeper. It has a firmer root system than short lived lust. It has been the death of many of our kings." (Act 4, Scene 3, lines 85- 88) Macbeth greed was so great that it couldn't be broken. It became a part of him. It transformed him into a paranoid, power crazy being. " I've almost forgotten the taste of fear. There was a time when shrieking in the night would have turned me cold... they cant shock me anymore." (Act 5, scene 5, lines 9-15) This is how greed and power can change you. Power leads to corruption, and when a person has too much power, they believe in different things.
Aside from being a violent play, a life lesson is taught through every word written. It shows that power isn't always the best thing to want. It can drive us to do horrible things that aren't worth it. It drove Macbeth to kill many of his colleagues and close friends, and yet he died because his goal want achieved properly. This is a lesson meant for people of every generation. Power isnt always the key to success. Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a prime example of how power is a thing that can corrupt a man's intellects and virtues, and shows us that we must never allow this corruption to turn us toward evil.
In the beginning of the book, Macbeth is a war hero. He encounters three witches that inform him that he will soon become king. Because of the impatience of both himself and his wife, he is driven to kill many people so that he may reign as king. Now at the beginning, he thinks that once he becomes king, all that he will have is riches and glory. But what comes to him is just paranoia and fear. Now, he did not act alone. His wife is the one that influenced him to do this horrible deed. She called him a coward and less than a man because he was too afraid to follow his ambitions. "What monster was it then that made you share this scheme with me? When you dared to do it, then you were a man."(act 1, scene 7, lines 47-49) He was too easily influenced to do the wrong thing. His lust for power and his fear of being a coward was much greater than his conscience. "Where's that knocking? What's happening to me, that every noise I hear scares me? Whose hands are these? They're plucking my eyes out...." (act2, scene 2, lines 58- 62). After killing people, he becomes haunted by both the spirits of his victims and the guilt that comes with murder. He was not expecting that he would feel the repercussions of his bad deeds.
Like all books, a great lesson can be learned from this. Macbeth represents a general man. Everyone at one point or another seeks power. This book shows that when we seek this power, we must take the righteous and truthful path. Macbeth decided not to. He decided to cheat his way to the throne. And therefore, he experienced the consequences. "You can't say I did it! Don't shake your gory locks at me." (Act 3, scene 4, lines 52-53). This is an example of how Macbeth was after killing people. The guilt clouded his thoughts and caused him to have many sleepless nights and also caused him to practically go insane. "The smell of blood is still there. All the per fumes of Arabia cannot sweeten this little hand. " (Act 5, Scene 1, lines 43-45). This is an example of how Lady Macbeth was affected. Her too was affected by the guilt of their crime. This caused her to sleep walk and go insane. The book uses these two characters to show the consequences of unjust actions. You may not potentially go insane, but you will not feel the full reward of your journey.
This lesson can be applied to our society today. Yes, there is nothing as jurassic as murdering people for royalty (although that could still potential exist), but it exist on the level of cheating things over. When you cheat on a test, you don't feel the success and accomplishment you feel when you actually study and do the test on your own. Same thing goes with Macbeth. Our greed for glory and power drives us to cheat and be unjust. "This greed goes deeper. It has a firmer root system than short lived lust. It has been the death of many of our kings." (Act 4, Scene 3, lines 85- 88) Macbeth greed was so great that it couldn't be broken. It became a part of him. It transformed him into a paranoid, power crazy being. " I've almost forgotten the taste of fear. There was a time when shrieking in the night would have turned me cold... they cant shock me anymore." (Act 5, scene 5, lines 9-15) This is how greed and power can change you. Power leads to corruption, and when a person has too much power, they believe in different things.
Aside from being a violent play, a life lesson is taught through every word written. It shows that power isn't always the best thing to want. It can drive us to do horrible things that aren't worth it. It drove Macbeth to kill many of his colleagues and close friends, and yet he died because his goal want achieved properly. This is a lesson meant for people of every generation. Power isnt always the key to success. Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a prime example of how power is a thing that can corrupt a man's intellects and virtues, and shows us that we must never allow this corruption to turn us toward evil.
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