Ryan Reba Abby Sunni HAMLET DISCUSSION (group 4
AP English online discussion
Monday, March 18, 2013
Discussion Question
It can be argued that Hamlet's seeming inability to act and his inclination to reflect in a melancholic manner is a tragic flaw that eventually leads him to his own demise. Is this an accurate claim?
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Discussion Question:
Based on Hamlet's actions, is he truly going mad as he portrays a madman? If so, are there any characters juxtaposed to this to show what a perfectly sane person looks like?
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Poetry: The Road Not Taken
The Road Not Taken By: Robert Frost | |
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, | |
And sorry I could not travel both | |
And be one traveler, long I stood | |
And looked down one as far as I could | |
To where it bent in the undergrowth; | 5 |
Then took the other, as just as fair, | |
And having perhaps the better claim, | |
Because it was grassy and wanted wear; | |
Though as for that the passing there | |
Had worn them really about the same, | 10 |
And both that morning equally lay | |
In leaves no step had trodden black. | |
Oh, I kept the first for another day! | |
Yet knowing how way leads on to way, | |
I doubted if I should ever come back. | 15 |
I shall be telling this with a sigh | |
Somewhere ages and ages hence: | |
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— | |
I took the one less traveled by, | |
And that has made all the difference. | 20 |
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Hard Times: Significant Passage
"'Your name's Blackpool, an't it?' said the young man.To be sent to Coventry means to exclude someone from their customary society, or to shun them. In this case, Stephen is shuned away from the other Hands because he doens't agree with their ideas of forming a union.
Stephen coloured to find himself with his hat in his hand, in his gratitude for being spoken to, or in the suddenness of ir, or both. He made a feint adjusting the lining and said, 'Yes.'
'You are the hand they have sent to Coventry, I mean?' said Bitzer, the very light young man in question.
Stephen answered 'Yes' again.
'I supposed so, from their all appearing to keep away from you.'" (143)
Bitzer see be rubbing it in Stephen's face that he has been exiled from the rest of the hands. Bitzer, who became successful, seems to want to help to drive the wedge between Stephen and the other workers. Stephen's suprise of being spoken to futher emphasizes his alienation from the pack. Stephen thought so differently from the rest of the workers, they all felt the need to shun him from the group. In this quote, Dickens is showing how even the people in authority know about Stephen's exile, and they feel the need to tell him they know. This futher opens the riff between the authority figures and the hands.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
THIS IS COOL EVERYBODY READ THIS ;)
So, I have noticed in discussions we've been talking about how the book titles/chapter titles have meaning to them.
Well I think the characters names have meaning as well :) I was doing some research on Dickens and I found that he commonly adds meaning to the names of characters.
These are just some inferences right now but I am going to do a little research as well...
Gradgrind - Grinding as in machinery or grinding facts into the brains of small children
Harthouse- I think of HARD- house. Lol
Bounderby- At first glance I saw "Bounded by" and then as I remembered that his first name is Josiah.
Well I think the characters names have meaning as well :) I was doing some research on Dickens and I found that he commonly adds meaning to the names of characters.
These are just some inferences right now but I am going to do a little research as well...
Gradgrind - Grinding as in machinery or grinding facts into the brains of small children
Harthouse- I think of HARD- house. Lol
Bounderby- At first glance I saw "Bounded by" and then as I remembered that his first name is Josiah.
Josiah
Hebrew,
"Fire of the Lord"
So "Fire of the Lord" is "Bounded"
Kinda cool right? I think this is a comment on how he is a product of coketown.
Cecilia
Latin,
"Blind"
I think this is cool- everyone calls her Sissy but Gradgrind insists on calling her Cecilia which means Blind. By imposing the Facts based curriculum on her she is being blinded, but i think her wanting to be called sissy is more rebellious.
Stephen
Greek,
"Crowned"
When I think of crowned I also think of a Halo, and I think that is befitting of Stephen as he represents sort of a matyr in the story.
Thomas
Greek, Aramaic,
"Twin"
I found this interesting as well, since Thomas doesn't exactly act as a twin or as a very good brother for that matter.
What do you guys think???? :)
Monday, October 22, 2012
Hard Times: Question for Discussion
Do you think that Louisa's big melt down at the end of book two was the only influence on Mr. Gradgrind's dirastic change of teachings? Or were Thomas's actions also a big factor?
Hard Times: Connection to Something Else
This book, especially regarding Gradgrind, reminded me of Schindler's List. Gradgrind changes from a strict business man and then turns to give much of his wealth to better conditions for people. Schindler acted similarly, starting as a business man and ending up giving up his wealth to save others.
The youtube link to the trailer is below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK0kc2QpL-U
The youtube link to the trailer is below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK0kc2QpL-U
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