Zombie Apocalypse PSA

Persepolis Presentaion Link

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14Th-PM7zs2le_FT3qB8KfLlE5rB3E5g8bxXFpTw5UBo/edit?usp=sharing

Literary Anaysis #2

1.     In Stephen King’s book, The Shining, it’s about Jack Torrance, his wife Wendy, and their son Danny. Jack who is a former alcoholic gets a job as a winter care taker of an isolated hotel named Overlook, down in the Colorado Mountains. He takes Wendy and Danny with him, thinking he could start his life anew to get away from his alcoholic and abusive past. Danny who’s clairvoyant and has telepathic powers, sees dark things inside the haunted hotel. The hotel influences people in a bad way; Jack is no exception. Throughout the story you see Jack lose his mind and jeopardize his family, and himself.

2.    The theme of this book is about malevolent spirit, because the spirit terrorizing the hotel killed his family and himself. Then tries to recreate the horrific event with Jack and his family.

3.    I chose this book because I’ve read books by Stephen King before and I thought they were well written so I bought the book thinking it would also be good. What appealed to me at first was the cover, it had a door room 217 with light shining out and I thought it looked interesting. Nothing about the book made me want to keep reading, I found it tedious and not chilling like the reviews had said it was, but I still finished to say I finished it.

4.    I didn’t find it realistic because, I don’t believe a malevolent spirit would invade a body just to recreate the same violence it did before. I didn’t make any connections from the book to my life since I don’t know any alcoholic writers, nor do I know any children who are clairvoyant.  

5.    The author’s tone is suspenseful and dark.

-Suspense is showed on p.538 “…but she had never envisioned herself prowling halls and staircases like a nervous felon, with a knife clasped in one hand to use against Jack”

-Suspense comes up again on p.539 “Heart thumping, she went to the open ballroom doors and looked in”

-Dark can be observed on p.12 “He killed them, Mr. Torrance then committed suicide”

6.    The literary elements I found were the following:

-Allusion, p.370 “Those were properly Byzantine, as benefitted the royalty…And capos who had stayed there over the years” it refers to the ancient Roman empire Byzantine.

- When Hallorann asks again “Are you sure you don’t want to go to Florida with me?” that’s Foreshadowing something bad to come, by him asking many times if he wanted to leave the hotel shown on p.125.

- “Not real! False face....Take off your mask” says Danny on p.624. That is a metaphor because the person he yelled it at wasn’t wearing a mask, but he wasn’t acting like himself”

- Imagery can be seen on p.226 “It was rich and creamy, dominated by a raised engraving of the overlook with every window alight”

- On p.125 “Yes he said, thinking of the story of Bluebeard” that is an Allusion to the book Bluebeard.

-An Allusion is shown when The Masque of the Red Death is referenced. “The red death held sway over all” p.227

-On p. 183 Figurative Language is used “But Wendy felt a cold finger touch her heart”.

- “Could you be expected to behave as a thinking human being when your hand was being impaled on red-hot darning needles” p.157 that shows Imagery.

-  “Your nose is running like a fire hose” p.145 which demonstrates a Simile.

-“They felt like rocks on the end of his arms" p.394 demonstrating a simile.

Characterization

1.    -Direct characterization- p. 12 “Wendy is an extraordinary person” Jack states. Someone is directly saying how Wendy is.

-Direct Characterization p.344 “That all come back to this she and her drunkard husband” it’s directly saying Wendy’s husband is a drunk.

-Indirect characterization p.544 “God looks after drunks and little children” that’s indirectly talking about Jack.

-Indirect characterization “oh you dirty liar” Wendy thinks to herself about her husband. She’s not directly saying it aloud but to herself.

2.    Yes, the author changes tone when speaking of different characters. When speaking of Jack he speaks negatively, and curses a lot. Jack Torrance thought: Officious little prick. When speaking as Wendy he speaks in a depressed matter, and a lot of times scared. He doesn’t speak of Danny in any certain way.

3.    The protagonist is Jack a dynamic flat character, because Jack is always angry and abusive and even though he may have a short moment of remorse.

4.    I didn’t feel like I read or met a person in the story clearly.

 

Enduring Memory

One thing I will remember from reading this book is how Jack was a tortured angry man. Whether he was influenced by a malevolent spirit, effected by the alcoholism, or damaged by his past abusive childhood. The fact remains he was messed up.

 

 

 

Task Three: Preparing Your Home

In Max Brooks's non-fiction Zombie Survival Guide he wrote a certain passage entitled "Preparing Your Home", he states how you should prepare your home before the dead rise. The author supports his claim by steps on how to prepare your home, with modifications such as: putting up a fence around the home (at least 6-foot), put bars on the window, tempered safety glass etc... If you happen to live in an apartment complex you should barricade the stares and fist floor, and live on the second floor or higher. The author next proceeds to show you need supplies/equipment and what type, pistols, shotguns, gasoline, canned food, just to name a few. "Numbers should be adjusted on the number of people in the group", Brook states. Finally the author opines that you need to learn to survive an attack. A designated latrine should be in your backyard, and if weather an nature allows, you should have a vegetable garden, as a ready source of food. Brooks states "Many tasks will have to be accomplished and repeated for survival in a confined space."

Task one: Survival Basics

In Ali Khan's non-fiction article "Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse", he states that you should and how to prepare for a zombie apocalypse and/or a real disaster. The author supports his claim by explaining what should be in your emergency kit, such as: water/food, medications, tools and supplies, clothing/bedding, sanitation/hygiene, and a first aid supplies. The author then proceeds to show that an emergency plan is necessary during a disaster. An emergency plan should identify the emergencies in your area, your family and yourself should have two meet up places, have emergency contacts, and more importantly an escape route. Finally the author avers that the CDC will assist those in need, finding a cure, detaining the diseased, and finding out how it's transmitted. "If zombies did start roaming the streets, CDC would conduct an investigation much like any other disease outbreak" (Khan).
http://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2011/05/preparedness-101-zombie-apocalypse/

Argumentative Essay-Final

Savannah Delgado

11/20/13

Block 2

Argumentative Essay

Persepolis, a graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, it is a non-fiction story about Satrapi’s life growing up in Iran from the time she was 10 in 1980 to until she was 24 in 1994 and moved from Iran for good. She talks about first getting the veil, going through revolutions/protests, being discriminated for being a girl, living in Austria for a few years then returning back to Iran, and also her own daily struggles.  Johan Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of SMJUHSD, wrote an email/letter saying Persepolis shouldn’t be taught in school.  “Persepolis is not a rigorous text that high schoolers should study” says Bennett.  He also states that it may be alright for advanced placement or honors classes.    Johan Bennett is right in his decision, Persepolis does have explicit things, and AP or honors classes typically has a more mature reading matter for students, so they’d be able to read it.

Johan Bennett states in his letter why Persepolis shouldn’t be taught, he gives many examples such as: drug relation, crude language, rebelling against authority, etc...  An example of crude language, is “f**k you son of a b***h”, Satrapi yells to a man when he assumes she is a prostitute (320.6).  Young readers shouldn’t have to read about things like that. Additionally, Bennett states, “The main character, Marjane Satrapi, is not a good role model for our young, impressionable youth.” He also comments “Not only is it inappropriate, but it also introduces the reader to many questionable philosophies and beliefs that high schoolers simply need to not be exposed.”

            Marjane Satrapi shows she isn’t a good role model by many examples, one of which is she lied and told on an innocent man so she wouldn’t get in trouble.  “There’s a guy who said something indecent to me.”  Satrapi says to a guardian (280). The guardians put him in the back of a van taking him away.  She watched them take him, but never said a word, even though she knows what they would most likely do to him.  She is showing that lying is appropriate only if you don’t get in trouble.  Marjane Satrapi also talks about suicide and how she tried it.  “So I waited for my wrist to heal to swallow all my anti-depressants.”  Satrapi says (326). This gives young readers an idea of how to commit suicide.  If those did not change any thought of the book, Satrapi also talks about drug use.  “This is how for love, I began my career as a drug dealer,” she says (222.7).  She becomes a drug dealer “all for love”.  That “all for love” phrase in a young immature mind can be romanticized and seem cool to the reader, much as romance novels do.  Do young minds need to read those things? 

            Although Satrapi shows many bad examples, she does have some good ideas.  Marjane Satrapi talks about how she calmly voiced her opinion on why it’s wrong that women have to be covered up and not men.  “Why is it that I, as a women, am expected to feel nothing when watching these men with clothes sculpted on them but they, as men can get excited by 2 inches shorter head scarf?”  Satrapi states (297).  That teaches people to say your opinion but to do it in a calm matter.  “My father was so right that the next day I apologized to him” Marjane says (326).  She knew she was in the wrong so she apologizes, teaching people that when you know you’re wrong you should say you are sorry.  Satrapi talks about how when she was living with a friend she was rude to her mother.  “To behave like this toward one’s own mother made me indignant”, says Marjane (180).  That made Satrapi feel a strong displeasure toward her.  She believes you should treat your parents with respect showing that she isn’t all bad, and again, has some good ideas. 

Furthermore, Satrapi uses unnecessary crude language and lack of self-control, and rebellion. “Go f**k yourself!” Satrapi screams (234.5). Though she may have been justified in her anger, but she loses her temper and shows no control over her tongue, when her roommate accuses her of stealing her brooch.   “No I think you’re a selfish b***h.” (291.5). Satrapi’s grandmother says this of Satrapi when she hears she got an innocent man in trouble, as stated in a previous paragraph. “Oh sh*t” (165.2). This quote by a boy in the background is unnecessary because it lends nothing to the story line. If it had been omitted it would not have affected the story at all. Marjane Satrapi falls for peer pressure by ditching school to look cool in front of older girls. She states, “If I wanted to be friends with the 14 year olds, then I had to do it.” Marjane knows what she is doing is wrong, but carries on anyway. “I had already broken the rules once…This was the second time”, she says (111). As a 12 year old she’s beginning to test her boundaries, but continues the rebellion by lying to her mother about ditching school. She first lied about ditching to stay out of trouble, then lied again about which class she cut to make the trouble less. “And you just lied again!” says Satrapi’s mother. “I had said religion [class] to try to make my mother less angry,” she explains (113.6).  Marjane Satrapi may have lived in a totally different world than what many of her readers are familiar with and the book will have influence but is what kind of influence is it?

Persepolis isn’t appropriate for high school readers; talking about drugs, suicide, foul language and rebellion.  She may have some good points in her story, but the bad outweighs the good. Johan Bennett is right that her book shouldn’t be allowed to be taught in school.  While this may be entertaining reading on your own, high school is not appropriate due to its content. Would you want young readers to read this even if there are some good points, but more bad points?  Do the good points justify the reading of this book in high school?

Argumentative Essay

Savannah Delgado

11/7/13

Block 2

Argument Essay

           

            In Persepolis, a graphic novel, by Marjane Satrapi it is a non-fiction story about Satrapi’s life growing up in Iran from the time she was 10 in 1980 to until she was 24 in 1994 and moved from Iran for good. She talks about first getting the veil, going through revolutions/protests, being discriminated of being a girl, living in Austria for a few years then returning back to Iran, also her own daily struggles.  Johan Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of SMJUHSD, wrote an email/letter saying Persepolis shouldn’t be taught in school.  “Persepolis is not a rigorous text that high schoolers should study” says Bennett.  He also states that it may be alright for advanced placement or honors classes.   I believe Johan Bennett is right in his decision, Persepolis does have explicit things, and AP or honors classes typically have a more mature matter, so they’d be able to read it.

            Johan Bennett states in his letter why Persepolis shouldn’t be taught, he gives many examples such as: drug relation, crude language, rebelling against authority, etc...  An example of crude language, is “f**k you son of a b***h”, Satrapi yells to a man when he assumes she is a prostitute.  Young readers shouldn’t have to read about things like that.  Bennett states, “The main character, Marjane Satrapi, is not a good role model for our young, impressionable youth.” He also comments “Not only is it inappropriate, but it also introduces the reader to many questionable philosophies and beliefs that high schoolers simply need to not be exposed.”  I may have to agree, since after reading the book I first hand read everything and can say it is inappropriate for many readers.

            In the book on pg. 285-286, Satrapi talks about how she lied and told on an innocent man so she wouldn’t get in trouble.  “There’s a guy who said something indecent to me” Satrapi says to a guardian.  The guardians put him in the back of a van taking him away.  She watched them take him, but never said a word, when she knows what they could do to him.  She’s showing that lying is ok as long as you don’t get in trouble or lying is ok to keep you out of trouble.  Do you want your children or yourself to think that way?  Marjane Satrapi also talks about suicide and how she tried it.  “So I waited until my wrist healed to swallow all my anti-depressants.”, Satrapi says on pg. 273.  This gives young readers an idea of how to commit suicide.  If those did not change any thought of the book, Satrapi also talks about drug use.  “This is how, for love, I began my career as a drug dealer.” she says.  She becomes a drug dealer “all for love”. That “all for love” phrase in a young immature mind can be romanticized and seem cool to the reader much as romance novels do.  Do young minds need to read those things? 

            Although Satrapi shows many bad examples, she does have some good ideas.  Page 297 Marjane Satrapi talks about how she calmly voiced her opinion on why it’s wrong that women have to be covered up and not men.  “Why is it that I, as a woman, am expected to feel nothing when watching these men with clothes sculpted on them but they, as men can get excited by 2 inches shorter head scarf?” Satrapi states. That teaches people to say your opinion but to do it in a calm matter. “My father was so right that the next day I apologized to him” Marjane says. pg326. She knew she was in the wrong so she apologizes teaching people that when you know you’re wrong you should say sorry. Satrapi talks about how when she was living with a friend she was rude to her mother. “To behave like this toward one’s own mother made me indignant” says Marjane. Pg180. That made Satrapi feel a strong displeasure toward her, she believes you should treat your parents with respect, teaching people to be respectful.

            I do still believe Persepolis isn’t appropriate for high school readers; talking about drugs, suicide and rebellion.  She may have some good points in her story, but compared to the bad Johan Bennett is right that her book should not be allowed to be taught in the school.  Would you want young readers to read this even if there are some good ideas, but more bad?

Vocabulary Sentences #8

1. Sometimes you must get rid of the malignant friends in your life.
2. I would think Santa Clause gets ornery with his elves for when they make too much of the same toys.
3. People tend to be more indolent during the morning than during the night.    
4. Bullies like to belittle and nettle their victims to make the feel small and insignificant.
5. The boy jeopardized his chances of winning, for not playing by the official rules.
6. His demise began when he started to eat the poisonous berries.
7. The bank robbery went awry and caused the criminals to get caught.
8. There used to be a show called Frugal Gourmet, about making inexpensive dinners.

Literary Analysis

In the story of The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Potzch starts out with a young boy, an orphan, is found in river beaten to death and with a marking on his shoulder the villagers had thought to believe it was from witch craft. It didn’t take long for the rumors to spread about a witches marking, and to them the only person the witch could be was Martha Stechlin, the midwife, since she had practice with potions and was seen with the boy along with other orphans. The villagers believe she is the witch, she was taken to the jail where the council want her to confess. The hangman was to torture her so she’d confess, but he believed she did not do it, the council do not care for all they want is someone to take the blame and she fits the profile of a witch so to them it’s the best way to calm the townspeople if they had someone to blame. Soon another child turns up dead with the same witches marking whole two other children go missing. The hangman with the help of the physician’s son, Simon, try to figure who the real person behind the killings and missing children, in which they find out it is the devil. The townspeople hear about this news and are even more frightful than before, so the council is forcefully trying to get the midwife to confess. The hangman’s daughter gets kidnapped by the devil, the hangman and Simon must save her, the children, and the midwife before it’s all too late.

2 Theme:
Discrimination: The midwife is discriminated against by the fact she fits the witch’s profile, and they need someone to take the blame, so the townspeople will not be scared and panicked.
Injustice: The council didn’t care if she was guilty or not, for they did not want a repeat of the witch trials 70 years before.
3 Tone:
Sinister/dark: The story talks about witchcraft, the devil, and brutal murders of children.

“The boy’s face was blue and puffy, and the back of his head was crushed”

““Finish the matter quickly,” he whispered.  “The children mustn’t squeal.””
Panic: An innocent woman was going to die, and rumors would create pandemonium.

““Oh, nonsense! That’s absurd. The Stechlin woman is a midwife and nothing else.” “Remember what happened here 70 years ago. One half of the town accused the other half of witchcraft. Streams of blood flowed. Do you want to repeat that?”

““She has to confess”, Augustine continued, “because a rumor is like smoke. It will spread, it will seep through close doors and latched shutters, and in the end the whole town will smell of it. Let us put an end to the whole matter as soon as we can.””
Heroism: The Hangman and Simon risk their existence and livelihood in the town.
“”I’ll get the swine who did it. I promise you. Hold on until I have the bastard.””
““Don’t put your livelihood at stake on account of a witch!””
4:

Symbolism: The midwife brings life into the world but was accused of taking life.

Imagery: The author uses imagery to invoke the senses that they may come to life.

“Simon suddenly felt as if time had arrested. Every gesture and detail burned itself into his brain. His feet seemed glued to the earth, as if stuck in a swamp.”

“but beneath the thick foliage of oaks and beeches evening had already arrived. Shadows gradually spread into a clearing in the forest where four men sat around a crackling fire.”
Allusion: The author refers to witch trials and burning at the stake during the 30 Years War.
““Remember what happened here 70 years ago. One half of the town accused the other half of witchcraft.””
Climax: The climax of the story is when the Hangman’s daughter escapes from the devil’s henchmen, and them finding out who all else was in on it.

“”Who has brought unrest to this town then, then?  Who ordered the soldiers to kill small children, who had seen too much?  Who saw to it that fear and hate return to Schongau and that witches should burn at the stake again?”” he said to Augustine.

Resolution: The resolution in the story is the Hangman releasing the midwife.

“the hangman went to the keep and had the door unlocked by the bailiffs. The hangman said to the midwife,” ““you are going home.””

Vocabulary definitions

#1

Debunk (Prove something false)

Imminent (about to happen)

Affluent (wealthy)

Routine(ordinary, normal)

Benign (harmless)

Enlighten (to teach something new)

Malevolent (evil)

Inquire (to ask)

#2. Perplexing (confusing)

Resilient (tough/determined)

Amend (to fix/to change)

Fickle (indecisive)

Benevolent (good)

Desist (stop doing something)

Listless (tired/lazy)

Lackluster (not impressive)

#3.  Dwindle (to reduce in number or amount)

Subtle (not obvious)

Gullible (willing to believe anything)

Erratic (unpredictable)

Condescending (conceited/talking down to someone)

Aspire (to seek to become or achieve)

Pristine (untouched/in perfect condition)

Nettle (to annoy or bother)

#4. Hapless (unlucky)

Scrutinize (To look closely)

Domicile (home)

Clarify (to explain more clearly)

Asinine (stupid/idiotic)

Infer (to figure out without being told)

Eloquent (well-spoken)

Strife (conflict)

#5. Plaintive (Very sad)

Flaunt (to show something off)

Distraught (emotionally upset)

Queue (a line of people or things)

Accrue (to gather over time)

Relentless (never stopping)

Leery (untrusting)

Crass (rude/vulgar/having bad manners)

#6 Inevitable ( It's going to happen no matter what)

Phobia ( A strong Fear)

Seclude(To hide away from others)

Rebuke (To criticize publicly)

Notorious(Famous for something bad)

Fluctuate (To change often)

Candid (Honesty and sincere)

Sophomoric (Immature)

#7. Inhibits (stop from happening)

Aberrant (unusual/unexpected)

Loathe (to hate) 

Prowess (exceptional skill) 

Incoherent ( unable to understand) 

Epitaph (headstone) 

Elaborate ( having many details/add more information) 

Countenance (facial expression) 

Vocabulary sentences #3

My birthday money seems to dwindle during Black Friday and Christmas.

My friend is so gullible that I got her to believe the saying 'butterflies in your stomach' was there because you really have butterflies in there.

After the child drank 2 liters of coke, he bacame hyper and his behvior became erratic.

The pastor sometimes displays a condescending attitude when around people he thinks are non-believers.

Some people aspire to be a doctor, lawyer to a football player or chef. 

The 4 year old subtlety took the cooky since he was told he could not have one.

It would seem that my younger brother likes to nettle me, when he knows I don't like it. 

I have a pristine collection of two dollars bills in its own scrap book tucked away safely in my closet.

 

Vocabulary sentences #7

In the city of Townsville the people like to pretend nothing aberrant happens, when in fact everyday something happens.

Batman inhibits criminals from harming anyone in Gotham city, while dealing with the more notorious villains trying to take him out.

While talking to customer service on the phone I had to ask them to speak slowly since they were incoherent from talking way to fast.

Ludwig Van Beethoven was very prowess at being a pianist, especially since he was deaf!

I loathe going through airport security, because you need to make sure your socks are matching unless you want someone to point it out and embarrass you.

My aunt and uncle recently got a epitaph for my deceased grandmother, it had 1945-2007 along with her name engraved on it.

The teacher was confused as to why the student suddenly changed his countenance, at the question "who's in your family?".

When my friend said something in Spanish I had to ask them to elaborate for me, since I did not understand them.

Vocabulary sentences #4

1. After the hapless boy lost, he went home and cried to his mom about it
2. Since the student scrutinized the paper, they found all the grammar and spelling mistakes.
3. As he left the comfort of his domicile, he felt uneasy with his surroundings.
4. Before the teacher clarified the project, the perplexed students did not know what to do.
5. Because of my brother’s asinine behavior, he got us kicked out of the restaurant as soon as we were seated.
6. While watching the King’s Speech, I couldn’t help but think of what an eloquent speaker he was.
7. Since you have inferred that I am guilty, I do not want you to represent me.
8. As the song says wars and strife on every hand, it seems to sum up the world in which we live.

Americas Got Talent Faves (SSR)

Every week I watch America’s Got Talent when it’s on, this year has to me been one of the most talented groups. The two of the contestants I’m rooting for are Collins Key a magician and Taylor Williamson a comedian. Watching AGT is like I tradition I do with my older brother and dad it starts In the summer which is when I’m visiting my dad so we all watch it together every week. I’ve been watching since the original judges were Sharon Osborn, David Hasslehoff, and Piers Morgan.

When Collins key first audition he wowed the audience and judges by teleporting a dollar bill into a popcorn bag. Every time he performed he stepped up his magic acts, making what he does seem impossible. I can’t fully wrap my head around how he does any of his acts, once he predicted what an audience member would be wearing. There isn’t a possible way for it to be fake, but I have no idea how he does it.

My second favorite contestant, Taylor Williamson, is just hilarious in everything he does. He came on as a bit of an awkward nerd and turned out to be funny. In his first audition he came on stage and looked nervous but as soon as he cracked his first joke and the audience laughed he became much more confident. When he perform he brings even funnier jokes and on Twitter he’s always tweeting jokes, and telling “Directioners” to vote for him since One Direction said to, when they never really did. If you have never watched the show I say you should it really is a good show to watch with lots of talent, although the auditions for me is the best part since some of the people that come on really has no talent and the things they do is beyond me, it’s over all hilarious.

Paying It Forward (SSR)

I saw this segment on the TODAY Show the other day of a random act of kindness, so I thought I’d write about it. It all started when a waitress approached a mother and her family saying a random stranger had paid for the whole family’s meal and leaving nothing but a note saying “God only gives special children to special people”. The mother, Ashley England, then broke into tears, saying it was a much needed gesture. She had been having a hard time dealing with her son who in which has epilepsy and is not verbal.

That night she was having an exceptionally hard time, he was banging on the tables in frustration. Ashley was worried he would bother the other restaurant goers. The worry all went away once she received word of the nice gesture. She immediately went to FaceBook with this experience, getting thousands of ‘likes’ on the post. She had said she’d be going back to the restaurant to see if she could thank the stranger personally, but said on FaceBook “Dear stranger, thank you for giving me a blessing tonight in a way you will never know”.

This random act was very generous, the person could have easily ignored the family’s distress or complain about the disruption. The person may not or may come forward, either way the England family will always remember the person who paid it forward. I hope this would inspire other people to do good deeds and not expect something in return. If this doesn’t want to make people do thing such as this I would recommend watching the movie “Pay It Forward”.

I always wonder what makes someone decide they just want to do selfless acts such as this. It really puts a smile on my face to know that there are still good people out and they’re watching your back. It’s true when they say you’re not alone

Antigone final

 

In the play 'Antigone' by Sophocles, Antigone is being punished for breaking Creon's law, and Creon suffers because of the law he made. Antigone and Creon both are loyal and have pride, they may be loyal in separate ways though, and they’re still similar. Antigone is brave in the way she accepts her punishment. Creon is strong willed in the way he won't listen to anyone else's opinion on punishing Antigone. In ways they are very similar yet very different.

 

Antigone is loyal to her family even though Creon the King of Thebes made a law against burying the traitor Polyneices.  She sets off to bury him since he is her brother.  Antigone says, “but I will bury him, and if I must die, I say this crime is holy”. pg 816 line 57-58. This quote shows how Antigone choses her family over Creon’s law, even though it is a crime. Antigone is also loyal to the gods by telling Creon that it was not Gods proclamation, that the justice that rules the world, below make no such laws.  Also that all his strength is weak against the unrecorded laws of God, showed in scene 2.  Like Antigone, Creon is also loyal, though his loyalty is to his state.  The way Creon is loyal to his state is by his saying no one shall bury Polyneices but his niece disobeys him and he stays true to his state and sentences her to death.  “More than sister’s child, or closer yet in blood, she and her sister win bitter death for this”. pg 784 line 96-98.  This shows how he knows it is his niece but does not care and punishes her anyway for defying his law.  In scene 3, Creon tells Haimon, that he will watch Antigone die.  This shows that he cares more about his state than his son’s feelings for his wife to be, Antigone.

 

 

Antigone and Creon are similar in the way they are both prideful.  The way Antigone is prideful is that she wants the citizens of Thebes to know what she has done and how burying her brother Polyneices is not a crime but is instead honorable.  “Be witnesses for me, denied all pity, unjustly judged, and think a word of love for her whose path turns”. pg 797 line 29-31.  The quote explains when she says unjustly judged, she believes what she did was right and does not accept pity because of it.  She is being prideful in the way she wants everyone to know what she has done.  Antigone in scene 2 tells Creon that she should have praise and honor for what she has done.  Creon has pride just like Antigone but, thinks he is better because he is king and will not let anything make him appear weak.  “Do you want me to show myself weak before the people or to break my sworn word? No, I will not”. pg 792 line 28-29.  This shows how he has too much pride in that he would rather kill his niece, Antigone, than to show himself weak.  Creon in scene 5, says to Teiresias  that really no matter what he says, he will not yield and is not afraid of pollution; pollution of skewed mindsets of disobeying the law. Antigone and Creon both are prideful, it may be in different ways, but they still have that similarity.

 

Antigone and Creon both deserve blame for how things ended. If Antigone had just listened to Creon’s law, then nothing would have happened.  If Creon had just listened to Antigone’s reasoning as to why she did what she did and didn’t kill her, then again nothing would have happened.  But alas, they did not. They both are responsible and must share in the blame.

 

The Monkey

The Monkey’s Paw

1.   If you had three wishes, what would they be?  Why?  (No wishing for more wishes.)  Explain each response.
2.    Is there anything that you are superstitious about?  Explain.  (If not, explain why not.)

       

If I had 3 wishes, my first wish would be an unlimited supply of any ice-cream flavors I want. I would wish for this wish because I love ice-cream and I would eat it all the time if I could. My second wish would be to visit any countries I wanted anytime I wanted and as many times as I wanted without having to pay for it. I’d wish for that because I like traveling to new places and what’s better than not having to pay for anything. My third and final wish would be to be able to read anyone’s mind.  Because if you could read someone’s mind then you would know if they were lying or what they really thought about you.

There isn’t anything I’m superstitious about, because I don’t believe that things magically happen because you did or did not do something. Also I don’t have a reason to be, I’ve never believed in anything like that for example that walking under a ladder would give you bad luck, I’ve walked under ladders before and nothing has ever happened.

 

Antigone

             In the play 'Antigone' by Sophocles, Antigone is being punished for breaking Creon's law, and Creon suffers because of the law he made. Antigone and Creon both are loyal and have pride, they may be loyal in separate ways, yet they're still similar. Antigone is brave in the ya she accepts her punishment. Creon is strong willed in the way he won't listen to anyone else's opinion on punishing Antigone. In ways they are very similar yet very different. 

            Antigone is loyal to her family even though Creon the King of Thebes made a law against burying the traitor Polynieces.  She sets off to bury him since he is her brother.  Antigone says, “but I will bury him, and if I must die, I say this crime is holy” pg 816 line 57-58.  This quote shows how Antigone choses her family over Creon’s law, even though it is a crime. Antigone is also loyal to the gods by telling Creon that it was not Gods proclamation, that the justice that rules the world, below make no such laws.  Also that all his strength is weak against the unrecorded laws of God, showed in scene 2.  Like Antigone, Creon is also loyal, though his loyalty is to his state.  The way Creon is loyal to his state is by his saying no one shall bury Polynieces but his niece disobeys him and he stays true to his state and sentences her to death.  “More than sister’s child, or closer yet in blood, she and her sister win bitter death for this” pg 784 line 96-98.  This shows how he knows it is his niece but does not care and punishes her anyway for defying his law.  In scene 3, Creon tells Haimon, that he will watch Antigone die.  This shows that he cares more about his state than his son’s feelings for his wife to be, Antigone.

            Antigone and Creon are similar in that they both prideful.  The way Antigone is prideful is that she wants the citizens of Thebes to know what she has done and how burying her brother Polynieces is not a crime but is instead honorable.  “Be witnesses for me, denied all pity, unjustly judged, and think a word of love for her whose path turns” pg 797 line 29-31.  The quote explains when she says unjustly judged, she believes what she did was right and does not accept pity because of it.  She is being prideful in the way she wants everyone to know what she has done.  Antigone in scene 2 tells Creon that she should have praise and honor for what she has done.  Creon may be just as prideful as Antigone, however.  Creon thinks he is better because he is king and will not let anything make him appear weak.  “Do you want me to show myself weak before the people or to break my sworn word? No, I will not” pg 792 line 28-29.  This shows how he has too much pride in that he would rather kill his niece, Antigone, than to show himself weak.  Creon in scene 5, says to Teiresias  that really no matter what he says, he will not yield and is not afraid of pollution; pollution of skewed mindsets of disobeying the law. Antigone and Creon both are prideful, it may be in different ways, but they still have that similarity.

            Antigone and Creon both deserve blame for how things ended. If Antigone had just listened to Creon’s law, then nothing would have happened.  If Creon had just listened to Antigone’s reasoning, then again nothing would have happened.  But alas, they did not. They both are responsible and must share in the blame.