Thursday, November 27, 2008

Hello Miss Gayol

Hello there Miss Gayol.
I hope the surgery went well and I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I was looking at the page and I noticed the Twilight reference Ivanna made, well I'm co-writing an opinions piece on it that I want you to review.
Hope you feel better.
Looooove,
Claudia M.
p.s. this color thing is fun.

Ps. He's Mine!


Ms.GGGGGGGGGGG

Misss I hope you doing well!
I hope theres a nurse doing your hair and your makeup
making you look fierce after surgery!
Happy Thanksgiving make sure to PIG OUT!
Love,
Ivanna Edward Cullen ;)

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Miss Gayol


Hopefully the surgery was a success,
And your nose is safely placed back in its place
i mean i don't want you to come to school and
have a micheal jackson moment, and let your nose
fall while you give some crazy explanation on the alchemist. 

Also Happy Thanksgiving in Advance

Come back soon.

P.s: I found out today that there's only female cows o_o
P.S: ANYONE READING THIS; TALENT SHOW, TUESDAY DECEMBER 2ND

P.S: and yes miss. gayol i use your blog spot for promotional purposes

The BJ'S :D

I love you Miss G you totally rock!
:] Jocelyn says your questions are funny.
Stephanie says, "I hope your surgery went well"
Jocelyn says, "Dont trip and fall on your nose"
:[ That was pretty mean lol,
I hope you get better soon and have a HAPPY THANKGIVING!

Love always,
The BJ'S [Bianca, Jocelyn, Stephanie]
:D Don't think wrong now!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Pre-Hospital Jitters..yeesh

My Bambis' As I prepare to go into surgery in a mere couple of hours.....Can't leave you without stuff to think about ;) I invite you to start reading through the Alchemist. It is truly an amazing book..I think it will truly change many of your lives after you read it. I want you to begin your journey by studying the concept of "your personal legend" Below you will find resources straight from the "mouth of the lion" the author Paulo Coelho.


Following your personal legend
Published
by
Paulo Coelho
on November 12, 2008
in Stories. Print
Paulo Coelho

When Joseph Campbell, today’s most famous scholar of mythology (and author of the excellent “The Power of Myth”) created the expression “follow your blessing,” he was reflecting an idea that seems to be very appropriate right now. In “The Alchemist,” this same idea is called “Personal Legend.”
Alan Cohen, a therapist who lives in Hawaii, is also working on this theme. He says that in his lectures he asks those who are dissatisfied with their work and seventy-five percent of the audience raise their hands. Cohen has created a system of twelve steps to help people to rediscover their “blessing” (he is a follower of Campbell):

1] Tell yourself the truth: draw two columns on a sheet of paper and in the left column write down what you would love to do. Then write down on the other side everything you’re doing without any enthusiasm. Write as if nobody were ever going to read what is there, don’t censure or judge your answers.

2] Start slowly, but start: call your travel agent, look for something that fits your budget; go and see the movie that you’ve been putting off; buy the book that you’ve been wanting to buy. Be generous to yourself and you’ll see that even these small steps will make you feel more alive.

3] Stop slowly, but stop: some things use up all your energy. Do you really need to go that committee meeting? Do you need to help those who do not want to be helped? Does your boss have the right to demand that in addition to your work you have to go to all the same parties that he goes to? When you stop doing what you’re not interested in doing, you’ll realize that you were making more demands of yourself than others were really asking.

4] Discover your small talents: what do your friends tell you that you do well? What do you do with relish, even if it’s not perfectly well done? These small talents are hidden messages of your large occult talents.

5] Begin to choose: if something gives you pleasure, don’t hesitate. If you’re in doubt, close your eyes, imagine that you’ve made decision A and see all that it will bring you. Now do the same with decision B. The decision that makes you feel more connected to life is the right one - even if it’s not the easiest to make.

6] Don’t base your decisions on financial gain: the gain will come if you really do it with enthusiasm. The same vase, made by a potter who loves what he does and by a man who hates his job, has a soul. It will be quickly sold (in the first case) or will stay on the shelves (in the second case).

7] Follow your intuition: the most interesting work is the one where you allow yourself to be creative. Einstein said: “I did not reach my understanding of the Universe using just mathematics.” Descartes, the father of logic, developed his method based on a dream he had.

8] Don’t be afraid to change your mind: if you put a decision aside and this bothers you, think again about what you chose. Don’t struggle against what gives you pleasure.

9] Learn how to rest: one day a week without thinking about work lets the subconscious help you, and many problems (but not all) are solved without any help from reason.

10] Let things show you a happier path: if you are struggling too much for something, without any results appearing, be more flexible and follow the paths that life offers. This does not mean giving up the struggle, growing lazy or leaving things in the hands of others - it means understanding that work with love brings us strength, never despair.

11] Read the signs: this is an individual language joined to intuition that appears at the right moments. Even if the signs point in the opposite direction from what you planned, follow them. Sometimes you can go wrong, but this is the best way to learn this new language.

12] Finally, take risks! the men who have changed the world set out on their paths through an act of faith. Believe in the force of your dreams. God is fair, He wouldn’t put in your heart a desire that couldn’t come true.

I want you all to start a journey in which you will explore this personal legend of yours....start by answering and journaling the above questions :) Love You All! Miss G The Rhino!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

ENGLISH II REGULAR


As promised my regular Bambis'


Please answer the following questions out of the 31 listed below


1,2,5,8,13,14,16,18,22,23,26,29,30,31


Good Luck w/ ANTI=GONE


Love


The Emochicken

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Oedipus & Antigone



My Bambis',

I am beyond impressed with the hard work and dedication you all have put into your video presentations. We will continue to have projects like this one throughout the year. I will also teach you guys how to edit your own videos. Special shout outs to Vanessa (Your editing mastery blew me away along with your performance) Topenga you have a h---e---a---r---t. Chris would not expect any less from master actor. Jeremy, Afro, and Franky, I can never look at Athena,Hera,and Aphrodite the same way. Richard you and Fifi need to consider a career in theatre. Jessire Thank You for coming out of your shell! Carlos your loved your video and the fact you helped your best friend ahem Carlos save his grade! Overall I was very impressed! All were great efforts. Now back to digging into the text. To follow you will find study questions, which we will utilize for discussion in class as we wrap up Mythology. Take some time to answer them thoughtfully. Your test will be 10 questions that I will pull from these. Please get started asap have at least the first half done by our next class meeting either Monday or Tuesday. It will be due on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Your test will be on that same day, so it should be fresh in your mind : )

PS!! Vocabulary is DUE next class!

STUDY QUESTIONS ANTIGONE (Or like you guys say Anti-Gone!)

Setting: The drama begins at dawn, after a night in which there has been a war in Thebes between armies led by the two sons of Oedipus. Keep in mind that the Greek theater was in the open air, and that the first performances of the day would begin at daybreak. Thus, imagine that the time of day of the setting would be identical to the performance time.


1-116 As you read the first scene, consider the gravity of the city's condition and how aware Antigone seems of it.


1. Throughout the play, Antigone and Creon will talk much about friends and enemies. Think about what each means by these terms. In general, Antigone and Creon tend to use the same words but mean different things by them. For example, consider Antigone's reference to being a "traitor" (57). This is a political term; does Antigone mean a traitor to the city, or to something else? Compare with Creon at 2580.


2. Why does Antigone assume that Creon's order is directed against her and Ismene? When Creon appears later, consider whether his conduct and language in fact supports her assumption.

3.Do you sympathize at all with Ismene's caution? Does Antigone treat her fairly?

4. Why is Antigone so concerned with glory (113)? Should she be?

5. How old do you think Antigone is? How is this significant?


117-78 6. After the initial dialogue the Chorus emerges for their first choral ode (stasimon), which concerns the previous night's battle. Contrast the picture of Polynices drawn there with Antigone's earlier discussion of her brother; does your opinion of h im, and of Antigone's position, change at all?


7. The chorus evokes Dionysus (171), the first of several times this god is mentioned. Why should the chorus call upon Dionysus? Look up Dionysus to answer this question.


179-376 8.Creon enters. It is very important that you do not project Creon's later conduct back into his first speech. Read this speech carefully, consider his values and beliefs, and ask yourself whether there is anything wrong with his principles, whether in Greek terms or your own. Later, compare Creon's subsequent actions with the principles he articulates here.

9. Throughout this scene, pay close attention to the assumptions Creon makes about gender.
When Creon talks about the gods and the law (317ff), is he talking about the same types of gods as Antigone does?


377-416 10.Second stasimon, perhaps the most famous choral ode in Greek tragedy. What image of man does this ode present? In this vision, what is human greatness? What are the limits of human ability and action? When can a daring man get into trouble?


11. Choral odes often generalize a given problem specific to the play's action into a statement about human life as a whole. Is that the case here? If so, then is the chorus alluding to Antigone, or to Creon, or to both?


417-655 12. Why is Creon so surprised when the Sentry brings in Antigone?


13. Antigone is compared to a mother bird (471ff), not the last time she is referred to as maternal in this play. Is there anything strange or ironic about Antigone being represented as a mother?


14. Antigone's defense to Creon (499-524) is very important, so read it carefully.
Ismene defends Antigone and asks Creon how he could kill his own son's bride (641). Has there been any reference to this relationship before?


656-700 15.Contrast this stasimon with the previous one. Is this ode's thought and tone similar or different? What, if anything, has changed?


701-878 16.Compare the Creon in this scene with the one who first entered the play. Has he changed at all in language or conduct?


17. To what does Haemon appeal in his attempt to save Antigone?
Does Haemon threaten his father, as Creon thinks (842)?


18. Why does Creon chose the particular method of execution that he does (870-8)? What does it say about him?


879-94 19. The ancient Greeks had two words for "love"; philia, meaning something like "friendship", and eros, which has more to do with passion. When the chorus talks about "love" in the ode, which of the two do they mean? And why is the chorus generalizing about love here?


895-1034 20. Note the chorus' reference to Antigone's "bridal vault" (899). What do they mean by referring to a wedding chamber? This will be an important image in the last part of the play. Antigone becomes a "Bride of Death" (or "Bride of Hades"). To understand the importance of this metaphor, you might benefit from reading the Hymn to Demeter, which tells the story of Demeter and Persephone. Strangely, the maternal imagery continues with Antigone as well, as she tries to compare herself with Niobe (915). After reading about Niobe, consider what Antigone does and does not share with that mythical figure..


21.How would you characterize the chorus' exchange with Antigone here?


22.Consider Antigone's speech which begins at line 978. Is this speech consistent with what she has argued before?


23.Is Antigone's faith in the gods wavering here?


1035-89 24.Consider what these myths have in common with each other, and with the story of the play at this point.


1090-1237 25.What does the failure of Tiresias' sacrifice have to do with Polynices and Antigone?


26. What, specifically, in Tiresias' warnings leads Creon to change his mind?


1238-72 27.Why does the chorus call on Dionysus in this ode?


1273-End 28.Why does Antigone chose to commit suicide? Does it suggest her mother's death, or is there an important difference?


29.Creon's wife is only on stage momentarily, yet she plays a key role in Creon's disaster. What does her suicide mean to him?


30.Is Creon a tragic figure? Do you feel sympathy for him at the end as someone who initially tried to do good yet was overwhelmed by circumstance, or do you believe that he is a bullying, misogynistic control-freak who gets what he deserves? Try to compe up with arguments for both sides. Could the play have been called Creon, instead?


31. Conversely, what, specifically, makes Antigone a tragic figure? Think about what, exactly, you mean by such words as "tragedy" and "tragic".

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LINKS TO STUDY GUIDES To supplement your reading:

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/index2.asp PINKMONKEY

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/Oedipus-Trilogy.id-100.html CLIFFSNOTES

E-Text of Antigone

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31/31-h/31-h.htm#antigone

This is the more traditional translation....now that we have read the simplified version in class, you can decipher the content of the more advanced interpretation.

Try putting it into your own words if you are still confused

Good Luck!!!

Any questions email me :)

Monday, November 10, 2008

Not to give excuses but....
all of our group members live far from each other and some have previous plans...
i dont think we will be able to give you a decent project.

Friday, November 7, 2008