Personally, I feel as if I have learned a lot about essay writing this year in Honors English. I believe that I am actually a very accomplished writer, and that I have to capability to make very intelligent essays. I understand the basic idea of literary analysis and all its aspects including theme, motif, symbolism, and figurative language. However, I do think that the most challenging part of writing essays can be relating these items back to the novel.
I can easily say that this particular essay was the largest challenge for me out of all assignments, and this probably has a lot to do with the fact that it is the final essay of the year. The play Romeo and Juliet can make this an even greater challenge due to the fact that some of the themes including, love and violence can be hard to relate to. Along with this, everything in the play is expressed so dramatically making everything that much more confusing. Overall, I can honestly say I am proud of my essay and the work I have done on it. Meaning that I believe there aren't many, if any at all sections of my essay that will fall into the B category.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Summer Reading!
There are actually quite a few novels that I have been looking forward to reading this summer, so narrowing it down to two is a challenge! The first title that I am anxious to read is Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella. Not only is this particular book light and funny, it will also prove to be an easy read I'm sure, because the other books in this seres were also. I always hate stopping in the middle of a series without finishing it, so that's why this summer will be great to continue on with that series. This book in the series is about the main character Rebbecca Bloomwood and her fiance Luke Brandon getting married. Both Luke's mother and Rebecca's mother want to throw an wedding, and due to miscommunication the weddings are scheduled on the same day. Meaning that Rebbecca has to try and figure out how to fix this issue.
The other novel that is really intriguing to me is Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. Even though I saw the movie earlier this year, the story is so great that I definitely want the opportunity to read the book too. Almost everyone that I have spoken to highly recommends this book even if you have seen the movie, so I cant wait to read it. The story is about John and Savannah the main characters and how they fall in love. Unfortunately, John goes away to war and he still loves her, but he comes home to see she is with someone else, so it is a very dramatic novel. Overall, I am looking forward to summer itself, along with the opportunity to read some great books!
The other novel that is really intriguing to me is Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. Even though I saw the movie earlier this year, the story is so great that I definitely want the opportunity to read the book too. Almost everyone that I have spoken to highly recommends this book even if you have seen the movie, so I cant wait to read it. The story is about John and Savannah the main characters and how they fall in love. Unfortunately, John goes away to war and he still loves her, but he comes home to see she is with someone else, so it is a very dramatic novel. Overall, I am looking forward to summer itself, along with the opportunity to read some great books!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Fate
Being born on April 25th, 1995 would mean that my astrological sign is Taurus. After looking into the different traits a person under this astrological sign should posses, I discovered that I actually agree with a lot of what was said. First of all, a Taurus would typically be a patient, determined, and cautious. When continuing to look, most websites also said a Taurus can work hard and diligently under stress as long as there is some kind of excitement involved. Personally, I read my own horoscope almost daily, but had never looked into specific Taurus traits. I was surprised how accurate I thought the traits were how extremely similar they were to things I would have said about myself. In most situations, I work hard and try to get all tasks done in a timely manner. The cautious factor would probably play into my life because at times, I am unsure, and like to look into all aspects of an opportunity and am afraid of picking the wrong solution. However, there were also a few things that I did disagree with, including being extremely jealous and loving to garden. I feel that there are moments of jealousy for everyone, but the horoscopes say that a Taurus can feel jealousy to the point of rage on some occasions, and that definitely isn't me. Also, about the gardening thing, it's basically as simple as, I just don't enjoy gardening.
Due to the fact that I do read my horoscope, I honestly do believe that there is some truth in it. I think it is super interesting how one day I can read it and the horoscope will be so spot on it's actually scary, and other times it will be completely irrelevant to my life. I also think its interesting how one of the main ideas and themes featured in Romeo and Juliet, is how the stars predict your fate, and kind of how everything is pre-planned and is meant to happen a certain way. Even though this particular example isn't in Act 3, the idea is universal throughout the entire book, which is said in the prologue. The phrase "A pair of star-crossed lovers" (prologue.6) is saying that fate and the aligned stars control ever thing that happens to both Romeo and Juliet in the scope of the novel. An example specific to the third act of the novel, is when Juliet says "Can heaven be so envious" (3.2.40) when speaking of the death of Tybalt. By saying this it shows that Juliet is saying that her fate was unfair and she cant understand why her cousin had to die. Overall, this is just one example of how fate comes into play in the novel Romeo and Juliet, but it is extremely obvious that this is one of the prominent themes. It is also fascinating to look into the possibility that something as small and, seemingly meaningless as a horoscope could actually have some way of determining your path in life.
Due to the fact that I do read my horoscope, I honestly do believe that there is some truth in it. I think it is super interesting how one day I can read it and the horoscope will be so spot on it's actually scary, and other times it will be completely irrelevant to my life. I also think its interesting how one of the main ideas and themes featured in Romeo and Juliet, is how the stars predict your fate, and kind of how everything is pre-planned and is meant to happen a certain way. Even though this particular example isn't in Act 3, the idea is universal throughout the entire book, which is said in the prologue. The phrase "A pair of star-crossed lovers" (prologue.6) is saying that fate and the aligned stars control ever thing that happens to both Romeo and Juliet in the scope of the novel. An example specific to the third act of the novel, is when Juliet says "Can heaven be so envious" (3.2.40) when speaking of the death of Tybalt. By saying this it shows that Juliet is saying that her fate was unfair and she cant understand why her cousin had to die. Overall, this is just one example of how fate comes into play in the novel Romeo and Juliet, but it is extremely obvious that this is one of the prominent themes. It is also fascinating to look into the possibility that something as small and, seemingly meaningless as a horoscope could actually have some way of determining your path in life.
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