Friday, November 19, 2010
IM Prologue
I see the main character of Invisible Man living in his "hole". There are over a thousand lights because he is trying to get back at the power company. This tells me that he is trying to find ways to fight back against the racists. He is also alone in his home, which tells me that he is probably very lonely. He is also in the basement, maybe symbolizing that he is below the white people that live in the same building.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
IR Blog Post 1-Entertainment Feed 1
Woody Paige's Blog
Title: Nuggets have the pie, Melo's suitors crumbs
http://www.denverpost.com/paige
Carmelo Anthony played the New York Knicks and demolished their defense. After he was asked about if he ever considered playing for them he said he never thought of it. Although the didnt look like a championship team, you have to wonder if Carmelo actually wanted to stay. Over the summer there were several trade rumors that Anthony would end up going to NY. (http://www.prosportsdaily.com/nba/knicks/rumors.html) This Knicks trade rumors site proves my opinion that Anthony actually wanted to be traded. Because the Nuggets are on their way down and the Knicks are a team that is trying to build a dynasty, he had to have wanted to join their squad. Denver simply needs to win games in order to keep Anthony's interest. Harrington and Anthony combined for 42 points which cause them to win the game. With more games like this, they will be in the running for a playoff spot. Although Carmelo was offered a whopping 65 million to stay, he still expressed interest in other teams.
Questions:
Does Carmelo deserve all of the money he gets?
Do the people of Denver still like Carmelo even though he tried to leave?
Vocab:
None
Title: Nuggets have the pie, Melo's suitors crumbs
http://www.denverpost.com/paige
Carmelo Anthony played the New York Knicks and demolished their defense. After he was asked about if he ever considered playing for them he said he never thought of it. Although the didnt look like a championship team, you have to wonder if Carmelo actually wanted to stay. Over the summer there were several trade rumors that Anthony would end up going to NY. (http://www.prosportsdaily.com/nba/knicks/rumors.html) This Knicks trade rumors site proves my opinion that Anthony actually wanted to be traded. Because the Nuggets are on their way down and the Knicks are a team that is trying to build a dynasty, he had to have wanted to join their squad. Denver simply needs to win games in order to keep Anthony's interest. Harrington and Anthony combined for 42 points which cause them to win the game. With more games like this, they will be in the running for a playoff spot. Although Carmelo was offered a whopping 65 million to stay, he still expressed interest in other teams.
Questions:
Does Carmelo deserve all of the money he gets?
Do the people of Denver still like Carmelo even though he tried to leave?
Vocab:
None
IR Blog Post 1-Political Feed 1
Michael Medved's Blog
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=320
Title: The real winners of 2010: "The Party of Whatever Works"
Just recently in politics, the election results came in showing that there was a huge swing back toward the Republicans. The article discusses why we have such violent pendulum swings between parties. On average, the control changes every 2-6 years. If people feel that their lives are good and the nation seems to be doing well, they will stick with the party in power no matter what. If they start to feel like their lives are going downward, they will vote for the party out of power. This is the reason for these swings. After the Republican's were shoved out of power because of several "poor" decisions, Obama was put into office. Now, after Obama has been in power for a considerable amount of time, unemployment rates are still above 8%. Therefore, because people are unhappy, they will vote for the party out of power. (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/02/poll-closing-key-east-coast-races-balance-power-line/) "Riding a wave of voter frustration over the economy and the federal government itself, the Republican Party sailed into the majority in the House of Representatives Tuesday with victories projected to be on a scale not seen since the end of the New Deal. " This article agrees with my opinion that because there are problems in America right now, people voted for the out-of-power party.
Questions:
Would it be easier to try to keep one party in office?
Has it been enough time to have a switch in power?
Are the problems too big for the Republicans to fix and if they are not fixed will they be thrown out of power once again?
Vocab:
dubious-adj. doubtful
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=320
Title: The real winners of 2010: "The Party of Whatever Works"
Just recently in politics, the election results came in showing that there was a huge swing back toward the Republicans. The article discusses why we have such violent pendulum swings between parties. On average, the control changes every 2-6 years. If people feel that their lives are good and the nation seems to be doing well, they will stick with the party in power no matter what. If they start to feel like their lives are going downward, they will vote for the party out of power. This is the reason for these swings. After the Republican's were shoved out of power because of several "poor" decisions, Obama was put into office. Now, after Obama has been in power for a considerable amount of time, unemployment rates are still above 8%. Therefore, because people are unhappy, they will vote for the party out of power. (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/02/poll-closing-key-east-coast-races-balance-power-line/) "Riding a wave of voter frustration over the economy and the federal government itself, the Republican Party sailed into the majority in the House of Representatives Tuesday with victories projected to be on a scale not seen since the end of the New Deal. " This article agrees with my opinion that because there are problems in America right now, people voted for the out-of-power party.
Questions:
Would it be easier to try to keep one party in office?
Has it been enough time to have a switch in power?
Are the problems too big for the Republicans to fix and if they are not fixed will they be thrown out of power once again?
Vocab:
dubious-adj. doubtful
IR Blog Post 1-ArtsFeed 1
Carrie Rickey's Blog
Title:
Carrie Rickey is a popular movie reviewer. She recently reviewed the new Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The main plot of the movie is that Ron, Hermione, and Harry go off on their own in search on the horcruxes in whch Voldemort's soul has been split into. The final part of the Harry Potter series has been slit into two movies. Rickey originally thought that it was because of the money but then agrees with this decision because it allows the situation to sink in. I do not agree with Rickey's opinion that the romantic relationship should be between Hermione and Harry rather than with Ron because then it would leave Ron out of the picture. Harry has always had some girl that he liked which, in my opinion, is why they never would have ended up together. Although the movie does not really show all of these small relationships, the books do. (http://www.suite101.com/content/review-harry-potter-and-the-halfblood-prince-a132729) The movie review from the previous movie says that it focused on teen relationships. This is probably why Rickey was expecting there to be more coverage on the relationship. And with a movie with three 18 year olds traveling solo, you might expect some relationships to start.
Further Questions:
Does this movie have a twist ending?
Does the fact that the actors are getting older change how you view the movie ?
Vocab
penultimate-adj. next to last
heretic-noun. does not conform to an established attitude, doctrineor principle.
Title:
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/20101117_harry_potter.html
Carrie Rickey is a popular movie reviewer. She recently reviewed the new Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The main plot of the movie is that Ron, Hermione, and Harry go off on their own in search on the horcruxes in whch Voldemort's soul has been split into. The final part of the Harry Potter series has been slit into two movies. Rickey originally thought that it was because of the money but then agrees with this decision because it allows the situation to sink in. I do not agree with Rickey's opinion that the romantic relationship should be between Hermione and Harry rather than with Ron because then it would leave Ron out of the picture. Harry has always had some girl that he liked which, in my opinion, is why they never would have ended up together. Although the movie does not really show all of these small relationships, the books do. (http://www.suite101.com/content/review-harry-potter-and-the-halfblood-prince-a132729) The movie review from the previous movie says that it focused on teen relationships. This is probably why Rickey was expecting there to be more coverage on the relationship. And with a movie with three 18 year olds traveling solo, you might expect some relationships to start.
Further Questions:
Does this movie have a twist ending?
Does the fact that the actors are getting older change how you view the movie ?
Vocab
penultimate-adj. next to last
heretic-noun. does not conform to an established attitude, doctrineor principle.
IM Introduction, Ellison Bio, and UbD Post
Ralph Ellison, the author of Invisible Man,shocked the readers of the 1950's because he wrote the first book about what it meant to be black in America. Through out his childhood and early days in his career, we can see what influenced his writing the most. Although he didnt grow up in the best conditions, he was able to become a famous author and civil rights spokesman.
Economically, Ellison was not a wealthy person while growing up. He was able to use his intelligence and talent to get a scholarship to an all black college in Alabama. After he had begun to build his future, the great depression left him poor and in search of a job. He also became a major spokesman for the civil rights movement which is why this story includes many racial protests. He also lived in the deep south where racism was at its strongest. Because he experienced racism first-hand, his experiences will be in the writing.
Invisible Man started when Richard Wright convinced Ellison to try writing for a living. He took a job interviewing for the Federal Writers Project. The experiences that he ad with the interviewing. The experiences fueled his stories when one day he wrote "I am an invisible man". This incredible sentence led to over 500 pages of writing. This is one sentence with a lot of meaning.
Economically, Ellison was not a wealthy person while growing up. He was able to use his intelligence and talent to get a scholarship to an all black college in Alabama. After he had begun to build his future, the great depression left him poor and in search of a job. He also became a major spokesman for the civil rights movement which is why this story includes many racial protests. He also lived in the deep south where racism was at its strongest. Because he experienced racism first-hand, his experiences will be in the writing.
Invisible Man started when Richard Wright convinced Ellison to try writing for a living. He took a job interviewing for the Federal Writers Project. The experiences that he ad with the interviewing. The experiences fueled his stories when one day he wrote "I am an invisible man". This incredible sentence led to over 500 pages of writing. This is one sentence with a lot of meaning.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Themes #1 & #2 Reflection
1. How did you do with these Themes? How did you feel about how you thought you did compared to the grade you received? What did you do well?
I did a great job with theme 1. I used the basic principles that I learned in cross country to show how they applied to a life experience. For theme 2, I created a resume and cover letter for Jordan Baker. I got A's on both of the themes and I think that I deserved them because I put a lot of work into editing my papers. I did well in using proper vocab, including relevant details, and having good awareness of the audience.
2. What are some opportunity areas for you with your writing?
The main area where I did not do as well as I would have liked was using appropriate structure. Although I used a resume format, I may not have been correct to the 1920's. My college essay theme lost a few points when answering the prompt. It was not a big issue but the conclusion should tie it up better.
3. What can you improve for next time?
Next time, I would probably get a few more people to read my theme because I think there were some things that could easily be improved. I could have done a little more research on how a 1920's theme is written.
I did a great job with theme 1. I used the basic principles that I learned in cross country to show how they applied to a life experience. For theme 2, I created a resume and cover letter for Jordan Baker. I got A's on both of the themes and I think that I deserved them because I put a lot of work into editing my papers. I did well in using proper vocab, including relevant details, and having good awareness of the audience.
2. What are some opportunity areas for you with your writing?
The main area where I did not do as well as I would have liked was using appropriate structure. Although I used a resume format, I may not have been correct to the 1920's. My college essay theme lost a few points when answering the prompt. It was not a big issue but the conclusion should tie it up better.
3. What can you improve for next time?
Next time, I would probably get a few more people to read my theme because I think there were some things that could easily be improved. I could have done a little more research on how a 1920's theme is written.
Monday, November 1, 2010
The Great Gatsby Final Project
http://prezi.com/ihts1tqdca3k/the-great-gatsby-project/
Through the occurrences of the 1920s and the Great Gatsby it is apparent that when one lingers in the past, hides behind lies, and lives a reckless lifestyle, corruption is inevitable.
3. A brief overview of your project: what were you trying to show? How?
We did our project as a prezi. We were trying to use this technology to show how the characters, themes, and historical context from the Great Gatsby support our thesis and will cause corruption. We use quotes from the novel to show how the characters linger in the past, live reckless lifestyles, and hide behind lies.
4. Your experience working with the Web 2.0 tool you chose. Would you use it again? Why or Why not?
No one in my group had used prezi before but it was a great tool. There was a tutorial that taught use how to use it. I would use it again because it was simple to use and displayed information very well.
5. Overall: What went well? What would you change for next time?
Gathering the quotes and information that we needed went well. We had a google doc that we put our info on and copied the info into our prezi. I would try to use our time more productively.
Through the occurrences of the 1920s and the Great Gatsby it is apparent that when one lingers in the past, hides behind lies, and lives a reckless lifestyle, corruption is inevitable.
3. A brief overview of your project: what were you trying to show? How?
We did our project as a prezi. We were trying to use this technology to show how the characters, themes, and historical context from the Great Gatsby support our thesis and will cause corruption. We use quotes from the novel to show how the characters linger in the past, live reckless lifestyles, and hide behind lies.
4. Your experience working with the Web 2.0 tool you chose. Would you use it again? Why or Why not?
No one in my group had used prezi before but it was a great tool. There was a tutorial that taught use how to use it. I would use it again because it was simple to use and displayed information very well.
5. Overall: What went well? What would you change for next time?
Gathering the quotes and information that we needed went well. We had a google doc that we put our info on and copied the info into our prezi. I would try to use our time more productively.
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