Masterpiece Academy Essay

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Dr. Preston

AP English Literature and Composition

8 June 2015

                                                     My Experience

            Looking back to the beginning of my senior year I remember being really scared and nervous. I don't know why though I heard from past seniors that it was a pretty easy year, but clearly that was a lie. I would have to say my senior year was by far the most stressful year, but at the same time I learned the most from this past year as well. I would have to say that I did espouse learning this year. We had to learn the curriculum in every class and of course there's always homework and tests but I actually learned more from the experiences that I went through this year. I learned a lot about myself and what I wanted to do in the future and the person that I want to be. I think we were sort of forced to look at the deeper meaning behind high school and what we go through these 4 years in order to prepare us for something more. Especially this course, it has taught me a lot of life lessons and gave me a little taste of what college is going to be like. Here's a little insight into what my experiences were and what I learned from them in this class this last year.

            Trust is a key element in any type of relationship. In order to be worthy of trusting someone with something they have to show that they are worthy of that trust. As a teacher there isn't usually this much trust that is given to students right off the bat. Automatically on the first day the relationship that we built felt like it was going to be a partnership. And it was, we were

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allowed to give our input on everything and we were free to voice our opinions and say if we wanted something changed or didn't like something. At the beginning of the year this is always the case, where students at first are on top of their work and are really focused and determined but then that slowly fades. I feel like as a class we did deserve the chance to be trusted with this course and as time went on we proved that we were worthy of it by doing what was asked of us and trying to do it to the best of our ability. Then as I said earlier the focus and determination that was once there at the beginning faded and as a class we started to slow down a little bit and became lazier because the school year was ending and we were just all done and tired. This isn’t an excuse for not doing the work that’s assigned of us since we were given respect and value by earning the trust throughout this course. Personally I believed I earned it by staying on top of my work and doing all the main assignments that were asked of us. I believe I honored it as well by showing up to class, paying attention, and listening and learning that the classroom isn't a place that's supposed to be completely structured and that's it a place where we have to be the ones to take on our own learning in order to reach the next level.

            Over the summer we were told to read three books, the Poisonwood Bible, Pride and Prejudice, and Montaigne's Essays. In the Poisonwood Bible I related to this by knowing what it felt like to start off in a new place and feel very foreign. It all started when I went to junior high because I was originally supposed to go to Lakeview but ended up going to Orcutt because my mom coached volleyball there. So I didn't really know anybody and needed to make friends, which I did but I really wasn't close to any of them. Until I went to high school. My Freshman year I walked into high school with Hannah Hurd who I just started to get to know over the summer. So high school was really intimidating cause I still felt like I didn't know who my

                                                                                                                                             
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friends were but eventually some of the people that I went to junior high with and elementary school with became my best friends. I made new friends as well so in the end I found my way and discovered the type of person I want to be. In Pride and Prejudice, I feel like we are all scared of going after something that to everyone else doesn't seem right but might feel right to us. I'm going to Long Beach and I'm majoring in Fashion Design Merchandising, which isn't your typical major. People have asked me why that and what are you going to do with that and have sort of put me down for it. Fashion and clothes and the whole atmosphere of imagining myself being a part of the fashion industry really excites me and I've known I've wanted to do this since the end of junior high. It was simple for me I just thought of something I really enjoyed and I love shopping and clothes and getting dressed up and one day if my job is to shop and style people for a living that would be the ultimate dream come true. So it doesn't matter if other people don't approve of it, as long as I love what I'm doing I'll be happy and that's all that matters. In Montaigne's Essays he had a stream of consciousness flow to it and in life I feel like nothing is ever planned or set in stone. It's a lot of bumps and turns and setbacks but all we can do is learn from everything that's thrown at us and move forward. So Montaigne's Essays show that it's alright to say what you're thinking even if it might not make sense all the time to other people, if whatever you're doing makes sense to you that's all that really matters.

            I have many passions but one that's always been there has been my passion for fashion. I recently have been thinking about my future more because I'm going to college in a few short months and I'm going to be learning and working towards my goal to be a part of the fashion industry. So in order to have the right mind set for the future I have to prepare for it. I'm doing that by starting up a fashion blog and researching a bunch of random elements about fashion. It

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gets me very excited for actually going to college knowing that I'm going to be taking courses that involves something that I love. Of course I love shopping so every time I go to a clothing store it's hard to resist buying so many things because I don't have money to waste because college is going to be expensive, so I have to learn how to budget now. Having friends that want me to style them or go shopping with them and researching fashion icons and style tips online helps resist my urge to spend money by thinking that one day if I work hard enough for it, I can make good money and buy all the clothes that I want and have a successful career that I love.

            Recently with our masterpiece presentations there have been some main ones that have made me either smile or laugh. Such as Noah and Alec's masterpiece on doing something that that involves their love for the game of baseball through being little league umpires and hearing the stories they had to tell and how this experience taught them a lot about how to be a role model and that a game and winning isn't always as important as the learning experience behind it. One presentation that made me laugh was Mile's presentation, those videos were very funny and clever and were good quality. These were a couple presentations that made me smile and laugh. 

            A theme that stuck out the most for me in a lot of presentations was connections/collaboration. In my presentation I worked with Judith and Hannah and we made connections with the children we worked with and collaborated with each other to make our own separate passions work together into a project that showcased our own special interests while making it fun for the kids and for us. In Elizabeth Smith's presentation she collaborated with 5 or 6 different girls in her happiness masterpiece, and I was one of them. We all connected through

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something that doesn't seem important such as our hair, but it's what we are doing and what some of us already did with our hair that matters. Since we all had long hair and we're all going to eventually cut it and give it to somebody who needs it more. It felt good being able to help out a classmate and a friend for a bigger cause. In Melissa and Victoria's masterpiece they both presented two different masterpieces but worked together to fulfill one common goal and that was to show that there's a story behind every person and that we're all born equal and we decide what we want to do and who we want to be. They made connections with people they don't usually talk to and learned more about them and who they are. In Ashlyn’s presentation she talked about Texas and the connections between California and Texas and taught us a lot of new facts that I had no idea about. She collaborated with Haley Kestler who helped her come up with the idea about doing her masterpiece on Texas. Another masterpiece that showed collaboration and connections was Courtney's. She put together a sideshow about her experiences she had with Special Olympics and the connections she made with people and the collaboration she had to do with different people in order to run a club and put on events. So I can literally talk about every single person's masterpiece and say how they included connections and collaborations because that is such a unifying theme, but these were some that stuck out the most personally for me.

            I believe that my hero's journey is only just the beginning. High School and my learning experiences throughout these past few years have set up a foundation for where I want to go from here. I don't believe I'm a hero quite yet, that's a goal that I strive to be. Not a hero in general but to be someone's hero, to be someone's mentor, and to have someone look up to me would be the ultimate honor. We all just want to feel like we're good enough for someone or something and to be a hero is to have reassurance by someone that believes that you've made a

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difference in a life. My journey this past year has been a little bit of a roller coaster ride but I feel like I answered the call to my own adventure but I feel like there's still so much living and learning to do, that this is only the start of my life and I can only become more enlightened from this moment on.

            High school may be drawing to an end and right now for me it kind of seems like the end of a really good thing. For me high school was so far the best adventure that I've been on. I'm not a very emotional person but lately I've been very moody and I'm not usually this bad and I honestly think my subconscious is making me act out because high school is going to be over. Even though the work at times was hard and I had many breakdowns and long nights, the connections and friendships I've made are ones that I'll always cherish and miss, that made everything worth going through worth it. Every single person, opportunity, and obstacle I've faced I've gained something from it and have grown as a person. This part of my life is coming to an end but there is still so much living I have yet to do and I'm really excited for what the future holds. Through this course I've learned that I have to take charge of my own learning experience in order to get anything out of it. It may be hard at times to try to motivate yourself but that's just a part of growing is learning to do things on your own to grow into being an independent and strong person that is confident and passionate about life's big adventure.

Macbeth Character Map

What About My Masterpiece

So far I have one Masterpiece almost done all we have left to do is put either a scrapbook or slideshow together of all the videos and pictures me Hannah and Judith took from our time we spent at the Boys and Girls Club over Spring Break. The first day we all played soccer, baseball, and basketball with the kids in the gym which was really fun and I broke a sweat. All the kids wanted us on their teams and it was nice interacting with them and being able to play with them and see them smile when we would guard them,try to steal the ball, or try to get past them. The next day we had an arts and crafts day which we made fashion outfits out of newspapers, which was an activity I got from and ASB event. It was a pretty cool experience being able to be looked up to and having the little kids all want your help because you made something that looked cool.The next day we played games which the kids seemed to enjoy, especially the one game where we made towers out of straws. So the three of us split our time into taking a day and doing an activity that favored things that we all liked seperatley but also enjoy doing together.

This masterpiece made me appreciate Hannah and Judith and the admiration they have for kids and helped me realize that there is other activities out there that can be worth my time rather than just going to do random things with my friends. I can be spending my time being a role model to younger kinds and try to influence their lives in a positive light while they're influencing mine.

Love is Blind

Macbeth seems to love Lady Macbeth but not in an overly affectionate type of way. He is more of a mental rather than physical lover where he shows that he cares and understands her by reading into what she says. In a way it seems that she bullies Macbeth a little and wants more from him than he has already given her.
Lady Macbeth from the audience's point of view seems to lack humanity and is a very ambitious woman. She taunts her husband for his "lack of courage" and is constantly acting like a ruthless person behind doors but when in public can put on a softer front.

Meet Macbeth

1.1

1. Beginning the play with a dialogue between the witches sets the mood to be dark, evil, and mysterious. This foreshadows the plot, theme, and mood for the future of the story in the same manner. In comparison of Shakespeare's other plays, Macbeth requires more ambiguity and the syntax and diction used needs to be more bleak. For example, Hamlet highlighted the themes of betrayal and complexity of relationships and power. Even though, the theme falls in the same ballpark with Macbeth, the gloominess of the plot of Macbeth overpowers that of Hamlet. In the beginning of the play, the witches were going to meet Macbeth at the "ere of sunset." Line 10 was "Paddock calls" and line 11 was "Anon." The phrase paddock class means a toad, which symbolizes transformation. The word anon means soon or shortly. The "toad" and it's transformation could metaphorically be compared to Macbeth and his evolving and transforming to be a completely different person or even having a transformation in his status and power. The witch's response as anon signifies how Macbeth will shortly have a transformation - to be declared a thane. 

1.2

1. The bloody seargent indirectly characterizes Macbeth by glorifying his actions towards Macdonwald. Macdonwald is a rebel who was executed. He tried to attack them. Macbeth executed macdonwald with his sword. This did not end the fight with the rebels, the Norwegians are still attacking.

2. The traitor was the Thane of Cawdor, as we learn from Ross. Duncan says that its a relief the thane of cawdor was executed and that Macbeth now owns his previous title.

 1.3

1. The witches speech gives a first look at Macbeth and his wife without saying who they are. Indirect characterization of the two. Similar to Hamlet where he gives a mini synopsis early in the story. "Weird" in Shakespeare's day meant future seers not weird as we know it, prophecy and destiny. Shakespeare means that Macbeth's wife has him by the balls. They  cast a spell to control his destiny.
2. Macbeth says something very similar to what the witches said at the beginning of the play. This could be him falling into the destiny the witches set up. Dried, chapped fingers, gender ambiguity, hairy, old, they have literal beards. The witches tell Macbeth that he will thane of Candor and eventually King, right then he finds out he is thane of Cawdor. Banquo asked the witch why they had nothing for him, they told him he is lesser but greater than Macbeth. We knew he was thane before he was thane.

3. Banquo says the witches were a figment of their imagination that they lie or that they are hallucinating. Macbeth learns that he is thane of Cawdor from Ross and Angus. During lines 114-156 he was going over his plan in his head and how everything had just happened to him. He acts very happy and shows no incredulity at being thane. Macbeth's aside shows him rationalizing what happened to him and he begins to think that he is going to be King soon. Macbeth tells Banquo that he is happy and excited and nothing more he explains his behavior by saying he is confused.

1.4

1.Cawdor was executed after openly confessing his treason and pleading for mercy. Malcolm tried to stick up for the thane, but the king responds by basically saying that you can't trust a man according to his face. He doesn't believe the thane was truly repentant.

2.The king greets them by saying that he can never repay them enough for their good deeds, but announces he will leave all his estate and names his son, Malcolm, prince of Cumberland. He then proposes that they go to Macbeth's castle at Inverness. Macbeth tells himself that the only way to be king is to get rid of Malcolm, and even though he'll be appalled at his action, he must do it.

1.5

1. Macbeth was honest with his wife when he informs her of his new title as "Thane of Cawdor." He refers to the witches as "weird sisters" probably because he doesn't want her know that he is associated with the "evil servants."

Lady Macbeth responds by saying that she thinks Macbeth is playng things off as if everything is fine. By saying "but be the serpent under't", she describes him as someone that lies to make everything appear under control. This doesn't really match the characterization of Macbeth so far in the story which implies that there is something the audience doesn't know about him. 

2. The wife was confident about the guests visit. She also seemed prepared and a little cocky about the way her and her husband would handle it.

3. Lady Macbeth. Yes she wants to kill Duncan. No, he isn't sure whether he wants to follow through with Lady Macbeths orders or not. She tells him not to let Duncan see tomorrow. 

4. The question appears to answer itself. 

1.6

1. The opening speeches (1.6.1-10) describe how the surroundings of the castle are "pleasant" and the air is sweet-maybe even too sweet. From the outside, the castle appears to be paradise.

Lady Macbeth's welcome is formal. Her language is totally different from her language in the previous scene which shows how fake and dishonest her welcome was.

1.7

1. "If it were done when 'tis done then 'twere well." If it were done when it was done it was done well. (Meaning if he completed the death quickly and efficiently and with no complications then he did the job well.) Macbeth is determined to kill the king and be done with him but in lines 1-12 he is fearful of how the "inventor" will judge his actions. He's violating the hospitality of his kinship and responsibilities as a host towards his guest by trying to kill his guest instead of protecting them. The motivation that Macbeth attributes to himself in lines 25-28 is the attribute of an Arabic heaven-like God. He will be seen as a "God" and that is his source of motivation to get the job done. 

2. In lines 28-30 she is complaining about him leaving the chamber because it was  almost time for dinner. Macbeth responds to her complaining by saying did he ask for me? And lady Macbeth says don't you know he did? The positions are lady Macbeth is ready for the King to be killed while Macbeth is still hesitant and on the fence about it. Macbeth convinced Lady Macbeth by explaining that he is an respected person and doesn't want to lose his honor while Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth by convincing him to gain the power and kill the king. The stronger person in the scene is Lady Macbeth because  she's more verbally confident in her argument while convincing Macbeth to kill the King. 

Macbeth Resources

Resource 1 Macbeth Summary

Resources 2 Macbeth Work

Resource 3 Macbeth Overview

Resource 4 Macbeth Video

Resource 5 Macbeth Video

Poetry Essay

Poem: Ozymandias

Prompt: Write an essay in which you describe the speaker's attitude to his former ruler

Every person has a different view on things, we each have our own perspective on different issues. So when it comes to realizing how a person is, why don't we just tell them to their face what we like or dislike about them. Some people do and some people don't. Most people don't because we are all scared of something, for some it may be rejection others disappointment. When there comes a time when a person is finally free to let their opinions about someone out, the truth or that persons perception of the truth could've helped that person they were so afraid of, for some reason, to tell them what they think about them. They could've saved them or helped them become a better person and see things how other people might've seen them as well. In Ozymandias the speaker's attitude towards the former king is calm and mocking and this develops the type connection the speaker had to the "king".

The poem starts out with the speaker meeting a traveller talking about some stone remains in a desert. He then goes on to talk about the way he perceives the former statue to be. The speaker seems to be resentful in a way towards the king maybe because in his life he had someone with great power not treat him as fairly as he thought he should be treated. The sculptor that made the statue could be the speaker because it sounds like the sculptor had a a history with the king. The speaker describes what the statue looks like and the man could be seen either as sad or angry or maybe he's both and puts up a tough exterior to hide pain he has inside. Then the poem goes on to say " the hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed," which at first I thought was talking about the king but could be talking about the sculptor that when he was making the statue he had a deeper connection to the king than he thought because he as well was angry and sad about how his life ended up in ruins just like the statue of the king.

We start to make deeper connections as we re read and analyze certain texts. Looking at this poem for the first time I thought it was all about the king and how he thought he was a great ruler but in reality he tore apart himself and his kingdom. Then by switching it around from the point of view of the sculptor, he as well could be mocking the king in a subtle way but while making it seem like the  king is in a ruins, he was in ruins himself. So his attitude is trying to avoid his own issues by making it seem like the king has all the problems which is the outside exterior to the inside of speakers thoughts.

Masterpiece Update

My other blog is in the works right now and I will post my link for it once I finish setting up my tabs and formatting it. So then this Masterpiece will be an ongoing process that I will like to continue with throughout college and hopefully it'll be something that other people find insightful and use as something they can go to for all things going on with the fashion world.

Ozymandias Poem Analysis

Title: Ozymandias was a pharaoh that reigned during 1279-1213 BCE and his statue was about 57 feet tall. The site of where the statute used to be is nothing but remains of a once mighty yet broken king that he once was

Paraphrase: the sculptor who made the statue captured the king as he saw him to be. He was distressed unhappy and a cold person that thought of himself to be a powerful king but left nothing but a broken and shattered memory which explains why his stature is also destroyed and is blending in with the rest desert.

Connotation: " Look on my works, ye Mighty and despair." This could be meant in a mocking way that the pharaoh found himself to be this strong and powerful ruler but inside was hurt and broken.

Attitude: the author has a mocking and reflecting attitude towards this once great pharaoh.

Shift: the shift occurs when the author says "the hand that mocked them and the heart that fed" because then the authors mood and attitude shifts.

Title Revisited: it's just the name of the pharaoh was once mighty but broken and the author has some sort of connection to him in what I see as a negative way.

Theme: All people will fall

T Swift Mash-up

So lately I've been a little obsessed with this song and have been listening to it, every chance I get. It's a mash-up of Taylor Swift's Blank Space and Style songs but with a slower tempo and duet from two very talented people. I've been getting into slower paced songs these days and so I just thought I'd share something that I like from my music world right now.

Masterpiece Progression

For my masterpiece, I'm actually taking on two different pieces. One is with the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Maria with my friends Hannah and Judith and the other is my own personal fashion blog. Originally I was just going to do my fashion blog and figure out something else related to the career that I want to go into. Then Hannah had asked if I wanted to be a part of her and Judith's masterpiece project and of course I couldn't say no! I'll be able to spend time with my friends while doing something that I love to do. So what we'll be doing is going to the Boys and Girls Club over Spring Break for three days for two hours each day and we'll each coordinate an activity with the profession we want to go into, but make it fun for the kids to enjoy. So I'll be doing a crafty fashion related activity, while Judith will be doing arts and crafts, and Hannah will be doing a little soccer camp. So I'm looking forward to working with the kids and my friends and being able to get involved with the community while creating memories for my last Spring Break of High School. Then for my personal masterpiece I'll be setting up my Fashion blog that showcases fashion tips, fashion inspirations, my personal styling pictures, and other style and fashion related content that I come up with. Once I get it started, I want to try to post something everyday til the end of the year especially, but hopefully I can continue this blog throughout college and gain a group of followers that like my personal insight into my fashion world.

Brave New World Essay

Human nature is the sum of qualities and traits shared by all. When we hear that certain things are categorized under "human nature," it's usually pretty easy to tell whether we think it is or not. We are all human and should know that we all do, want, and need certain things in our life in order to be considered human. So why is it that in Brave New World people are programmed to go against certain human nature characteristics. The book may express certain views on conformity but it may not be as far off from our modern wold as we think. In many ways Brave New World can compare and contrast with our world that we live in, but all people have certain human nature qualities that are hard to go against. In the book Bernard Marx has all the features to conform to his World State society but has an internal struggle with not believing that he fits into his caste and questions whether he wants to be a part of the social norm or just criticize it.

Bernard has a hard time believing that he should be considered an Alpha because he doesn't feel like his size and appearance for the title. He struggles with conforming but ironically that's all he really wants is to fit in but at the same time criticizes the World State and everything that it does. Bernard is human and expresses his internal struggles through his weaknesses such as jealousy, anger, and his self consciousness to fit in when he doesn't look like he does. Bernard wants to so badly fit into a world that he bashes on because he wants to be seen and recognized, which he doesn't feel like he is. When Bernard revives recon guncotton from Lenina and John he finally is starting to get what he's always wanted. He starts conforming to his world but at the same time doesn't realize that he is a hypocrite for bashing on everything that his society stands for. For Bernard to finally be able to conform by being with Lenina and John he doesn't realize he is going against everything that he dislikes about his society. He's blinded by his own desires that he forgets that he wants to be one person but internally thinks he's somebody completely different. So he goes through this constant push and pull effect that confuses not only himself but everyone around him.

It's strange to think that some people can't be who they are because they are afraid of what their society might think of them. That's one key feature in human nature we all judge on another even when we don't realize it, it's just something that we all do. It doesn't necessarily mean we are bad people for thinking we do one thing when in reality we do another and don't even know it. That's how we are programmed. In the book they are put into castes and in our world in a way, so are we. We either are born poor, rich or average and then we can either end up average, rich, or poor. We control our own destiny though and for Bernard he knew what he wanted and who he wanted to be. His thoughts were just different from his actions and he didn't even realize it. Which isn't all his fault because he was born and programmed to be and do one thing while his mind was programmed to go against everything he knew. Bernard was stuck in between being a part of his society and saying he wouldn't be. In reality he was just confused because he didn't know whether to be a part of something he grew up in or go with his thoughts which he didn't know how to control. So he was always stuck in between doing and saying different things that he didn't even know he was doing, which lead him to conforming outwardly but inwardly lost.

Lit Terms #6

simile - noun a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
soliloquy - noun a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections; speech you make to yourselfspiritual - adj. lacking material body or form or substance;concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; resembling or characteristic of a phantom; concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; noun a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United Statesspeaker - noun someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly; electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distancestereotype - noun a conventional or formulaic conception or image; verb treat or classify according to a mental stereotypestructure - noun a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; a particular complex anatomical part; the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; verb give a structure tostyle - noun a slender bristlelike or tubular process; a particular kind (as to appearance); editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display; (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma; a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; distinctive and stylish elegance; how something is done or how it happens; the popular taste at a given time; a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period;verb make consistent with certain rules of style; designate by an identifying term; make consistent with a certain fashion or stylesubordination - noun the quality of obedient submissiveness; the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head; the state of being subordinate to something; the act of mastering or subordinating someone; the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or classsurrealism - noun a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreamssymbol - noun something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significancesynesthesia - noun a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulatedsynecdoche - noun substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versasyntax - noun the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences;studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences; a systematic orderly arrangementtheme - noun a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition;(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; an essay (especially one written as an assignment); the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; verb provide with a particular theme or motivethesis - noun an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument; a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degreetone - noun (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; a steady sound without overtones; a musical interval of two semitones; the quality of a person's voice; a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; verb give a healthy elasticity to; change to a color image;change the color or tone of; vary the pitch of one's speech; utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmicallytongue - noun the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot;a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity; a manner of speaking; the tongue of certain animals used as meat; any long thin projection that is transient; metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side; a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language; a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea; verb lick or explore with the tongue;articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instrumentsin - adj. currently fashionable; directed or bound inward; holding office; adv. to or toward the inside of; noun a state in midwestern United States; a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot; a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphaleritecheek - noun either side of the face below the eyes; impudent aggressiveness; either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump; an impudent statement; verbspeak impudently totragedy - noun drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity; an event resulting in great loss and misfortuneunderstatement - noun a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been saidvernacular - adj. being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; noun the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language); a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)voice - noun a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; the ability to speak; the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract;something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression;a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; (metonymy) a singer;(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes;the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; expressing in coherent verbal form; an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; verb give voice to;utter with vibrating vocal chordszeitgeist - noun the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

The Love for Learning

As a little kid you may go to first day of preschool or kindergarten and have no idea what's going on. Little do we know that this is the start of what could be the way that we learn in a structured environment for almost 20 years and sometimes more. We may cry because we don't want to leave our moms because we are going off into what seems to be this foreign world that we've never been apart of before. As each day goes by though we each become a a little bit older and little more wiser. We learn to become accustomed to this form of learning where we are provided with an instructor and tools to solve equations, questions, puzzles, or simply just to follow instructions. Doing the same routine day after day year after year becomes harder and more exhausting. Sometimes it almost gets to the point where we just want to give up because we are so tired and stressed out. Learning is supposed to be inspiring and knowledgeable but as we get older it seems to come down to the point where we just need to get what we need to get done and do whatever it takes to get good grades so we can pass onto the next level of learning.
If learning for everyone was something that every person got up in the morning and was so excited to go do, the world would be such a different place. We would be so much happier and we would love to get up everyday and just be so filled with curiosity about what we were going to discover today. If we got up everyday and went either to school or work and didn't dread it, I feel that everyone could be so much more productive because they were actually doing something that they wanted to be doing. It seems like more often than not we wake up dreading for the day ahead because it is filled with assignments, projects, and tests that need to be completed on a timely and nicely done fashion.We are expected to do our best because we all want to achieve and be successful, but its so hard when there are so many things that are going on at once that it's tough to focus in on one thing at a time. We are all put into this system where we learn because this system is what helps us become successful, we might be passing on to the next level of education for a while but without this structure we wouldn't be able to figure out what we want to live for. Maybe things would be a lot different if people were excited to go to school and actually do work, but in all honesty nobody likes doing the same thing over and over again. That's how life works we graduate from one level to move onto the next and to find something that we could be doing for the rest of our lives. It may seem tiresome to complete the same reoccurring cycle day in and day out, but we obviously all do it for a reason. That reason is because we all want to have the knowledge to make something of ourselves and find something that makes us happy. Although it may not seem like we love to learn in the moment, we each have to love it a little bit in order for us to want to continue on with whatever type of learning environment we are in. We all have dreams and goals but it can only be up to us to achieve them.
Each day may seem more exhausting than the next but one day everything that we have been working towards will be worth it. We will see all our hard work pay off, even though right now it seems to be exhausting and never ending. Each and every person loves learning in some way. It may not be through school or books but it may be through the experiences they undergo and the chances that they take to see an outcome either fail or succeed. We have the chance to learn from every situation and obstacle that's thrown at us. Learning, no matter at what age, is always something that is happening. Each day a person gets up in hopes of something great happening or hoping that today is at least a good day. So we all aspire to have positivity in our lives and the first step towards achieving a bright vision of the future comes through learning. No matter if its inside or outside of a school environment there are so many opportunities where a person can learn from something. What we decide to take from that, are the tools we need to have a future where learning can be a luxury and not a burden.

AP First Impresssion

When I look at all the AP resources that are available its so overwhelming! At first glance there are just so many words that it makes me think how am i going o be able to finish all this in a limited amount of time. For the most part a lot of the multiple choice questions ask about passages or what this certain line means. There is also a lot of questions involving lit terms and vocab. For the essay questions its either asking to analyze, state your point of view, or using different tools to talk about something. So the topics and questions are things that we have somewhat been exposed too its just a matter of being able to comprehend the passages or understand what the question is asking for.

Lit Terms #5

parallelism - noun similarity by virtue of corresponding
parody - noun humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way; verb make a spoof of or make fun of; make a parody ofpathos - noun a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); a style that has the power to evoke feelings; a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of otherspedantry - noun an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learningpersonification - noun the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.; representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature; a person who represents an abstract qualityplot - noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object; a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation;verb plan secretly, usually something illegal; make a plat of; make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructedpoignant - adj. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; arousing affectprose - noun ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expressionprotagonist - noun the principal character in a work of fiction; a person who backs a politician or a team etc.pun - noun a humorous play on words; verb make a play on wordspurpose - noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; what something is used for; verb reach a decision; propose or intendrealism - noun the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth; (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived;(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names; an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description; the state of being actual or realrefrain - noun the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers; verb resist doing something; choose not to consumerequiem - noun a Mass celebrated for the dead; a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead; a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead personresolution - noun finding a solution to a problem; a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; analysis into clear-cut components; a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote; (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord;the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung); (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture; the trait of being resolute;something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close togetherrestatement - noun a revised statementrhetoric - noun study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); using language effectively to please or persuade; loud and confused and empty talk; high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentationrhetorical - adj. concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking; of or relating to rhetoricquestion - noun the subject matter at issue; an informal reference to a marriage proposal; an instance of questioning; a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; verb pose a question; challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; pose a series of questions to; conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; place in doubt or express doubtful speculationrising - adj. newly come into prominence; advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; coming to maturity;sloping upward; noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another; a movement upwardaction - noun something done (usually as opposed to something said); the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; an act by a government body or supranational organization; the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; the series of events that form a plot; the state of being active; a military engagement; a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong; a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); verb institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against;put in effectromanticism - noun impractical romantic ideals and attitudes; an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure); a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilizationsatire - noun witty language used to convey insults or scornscansion - noun analysis of verse into metrical patternssetting - noun the context and environment in which something is set; the physical position of something; the state of the environment in which a situation exists; arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted; a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; a table service for one person