Sonnet 130 is about a man describing his mistress in ways that are compared to a supposed perfect woman. He is describing her characteristics compared to what a perfect woman might have. The way he describes her makes it seem very negative because she has none of the traits that he is stating. He says "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red than her lips' red;...." He is saying that she doesn't have extremely bright eyes or perfect red lips. Instead she is a more down to earth woman that is anything but perfect. This is the problem of the sonnet, that his mistress isn't the ideal and perfect woman. The resolution is that he doesn't think that any woman would live up to these ridiculous standards. He is saying that she is beautiful in her own way as a woman with normal traits and not god like and unlikely looks.
I feel that this resolution is a true theme in this modern day and age. People have these images in our heads of what a perfect girl or boy looks life and we expect them to look this way. This is almost impossible to achieve because everyone is unique in their looks and not everyone even tries to look this way. Some people don't care what others look like because they aren't as shallow as others. It is so incredibly unlikely that someone will look PERFECT, it just doesn't happen and people need to learn to be happy with a more normal look than the extravagant one desired. This modern day has made style escalate at an unbelievable rate since we get bored with our looks in months and then we want to change them. All of us need to learn that no one will look perfect and we need to be content with this.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Ballad Blog
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/3doorsdown/citizensoldier.html This is the link for the lyrics of Citizen Soldier by 3 Doors Down. This song qualifies as a ballad for several reasons, such as it includes a quest of honor to protect our nation. It calls the citizens of America to join the National Guard and to fight for our nations safety. This is one of the key topics that is used in ballads all the time. Also another reason this song is a ballad is because it uses a burden repeatedly. The burden is like a common chorus but it allows the listeners to listen to the musical quality of the song. Also Citizen Soldier does not just blatantly ask you to join the Guard, instead it paints a patriotic picture which beckons to the patriotic citizen. This is key because it creates a strong desire to do something without openly asking for it. These instances in the song Citizen Soldier make this song a ballad. It employs many common ballad topics and formats and it paints an image of a certain senario.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Hero Blog
I think that a great example of a literary hero is Die Hard protagonist John Mcclane for several reasons. For one he is just a total beast but that doesn't exactly make him a hero. The characteristics that make him a hero are his unwavering determination to win the battle against the bad guys no matter what they throw at him. Another aspect of him is his selfless care for his family and anyone in danger. On several occasions he risks himself for people in and out of his family even though he doesn't necessarily have to. Overall he is a tough, brave and selfless person who deserves the title of hero.
A personal hero of mine is my Mom. She is the strongest, bravest, and most selfless person I have ever met. She has had several challenges in life such as her husband leaving her in the early years of my life. After that she contracted cancer and fought for her life over the course of a year. Never once did her positive outlook waver and she never EVER backed down from a challenging situation. She sacrifices so much just to send me to Roncalli so I can get a good education. Out of all of the heroes in the world I feel that she is the most deserving of such a title.
Martin Luther King Junior is a hero that I never met but everyone has heard his name. He was the herald of the Civil Rights movement that brought in new rights for the African Americans who had been oppressed for years. He went against all of America who still vehemently believed that black people weren't as good as whites. He withstood all of their hate, rage, racist sayings, and ways of vengeance. He was so dedicated to his cause that it cost him his life. A person who didn't support his ideals killed him because of what he said and believed. To say that he was a hero is an understatement. He was one of those iconic people who bring along change in the most radical ways and is deserving of remembrance from everyone forever.
A personal hero of mine is my Mom. She is the strongest, bravest, and most selfless person I have ever met. She has had several challenges in life such as her husband leaving her in the early years of my life. After that she contracted cancer and fought for her life over the course of a year. Never once did her positive outlook waver and she never EVER backed down from a challenging situation. She sacrifices so much just to send me to Roncalli so I can get a good education. Out of all of the heroes in the world I feel that she is the most deserving of such a title.
Martin Luther King Junior is a hero that I never met but everyone has heard his name. He was the herald of the Civil Rights movement that brought in new rights for the African Americans who had been oppressed for years. He went against all of America who still vehemently believed that black people weren't as good as whites. He withstood all of their hate, rage, racist sayings, and ways of vengeance. He was so dedicated to his cause that it cost him his life. A person who didn't support his ideals killed him because of what he said and believed. To say that he was a hero is an understatement. He was one of those iconic people who bring along change in the most radical ways and is deserving of remembrance from everyone forever.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Oil Spill
This week scientists tried to block the hole in the ocean floor but failed. Apparenly it was too cold at the depth the hole is at so the block froze and it didnt let the oil flow up and out of the block. This is a very bad thing because the hole is releasing 5,000 of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico. It has already been a week since the accident and it has released a ridiculous amount of oil. Now scientists are trying a new block to see if it works and if it doesnt they are going to try and block the hole with tons of debris.
I think that they shouldn't try the smaller block contraption because from what they have stated it follows the same technique and build of the last block. That one didnt work and I dont believe that this one will work either. Scientists need to be working on projects that will work better than the block because of many reasons. One is that all that oil is going to waste and in this day and age people need gas but wont buy it if its too expensive. Another reason is because all the enviornment around and in the Gulf are being poluted and its killing all of the wildlife there.
I think that they shouldn't try the smaller block contraption because from what they have stated it follows the same technique and build of the last block. That one didnt work and I dont believe that this one will work either. Scientists need to be working on projects that will work better than the block because of many reasons. One is that all that oil is going to waste and in this day and age people need gas but wont buy it if its too expensive. Another reason is because all the enviornment around and in the Gulf are being poluted and its killing all of the wildlife there.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Gas Prices
Just this week gas prices jacked up about 2o cents. To people who don't pay for their gas this may not be a big deal but to most it is horrible. It makes lots of people have to worry about getting gas at any lower price. Some say that this gas price rise is due to the oil spill in the Gulf. Experts say that this isnt the fact. They say that it is due to the switching to summer gas and it is a normal price jump for the beginning of summer.
The fact that gas companies raise their prices for any reason is stupid to me. If they would simply have a much lower price they would get a huge turnout of people to buy gas, especially when all other gas is $2.95. I cant act as if im an economist but to me it seems like those huge corporations are just out to make money off of people. They will stop at nothing to gain money for their use. It bothers me that gas can jump 20 cents in one day. This is a ridiculous thing that should be one thing to reform in our country
The fact that gas companies raise their prices for any reason is stupid to me. If they would simply have a much lower price they would get a huge turnout of people to buy gas, especially when all other gas is $2.95. I cant act as if im an economist but to me it seems like those huge corporations are just out to make money off of people. They will stop at nothing to gain money for their use. It bothers me that gas can jump 20 cents in one day. This is a ridiculous thing that should be one thing to reform in our country
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Seniors out of Uniform
Recently the seniors just got out of uniform for the remainder of their career in highschool. They can wear basically whatever they want so it is very appealing to them. They immediatly began to do so and for good reason. But it gets annoying when some seniors will brag about it and get very arrogant about it. Not all seniors are like this but it is a select group who all of a sudden act like they are completely immature and stupid.
I think as a junior and an upper classman we should be able to not wear our uniforms in the last weeks of school. It would make life so much easier. We are about to become seniors and move into our last stage of highschool and we realllllly dont want to wear our uniforms. If RHS would just let us wear whatever we want like the seniors can, it would relieve tension between upperclassmen and make everyone less annoyed with school in general.
I think as a junior and an upper classman we should be able to not wear our uniforms in the last weeks of school. It would make life so much easier. We are about to become seniors and move into our last stage of highschool and we realllllly dont want to wear our uniforms. If RHS would just let us wear whatever we want like the seniors can, it would relieve tension between upperclassmen and make everyone less annoyed with school in general.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
End of School
It is now officially the last half of the fourth quarter and everyone is now starting to work hard to keep grades up or they have just given up. Teachers are still working hard to challenge us but the general outlook about the rest of the year is that we really just dont care. We are so close to getting out of school and moving on to a great summer break.
As a student I know that all of the students at Roncalli are counting the days till summer break. We just don't care about our school work now and it is clearly effecting us. We are becoming more stressed because we are still getting homework, projects, and tests. I think that schools should slowly wind down the challenge of school in the last half of the fourth quarter. It is ridiculous to think that teachers will still give us challenges at this point in the year. We cannot focus any more due to the approaching summer and they should just let it go.
As a student I know that all of the students at Roncalli are counting the days till summer break. We just don't care about our school work now and it is clearly effecting us. We are becoming more stressed because we are still getting homework, projects, and tests. I think that schools should slowly wind down the challenge of school in the last half of the fourth quarter. It is ridiculous to think that teachers will still give us challenges at this point in the year. We cannot focus any more due to the approaching summer and they should just let it go.
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