I Was

Highschool has been an up and down road for me.  There have been good times and bad times.  I failed tests and I have aced test.  I have made lots of new friends.  Before I WAS in highschool, I Was a bright eyed bushy tailed 8th grader who was ready to take on the High School experiance.  I played basketball in middle school so naturally I thought i would try out for the basketball team.  I WAS not nearly as good of a basketball player as I thought I WAS.  I did not make the team.  The following year I began to wrestle and that is where I found an activity that was right for me.  I WAS still able to be a part of a sports team for 1 season out of the year and became very good at that sport.

Throughout these past four years I WAS able to find my true self.  The me that I can be for the years that are to follow after high school.

4/10

The first word that I can make out is the word brochure.  I didn't know what it meant at first, but after I scrolled a little farther, I saw, in large writing "The Bohemian".  I believe that this was Whitman's Idea for a newspaper.  It was followed by "Saturday press".  I can assume that he had an idea to create a newspaper to be delivered on saturdays only.  I don't know what other thoughts were behind it, but newspaper that was delivered on saturday would be a great business because it would help people get the information much faster than on sunday.  He could also incorporate some of his own works of literature into this for peoples entertainment.
Whitman also had many sketches of himself, and they were all different.  He drew them through many lenses, including one with a top hat.  I assume that this was a vision of himself as the president.  Earlier in his journal I made out the words "Ideas for president elect".  I believe that Whitman was putting ideas together on running for president of the United States of America.

After examining why each thing was written, I was very close in my assumption of a newspaper.  The Bohemian was a proposed column for the saturday press.  Whitman was writing about the king of bohemia and he was proposing this to be included into the newspaper
The Sketch of himself in a top hat was a characature of himself and he drew it through the perspective of dr. seuss.  This was very far off from my idea of himself running for president, however it was very interesting to me.  It demonstrated Whitman's love of drawing and he did so by drawing himself through many different lenses and used many Ideas to compare himself.

I've got you covered

All four of the covers are very different, however there are a few things in common.  In three out of the four covers there are humans or aspects of the human body.  They also all give me the feeling of someone being lost.  The last cover outlines the aspect of donors in the novel, to give a bit of insight into the book.  I also believe that the the background of nature in the covers could symbolize the unknown to the students at Hailsham.
I picked the top and bottom left covers to analyze.  When I see the covers, the first word that I think of is lost.  Because of the confused girl, and the wide open ocean in the other.  If I hadn't had read the novel, I would've thought that it was about a child growing up and leaving their home.  I feel like we are looking through the walls of the school and what they see.  Also the different types of attitudes that the students have.  Personally to me, I do not see the cultural construction of the book.  I think that people who want high school IB students to think about things in depth would make the book, and high school IB students who are looking for a new challenge in their life other than school.

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Power and Corruption

Power can lead to corruption because it is human nature for an individual to use power poorly and badly when they are given power. This can be shown in Macbeth  as we see his "fall of man" archetype. When Macbeth receives power, he doesn't know how to properly obtain it. He immediately thirsts for more power, which results in him killing Duncan and Banquo-an obvious sign of corruption and evil that comes as a result of his desire for power.

When an individual receives something, it is human nature for them to want more. Nothing is ever enough, there always needs to be more. This can be seen throughout different works of literature, its no surprise that Shakespeare touched on it. This is a prevalent theme that can be seen throughout history, Adolf Hitler, for instance rebuilt the entire social structure of Germany after being elected chancellor. The position of Chancellor was already incredibly powerful, but his internal desire for dominance lead him to ultimately take total control over the country.

Blog Post Number 5

1.  This is Jennet Parkinson, Wife of Cuthbert Hesketh of Whitehill, Lancashire painted by George Gower.  This was painted in 1580 using oil on a panel: 23 13/16 x 20 3/8 inches.

2.  This painting was created in 1580 in England.

3.  This is just a portrait created by George Gower, nothing needed to be depicted, it is just a portrait of Jennet Parkinson to show her beauty.

4.  For this painting, Mrs. Parkinson came and sat down in front of Gower while he painted her.  He painted her as she was sitting, showing light and shadows with different shades of the oil paint.

5.  This work conveys a social values of a wealthy person.  We are able to tell that the woman is wealthy by the dress that she chooses to wear with the neck garment and hat.  This is traditionally what rich women wore when they were going to a ball or having a portrait done.  It was also very common for wealthy people to get portraits made of themselves.  Based on this picture and little background knowledge we are able to understand her social class and type of lifestyle. This piece of art has no different value from when it was created, except now it is a piece of history.  We still can see that this was the way women with wealth dressed in the 16th century.  It does not cause me to re-consider the meaning of the art or its value.  This work doesn't really hold as much value in today's society, except for the family down the line from Jennet Parkinson.  The title of this work does not signify anything important in its self.  It is just giving the name of the woman whose portrait this is.  No more value of understanding is found from this picture.  However,  it does give  us insight into the way that society was in the 16th century and the way that people in the upper class acted and dressed.

Blog Post #4

       What does Mr. Brocklehurst’s analogy between the ill-prepared breakfast and the “sufferings of the primitive Christians…the torments of martyrs…the exhortations of our blessed Lord Himself” reveal about his character? How does this attitude contrast with that of Miss Temple to reveal the author’s social message?

       Brocklehurst's analogy between an ill-prepared meal with the “sufferings of the primitive Christians…the torments of martyrs…the exhortations of our blessed Lord Himself” shows that Brocklehurst is an extravagant man. Only someone who is accustomed to the absoloute best would feel the need to describe something so petty in such dire circumstances. 

       Mr. Brocklehurst's insensitive and cruel behavior differs from that of Miss Temple because she is clearly a very kind, compassionate woman who cares for the girls, unlike Mr. Brocklehurst who shows much more selfish tendencies.

       Brocklehurst serves as a symbol for the author's message about hypocrites in Christianity, as he is supposedly a pious man. Miss Temple serves as his complete opposite, to worsen his brutal attitude and show the audience how pitiful he truthfully is. 

    

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