IB Lit

 For my reflection, I wanted to roll with the theme of nostalgia. I picked out some pieces to share with you and each one actually has had some meaning to me over the past four years and I think they evoke a nostalgic/sad mood. I hope you enjoy :) Our Town by Aaron Copland Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 by Frederic Chopin Sanctuary by Frank Ticheli Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon by Percy Grainger English Folk Suite: II. Intermezzo To leave on a happier note, here is an excerpt from "Songs of the Open Road." I think it's a good looking forward poem and it is totally relevant to moving on to college. 1   Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,  Healthy, free, the world before me,  The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.  Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune,  Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothin...

Wow. Sometimes I'm glad cursive is a dying practice because boy is it not fun to decipher, especially in this case! My general first impressions are that the journal is disorganized and sloppy. Several things are crossed out or written in. It definitely looks like he was drafting something or trying to record ideas. Also there's a seal that keeps appearing on the pages. Not sure if Whitman added that or if that was added later from a library perhaps. I really liked looking at the sketches. For some reason, I find those more intimate than the words he wrote down. It seems like he was drawing portraits of himself. He seems to like talking about himself in his poems, why not draw himself? They got silly as I went through. There was also a picture of a harp, and a picture of a a skull-thing. The skull-thing seemed like it related to the civil war. It was impaled with a sword and it wore a colonial hat. I could make out most of the words, so no particular words stood out. It s...

The phrase "American Dream" summons the image of an immigrant, riding on a boat in New York, looking up at the Statue of Liberty with $20 in their pocket, coming to America to make a ne w life for themselves.  I would describe the "American Dream" as the equal opportunity to achieve success regardless of background or upbringing.  One of my favorite musicals (partly because I love Leonard Bernstein), West Side Story, tells an immigrant narrative in New York.  One of the characters, Anita, sings the song, "America", along with other characters. The song describes the positive aspects of American life while also highlighting the hypocrisy of the "American Dream" because of anti-immigrant prejudice. The lyrics go: GIRLS Life is all right in America BOYS If you're all white in America GIRLS Here you are free and you have pride BOYS Long as you stay on your own side GIRLS Free to be anything you choose BOYS ...

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OMG I can't believe how many times I said "um" and "uh" Recording: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-QTgXjJ_TrrcGxuYUNWYm1yYlExLXV2UDFQX2xHT3JwVUZr Preparation: Grade: A-7 I think I showed good knowledge and understanding of the text, and I tried to cite specific evidence. B-7 I think I discussed structure a lot. I didn't discuss style much, though. C-4 I think I created a structure for my commentary, but I think I rambled a bit. D-3 I might be judging myself too harshly on this one, but the "um"s and "uh"s distracted me a lot. I also used a lot of "and so"s. I think looking at other examples will help clarify to me what this criterion is supposed to look like.

Initial Analysis It's odd that these four covers are for the same book. I get a very different vibe from each of them. I would not think they were about the same story. I'm likely to go research the backstory on all of these covers later, but for my examination I'll give my first impressions of them. The top right cover shows a teenage girl sitting in the grass with taller plants surrounding her. The only connection I really see with this cover is that the girl is Kathy and her face and and body language express reminiscence. I'm unsure about why the artist chose the setting. Perhaps nature creates a meditative environment to think. It could also be an Adam and Eve kind of vibe. Hailsham is "paradise." The top right cover shows a blurred child moving in the background. I think this cover draws a parallel to the recollection of memories. Our memories often become blurs to us. The bottom left has a boat on a lake. This has a darker tone. There is low lighting a...

Nonny de la Peña: The future of news? Virtual reality https://www.ted.com/talks/nonny_de_la_pena_the_future_of_news_virtual_reality/transcript?language=en Nonny de la Pe ñ a, at the beginning of her talk, identified herself as a journalist who has worked in print, documentary, and broadcast. The mention of her background was a use of ethos, and it immediately gave her credibility to talk about the journalism industry because of her experience. She said her purpose of becoming a journalist was to inspire people through stories and make a difference. She argues in this talk that virtual reality can achieve that by increasing one's capacity for empathy. She provides three examples to support her argument. The speaker mainly relies on pathos in her examples.  In the first example, she started a project to document hunger. This project created an evocative scene of a diabetic man having a seizure while waiting in line at a food bank.  The speaker described the reactions to the...

Hyde: "He had in his hand a heavy cane ...the maid fainted ." (Stevenson 17). Jekyll: " To this rule ... we had agreed to drop." (Stevenson 15). I n the excerpt about Hyde, Stevenson uses violent diction when he describes him. He uses verbs like "stamping," "brandishing," "broke out," "clubbed" "trampling" and "hailing." The words that Stevenson chooses reveals the violent nature of Mr. Hyde. The maid and the gentleman react with fear to his actions. The gentleman "took a step back" and "at the horror of theses sights and sounds, the maid fainted." Hyde is characterized as a violent man who is to be feared. Stevenson further characterizes him as a monster. He refers to nature to portray Hyde as a monster. Hyde clubbed the gentleman "to the earth", he had "ape-like fury", and he hailed "down a storm." Hyde is associate with anger, impatience, violence, ...

Stranger Things (2016) This 1980's based tv series is about the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a young boy in a small town in Indiana. The motifs of grief and the pursuit of truth are what attracts Macduff the most to this show. Throughout the series, one sees how grief affects each of the characters. Young boys lose one of their best friends, a mother loses her son, and a sister loses her brother. Macduff lost his children and wife and because of this, he experiences grief. He openly reveals how much the loss affects him to Malcolm. Though Malcolm tells Macduff to "dispute it like a man," Macduff is still a father and husband who is grieving. He can empathize with the characters from this TV series. In the show, the characters are also constantly looking for the truth about the disappearance. Macduff seeks the truth as well. He seeks to expose Macbeth for his wrongdoings, and restore order.    Reign (2015) *SPOILERS* Macduff would enjoy this show b...

1. Why do people who are not "evil" take the first step into evil? What, for instance, is involved in taking that first step "down the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire" (Macbeth, 2.3)? What are the consequences of the individual choosing evil (particularly the internal consequences)? Use examples from the text to support your opinion.

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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?  Mr. Brocklehurst's analogy reveals his religious hypocrisy and his abuse of power. Mr. Brocklehurst gets upset over the extra lunch that the girls were served after their breakfast was ruined. He tells Miss Temple that they should not be compensated for the lost meal but rather they should endure that small privation like good Christians. He references several biblical passages to further his point of feeding their soul. The hypocrisy in his message is that a person of his high class is not likely to miss a meal yet he tells Miss Temple that these girls must do so to spiritually edify themselves. Additionally Mr. Brocklehurst embodies a pious attitude to yield...

Old Spice deodorant Ad created by Wieden+Kennedy ad agency in  2010 starring Isaiah Mustafa The photograph above is a still from a video advertisement for Old Spice deodorant as part of the Smell Like a Man, Man ad campaign. The ad uses imagery to promote the product. The ad shows a tropical location. There is a sunny beach in the background and a tree and other greenery in the corner. A bare-chested man is sitting on top of a white horse that is standing on the white sand. The man is wearing tight white pants and a collared shirt tied around his neck. He is holding an Old Spice deodorant in his hand while diamonds fall out of his hand. His hand is placed on his hip and he is sitting in a straight posture. His eyebrows are furled, his lips are in a half-smile, and his eyes are looking intensely into the camera. Next to his head there are the words, "Smell like a man, man. Old Spice ." The words Old Spice are italicized to signify the brand of the product.  The in...

Whipple, JWhip, Cool Whip, Whiplash, Whipple Ripple, Whips, WhippleWhips, Hwhipple. Mr. Whipple, Toilet Paper Salesman I have been addressed by all of these nicknames and yes, I have heard of Whipple's Disease, I have seen the Mr. Whipple commercials, I do realize my name rhymes with nipple, and please, don't ever call it the Whipple and Nae Nae. I've been called by my last name more times than my first, partly because having a top ten name makes it difficult to differentiate the multiple Jessica's in each of my classes, and also because most people find my last name phonically pleasing. And so, I find my last name to be a bigger part of my identity than my first name. I have no clue of the etymology of my last name, but I can tell you that there was some guy a couple hundred years ago with the last name Whipple who signed the Declaration of Independence (I wonder if he had a nickname). It's never bothered me that my last name is the point of interest, or that...

Wing Young Huie. Walter . 2012. Minneapolis, MN. This photograph from Wing Young Huie's collection, We are the Other , shows a young man sitting on a bench. He holds a sign that reads, "Equality for the undocumented." It seems like he is waiting for a bus because he is sitting at a bench with an ad on the back, which is characteristic of bus stops. It can be inferred from the bag on his shoulders, his young appearance, and his casual dress that he is going to school. At closer examination of the picture, the young man's face portrays a lot of emotion. His eyes are looking down in a blank stare, his mouth is drooping down in a slight frown, his chin is pulled down and his posture is slouched. This conveys feelings of worry, shame, and despair. It is possible that these emotions could arise from a variety of influences and factors, but the young man is holding a sign, which clarifies the cause of his emotional distress. It is evident that he is struggling with b...