IB Lit

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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