Sorry this is so late
Bored of the Rings 4/13/13 1hr
Black Company 4/12/13 1hr
Naruto 4/10/13 7 min
Sword Art Online - Volume 5 Phantom Bullet 4/14/13 30 min
I'm using my reading discussion exemption for this week. I attended the World War Z discussion.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Song
Counting Stars - OneRepublic
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/onerepublic/countingstars.html
This is a pretty straight-forward song. The artists use tone to show us the theme: this guy is just trying to make it out there. On a broad level, the song talks about him making it in the industry and life in general. He refers to his age a few times, basically saying that he is somewhere between being old and young, and that he is getting the opposite reaction one would expect to get from things.
On a more specific level, he is speaking to his lover, and talking about what he sees in their future together. When he says "no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars", I take that to mean that he is telling them that they won't have to worry about money problems (which every successful singer seems to have a song about), and that they will shoot above the rest and be among the "stars".
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/onerepublic/countingstars.html
This is a pretty straight-forward song. The artists use tone to show us the theme: this guy is just trying to make it out there. On a broad level, the song talks about him making it in the industry and life in general. He refers to his age a few times, basically saying that he is somewhere between being old and young, and that he is getting the opposite reaction one would expect to get from things.
On a more specific level, he is speaking to his lover, and talking about what he sees in their future together. When he says "no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars", I take that to mean that he is telling them that they won't have to worry about money problems (which every successful singer seems to have a song about), and that they will shoot above the rest and be among the "stars".
Reading Response & Times
Naruto 4/3/13 7 min
Bored of the Rings 4/7/13 1 hour
The Black Company 4/6/13 1 1/2 hours
So, this weekend, I started reading a book called Bored of the Rings. It is, as you may have guessed, a parody of the popular LORD of the Rings. In some ways it is very similar to the original. In others... they differ.
One way they are similar is that they both use a similar style of description. What I mean is, the voice of the parody feels the same as the first. Also, while the characters are different in regards to their names (Gandalf to Goodgulf... Frodo to Frito), their attitudes are very much alike.
This ties in to one of the key differences between the books: the tone. While the faculties are similar, the book I am reading is still a parody, and is meant to be viewed in a comedic nature; Lord of the Rings is, for the most part, not what I would call "comedic writing."
Bored of the Rings 4/7/13 1 hour
The Black Company 4/6/13 1 1/2 hours
So, this weekend, I started reading a book called Bored of the Rings. It is, as you may have guessed, a parody of the popular LORD of the Rings. In some ways it is very similar to the original. In others... they differ.
One way they are similar is that they both use a similar style of description. What I mean is, the voice of the parody feels the same as the first. Also, while the characters are different in regards to their names (Gandalf to Goodgulf... Frodo to Frito), their attitudes are very much alike.
This ties in to one of the key differences between the books: the tone. While the faculties are similar, the book I am reading is still a parody, and is meant to be viewed in a comedic nature; Lord of the Rings is, for the most part, not what I would call "comedic writing."
Monday, March 25, 2013
Jane Goodall + Reading Times
Naruto 3/19/13 7 min
The Cases That Haunt Us 3/21/13 1 hr 30 min
"" 3/23/13 1 hr
What Jane Goodall did was nothing to sneeze at; whenever plagiarism is committed, someone is always losing out on the deal. However, I think that because she is famous, people might take it a little more harshly with her. They might say that she is getting tired of doing her own things and just wants to make money, or something like that. And, to be fair, she and her publishers should probably know better than to use information that wasn't cited. Even so, I, personally don't think what she did was really that serious.
Honestly, this woman has spent a lot of time trying to help the environment. I'm not what you'd call a tree hugger, but she has done some pretty amazing. And, as it said in the article, she only [improperly] researched the portions she needed for the botany sections, which were few and far between as far as I can interpret. She's done so much goo for this world; are we really going to rag on her for making a few silly mistakes? (And, I mean, come on... shouldn't a publisher/editor/ANYONE-WHO-WORKED-ON-THE-BOOK catch this sort of thing anyway?!)
The Cases That Haunt Us 3/21/13 1 hr 30 min
"" 3/23/13 1 hr
What Jane Goodall did was nothing to sneeze at; whenever plagiarism is committed, someone is always losing out on the deal. However, I think that because she is famous, people might take it a little more harshly with her. They might say that she is getting tired of doing her own things and just wants to make money, or something like that. And, to be fair, she and her publishers should probably know better than to use information that wasn't cited. Even so, I, personally don't think what she did was really that serious.
Honestly, this woman has spent a lot of time trying to help the environment. I'm not what you'd call a tree hugger, but she has done some pretty amazing. And, as it said in the article, she only [improperly] researched the portions she needed for the botany sections, which were few and far between as far as I can interpret. She's done so much goo for this world; are we really going to rag on her for making a few silly mistakes? (And, I mean, come on... shouldn't a publisher/editor/ANYONE-WHO-WORKED-ON-THE-BOOK catch this sort of thing anyway?!)
Paper Revision
I have chosen to revise my history research paper for a number of reasons.
First, I think it is the one that I didn't really do that well. It's pretty much like the comments said: I just made some formatting adjustments and resubmitted. I think I knew that going in to it; I'm not sure why I did it anyway, though. I think I just got a little frustrated and thought I should just turn it back in as it was. Looking back... probably not the best idea.
Also, I think that revising this paper will give me more strength in this area of writing. It's probably my weakest right now, in my opinion.Besides, it's something that I'm probably going to be doing for a long time down the road, so I think I should get the gist of it here and now. It will help me a lot if I can understand most of it now.
First, I think it is the one that I didn't really do that well. It's pretty much like the comments said: I just made some formatting adjustments and resubmitted. I think I knew that going in to it; I'm not sure why I did it anyway, though. I think I just got a little frustrated and thought I should just turn it back in as it was. Looking back... probably not the best idea.
Also, I think that revising this paper will give me more strength in this area of writing. It's probably my weakest right now, in my opinion.Besides, it's something that I'm probably going to be doing for a long time down the road, so I think I should get the gist of it here and now. It will help me a lot if I can understand most of it now.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Nervous Conditions
Let's be honest: no one really liked the book. That much is perfectly clear. However, that doesn't mean that the book was bad at conveying its meaning as a work of literature. It's supposed to be relevent to the topic of this year, and, though I hate to say it, Dr. deGravelles wasn't wrong to fund us these tlhh
The purpose of this novel is to chronicle the story of Tambu and her struggles through life. Being a woman, she has to face more setbacks than men. Therefore, she has to work even harder than them to win approval from the others.
It may pain me to say this, but... I think Nervous Conditions actually helped us in English. It relates very well with our overarching question, and has the correct theme to be focusing on.
I know that everyone hated this book for one reason or another. However. It's not our like the book, only give determine whether the book was successful in that area. And... As far as I'm concerned, it won't be a problem understanding it or anything.
The issue students will face next year will be more about the book as a whole (how boring it is). I've no doubt this will happen. But, when it comes to post colonial influence, I think Nervous Conditions takes the cake.
The purpose of this novel is to chronicle the story of Tambu and her struggles through life. Being a woman, she has to face more setbacks than men. Therefore, she has to work even harder than them to win approval from the others.
It may pain me to say this, but... I think Nervous Conditions actually helped us in English. It relates very well with our overarching question, and has the correct theme to be focusing on.
I know that everyone hated this book for one reason or another. However. It's not our like the book, only give determine whether the book was successful in that area. And... As far as I'm concerned, it won't be a problem understanding it or anything.
The issue students will face next year will be more about the book as a whole (how boring it is). I've no doubt this will happen. But, when it comes to post colonial influence, I think Nervous Conditions takes the cake.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Great Expectations
So, I have really two major identities: the basketball player, and the gamer-nerd. However, different things are tied to each, and both are equal parts of me (as of writing this, anyway).
The gamer part of me would have me playing with the more secluded members of the class, and spending a large quantity of time indoors. I have no problem with that. Then there's the basketball me, who is more focused on socializing, but
with the opposite people than with the nerd me. There is also the obvious factor of actual physical exercise.
I'm okay with leading two different personas throughout the year. However, there are something's that make either one easier than the other at times. For example, I have more pressure from people in general during basketball season, because that is when I feel I am being scrutinized the most. However, when I play video games, there aren't that many people who really care about whether I win or lose.
Also, I feel more involved in basketball than I do in video games, and vice versa.
There are more physical connections in basketball to be made, but I feel that video games bring out my emotions more, simply because they are the only thing to be brought out when playing them. I think that makes their appearance amplified, in my case at least.
The gamer part of me would have me playing with the more secluded members of the class, and spending a large quantity of time indoors. I have no problem with that. Then there's the basketball me, who is more focused on socializing, but
with the opposite people than with the nerd me. There is also the obvious factor of actual physical exercise.
I'm okay with leading two different personas throughout the year. However, there are something's that make either one easier than the other at times. For example, I have more pressure from people in general during basketball season, because that is when I feel I am being scrutinized the most. However, when I play video games, there aren't that many people who really care about whether I win or lose.
Also, I feel more involved in basketball than I do in video games, and vice versa.
There are more physical connections in basketball to be made, but I feel that video games bring out my emotions more, simply because they are the only thing to be brought out when playing them. I think that makes their appearance amplified, in my case at least.
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