act II of twelfth night

Twelfth night.

By Delaney harmonay.

Twelfth night has been pretty good so far. The story line is very different and the characters are easy to relate to. Although I like this book so far I have some likes and dislikes for it. I like how it can happen in modern life as well as 400 years ago. It isn’t a story that was only in its time. Its something most teenagers can relate to because usually there “love” lives are this complicated. I don’t like the way it written. Shakespearean language is too hard to comprehend on my own. It needs to be explained to me so that I can understand. I feel like I can get lost really easily if I don’t pay attention.

I can relate to Olivia because she likes a guy but it will never happen between them. I have a friend I like and it would be awkward to have a relationship with him. We wouldn’t want to ruin our amazing friendship. Olivia is the same way.  She likes a Cersario who is really Viola. Olivia is straight, but she isn’t aware she is in love with a woman.

I think that they are all in love with the wrong person. But fate will bring the lovers together. They all will end up with the right person even if it wasn’t the person they loved first. I think viola will end up with the Duke and Olivia will be with Sebastian. Since I saw they movie, I think I’m pretty accurate.

 

ADHD kids.

I think that ADHD children should be put into a better learning environment that adapts to their needs. The teachers have a whole class to handle, they cant have an ADHD child in the classes. WHat  needs to be done is to have different classes for ADHD kids. it doesnt have to be a whole class period. MAybe for an hour a day they go for extra help in a different room. The need specific help and it can be done without the use of Ritalin or Adoral. 

the day the music died

It landed foul on the grass.



 

One of the Byrds was busted for possession of marijuana

 

The Byrds were an American band that people liked and having  member of the band get in trouble was a big deal. And it is a metaphor because grass is another term for marijuana and foul is another word for birds.He put it in this song because that was another tragic moment in music history.

music lyrics poem

I don’t give a damn what she thinks about me.

She believes in god and is very shy.

Her mind and mine are exactly opposite

She will never know what its like

To be on stage in an open spotlight.

While im up on the stage

She will be in the corner reading her bible

Cut off from every other personality

I always wonder what its like

To be like her.

Its fun  to lose and to pretend

But what is her entertainment

Reading the bible shouldn’t be  it.

While I’m being social

She just sits there against a wall

I must go speak with her

And know what it is like

To be completely cutoff from every other personality.

quiz thing.

Short Story Quiz Questions

 

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences to the best of your ability. You may use the short story books IN CLASS ONLY. This will be due, printed out, tomorrow.

 

1. In “2 B R 0 2 B” by Kurt Vonnegut, a futuristic society is displayed.  What are the benefits and weaknesses of this society (explain both).  The benefits were that there were cures to everything and the poputlation was stabilized. I understand that population stabilazation is important, but to kill people before new people entert the world is stupid. If nobody is dying of old age or diseasing, then less people can be born.
2. What is the importance of the mural painted on the hospital wall in “2 B R 0 2 B”? The painter says that “maybe we’re in it right now”. What is the importance of that statement?

 

 

3. In “The Monkey Paw”, the concept of irony is on display. Irony is an unexpected result of an action. What were some of the ironic elements of this story?

When the man got his 200 pounds, but as a result his son died from a machine. The company paid Mr. white.  Also, when Mrs. White wishes his son alive, the son comes back as a zombie. Mr. White had to wish it away so that mrs, white wont get scared of him.

4. Describe some of the ways in which Ernest Hemingway uses inference to tell the story of “Hills Like White Elephants”. Use examples from the text.

The man wants Jig to get an abortion. I came up with this because the man says, “ Its not really an operation at all. I know you wouldn’t mind it, Jig, its just to let the air in”

Also, I knew that the man and girl loved each other. I know this because the man said, “I love you now. You know I love you.” I also inferred that they were together because she was pregnant and they loved each other.

5. In “Hills Like White Elephants”, we learn that the couple is discussing the possibility of an abortion. Do you feel that the woman has already made her decision prior to the conversation? What evidence do you have to support this claim?

No, she didn’t make her mind up before the conversation. At first the girl is strongly against it. Then as the man is talking to her about it, she gives in. Then at the end she decides to get one. She went into the conversation against it and then she gives into the man’s wishes.

 

 

inference

Jamie heard her phone in the other room. She ran to get it.

 

“hello?” She whispered.

 

“Hey. Me and Alison are on our way.” The voice said.

 

“oh, sam, it’s you. My phone almost woke up my entire house. Haha whats up?“ Jamie said still very quietly.

 

“ Yeahh. We are down your street. Come out.” Sam said. There was music in the backround from her radio.

 

Jamie grabbed her jacket, stuffed pillows in her bed and walked out the back door. As she was waiting in the cold dark she saw lights from a distance and then a car soon stopped in front of her.

 

“Hey. Get in. We are going to be late!” sam said in a worried tone.

 

“okay. Where are we going. Im tired.” Jamie moaned

 

“ We are going to drive around. Then Jarrod will text me with the address.”

 

“okay, well it looks like you are out of gas.”

 

“ you’re right. I don’t want to go to the gas station after the thig. I will be totally wasted”

 

“ Hhaha. Yeah. I’ll drive home. IM not drinking there.”

 

“sweeeet.”

 

“Jarrod texted me, its fifteen minutes away.” Sam said

 

“ okay” Jamie sighed and put her ipod in.

 

“it’ll be f un. I promise.” Sam reassured.

Im sitting here on my 2000 dollar mac laptop in Pascack Valley High School and what I'm reading is truly chilling. The U.S spends more per student on elemntary and high school education than most developed nations do, yet those nations are a lot more advanced than us.  At Anacostia High, 24 percent of kids graduate and 21 percent read at grade level. That means that 79 percent don't read at grade level. I think that it is all insane. By reading this I feel extremely lucky for attending PV and having my own laptop when some high schools don't have computers that work. What Rhee is doing is very helpful to all schools and I think its great.