* Theme- I think the theme is motivational since he was able to change from not caring about things into a poet.
* Tone- I think the tone is serious, everything he said in the story was from experience.
* Mood- the mood for me is dispersing, he went through a struggle but still had hope and changed.
* Devices- devices used in this are metaphors and similes.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Monday, November 28, 2016
My Mad Dream of An Essay
[Thanks Lesley! Thought this posted Friday but it got stuck in Drafts. -dp]
Treat the following like your own personal Mad Libs. Copy and paste the following to a post on your blog [title: MY MAD DREAM OF AN ESSAY]. Fill in the blanks to write your own story. Then answer the prompt at the bottom. Feel free to spoof this, play with a friend or relative, read it out loud at the Thanksgiving table, etc.
Remember that time you ate that spicy fish just before you went to bed on the night before the big IceJJFish Concert? Oh, that weird dream you had about the 2016 presidential election. When you woke up you couldn't quite remember the short details, but after reading "On Self-Reliance" and "A Sound of Thunder" it's all coming back to you now.
The dream started badly. You were in line with your family at a jesus' trap house waiting to be sent to North Korea. Everywhere you looked there were posters of president-elect goofy goober, looking like a crazy hippo who could eat a whole mailbox.
Suddenly, there was Ralph Waldo Emerson telling you, "[your favorite quote from his essay]." You realized that you have something to contribute to the world so you decided to jump. But it wasn't easy. First you had to put on a fancy house and bed and then you had make a faithful spous to go back in time to the club so you could convince people to learn about the candidates and tell them to vote for other candidates .
But right there in the club there was a giant purse and it started shooting at everyone. People started to sing. You grabbed a jacket from a nearby lamp and yelled FREE X. Everyone stopped and listened, so you kept going.
Decisions are the most important things we have to do, decide what to do. Some choices can be good and others can be bad, but most of the time we still back up our decisions. Decisions are hard most of the time since we can't always change them, what happens, happens. Decisions make us who we are, we learn from our bad ones and succeed with the good ones.
One of the best decisions I made was change friends. A few years ago, I was hanging around with the wrong crowd. They would always go steal from places and hang out with gangsters. I felt uncomfortable being with them, I never wanted to steal and I never did, but I still hung around with them. I stopped hanging out with them and they would make fun of me for awhile, but they stopped a few weeks later because they knew calling me names wouldn't change my mind on continuing to hang with them.
"To be yourself in the world instead of being something else is a great accomplishment". This was probably one of my favorite quotes from Emerson's Essay, it's exactly what I did. It's better to be yourself and know you're wrong then to do things you dislike. A lot of people are quite, like me, and don't like to speak up when they need help with school work or anything else. People like myself need to start speaking up and not being scared anymore, how can you learn without overcoming obstacles?
"We don't want to change the Future. We don't belong here in the Past. The government doesn't like us here. We have to pay big graft to keep our franchise. A Time Machine is finicky business. Not knowing it, we might kill an important animal, a small bird, a roach, a flower even, thus destroying an important link in a growing species." This was probably my favorite quests in from A Sound of Thunder. Messing with the past isn't always s good thing. Like messing with an ex, she's in the past for a reason, mistakes are worth learning from. Messing with the past can change the future, say I'm doing good but I go back to hanging out with the wrong people. I just fucked up my future for choosing to go back with the wrong crowd instead of trying to better myself.
Our decisions will always matter.if someone thinks otherwise, then they're incorrect. It's like people who don't vote because they think their decisions doesn't matter, but if they would of gone out to vote maybe the outcome would of been different. Our decisions are usually permanently, so think wisely before deciding on something big.
Treat the following like your own personal Mad Libs. Copy and paste the following to a post on your blog [title: MY MAD DREAM OF AN ESSAY]. Fill in the blanks to write your own story. Then answer the prompt at the bottom. Feel free to spoof this, play with a friend or relative, read it out loud at the Thanksgiving table, etc.
Remember that time you ate that spicy fish just before you went to bed on the night before the big IceJJFish Concert? Oh, that weird dream you had about the 2016 presidential election. When you woke up you couldn't quite remember the short details, but after reading "On Self-Reliance" and "A Sound of Thunder" it's all coming back to you now.
The dream started badly. You were in line with your family at a jesus' trap house waiting to be sent to North Korea. Everywhere you looked there were posters of president-elect goofy goober, looking like a crazy hippo who could eat a whole mailbox.
Suddenly, there was Ralph Waldo Emerson telling you, "[your favorite quote from his essay]." You realized that you have something to contribute to the world so you decided to jump. But it wasn't easy. First you had to put on a fancy house and bed and then you had make a faithful spous to go back in time to the club so you could convince people to learn about the candidates and tell them to vote for other candidates .
But right there in the club there was a giant purse and it started shooting at everyone. People started to sing. You grabbed a jacket from a nearby lamp and yelled FREE X. Everyone stopped and listened, so you kept going.
Decisions are the most important things we have to do, decide what to do. Some choices can be good and others can be bad, but most of the time we still back up our decisions. Decisions are hard most of the time since we can't always change them, what happens, happens. Decisions make us who we are, we learn from our bad ones and succeed with the good ones.
One of the best decisions I made was change friends. A few years ago, I was hanging around with the wrong crowd. They would always go steal from places and hang out with gangsters. I felt uncomfortable being with them, I never wanted to steal and I never did, but I still hung around with them. I stopped hanging out with them and they would make fun of me for awhile, but they stopped a few weeks later because they knew calling me names wouldn't change my mind on continuing to hang with them.
"To be yourself in the world instead of being something else is a great accomplishment". This was probably one of my favorite quotes from Emerson's Essay, it's exactly what I did. It's better to be yourself and know you're wrong then to do things you dislike. A lot of people are quite, like me, and don't like to speak up when they need help with school work or anything else. People like myself need to start speaking up and not being scared anymore, how can you learn without overcoming obstacles?
"We don't want to change the Future. We don't belong here in the Past. The government doesn't like us here. We have to pay big graft to keep our franchise. A Time Machine is finicky business. Not knowing it, we might kill an important animal, a small bird, a roach, a flower even, thus destroying an important link in a growing species." This was probably my favorite quests in from A Sound of Thunder. Messing with the past isn't always s good thing. Like messing with an ex, she's in the past for a reason, mistakes are worth learning from. Messing with the past can change the future, say I'm doing good but I go back to hanging out with the wrong people. I just fucked up my future for choosing to go back with the wrong crowd instead of trying to better myself.
Our decisions will always matter.if someone thinks otherwise, then they're incorrect. It's like people who don't vote because they think their decisions doesn't matter, but if they would of gone out to vote maybe the outcome would of been different. Our decisions are usually permanently, so think wisely before deciding on something big.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Thursday, November 17, 2016
study guide
Study Guide for Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder”
I. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the story or
appear in the story or class discussion.
expendable: to be used only once
infinitesimally: Extremely small
Primeval: resembling the earliest ages of the history of the world
Resilient: able to recover quickly from difficult situations
revoke: take away
Sheathed: put weapon in protective covering
subliminal: below the threshold of sensation or consciousness
taint: trace of bad quality
undulate: move with a smooth wave like motion
II. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the story. foreshadowing: warning or indication (a future event)
Describe what is foreshadowed in the story: Eckles being warned of not going out of the path or he will change time.
simile:
example:
metaphor:
example:
protagonist
Who is the protagonist of this story? The protagonist of the story is Eckles.
QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions.
1. What company does Eckels visit? Eckles goes to Time Safari, Inc.
2. What are the penalties for disobeying instructions? $10,000 fine for disobeying
3. About what is Eckels thankful?
4. What did some people want to do if Deutscher had won the election and why? people would want to go live in 1492 to form safaris.
5. What does the man behind the desk tell Eckels happened last year that makes Eckels think about going on the safari? 6 safari leaders and a dozen hunters died last year
6. Who is the Safari Leader?Mr.Travis is the safari leader
7. How many people besides Eckels are on the trip? Name them. Travis, Lesperance, Billings and Kramer
8. What does Travis tell Eckels is the best way to kill a dinosaur? Best wqay to kill a dinosaur is to shoot its eyes first
9. When the hunters arrive at their destination, what does Travis tell them hasn’t happened yet in history? He said Christ hasn't been born yet.
10. How many years did the men travel?the men traveled sixty million two thousand and fifty-five years
11. What is the antigravity metal path and why must the men stay on it? That is the Path
12. What happened to the machine and the men’s clothes before they made their journey?
13. Why do the men wear oxygen helmets?
14. What is unique about the dinosaurs that the men can shoot? The dinosaurs are marked with red paint
15. What is a paradox? Where you can't meet yourself somewhere that you've be tricked to beige
16. What does Eckels jokingly pre
17. How does the reader know Eckels is afraid? He gets scared and goes off the path
18. What does Eckels say when he sees the size of the dinosaur? He sees how big the dinosaur is, the size of a building
19. How do the men know which dinosaurs they can shoot? The dinosaur is marked with red paint
20. Where was Eckels on his way to when he stepped off the path? He was on his way back into the time machine
21. What do Billings and Kramer do after the dinosaur is dead? They told eckels to clean himself up
22. What does Lesperance offer Billings and Kramer that they turn down?
23. What does Travis tell Eckels they are going to do to him? Leave him in the past
24. What does Travis make Eckels do in order to go back with them? Take the bullets out of the dinosaur
25. What does Eckels notice about the sign on their return? The words are spelled differently
26. What does Eckels find on the bottom of his boots? He stepped on a butterfly
27. What does Eckels learn about the election? The person who won before they went to the past lost when he returned to the future
28. What is the reader to infer that Travis does to Eckels? Travis shoots eckels.
infinitesimally: Extremely small
Primeval: resembling the earliest ages of the history of the world
Resilient: able to recover quickly from difficult situations
revoke: take away
Sheathed: put weapon in protective covering
subliminal: below the threshold of sensation or consciousness
taint: trace of bad quality
undulate: move with a smooth wave like motion
II. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the story. foreshadowing: warning or indication (a future event)
Describe what is foreshadowed in the story: Eckles being warned of not going out of the path or he will change time.
simile:
example:
metaphor:
example:
protagonist
Who is the protagonist of this story? The protagonist of the story is Eckles.
QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions.
1. What company does Eckels visit? Eckles goes to Time Safari, Inc.
2. What are the penalties for disobeying instructions? $10,000 fine for disobeying
3. About what is Eckels thankful?
4. What did some people want to do if Deutscher had won the election and why? people would want to go live in 1492 to form safaris.
5. What does the man behind the desk tell Eckels happened last year that makes Eckels think about going on the safari? 6 safari leaders and a dozen hunters died last year
6. Who is the Safari Leader?Mr.Travis is the safari leader
7. How many people besides Eckels are on the trip? Name them. Travis, Lesperance, Billings and Kramer
8. What does Travis tell Eckels is the best way to kill a dinosaur? Best wqay to kill a dinosaur is to shoot its eyes first
9. When the hunters arrive at their destination, what does Travis tell them hasn’t happened yet in history? He said Christ hasn't been born yet.
10. How many years did the men travel?the men traveled sixty million two thousand and fifty-five years
11. What is the antigravity metal path and why must the men stay on it? That is the Path
12. What happened to the machine and the men’s clothes before they made their journey?
13. Why do the men wear oxygen helmets?
14. What is unique about the dinosaurs that the men can shoot? The dinosaurs are marked with red paint
15. What is a paradox? Where you can't meet yourself somewhere that you've be tricked to beige
16. What does Eckels jokingly pre
17. How does the reader know Eckels is afraid? He gets scared and goes off the path
18. What does Eckels say when he sees the size of the dinosaur? He sees how big the dinosaur is, the size of a building
19. How do the men know which dinosaurs they can shoot? The dinosaur is marked with red paint
20. Where was Eckels on his way to when he stepped off the path? He was on his way back into the time machine
21. What do Billings and Kramer do after the dinosaur is dead? They told eckels to clean himself up
22. What does Lesperance offer Billings and Kramer that they turn down?
23. What does Travis tell Eckels they are going to do to him? Leave him in the past
24. What does Travis make Eckels do in order to go back with them? Take the bullets out of the dinosaur
25. What does Eckels notice about the sign on their return? The words are spelled differently
26. What does Eckels find on the bottom of his boots? He stepped on a butterfly
27. What does Eckels learn about the election? The person who won before they went to the past lost when he returned to the future
28. What is the reader to infer that Travis does to Eckels? Travis shoots eckels.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Vocabulary
Undulate - move with a smooth wake like motion
Paradox - a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictor
Stagnate - (of water or air) cease to flow or move; become stagnant
Tonnage - weight in tons
Scrabble - scratch or gripe around with one's finger
Phlegm - the thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages, especially when produced in excessive or abnormal quantities, e.g., when someone is suffering from a cold
Finicky - fussy about one's needs or requirements
Merest - that is solely or no more or better than what is specified
militarist - belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
Loins - the part of the body on both sides of the spine between the lowest (false) ribs and the hipbones
Monday, November 14, 2016
An Earth-shattering Fart
The first thing I thought after finishing this was the "butterfly effect". How one small thing can have such a huge effect on life.
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Emerson's Child
Emerson would want us to learn the way that we'd choose to pursue our goals. He wouldn't want us to do anything specific, just find a way to do it and stick to it. Emerson said "What I must do is all concerned to me, not what the people think" this is basically what he'd want us to do, not give a fuck what others think of your way. He'd believe us and be proud of us for being us and not what others want us to me.
I think Emerson would support us in achieve anything we desire to. He wouldn't look down or think he's better than others for something we want to accomplish. I think he would only jump in and try to change things if we gave up on our goals. "Treat others how you want to be treated", that's how he would feel about us giving up. He knows someone would do the same if he were in that position. Emerson is like one of those cool ass teachers that like to fuck around but get serious when needed to.
After school, he would want us to do whatever we'd like. "Do not think the youth has no force" since we're the youth, he knows we have to power to do anything we could dream of. To follow our dreams is what he would wish for. For example, the election. Trump won, he chose to run for president and won it. Emerson would support him because he didn't care what others said or think about him and he still accomplish his goal. Emerson would want us to trust ourselves and do whatever we think is right. To speak our minds and not listen to people thinking otherwise. If we payed attention and only followed, we wouldn't be ourselves.
To prepare for all this he would tell us to study. Study everything that our career may need from the start to the end. He wouldn't just want us to go into something and have no knowledge about the subject. Like say I wanted to be a music producer, I'm not just going to try going to a univerty or college and known nothing about the subject. He'd want us to expirment with the subject and get used to it. It's like trying to go star in a big movie and know nothing about acting, you can't just jump into something, you have to learn.
"To be great is to be misunderstood", people will always question your actions, but you will always know why you did what you did. No one's opinion should matter, if you're happy with what you do then embrace it. If all we did was worry about what others have to think or say, then we'd be nothing more than weak minded beings. Emerson would want us to be us and follow what we yearn for.
I think Emerson would support us in achieve anything we desire to. He wouldn't look down or think he's better than others for something we want to accomplish. I think he would only jump in and try to change things if we gave up on our goals. "Treat others how you want to be treated", that's how he would feel about us giving up. He knows someone would do the same if he were in that position. Emerson is like one of those cool ass teachers that like to fuck around but get serious when needed to.
After school, he would want us to do whatever we'd like. "Do not think the youth has no force" since we're the youth, he knows we have to power to do anything we could dream of. To follow our dreams is what he would wish for. For example, the election. Trump won, he chose to run for president and won it. Emerson would support him because he didn't care what others said or think about him and he still accomplish his goal. Emerson would want us to trust ourselves and do whatever we think is right. To speak our minds and not listen to people thinking otherwise. If we payed attention and only followed, we wouldn't be ourselves.
To prepare for all this he would tell us to study. Study everything that our career may need from the start to the end. He wouldn't just want us to go into something and have no knowledge about the subject. Like say I wanted to be a music producer, I'm not just going to try going to a univerty or college and known nothing about the subject. He'd want us to expirment with the subject and get used to it. It's like trying to go star in a big movie and know nothing about acting, you can't just jump into something, you have to learn.
"To be great is to be misunderstood", people will always question your actions, but you will always know why you did what you did. No one's opinion should matter, if you're happy with what you do then embrace it. If all we did was worry about what others have to think or say, then we'd be nothing more than weak minded beings. Emerson would want us to be us and follow what we yearn for.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Emerson presentation day 3
"What I must do is all that concerned me, not what the people think"
"To be yourself in the world instead of being something else is a great accomplishment"
Keep overcoming the hate, be successful
"Trust thyself, every heart beats to the iron string"
Trust yourself , be confident
"Don't worry about what others think or say, be yourself"
"The voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tracks"
"To be yourself in the world instead of being something else is a great accomplishment"
Keep overcoming the hate, be successful
"Trust thyself, every heart beats to the iron string"
Trust yourself , be confident
"Don't worry about what others think or say, be yourself"
"The voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tracks"
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Emerson's presentation day 2
To say a quote that we like and explain why we like it "nothing can bring you peace but yourself"
"Treat others how you want to be treated"
"Trust yourself"
Emerson tone - formal, serious, optimistic, inspirational, hopeful, sensor
Jason and abby don't want us to forget to be self reliant
Ofillia choose quotes she liked and explained why
"Trust thyself"
"Society is a wave"
"To be great is to be misunderstood"
Jay's quote
"If you are Nobel, I will love you and if you're not I will not judge you"
It talks about respect and others opinion
Friday, November 4, 2016
Kahoot for Emerson
this is the kahoot José Luis and I are making.
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/c106f33e-5683-4bad-a98e-8852e531b0fc
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/c106f33e-5683-4bad-a98e-8852e531b0fc
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Emerson for the young buck
Emerson's essay taught me a few things. One is to do whatever I want and not follow other people. Second, to not let people take advantage of me, to speak up. Another thing is to believe in yourself, that young people have power too. The essay on Self-Reliance could teach many people a thing or two.
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Emerson said it
1. do not think the youth has no force."
2. For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure."
3. "All men have my blood and I have all mans."
4. "Be yourself"
5. " the soul is no traveler"
The first one's I got from my friends. They didn't explain to me what they meant to them but I'm gonna say what they mean to me. The first one is not to underestimate the youth, that we do have power. The second one to me means that others will try to put you down for something that's not your fault. The third one, to me, means that we're all alike, we share similar things. The fourth one is to not doubt yourself and not to let others try to bring you down. The last one is where ever you go, you're always you.
2. For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure."
3. "All men have my blood and I have all mans."
4. "Be yourself"
5. " the soul is no traveler"
The first one's I got from my friends. They didn't explain to me what they meant to them but I'm gonna say what they mean to me. The first one is not to underestimate the youth, that we do have power. The second one to me means that others will try to put you down for something that's not your fault. The third one, to me, means that we're all alike, we share similar things. The fourth one is to not doubt yourself and not to let others try to bring you down. The last one is where ever you go, you're always you.
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