Friday, April 16, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Think Creatively: I didn't put some much attention on the creativity of poster because I thought it would come automatically while doing it and because it's a collage and already contains creativity. I did though make sections for each chapter of their journey and I put arrows to show the order of the journey. I had written war big because had effected them even when they came to America, which was suggested by the post-traumatic stress some of the Lost boys faced. I also tried to pick each picture according to and emotion or action the Lost boys faced. I also think it was creative to put the dice stand out of all other pictures giving it a 3d effect, the dice is also an example of a emotion the Lost boys faced because they were not sure of their journey to America.
Reason Critically: I reasoned critically through text and images. I picked pictures that represent the hardships the Lost boys have been through, and what they aimed to accomplish in America. I text are described of their hardships. For example I wrote war in red because it refers to all the bloodshed that went on during the war. I reasoned critically when I wrote the six word memoir because I wanted it focus more on emotions of the Lost boys rather than just saying what had happened to them.
Communicate Effectively: I wanted the person looking at my collagen to really understand and relate to my collage. I also made sure I would make people aware of the Lost boys' journey. I tried to pick the pictures that would stand out to the reader and send the message clearly. One example of this is the picture of collage graduate, which tells the reader that some managed to succeed in America. Other pictures was the picture of a coloured man looking at racist sign, this is a example of prejudice that most Lost boys would experience in some way or another. The picture of the man thinking shows how some Lost boys were pushed some much stress either low-paying jobs or just not being able assimilate to such a different culture. Overall I think my collage manages to draw in a person through how the pictures communicate their theme.
Live Ethically: I think I made sure that I would send out themes from the collage without disrespecting the actual people (Lost boys). I think I created insight through my collage, into the lives of the Lost boys which might give them a sense of empathy for people who have been less fortunate in their lives. The viewers should gain some sort of emotional response when looking through my poster, because of some of the powerful images in it. The text and images collaborate together to make the outline of the story clear which was that they survived a war, lost everything including parents, when through a painful assimilating process and managed to gain some sort of life that had benefited them. I wanted the veiwer to get a feeling of duty to the people of Sudan for example donating to charity to help them.
Reason Critically: I reasoned critically through text and images. I picked pictures that represent the hardships the Lost boys have been through, and what they aimed to accomplish in America. I text are described of their hardships. For example I wrote war in red because it refers to all the bloodshed that went on during the war. I reasoned critically when I wrote the six word memoir because I wanted it focus more on emotions of the Lost boys rather than just saying what had happened to them.
Communicate Effectively: I wanted the person looking at my collagen to really understand and relate to my collage. I also made sure I would make people aware of the Lost boys' journey. I tried to pick the pictures that would stand out to the reader and send the message clearly. One example of this is the picture of collage graduate, which tells the reader that some managed to succeed in America. Other pictures was the picture of a coloured man looking at racist sign, this is a example of prejudice that most Lost boys would experience in some way or another. The picture of the man thinking shows how some Lost boys were pushed some much stress either low-paying jobs or just not being able assimilate to such a different culture. Overall I think my collage manages to draw in a person through how the pictures communicate their theme.
Live Ethically: I think I made sure that I would send out themes from the collage without disrespecting the actual people (Lost boys). I think I created insight through my collage, into the lives of the Lost boys which might give them a sense of empathy for people who have been less fortunate in their lives. The viewers should gain some sort of emotional response when looking through my poster, because of some of the powerful images in it. The text and images collaborate together to make the outline of the story clear which was that they survived a war, lost everything including parents, when through a painful assimilating process and managed to gain some sort of life that had benefited them. I wanted the veiwer to get a feeling of duty to the people of Sudan for example donating to charity to help them.
Monday, April 12, 2010
In my Julius Caesar essay I had improved my representation of my ideas, for example in my latest essay I was able to support my ideas without confusion. My content has become more straightforward and easier to understand. I think in the JC essay I showed clear topics that had focused and supporting ideas. In my first essay I wasn't able to put my ideas on paper like I had thought of them in my head, but in my new essay I was able to do this without problems this I think is my biggest growth. My concern through both essays was that the reader would understand my ideas, so in the new essay I made sure I would develop my ideas so the when I write I will feel confident that everyone could understand it. My essays were basically organized for example after each quote I used in my JC I had supporting details. I think I made my essay easy to follow along with and is orderly. I started with clear topic sentences giving the reader a idea what that paragraph would talk about. For the first time I used a transition sentence which the reader should of followed through to the next paragraph, but these transition sentences didn't work and were weak. I felt my concluding sentences were good because they could properly finish off all that I've written before it and they were able sum up my topic sentence.
I think my growth has been enormous because my I ideas were supported anymore with confusing writing that in some case doesn't make any sense. I've also been able to sum up my ideas without any other extras so the message I'm trying to send to the reader is concise. I'm also able to identify key points to put in my writing such as quotes that I pick because of a specific reason. Now I'm also able to be more confident of my writing since in my last essay I was most of the time very unsure of my ideas but in the JC essay I knew that my written work was correct and that I had developed my ideas to the extent where they would make me happy that I had done a good job. I also improved in having background informatio, for example in the Alchemist essay I had only written of what I remembered but for this essay I had decided to go through the book and some of the notes I had so I could refresh my memory of the things I was going to write about. My SLR is Communicate Effectively becuase I had made sure my ideas had a clear way of showing up to the reader and that my writing would create some sort of visual in the reader's mind just like when your reading a book. I aimed for the writing to be knowledgeable so the ideas would come to the reader with a sense of understanding
I think my growth has been enormous because my I ideas were supported anymore with confusing writing that in some case doesn't make any sense. I've also been able to sum up my ideas without any other extras so the message I'm trying to send to the reader is concise. I'm also able to identify key points to put in my writing such as quotes that I pick because of a specific reason. Now I'm also able to be more confident of my writing since in my last essay I was most of the time very unsure of my ideas but in the JC essay I knew that my written work was correct and that I had developed my ideas to the extent where they would make me happy that I had done a good job. I also improved in having background informatio, for example in the Alchemist essay I had only written of what I remembered but for this essay I had decided to go through the book and some of the notes I had so I could refresh my memory of the things I was going to write about. My SLR is Communicate Effectively becuase I had made sure my ideas had a clear way of showing up to the reader and that my writing would create some sort of visual in the reader's mind just like when your reading a book. I aimed for the writing to be knowledgeable so the ideas would come to the reader with a sense of understanding
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Brutus’s Motivation in Julius Caesar
In Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, Brutus is tricked into joining the conspirators in a plot to assassinate Caesar. However, he tries to rationalize his position in the plot by telling himself it’s for the good of the people. This makes him a tragic hero, and one that killed Caesar not out of greed, but out of love for the people and the only one that did so because the conspirators only killed Caesar because they are wealthy nobles who can get more power through his death making them greedy. Brutus had a more meaningful motivation; Brutus’s motivations were expressive of his want to act upon the wishes of the public.
The first conspirator, Cassius, realizes that they will need Brutus on their side if they are to make the assassination work properly. However, when Cassius brings up the idea, Brutus is strongly against him, and realizes that his intentions are evil. Since Cassius is desperate he decides to place fake letters from the people of Rome that urge Brutus to take action against Caesar. “ O Rome, I make thee a promise, If the redress will follow, thou receivest Thy full petition at the hand of Brutus’ ” . As soon as Brutus sees the fake letters sent from the public, he knows it his heart what he must do. He becomes determined to please the people of Rome by sacrificing his common sense and donning his assassination robes. Cassius and his fellow conspirators realize that they have an important keystone in their plan, and that they will now be able to kill Caesar and gain more power. When the conspirators arrange a meeting with Brutus to establish a plan of action against Caesar, they begin to swear to an oath of loyalty to each other. Brutus stops this, and refresh’s them about their intentions. “ If not the face of men, The sufferance of souls, the time’s abuse If these be motives weak, then break off betimes And every man hence to his idle bed ”. Brutus tells them all of the important reasons for killing Caesar are ones that they do not understand. He proceeds as if he is the only one who understands the underlying motives for assassination, and tells them that they are doing it for all the wrong reasons. Brutus is the only honourable man in the meeting that cares about Rome more than the life of a under king which he thinks would look like the time when they’re were King . It is that dear respect for the people that drives Brutus to do everything he can to make minimal deathProxy-Connection: keep-alive
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t he soon would now follow Caesar’s death.
After Brutus and Cassius and the conspirators assassinate Caesar, they confess to the public what they have done. For Brutus, his intention was honourable. “If then that friend Demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” . This is the base of Brutus’s reasoning. Brutus makes that he is the same as anyone in Rome but that he could see what Caesar would of become which was that Caesar would forget about Rome and that Brutus was the only one to step up, making himself as a courageous man. Which Brutus from the start emphasized. Cassius and the conspirators are smart, and their motivations reflect their purpose. They are with Brutus and at the same time against him. However, they are not the only enemy to Brutus. Mark Antony and his supporters seek to gain popularity by saying that Brutus murdered Caesar for his own greedy intentions.
Brutus is entirely for the removal of Caesar, but he cannot think of a way to do so that nothing regrettable will follow his assassination. However, he does have some thoughts that show his honourable motivation. “Let’s not hew him as a carcass fit for the hounds but let’s carve him as a dish fit for the gods”. This quote suggests that Brutus still attained his utmost respect to Caesar while making slight reference to his god like status. He refers to the other conspirators as “butchers”, and mocks them for their want of violence. Brutus respects Caesar as a friend, and makes up ways that he could satisfy people while keeping his hand out of the destruction. However, his wishes are impossible to fulfil and he is forced to do the exact opposite of what he was planning which was to brutally kill Caesar and to justify it with nothing more than jealousy and hate. This is ironic since he loved the people and because his justifying was so weak the public was turned against him. In order to make an intelligible, logical moral decision, it is necessary to know the consequences of the actions that will be taken. Also, it is important to have valid and admirable intentions with that decision. For the conspirators, they assassinated Julius Caesar for greed; Brutus did the same dreaded action, but for the people of Rome. Thus, Brutus has a much more enduring and commendable attitude towards the assassination and its effects. One of the important factors to a tragedy is that the protagonist looks ahead to the consequences of his actions and is able to see what it would be like. Brutus does this, but feels that Rome is worth much more than one man’s ambition. But the flaw in Brutus was to allow himself in acting upon faulty information or and embedding to the views of another person for public support is the worst way to do a decision and especially when this decision is regarding on of Brutus best friends life. Brutus should of paid more attention into making a successful moral judgement.
In Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, Brutus is tricked into joining the conspirators in a plot to assassinate Caesar. However, he tries to rationalize his position in the plot by telling himself it’s for the good of the people. This makes him a tragic hero, and one that killed Caesar not out of greed, but out of love for the people and the only one that did so because the conspirators only killed Caesar because they are wealthy nobles who can get more power through his death making them greedy. Brutus had a more meaningful motivation; Brutus’s motivations were expressive of his want to act upon the wishes of the public.
The first conspirator, Cassius, realizes that they will need Brutus on their side if they are to make the assassination work properly. However, when Cassius brings up the idea, Brutus is strongly against him, and realizes that his intentions are evil. Since Cassius is desperate he decides to place fake letters from the people of Rome that urge Brutus to take action against Caesar. “ O Rome, I make thee a promise, If the redress will follow, thou receivest Thy full petition at the hand of Brutus’ ” . As soon as Brutus sees the fake letters sent from the public, he knows it his heart what he must do. He becomes determined to please the people of Rome by sacrificing his common sense and donning his assassination robes. Cassius and his fellow conspirators realize that they have an important keystone in their plan, and that they will now be able to kill Caesar and gain more power. When the conspirators arrange a meeting with Brutus to establish a plan of action against Caesar, they begin to swear to an oath of loyalty to each other. Brutus stops this, and refresh’s them about their intentions. “ If not the face of men, The sufferance of souls, the time’s abuse If these be motives weak, then break off betimes And every man hence to his idle bed ”. Brutus tells them all of the important reasons for killing Caesar are ones that they do not understand. He proceeds as if he is the only one who understands the underlying motives for assassination, and tells them that they are doing it for all the wrong reasons. Brutus is the only honourable man in the meeting that cares about Rome more than the life of a under king which he thinks would look like the time when they’re were King . It is that dear respect for the people that drives Brutus to do everything he can to make minimal deathProxy-Connection: keep-alive
Cache-Control: max-age=0
t he soon would now follow Caesar’s death.
After Brutus and Cassius and the conspirators assassinate Caesar, they confess to the public what they have done. For Brutus, his intention was honourable. “If then that friend Demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” . This is the base of Brutus’s reasoning. Brutus makes that he is the same as anyone in Rome but that he could see what Caesar would of become which was that Caesar would forget about Rome and that Brutus was the only one to step up, making himself as a courageous man. Which Brutus from the start emphasized. Cassius and the conspirators are smart, and their motivations reflect their purpose. They are with Brutus and at the same time against him. However, they are not the only enemy to Brutus. Mark Antony and his supporters seek to gain popularity by saying that Brutus murdered Caesar for his own greedy intentions.
Brutus is entirely for the removal of Caesar, but he cannot think of a way to do so that nothing regrettable will follow his assassination. However, he does have some thoughts that show his honourable motivation. “Let’s not hew him as a carcass fit for the hounds but let’s carve him as a dish fit for the gods”. This quote suggests that Brutus still attained his utmost respect to Caesar while making slight reference to his god like status. He refers to the other conspirators as “butchers”, and mocks them for their want of violence. Brutus respects Caesar as a friend, and makes up ways that he could satisfy people while keeping his hand out of the destruction. However, his wishes are impossible to fulfil and he is forced to do the exact opposite of what he was planning which was to brutally kill Caesar and to justify it with nothing more than jealousy and hate. This is ironic since he loved the people and because his justifying was so weak the public was turned against him. In order to make an intelligible, logical moral decision, it is necessary to know the consequences of the actions that will be taken. Also, it is important to have valid and admirable intentions with that decision. For the conspirators, they assassinated Julius Caesar for greed; Brutus did the same dreaded action, but for the people of Rome. Thus, Brutus has a much more enduring and commendable attitude towards the assassination and its effects. One of the important factors to a tragedy is that the protagonist looks ahead to the consequences of his actions and is able to see what it would be like. Brutus does this, but feels that Rome is worth much more than one man’s ambition. But the flaw in Brutus was to allow himself in acting upon faulty information or and embedding to the views of another person for public support is the worst way to do a decision and especially when this decision is regarding on of Brutus best friends life. Brutus should of paid more attention into making a successful moral judgement.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Peter is a Lost Boy from Sudan who migrated to refugee camp in Kenya. He is offered to go to Am Peter is excited to go to America and wants to be able to finish his education in a high-standard fashion. He has heard from other people that it is like heaven and considers this to be true and hopes he can embrace a new culture quickly. But Peter still seems to have doubts of his journey to America and feels he will not be able to fit in to the society and will be lonely even with all the pleasures of an American life. When he arrived in Houston he finds it difficult to adapt to an urbanized city-life. He was not that got in English which created a language barrier between him and the people in America. He went to English speaking class to learn English and get a proper education, he also wanted to promote English within the small household that contained many other Lost Boys. He was afraid of racism against him he faced a number of subtle racial comments,he made this judgment because he was much more darker in color than even the resident African-American. Although most of the people Peter meets specifically while in Kansas are nice to such as his friends from high school and girl that befriends quickly, he meets with a school counselor who doesn't really think much of him in terms of effort. The counselor is a prejudging person since he undermines Peter on their first meeting together, due to Peter's lesser knowledge of the school subjects and the lack of English.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Julius Caesar perfromance
ANTONY
That's all I seek:
And am moreover suitor that I may
Produce his body to the market-place;
And in the pulpit, as becomes a friend,
Speak in the order of his funeral.
BRUTUS
You shall, Mark Antony.
CASSIUS
Brutus, a word with you.
Aside to BRUTUS
You know not what you do: do not consent
That Antony speak in his funeral:
Know you how much the people may be moved
By that which he will utter?
BRUTUS
By your pardon;
I will myself into the pulpit first,
And show the reason of our Caesar's death:
What Antony shall speak, I will protest
He speaks by leave and by permission,
And that we are contented Caesar shall
Have all true rites and lawful ceremonies.
It shall advantage more than do us wrong.
CASSIUS
I know not what may fall; I like it not.
BRUTUS
Mark Antony, here, take you Caesar's body.
You shall not in your funeral speech blame us,
But speak all good you can devise of Caesar,
And say you do't by our permission;
Else shall you not have any hand at all
About his funeral: and you shall speak
In the same pulpit whereto I am going,
After my speech is ended.
ANTONY
Be it so.
I do desire no more.
BRUTUS
Prepare the body then, and follow us.
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