Dear Friend,
I like this book of Romeo and Juliet. The language may be hard to understand and confusing, but once you read the definitions it all becomes clear. Romeo is my favorite character. He has a love and he will do anything and go to extents like attending the Monty's party just to see her. He speaks of her so kindly and wants her more than anything, it's so cute.
Juliette is also a very nice character. She is having sort of an arranged marriage, but in two years to a prince. Her parents approve of the guy. I think she is way too young to get married. She hasnt even met other guys yet and her parents are already trying to set her up when she's only 12. I think she should make a decision her self.
Well bye! i havent read enough to add on.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Shakespeare's Sonnet 75
This sonnet is about someone's love for another person. It describes how they cant go a day without them by comparing them to food or to money depending on who the person is. So love is the theme. Shakespeare I feel puts his true feelings and thoughts into his sonnets and makes them somehow connect to his plays like romeo and juliet, again with love being the main thing in both things.
I chose this sonnet of Shakespeare's because it seemed the more challenging than the others. It was hard to decipher and put into my words using ten syllables but i did it and i think it helped me to look beyond just regular love but to look deeper and see how much he really cares for this person. The words he used and the metaphors he used all describe true un-dying love. one that cant be replaced and never grows old.
I chose this sonnet of Shakespeare's because it seemed the more challenging than the others. It was hard to decipher and put into my words using ten syllables but i did it and i think it helped me to look beyond just regular love but to look deeper and see how much he really cares for this person. The words he used and the metaphors he used all describe true un-dying love. one that cant be replaced and never grows old.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Sonnet
My darling you send me to another place.
Oh when I see you my heart skips a beat.
It is like ive gone into outerspace.
It is hard to walk to the right beat.
So maybe I think that our love is true.
You are the light thats is shining brightly.
Oh baby it is just the thought of you.
That makes everyday just as lovely.
You love me too its a matter of fact.
My hearts about to burst into pieces.
Oh it must be true, it was in our pact.
You are the one to put me together.
You are my sunshine my lovely darling.
I wont let go you're my everything.
Oh when I see you my heart skips a beat.
It is like ive gone into outerspace.
It is hard to walk to the right beat.
So maybe I think that our love is true.
You are the light thats is shining brightly.
Oh baby it is just the thought of you.
That makes everyday just as lovely.
You love me too its a matter of fact.
My hearts about to burst into pieces.
Oh it must be true, it was in our pact.
You are the one to put me together.
You are my sunshine my lovely darling.
I wont let go you're my everything.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Poems
(haiku) Poetry Is...
Poetry is words,
Strung together by feelings.
It is life, summed up.
What Happens To An Isolated Person?
Do they go
Insane?
Or stay the same?
Are they really
alone?
Can you reach them?
Talk on the phone,
Message on the computer?
They need a friend,
To find them.
Can you be there?
Migrant Mother Photo
What is next?
Have I let my family
down?
I try. I try.
To help.
Where will we end up?
So many questions,
not to many
answers.
I try. I try.
To help.
I look out,
at the
vast
open land.
What has happened?
My forehead,
filled with crinkles
and wrinkles.
I will. I will.
Keep my children
Safe and Sound.
Poetry is words,
Strung together by feelings.
It is life, summed up.
What Happens To An Isolated Person?
Do they go
Insane?
Or stay the same?
Are they really
alone?
Can you reach them?
Talk on the phone,
Message on the computer?
They need a friend,
To find them.
Can you be there?
Migrant Mother Photo
What is next?
Have I let my family
down?
I try. I try.
To help.
Where will we end up?
So many questions,
not to many
answers.
I try. I try.
To help.
I look out,
at the
vast
open land.
What has happened?
My forehead,
filled with crinkles
and wrinkles.
I will. I will.
Keep my children
Safe and Sound.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Artwork/Artist post
Dorothea Lange, born on the 26th of May in 1895 and died on the 11th of October in 1965. She was born and grew up in Hoboken, New Jersey. As a kid she caught a disease called polio. She had to walk with a limp for the remainder of her life. Although she did have to do that she still said that her damaged foot made her work hard and made her stronger and more understanding. She took so much pride in herself that she took a photo of her foot one day and kept it ever since. ONce she was out of college she wanted to be a photographer, even though she didnt know how to even use a camera. She wanted to be a photographer because of her imagination and her interest in people. She left New York and went to California. She met a western painter named Maynard Dixon and eventually got married to him in 1922. Over time she has two boys with him John and Dan. Her relationship didnt go well and she got separated from him while sending her boys to boarding school. She met a guy named Paul Taylor and he convinced her to have her first show at a small California gallery in 1934. She got married to Paul Taylor in 1935. She lived a long life full of photography and eventually died of cancer in her esophagus.
Dorothea Lange became a photographer during the time of the great depression. Most of her photos are of the different families she came across during the great depression. The photos are all in black and white. They all show the struggle people went through, and how worried they were because they didn't know what was next. She loved taking pictures with this one camera of hers. It was big and bulky and hard to carry but she loved it any way. She said that with that camera it made her steady herself and take the time to focus on what she was taking a picture of.
The picture I focused on was called Migrant Mother and was taken in 1936. It was a black and white photo of a mother during the great depression. She's sitting with her hand to her mouth showing stress. Her kids are around her and it's like she cant see them or she doesn't notice them. You can see the creases or wrinkles on her forehead. Her mouth looks like its frowning a bit, and her eyes look sad. Her clothes look raged and layered. The whole picture looks a bit dirty. The woman's face and her childrens arms looked shades of gray. You can tell the depression affected many people and in this photograph you may not be able to see where they are living or what they are living in but you can see the concern and worry and hurt that hits through the mothers eyes and slight frown. This photo is very powerful and is claimed to be one of the most famous pictures of the depression.
Dorothea Lange became a photographer during the time of the great depression. Most of her photos are of the different families she came across during the great depression. The photos are all in black and white. They all show the struggle people went through, and how worried they were because they didn't know what was next. She loved taking pictures with this one camera of hers. It was big and bulky and hard to carry but she loved it any way. She said that with that camera it made her steady herself and take the time to focus on what she was taking a picture of.
The picture I focused on was called Migrant Mother and was taken in 1936. It was a black and white photo of a mother during the great depression. She's sitting with her hand to her mouth showing stress. Her kids are around her and it's like she cant see them or she doesn't notice them. You can see the creases or wrinkles on her forehead. Her mouth looks like its frowning a bit, and her eyes look sad. Her clothes look raged and layered. The whole picture looks a bit dirty. The woman's face and her childrens arms looked shades of gray. You can tell the depression affected many people and in this photograph you may not be able to see where they are living or what they are living in but you can see the concern and worry and hurt that hits through the mothers eyes and slight frown. This photo is very powerful and is claimed to be one of the most famous pictures of the depression.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Reading Response #3
The book "Tan Lines" is riveting and reminds me of summer.
Just the tittle its self tan lines, screams summer.
Although I have just started reading the book it has pulled me in. The bond these girls have in the summer is so strong. Their friendship conquers all. They may have little tiffs and pull foolish antics but they get over it and they make up. Its shows that they have a connection that can go through the toughest of problems.
Now summer also screams boys. These girls dont let any boy come between them. Whether a boy is taking Summer to walk on the beach, or taking Marquez to the park, or taking Diana to the boardwalk. These boys will do anything for them. Too bad Summers got a boyfriend all the way across the united states. What will she do now that a new boy had his eyes on her? guess i'll gave to keep reading to find out
Just the tittle its self tan lines, screams summer.
Although I have just started reading the book it has pulled me in. The bond these girls have in the summer is so strong. Their friendship conquers all. They may have little tiffs and pull foolish antics but they get over it and they make up. Its shows that they have a connection that can go through the toughest of problems.
Now summer also screams boys. These girls dont let any boy come between them. Whether a boy is taking Summer to walk on the beach, or taking Marquez to the park, or taking Diana to the boardwalk. These boys will do anything for them. Too bad Summers got a boyfriend all the way across the united states. What will she do now that a new boy had his eyes on her? guess i'll gave to keep reading to find out
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Reading Response #2 Spoiler alert...
It only took me maybe 2 or 3 days to finish this book "I Heart You You Haunt Me" by Lisa Schroeader and it was one of the best books i have read so far.
In my last response I kept wondering why my main character Ava, blamed herself for her boyfriends death. On every page she revealed more and more, little by little. As I read on I found the answer. They liked to play "dare" a lot. She dared him to jump off a rock into a waterfall of water. It seemed harmless, but when he did it, he never came back up. He hit his head on a rock when he dove under, and died. She blamed herself because she dared him to do it.
Through out this whole book, Ava carries around this guilt. But what she doesnt know is that her boyfriend doesnt want her to feel guilty. He follows her around as a ghost and she thinks its because he still loves her and wants her to be with him. But she's wrong. Yes, he does still love her and he wishes he could be with her, but not like that. Not in ghost form. Since he cant come back, he wants her to move on. He wants to take the guilt away from her so that she can be happy.
Her friends try to help her move on but it doesnt work so well. She mopes around for days and becomes distant with all her friends. The only person that makes her feel remotely better is her friends crush, Lyric. Ava met him when she went away with her parents and he was the only one that could take her sadness away, but she couldnt do that to her friend. She couldnt take away her closest' friends happiness for her own.
In the end, Ava lets all her guilt go away with the ghost. She stays true to her friendship and keeps Lyric as just a friend. She gets back to her self and lets her sorrows fade away. That is one thing I admire about Ava. Her change and acceptance at the end of the book.
In my last response I kept wondering why my main character Ava, blamed herself for her boyfriends death. On every page she revealed more and more, little by little. As I read on I found the answer. They liked to play "dare" a lot. She dared him to jump off a rock into a waterfall of water. It seemed harmless, but when he did it, he never came back up. He hit his head on a rock when he dove under, and died. She blamed herself because she dared him to do it.
Through out this whole book, Ava carries around this guilt. But what she doesnt know is that her boyfriend doesnt want her to feel guilty. He follows her around as a ghost and she thinks its because he still loves her and wants her to be with him. But she's wrong. Yes, he does still love her and he wishes he could be with her, but not like that. Not in ghost form. Since he cant come back, he wants her to move on. He wants to take the guilt away from her so that she can be happy.
Her friends try to help her move on but it doesnt work so well. She mopes around for days and becomes distant with all her friends. The only person that makes her feel remotely better is her friends crush, Lyric. Ava met him when she went away with her parents and he was the only one that could take her sadness away, but she couldnt do that to her friend. She couldnt take away her closest' friends happiness for her own.
In the end, Ava lets all her guilt go away with the ghost. She stays true to her friendship and keeps Lyric as just a friend. She gets back to her self and lets her sorrows fade away. That is one thing I admire about Ava. Her change and acceptance at the end of the book.
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