Week 6 is for October 22nd to the 29th.
Here are the 3 mandatory entries.
Week 7
Entry 1
I love going to the beach, one of my favorite beaches is in Encinitas. It is called moonlight beach and lots of locals and tourists go there in the summer. A while ago, I saw that they were doing construction. When I saw the Construction vehicles plowing down the showers and the fire pits I was so worried. I was afraid that they would replace my favorite with some terrible shopping center or something like that. Recently, I went there and found that the renovations they were doing were completed, Instead of a mini shopping center or a 7-11 they had revamped the shower area and created an energy efficient building. Now I l actually like the new setup better than the old one. This gave me confidence that there are still good, minimal-advertising projects. Maybe those construction workers are making a park, not another Wal-Mart.
Entry 1
I love going to the beach, one of my favorite beaches is in Encinitas. It is called moonlight beach and lots of locals and tourists go there in the summer. A while ago, I saw that they were doing construction. When I saw the Construction vehicles plowing down the showers and the fire pits I was so worried. I was afraid that they would replace my favorite with some terrible shopping center or something like that. Recently, I went there and found that the renovations they were doing were completed, Instead of a mini shopping center or a 7-11 they had revamped the shower area and created an energy efficient building. Now I l actually like the new setup better than the old one. This gave me confidence that there are still good, minimal-advertising projects. Maybe those construction workers are making a park, not another Wal-Mart.
Week 7
Entry 2
Recently I have been thinking about the Tom Robinson verdict. He was declared guilty despite the overwhelming evidence that he was innocent. The thing that stuck out to me about this is how it was a normal practice. Everyone, not just Atticus knew how the case would turn out, despite any fight Atticus put up, no matter how great a lawyer he was, he would lose. This was a practice that was common then and, surprisingly is, in various places, common today. I remember hearing an article on NPR talking about Trevon Martin's case. A case that has some remarkable similarities between the Scottsboro boys trial and the Tom Robinson trial. In all trials qualified Black people were not in the jury. In all cases the winner was a white person and in all cases, prejudices played a main role in the court's decision. The only real difference, other than time of course, is the reaction from the public. In the Tom Robinson case it was just another normal day. In the Trevon Martin case, there was a enormous negative reaction from the public. Ideally, someday we will have such a negative reaction to this kind of prejudice led verdict that we we will have something close to total equality. We've come a long way but we still have a long way to go.
Entry 2
Recently I have been thinking about the Tom Robinson verdict. He was declared guilty despite the overwhelming evidence that he was innocent. The thing that stuck out to me about this is how it was a normal practice. Everyone, not just Atticus knew how the case would turn out, despite any fight Atticus put up, no matter how great a lawyer he was, he would lose. This was a practice that was common then and, surprisingly is, in various places, common today. I remember hearing an article on NPR talking about Trevon Martin's case. A case that has some remarkable similarities between the Scottsboro boys trial and the Tom Robinson trial. In all trials qualified Black people were not in the jury. In all cases the winner was a white person and in all cases, prejudices played a main role in the court's decision. The only real difference, other than time of course, is the reaction from the public. In the Tom Robinson case it was just another normal day. In the Trevon Martin case, there was a enormous negative reaction from the public. Ideally, someday we will have such a negative reaction to this kind of prejudice led verdict that we we will have something close to total equality. We've come a long way but we still have a long way to go.
Week 7
Entry 3
This week, we have been reading the play, "Romeo and Juliet", by
William Shakespeare. I have enjoyed reading this piece of
literature for various reasons. I love Shakespeare’s use
of hyperbolic language. Shakespeare uses elaborate phrases and
sonnets that make his work famous. Shakespeare’s characters speak with passion
and humor with language full of exaggeration. For example, when Romeo first sees
Juliet he raves about her beauty.
“Oh she doth teach the torches to burn
bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek
of night, like a rich jewel in an
Ethiope’s ear, Beauty too rich for use, for
earth too dear. So shows
the snowy dove, trooping with crows as yonder lady
o’er fellow shows.” This
is a fun passage to read as a result of its exaggerated imagery. If Shakespeare
wrote in a pragmatic manner, Romeo would simply have stated, “she was
beautiful.” But Shakespeare did not use language in a pragmatic manner. Instead,
he used language in an entertaining way to illustrate the crazy passion of his
characters Shakespeare wrote a
great
hyperbolic paragraph for Romeo to express his feelings of love at
first sight of his beloved Juliet.
Entry 3
This week, we have been reading the play, "Romeo and Juliet", by
William Shakespeare. I have enjoyed reading this piece of
literature for various reasons. I love Shakespeare’s use
of hyperbolic language. Shakespeare uses elaborate phrases and
sonnets that make his work famous. Shakespeare’s characters speak with passion
and humor with language full of exaggeration. For example, when Romeo first sees
Juliet he raves about her beauty.
“Oh she doth teach the torches to burn
bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek
of night, like a rich jewel in an
Ethiope’s ear, Beauty too rich for use, for
earth too dear. So shows
the snowy dove, trooping with crows as yonder lady
o’er fellow shows.” This
is a fun passage to read as a result of its exaggerated imagery. If Shakespeare
wrote in a pragmatic manner, Romeo would simply have stated, “she was
beautiful.” But Shakespeare did not use language in a pragmatic manner. Instead,
he used language in an entertaining way to illustrate the crazy passion of his
characters Shakespeare wrote a
great
hyperbolic paragraph for Romeo to express his feelings of love at
first sight of his beloved Juliet.