Thursday, April 15, 2010

Collage reflection

Think Creatively: I had made a story line of the "lost boys". When they started to migrate and adapt to newer environments. I think that the story line was creative, and also that i made up some words that describe the situation.

Reason Critically: I used suitable images to show the "lost boys" situation. Such as war, and the destruction which is supposed to be their home. This picture that is on my collage shows my understanding of the "lost boys" of Sudan.

Communicate effectively: My pictures and how I had arranged them shows the awareness for the "Lost boys” of Sudan. This had made me to communicate with the pictures and the real base story. When you look in my collage and think about the words and the pictures you will be aware of the "lost boys", and how they have experienced their life.

Live ethically: My collage can evoke any emotion for the "lost boys" such as empathy, because of the pictures and how they got though their lives.


Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Essay reflecting: Writing skills




This year I could see that my Alchemist essay is better then my Julius Caesar essay, because when I did the Alchemist essay I was more prepared and I had much clearer information. I could improve by using more suitable words and more accurate explanation in my Julius Caesar essay.

My Alchemist essay shows that i had organized information good because it all makes sense and I had time to prepare it. In my Julius Caesar essay I could improve my organization by preparing the essay and use appropriate words. Such as when I said that Brutus was noble but i didnt focus on his nobleness. This shows that I wasn't that organized i could be more organized by focusing n my subject and refer back to the paragraph.


Referring to my personal growth on these essay. I think that i could have improved my essay just by focusing and organizing on the task. I haven't done better in my Julius Caesar essay because I wasn't that focused on the main topic and it wasn't organized.


I had used thinking creatively as an SLR in the Alchemist essay because I tried to use different word instead of repeating them, and I thought of the previous story and I tried to connect them together so that my essay look like it has been organized and thoughtful.

Julius Caesar: Brutus Essay






Brutus Essay







“And say you do ’t by our permission; Else shall you not have any hand at all about his funeral” This quotation shows that Brutus is generous, but Brutus made a mistake of not listening to Cassius because if Antony wouldn’t make the speech Rome wouldn’t fallout of Brutus’s hand. This quote shows that Brutus is being a leader and giving orders to people. Brutus is patriotism and he is noble, this shows that he gives his importance to the country. He sacrificed Caesar for Rome to live in freedom and as a republic but this had bought him to his death.

Brutus is willing to be a villager just to keep Rome in peace. This shows his love to the country and therefore he is patriotism because he loves his country and wants them to be a republic. Brutus’s patriotism shows out of Brutus by him killing Caesar because he and the conspiracies thought that when Caesar is the leader of Rome and is a king he might be too arrogant and would let man live in slavery. Brutus killed Caesar because he wanted to let Romans to live in peace this makes Brutus act as a leader and would take in charge of Rome. “Brutus had rather be a villager than to repute himself a son of Rome.” This quotation shows that Brutus is willing to sacrifice himself or bring himself lower to bring Rome into success. This shows that Brutus is patriotism and that he loves his country and that he is willing to become a villager than a roman citizen. This quotation shows that Brutus is loyalty to his country and will do anything for Rome and it shows Brutus’s patriotism because he loves his country. When Brutus plans to kill Caesar he plans to kill him as a sacrifice he did this only to keep Rome as a republic and not letting Caesar to take Romans as slavery. “Let’s be sacrifices, but not butchers, Caius. We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar” This quote shows that Brutus is patriotism because he wants to kill Caesar as a sacrifice and not as a butcher. This shows that Brutus cares more about his country of being a better place without Caesar making slaves. The last quotation means that Brutus wants peace and a republic. Overall Brutus had completed his goal on killing Caesar but not on making the people follow him; therefore Antony wants to carry Caesar’s revenge and curse the conspirators.

Brutus is a person who can be trusted and is a higher respected person this shows that Brutus is an honorable person. Brutus is an honorable person because of his bloodline; his ancestors might have rules Rome once and brought them to peace. Brutus is a generous and an arrogant person, it has made a leader because he is a honorable person. “ He speaks by leave and by permission: And that we are contented Caesar shall have true rites and lawful ceremonies.” This shows that Brutus is an honorable person because even though he killed Caesar he still says that he have rights to have a lawful ceremonies. Brutus is honorable also because let Antony speak at Caesar’s funeral. This quotations means that he is leading Antony and controlling on when shall he speak.


Brutus’s main conflict is on Antony because Antony could change the crowd to turn over the conspirators. Brutus had not completed his goal because he didn’t manage to gain complete control over Rome, and he didn’t make Roman a peaceful place. His goal was noble but not when Antony took lead.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The lost boys of sudan - Peter

I am writing about Peter's 3rd person


When first Peter came to America, or thought about it he was very happy because he everyone thought of America being heaven, but when peter goes to America he realized that he had much more difficulties over there. Peter had difficulties for his education, his job and his daily living. He suffered living and could barely manage his own life. Peter experienced that the people are racist against them, and that he they are lower or not richer than the other people. They also learned that the American’s culture wasn’t as their own culture where their culture, everyone is family and friendly. Peter was shock that their culture was completely different. He tried to join other friend parties such as their friends and that he tried to join the basketball team. He tried to adjust to their culture by joining them in community.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Julius Caesar Duet Acting

1. This passage shows that Antony wants to speak at Caesar’s funeral, and Brutus agrees, but only after Brutus had explain the cause of Caesar’s death. Cassius suspects that many people might get changed by Antony’s speech.



2. This passage is significant because Antony wants to speak at Caesar’s funeral and Cassius suspects that the people can get changed by his speech. This passage also shows that Brutus is careful and will warn the cause of Caesar’s death to the crowd before Antony makes his speech.

3. This passage is in Act 3, Scene 1, and Line 276-297

4. 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.
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.

Exeunt all but ANTONY

5. I am doing duet acting with Casper, and Casper will take part of Antony and Cassius, and I will take part of Brutus.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

School of Athens - by Raphael

How can art be a mirror of society?

This painting was painted in the period of the renaissance by an artist named Raphael. This painting represents the passing of knowledge to people and the architectural design used. In this painting there is people who is making calculation, reading and writing. This painting represents art, people and knowledge. The architecture in the background such as using arches, art techniques, statues, and detailed design is used to make this painting look more realistic. Raphael used creative techniques to create an realistic artwork.




Where are you in the painting?

If I was in this painting I would like to be Raphael, Raphael is the one that has the black hat on the head on the right side of the painting. I choose to be him because you get to learn how to use creative art techniques such as perspective etc. I used to be good in art when I was young and I enjoyed it. I like to learn, gain new experience and also gain knowledge. As Raphael is in the painting he can learn and get many knowledge just by staying there and listening to people teaching other people. I also like to see people demonstrate mathematical calculation and to take note about it, I also like to be with people and discus just like Raphael is surrounded by the people around him. I would like to learn things and master them just like when Raphael painted this painting.



Thursday, October 29, 2009

Da Vinci a true renaissance man

This was one of Leonardo's warfare inventions

Leonardo Da Vinci was a renaissance man because he had invented lots of weapons and invented things people didn't even thing about. Leonardo had invented a flying machine, a parachute and lots more of skeches. Eventhough they were skeches but they worked. He also had painted paintings that looked real. He made his work in secracy, and his handrighting was all opposite. He didnt and couldnt go to school because he was a poor man. He had mold a giant horse made out of copper. People started to listen to him, and he had made greater defences and warfare machines. Although Leonardo had skecth all his work but he had never built them.