BRAVE NEW WORLD (II & III)

The world that Bernard and Lenina know is somewhat frightening.  Bernard understands the artificial world he lives in and it seems as if Lenina wants to know, but because of pressure from society she holds her defiant thoughts inside.  I found it interesting how Huxley constantly had a stream of different dialogue for at least five pages that kept the reader questioning themselves about who exactly was talking.  By doing this I believe Huxley kept the reader involved while also creating a conflict in the beliefs between three main characters.   

BRAVE NEW WORLD (I)

This novel is "trippy" to say the least, however most of what Huxley manages to reveal relates to the modern world we live in today.  Huxley believed that those who understand the harsh realities of life will not lead such a tainted life, therefore the novel itself becomes quite conflicting from what is directly said and what Huxley wants the reader to deduce.  I found that the use of "Soma", a drug that provides similar results to that of extacy, represents technology in today's world.  We are overwhelmingly influenced by the internet and technology that what Huxley describes in Brave New World  conveys certain forthcoming appeal.  This novel has truly sparked a great interest in me and I hope that my level of interest stays consistent throughout the entire novel.

FIRST QUARTER REVIEW

Honestly I feel that I have definitely struggled this first quarter.  Like I have mentioned in previous posts it has been difficult to keep a balanced schedule between basketball and school.  Although I did struggle I believe I was able to keep up with the mandatory assignments.  The group I am in for our senior project has been quite slow when coming together and discussing ideas, however I believe we have a solid base for a very creative project.  Next quarter I hope to overcome senioritis and completely master time management.  The only suggestion that I could make for the course would be for the instructor.  I would very much appreciate it if we could receive our assignments we turn in on paper given back to us as soon as possible so that we can evaluate our own progression in the class.

Ain't Nobody Got Time For That

Got my first acceptance letter from Cal Poly SLO.  Three more to go though, I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL MARCH!!!!  Ain't Nobody Got Time For That!!!

BOB I

I'm really into sports so I thought I would add a little twist to the rankings.

Division 1: Most likely to win it all.
Kathryn Greenup: http://kgreenuprhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Always dependable. Great blog.
Sarah Gutierrez: http://sgrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Not sure if there is a blog better.
Josh Montero: http://jmonterorhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Adding the quotes of the day really makes the blog unique.
Socorro Ramirez: http://sramirezrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/-Very unique and very up to date. Great job.

Division 2: Could have a good chance in the playoffs.  They need to work together to give themselves a chance.
Justice Aragon: http://jaragonrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Up to date. Very organized. Like it!
Sara Armas: http://sarmasrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Very up to date. Great job on the design.  Always on time with work.
Michelle Arriaga: http://marriagarhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Girly but always up to date haha.  Can count on her for extra resources.
E'Ana Bordon: http://ebordonrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Computer started to freeze when I looked at blog.  Definitely my computer but she does post a lot of videos.  Good job.
Landon Brown: http://lbfor3.blogspot.com/ -LANDO FO 3.  Good job and organized.
Beka Castillo: bcastillorhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com -One of my favorite blogs. Very creative.
Kelli Griffith: http://kgriffithrhslitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Simple yet up to date.
Kasie Gurgiolo: http://kgurgiolorhsenglitcomp55.blogspot.com/ -Really like the remixes. Simple yet creative.
 Jenna Halop: http://jhaloprhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Up to date, good job.
Owen Iness: http://oinessrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Kind of behind but I really like the blog itself.
Paul Kim: http://pkimrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Up to date, great job Paul.
Ubi Kim: http://ukimrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Remixes are awesome.  Organized and up to date.
Madison Mather: http://madisonmather.blogspot.com/ -Simple yet personal.  Up to date.
 Ryan Nguyen: http://rnguyensaplitcompblog.blogspot.com/ -Great blog.  I see nothing missing.
Katelyn Porraz: http://kporrazrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Up to date.
 Rocio Reyes: http://rrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/-Personal and has everything.
Hayden Robel: http://hrobelrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/-One of the top blogs I have seen!

 Jessica Rothanzl: http://jrothanzlrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/-Up to date. Good job
Ruth Sierra: http://rsierrarhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/-Up to date and dependable
Kayla Stevens: http://kstevensrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ -Personable and has everything
Jackie Thompson: http://jthompsonrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/-Unique and has everything.

Division 3: Underdog.  Could have a miracle run!

Dylan Samarasena: http://dylansenglishlit12.blogspot.com/ -Little bit behind there D!

Lit Terms 109-137

Romanticism- movement in western culture beginning in the 18th and peaking in the 19th century as a revolt against classicism; imagination was valued over reason and fact
Satire- ridicules or condemns the weakness and wrong doings of individuals, groups, institutions or humanity in general
Scansion- the analysis of verse in terms of meter
Setting- the time and place in which events in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem occur
Simile- a figure of speech comparing two essentially unlike things through the use of a specific word of comparison
Soliloquy- an extended speech, usually in a drama, delivered by a character alone on stage
Spiritual- a folk song, usually on a religious theme
Speaker- a narrator, the one speaking
Stereotype- cliche, a simplified, standardized conception with a special meaning and appeal for members of a group; a formula story
Stream of Consciousness- the style of writing that attempts to imitate the natural flow of a character's thoughts, feelings, reflections, memories, and mental images, as the character experiences them
Structure- the planned framework of a literary selection; its apparent organization
Style- the manner of putting thoughts into words; a characteristic way of writing or speaking
Subordination- the couching of less important ideas in less important structures of language
Surrealism- a style in literature and painting that stresses the subconscious or the nonrational aspects of man's existence characterized by the juxtaposition of the bizarre and the banal
Suspension of Disbelief- suspend not believing in order to enjoy it
Symbol- something which stands for something else, yet has a meaning of its own
Synesthesia- the use of one sense to convey the experience of another sense
Synecdoche- another form of name changing, in which a part stands for the whole
Syntax- the arrangement and grammatical relations of words in a sentence
Theme- main idea of the story; its message
Thesis- a proposition for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or disproved; the main idea
Tone- the devices used to create the mood and atmosphere of a literary work; the author's perceived point of view
Tongue in Check- a type of humor in which the speaker feigns seriousness
Tragedy- in literature; any composition with a somber theme carried to a disastrous conclusion; a fatal event; protagonist usually is heroic but tragically flawed
Understatement- opposite of hyperbole; saying less than you mean for emphasis
Vernacular- everyday speech
Voice- the textual features, such as diction and sentence structures, that convey a writer's or speaker's persona
Zeitgeist- the feeling of a particular era in history

I AM HERE

I believe I have made incredible progress towards accomplishing my SMART goal.  In fact, just this past weekend I was able to complete three scholarships, an amount that will certainly help me accomplish my goal.  Since my largest extracurricular activity is now finished, the time spent on my SMART goal will significantly increase and I will have a better chance at achieving my final goal for my high school career.

I have yet to start my senior project however the group I am in seems very passionate about sharing our experiences in this class with this year's junior class.  We plan on supplying information about not only AP English 4 but scholarships as well.  I find that this senior project will attract more students to this class as well as expand the amount of minds contributing to the success of the class itself.

Lit Terms: 31-56

 Dialect: the language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others.
Dialectics: formal debates usually over the nature of truth.
Dichotomy: split or break between two opposing things.
Diction: the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words.
Didactic: having to do with the transmission of information; education.
Dogmatic: rigid in beliefs and principles.
Elegy: a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes contains general reflections on death, often with a rural or pastoral setting.
Epic: a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time (definition bordering on circumlocution).
Epigram: witty aphorism.
Epitaph: any brief inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone; a short formal poem of commemoration often a credo written by the person who wishes it to be on his tombstone. 
Epithet: a short, descriptive name or phrase that  may insult someone’s character,
characteristics
Euphemism: the use of an indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt.
Evocative (evocation): a calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a sense of reality
Exposition: beginning of a story that sets forth facts, ideas, and/or characters, in a detailed explanation.  Expressionism: movement in art, literature, and music consisting of unrealistic   representation of an inner idea or feeling(s).
Fable: a short, simple story, usually with animals as characters, designed to teach a moral truth. 
Fallacy: from Latin word “to deceive”, a false or misleading notion, belief, or
argument; any kind of erroneous reasoning that makes arguments unsound.
Falling Action: part of the narrative or drama after the climax.
Farce: a boisterous comedy involving ludicrous action and dialogue.
Figurative Language: apt and imaginative language characterized by figures of speech (such as metaphor and simile).
Flashback: a narrative device that flashes back to prior events.
Foil: a person or thing that, by contrast, makes another seem better or more prominent.
Folk Tale: story passed on by word of mouth.
Foreshadowing: in fiction and drama, a device to prepare the reader for the outcome of the action; “planning” to make the outcome convincing, though not to give it away.

Lit Terms: 83-108

Omniscient Point of View- knowing all things, usually the third person
Onomatopoeia- whose of a word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its meaning
Oxymoron- a figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combined to produce a rhetorical effect by means of a concise paradox
Pacing- rate of movement; tempo
Parable- a story designed to convey some religious principle, moral lesson, or general truth
Paradox- a statement apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really containing a possible truth; an opinion contrary to generally accepted ideas
Parallelism- the principle in sentence structure that states elements of equal function should have equal form
Parody- an imitation of mimicking of a composition or of the style of a well-known artist
Pathos- the ability in literature to call forth feelings of pity, compassion, and/or sadness
Pedantry- a display of learning for its own sake
Personification- a figure of speech attributing human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas
Plot- a plan or scheme to accomplish a purpose
Poignant- eliciting sorrow or sentiment
Point of View- the attitude unifying any oral or written argument; in description, the physical point from which the observer views what he is describing
Postmodernism- literature characterized by experimentation, irony, nontraditional forms, multiple meanings, playfulness and a blurred boundary between real and imaginary
Prose- the ordinary form of spoken and written language; language that doesn't have a regular rhyme pattern
Protagonist- the central character in a work of fiction; opposes antagonist
Pun- play on words; the humorous use of a word emphasizing different meanings or applications
Purpose- the intended result wished by an author
Realism- writing about the ordinary aspects of life in a straightforward manner to reflect life as it actually is
Refrain- a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a poem or song; chorus
Requiem- any chant, dirge, hymn or musical service for the dead
Resolution- point in a literary work at which the chief dramatic complication is worked out
Restatement- idea repeated for emphasis
Rhetoric-  use of language, both written and verbal in order to persuade
Rhetorical Question- question suggesting its own answer or not requiring an answer; used in argument or persuasion
Rising Action- plot build up, caused by conflict and complication, advancement towards climax

Lit Terms: 57-82

Gothic Tale- a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent or grotesque action, and a mood of decay
Hyperbole- an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point
Imagery- figures of speech or vivid descriptions conveying images through any of the senses
Implication- a meaning or understanding that's to be arrive at by the reader but that is not fully and explicitly stated by the author
Incongruity- The deliberate joining of opposite or of elements that aren't appropriate to each other
Inference- a judgement or conclusion based on evidence presented; the forming of an opinion which possesses some degree of probability according to facts already available
Irony- a contrast between what's said and what's meant or what's expected to happen and what actually happens or what's thought to be happening and what's actually happening
Interior Monologue- a form of writing that represents inner thoughts of a character, recording of internal, emotional experiences of an individual
Inversion- words out of order for emphasis
Juxtaposition- the intentional placement of a word, phrase or sentences of paragraph to contrast with another
Lyric- a poem having musical form and quality; short outburst of the author's innermost thoughts and feelings
Magical Realism- a genre developed in Latin American which juxtaposes the everyday with the magical
Metaphor- an analogy that compares two different things imaginatively
Extended- a metaphor that's extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it
Controlling- a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work
Mixed- a metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies
Metonymy- literally name changing a device of figurative language in which the name of an attribute is substituted for the usual name of a thing
Mode of Discourse- argument, narration, description, and exposition
Modernism- literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology
Monologue- an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel or narrative poem
Mood- the predominating atmosphere evoke by a literary piece
Motif- a recurring feature in a piece of literature
Myth- a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to the mysteries of the world
Narrative- a story or description of events
Narrator- one who narrates or tells a story
Naturalism- an extreme form of realism
Novelette/Novella- short story; short prose narrative, often satirical