The Nightingale and the Rose

The Nightingale and the Rose

It is not for nothing that the theme of love is found in story’s since very long and will never go out of fashion, because when it comes to love, everything is possible. The Nightingale and the Rose, by Oscar Wild talk’s about how people do not often have there values at the right place, therfore making even the biggest sacrifice, the one of ones life, not always enought in the name of love. The Characters and the themes are both closely related in this story, all proving the different values that people in society have , by the way they act in this short story, it plays a major role in showing us what really matters to them.

It is with the plot that everything els takes a special meaning for the characters. The climax is when the Nightengale kills herself to creat a red rose, the "why " she dose that is because, in the setting, the was no other way to get a red rose. On the other hand, with the falling action, it is then that we realise that the daughter of the Professor rejects, after promesing to danse with the one that could bring her one, the red rose from the Student because somebody els offerd her jowelery, witch had much more value to her than the one of a rose. It is then that the Student threw the red rose in the street, in other words, the fruit of the life of the Nightingale. The hole story tacks a certain meaning during the falling action. The Proffessor’s daughter is then described as a materialist being what is important for her not the devotion and trouble that one can go trew to please her. She is superficial and the Student is drew as a person that descourages himself very quickly and wants to stay with what is written in his study books, this character is flat, he just turnd in a cercle. Itch of the characters represent different values that people have since a long time in all societies.

The themes in The Nightingale and the Rose are what has the most importance. It is in the setting of a love conflict that the moral of the story appears. The story is about what some people are ready to do for love, this depends on the importance that you give to love it’s self. For the Nightingale, it is implied that for her, love, even somebody’s elses love, is worth her life. Why did the bird give her life to help the Student in his love life, when this last one turns away at the first obstacle that he meats? This last sacrifice is what makes the story have a lot of weight and puts emphasis on the impact of the acts that the Student and the girl that he loves do. In this story, nothing follows a rule of fair; therfore, nothing is previsible.

In conclusion, we see that the values that people have are something that is not changeable. Sometimes we go out of are usual way of being, but come back runing to it when something is hard or just to tempting. In this story, nothing is fare and there are no limites to what action can bring what reaction. Why are people the way they are? This is a question that makes humains, a specie that is in constant evolution; consequentely, making mankind imprevisible. It is important to remember that it is with defferences that makes evoltion possible.
Number of words: 592

LEL lesson 3 and 4

Grammar Skills 3: Practice with Subjects, Verbs, & Pronouns

a) Your interest level : I find that really resumes the importance of all this «Listen carefully to people today. Do you hear common errors such as "I could of gone out if I had done my work"? Once you make it a habit to listen for verb choice errors, you'll realize how many people make them. Some mistakes are so accepted that they might not sound strange at first. The more sensitive you are to grammatical errors, the less likely you'll be to make them yourself—in both writing and speaking.»

b) Difficulty level for you: I had problems with, here are some examples:

Answer: Before I opened the door, I had rung the doorbell.

You Said:		rang
Answer: The president wishes he would have taken a stock option rather than a salary increase. You Said: of
	Answer: Boswick wishes he would have ordered a bigger sweatshirt because his is too small. You Said: was

c) What you learned: (verb tense)

Subjunctive Mood

When Tevya in Fiddler on the Roof sings, "If I were a rich man. . . ," he uses the verb were to signal that he is, in fact, not a rich man. Normally, the verb was would be used with the subject I, but were serves a special purpose. This is called the subjunctive were. It indicates a condition that is contrary to fact.

Examples:

If I were a cat, I could sleep all day long and never have to worry about work. If he were more attentive to details, he could be a copyeditor.

d) Your score: There was no score at the end for this lesson, but I guess I would of had 75%, because there was ones again a lot of theory, but I think I would of had to have more exercises to practice one to have a better mark at the end. It is with practice that you become good with all I learned in this lesson.

Skills 4: Adjectives, Adverbs, & Confusing Words

a) Your interest level: In this lesson, you lurn things little details, like depending where you put a word, it can change the meaning of the sentence.

b) Difficulty level for you: I would say that it is good for students that are already very comfortable with English because, the grammar rules are filled with very little details, if I can say, making it not that obvious, even for me. Not everything was easy for me, it was a lot of grammar that I never paid attention to!

c) What you learned:

Good and Well : I did not realise that there was a proper time to use one or the other.

Good is an adjective. Well is an adverb. Sometimes good is mistakenly used to describe a verb. Use well to describe an action. The words modified by good and well are underlined in the examples below.

Brenton did well on the test. Raul felt good after the marathon.

Avoid Double Comparisons : At first, I did not see the errors in the example given to me:

Wrong	Correct
Diane is the most friendliest person I know.	Diane is the friendliest person I know.

A double comparison occurs when a writer uses both -er or -est and more or most.

d) Your score:

11 ways to spice up your intro

1) Biographical info
2) Quotations: «I am not mad. Not , not me» why did the narrator say this? Was he really sane? He explores the fine line of insanity from the prespective of the antagoniste
3)Definition: According to the dictionnary, a «Loterry» is a random...
4)A litt. element: Imagery is as powerful way to express feelings and emotions. In E.A poae,...
5) Life experience
6)Plot:
7)Philosophical/ social concept: racism has alway existed and will always exist...
8)Historical background: Romantism was no in vogue in teh erly 19th centary...
9)Claim to fame:
10)Allusion (refering to something):
11)Using imagery: A painting for the painter is what the novel is for the writer.

Watchmen

Named one of the 100 greatest novels of the past century by Time Magazine, the Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the comic book, 20 years after its publishing, is still a huge hit as a subject for essays. The variety of characters in this book is one of the major factors that brings all the depth and is what makes it one written for «adults». The multitude of characters found in this masterpiece is very realistic in the way they reflect on things; therefore, making it a book that is with endless possibilities of analysis of the characters. I will talk only about Dr. Manhattan, because I find that he represents more the movement of society and a guideline that one of the most powerful countries in the world, the United States, seems to adopt to keep its position in the world.

Dr. Manhattan is a character that is represented as a God like figure after the changes he suffered; therefore, leaving him with powers, after surviving or should I say, resurrecting after receiving a very big dose of radiation . He plays an important role helping and representing the Americans during the Cold War. Actually, his name (Dr. Manhattan) is not his real name, but the name that was chosen as an economic or mostly a marketing tool to make sure that everyone knew that he was an American. A little bit like the competition that the US had with Russia, to know who would go to the moon first, they had this «super guy» from their country. This was the first thing that makes me think about what his character stands for. He is like an object, very important for the United States of America, because he is very powerful so if a country decided to start a war with them, they should be ready and scared because they have him. Politically, the Americans still seem to have that same mentality, they hold on to what makes them powerful and use their strength to make sure that nobody even dares to touch them because watch out, they are going to bite back hard.

At one time, Dr. Manhattan talks with his ex-girlfriend while they were on Mars. She asks him to save the world, because he would have the power to do some major things to prevent many future killings, he responds, why should he do something if the only thing that made him connected to the other normal humans was her, his ex. I find that this is something, it’s a mentality that we can find in a majority of people. Our instincts seem to be, if the cause does not speak to us directly, just that, we tend to not feel the necessity to get our hands dirty and we just close our eyes. It is the case with all the injustices in our present world! In the book, Dr. Manhattan shows it to us very clearly, because it is so big and absurd that he refuses to save the world when he could do something about it and just doesn’t see the point.

Inherit the wind

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2) He is easy going

3) It is a very religious town and proud of their beliefs

4) He seems to be very insecure

5) He seemed very manipulative and sly.

6) He is a heathen and unethical. At first it seems true but later we are proven wrong.

7) He is a trouble maker and a Cynic and a nonbeliever how supports the Drummonds. He does not have any sentiments, self centered, and close minded. His level of language is very good. The way he speaks is significant of somebody condescending.

8) Fair: The J also names him Colonel; however, the J disregards all his witnesses.

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Poetry

-Sonnet XLIII
Author: Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee ? Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight

For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

I love thee to the level of everyday's

Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.

I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;

I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use

In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

With my lost saints,--I love thee with the breath,

Smiles, tears, of all my life !--and, if God choose,

I shall but love thee better after death.

«Inherit the wind»

The story turns around a Trial in 1925-1955
1) Bertrand Cates: main character, 24 y old teacher, science teacher, defendent (theory of evolution)
2) M. H. Brady: Prosecutor, against the defendent, Chritian fondamentalist (opposition to theory of evolution), «hero»
3)H. Drummond: Defentse attorney, right of speach( freedom of thot), he is from the city,
4)E. K. Hornbeck: He is a jounalist, he is cynical, he dislikes Brady's fondamentalist,
5)Rev. J. Brown: Pastor how preches fire and grim strone
6) Rachel Brown; daughter of the Reverent and lover of Cates and she is in conflict
7)Judge: he sould be impartial, desenvanteg the defence men , open to free thought,
8)Town people: Reserved and conservative, fondamentalist, but there are in constant evolution, and they have good values.

«Hills» literary elements

Plan:
Thesis statement: Hemingway’s powerful use of two literary elements: setting and symbolism to explore the issue of «abortion».

paragraphe 1: -topic sentence:From the first paragraph the setting immediately introduces the tense atmosphere that will surround the rest of the story.
-supporting evidence:Setting (spain, rail (two ways to go), station) to describe the tense atmosphere between Jil and the American. The couple is in the middle of making a drastic decision where there are only two choices, two directions, just like the two rail lines that pass by the station.
-supporting evidence: land scape

paragraphe 2:
TS:the hills «look like with elephants»
- Unique and uncommon
-shadow of a «cloud» = abortion
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Mid-term

I could not faind the english quotation marks!!!

1)What is Louis Mallards opinion of marriage? Indicate the paragraph that suggests it?

2) Why is there so much description of what is outside the window when Louise is alone in her room?

3) Why did the author make the story so short?

4)Explain how Louise can feel joy and sadness at the same time?

1) Louise Mallard’s opinion on marriage in not like the one of her era. She sees marriage as something that is oppressive. She saw it as a situation that lets the powerful will of a husband bending yours, not being able to think for and about you. You cannot be free; therefore, marriage is something that deposed you of things.

« There would be no one to live for during those coming years… upon it in that brief moment of illumination. »

2) The reason why there is so much description is that the outside word that she sees from her window in at the same time the description of her way of feeling, the state of her soul. The trees where growing, it was spring period; therefore, she was growing the same way, waking up, filling fresh… The sky gives us the impression of the growth of Mrs. Mallard and blue sky is a symbol of freedom and future life. The many descriptions where present because the main character was herself observing this things that were in front of her, and it was nature that made her fill a live again, youthful and so on.

3) The reason why the story was so short was to put an emphasis on the title of this short story «Story of an hour». The title is very appropriate, because she, Mrs. Mallard, only had one hour with the knowledge that her husband was dead. An hour is not very long, so the story so was not very long to read. The author wanted us to fill the same way than the main character, that it wasn’t long the period of grief and the time past too fast. The story being so short also gives the reader the impression that the main character probably did not have and felt that she had enough time to process all the thoughts that where passing through her maid, this is why, I think, she dies at the end because she didn’t sidle down in her new life that just had begun one hour ago.

4) Louise feels sadness and joy at the same time. The reason she was sad, was that she had realized that all this years, she was imprisoned and not being how she wanted to be and how she could have been. She regretted her old way of life, not living out her youth; therefore, not living her life that had a lot of potential. She realized that she was in an unhappy marriage

She also feels joy, the joy of having full control on her life, being free, filling all her youth again, rediscovering how she is, dreaming of how her future will be. She discovered the « strongest impulse of her being!» that was «this possession of self-assertion».

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The message of the story is revealed at the end, with one sentence, with the use of Irony « When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills. » This sentence means the opposite of what it means. We realize that the doctors are wrong, and that she doesn’t die of happiness of seeing her husband alive, but of sadness that her past would become ones again, her new reality, a reality she has realized she was miserable in. It is with this sentence that we realize the meaning of everything written, everything falls in to place and it is there that we realize the Irony of the whole text.

In "The Story of an Hour," Kate Chopin use Irony, a literary device that is useful for giving stories many unexpected twists. During the whole story, the readers think that the death of the main characters husband causes great grief to this last one, «Story of an Hour», uses Irony by making us believe that Mrs.but the auteur makes us think that Millard is in great grief because of this last event, that would be normal to think so and is most likely to be normal, as specially in the time period when this story was written, in 1894, where divorce and being a women with no husband was badly seen. Every description present is to build up the effect that we get at the end of the story. It is through Mrs. Mallard's reaction to her husband's death that we can see Irony.

The story suggests that death not always cause grief. In the case of a unhappy marriage, losing your husband can be a moment of happiness and freedom that you will love for richer or poorer, in sickness and in death! At the end of the story, Louise must have told herself: I was so miserable living life with my husband; consequently, I prefer being dead than to spend the rest of my life with him. Marriage is only one side of it; imprisonment is the other. This text makes us think of how we often do not think outside the mentality of are era. For example, Louise’s friends and doctor could not imagine that she was maybe not happy with her husband; it was not even a possibility for them. I think that it is maybe the same thing are days, we follow ways of life and values that are the most common to the other people or are surroundings.

Hills

Ernest Hemingway
- Born in 1899
- bad relationship with women
- Journalist in Toronto
-Nobel Literature
-He lives in Paris and Spain
- The story was based on his own life and the second pregnancy of his first wife.
-He had truble communicating