More Questions About Great Expectations - Week 16

The biggest question that I had in this week's reading was why does Abel Magwich care so much about Pip? I understand that he relates to him being an orphan, and that he is thankful for Pip's help in the graveyard, but when the convict comes to Pip in chapter 39, he's risking being caught and executed. I feel like I'm missing something about why the convict is so interested in Pip, because to risk your life for a boy, just because you can slightly relate yourself to him, sounds to me like insanity.

Great Expectations - Question about a Passage - Week 15

"Pip, dear old chap, life is made of ever so many partings welded together, as I may say, and one's a whitesmith and one's a goldsmith, and one's a coppersmith. Diwisions among such must come, and must be mine. You and me is not two figures to be together in London; nor yet anywheres else but what is private, and beknown , and understood among friends, It ain't that I am proud, but that I want to be right , as you shall never see me no more in these clothes." (239) chapter 27. Here I assume that Joe is making an analogy about blacksmiths and social class. With Joe being a blacksmith and Pip a goldsmith, but after that, Joe's wording and slurred speech is a little to much for my sleep deprived brain to comprehend If anyone could tell me what Joe is trying to say to Pip when he talks about them in London, both my mind and body would greatly appreciate it.

Great Expectations: Photo Post - Week 14

These shoes are an example of Pip's family that he is so ashamed of. More specificaly, these boots also resemble Pip's feelings when the stranger, Mr. Jaggers, asks him to live with him and become a gentleman. In a way, Pip is being offered a pair of new shoes, he has been wanting new shoes for a very long time, and has always been embarassed by his old shoes. But when he finally puts on his new shoes, they are stiff, and don't fit him like his old shoes did.

Great Expectations: The First Stage - Week 13

"Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day."

Here Pip is referring to the day when he realized how "common" his family is, compared to Miss Havisham and Estella. From this day on, Pip is almost obsessively comparing his family to Miss Havisham, and he is ashamed of how he was raised, wishing he would've been taught to be dignified, and all-knowing. This is the chain that Pip refers to; the day that he met Miss Havisham, for better or worse, forever changed him as an individual. Pip has become drastically more self-conscious, and resentful of his guardians.

I'm cooler than Pip though, so lets stop talking about him. Back in 4th grade, I was lost in a loving relationship with Taco Bell. It got to a point where I couldn't sleep without a warm Chrunchwrap Supreme tucked comfortingly in between my folds. That was until June of 2005, when I suffered from a Hernia while trying to get out of bed. After five months of devastating therapy, I regained control of my nervous system. That's when I realized that Taco Bell and I were not meant to be, I could do better, and I knew it. After an emotional break-up, I hooked up with organic produce and mineral water. Five years later, I'm severely under-weight, and disappear when I turn sideways. Think outside of the bun for a moment, if you will; if it weren't for my Hernia in June of 2005, my consumption ratio of Taco Bell to Oxygen would still be 5:1, and if I was still eating Taco Bell, I wouldn't be confident with my body image, and if I weren't confident with my body image, I would probably still be wearing shirts with six packs etched into them. K BYE

Collaborating on Your Group Essay - Relationships - Week 12

For my group's essay on the different relationships throughout the book, I'm focusing on the couple of Chausable and Miss Prism. Our thesis for our essay is about how Oscar Wilde uses the various different couples in the book, to satirize marriage and social relationships throughout the novel. I will begin my paragraph by talking about what stands out the most about Chausable and Miss Prism, their age. They're the oldest couple in the play, and consequently, they're very different from Algernon and Cecily, and Jack and Gwendolen.

My first CD is about how Chausable and Miss Prism are less flirtacious than the two other couples. This is a great example of how the older generations tend to be more conserved with eachother. My next CD is about how the couple speak in a slightly high diction. I use this point to show that Chausable and Miss Prism value language, and being very "politicaly correct" more than the other couples. My final point is that out of all the couples, Chausable and Miss Prism are the only ones that have jobs. The other two couples seem to be more foolish, and live a life luxory, while Chausable and Miss Prism seem to be wiser and have higher morals.

The Importance of Being Earnest/Victorian Research - Week 11

I feel that my research on the Victorian Era greatly influenced my understanding of the play "The Importance of Being Earnest". I learned that men and women had completely different roles in the social infrastructure of the time. Women were expected to stay quietly at home, while the men were away. Jack and his ward Cecicly are a great example of this. Cecicly stays at home in the country all the time, while Jack goes to and from the country and the city as he wishes.

Also, during the Victorian Era, women were often seen as being very foolish people. This is portrayed multiple times throughout the book, mainly through Gwendolen and Cecily's obsession with the name Earnest. On page 86, Gwendolen says, "We are both engaged to be married to your brother Earnest, so it is a matter of some importance to us to know where your brother Earnest is at present". Gwendolen and Cecily aren't truly in love with Jack and Algernon, they just liked the name Earnest.

Animal Farm Project - Music Video - Week 10

A music video Jacob and I made on the theme of corruption of power to the song of "Climbing Up The Walls" by Radiohead.

(Press the fullscreen in the bottom right corner of the video)