Finally DONE with this semester

      Literature is like a piece cake. (I LOVE CAKE!) This year was so exciting. Never exspected such an experience in expanding education. From the blogs, to the outer class participation it all built me as an information literate student.

      I have always been a strong literature student. With a background of Honors and AP lit courses. I never had a teacher who was so in depth about what we should know. You were an excellent teacher encourage who me  and my fellow scholars to work toward

Education Rita

Understanding literature can be determined by many factors.  Using tools such as setting, costume, and props can help the audience get a better understanding of a films theme. Throughout Educating Rita, I used them to help me to convey the complex meanings of the film.  Instantly, I realize Rita’s unique personality compared to the students at the college.  Not only did she dress differently she also spoke differently as well. The other students were well mannered and had their way of diction that was different from the way that she spoke. Rita constantly used slang and stressed word that were clearly not meant to be stressed.

In the film I noticed that setting played a major role in determining the attitude our feelings of Rita throughout certain places in the film. When Rita was attending school it was always bright and opened. In setting when its usually bright in an area good things happen and the characters are usually in a great mood. School wasn't the only place where Rita seemed pleased. In Franks house it was also bright and warm. However hear I let the environment being warm represent comfort. Weather conditions always play a huge role in films to me in understanding how the character feels at this point. Consider colors in this situation, warm colors usually signify change. You would realize that when the season change the atmosphere is field with warm colors. Also when the sun raise the sky is also field with those warming,  relaxing colors. The warmth of red, yellow, pink, or orange can create excitement or even anger. This is how I felt that the film was ironic because even though Franks home was warm meaning comfortable Rita still felt lonely. This strives me into a total different direction. 

Pygmalion

ACT I:

I have modernized ACT I the decisions between the mother and daughter. Instead I used a Father and a son with a hint of the 21st century. I hope you enjoy.


The Daughter (the son):


Yo pa's its freezing. What is Freddy doin', in there it been like forever . I'm not waiting on Jesus, You Know. 


Mother (Father):


shut up son. Why in such a rush?  to play video games and crash the house.Look boy you just hope he got us a ride.







The Daughter (the son):

He ain't going get us no damn cab father Were wasting our time. look you can stay. I might just head home. You be hear until 11:30

Mother (Father):


i know he got us a cab. He no we cant wait out here its to much crap going on, the news. Do he NOT watch it?




The Daughter (the son):

If Freddy had a bit of sense. he would've got us one at the door. (duhhhh)

Mother (Father):


Poor boy, you have a lot to learn your not grown. What could he have done?





The Daughter (the son):

We the only one without a cab. (Look around) Look other people got cabs. What’s up with us?

(Freddy walks up)


Finally, did you get us a cab?


Freddy:


A cab for what your young legs can get to stepping. i don't understand why your upset. There's no cabs.


Mother (Father):

Are you being cheap Freddy? Its no way you tried, there's cabs. it has to be one.


The Daughter (the son):


i'm tired. we been waiting for Jesus all damn day. if he didn't have a cab he should have came and told us. we could have been home by now. all that time we were waitin'.

Enjoy The Show...

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12775781/pygmalion

"Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned"

“Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned”

REVIEW

Student Review 

Water Mosley use his excellent writing style to create a novel of many stories about an eight year ex-con name  Socrates Fortlow. Through out this novel Socrates tries converting his life and correcting what he did in the future to create a better him. Socrates lives in a very small apartment in Watts where his landlord died and now he lives for free. As the story goes along Mosley shows the ex-cons struggles in trying to be a "Black man in a White world".  Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned  is a novel full of continued drama as Socrates tries to live above his struggle of lust, violence, fear, and a brutal unemotional ethic vision. Through Socrates struggle of getting and continuing to be employed with a  job delivering groceries; takes in strangers from the street a kid named Darryl, who has murdered his friend Billy and has his own murder to hide; and helps drive out the neighborhood crack dealer. Mosley uses his choice of short stories to indicate the heart that lies within his protagonist.

Recommendations:

I really enjoyed Walter Mosley collection of short stories in his novel Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone especially college professors or high school teachers. This is a great book were you and your students will be engaged and excited to read every story. This series of stories is full of drama and you would never get bored or wanna stop reading

Lookout for these stories:

My favorite story is Equal Opportunity this is a story where Socrates goes to get a job at the supermarket. He is rejected the job because he is black however they make up all kinds of excuses. However he doesn't get discourage and he contently call and go to visit the manager about his application. Throughout his dedication he eventually gets a job. Another story I enjoyed was The Black Dog this is were Socrates was going in front of the court. He is in a holding cell where the other guy in the cell is trying to bitch him Socrates is kind of upset because he has to prove his self. So he choked the guy to the wall til he could barley breathe and let him go. When another inmate tells a guard the guy that Socrates had to choke out states he's okay because of fear, everyone in the pin started to look up to him  

Sure Thing by Miguel (Poetry and Song)

   Sure Thing 

By: Miguel

"Sure Thing" Lyrics

Love You Like a Brother
Treat you like a friend
Respect you like a lover

You could bet that
Never gotta sweat that [x4]

If you be the cash
I'll be the rubberband
You be the match
Imma be your fuse
Boom!
Painter baby you
Could be the muse
I'm the reporter baby
You could be the news
Cause your the cigarette
And I'm the smoker
We raise a bet...
Cause you're tha joker
Truth tho...
You are the chalk
And I could be the blackboard
And you can be the talk
And I could be the walk

Even when the sky comes falling
Even when the sun don't shine
I got faith in you and I
So put your pretty little hand in mine
Even when we're down to the wire babe
Even when it's do or die
We can do it baby simple and plain

Cause This Love Is a Sure Thing

You could bet that
Never got to sweat that [x4]

You could be the lover
I'll be the fighter babe
If I'm the blunt
You could be the lighter babe
Fire it up!
Writer babe
You could be the quote
If I'm the lyric baby
You could be the note
Record that!
Saint, I'm a sinner
Prize, I'm a winner
And it's you
What can I do to deserve that
Paper baby
I'll be the pen
Say that I'm the one
Cause you are ten
real and not pretend!

Even when the sky comes fallin
Even when the sun don't shine
I got faith in you and I
So put your pretty lil hand in mine
Even when were down to the wire babe
Even when it's do or die
We can do it babe simple and plain
Cause this love is a sure thing

Rock wit me baby
Let me hold you in my arms
Talk with me baby
[x2]

This love
Between you and I
As simple as pie baby
Such a sure thing
Oh is it a sure thing [x2]

Even when the sky comes fallin
Even when the sun don't shine
I got faith in you and I
So put your pretty little hand in mine
Even when we're down to the wire babe
Even when it's do or die
We can do it baby simple and plain
This love is a sure thing
Love you like a brother
Treat you like a friend
Respect you like a lover 

What is poetry?

Poetry is the flow of words that expresses the thought of what you can not say through words. Poetry is the expression of feeling through tone through, and literary devices to express your thought about a single experience.

-Connected-

     I used Sure Thing  to represent poetry. Through Miguel's poetic diction his lyrics convey a complex set of imagery and literary devices instantly reminded me of a poem. From the first line of his lyrics he states "Love you like a brother" this us a simile that compares the way he loves his girl to a family love. If you close your eye's and imagine you would understand that its no love like a family love because family bonds are held close and its not meant to be broken. This song doesn't not a a rhyme scheme and I love that aspect because every poem doesn't have to rhyme to be a poem. Also through out the poem he uses metaphors which gives the assumption of how close and true his love is with his girl. He explain in his lyrics that "If you be the cash, i'll be the rubberband" that explains how close he wants to be with her. Because when you think of how a rubber-band fits on money its usually tight where as though no money can get lost. In this since the love he has is the cash and he is the rubber-band and he doesn't wanna lose her love.

     I felt like this had to be the best song to use for this assignments because the meaning behind every line in his stanza's are so deep. He uses literary devices to strongly convey the complex meaning of love. Because there is no true definition of love and the way you are suppose to feel when your loving someone. Miguel was able to use a great scene of word choice throughout his poem. The scene of word choice matched and placed things together very well to place these images of what he saying in our minds. 

Who are you Sadie or Maud?

Maud went to college. Sadie stayed home. Sadie scraped life With a fine toothed comb. She didn't leave a tangle in Her comb found every strand. Sadie was one of the livingest chicks In all the land. Sadie bore two babies Under her maiden name. Maud and Ma and Papa Nearly died of shame. When Sadie said her last so-long Her girls struck out from home. (Sadie left as heritage Her fine-toothed comb.) Maud, who went to college, Is a thin brown mouse. She is living all alone In this old house.  Quiz Yourself… 1. There a sale at the mall.. You would (a)shop or (b) save  2. What would you prefer? (a) fruit or (b) snacks  3. With marriage come success... (a)Yay or (b) Nay  4. In life its better to be happy and unsuccesful then miserable and successful... (a) Yay or (b) Nay 5. Children should play to learn... (a) of course that's the best way to learn or (b) why play when children have much to learn in life  Who are You? If you choices... For #1,4,5 if you chose "a" then you officially have a mind like SADIE  For #2,3 if you chose "a" then you officially think as intelligent as Maud  You should do your majority… Because MAJORITY always RULE.

Son to Mother, (Poem)

I said a Mother's prayer for you 

to thank the Lord above 

for blessing me with a lifetime 

of your tenderhearted love. 

I thanked God for the caring 

you've shown me through the years, 

for the closeness we've enjoyed 

in time of laughter and of tears. 

And so, I thank you from the heart 

for all you've done for me 

and I bless the Lord for giving me 

the best mother there could be! 

I know how often I took you for granted 

when I was growing up. 

I always assumed you'd be there 

when I needed you... 

and you always were. 

But I never really thought about what that meant 

till I got older and began to realize 

how often your time and energy were devoted to me. 

So now, for all the times I didn't say it before, 

Thank you, Mom...I love you so very much!