My two favorite blogs

My two favorite blog posts were Ruby's from class 810 and Izzy's from class 813.
    Ruby's blog was about the play 'Much to do about nothing'. I liked how descriptive she was. I also like how she noticed allot of things. For example she wrote about how the theater felt when she said " I really liked how intimate the theater was" (line 1 2nd para.). She also talked about how the theater was small and how she liked that the actors were close to her. She noticed details too. She noticed that the setting took place in the 1920's. She also said who her favorite characters were and why they were her favorite characters.
     Izzy's blog was about her point of view on Romeo and Juliet. I really liked how differently she thought
about storie and the characters. most people would just melt over Romeo and Juliet's love for each other. They would think it's just sweet how they loved each other from the moment they laid eyes on each other, but Izzy defined what most people would think by saying that they really didn't have a reason to love each other. she took examples form the book to prove her point. She even gave reasons on why they might have "loved" each other.
    I plan on improving my blogs by using some methods i saw in Ruby and Izzy's writing. I loved how Ruby explained how she felt during the play. she put her true emotion in her blog. I think that if i put my true emotion in my blogs they'd probably be more exciting to the reader. Another method i really loved was how Izzy thought from askew. it's like she turned the picture sideways and saw another picture ( if that makes sense). If I thought about things from outside of the box it'd probably make for an interesting point of view.

Reading responce to Romeo and Juliet

so far in the book Rome and Juliet I'm finished. But since scene 3 Romeo after being wed to Juliet got into a fight with Tybalt (Juliet's cousin) and killed him because Tybalt killed Mercutio. After the prince heard this he spared Romeos life and banished him from Verona. when the news got to Juliet she became hysterical and confused because she didn't know if she should hate Romeo because he killed her cousin, or love him because he was her husband. when romeo found out about his banishment he to became hysterical and suicidal, until Juliet's nurse told Romeo to see Juliet for the last time. So Romeo and Juliet spent the night together and the next day Romeo left for Mantua. Meanwhile Capulet and Paris had a conversation about arranging a wedding between Juliet and Paris on Thursday. When Juliet heard of this arranged marriage she tried to tell her father to spot the marriage. Capulet then got angry and started calling Juliet names and he told her that if she didn't marry Paris, he would throw her out of his house. hearing this Juliet became suicidal but went to Friar Lawrence to see if he had any ideas. He did. He told her to drink a poison that would make her look like she was dead for 42 hours, while he wrote a letter to Romeo saying that he would sneak into Verona and take Juliet's body from her tomb as she woke up and they would runaway together to live in Mantua. But things took an unexpected turn. Juliet took the poison and was put in a family tomb, but in Mantua Romeo was told that Juliet killed herself. So Romeo went to Verona to see her body. Meanwhile Paris goes to Julie ts tomb to mourn over her "dead" body, but when he hears Romeo walking into the cellar he hides. When he sees Romeo the killer of Tybalt he battles him and gets killed by romeo. Romeo then kills himself (after seeing Juliet's dead body)  by drinking poison. The poison soon wears off of Juliet and she wakes up seeing romeos dead body beside her. she then takes out a dagger and stabs herself with it ultimately killing herself. The police come and the prince finds out about what happened. and Montague and Capulet come together and stop fighting.

Reading responce to The Hunger Games

so far in the book The Hunger Games, i am up to chapter 15. There's been lots of twists so far. Katniss just found out that Gale tried to have an uprising and for that got whipped by the peacemakers 40 times. After that she realized that she wanted to help with the uprising to but at the same time doesn't want to put her friends and family in danger. But it may be to late for that. on the day of the 75th hunger games anniversary   president Snow released a new law saying that one boy and girl victor from each district have to participate in the hunger games again. Everybody is shocked and in the end Peeta and Katniss get picked from the reaping along with other tributes.

Letter about shakespear

Dear Alex,
how are you? In your last letter you asked me what i was up to. Well to fill you in, I'm reading Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It's for a school assignment. So far in the book Romeo ( a Montague, mortal enemy's of Capulet's) falls in love with Juliet (a Capulet, mortal enemy's of Montague's) and secretly gets married to her by there friend friar Lawrence. But just a couple of hours after being wed to Juliet (the love of his life) he gets in to a fight with her cousin Tybalt and accidentally kills him. After this, Romeo gets punished by the prince and is banished from Verona (a place in Italy where they all live). That's pretty much where I'm up to in the book so far. sounds interesting hugh? just wait till Juliet finds out about Romeo's banishment.
I know you've heard the story of Romeo and Juliet before, but trust me knowing the story and actually reading it are two different things. for one thing, you learn allot of things about the characters that you probably didn't know before. One thing that i observed while reading Rome and Juliet was how secretive their love was. they really couldn't let anybody find out about their love for each other , or else. i also learned  how much Juliet's nurse was like a mother to her. Even though she's not to crazy about Romeo, she put her feelings for Romeo aside because he made Juliet happy.
And i know your probably thinking right know, "yeah, like I'd ever read boring old Shakespeare" but this story is really, really good! believe it or not back then there was such a thing as drama, romance and gossip (which are all the things you like). Trust me, the more i got into the story the more i became glued to the book. and if you are thinking about reading this book but is to scared to read it because it seems like it's in another language, just try and translate it to modern English.
Fare well thee!
sincerely, Isabella

a poem for edgar allens the ballet

The ballet
As graceful as a falling leaf
telling stories with her feet
showing feelings with her face
because she knows this is her place
yet the flowers in her hair
will make everybody stare
when she jumps in the air
she thrusts with such care
all dressed up in white
she can't help stealing the spotlight
a smile ear to ear
as the audience cheer
as she bows to the crowd
she can only feel proud
but as the stage grows dark
she will leave forgetting she's made her mark

Much to do about nothing responce

The play Much to do about nothing by William Shakespeare is about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero. Benedick and Beatrice always talk about how much they hate love, marriage, and each other. While Claudio and Hero are speechless by their love for one another. But overhearing gossip Beatrice and benedick are tricked into confessing their love for each other while Claudio is tricked into leaving Hero at the alter by don john  the bastered prince (brother of Don Pedro). However, Dogberry, a Constable discovers the evil trickery of the villain, Don John. In the end, Don John is captured and everyone else joins in a dance celebrating the marriages of the two couples.

My favorite character in this play was Beatrice. I liked her a lot, mostly because she seemed like a very strong woman full of pride and stance. Throughout the play (when she’s not insulting benedick) she talks about how she doesn’t need to depend on marriage or love or anybody for that matter. She is a very confident character and a tough cookie, but when she’s not talking about her scorn for marriage love or benedick, she is by her cousin Hero’s side comforting her and conversating with her about Claudio. Which brings me to believe that underneath her rough exterior lays a lovable and affectionate women who only wants to be loved but builds a wall around her heart letting not many in. in my opinion she does this to mask hurt and pain that was once afflicted toward her by someone else.

I remember in the play when she was by herself she said "I wish he would have boarded me," insinuating that they had a past relationship during the war.

Romeo and Juliet responce

Juliet

'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.

This is an excerpt from act 2 scene 2 pg. 71 5^th paragraph. To me this whole paragraph makes an important statement, but two lines in particular stick out to me. Those two lines are saying that What matters is what something is, not what it is called. This is said by Juliet. Juliet is saying that the name Montague isn't an arm or a leg or a face or anything important for that matter. A Montague is a just a name and nothing more.

She then goes on to question what a name is anyways. She makes a point that a rose would smell just as sweet if we called it by any other name and that Romeo would be just as perfect even if he wasn’t called Romeo. I think this quotation is important because it says, that just because someone or something has a certain name, it doesn’t mean that that person or thing will be any less of what they are. For example, if my name were changed to maria it wouldn’t mean that my attitude would change. I would still always act like I do today.

This quotation also says no to discriminate a person because of what their name is. For example, whenever a Capulet heard of a Montague they immediately assume that their bad people. Same goes for montaques. That isn't a good way of living life.

Sonnet # 75 responce

sonnet # 75 in my opinion was a very heart felt poem. when i read this poem, it describes to me the feelings of  a man who is very confused with his feelings towards his one true love.
             " As twixt a miser and his wealth is found;
               Now proud as an enjoyer, and anon
               Doubting the filching age will steal his treasure"

This is a quotation from Shakespeare's sonnet# 75. what this line means is that, he fights with himself the way a miser struggles with his wealth. one moment he enjoys himself proudly and the next he is worried that someone from these thieving times will steal his treasure. basically what Shakespeare is trying to say here, is that he is very fond and proud of his love, but at the same time he is worried that someone will try to take his love away from him. this is but one of the ways that Shakespeare writes his confusing feelings for his love.

              " Now counting to be with you alone,
                then bettered that the world may see my pleasure"
this is yet another quote from sonnet # 75. this quote is saying that at one moment he thinks its best to be alone with her (his love) but then he thinks it it would be better if the rest of world could see my pleasure. these are more contradicting emotions that the narrator expresses throughout the poem.

               " sometime all full with feasting on your sight
                 and by and by clean staved for a look"
this means to say, at times i feel over satisfied from looking at you excessively, but then a little later I'm starved for a look at you. and this is another way to prove my example of how the narrator of this poem is sot of confused.
                " thus do i pine and surfeit day by day
                  or gluttoning on all and all away"
and finally to translate theses last two lines, they mean: that is why i suffer and feel hungry day after day, because i either get to much of you or none at all.

Night and Day, a sonnet

Night and Day

Do you enjoy the bright morning sunlight?
Or do you like the world to be all dark?
Somewhere between the two for me is right
To close my eyes and let the peace be hark

I know that when the sun meets with the sky
That ball of fire will burn with such beauty
Enough to make a grown man want to cry
To light the way for us is its duty

And as the moon unites with stars above
The night will be owned with such sweet romance
The moon will shine so you can see the love
The moon and stars will put you in  a trance

And though what i may say just might be true
It would be fun to here it from askew

By Isabella Medina

810

Edgar Degas

Edgar degas was born in 1834 Paris, France. During this time Paris was the art center of the world. Edgar grew up in a wealthy family. His father owned and operated a bank. Edgar’s father, Mr. degas liked art so much he took Edgar to many art museums and galleries. This is when Edgar became interested in art himself. Edgar soon discovered how much he like to paint, and one of his many favorite subjects to paint was ballet.

            Bouquets of flowers are traditional gifts to give to dancers before and after a performance.             Either sent to the dressing room or presented to the dancer at curtain call or afterward, a bouquet of flowers is cherished by dancers because the gift shows appreciation for their hard work. While any type of flower will be accepted and enjoyed, some flowers have special meaning and are most appropriate to give to ballerinas. This is one of the reasons Edgar painted the ballerina holding a bouquet of flowers, to symbolize that she had given a great performance. One of Edgar Degas’s favorite things to paint were the ballet. Whether it was a painting of ballerinas rehearsing for a play, or ballet dancers performing on stage.  

 Dancer with a bouquet of flowers 1878, painted by Edgar Degas

I chose this particular painting to write about because I felt so connected with it. Ever since I was a little girl I have always dreamed about being a ballerina. Seeing this painting of a woman dancing ballet and fulfilling my biggest dream makes me believe that that could be me one day. In the painting she looks truly happy and not as if she were pretending to fit the character. She looks like she belongs there, on that stage at that moment. She doesn’t care what people think about her, or how good they thought her dancing was, because just being on that stage makes her feel incredible. She dances as if she were the only one and the world and no one was watching. And although the look on the audience’s  face may seem snobby, she smiles back at them and proceeds to dance. She shines so brightly on the stage, it makes me wonder if she’s always this happy? Or maybe when she’s not dancing she’s different. A sad lonely person who only waits until she can dance again. As if it’s the only that makes her happy, as if it’s the only thing worth living for. But when the day comes for her to shine like a star, there is no one and nothing that’s as beautiful as the way dancing makes her feel