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Am I succeeding in this work environment?

I had to respond to a journal topic with the question "Is this work environment helping you achieve? What's holding you back?" 

A noisy classroom is easy fro me to tune out, especially while growing up around these:

Literary Analysis Questions #1

(1) The Plot of "The Martian Chronicles"  is a human astronaut lands on Mars, unaware that it's inhabited. One of the Citizens of the small village he lands near, Mrs. Yll(I have no clue how to pronounce that) has recurring dreams of him Landing in the Green valley down the hill from their home. Her Husband dismisses her dreams as just nonsense, but keeps a close eye on her anyways.

(2) The theme of the novel is a Sci-Fi style story of discovery, danger, and most likely love.

(3) The Author is an early riser, and probably spends most of his time on the novel. He drinks coffee to stay awake long enough to get a thought down. A healthy breakfast with Eggs, Bacon, and some OJ. 

1- The green Valley down the hill from their home.

2- The angry buzz of the evil weapon, and her husband's silver mask to protect him from the Bees.

3- Her husband walked over to a column. A stream of hot, steamy water gurgled out. 

Excerpts like these can't come off the top of your head, you need time to add minute detail to the text.

(4) 1-Sensory Imagery
-The green Valley down the hill from their home.
-The angry buzz of the evil weapon, and her husband's silver mask to protect him from the Bees.
-Her husband walked over to a column. A stream of hot, steamy water gurgled out.

      2-Foreshadowing
-The man came to me in my dream every night.
-And in the dream, didn't the ship land in the Green Valley?
-And it landed this afternoon, didn't it? Yes, but it was only a dream.

      3-Onomatopoeia
-The angry buzz
-A loud Bang from the weapon
-A hiss of hot water from the column.

      4-Tone
-Dawn was cold in the room. A gray light filled her as she lay there.
-One minute it was Ohio Winter, with doors closed, windows locked, Icicles hanging from every roof.
-They had a house of crystal pillars on the Planet Mars, next to an empty ocean 

      5-Idiom
-A heat wave of warmth crossed the small town, as if a bakery door had been left open. 
-Mrs. K walked between two misting pillars. On hot days it was like walking through a creek.  
-Waiting for her husband to return from hunting was like those days when you wait for a thunderstorm.

Fall Vocab #1

Theme-A reoccurring item that explains a plot 

Tone-Setting the Mood of the story

Mood-Setting of the story to make the reader feel an emotion

 

Diction-Choice of words

Syntax-Arrangement of words

Stupid-Lack of Intelligence

Adumbrate-Represent in outline

Apotheosis-Climax

Ascetic-An extra detail in a story

Bauble-Small decoration

Beguile-Charm

Burgeon-Increase rapidly

Complement-To make perfect

Contumacious-Disobedient to Authority

Curmudgeon-Bad tempered

Didactic-Intend to teach

GOODMAN BROWN/CONSCIENCE OF A HACKER 

Response to COAH: I think that the hacker could just be a misunderstood rebel who only wants to explore the online surroundings, but uses his skills for mischief.

Response to GB: The Salem witch Trials were a sad period of history. People were burned alive for being different. What happened to Faith was just sad; she shouldn't have had to 'embrace the dark one' for the worshipers. How horrific would it have been to come home and find the person you loved oh so dearly GONE? And even when he found her, he never knew what happened to her after the encounter, whether she escaped or was burned.    

The books I'm considering reading:

A: "Alice in Wonderland"

B: "The Martian Chronicles"

C: "*A Clockwork Orange"

*Many books sent to the US were Censored, so I may not be able to find an ORIGINAL version.

As always, another journal entry.

TOPIC: Since the words of these songs(Wankatakiya and It is a good day by Spirit Nation) are unfamiliar(as they are not in English), just listen to them as part of the music for now. It's a good time to think about tone  and mood. Tone is the author's attitude toward the characters, the subject, and/ or the audience. Mood is the emotional state of the reader. How would you describe the tone and mood of these songs? How would you describe the tone and mood of White Buffalo Calf Women?

RESPONSE: I would describe the tone and mood of these songs as slow beat and relaxed, not a type of song that is supposed to fill you with energy(Green Day Much?). I think the way the lyrics are presented the singer(s) is/ are trying to make you think about something,--that of which I don't know as my fluency in foreign languages just barely applies to Español--perhaps a political issue in the Country of origin? I'd describe the Sioux legend(well, the version I listened to on YouTube.com) as a calming, native flute while the story comes on lyric form on screen, but once you're in quite away, the music changes to a more fast beat music, catching you off guard and completely shattering your expectation of what the music would be like, because it's a Native American legend(notice how I didn't say 'Indian?').   

My BIG question.

Could Socialism benefit the United States? 

Is Capitalism really that great?

Do we need a Government? Couldn't the states regulate each other instead of one big Group of people running the show?

|-{SOCRATIC SEMINAR #1/EARTH ON TURTLE'S BACK}-|

Earth On Turtle's Back and Socratic Seminar Notes: 

-Nothing is original because of the way things are presented from one generation to another. 

-When first translated, some words might've been changed throughout time.

-The original language EOTB was written in could be a 'Dead Language' today.

-All stories are just mutants of others.

Surprise Surprise, another journal entry!

Surprise Surprise, another journal entry!

TOPIC: So many phrases say the same thing: Talk is cheap. A picture's worth a thousand words. It's not what you said, it's how you said it. Since words are so easy to create we tend to mistrust them. We use our intuition to "read between the lines" and determine what someone really means. Describe how we listen, read and learn without depending on words.

RESPONSE: How do we learn without words? Ever heard 'Actions speak louder than words?' We can easily do all these things using sound, touch, taste etc. You can learn a story through acting with just sound, like a ballet, you can listen to the sounds of the world around us, or you can learn and read expressions on a person's face. 

ANCIENT STORIES

How is this Language in this text similar to and / or different from the Language in everyday conversation?

Because it's an oral story, "Earth on Turtle's Back" can be found in multiple text versions. How important is it for a story to be repeated word for word? Is meaning embellished, distorted, lost, or enhanced in the retelling?

[BONUS] Find your own early (pre-writing/1492) American myth and compare it to "Earth on Turtle's Back" --come to class Thursday prepared to share.

The Language in "Earth on Turtle's Back" is similar to language today by the use of short sentences and words that aren't hard to follow upon. The way it's different is how it's using a combination of words that most people don't use, for example the are no contractions nor slang in said story.

If I'm quite keen on learning the entire story, I'd prefer it to be translated word for word, but in a manner I can easily understand. The meaning is usually distorted because it's being transferred from one individual to another, and each individual has his or her own way of telling it.

Because of our location, it might be challenging to find a common native american folktale without either asking someone of native descent or visiting a site with native folk-legends available to witness. Maybe more people in Santa Maria have legends passed down from their ancestors, the Mayans, the Africans, etc. As for I, I'm mixed European, and no relatives remain that could have legends from Ireland or Germany that are accessible. Maybe my relatives in Austria have stories, but there's no way to tell. Stories are never told the same way they are written, and they never stay with one specific Group of people, so all legends are just Quilts of other words and stories other people added when they learned it, and those before them and so forth. 

Yet another Journal Response.

Journal Response-August 17, 2016

TOPIC: Why do people argue? What factors should determine who wins an Argument? Describe a time you won or lost an Argument. Did the experience change your mind? If it didn't, what would have?

RESPONSE: To me, 'Argument' is just a petty way of saying 'Debate,' and there are two main types of Arguing: The main version is trying to show who's right on a topic, such as when someone abuses a spouse because they claim that the spouse was 'Ungrateful' or 'Undeserving' which usually ends up in violent physical contact. The second is more of a 'Debate' to collaborate on a common problem, like in the United Nations. Usually the winner of an Argument or Debate is the person who's idea is used or the opposing party backs down to said person. The times I've been in an Argument, I sometimes win, but usually lose. I'm usually trying to Debate a problem and end up losing, and it changes my mind even if I do win, such as when one of our pets that was still quite small and young escaped to the backyard when there was a Opossum out and about. As said pet was black in color, I was worried that he might get attacked and we wouldn't be able to find him. My idea was to run out with a flashlight and try to catch him, while my Mother's idea was to let him come in on his own terms. We tried both ideas and mine didn't work, so I changed my mind and let him come back inside when he was ready; he did come back in eventually, but I couldn't help but worry.

"Silence is Argument carried out by other means."

                                           -Che Guevera

  

Response to 'The Earth on thee Turtle's Back'

You have to appreciate Native American Story Telling. That creativity can be passed down from one Generation to another, or another ethnicity. These stories or ideas often are reworked into Novels, such as Daniel Pinkwater's 'The Neddiad.' 

Journal Entry-8/16/16

TOPIC: We use phrases like "pay attention" and "make a decision" all the time-- what do they mean to you? How would you teach a child to do either? How might you improve your own abilities in these areas?






RESPONSE: What do these mean to me? They mean people don't believe I can consciously decide to do these things on my own; I'm more than capable of paying attention or making a decision on my terms. Teaching a child to do these things is interesting, because you need to decide if the child is capable of understanding the meanings of these words, 'decision' and 'attention,' if the are, great, give them time to choose whether or not too choose to do these things. If not, let them figure it out. I might improve in these areas by choosing whether or not that decision or attention paying is in my best interest or the interest of others.






"Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from making bad decisions."







-Mark Twain

Journal Entry-August 15, 2016

Journal Topic: What did you learn in Class last week?

Response: What I learned in class last week was how to use technology to your advantage in modern Education. My opinion of it is that we can become more productive through sharing our work online and learn more through updated information instead of our tattered, outdated books(Some Atlases here still have either Russia as the USSR, Yugoslavia, or East and West Germany). Although our technological journey is still in the early stages, I believe it will benefit us more than an obsolete textbook.

"If we knew what we  were doing, it wouldn't be called Research."

                                                                          -Albert Einstein