Friday, April 30, 2010

culture shock


This movie takes a more modern twist on Rome and Juliet by refering back to the play. Juliet is now sought for advice, through a wall. I think that this modern twist makes the story of Romeo and Juliet's love more interesting and romantic. If their really is a wall in Italy where people write letters to Juilet that would also show the timelessness of Romeo and Juliet's love.

Monday, April 12, 2010

English

English, what used to be one of my favorite classes has turned into a challenge for me. I knew it was going to be tough, but not my hardest class, besides science that is. I've almost never heard any of the terms like annotating and motif before I was in this class. And DGP is a whole other story. The writing part of it can be fun if it is on my own terms, I wish we did more creative writing instead of writing about how we feel about so and so novel/play. I am not the greatest writer. I still haven't fully grasped the concept of commentary. Maybe it's because I can be lazy at times and it's just easier to right a summary. I worked really hard on my last essay though. It was probably the hardest to right because I felt like the reading was held out to long making it hard for me to remember all of the symbols, motifs, and themes. I can still enjoy the class because the people are very interesting and a good group overall. I know this class will help me in the long run and thats why I am taking it. My future is important to me and any time I hear the word honors or AP in front of a class it just makes me think: FUTURE LIFE.