The England in the year 1605 is very different from the England we know today but we still can find some similarities from modern times and older times. One clear example that I see is that in Old England, Catholics do a terrorist attack on the royalty. The comparisons that I made with this event in the past are also terrorist attacks. One event that was quickly brought to my mind was the Twin Tower attack. This one is the one that I most compare this past event to because both of these attacks were due to the fact that two parties disagreed. Other terrorists attacks that came up to my mind were the bombing of El Nogal, the explosion of the trains in Madrid, and there have been a lot of terrorist attacks recently due to the fact that two different sides disagree.
Old England as well as this modern world needed a central government or basis. “Needed a version of the scriptures that would bind together its people, its church, and its king.”pg.117 What I can compare this unified book that they used in Old England to a modern day book that unites all the people is the Declaration of Independence.
Another thing that I saw from this reading is that justice was very different from now. Before you could torture people and kill without a really fair trail. Now people are treated more softly and consequences are not as brutal.
Cataclysm: Catastrophe, Flood
Taken from: http://www.merriam-webster.com
martes, 30 de septiembre de 2008
lunes, 29 de septiembre de 2008
The Making Of King James Bible Ch1
This person has like a contrast between two physical forms "old young man"pg8. A thought I had while I was reading this didn’t really apply to this story but it can also show the two faces of a person. Normally you say that a person has two faces when a person has 2 different but opposite personalities. This is normally not very good for the person because this means that the person shows that he has a good side in front of people but they have a bad side. One example is when a person is very kind to a person when they are with him but tells others that that person is bad. It is sort like a hypocrite. What I got from this "dream of coherence would come reality"pg10 reading is that if you are perseverant you may be able to achieve what your dreams are. You may have dreams that you think are very hard to accomplish and you try and try towards them but you give up because you find your goals too difficult. I sometimes ask myself: Are you giving up your goals? But what I try to do when I find I am giving up I try to try harder and try to achieve the goal I really think that a person has to be tried or have a fair trail before they are sentenced. This though is one of the rights that every human has. What may happen is that the person you are sentencing may be not guilty and you are taking a life unfairly. "A robber was hanged before he was investigated to see if guilty"
sábado, 27 de septiembre de 2008
The Making Of King James Bible
The English empire was very conservative at that time. “Cultural conservatives might have bemoaned the death of old values and the corruption of modern morals”I think that people with conservative mentalities are not wrong, in fact I agree with some thoughts like being a close family, have a central basis of ruling and to be more organized geberally but, I sometimes think that they should also be more progressive. People like that should be more open to other ideas and try new things that can be better than the rules they have established a long time ago. Also as new generations and the world changes you need new rules and new basics for life.
When you have problems sometimes you just have to change and that will make everything easier. An example of this part is that most persons experience is when you don’t do well in one school and you just don’t like it, you can change of school and the situation may become better, or it will become a "new life".
When you have problems sometimes you just have to change and that will make everything easier. An example of this part is that most persons experience is when you don’t do well in one school and you just don’t like it, you can change of school and the situation may become better, or it will become a "new life".
Pre-Ap English Contract
I, ___________Felipe Palacios_______________, hereby understand and will abide by the Pre-AP/AP (Print your name)Academy’s expectations, obligations, and admission/drop policy outlined below with respect to my admission status and standing in the Pre-AP/AP Course, __________________Pre –Ap English_______________.(Print the name of the Pre-AP/AP Course)Pre-AP/AP Academy Expectations;• Maintain Acceptable GPA,• Motivated and Positive,• Responsible and Dedicated Work Ethic,• Attend Opportunity Day and/or Additional Review Classes, • Complete AP College Board Exam,• Sign Pre-AP/AP Student Contract. Pre-AP/AP Academy Admission/Drop Policy;• First Progress Report with Teacher’s Signed Approval…receive no course credit,• End of First Semester with Teacher’s Signed Approval…receive only partial course credit for grade of 6.0+. No partial credit will be awarded for any grade below 6.0,• Students who Drop Pre-AP/AP Courses or who Do Not take the College Board AP Exam will have the Pre-AP/AP Designation for that course removed from their transcript and they will not receive any grade or GPA enhancement awarded for taking that Pre-AP/AP course.Please note that at any time during the school year if the teacher deems that you are not meeting the expectations above for any or all reasons, then that teacher will require that you sign an additional academic probation contract. Your admission status and/or removal from the above identified Pre-AP Course will then be re-assessed based on your abiding by the academic probation contract signed and agreed to by you and the respective Pre-AP/AP Teacher.Student Signature of Agreement, __________________________________________ Date: _________________September 24, 2008______________Breed
jueves, 25 de septiembre de 2008
Bullfinch's Mythology
This short story really shows the power of love. Everyday Leander had to cross the sea to get to Hero and be together. What shows the bond of love even stronger between them is that when Leander dies Hero is brave enough to commit suicide because she can’t live without him. "Leander loved her" I think that one of the biggest sacrifice one can make is commit suicide for love. I think that Hero was really brave because "cast herself down from the tower into the sea and perished." Hero and Leander
Gods throughout mythology play a very big part. They will always be stronger and better that humans as we see in this story. “Challenge your fellow-mortals as you will, but do not compete with a goddess." I really liked this way of explaining how the spider came to be. What makes mythology fun to read is that they show a way how the world and everything in it came to be in another way. This also can help you understand different point of views and have more criteria when judging thoughts
Minerva and Arachne
Conceit: a result of mental activity
Siege: a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender
http://www.merriam-webster.com
Gods throughout mythology play a very big part. They will always be stronger and better that humans as we see in this story. “Challenge your fellow-mortals as you will, but do not compete with a goddess." I really liked this way of explaining how the spider came to be. What makes mythology fun to read is that they show a way how the world and everything in it came to be in another way. This also can help you understand different point of views and have more criteria when judging thoughts
Minerva and Arachne
Conceit: a result of mental activity
Siege: a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender
http://www.merriam-webster.com
miércoles, 24 de septiembre de 2008
Spelling Exercises And Cliché Exercises
Spelling Exercises
1. Where is my jacket? I wanted to wear it today, and if I can't find it, we’re going to be late.
2. Jane wanted to go on the school trip, but her mother said that two hundred dollars was too much for the family budget.
3. As she waited for Rodney to become conscious, Selma was seized with an attack of conscience -- was there anything she could have done to prevent the accident?
4. The map led the intrepid treasure hunters to a lead box of precious stones.
5. Have you seen their coats? They’re going to need them; it's cold outside. I last saw the coats over there.
6. After conducting careful research, Shufang had a brilliant idea ; she'd write a paper on Thomas More's concept of the ideal society in Utopia.
7. Even though Bob would rather play video games than study, he decided to hit the books and then play some Halo.
8. It’s easy to admire a business that puts so much effort into creating its signs and window displays.
9. You’re fortunate to have survived the car crash without a scratch; it must have been because you were wearing your seat belt.
10. I would advice you to seek qualified legal advise about how to handle this situation.
Cliché Exercises
The Liberation of Everyday Life (2004)
Scenes from Everyday Life (1995)
Bring on the Bling: Academy Awards 2005 (2005) (TV)
Bling Bling (2001)
Save the World (2007)
From: http://www.imdb.com/
Cliché Plots
Two best friends and then one of the friend moves away because family gets a better offer at other place.
The impossible love between two persosns because of family fights.
The takeover of a plane .
Two friends that escape from their houses and go to explore the world.
War between two places because they had taken an important person as hostage.
1. Where is my jacket? I wanted to wear it today, and if I can't find it, we’re going to be late.
2. Jane wanted to go on the school trip, but her mother said that two hundred dollars was too much for the family budget.
3. As she waited for Rodney to become conscious, Selma was seized with an attack of conscience -- was there anything she could have done to prevent the accident?
4. The map led the intrepid treasure hunters to a lead box of precious stones.
5. Have you seen their coats? They’re going to need them; it's cold outside. I last saw the coats over there.
6. After conducting careful research, Shufang had a brilliant idea ; she'd write a paper on Thomas More's concept of the ideal society in Utopia.
7. Even though Bob would rather play video games than study, he decided to hit the books and then play some Halo.
8. It’s easy to admire a business that puts so much effort into creating its signs and window displays.
9. You’re fortunate to have survived the car crash without a scratch; it must have been because you were wearing your seat belt.
10. I would advice you to seek qualified legal advise about how to handle this situation.
Cliché Exercises
The Liberation of Everyday Life (2004)
Scenes from Everyday Life (1995)
Bring on the Bling: Academy Awards 2005 (2005) (TV)
Bling Bling (2001)
Save the World (2007)
From: http://www.imdb.com/
Cliché Plots
Two best friends and then one of the friend moves away because family gets a better offer at other place.
The impossible love between two persosns because of family fights.
The takeover of a plane .
Two friends that escape from their houses and go to explore the world.
War between two places because they had taken an important person as hostage.
Bullfinch's Mythology
I really think that people fall in love and love is one of the greatest feelings one can have. Love sometimes triumphs over everything in life. We have seen stories were love triumphs over family power like in Romeo and Juliet, or where love overpowers distance, or maybe sometimes love overpowers the coldest heart and softens people. “She envied the weapon that he grasped, the reins that he held.” This time love overpowers family trust. Scylla likes so much Minos that she is willing to open up the gates of the city in the middle of a war just to get to him. I think there can be two cases over here, one that she loves him very much or she doesn’t care about what happens to her family and city.Nisus and Scylla
I enjoyed reading this myth because it really proposes a new way of understanding how things came to be. The normal explanation that some one will give you of how a sunflower came to be is that god made it but here in mythology they show it to you in a way that is very different which makes it interesting and fun. “Nine days she sat and tasted neither food nor drink, her own tears and the chilly dew her only food. She gazed on the sun when he rose, and as he passed through his daily course to his setting; she saw no other object, her face turned constantly on him. At last, they say, her limbs rooted in the ground, her face became a flower which turns on its stem so as always to face the sun throughout its daily course; for it retains to that extent the feeling of the nymph from whom it sprang.”
Clytie
I enjoyed reading this myth because it really proposes a new way of understanding how things came to be. The normal explanation that some one will give you of how a sunflower came to be is that god made it but here in mythology they show it to you in a way that is very different which makes it interesting and fun. “Nine days she sat and tasted neither food nor drink, her own tears and the chilly dew her only food. She gazed on the sun when he rose, and as he passed through his daily course to his setting; she saw no other object, her face turned constantly on him. At last, they say, her limbs rooted in the ground, her face became a flower which turns on its stem so as always to face the sun throughout its daily course; for it retains to that extent the feeling of the nymph from whom it sprang.”
Clytie
martes, 23 de septiembre de 2008
Modern Myth
Felipe Palacios
Pre AP English
The Hope And Desire To Save The World
“If your destiny is to save the world
You can’t do anything to avoid it,
But you shouldn’t avoid it, you should try to
Take full responsibility and do it the best possible.”
-Tony
I
In a world where everything was incorrect,
In a world where everything was wrong,
The destined baby was born.
He might be the one to save us from this suffering.
A kid was born who’s name was Tony.
He had an enormous heart.
He helped everyone he saw
He preferred to help an old lady cross the street
And be late to school
Than to leave the lady
At her own fate
And get a good grade in attendance.
One day one of the old ladies said
“Young man you always help
Old ladies cross the street,
Why even bother for
Old ladies that don’t even
Have rights and vote
On this obscure world.
You are a very good person
And if I had more power in this world,
I would make you president.
Tony said “Thank you madam,
But I think you are being too
Exaggerated, I don’t think
I would be good enough
To be made president,
Besides you have to have
A lot of Knowledge
To get to that place in this world.”
I don’t know kid but I sense the sign
Of good energy coming from your inner aura.
Think about it.” Said the women. Tony said
“Okay I will. Take care and be safe.”
All the lady’s words
Kept spinning in his head.
II
Tony got home and did his normal
Routine. Say hi to mom and dad and
Tell them how was school,
Take out the garbage,
And play with the dog.
Tony loved his family
And was especially close to his father
His mother had a very good relationship with him,
But his father was also like a friend.
That night they discussed
The day in dinner.
Tony was very smart so he tricked his sister
Into giving him the best seat that night.
“Mom, Dad, Sister I want to do
Something to change the world.
Today I met this old lady
That told me that people don’t have rights,
And can’t decide
For themselves
Who will rule them.” said Tony
That is unfortunately true
My son, but there is a way
To change that. The way
For you to accomplish
Will not be easy,
It will not require
So much physical strength,
But all the mental strength
You can think of.
Son this will not be easy,
But I have seen in you
Such an earnest desire
To save the horrible world we are living on
That you may be the chosen one to be President.”
Said Dad. “Honey don’t you think this is too dangerous?”
Said Mom. “He will be just fine” Said Dad
“So what do you say Tony?”
“I want to change
The world so
I will give it a shot.” Said Tony
III
Tony woke up and
Dad was at the table taking breakfast.
“Hi dad, now I am decided,
I will go for the Quest.
Now where do I start?” said Tony
“Tony you must climb
To the summit of Mount Boriku.
As soon as you get there
A sage will be waiting for you.
This sage will guide you through
The tests you need to gain
Enough knowledge to become
A good president.
The climb will be hard
But you have to be strong.
The tests will have no comparison
To the climb but
You also have to be strong
Finally if you succeed
You can change the world.” Said Dad
“Okay Dad so I will leave now
I will make it to
Make the world a better place.
So that way Tony left his beloved house.
IX
Tony started his ascend
To the summit of Mt. Boriku.
When he was at the start
He couldn’t see the top
At first the climate was warm
And comfortable.
Then it started to get
Colder and colder.
“I am so cold, I should
Have brought an extra sweater.
I have to be strong
All this is for the people,
For the greater good of the world.
Just forget about the cold
The cold and feelings are mental
Imagine yourself in a beach.”
While he repeated this phrases
And thoughts he slowly made
His way to the summit.
“Just one more minute
To go and we conquer
This beast.”
As soon as he got to the
Top he seemed like if he
Had grown a lot
In power
Soul and knowledge, but
He knew it wasn’t enough to be President.
Then he found Oogo the sage.
“Finally, I thought
You wouldn’t be able
To make it here.
It was a very harsh task.
Maybe you are the one
Destined to be president
And save the world.” Said Oogo
“My name is Tony
And I will go anywhere
And do anything to be able
To save the world from evil” Said Tony
“Well then let me explain you what to do.
There will be three tests that you
Have to pass in order to be President.
Each test requires a different skill.
Since you are tired
I will let you rest for a day
But tomorrow at noon you
Will begin.” Said Oogo
Tony followed him to a chamber.
In the chamber there was a bed, a sink
And a bathroom. This simplicity kept you
From getting distracted with beautiful things
Tony fell asleep
And slept soundly.
He was so tired
He didn’t even change clothes.
X
Tony woke up
And saw Oogo waiting
Near a fountain for him.
“You have to enter through
The water and see the
Beginnings of nature.
As soon as you have meditated
For 2 days without moving
Beside this fountain
You can wake up
And draw some conclusions.
If your conclusions are deep,
You will pass this test and go
To try the second one.
The time will start now.”
Said Oogo as he started a clock.
“I have to try to stay still.”
Thought Tony
Tony was focusing too much
On staying still that he forgot
About looking inside the water’s
Feelings. After being still for
About one hour he remembered
Of the purpose of this test.
He started to look into the water.
The water described the path of life.
First you are born through nature,
Then you grow around nature,
After that you need nature to survive
Through out your life.
At the end it is nature that tells
When it is your time to depart.
As soon as Tony finished seeing this
He woke up and saw
That Oogo was in front of him.
“So what is your conclusion?” Said Oogo
“My conclusion is that Humans
Are born from nature
And the rest of their lives
They depend on nature.
At the end nature also has
A plan for us.
The plan is when we are going
To die.” Said Tony.
“Very well said Oogo
Then you can rest
What is left of the day and
Tomorrow will be the second test.” Said Oogo
XI
Tony woke up
Feeling dizzy but he knew he had to do
The second test.
He washed his face
At the sink and went out
To talk to Oogo.
Oogo was meditating
And Tony had to wake him up.
Tony said “Oogo wake up
I am ready for the second test.”
“Okay this test is all mental strength.
You will start by going in this
Black hole. Evil waves and
Different kinds of temptations
Will try to influence you.
Your goal is to avoid all this,
Maintain concentration and
Try to retrieve good part,
The meaningful
An important part of this.” Said Oogo
So Tony jumped
Into the black hole
And his second test began
Evil images started to pass
Through the black hole
Images of death,
Images of massacres,
Images of child abuse
I must not look
At the bad side of this
I have to try to find
A good side,
A side full of
Love and meaning.” Said Tony.
Tony managed to resist
The evil part of the black hole
But now came the temptation part.
Temptation of golden statues
Pots full of gold
Glory and power
Mansions full of cars
But all of this pleasures
Would have been given to him
If he had gone the other way
Of the black hole and abandoned the test.
Tony said “I must resist
I must be strong,
All this suffering is for the people
I need to save the world.”
And so Tony resisted
This and came out
“So what did you see?”
Asked Oogo
“I saw that humans
Will have temptations
And evil paths throughout
His life but it is his destiny
To overcome all this temptations
And be able to have
A good life and get the
Good and loving part out of life.” Said Tony
Oogo said “Very well, Now we
Need to start the third test
Because we are running
Short of time. You will have
One hour to rest.
Don’t worry I will wake
You up when the time is right.”
So Tony went to sleep
XII
Tony was woken up
And he was tired,
But ready to face this
Third challenge.
Oogo said “Now my friend
Your hardest test will start.
You will go to the Realms of
The dead and search for a demon.
This demon will tell you the story
Of many people and how they died,
You have to bring me back all
This information he will tell you.
That will be the easy
Part. The hard part is to
Find this demon
He will be able to conceal
Himself by becoming human.
You can use any element
To find him but you can’t talk.
Be careful he is very tricky.”
So Tony went down to
The Realms of dead and
Started his search.
He began by trying to
Communicate with sign
Language and with faces.
This resulted in a complete fail
Because most people down there
Ignored him.
Then he started writing
In the walls
This also failed due to the fact
That most people over there
Were analphabets.
Then he remembered
That he could use any element
So he brought from earth
The most attractive women
And the most handsome man
And everyone gathered around them,
Except one and Tony knew he was the
Demon because Demons don’t have
Feelings and therefore
Resist temptation.
Tony said (restoring the ability to talk)
“You are the demon
Reveal yourself”
And a lonely boy
Slowly started to transform into
A red big monster.
“My name is Comad
You have found me now I will tell
You the secrets of this Realm.
First the person that has been greedy,
Has no friends, is full of hate
And did not like live has to wash
The royalties paws all day and night.
Then comes the people that had friends
And left something in Earth but
Were not good enough with nature and
Humans. He has some pleasures
Like comfortable bed, some entertainment,
Pets and can play sports but has to work
Once every week.
And the highest level of this Realm
Is where the people are free to do whatever
They want to do, they have no schedules
And can have as many partners as they want.
This level is only achieved
By persons with real heart
And that are helpful to mankind.
They have helped everyone
While expecting nothing back
And have taken care of nature.
And this is all I have to say so Tony, go
Back now and save the world.” Said Comad
Tony therefore returned and told his
Conclusions
“Life that you have after death
Depends fully on how loving and
Kind you are with people here on earth.
The actions you have on earth are your
Future and that only
Depends on you and your actions.” Said Tony
“Very well, now you are destined
To be President of the world. Said Oogo
“I also have to state another conclusion, humans do not
Resist any kind of temptation.” Said Tony.
“Now go and save the world.” Said Oogo
Tony went down the mountain
And to his house. He told everything to
Dad and he went to become President.
He changed every aspect of
Life and taught everyone
That their actions will
Be reflected afterwards.
After all this Tony started to
Live in peace
And managed to save
The world.
Pre AP English
The Hope And Desire To Save The World
“If your destiny is to save the world
You can’t do anything to avoid it,
But you shouldn’t avoid it, you should try to
Take full responsibility and do it the best possible.”
-Tony
I
In a world where everything was incorrect,
In a world where everything was wrong,
The destined baby was born.
He might be the one to save us from this suffering.
A kid was born who’s name was Tony.
He had an enormous heart.
He helped everyone he saw
He preferred to help an old lady cross the street
And be late to school
Than to leave the lady
At her own fate
And get a good grade in attendance.
One day one of the old ladies said
“Young man you always help
Old ladies cross the street,
Why even bother for
Old ladies that don’t even
Have rights and vote
On this obscure world.
You are a very good person
And if I had more power in this world,
I would make you president.
Tony said “Thank you madam,
But I think you are being too
Exaggerated, I don’t think
I would be good enough
To be made president,
Besides you have to have
A lot of Knowledge
To get to that place in this world.”
I don’t know kid but I sense the sign
Of good energy coming from your inner aura.
Think about it.” Said the women. Tony said
“Okay I will. Take care and be safe.”
All the lady’s words
Kept spinning in his head.
II
Tony got home and did his normal
Routine. Say hi to mom and dad and
Tell them how was school,
Take out the garbage,
And play with the dog.
Tony loved his family
And was especially close to his father
His mother had a very good relationship with him,
But his father was also like a friend.
That night they discussed
The day in dinner.
Tony was very smart so he tricked his sister
Into giving him the best seat that night.
“Mom, Dad, Sister I want to do
Something to change the world.
Today I met this old lady
That told me that people don’t have rights,
And can’t decide
For themselves
Who will rule them.” said Tony
That is unfortunately true
My son, but there is a way
To change that. The way
For you to accomplish
Will not be easy,
It will not require
So much physical strength,
But all the mental strength
You can think of.
Son this will not be easy,
But I have seen in you
Such an earnest desire
To save the horrible world we are living on
That you may be the chosen one to be President.”
Said Dad. “Honey don’t you think this is too dangerous?”
Said Mom. “He will be just fine” Said Dad
“So what do you say Tony?”
“I want to change
The world so
I will give it a shot.” Said Tony
III
Tony woke up and
Dad was at the table taking breakfast.
“Hi dad, now I am decided,
I will go for the Quest.
Now where do I start?” said Tony
“Tony you must climb
To the summit of Mount Boriku.
As soon as you get there
A sage will be waiting for you.
This sage will guide you through
The tests you need to gain
Enough knowledge to become
A good president.
The climb will be hard
But you have to be strong.
The tests will have no comparison
To the climb but
You also have to be strong
Finally if you succeed
You can change the world.” Said Dad
“Okay Dad so I will leave now
I will make it to
Make the world a better place.
So that way Tony left his beloved house.
IX
Tony started his ascend
To the summit of Mt. Boriku.
When he was at the start
He couldn’t see the top
At first the climate was warm
And comfortable.
Then it started to get
Colder and colder.
“I am so cold, I should
Have brought an extra sweater.
I have to be strong
All this is for the people,
For the greater good of the world.
Just forget about the cold
The cold and feelings are mental
Imagine yourself in a beach.”
While he repeated this phrases
And thoughts he slowly made
His way to the summit.
“Just one more minute
To go and we conquer
This beast.”
As soon as he got to the
Top he seemed like if he
Had grown a lot
In power
Soul and knowledge, but
He knew it wasn’t enough to be President.
Then he found Oogo the sage.
“Finally, I thought
You wouldn’t be able
To make it here.
It was a very harsh task.
Maybe you are the one
Destined to be president
And save the world.” Said Oogo
“My name is Tony
And I will go anywhere
And do anything to be able
To save the world from evil” Said Tony
“Well then let me explain you what to do.
There will be three tests that you
Have to pass in order to be President.
Each test requires a different skill.
Since you are tired
I will let you rest for a day
But tomorrow at noon you
Will begin.” Said Oogo
Tony followed him to a chamber.
In the chamber there was a bed, a sink
And a bathroom. This simplicity kept you
From getting distracted with beautiful things
Tony fell asleep
And slept soundly.
He was so tired
He didn’t even change clothes.
X
Tony woke up
And saw Oogo waiting
Near a fountain for him.
“You have to enter through
The water and see the
Beginnings of nature.
As soon as you have meditated
For 2 days without moving
Beside this fountain
You can wake up
And draw some conclusions.
If your conclusions are deep,
You will pass this test and go
To try the second one.
The time will start now.”
Said Oogo as he started a clock.
“I have to try to stay still.”
Thought Tony
Tony was focusing too much
On staying still that he forgot
About looking inside the water’s
Feelings. After being still for
About one hour he remembered
Of the purpose of this test.
He started to look into the water.
The water described the path of life.
First you are born through nature,
Then you grow around nature,
After that you need nature to survive
Through out your life.
At the end it is nature that tells
When it is your time to depart.
As soon as Tony finished seeing this
He woke up and saw
That Oogo was in front of him.
“So what is your conclusion?” Said Oogo
“My conclusion is that Humans
Are born from nature
And the rest of their lives
They depend on nature.
At the end nature also has
A plan for us.
The plan is when we are going
To die.” Said Tony.
“Very well said Oogo
Then you can rest
What is left of the day and
Tomorrow will be the second test.” Said Oogo
XI
Tony woke up
Feeling dizzy but he knew he had to do
The second test.
He washed his face
At the sink and went out
To talk to Oogo.
Oogo was meditating
And Tony had to wake him up.
Tony said “Oogo wake up
I am ready for the second test.”
“Okay this test is all mental strength.
You will start by going in this
Black hole. Evil waves and
Different kinds of temptations
Will try to influence you.
Your goal is to avoid all this,
Maintain concentration and
Try to retrieve good part,
The meaningful
An important part of this.” Said Oogo
So Tony jumped
Into the black hole
And his second test began
Evil images started to pass
Through the black hole
Images of death,
Images of massacres,
Images of child abuse
I must not look
At the bad side of this
I have to try to find
A good side,
A side full of
Love and meaning.” Said Tony.
Tony managed to resist
The evil part of the black hole
But now came the temptation part.
Temptation of golden statues
Pots full of gold
Glory and power
Mansions full of cars
But all of this pleasures
Would have been given to him
If he had gone the other way
Of the black hole and abandoned the test.
Tony said “I must resist
I must be strong,
All this suffering is for the people
I need to save the world.”
And so Tony resisted
This and came out
“So what did you see?”
Asked Oogo
“I saw that humans
Will have temptations
And evil paths throughout
His life but it is his destiny
To overcome all this temptations
And be able to have
A good life and get the
Good and loving part out of life.” Said Tony
Oogo said “Very well, Now we
Need to start the third test
Because we are running
Short of time. You will have
One hour to rest.
Don’t worry I will wake
You up when the time is right.”
So Tony went to sleep
XII
Tony was woken up
And he was tired,
But ready to face this
Third challenge.
Oogo said “Now my friend
Your hardest test will start.
You will go to the Realms of
The dead and search for a demon.
This demon will tell you the story
Of many people and how they died,
You have to bring me back all
This information he will tell you.
That will be the easy
Part. The hard part is to
Find this demon
He will be able to conceal
Himself by becoming human.
You can use any element
To find him but you can’t talk.
Be careful he is very tricky.”
So Tony went down to
The Realms of dead and
Started his search.
He began by trying to
Communicate with sign
Language and with faces.
This resulted in a complete fail
Because most people down there
Ignored him.
Then he started writing
In the walls
This also failed due to the fact
That most people over there
Were analphabets.
Then he remembered
That he could use any element
So he brought from earth
The most attractive women
And the most handsome man
And everyone gathered around them,
Except one and Tony knew he was the
Demon because Demons don’t have
Feelings and therefore
Resist temptation.
Tony said (restoring the ability to talk)
“You are the demon
Reveal yourself”
And a lonely boy
Slowly started to transform into
A red big monster.
“My name is Comad
You have found me now I will tell
You the secrets of this Realm.
First the person that has been greedy,
Has no friends, is full of hate
And did not like live has to wash
The royalties paws all day and night.
Then comes the people that had friends
And left something in Earth but
Were not good enough with nature and
Humans. He has some pleasures
Like comfortable bed, some entertainment,
Pets and can play sports but has to work
Once every week.
And the highest level of this Realm
Is where the people are free to do whatever
They want to do, they have no schedules
And can have as many partners as they want.
This level is only achieved
By persons with real heart
And that are helpful to mankind.
They have helped everyone
While expecting nothing back
And have taken care of nature.
And this is all I have to say so Tony, go
Back now and save the world.” Said Comad
Tony therefore returned and told his
Conclusions
“Life that you have after death
Depends fully on how loving and
Kind you are with people here on earth.
The actions you have on earth are your
Future and that only
Depends on you and your actions.” Said Tony
“Very well, now you are destined
To be President of the world. Said Oogo
“I also have to state another conclusion, humans do not
Resist any kind of temptation.” Said Tony.
“Now go and save the world.” Said Oogo
Tony went down the mountain
And to his house. He told everything to
Dad and he went to become President.
He changed every aspect of
Life and taught everyone
That their actions will
Be reflected afterwards.
After all this Tony started to
Live in peace
And managed to save
The world.
lunes, 22 de septiembre de 2008
Bullfinch's Mythology
When I started reading this story I didn’t really was so enthusiastic because the name was not a very attractive name, but when I got to the quote of how they built a city I started liking it. This way of building a city is really like a way of choosing the location of a place but in a way that you do not normally think of. “The oracle informed him that he should find a cow in the field, and should follow her wherever she might wander, and where she stopped, should build a city and call it Thebes.” I really liked this quote because it shows you that this person is not a traitor and, that he will stand up for you when you need it and he won’t turn his back on you. “O faithful friends, I will avenge you, or share your death.” Cadmus
“Threw a golden apple among the guests, with the inscription, “For the fairest.” Thereupon Juno, Venus, and Minerva each claimed the apple. Jupiter, not willing to decide in so delicate a matter, sent the goddesses to Mount Ida, where the beautiful shepherd Paris was tending his flocks, and to him was committed the decision. The goddesses accordingly appeared before him. Juno promised him power and riches, Minerva glory and renown in war, and Venus the fairest of women for his wife, each attempting to bias his decision in her own favor. Paris decided in favor of Venus and gave her the golden apple, thus making the two other goddesses his enemies. The Trojan War” When I read this passage from the Trojan War I really started to feel like Paris because in that situation what would you do? I really started to think that it was like a lose-lose situation which means that if you chose one the other would get mad, and if you chose the other the same outcome will happen. If I was Paris I would try to ask them to ask another person to choose, but if there is no way out I would probably choose Juno because the gifts she would give me could probably save me from the curses of the other goddesses.
“Threw a golden apple among the guests, with the inscription, “For the fairest.” Thereupon Juno, Venus, and Minerva each claimed the apple. Jupiter, not willing to decide in so delicate a matter, sent the goddesses to Mount Ida, where the beautiful shepherd Paris was tending his flocks, and to him was committed the decision. The goddesses accordingly appeared before him. Juno promised him power and riches, Minerva glory and renown in war, and Venus the fairest of women for his wife, each attempting to bias his decision in her own favor. Paris decided in favor of Venus and gave her the golden apple, thus making the two other goddesses his enemies. The Trojan War” When I read this passage from the Trojan War I really started to feel like Paris because in that situation what would you do? I really started to think that it was like a lose-lose situation which means that if you chose one the other would get mad, and if you chose the other the same outcome will happen. If I was Paris I would try to ask them to ask another person to choose, but if there is no way out I would probably choose Juno because the gifts she would give me could probably save me from the curses of the other goddesses.
domingo, 21 de septiembre de 2008
Bullfinch's Mythology
This relation between human and nature is clearly described throughout most of the stories. Humans are mostly turned into nature when they die. I think that this can have a meaning. Humans do whatever they like to do with nature so maybe they are put in that situation to feel and see how humans treat and abuse nature. “Endeavoring to step back, she found she could not move her feet; trying to turn away her face, she tried in vain; and by degrees all her limbs became stony like her heart.” People sometimes are too self interested and think that everything they have is the best that each time a lover asks them to be their partner they say no because he/she is not as perfect as he/she. I think that is being too selfish and egocentric, I think that you have to be more open and give people more chances. “That you may not doubt the fact, the statue still remains, and stands in the temple of Venus at Salamis, in the exact form of the lady. Now think of these things, my dear, and lay aside your scorn and your delays, and accept a lover. So may neither the vernal frosts blight your young fruits, nor furious winds scatter your blossoms!”
“She praised the tree and its associated vine, equally. “But,” said she, “if the tree stood alone, and had no vine clinging to it, it would have nothing to attract or offer us but its useless leaves. And equally the vine, if it were not twined round the elm, would lie prostrate on the ground. Why will you not take a lesson from the tree and the vine, and consent to unite yourself with some one?”
“Give me the palm of beauty over my illustrious rivals, Pallas and Juno. But she shall not so quietly usurp my honors. I will give her cause to repent of so unlawful a beauty.” I really don’t like this reaction to kill someone just because she was born with a special treat or with magical beauty. I think that people should not be condemned for things that they have no knowledge of doing.
“Love cannot dwell with suspicion.” “So saying, he fled away, leaving poor Psyche prostrate on the ground, filling the place with mournful lamentations.” I really like the quote that Cupid said “Love cannot dwell with suspicion” because I think it is true. If you really love someone you don’t need to be suspicious with him or her because if your partner loves you he or she shouldn’t do things that hurt you.
“Thus Psyche became at last united to Cupid, and in due time they had a daughter born to them whose name was Pleasure. Cupid and Psyche” Love will most of the time triumph over evil. Love’s triumph also depends on the integrants because if they give up easily because they see an obstacle between them then love will easily fail but if love is true it will reign over every obstacle.
“She praised the tree and its associated vine, equally. “But,” said she, “if the tree stood alone, and had no vine clinging to it, it would have nothing to attract or offer us but its useless leaves. And equally the vine, if it were not twined round the elm, would lie prostrate on the ground. Why will you not take a lesson from the tree and the vine, and consent to unite yourself with some one?”
“Give me the palm of beauty over my illustrious rivals, Pallas and Juno. But she shall not so quietly usurp my honors. I will give her cause to repent of so unlawful a beauty.” I really don’t like this reaction to kill someone just because she was born with a special treat or with magical beauty. I think that people should not be condemned for things that they have no knowledge of doing.
“Love cannot dwell with suspicion.” “So saying, he fled away, leaving poor Psyche prostrate on the ground, filling the place with mournful lamentations.” I really like the quote that Cupid said “Love cannot dwell with suspicion” because I think it is true. If you really love someone you don’t need to be suspicious with him or her because if your partner loves you he or she shouldn’t do things that hurt you.
“Thus Psyche became at last united to Cupid, and in due time they had a daughter born to them whose name was Pleasure. Cupid and Psyche” Love will most of the time triumph over evil. Love’s triumph also depends on the integrants because if they give up easily because they see an obstacle between them then love will easily fail but if love is true it will reign over every obstacle.
miércoles, 17 de septiembre de 2008
Bullfinch's Mythology
Again I see that humans have a very big relationship with nature and the gods. When most of the humans die the gods commemorate them with making a natural formation out of them like a flower or a stone or a tree. What I can also see from this is that humans become nature to maybe show humans how nature is mistreated and abused and maybe humans may stop abusing nature. “My lyre shall celebrate thee, my song shall tell thy fate, and thou shalt become a flower inscribed with my regrets. Apollo and Hyacinthus”
This reminds me of the man that parts and his lover waits for him to come back. The lover waits and waits for his partner but the partner never comes. Sometimes the partner never comes, sometimes he stays in another place, but the only common event on this stories is that the lover keeps on waiting for the partner. “In the meanwhile Halcyone, ignorant of all these horrors, counted the days till her husband’s promised return.
“Halcyone is no more,” she answers, “she perished with her Ceyx. Utter not words of comfort, he is shipwrecked and dead. Ceyx and Halcyone.
Quoits: a flattened ring of iron or circle of rope used in a throwing game
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This reminds me of the man that parts and his lover waits for him to come back. The lover waits and waits for his partner but the partner never comes. Sometimes the partner never comes, sometimes he stays in another place, but the only common event on this stories is that the lover keeps on waiting for the partner. “In the meanwhile Halcyone, ignorant of all these horrors, counted the days till her husband’s promised return.
“Halcyone is no more,” she answers, “she perished with her Ceyx. Utter not words of comfort, he is shipwrecked and dead. Ceyx and Halcyone.
Quoits: a flattened ring of iron or circle of rope used in a throwing game
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martes, 16 de septiembre de 2008
Bullfinch's Mythology
People are sometimes too proud of them and too egocentric and think that what they have done is superior to all the rest. “Pygmalion admired his own work, and at last fell in love with the counterfeit creation.” I think that two things may have happened here, either the sculpture was tremendously beautiful and very human like or the creator was too proud of his work that he fell in love with him. “Venus, who was present at the festival, heard him and knew the thought he would have uttered; and as an omen of her favor, caused the flame on the altar to shoot up thrice in a fiery point into the air. When he returned home, he went to see his statue, and leaning over the couch, gave a kiss to the mouth. It seemed to be warm. He pressed its lips again, he laid his hand upon the limbs; the ivory felt soft to his touch and yielded to his fingers like the wax of Hymettus. Pygmalion.” This part of this story symbolizes the transformation from an ordinary object to a real human being. I think objects can become like humans depending on how much the person cares about the object.
“The plant was no other than the nymph Lotis, who, running from a base pursuer, had been changed into this form.” People can sometimes make mistakes that affect you tremendously even if you don’t mean any harm when you make the mistake. In this case the person didn’t know what would happen so she made the mistake trying to make a good act. “The woodiness crept upward, and by degrees invested her body. In anguish she attempted to tear her hair, but found her hands filled with leaves. Dryope” As I am reading through this mythological stories I am finding out that nature plays a very big role because every time a human does something wrong to a god he or she is turned into a plant, or a rock or a flower.
“She who used to love to recline in the shade, with no care but to cultivate her charms, now rambles through the woods and over the hills, dressed like the huntress Diana; and calls her dogs, and chases hares and stags, or other game that it is safe to hunt, but keeps clear of the wolves and bears, reeking with the slaughter of the herd.” People can change in many ways when they are in love. People can be very rude to you and treat you bad but when they are in love with someone they can even start to treat you better and softer. Love can also be like a softener. There are human beings that are very grumpy and cold but when they are in love they become sweet and kind. “Your blood shall be changed into a flower Venus and Adonis” Flowers are like a symbol of past events because I always see that when a person dies and gods or earth want to remember them they turn them into a flower.
“The plant was no other than the nymph Lotis, who, running from a base pursuer, had been changed into this form.” People can sometimes make mistakes that affect you tremendously even if you don’t mean any harm when you make the mistake. In this case the person didn’t know what would happen so she made the mistake trying to make a good act. “The woodiness crept upward, and by degrees invested her body. In anguish she attempted to tear her hair, but found her hands filled with leaves. Dryope” As I am reading through this mythological stories I am finding out that nature plays a very big role because every time a human does something wrong to a god he or she is turned into a plant, or a rock or a flower.
“She who used to love to recline in the shade, with no care but to cultivate her charms, now rambles through the woods and over the hills, dressed like the huntress Diana; and calls her dogs, and chases hares and stags, or other game that it is safe to hunt, but keeps clear of the wolves and bears, reeking with the slaughter of the herd.” People can change in many ways when they are in love. People can be very rude to you and treat you bad but when they are in love with someone they can even start to treat you better and softer. Love can also be like a softener. There are human beings that are very grumpy and cold but when they are in love they become sweet and kind. “Your blood shall be changed into a flower Venus and Adonis” Flowers are like a symbol of past events because I always see that when a person dies and gods or earth want to remember them they turn them into a flower.
lunes, 15 de septiembre de 2008
Bullfinch's Mythology
Mythology is a way that humans explained phenomenons in the past. I like this very much because from this you can see that humans didn’t think as different as people today. “She was fond of talking, and whether in chat or argument, would have the last word” Some people have very talkative personalities. They start talking about something and talk about another thing, and go to another subject and go forever. This kind of people can sometimes be entertaining because they are normally fun to be around because they always talk to you about something, but sometimes people can get bored of this and stop the person so they can also talk. In this case this talkative attribute got the person into trouble. “With that she is still ready to reply to any one who calls her, and keeps up her old habit of having the last word.” I really liked this way of seeing how echo was made. I don’t normally tend to think of how echo came to being but while reading this myth I really thought that our science gives an explanation dealing with the rebound of sounds on objects, but I really like the point of view of mythology. “He talked with the supposed spirit: “Why, beautiful being, do you shun me?” This is also a sign of payback because he shunned a nymph and now this image shunned him. Normally what you do in life will come back to you someday so if you are nice people are nice, if you are mean people will be mean. “They prepared a funeral pile and would have burned the body, but it was nowhere to be found; but in its place a flower, purple within, and surrounded with white leaves, which bears the name and preserves the memory of Narcissus.” I have never thought of how some flowers came to earth but I like this way of explaining this phenomenon. Echo and Narcissus
This reminds of the story of Joseph and the Virgin Mary when they were looking for a place to stay and for Jesus to be born but most people did not accept them, until one humble house accepted them. “Come with us, and despise not our humble roof; so may your daughter be restored to you in safety.” “Goddess stooped and kissed the lips of the sick child. Instantly the paleness left his face” here I see a very clear difference between gods and people because a god only with one kiss can save a life that has almost no chance of living but humans with all advances and medicines and modern technology can’t cure some of the diseases. “Mother, you have been cruel in your fondness to your son. I would have made him immortal, but you have frustrated my attempt.” Sometimes you do something that you believe is right for everyone and in the aftermath of the event you find out that what you have done is wrong. So what do you choose? Sometimes it will be hard so you have to think things over a lot.
Shun: to avoid deliberately and especially habitually
Zephyr: a gentle breeze
Girdle: an article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist
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This reminds of the story of Joseph and the Virgin Mary when they were looking for a place to stay and for Jesus to be born but most people did not accept them, until one humble house accepted them. “Come with us, and despise not our humble roof; so may your daughter be restored to you in safety.” “Goddess stooped and kissed the lips of the sick child. Instantly the paleness left his face” here I see a very clear difference between gods and people because a god only with one kiss can save a life that has almost no chance of living but humans with all advances and medicines and modern technology can’t cure some of the diseases. “Mother, you have been cruel in your fondness to your son. I would have made him immortal, but you have frustrated my attempt.” Sometimes you do something that you believe is right for everyone and in the aftermath of the event you find out that what you have done is wrong. So what do you choose? Sometimes it will be hard so you have to think things over a lot.
Shun: to avoid deliberately and especially habitually
Zephyr: a gentle breeze
Girdle: an article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist
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martes, 9 de septiembre de 2008
Bullfinch's Mythology
Serpents have always been associated with terror and evil. In the bible you can see that the snake convinced Adam to eat the forbidden fruit. In Gilgamesh the snake was the character that stole the plant of eternal life from him. “Among the rest, Python, an enormous serpent, crept forth, the terror of the people, and lurked in the caves of Mount Parnassus” “Since you cannot be my wife,” said he, “you shall assuredly be my tree. I will wear you for my crown; I will decorate with you my harp and my quiver” this sounds kind of greedy to me like sometimes you say that if you can’t have something no one can have it and you brake the object everyone wants. “Cruel wall,” they said, “why do you keep two lovers apart?” Sometimes you build up imaginary walls to stop loving someone but it is important to choose right the person you want to love and clear as many walls between you as you can. “My blood also shall stain your texture,” said he, and drawing his sword plunged it into his heart. The blood spurted from the wound, and tinged the white mulberries of the tree all red; and sinking into the earth reached the roots, so that the red color mounted through the trunk to the fruit.” This really reminds me of Romeo and Juliet when he thinks that Juliet is dead because she hasn’t woken up and commits suicide. When Juliet awakens she also commits suicide for seeing her love dead. This really has to take a lot of courage and the partners have to really love each other to commit suicide for one another. “Pan threw his arms around what he supposed to be the form of the nymph, and found he embraced only a tuft of reeds! As he breathed a sigh, the air sounded through the reeds, and produced a plaintive melody. The god, charmed with the novelty and with the sweetness of the music, said, thus, then, at least, you shall be mine.’ And he took some of the reeds, and placing them together, of unequal lengths, side by side, made an instrument which he called Syrinx, in honor of the nymph” The part that the man tried to hug the nymph and found himself hugging a bunch of reeds reminds me of a scene in the Walt Disney’s movie of Hercules when the friend tried to hug three and all of them disappeared. I am really enjoying reading mythology. Mythology teaches you how things were made by another point of view that is a bit out of what normally in culture you think about.
Adjoining: touching or bounding at a point
Forbade: prohibition, exclusion, omission, failure, neglect, or refusal
Deity: the rank or essential nature of a god
Heifer: a young cow
Gadfly: any of various flies (as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
Thither: to that place
Definitions from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
Adjoining: touching or bounding at a point
Forbade: prohibition, exclusion, omission, failure, neglect, or refusal
Deity: the rank or essential nature of a god
Heifer: a young cow
Gadfly: any of various flies (as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
Thither: to that place
Definitions from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
lunes, 8 de septiembre de 2008
Mythology: The Begginings Of The World
“Fire was regarded as a symbol of the divinity” druids. Fire has always been a symbol of light and we can see this from even the oldest texts written. Always humans mention fire like a place of light and happiness and in the contrary they associate the night and darkness with death and fear. “The classical (Roman) writers affirm that they offered on great occasions human sacrifices; as for success in war or for relief from dangerous diseases” druids I can imagine druids sacrificing people to the gods because in the early times people were really very religious. Those rituals done by them and were very vast and sacrificed a lot but I can’t see why they couldn’t have done this. “They were also the men of science and learning of their age and people.” Druids early teachers maybe like priests today because each teach something different but druids taught more subjects. “The Druids, harassed at all points on the mainland, retreated to Anglesey and Iona, where for a season they found shelter and continued their now dishonored rites.” druids this reminds me like in history when different religions have been persecuted by the law for just thinking differently.
“Which are three,—celibacy, poverty, and obedience” Iona These are very similar to the aspects of today’s church except for the fact that priests don’t have to be poor.
“Wagner’s Nibelungen Ring” wagners ring as soon as I read this and the introduction I started to think of the lord of the rings. “But it is to bring him nothing of happiness, only evil.” This is really similar to lord of the rings when Frodo gets the ring and starts seeing the evil faces and different evil energies. Sometimes in life you fight for a thing you really think will be good for you but as soon as you have it in your hands you notice that it is not as good as you thought it will be. This seems to have the plot of lord of the rings but the story is enacted different.
“A fearful quarrel was stirred up in the banquet hall, which ended in the slaughter of all the Burgundians but Günther and Hagan.” Nibelunge lied. This shows that injustice will always pay its price even if it is like a lot after or just the next moment that the injustice was committed.
“As a whole, however, Teutonic mythology runs along almost identical lines with that of the northern nations. The most notable divergence is due to modifications of the legends by reason of the difference in climatic conditions.” Teutonic Mythology. People in those times had similar beliefs in polytheism and same gods with different names. There might be 1000 names for the god of death but it will still be the god of death.
“And men by means of them and of what the sea yields; and it seems they were poetic men these, men who had deep thoughts in them and uttered musically their thoughts. Much would be lost had Iceland not been burst up from the sea, not been discovered by the Northmen!” Iceland. From here I can mainly see the contrast of Iceland of being like a place with beauty mixed with horrible natural scenes and then they introduce us to the wonderful man of Iceland and tell us how much it would have been lost if Iceland wouldn’t been conquered.
Uncouth: not known or not familiar to one, strange, rare.
Pigmies: any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors
Beguile: to lead by deception
Burgundy: Former country of France
Liegeman: devoted follower
Definitions from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
“Which are three,—celibacy, poverty, and obedience” Iona These are very similar to the aspects of today’s church except for the fact that priests don’t have to be poor.
“Wagner’s Nibelungen Ring” wagners ring as soon as I read this and the introduction I started to think of the lord of the rings. “But it is to bring him nothing of happiness, only evil.” This is really similar to lord of the rings when Frodo gets the ring and starts seeing the evil faces and different evil energies. Sometimes in life you fight for a thing you really think will be good for you but as soon as you have it in your hands you notice that it is not as good as you thought it will be. This seems to have the plot of lord of the rings but the story is enacted different.
“A fearful quarrel was stirred up in the banquet hall, which ended in the slaughter of all the Burgundians but Günther and Hagan.” Nibelunge lied. This shows that injustice will always pay its price even if it is like a lot after or just the next moment that the injustice was committed.
“As a whole, however, Teutonic mythology runs along almost identical lines with that of the northern nations. The most notable divergence is due to modifications of the legends by reason of the difference in climatic conditions.” Teutonic Mythology. People in those times had similar beliefs in polytheism and same gods with different names. There might be 1000 names for the god of death but it will still be the god of death.
“And men by means of them and of what the sea yields; and it seems they were poetic men these, men who had deep thoughts in them and uttered musically their thoughts. Much would be lost had Iceland not been burst up from the sea, not been discovered by the Northmen!” Iceland. From here I can mainly see the contrast of Iceland of being like a place with beauty mixed with horrible natural scenes and then they introduce us to the wonderful man of Iceland and tell us how much it would have been lost if Iceland wouldn’t been conquered.
Uncouth: not known or not familiar to one, strange, rare.
Pigmies: any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors
Beguile: to lead by deception
Burgundy: Former country of France
Liegeman: devoted follower
Definitions from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
domingo, 7 de septiembre de 2008
Gilgamesh Tablet 10 And Relationship With Nature: Where Are We Going?
A part that I didn’t understand was the part of the drum and the drumstick that fell. What I could get from it is that a very precious item of Gilgamesh fell to the Nether World. “Then Enkidu went down to the Nether World not heeding the admonishments of the king” pg 86 This part reminds me when a mother tells a don or daughter not to do something because this will happen and the daughter or son does this and exactly what the mother told would happen happens. “The Nether World itself was that seized him; Ereshkigal the Queen it was who held him.” Pg 90 Enkidu must have been a great person because in the Nether world none of the lesser demons got him, the only thing that could get him was the whole reign, the Queen. “I will not tell you. If I told you how it is in the Nether World, the arrangement of things, you would sit down and weep because I told you.” Pg 90 Sometimes I also wonder what will be the afterlife. Normally I think it is going to be heaven with lots of food, pools, and fun things to do but sometimes I think of the bad side of afterlife like people crying, screaming, suffering and horrible things. Then we see that Enkidu tries to answer the question of where are we going by telling Gilgamesh of the Nether World. According to what I got from his explanation was that as more sons we have better our future. Is this really right? Will the fact that we have more or less sons affect our future?
Gilgamesh’s and Enkidu’s relationship with nature is very different at the beginning but at the end they change. “Enkidu was found in nature, he drank with animals and lived with them pg 5” Enkidu at the beginning was part of nature and coexisted with it. But after he was with the harlot everything changed. The animals did not want to be with him and he decided to go to Gilgamesh. The part where I really noticed that Enkidu became a nature destroyer or a person that wants to control it was in the Cedar Forest. Humans wanted control over the forest so they wanted to kill the demon Huwawa who was the guardian of the forest. Enkidu was part of nature and now he was killing nature so he was now enemy of nature. Another part was when Gilgamesh had to cross the sea to get to Uthnapishtim. He was weak compared to nature in this hugeness so we tend to think we are better and stronger than nature but sometimes nature overcomes us like in tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and many other natural disasters. I really think that the relation between Gilgamesh and nature is that humans really depend on nature to survive but we still want to destroy so we actually are not being the smartest species alive as we say we are.
Gilgamesh’s and Enkidu’s relationship with nature is very different at the beginning but at the end they change. “Enkidu was found in nature, he drank with animals and lived with them pg 5” Enkidu at the beginning was part of nature and coexisted with it. But after he was with the harlot everything changed. The animals did not want to be with him and he decided to go to Gilgamesh. The part where I really noticed that Enkidu became a nature destroyer or a person that wants to control it was in the Cedar Forest. Humans wanted control over the forest so they wanted to kill the demon Huwawa who was the guardian of the forest. Enkidu was part of nature and now he was killing nature so he was now enemy of nature. Another part was when Gilgamesh had to cross the sea to get to Uthnapishtim. He was weak compared to nature in this hugeness so we tend to think we are better and stronger than nature but sometimes nature overcomes us like in tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and many other natural disasters. I really think that the relation between Gilgamesh and nature is that humans really depend on nature to survive but we still want to destroy so we actually are not being the smartest species alive as we say we are.
jueves, 4 de septiembre de 2008
Gilgamesh Tablets 10 and 11: The Plant Of Life?
“With your own hands you have made the crossing harder. You broke the talismans, you broke the Stone Things.” Pg 60 Gilgamesh was in so much desperation to get to Utnapishtim that he started destroying things he needed. Sometimes this happens to me. I sometimes want something really badly and end up screwing it up because i am nervous or because I pushed myself so hard to get it that the day I have to present I am tired. This can also mean that while you do something you are doing another thing unconsciously. This can also relate to Gilgamesh because when he decided to go and kill the demon and the bull they didn’t think that a curse could fall into them just because the goddess started to like Gilgamesh. “How long does hatred, for that matter, last?” pg 64 Hatred is a defect that can only be changed by you and you are the one that can determine how long it lasts. Sometimes people make mistakes, that are what a normal human would do, and you have to understand that. Hatred can end with only just one smile, one “sorry”, one “hi but it all depends if you take that signs and forgive people. “Take with you, on the boat you build, an instance of each thing living so that they may be safe from oliberation in the flood.” Pg 66 This really sounds familiar to the story of Noe and the Arc. Maybe this story is based on that one or that one is based on this one. Story really similar or almost the same as Noe, the one in the bible. I don’t know which story came first than the other but they are pretty much alike. The only difference is that in the bible there was only God and in Gilgamesh they were many gods. “And I will take my share of the magic plant, once more to become the one who is youngest and strongest.” All life people have searched for this kind of plant and no one has found it, but why is it granted to Gilgamesh?
miércoles, 3 de septiembre de 2008
Gilgamesh Tablets 8 and 9: Death Of Both Heroes?
“May the grasslands wail as if they were your mother. May the gazelle your mother and the wild ass your father mourn foe Enkidu their child.” pg 46 Enkidu is now dead. When a really good and close person to your life dies it is very painful. From the day that you lose someone special on, you feel like if something was missing. What I can sometimes relate to that feeling of loss is one that is similar but very small compared to death. When you have a very close friend and he moves to another place can also be a painful event but I think that you will eventually get over it and continue your life. “Commanded that there be made a statue of him, of Enkidu the companion, to honor his deeds.” pg 47 When a person is dead you only stay with the memories of him so you have to learn to keep them and remind the person but to still be able to continue your life. “Two people, who are companions, they…!” pg 32. I didn’t really get this part but what I got from it was that he was trying to say what he said with Enkidu when they were in trouble or in difficult situations but couldn’t make the words out. What I think happened to him was that he hit himself, fell into something in the cave or couldn’t even think of Enkidu being dead. I also get this words like an inspiration because when they were in harsh times they said this and got strengths out or no where. Sometimes in life you have to get strength out of no where but are you going to be able to do this everytime you face problems?
In Class English Exercices
He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened.
Oil, which is lighter than water, rises to the surface.
Madame de Stael was an attractive, gracious lady.
Nice is a word with many meanings, and some of them are contradictory.
The contractor testified that the house was completed and that the work had been done properly.
Some people refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that must live in small cages.
Taxicabs that are dirty are illegal in some cities.
The closet contained worn clothes, old shoes, and dirty hats.
The uninvited guest wore a dark, blue, tweed suit.
After surviving this ordeal, the trapper felt relieved.
Mark Twain's early novels, I believe, stand the test of time
.December 7, 1941, will never be forgotten.
The field was safe enough, wasn't it?
Write the editor of the Atlantic 8, Arlington Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116
.He replied, "I have no idea what you mean."
After a good washing and grooming, the pup looked like a new dog.
Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity, some people refuse to go to the zoo.
Men who are bald are frequently the ones who are the most authoritative on the subject of baldness.
Vests which were once popular have been out of vogue for several years.
As a celestial goddess, she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.
I hope that some day, he will learn how to be polite.
Influences On A College Campus. Exercise 21.
There was no question that John's painting, a huge, colorful, and ugly mural, was the worst entry in the art exhibit.
2. Werner von Braun, Willy Ley, and Edward Teller noted authorities in the field of rocket development, have done much to guide the missile program of the United States.
3. Mr. Cready's ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time is, I believe, amazing.
4. Running around, the house the dog was abruptly stopped by a fence.
5. If the opposition should win, our candidate would never have any political future.
6. Gracefully, lightly, and daintily, the ballerina moved across the stage.
7. Glamour, the woman's fashion magazine, recently incorporated with Charm, another fashion journal.
8. Joe was born on May 7, 1955, and his best friend was born exactly two months later, on July 7, 1955.
9. Mr. and Mrs. Kwon, my parents' best friends, sat in front of us at the football game.
10. November 11, 1918, the armistice ending World War I was signed.
Exercise 3
1. The problems involved in this operation are, I think, numerous.
2. Celene, who does not usually tell anyone what she feels, said she didn't want to go to the dance.
3. To get tickets for some Broadway musicals, one has to order three months in advance.
4. Listening to the radio, Jun heard an announcement that Spangler, his own dog, was lost.
5. I used to live at 16689 Sutton Avenue, Milpitas, California, but we have since moved to 1895 Holland Way, Dubuque, Iowa.
6. The Valley of the Moon, the name of a section in Napa County, California, is the heart of the state's wine producing area.
7. Chris did not see how he could organize, write, and proofread this paper in only two hours.
8. By the pilings of the old pier, I found four starfish, a clam, and a sea anemone.
9. Yes, Helen did mention that all three of you were coming for lunch.
10. I believe, therefore, that fraternities are good
Oil, which is lighter than water, rises to the surface.
Madame de Stael was an attractive, gracious lady.
Nice is a word with many meanings, and some of them are contradictory.
The contractor testified that the house was completed and that the work had been done properly.
Some people refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that must live in small cages.
Taxicabs that are dirty are illegal in some cities.
The closet contained worn clothes, old shoes, and dirty hats.
The uninvited guest wore a dark, blue, tweed suit.
After surviving this ordeal, the trapper felt relieved.
Mark Twain's early novels, I believe, stand the test of time
.December 7, 1941, will never be forgotten.
The field was safe enough, wasn't it?
Write the editor of the Atlantic 8, Arlington Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116
.He replied, "I have no idea what you mean."
After a good washing and grooming, the pup looked like a new dog.
Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity, some people refuse to go to the zoo.
Men who are bald are frequently the ones who are the most authoritative on the subject of baldness.
Vests which were once popular have been out of vogue for several years.
As a celestial goddess, she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.
I hope that some day, he will learn how to be polite.
Influences On A College Campus. Exercise 21.
There was no question that John's painting, a huge, colorful, and ugly mural, was the worst entry in the art exhibit.
2. Werner von Braun, Willy Ley, and Edward Teller noted authorities in the field of rocket development, have done much to guide the missile program of the United States.
3. Mr. Cready's ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time is, I believe, amazing.
4. Running around, the house the dog was abruptly stopped by a fence.
5. If the opposition should win, our candidate would never have any political future.
6. Gracefully, lightly, and daintily, the ballerina moved across the stage.
7. Glamour, the woman's fashion magazine, recently incorporated with Charm, another fashion journal.
8. Joe was born on May 7, 1955, and his best friend was born exactly two months later, on July 7, 1955.
9. Mr. and Mrs. Kwon, my parents' best friends, sat in front of us at the football game.
10. November 11, 1918, the armistice ending World War I was signed.
Exercise 3
1. The problems involved in this operation are, I think, numerous.
2. Celene, who does not usually tell anyone what she feels, said she didn't want to go to the dance.
3. To get tickets for some Broadway musicals, one has to order three months in advance.
4. Listening to the radio, Jun heard an announcement that Spangler, his own dog, was lost.
5. I used to live at 16689 Sutton Avenue, Milpitas, California, but we have since moved to 1895 Holland Way, Dubuque, Iowa.
6. The Valley of the Moon, the name of a section in Napa County, California, is the heart of the state's wine producing area.
7. Chris did not see how he could organize, write, and proofread this paper in only two hours.
8. By the pilings of the old pier, I found four starfish, a clam, and a sea anemone.
9. Yes, Helen did mention that all three of you were coming for lunch.
10. I believe, therefore, that fraternities are good
martes, 2 de septiembre de 2008
Writers Workshop Exercises
1. How can a person find patriotism in a local night club? Well, it did not take me too long. About four weeks ago in a little night club in Louisville, Kentucky a couple of my friends, Rick and Lon the duo who were providing the entertainment that night for the club.
2. For the past twenty years, the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan has been measuring the level of Americans' trust and confidence in their politicians, and quasi-political trust and confidence in their political institutions and their leaders. "Political" being all levels of government, and "quasi-political" churches, labor unions, large professional/business associations, educational institutions, and the like. The result is that a very sharp decline has taken place every year since 1964.
3. For 200 years Americans believed in better jobs, better homes, a better life for one's children. This confidence no longer exists. Polls now indicate that there are fewer Americans who feel they are better off today than they were five years ago. A public-opinion analysis group has found that large numbers of Americans, at some times and in some places, see themselves as lower on the ladder, Adding worse living conditions and anticipation of further decline over the next five years.
4. Well, in looking at the picture at the left you see an old lady. She has a very funny look on her face. As if she's lonely and just wants to be left alone, she also looks as if she has seen a lot and experienced lots of things.
5. A president is an appointed leader, someone who is a decision maker in the executive branch of our government. This doesn't necessarily mean that the person the people elect is capable. Just hopefully assumes: assumes through his past record as a politician, over the years' buildup of experience and handling situations.
My brother was always my best friend, when I was a child, especially as we two were almost alone in the world. We lived with our old grandmother in a little house, almost a shack, in the country. Whenever I think of him now I see a solemn, responsible boy, a boy too old for his years who looked out for me no matter what. Once there was a bully, John Anson, who looked enormous to me, though he was probably an average twelve-year-old. John had it in for me because he liked Littice Grant, who liked me. He decided to beat me up right before her eyes. I was lucky my brother came by, he didn't interfere any, he just stood there but somehow though his presence gave me confidence. I licked the stuffing out of John Anson. If my brother hadn't been there I don't think I could have done it.
2. For the past twenty years, the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan has been measuring the level of Americans' trust and confidence in their politicians, and quasi-political trust and confidence in their political institutions and their leaders. "Political" being all levels of government, and "quasi-political" churches, labor unions, large professional/business associations, educational institutions, and the like. The result is that a very sharp decline has taken place every year since 1964.
3. For 200 years Americans believed in better jobs, better homes, a better life for one's children. This confidence no longer exists. Polls now indicate that there are fewer Americans who feel they are better off today than they were five years ago. A public-opinion analysis group has found that large numbers of Americans, at some times and in some places, see themselves as lower on the ladder, Adding worse living conditions and anticipation of further decline over the next five years.
4. Well, in looking at the picture at the left you see an old lady. She has a very funny look on her face. As if she's lonely and just wants to be left alone, she also looks as if she has seen a lot and experienced lots of things.
5. A president is an appointed leader, someone who is a decision maker in the executive branch of our government. This doesn't necessarily mean that the person the people elect is capable. Just hopefully assumes: assumes through his past record as a politician, over the years' buildup of experience and handling situations.
My brother was always my best friend, when I was a child, especially as we two were almost alone in the world. We lived with our old grandmother in a little house, almost a shack, in the country. Whenever I think of him now I see a solemn, responsible boy, a boy too old for his years who looked out for me no matter what. Once there was a bully, John Anson, who looked enormous to me, though he was probably an average twelve-year-old. John had it in for me because he liked Littice Grant, who liked me. He decided to beat me up right before her eyes. I was lucky my brother came by, he didn't interfere any, he just stood there but somehow though his presence gave me confidence. I licked the stuffing out of John Anson. If my brother hadn't been there I don't think I could have done it.
The Making Of Enkidu
"Hairy-bodied" pg 6
"Powerful" pg 6
"Wild" pg 6
"Man of the grasslands" pg 8
"Hair of his head like grain fields of goddess" pg 8
"Powerful" pg 6
"Wild" pg 6
"Man of the grasslands" pg 8
"Hair of his head like grain fields of goddess" pg 8
Gilgamesh Tablets 6 and 7: The Death Of One Of The Brothers
“He washed the filth of battle from his hair and washed the filth of battle from his body” pg 29 After a battle you really want to clean yourself from the blood of your enemy because he was your enemy you don’t want his blood all over you. I sometimes associate this as you taking a shower and cleaning yourself after you play a sport, it is also a sort of ritual. “What could I offer the queen of love in return, who lacks nothing at all?” pg 30 Gilgamesh being the most important king of kings, the richest, the greatest and can’t even be compared to a god. What I can see from here is that the barriers between the humans and gods at that time were really great and that a human so great as Gilgamesh couldn’t even be compared to a god. “Give me the Bull of Heaven that I may punish Gilgamesh the king, who has found out and told about the foulness of the goddess.” Pg 32 Sometimes if you overhear by mistake or if you like smuggle into some business that isn’t yours you may get in trouble and may be also killed for being a witness. “Two people, companions, they can prevail together.” Pg 34. In life for me the most important thing is to have companions and people that care about you and can help you in any time. Companions don’t only have to be your friends, they can also be family.
“Why am I left to live while my brother dies? Why should he die and I be spared to live?” pg 38 Here I can clearly see the bond that has been created between Gilgamesh and Enkindu because they now talk of each others as brothers. Sometimes luck can get a person who is the same as the other and well you have to deal with it. “Gilgamesh was afraid and did not help me.” Pg 42 The first thing that came to my mind was treason because Enkindu had helped Gilgamesh when fighting the bull and Huwawa but now it was Gilgamesh’s turn to return the favor and he was afraid and didn’t do it.I sometimes wonder what would happen to a person that really needs that favor to be returned and never gets it back? Sometimes it will be very painful and mostly if the person that betrayed you was a very close friend or family member.
“Why am I left to live while my brother dies? Why should he die and I be spared to live?” pg 38 Here I can clearly see the bond that has been created between Gilgamesh and Enkindu because they now talk of each others as brothers. Sometimes luck can get a person who is the same as the other and well you have to deal with it. “Gilgamesh was afraid and did not help me.” Pg 42 The first thing that came to my mind was treason because Enkindu had helped Gilgamesh when fighting the bull and Huwawa but now it was Gilgamesh’s turn to return the favor and he was afraid and didn’t do it.I sometimes wonder what would happen to a person that really needs that favor to be returned and never gets it back? Sometimes it will be very painful and mostly if the person that betrayed you was a very close friend or family member.
lunes, 1 de septiembre de 2008
Gilgamesh Tablets 4 And 5: The Power Of Dreams And Of Decisions
Dreams play a good role in Gilgamesh. “I dreamed we were going through a mountain gorge and the huge mountain fell down on the two of us” pg 22. Sometimes dreams can predict the future. Sometimes you have a dream that seems vey real and when you wake up and time passes the dream can sometimes happen. There is also another concept that I make a relation with dreams that is Déjà vu. Déjà vu is when you have like a short image that passes through your mind in you dreams, mostly in your subconcience, that when that happens in real life you know that that already had happened but you didn’t remember. “Two people, companions, they can prevail together against terror.” Pg 26. Sometimes when you are really scared of something the only thing you need is someone to be there with you to help you overcome this fear. “Do not listen to the demon, he must be killed.” Pg 28. This that happened to Gilgamesh and Enkindu can sometimes happen in real life, for example you are tempted to consume drugs because everyone tells you that it is cool and you want to belong to an inner circle that spins around drugs. There will always be the good friend like Enkindu in this case that will tell you that this won’t help you that this is bad and will ruin your life, but there can also be the demon, Huwawa, that tells you it is good and tries to misguide you into doing wrong stuff. So really one simple small decision can really decide your future or in the case of Gilgamesh it decides if he is a hero and kills the demon or if he is a villain and helps Huwawa. The question I ask myself right now is: Are my decisions in life the ones that I really want to reflect my future?
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