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Sunday, April 23, 2017
Too emotional to come up with a title: Last Minute Winner Part Doce
This post is all about senior year. I had very high expectations for my senior year and it is fair to say that it lived up to the hype. It was a time that I will never forget. Thank you Mrs. G for being apart of it and helping me along the way.
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Sunday, April 2, 2017
Poems are for people who can't write books: Last Minute Winner Part Once
From looking at Mr. Walter Whitman's journal, it is easy to see that he was a man of many thoughts. Although, as seen in his journal, these thoughts seem to be very disorganized and spread out. He writes in cursive causing me to not be able to read it (I am sorry I am not a very sophisticated reader) and therefore not really understand a lot of his thoughts. His writing is very messy with each new line starting at a different place and lot of the phrases are either concise or crossed out with a line through them. This tells me that Walter Whitman was a deep thinker who had millions of ideas racing through his head a day. All of them trying to tell him what to write or at least lead him in the right direction in terms of his poem making skills. Although I cannot actually read what each of them say, I would assume that all of these thoughts written down would have to do with Whitman's beliefs and ideologies of the United States.
Going through the notes, my previous thoughts were proven to be true. Even though the writing was clearly illegible, it was right to assume that they had something to do with his life and what he was going through at that time. The notes speak of the interactions or lack there of with Abraham Lincoln that Whitman had. His fascination with this President Elect could have shown Whitman's fond interest on American politics. He then goes on to give his thoughts on religion, discussing the reconciling of two religions. This goes back to sharing his political ideologies on how he wanted a more unified nation, a "universal brotherhood". So basically Whitman used the journal to state his beliefs and ideologies while also trying to configure it into a poem-esk form.
Going through the notes, my previous thoughts were proven to be true. Even though the writing was clearly illegible, it was right to assume that they had something to do with his life and what he was going through at that time. The notes speak of the interactions or lack there of with Abraham Lincoln that Whitman had. His fascination with this President Elect could have shown Whitman's fond interest on American politics. He then goes on to give his thoughts on religion, discussing the reconciling of two religions. This goes back to sharing his political ideologies on how he wanted a more unified nation, a "universal brotherhood". So basically Whitman used the journal to state his beliefs and ideologies while also trying to configure it into a poem-esk form.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Vamanos Estados Unidos: Last Minute Winner Part Diez
To me, the American Dream is making something out of nothing. It is the idea that you can come to the United the States of America with absolutely nothing and turn it into a life of happiness and prosperity. The American Dream is something I think that started all the way back in the year of 1776 when we gained independence from Great Britain, when our country declared its independence and became a beacon of hope for other countries around the world. The United States of America with a much weaker army and far less military experience defeated the British, who at the time was considered one of the strongest armies in the entire world. It is the spirit that when you live in the United States of America, it does not matter how rich you are or how much wealth you have. If you have hard work and determination with a mindset to never quit, then absolutely anything is possible and no one can stop you from achieving it.
As far as wealth goes, that is something that can determine the course and direction of your life. First off, wealth is not limited to the number that is seen when you login to your bank account. Although that might seem like the easiest way to look at it, that is not how I see it. Sometime people see it as the person with the most money in their bank account would be far happier than someone who is barely skidding by, living from check to check. What you might not know that the person who has a ton of money could be alone, an account full of cash but nothing to do with it. Emotional wealth is just as important as financial wealth because although that other person is living from check to check, they have a whole family to come home who supports them every single night. Both are can been seen as vital to a successful life, but just because you have definitely does not mean that you have the other.
Unfortunately, this is not how wealth is viewed overall as an American society. Financial wealth towers over emotional wealth on the value scale of everyday Americans. It is not even a contest to see which one is more important, people want the fancy cars and the over extravagant houses while everything else will hopefully fall into place. Wealth is seen by the American society as a competition, one where whoever can get the most and have the coolest things is deemed as as the winner. Poverty is something that is much different and the opinions of the American people vary based on the person you ask. Most people would have an attitude of empathy and selflessness towards the people in poverty but there are some who believe everyone is made to fend for themselves. The idea of poverty is widely discussed in the United States of America but there always seems to be more and more people in it.
I already told you my opinion on wealth and what my thoughts were on that but for poverty I agree with the common opinion. Just to add some more thought to my idea of wealth and what I want for the future, I just want to provide for my family. I want to give back to the community that made me who I am today and I want to give back to my parents who have sacrificed so much for me to be where I am at today. I am not sure what that entirely means right now, I am young and I have not really experienced what the real world will be like. As a seventeen year old white male who has a privileged and blessed family, poverty is not something that I have ever experienced. Despite this, I try to do the best I can to help eliminate poverty in my community or at least make it less of problem then it already is. With me only being a kid, sometimes it is really hard to make a difference but when I come together with my friends it becomes much more possible.
As far as wealth goes, that is something that can determine the course and direction of your life. First off, wealth is not limited to the number that is seen when you login to your bank account. Although that might seem like the easiest way to look at it, that is not how I see it. Sometime people see it as the person with the most money in their bank account would be far happier than someone who is barely skidding by, living from check to check. What you might not know that the person who has a ton of money could be alone, an account full of cash but nothing to do with it. Emotional wealth is just as important as financial wealth because although that other person is living from check to check, they have a whole family to come home who supports them every single night. Both are can been seen as vital to a successful life, but just because you have definitely does not mean that you have the other.
Unfortunately, this is not how wealth is viewed overall as an American society. Financial wealth towers over emotional wealth on the value scale of everyday Americans. It is not even a contest to see which one is more important, people want the fancy cars and the over extravagant houses while everything else will hopefully fall into place. Wealth is seen by the American society as a competition, one where whoever can get the most and have the coolest things is deemed as as the winner. Poverty is something that is much different and the opinions of the American people vary based on the person you ask. Most people would have an attitude of empathy and selflessness towards the people in poverty but there are some who believe everyone is made to fend for themselves. The idea of poverty is widely discussed in the United States of America but there always seems to be more and more people in it.
I already told you my opinion on wealth and what my thoughts were on that but for poverty I agree with the common opinion. Just to add some more thought to my idea of wealth and what I want for the future, I just want to provide for my family. I want to give back to the community that made me who I am today and I want to give back to my parents who have sacrificed so much for me to be where I am at today. I am not sure what that entirely means right now, I am young and I have not really experienced what the real world will be like. As a seventeen year old white male who has a privileged and blessed family, poverty is not something that I have ever experienced. Despite this, I try to do the best I can to help eliminate poverty in my community or at least make it less of problem then it already is. With me only being a kid, sometimes it is really hard to make a difference but when I come together with my friends it becomes much more possible.
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Google Translate is Academic Dishonesty: Last Minute Winner Part Nueve
Translation #1 ---> This one seems to be missing some punctuation but it does use words with a less aggressive connotation than most of the other translations. A word like "uneasy" could be seen as only a minor struggle when compared to "agitated" which is used in the fourth one.
Translation #2 ---> First off, this one is much shorter as well as less formal than all of the other translations. It also normalizes metamorphosis by using the word "changed" rather in the first one "transformed" was used. This one does not include that he woke up in his bed where all of the others do.
Translation #3 ---> This is the first one that uses "troubled dreams" instead of "uneasy dreams" that was used in the first and second translations. This gives a scarier tone to the line, it is also similar to the first in the fact that it is lengthy with no punctuation.
Translation #4 ---> By far the most detailed out of the four listed. This translation also has the most aggressive connotation when describing what Gregor Samsa turned into, a "monstrous vermin". This also is the only one includes multiple sentences with thoughtful uses of punctuation.
The word choice, syntax, punctuation, and imagery affected each of the meanings of the translation in large way. Those techniques specifically affected the way the dream, the transformation, and what Gregor actually turned into is described. With certain word choice, the translation could have a much more negative or aggressive connotation when compared to a different translation. This can be seen when the first and second translations use "uneasy" to describe the dreams where as the third used "troubled" and the fourth used "agitated". This totally changes how the reader would perceive what Gregor was doing during his sleep, uneasy is more of a laid back tone but troubled and agitated would indicate a much more serious tone. This is also seen when looking at the words used for the actual metamorphosis as well as the animal that he turned into.
As far as the most effective translation, it is hard to say when the true authors intent is not completely known. With knowing the basic themes that most of Kafka's followed such as absurdity of existence and authoritarian power, I would say the fourth translation was the most effective. This is purely based on the fact that the fourth one has by far the most intricate word usage and presents the most vivid imagery to describe what is going. Basically, the fourth translation gives the clearest idea of what is actually going on when Gregor is changing into an actual insect. This is the problem presented though when trying to translate works accurately, the are many ways to word and form even just one sentence. So trying to put together a whole novel or book can be a struggle when trying to capture the true meaning of the original work.
Translation #2 ---> First off, this one is much shorter as well as less formal than all of the other translations. It also normalizes metamorphosis by using the word "changed" rather in the first one "transformed" was used. This one does not include that he woke up in his bed where all of the others do.
Translation #3 ---> This is the first one that uses "troubled dreams" instead of "uneasy dreams" that was used in the first and second translations. This gives a scarier tone to the line, it is also similar to the first in the fact that it is lengthy with no punctuation.
Translation #4 ---> By far the most detailed out of the four listed. This translation also has the most aggressive connotation when describing what Gregor Samsa turned into, a "monstrous vermin". This also is the only one includes multiple sentences with thoughtful uses of punctuation.
The word choice, syntax, punctuation, and imagery affected each of the meanings of the translation in large way. Those techniques specifically affected the way the dream, the transformation, and what Gregor actually turned into is described. With certain word choice, the translation could have a much more negative or aggressive connotation when compared to a different translation. This can be seen when the first and second translations use "uneasy" to describe the dreams where as the third used "troubled" and the fourth used "agitated". This totally changes how the reader would perceive what Gregor was doing during his sleep, uneasy is more of a laid back tone but troubled and agitated would indicate a much more serious tone. This is also seen when looking at the words used for the actual metamorphosis as well as the animal that he turned into.
As far as the most effective translation, it is hard to say when the true authors intent is not completely known. With knowing the basic themes that most of Kafka's followed such as absurdity of existence and authoritarian power, I would say the fourth translation was the most effective. This is purely based on the fact that the fourth one has by far the most intricate word usage and presents the most vivid imagery to describe what is going. Basically, the fourth translation gives the clearest idea of what is actually going on when Gregor is changing into an actual insect. This is the problem presented though when trying to translate works accurately, the are many ways to word and form even just one sentence. So trying to put together a whole novel or book can be a struggle when trying to capture the true meaning of the original work.
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Yo gané un torneo de fútbol: Last Minute Winner Part Ocho
Below are my self-assessed grading and the annotated passage that I used for this practice IOC. I shared the actual recording to you off of my google drive. Thank you.
Sunday, February 5, 2017
The Patriots won the greatest Superbowl ever: Last Minute Winner Part Siete
Mrs. G, the New England Patriots just won the greatest Superbowl ever. Tom Brady is the Greatest of All Time. Alright I am done, sorry. All four of the covers that are shown are covers of the novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. The top left cover presents a woman with long blonde hair laying in the grass looking discouraged. Despite the look of sadness, the colors on the cover are vivid which does add a sense of hope. The same could be said for the top right cover, where another girl who looks younger is presented. The only difference would be that the image seems to be painted and it looks to be blurry which gives the reader the idea of mystery and suspicion. The bright colors are not something that the bottom two covers share, where both of the covers use dull color schemes. The bottom left presents a beat up boat on a deserted beach where the bottom right presents a grey background with the outline of human organs drawn on top of it. Both of these covers do not have a girl on them which makes both of these covers a lot less sensitive and relatable.
The first cover I will be talking about will be the top left:
1) The first word that comes to mind when I look at this cover would be beauty. This is because of not only the girl in the cover but because of the greenery and the sunlight that is shining of both of those elements.
2) If I had not read this book yet, I would think this book is about a girl in a harsh circumstance with a bright future ahead of her that she is not aware of yet. Now that I have read it, it shows how Kathy is ignorant to the society and how it is limiting the bright and successful future that she could have.
3) This seems to be Kathy being portrayed and we are looking from the readers perspective looking in on Kathy's life.
4) I do not really think that this cover hints at or gives any ideas to the cultural construction of the novel at all.
5) This book would be made by someone who wants to give the idea that sometimes the best things in life are so close you just do not realize it. It would be read by people who want to hear about a girl who lives a tough life but just might have some light at the end of the tunnel.
The second cover I will be talking about will be the bottom right:
1) The first word that comes to mind when I look at this cover would be creepy. This is because of the dull grey background will the deathly black outline of the human body highlighting the organs.
2) If I had not read this book yet, I would think this book is about a messed up society or some type of major story about a crime scene. Now that I have read it, it is refereeing to the donation process that each student is born to go through.
3) This seems to the human body portrayed on top of a grey background, with the black outline specifically highlighting the organs of the body.
4) This cover does hint at the cultural construction of the novel with the idea presented of the human organs. This sheds just a little bit of light on the whole carer and donor system and how that is huge in their society.
5) This book would be made by someone who is a lunatic who is fascinated about the human body. It would be read by people who love thrillers and a constant sense of excitement all through whatever they are reading.
Looking at both the top left and bottom right covers together, there are not many similarities that can be found between the two. Actually, the only real similarities in the types of aesthetics used in these two covers would be the name and author of the book. Despite this, a connection can be made between the two covers. In the top left cover, as stated before, a girl is looking discouraged and saddened by the life that she has lived. The bottom right cover is the reasoning behind why this girl is so down about her life, the society that she lives in has put her in this situation. The society that has the system of carers and donors, that is why the cover on the bottom right presents the drawing of the human body with the organs. They are joint covers and looking at both of them together allows the reader to develop a more holistic view on the book itself. It is almost as if, if you put these two covers together you would understand the plot of the book to a tee and have the perfect covers for it.
The first cover I will be talking about will be the top left:
1) The first word that comes to mind when I look at this cover would be beauty. This is because of not only the girl in the cover but because of the greenery and the sunlight that is shining of both of those elements.
2) If I had not read this book yet, I would think this book is about a girl in a harsh circumstance with a bright future ahead of her that she is not aware of yet. Now that I have read it, it shows how Kathy is ignorant to the society and how it is limiting the bright and successful future that she could have.
3) This seems to be Kathy being portrayed and we are looking from the readers perspective looking in on Kathy's life.
4) I do not really think that this cover hints at or gives any ideas to the cultural construction of the novel at all.
5) This book would be made by someone who wants to give the idea that sometimes the best things in life are so close you just do not realize it. It would be read by people who want to hear about a girl who lives a tough life but just might have some light at the end of the tunnel.
The second cover I will be talking about will be the bottom right:
1) The first word that comes to mind when I look at this cover would be creepy. This is because of the dull grey background will the deathly black outline of the human body highlighting the organs.
2) If I had not read this book yet, I would think this book is about a messed up society or some type of major story about a crime scene. Now that I have read it, it is refereeing to the donation process that each student is born to go through.
3) This seems to the human body portrayed on top of a grey background, with the black outline specifically highlighting the organs of the body.
4) This cover does hint at the cultural construction of the novel with the idea presented of the human organs. This sheds just a little bit of light on the whole carer and donor system and how that is huge in their society.
5) This book would be made by someone who is a lunatic who is fascinated about the human body. It would be read by people who love thrillers and a constant sense of excitement all through whatever they are reading.
Looking at both the top left and bottom right covers together, there are not many similarities that can be found between the two. Actually, the only real similarities in the types of aesthetics used in these two covers would be the name and author of the book. Despite this, a connection can be made between the two covers. In the top left cover, as stated before, a girl is looking discouraged and saddened by the life that she has lived. The bottom right cover is the reasoning behind why this girl is so down about her life, the society that she lives in has put her in this situation. The society that has the system of carers and donors, that is why the cover on the bottom right presents the drawing of the human body with the organs. They are joint covers and looking at both of them together allows the reader to develop a more holistic view on the book itself. It is almost as if, if you put these two covers together you would understand the plot of the book to a tee and have the perfect covers for it.
Sunday, January 22, 2017
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