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GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PYGMALION REFLECTION Pygmalion Reflection. Pygmalion by George Bernard is a play where we can see differences in levels of wealth and how looks and impressions impact our social status. Eliza in this play experiences firsthand how all it takes to become upper class is to change her voice and clothes, she attempts to lose her natural accent and general mannerisms PERSONAL RESPONSE: PYGMALION Personal Response: Pygmalion. March 29, 2021 Tia Leave a comment. While watching Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, I realized how deeply ingrained the idea of male chauvinism and glow up culture is present in our society. My first impression about Eliza Doolittle is that she is just trying to get a better life for herself by undergoing an PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Real-life situations. The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing. SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PYGMALION REFLECTION Pygmalion Reflection. Pygmalion by George Bernard is a play where we can see differences in levels of wealth and how looks and impressions impact our social status. Eliza in this play experiences firsthand how all it takes to become upper class is to change her voice and clothes, she attempts to lose her natural accent and general mannerisms PERSONAL RESPONSE: PYGMALION Personal Response: Pygmalion. March 29, 2021 Tia Leave a comment. While watching Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, I realized how deeply ingrained the idea of male chauvinism and glow up culture is present in our society. My first impression about Eliza Doolittle is that she is just trying to get a better life for herself by undergoing an PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Real-life situations. The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the Jew showed in court after Antonio failed to pay off a bond owed to Shylock. THE AWAKENING: PERSONAL RESPONSE The Awakening: Personal Response. The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is by far my favourite book we’ve read in English this year. The narration caught my attention first. Chopin is marvellously, and quite uniquely in my reading experience thus far, willing to leave things unsaid. She does not leave so much out as to be confusing or frustrating PERSONAL RESPONSE TO TESS D’URBERVILLE As I began reading Tess of The d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, I started to recognize Hardy’s use of narrator’s descriptions to emphasize the characterization of Tess throughout the book. Some elements of Tess’s emotional trauma were missed due to the lack of understanding coming from the male author. I will be referring to deeper, potentially disturbing topics in this personal response WDOLAN THE AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE WDolan_The_Awakening_Personal_Response. In Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening”, the reader learns the story of a woman named Edna, who grappled with the ideas of being a wife living a traditional life, being self-reliant, and free-willed individual. Edna represents the idea of teleology. She has reasons for why she has many affairs, butdoes
PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE AWAKENING Personal Response to The Awakening. The Awakening by Kate Chopin was a ground breaking work of fiction at the time, and heroine Edna Pontellier was a controversial character. She shattered a lot of nineteenth-century gender stereotypes and standards. Her rejection of her status as a mother and wife was one of her most surprisingbehavior.
PAPER 1 HL « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE English A: Lang and Lit Paper 1 HL- 2nd Version. by Lia Carpenter, (4 posts) on September 2nd, 2014. Text 1 is an article by National Geographic about Cranes and the poem ‘To a Waterfowl’ in text 2 is written by William Cullen Bryant. The two texts share many similarities as well as differences. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISH Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
03/01/21, THE MOTIVATIONS OF KROGSTAD 03/01/21, The Motivations of Krogstad. In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, the character Krogstad is supposed to be the main antagonist in the story. Superficially, this is true because what he does in the story works against in both action and incentive against what the main character, Nora, is trying to accomplish. REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Real-life situations. The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing. SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. A LETTER TO LANGSTON HUGHES A Letter to Langston Hughes. January 18, 2021 Viji 1 Comment. Dear Mr Hughes, Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to read some of your poems, some of which have impacted me in different ways. The way you allow your words to flow with such strength is so refreshing. The importance of showing the strength black people have as well as PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, DOES MONEY CORRUPT US? In the merchant of Venice this act does not Completely corrupt Bassanio, but it seems to me as though he was spared. Some people are not able to stay mentally sane with vast amounts of money. With money comes people and people bring issues, it seems harsh but, everyone has an opinion that they want to have heard. RESPONSE TO “HAMLET” « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Response to “Hamlet”. by Ginevra Bellondi, (16 posts) on April 13th, 2015. Hamlet, the famous tragedy written by William Shakespeare, was a rather interesting read for me. Previously, I had only read two other Shakespearian plays, and I must admit that this one in particular surprised me mainly due to its brevity. SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. A LETTER TO LANGSTON HUGHES A Letter to Langston Hughes. January 18, 2021 Viji 1 Comment. Dear Mr Hughes, Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to read some of your poems, some of which have impacted me in different ways. The way you allow your words to flow with such strength is so refreshing. The importance of showing the strength black people have as well as PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, DOES MONEY CORRUPT US? In the merchant of Venice this act does not Completely corrupt Bassanio, but it seems to me as though he was spared. Some people are not able to stay mentally sane with vast amounts of money. With money comes people and people bring issues, it seems harsh but, everyone has an opinion that they want to have heard. RESPONSE TO “HAMLET” « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Response to “Hamlet”. by Ginevra Bellondi, (16 posts) on April 13th, 2015. Hamlet, the famous tragedy written by William Shakespeare, was a rather interesting read for me. Previously, I had only read two other Shakespearian plays, and I must admit that this one in particular surprised me mainly due to its brevity. PYGMALION REFLECTION Pygmalion Reflection. Pygmalion by George Bernard is a play where we can see differences in levels of wealth and how looks and impressions impact our social status. Eliza in this play experiences firsthand how all it takes to become upper class is to change her voice and clothes, she attempts to lose her natural accent and general mannerisms PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the Jew showed in court after Antonio failed to pay off a bond owed to Shylock. A LETTER TO LANGSTON HUGHES A Letter to Langston Hughes. January 18, 2021 Viji 1 Comment. Dear Mr Hughes, Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to read some of your poems, some of which have impacted me in different ways. The way you allow your words to flow with such strength is so refreshing. The importance of showing the strength black people have as well as WDOLAN THE AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE WDolan_The_Awakening_Personal_Response. In Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening”, the reader learns the story of a woman named Edna, who grappled with the ideas of being a wife living a traditional life, being self-reliant, and free-willed individual. Edna represents the idea of teleology. She has reasons for why she has many affairs, butdoes
PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE AWAKENING Personal Response to The Awakening. The Awakening by Kate Chopin was a ground breaking work of fiction at the time, and heroine Edna Pontellier was a controversial character. She shattered a lot of nineteenth-century gender stereotypes and standards. Her rejection of her status as a mother and wife was one of her most surprisingbehavior.
PERSONAL RESPONSE TO TESS D’URBERVILLE Personal Response to Tess d’Urberville. As I began reading Tess of The d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, I started to recognize Hardy’s use of narrator’s descriptions to emphasize the characterization of Tess throughout the book. Some elements of Tess’s emotional trauma were missed due to the lack of understanding coming from the male PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISH Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
WHAT IS TRUTH?
The first, which he calls the ‘correspondence theory’, seems to me to be simply the definition of truth: if what I say matches what is actually the case, then I have spoken the truth. Truth, that is, is a correspondence between what we say, and what is. The difficult part is knowing what actually is. The other two ‘theories’ that van de REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Real-life situations. The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing. READING SCHEDULE FOR ‘TESS’ « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Reading schedule for ‘Tess’. by Mr. MacKnight, (7 posts) on March 1st, 2015. On each date below you should arrive in class having completed the corresponding chapter of SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE: PYGMALION Personal Response: Pygmalion. March 29, 2021 Tia Leave a comment. While watching Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, I realized how deeply ingrained the idea of male chauvinism and glow up culture is present in our society. My first impression about Eliza Doolittle is that she is just trying to get a better life for herself by undergoing an PYGMALION REFLECTION Pygmalion Reflection. Pygmalion by George Bernard is a play where we can see differences in levels of wealth and how looks and impressions impact our social status. Eliza in this play experiences firsthand how all it takes to become upper class is to change her voice and clothes, she attempts to lose her natural accent and general mannerisms PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
WHAT IS TRUTH?
The first, which he calls the ‘correspondence theory’, seems to me to be simply the definition of truth: if what I say matches what is actually the case, then I have spoken the truth. Truth, that is, is a correspondence between what we say, and what is. The difficult part is knowing what actually is. The other two ‘theories’ that van de PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISH Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE: PYGMALION Personal Response: Pygmalion. March 29, 2021 Tia Leave a comment. While watching Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, I realized how deeply ingrained the idea of male chauvinism and glow up culture is present in our society. My first impression about Eliza Doolittle is that she is just trying to get a better life for herself by undergoing an PYGMALION REFLECTION Pygmalion Reflection. Pygmalion by George Bernard is a play where we can see differences in levels of wealth and how looks and impressions impact our social status. Eliza in this play experiences firsthand how all it takes to become upper class is to change her voice and clothes, she attempts to lose her natural accent and general mannerisms PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the Jew showed in court after Antonio failed to pay off a bond owed to Shylock. THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
WHAT IS TRUTH?
The first, which he calls the ‘correspondence theory’, seems to me to be simply the definition of truth: if what I say matches what is actually the case, then I have spoken the truth. Truth, that is, is a correspondence between what we say, and what is. The difficult part is knowing what actually is. The other two ‘theories’ that van de PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISH Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE AWAKENING Personal Response to The Awakening. The Awakening by Kate Chopin was a ground breaking work of fiction at the time, and heroine Edna Pontellier was a controversial character. She shattered a lot of nineteenth-century gender stereotypes and standards. Her rejection of her status as a mother and wife was one of her most surprisingbehavior.
PAPER 1 HL « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE English A: Lang and Lit Paper 1 HL- 2nd Version. by Lia Carpenter, (4 posts) on September 2nd, 2014. Text 1 is an article by National Geographic about Cranes and the poem ‘To a Waterfowl’ in text 2 is written by William Cullen Bryant. The two texts share many similarities as well as differences. A LETTER TO LANGSTON HUGHES A Letter to Langston Hughes. January 18, 2021 Viji 1 Comment. Dear Mr Hughes, Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to read some of your poems, some of which have impacted me in different ways. The way you allow your words to flow with such strength is so refreshing. The importance of showing the strength black people have as well asHISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
PERSONAL RESPONSE TO TESS D’URBERVILLE Personal Response to Tess d’Urberville. As I began reading Tess of The d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, I started to recognize Hardy’s use of narrator’s descriptions to emphasize the characterization of Tess throughout the book. Some elements of Tess’s emotional trauma were missed due to the lack of understanding coming from the male 03/01/21, THE MOTIVATIONS OF KROGSTAD 03/01/21, The Motivations of Krogstad. In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, the character Krogstad is supposed to be the main antagonist in the story. Superficially, this is true because what he does in the story works against in both action and incentive against what the main character, Nora, is trying to accomplish. REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Real-life situations. The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing.WHAT IS TRUTH?
The first, which he calls the ‘correspondence theory’, seems to me to be simply the definition of truth: if what I say matches what is actually the case, then I have spoken the truth. Truth, that is, is a correspondence between what we say, and what is. The difficult part is knowing what actually is. The other two ‘theories’ that van deTHE ODYSSEY
One part of The Odyssey that interested me was the way Odysseus’ motivation throughout his journey kept changing. There are two main interests Odysseus had in mind that caught my attention, the main one being returning home to his family and the other being the growth ofhis fame.
SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. A LETTER TO LANGSTON HUGHES A Letter to Langston Hughes. January 18, 2021 Viji 1 Comment. Dear Mr Hughes, Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to read some of your poems, some of which have impacted me in different ways. The way you allow your words to flow with such strength is so refreshing. The importance of showing the strength black people have as well as THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock theHISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
RESPONSE TO “HAMLET” « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Response to “Hamlet”. by Ginevra Bellondi, (16 posts) on April 13th, 2015. Hamlet, the famous tragedy written by William Shakespeare, was a rather interesting read for me. Previously, I had only read two other Shakespearian plays, and I must admit that this one in particular surprised me mainly due to its brevity. SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. A LETTER TO LANGSTON HUGHES A Letter to Langston Hughes. January 18, 2021 Viji 1 Comment. Dear Mr Hughes, Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to read some of your poems, some of which have impacted me in different ways. The way you allow your words to flow with such strength is so refreshing. The importance of showing the strength black people have as well as THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock theHISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
RESPONSE TO “HAMLET” « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Response to “Hamlet”. by Ginevra Bellondi, (16 posts) on April 13th, 2015. Hamlet, the famous tragedy written by William Shakespeare, was a rather interesting read for me. Previously, I had only read two other Shakespearian plays, and I must admit that this one in particular surprised me mainly due to its brevity. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the Jew showed in court after Antonio failed to pay off a bond owed to Shylock. PYGMALION REFLECTION Pygmalion Reflection. Pygmalion by George Bernard is a play where we can see differences in levels of wealth and how looks and impressions impact our social status. Eliza in this play experiences firsthand how all it takes to become upper class is to change her voice and clothes, she attempts to lose her natural accent and general mannerisms PERSONAL RESPONSE: PYGMALION Personal Response: Pygmalion. March 29, 2021 Tia Leave a comment. While watching Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, I realized how deeply ingrained the idea of male chauvinism and glow up culture is present in our society. My first impression about Eliza Doolittle is that she is just trying to get a better life for herself by undergoing an WDOLAN THE AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE WDolan_The_Awakening_Personal_Response. In Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening”, the reader learns the story of a woman named Edna, who grappled with the ideas of being a wife living a traditional life, being self-reliant, and free-willed individual. Edna represents the idea of teleology. She has reasons for why she has many affairs, butdoes
PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE AWAKENING Personal Response to The Awakening. The Awakening by Kate Chopin was a ground breaking work of fiction at the time, and heroine Edna Pontellier was a controversial character. She shattered a lot of nineteenth-century gender stereotypes and standards. Her rejection of her status as a mother and wife was one of her most surprisingbehavior.
PAPER 1 HL « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE English A: Lang and Lit Paper 1 HL- 2nd Version. by Lia Carpenter, (4 posts) on September 2nd, 2014. Text 1 is an article by National Geographic about Cranes and the poem ‘To a Waterfowl’ in text 2 is written by William Cullen Bryant. The two texts share many similarities as well as differences. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISH Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Real-life situations. The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing.WHAT IS TRUTH?
The first, which he calls the ‘correspondence theory’, seems to me to be simply the definition of truth: if what I say matches what is actually the case, then I have spoken the truth. Truth, that is, is a correspondence between what we say, and what is. The difficult part is knowing what actually is. The other two ‘theories’ that van de READING SCHEDULE FOR ‘TESS’ « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Reading schedule for ‘Tess’. by Mr. MacKnight, (7 posts) on March 1st, 2015. On each date below you should arrive in class having completed the corresponding chapter of SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
HISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
CHARACTERIZATION OF ODYSSEUS IN HOMER’S ODYSSEY Odysseus, for your kind heart and counsel, gentil Odysseus. This is an example of other characters characterizing Odysseus. They always say that he is nice and kind and or gentle. Another example of the characterization of Odysseus is: PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISH Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
HISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
CHARACTERIZATION OF ODYSSEUS IN HOMER’S ODYSSEY Odysseus, for your kind heart and counsel, gentil Odysseus. This is an example of other characters characterizing Odysseus. They always say that he is nice and kind and or gentle. Another example of the characterization of Odysseus is: PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISH Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE During Chopin’s The Awakening, we can observe an enlightenment in Edna Pontellier. In this play, Edna, wife of Mr Pontellier goes through a huge phase of growth to find herself and break the walls society puts her in to become an independent individual in society, but in the end, the only way she is able to do this is by killingherself.
IB ENGLISH A LITERATURE The Awakening by Kate Chopin published 1899 is a dramatic novel which elicits various topics concerning the societal obligations which many of us are confronted with. An obligation in the context of the society of the people in this essay is a requirement which seems completely obligatory from the view of the public, however, is indifferent towards whether it applies to the person themself. THE AWAKENING: PERSONAL RESPONSE The Awakening: Personal Response. The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is by far my favourite book we’ve read in English this year. The narration caught my attention first. Chopin is marvellously, and quite uniquely in my reading experience thus far, willing to leave things unsaid. She does not leave so much out as to be confusing or frustrating PERSONAL RESPONSE: PYGMALION Personal Response: Pygmalion. March 29, 2021 Tia Leave a comment. While watching Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, I realized how deeply ingrained the idea of male chauvinism and glow up culture is present in our society. My first impression about Eliza Doolittle is that she is just trying to get a better life for herself by undergoing an PYGMALION REFLECTION Pygmalion Reflection. Pygmalion by George Bernard is a play where we can see differences in levels of wealth and how looks and impressions impact our social status. Eliza in this play experiences firsthand how all it takes to become upper class is to change her voice and clothes, she attempts to lose her natural accent and general mannerisms DO WE NEED MORE NUCLEAR POWER TO HELP DEAL WITH CLIMATE I have been teaching secondary school English since 1980 in the United States, Morocco, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, and China in public, private, and international schools. WDOLAN THE AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE WDolan_The_Awakening_Personal_Response. In Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening”, the reader learns the story of a woman named Edna, who grappled with the ideas of being a wife living a traditional life, being self-reliant, and free-willed individual. Edna represents the idea of teleology. She has reasons for why she has many affairs, butdoes
A LETTER TO LANGSTON HUGHES A Letter to Langston Hughes. January 18, 2021 Viji 1 Comment. Dear Mr Hughes, Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to read some of your poems, some of which have impacted me in different ways. The way you allow your words to flow with such strength is so refreshing. The importance of showing the strength black people have as well as IS EDNA PONTELLIER SELFISH? It is arguable that Edna Pontellier is very selfish and that is the reason she does not want to oblige to her family, however that would only be a reflection of her emotional immaturity. In the time setting of the novel, there were countless obligations that were socially expected of a woman. REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Real-life situations. The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing. SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
HISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
CHARACTERIZATION OF ODYSSEUS IN HOMER’S ODYSSEY Odysseus, for your kind heart and counsel, gentil Odysseus. This is an example of other characters characterizing Odysseus. They always say that he is nice and kind and or gentle. Another example of the characterization of Odysseus is: PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISHTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY EXAMPLESTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY FREETHE ODYSSEY ESSAY IDEASTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY TOPICSTHE ODYSSEY THEME ESSAYODYSSEY LITERATURE BOOK Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
HISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
CHARACTERIZATION OF ODYSSEUS IN HOMER’S ODYSSEY Odysseus, for your kind heart and counsel, gentil Odysseus. This is an example of other characters characterizing Odysseus. They always say that he is nice and kind and or gentle. Another example of the characterization of Odysseus is: PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISHTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY EXAMPLESTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY FREETHE ODYSSEY ESSAY IDEASTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY TOPICSTHE ODYSSEY THEME ESSAYODYSSEY LITERATURE BOOK Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE During Chopin’s The Awakening, we can observe an enlightenment in Edna Pontellier. In this play, Edna, wife of Mr Pontellier goes through a huge phase of growth to find herself and break the walls society puts her in to become an independent individual in society, but in the end, the only way she is able to do this is by killingherself.
IB ENGLISH A LITERATURE The Awakening by Kate Chopin published 1899 is a dramatic novel which elicits various topics concerning the societal obligations which many of us are confronted with. An obligation in the context of the society of the people in this essay is a requirement which seems completely obligatory from the view of the public, however, is indifferent towards whether it applies to the person themself. THE AWAKENING: PERSONAL RESPONSE The Awakening: Personal Response. The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is by far my favourite book we’ve read in English this year. The narration caught my attention first. Chopin is marvellously, and quite uniquely in my reading experience thus far, willing to leave things unsaid. She does not leave so much out as to be confusing or frustrating PERSONAL RESPONSE: PYGMALION Personal Response: Pygmalion. March 29, 2021 Tia Leave a comment. While watching Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, I realized how deeply ingrained the idea of male chauvinism and glow up culture is present in our society. My first impression about Eliza Doolittle is that she is just trying to get a better life for herself by undergoing an PYGMALION REFLECTION Pygmalion Reflection. Pygmalion by George Bernard is a play where we can see differences in levels of wealth and how looks and impressions impact our social status. Eliza in this play experiences firsthand how all it takes to become upper class is to change her voice and clothes, she attempts to lose her natural accent and general mannerisms DO WE NEED MORE NUCLEAR POWER TO HELP DEAL WITH CLIMATE I have been teaching secondary school English since 1980 in the United States, Morocco, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, and China in public, private, and international schools. WDOLAN THE AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE WDolan_The_Awakening_Personal_Response. In Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening”, the reader learns the story of a woman named Edna, who grappled with the ideas of being a wife living a traditional life, being self-reliant, and free-willed individual. Edna represents the idea of teleology. She has reasons for why she has many affairs, butdoes
A LETTER TO LANGSTON HUGHES A Letter to Langston Hughes. January 18, 2021 Viji 1 Comment. Dear Mr Hughes, Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to read some of your poems, some of which have impacted me in different ways. The way you allow your words to flow with such strength is so refreshing. The importance of showing the strength black people have as well as IS EDNA PONTELLIER SELFISH? It is arguable that Edna Pontellier is very selfish and that is the reason she does not want to oblige to her family, however that would only be a reflection of her emotional immaturity. In the time setting of the novel, there were countless obligations that were socially expected of a woman. REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Real-life situations. The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing. SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
HISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
CHARACTERIZATION OF ODYSSEUS IN HOMER’S ODYSSEY Odysseus, for your kind heart and counsel, gentil Odysseus. This is an example of other characters characterizing Odysseus. They always say that he is nice and kind and or gentle. Another example of the characterization of Odysseus is: PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISHTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY EXAMPLESTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY FREETHE ODYSSEY ESSAY IDEASTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY TOPICSTHE ODYSSEY THEME ESSAYODYSSEY LITERATURE BOOK Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
HISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
CHARACTERIZATION OF ODYSSEUS IN HOMER’S ODYSSEY Odysseus, for your kind heart and counsel, gentil Odysseus. This is an example of other characters characterizing Odysseus. They always say that he is nice and kind and or gentle. Another example of the characterization of Odysseus is: PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISHTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY EXAMPLESTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY FREETHE ODYSSEY ESSAY IDEASTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY TOPICSTHE ODYSSEY THEME ESSAYODYSSEY LITERATURE BOOK Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE During Chopin’s The Awakening, we can observe an enlightenment in Edna Pontellier. In this play, Edna, wife of Mr Pontellier goes through a huge phase of growth to find herself and break the walls society puts her in to become an independent individual in society, but in the end, the only way she is able to do this is by killingherself.
IB ENGLISH A LITERATURE The Awakening by Kate Chopin published 1899 is a dramatic novel which elicits various topics concerning the societal obligations which many of us are confronted with. An obligation in the context of the society of the people in this essay is a requirement which seems completely obligatory from the view of the public, however, is indifferent towards whether it applies to the person themself. THE AWAKENING: PERSONAL RESPONSE The Awakening: Personal Response. The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is by far my favourite book we’ve read in English this year. The narration caught my attention first. Chopin is marvellously, and quite uniquely in my reading experience thus far, willing to leave things unsaid. She does not leave so much out as to be confusing or frustrating PERSONAL RESPONSE: PYGMALION Personal Response: Pygmalion. March 29, 2021 Tia Leave a comment. While watching Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, I realized how deeply ingrained the idea of male chauvinism and glow up culture is present in our society. My first impression about Eliza Doolittle is that she is just trying to get a better life for herself by undergoing an PYGMALION REFLECTION Pygmalion Reflection. Pygmalion by George Bernard is a play where we can see differences in levels of wealth and how looks and impressions impact our social status. Eliza in this play experiences firsthand how all it takes to become upper class is to change her voice and clothes, she attempts to lose her natural accent and general mannerisms DO WE NEED MORE NUCLEAR POWER TO HELP DEAL WITH CLIMATE I have been teaching secondary school English since 1980 in the United States, Morocco, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, and China in public, private, and international schools. WDOLAN THE AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE WDolan_The_Awakening_Personal_Response. In Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening”, the reader learns the story of a woman named Edna, who grappled with the ideas of being a wife living a traditional life, being self-reliant, and free-willed individual. Edna represents the idea of teleology. She has reasons for why she has many affairs, butdoes
A LETTER TO LANGSTON HUGHES A Letter to Langston Hughes. January 18, 2021 Viji 1 Comment. Dear Mr Hughes, Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to read some of your poems, some of which have impacted me in different ways. The way you allow your words to flow with such strength is so refreshing. The importance of showing the strength black people have as well as IS EDNA PONTELLIER SELFISH? It is arguable that Edna Pontellier is very selfish and that is the reason she does not want to oblige to her family, however that would only be a reflection of her emotional immaturity. In the time setting of the novel, there were countless obligations that were socially expected of a woman. REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Real-life situations. The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing. SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
HISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
CHARACTERIZATION OF ODYSSEUS IN HOMER’S ODYSSEY Odysseus, for your kind heart and counsel, gentil Odysseus. This is an example of other characters characterizing Odysseus. They always say that he is nice and kind and or gentle. Another example of the characterization of Odysseus is: PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISHTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY EXAMPLESTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY FREETHE ODYSSEY ESSAY IDEASTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY TOPICSTHE ODYSSEY THEME ESSAYODYSSEY LITERATURE BOOK Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
HISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
CHARACTERIZATION OF ODYSSEUS IN HOMER’S ODYSSEY Odysseus, for your kind heart and counsel, gentil Odysseus. This is an example of other characters characterizing Odysseus. They always say that he is nice and kind and or gentle. Another example of the characterization of Odysseus is: PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISHTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY EXAMPLESTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY FREETHE ODYSSEY ESSAY IDEASTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY TOPICSTHE ODYSSEY THEME ESSAYODYSSEY LITERATURE BOOK Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE During Chopin’s The Awakening, we can observe an enlightenment in Edna Pontellier. In this play, Edna, wife of Mr Pontellier goes through a huge phase of growth to find herself and break the walls society puts her in to become an independent individual in society, but in the end, the only way she is able to do this is by killingherself.
IB ENGLISH A LITERATURE The Awakening by Kate Chopin published 1899 is a dramatic novel which elicits various topics concerning the societal obligations which many of us are confronted with. An obligation in the context of the society of the people in this essay is a requirement which seems completely obligatory from the view of the public, however, is indifferent towards whether it applies to the person themself. THE AWAKENING: PERSONAL RESPONSE The Awakening: Personal Response. The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is by far my favourite book we’ve read in English this year. The narration caught my attention first. Chopin is marvellously, and quite uniquely in my reading experience thus far, willing to leave things unsaid. She does not leave so much out as to be confusing or frustrating PERSONAL RESPONSE: PYGMALION Personal Response: Pygmalion. March 29, 2021 Tia Leave a comment. While watching Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, I realized how deeply ingrained the idea of male chauvinism and glow up culture is present in our society. My first impression about Eliza Doolittle is that she is just trying to get a better life for herself by undergoing an PYGMALION REFLECTION Pygmalion Reflection. Pygmalion by George Bernard is a play where we can see differences in levels of wealth and how looks and impressions impact our social status. Eliza in this play experiences firsthand how all it takes to become upper class is to change her voice and clothes, she attempts to lose her natural accent and general mannerisms DO WE NEED MORE NUCLEAR POWER TO HELP DEAL WITH CLIMATE I have been teaching secondary school English since 1980 in the United States, Morocco, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, and China in public, private, and international schools. WDOLAN THE AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE WDolan_The_Awakening_Personal_Response. In Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening”, the reader learns the story of a woman named Edna, who grappled with the ideas of being a wife living a traditional life, being self-reliant, and free-willed individual. Edna represents the idea of teleology. She has reasons for why she has many affairs, butdoes
A LETTER TO LANGSTON HUGHES A Letter to Langston Hughes. January 18, 2021 Viji 1 Comment. Dear Mr Hughes, Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to read some of your poems, some of which have impacted me in different ways. The way you allow your words to flow with such strength is so refreshing. The importance of showing the strength black people have as well as IS EDNA PONTELLIER SELFISH? It is arguable that Edna Pontellier is very selfish and that is the reason she does not want to oblige to her family, however that would only be a reflection of her emotional immaturity. In the time setting of the novel, there were countless obligations that were socially expected of a woman. REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Real-life situations. The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing. SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
HISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
CHARACTERIZATION OF ODYSSEUS IN HOMER’S ODYSSEY Odysseus, for your kind heart and counsel, gentil Odysseus. This is an example of other characters characterizing Odysseus. They always say that he is nice and kind and or gentle. Another example of the characterization of Odysseus is: PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISHTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY EXAMPLESTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY FREETHE ODYSSEY ESSAY IDEASTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY TOPICSTHE ODYSSEY THEME ESSAYODYSSEY LITERATURE BOOK Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
SHAME SHAME SHAME-TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES There working for the D’Urbervilles, Alec rapes Tess and impregnates her with his child. Shortly after Tess gives birth to her child, the baby dies. The interesting thing about the book is the reoccurring idea of shame. When Tess’s mother hears from her husband that they have a very rich family member, she urges Tess to “claim kin. RESEARCH: HOW TO FIND CREDIBLE SOURCES Besides, encyclopedias of all kinds are little more than starting points for your research. Use them to gather some initial ideas and get an overview of the subject, but then dig in to their sources of information and go further. Similarly, do not give automaticcredibility to
PERSONAL RESPONSE: A DOLL’S HOUSE Personal Response: A Doll’s House. In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen, we are introduced to the marriage of Nora Helmer and Torvald Helmer. Nora is introduced to us as a pretty and cheerful woman living out her days as a mother and wife. Torvald Helmer is represented as cold and strict, where his transitional views carry the play. GLOBAL ISSUE IN ANTIGONE Global issue in Antigone. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BCE and represents so many global issues, here I want to focus on “social justice” and mainly discuss it by using the relationship between Creon and Antigone. In terms of social justice, Law vs Moral will be most visible in this play. PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Personal Response to The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a play about both love and hate. On the side of love, you see Bassanio and Portia falling in love in marriage, and on the other side you see the hatred shown from Christians towards Jews, and a strong hatred between the Christian Antonio and Shylock the THE ODYSSEY’S INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD « IB ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Odyssey’s Influence on the World. The Odyssey is considered one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Greek mythology not only influenced western literature, but also birthed various artwork in the form of paintings, sculptures, vases etc. Many other pieces of literature have also been closely based on Homeric poetry. WHAT ARE HAMLET’S BEST AND WORST QUALITIES? Hamlet has good and bad traits, as all of us do, some of his good traits can be that he is very brave and emotional and some of his bad traits are that he has a violent temper. Over all Hamlet is known to be a very emotional character. In the play Hamlet’s father was killed and it was very shocking for him, he sometimes can get veryextreme
HISTORY AS A AOK
History is a way of knowing that studies the documented past. It also raises questions to understand, for example, whether it is possible to speak in a serious way about an historical fact based on something that has happened and what that fact might consist of, or to what extent we can speak truthfully of anything that has happened in thepast.
CHARACTERIZATION OF ODYSSEUS IN HOMER’S ODYSSEY Odysseus, for your kind heart and counsel, gentil Odysseus. This is an example of other characters characterizing Odysseus. They always say that he is nice and kind and or gentle. Another example of the characterization of Odysseus is: PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE ODYSSEY BY HOMER « IB ENGLISHTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY EXAMPLESTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY FREETHE ODYSSEY ESSAY IDEASTHE ODYSSEY ESSAY TOPICSTHE ODYSSEY THEME ESSAYODYSSEY LITERATURE BOOK Personal Response To The Odyssey By Homer. by Janani Ramesh, (17 posts) on December 20th, 2014. ‘The Odyssey’ is an epic poem of about 500 pages that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after his fight in the Trojan war. The side story that happens during Odysseus’ journey is about what awaits at home, where suitors arenot
AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE During Chopin’s The Awakening, we can observe an enlightenment in Edna Pontellier. In this play, Edna, wife of Mr Pontellier goes through a huge phase of growth to find herself and break the walls society puts her in to become an independent individual in society, but in the end, the only way she is able to do this is by killingherself.
IB ENGLISH A LITERATURE The Awakening by Kate Chopin published 1899 is a dramatic novel which elicits various topics concerning the societal obligations which many of us are confronted with. An obligation in the context of the society of the people in this essay is a requirement which seems completely obligatory from the view of the public, however, is indifferent towards whether it applies to the person themself. THE AWAKENING: PERSONAL RESPONSE The Awakening: Personal Response. The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is by far my favourite book we’ve read in English this year. The narration caught my attention first. Chopin is marvellously, and quite uniquely in my reading experience thus far, willing to leave things unsaid. She does not leave so much out as to be confusing or frustrating PERSONAL RESPONSE: PYGMALION Personal Response: Pygmalion. March 29, 2021 Tia Leave a comment. While watching Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, I realized how deeply ingrained the idea of male chauvinism and glow up culture is present in our society. My first impression about Eliza Doolittle is that she is just trying to get a better life for herself by undergoing an PYGMALION REFLECTION Pygmalion Reflection. Pygmalion by George Bernard is a play where we can see differences in levels of wealth and how looks and impressions impact our social status. Eliza in this play experiences firsthand how all it takes to become upper class is to change her voice and clothes, she attempts to lose her natural accent and general mannerisms DO WE NEED MORE NUCLEAR POWER TO HELP DEAL WITH CLIMATE I have been teaching secondary school English since 1980 in the United States, Morocco, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, and China in public, private, and international schools. WDOLAN THE AWAKENING PERSONAL RESPONSE WDolan_The_Awakening_Personal_Response. In Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening”, the reader learns the story of a woman named Edna, who grappled with the ideas of being a wife living a traditional life, being self-reliant, and free-willed individual. Edna represents the idea of teleology. She has reasons for why she has many affairs, butdoes
A LETTER TO LANGSTON HUGHES A Letter to Langston Hughes. January 18, 2021 Viji 1 Comment. Dear Mr Hughes, Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to read some of your poems, some of which have impacted me in different ways. The way you allow your words to flow with such strength is so refreshing. The importance of showing the strength black people have as well as IS EDNA PONTELLIER SELFISH? It is arguable that Edna Pontellier is very selfish and that is the reason she does not want to oblige to her family, however that would only be a reflection of her emotional immaturity. In the time setting of the novel, there were countless obligations that were socially expected of a woman. REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Real-life situations. The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing.Skip to content
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THE TEACHER’S VOCATION__0 Likes
In _La gloire de mon père_, Marcel Pagnol remembers one of his father’s colleagues, who graduated from teacher’s college first in his class. From there he went straight into a job in the worst neighbourhood in Marseille, a part of town where no one dared to walk at night. He stayed there, teaching in the same classroom for fortyyears.
Marcel overhears his father ask this man one evening, > “So, you never had any ambition?”>
> “Oh yes,” he said, “I did! And I think I have succeeded very > well. Just think: in twenty years, my predecessor saw six of his > former students guillotined. As for me, in forty years I have only > seen two, plus one who was reprieved. That’s made it all> worthwhile.”
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> I believe I have omitted mentioning that in my first Voyage from > Boston, being becalm’d off Block Island, our People set about > catching Cod and haul’d up a great many. Hitherto I had stuck to > my Resolution of not eating animal Food and on this Occasion, I > consider’d with my Master Tryon, the taking every Fish as a kind > of unprovok’d Murder, since none of them had or ever could do us > any Injury that might justify the Slaughter.>
> All this seem’d very reasonable.>
> But I had formerly been a great Lover of Fish, and when this came > hot out of the Frying Pan, it smelt admirably well.>
> I balanc’d some time between Principle and Inclination: till I > recollected, that when the Fish were opened, I saw smaller Fish > taken out of their Stomachs: Then, thought I, if you eat one > another, I don’t see why we mayn’t eat you. So I din’d upon > Cod very heartily and continu’d to eat with other People, > returning only now and then occasionally to a vegetable Diet.>
> So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it > enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind> to do.
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> —Benjamin Franklin, _Autobiography_Author Eric Posted
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From the “History Doesn’t Repeat, but Sometimes It Rhymes” Dept: In the early days of France’s Third Republic (ca. 1870 – 1890), the major political divide was between monarchists, who wanted a king again, and republicans, who favoured parliamentary democracy. > The moderate republicans, called “opportunists” because they > thought new laws should be introduced only when they were expedient, > wanted to avoid disruptive issues, to limit the scope of reform, and > to deal with one problem at a time. “Nothing must be put in the > republican program that the majority of the nation cannot be induced > to accept immediately,” Gambetta had said, as spokesman of the > opportunist point of view. The radicals, on the other hand, wanted > to carry through sweeping reforms at once. . . .>
> Meanwhile, the mass of the French people remained indifferent to the > republic or were becoming increasingly radicalized as a result of > the government’s resistance to programs designed to improve the > lot of industrial and agricultural workers. . . . Meanwhile, in the Austro-Hungarian empire, > In 1890 militant German and Slavic nationalists combined to prevent > . . . compromise on the nationalities question. In 1891 both Czech > and German moderates were routed in the parliamentary elections. . .> .
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> to solve the serious financial > problems of the empire. . . . Instead of meeting the problem with a > large-scale program of tax and financial reform, Taafe simply > increased the rate of state borrowing, thereby raising the cost of > servicing the national debt.>
> . . . efforts at social reform were also ineffective. . . . > Taafe’s proposals for universal suffrage and labor reform offended > every vested interest in the country. . . .>
> The political response . . . was the spectacular growth of the > Christian Socialist movement Karl Lueger (1844 > – 1910) championed the rights of the worker, peasant, and > small businessman against big business and “Jewish” capitalism. > He advocated a socialist welfare state . . . where Slavs, Jews, and > Protestants would not be welcome. Lueger was enormously popular and > was repeatedly elected mayor of Vienna.>
> —Norman Rich, _The Age of Nationalism and Reform, 1850 –> 1890 _ (1977)
The obvious parallels with current events in Europe and the U.S. should concern all of us. The Industrial Revolution, the growth of the middle class, and the rise of Western democracies are not finished stories. Neither is the U.S. struggle over slavery and its transformation after 1865 into a struggle over racial equality. These stories continue; the history continues. Our era did not begin in 1945, or in 1900, but in Paris in 1789, and we still do not know how the political, economic, and racial issues unleashed in the French Revolution will finally sort themselves. A racist, authoritarian triumph is not out of the question.Author Eric Posted
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> The failure of genuine parliamentary government . . . was due . . . > to the absence of the feature most necessary for its successful > operation: broad agreement among the main power groups in a country > about fundamental issues.>
> . . . The crucial power to determine government policy remained in > the hands of the executive leadership. Hence the quality of > leadership in every country was at all times of paramount> importance.
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> —Norman Rich, _The Age of Nationalism and Reform, 1850-1890_> (1977)
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> In England and the United States, in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, in > Switzerland and Canada, democracy is today sounder than ever before. > It has defended itself with courage and energy against the assaults > of foreign dictatorship, and has not yielded to dictatorship at > home. But if war continues to absorb and dominate it, or if the itch > to rule the world requires a large military establishment and > appropriation, the freedoms of democracy may one by one succumb to > the discipline of arms and strife. If race or class war divides us > into hostile camps, changing political argument into blind hate, one > side or the other may overturn the hustings with the rule of the > sword. If our economy of freedom fails to distribute wealth as ably > as it has created it, the road to dictatorship will be open to any > man who can persuasively promise security to all; and a martial > government, under whatever charming phrases, will engulf the > democratic world.>
> —Will Durant, _The Lessons of History_ (1968)Author Eric Posted
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Jesse Price (L) and Charlie Parker (R) horsing around in the summer of 1938. Price was 19, Parker a year younger. Jesse Price was a drummer and singer who worked largely as a sideman but made a few great recordings as a band leader and vocalist in the early days of R&B, similar in style to early Louis Jordan. “Frettin’ for Some Pettin'” (1948) and “Jump It With a Shuffle” are great examples of his work. Photo credit: American Jazz Museum.Author Eric Posted
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> “We are convinced that liberty without socialism is privilege, > injustice; and that socialism without liberty is slavery and> brutality.”
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> —Mikhail Bakunin, 1867Author Eric Posted
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> My dear brother, my heart is withered, I am crushed. . . . I am > tempted to go and die in some foreign land where men are less > unjust. I am silent, I have too much to say. —From a letter written 7 July 1766, on hearing of the torture and execution of the chevalier de La Barre. La Barre’s body was burned along with a copy of Voltaire’s _Dictionnaire philosophique_.Author Eric Posted
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> I had more sense than to argue with him, since there is no > possibility of convincing an enthusiast. A man should never inform a > lover of his mistress’s faults; nor tell someone involved in a > lawsuit that his case is weak; nor attempt to persuade a fanatic by > strength of reasoning.>
> —Voltaire, _Lettres philosophiques_Author Eric Posted
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> The only real revolution is in the enlightenment of the mind and the > improvement of character, the only real emancipation is individual, > and the only real revolutionists are philosophers and saints. —Will Durant, _The Lessons of History_Author Eric Posted
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In no particular order . . . * Many American voters simply want to extend their middle fingers to the establishment elites. Trump is that middle finger. * He has bought the Christian Right’s votes by packing the courts and making the overturning of Roe v. Wade possible. * The economy is booming; many will ignorantly credit Trump forthat.
* He has bought the support of big business with massive tax cuts, deregulation, and zero action to counter climate change. * Many white people support his attacks on people of color; many more simply ignore those attacks because they just don’t care much about the problems of brown people and foreigners. * The polls are meaningless because Trump supporters will either lie to pollsters or refuse to talk to them at all. * Nothing has been done to counter the massive propaganda machine of Fox News, Facebook, Twitter, and the Russian intelligence services. * Nothing has been done to stop dark money from flooding into the American election. You can bet that the Russians, the Saudis, and the Israelis will be heavily invested. * Some of that dark money will finance a 3rd-party candidate on the left who will siphon votes away from the Democratic candidate. * No one the Democrats nominate will be able to withstand the onslaught of lies thrown at them by Trump and the Fox News / social media propaganda machine.Is that enough?
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Here’s the problem. Democracy depends on an informed citizenry: people who read, people who are educated about how law and government work, people who arewell informed.
As democracy made slow progress in Europe and later in what became the United States, political power—most obviously, the right to vote and to hold political office—was restricted to property-owning men. The merchant class, who had wrested these rights from the nobles (after the nobles had wrested them from the kings) fiercely resisted expanding them to larger groups. On the one hand, this sort of limited democracy ensured a relatively well-educated, well-informed cohort of voters and office holders by severely limiting the power of the poor and working classes. In the U.K., only gentlemen could become Members of Parliament, and only men could vote them into office. In the U.S., the House of Representatives was more broadly democratic, but the Senators were elected by state legislatures (until the 17th Amendment changed that provision of the Constitution in 1913). These arrangements (and others like the U.S. Electoral College) did ensure a relatively well-educated electorate. On the other hand, they were clearly undemocratic attempts by an elite ruling class—white men of property—to hold on to their power. Such men, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and other leading thinkers of the early United States, argued that a pure or complete democracy was nothing less than an invitation to mob rule. Give every ignorant, unwashed working man a vote? Unthinkable. The new nation, they insisted, would be a republic, not a democracy, and the republic would be controlled by men of education and property. Or at least, men of property. Since then, political power has slowly, grudgingly, and imperfectly been given to previously excluded groups—first to all white males, then to women, then to people of colour. But this expansion of political power has not been accompanied by an expansion of political education. It reminds me of the reform campaigns against the horrific mental institutions of fifty years ago, which were sometimes little more than medieval prisons for the mentally ill. Public sentiment against these institutions grew until, during the Reagan years in the U.S., they were largely abolished. The poor souls previously confined so cruelly were set free. Freedom! But freedom alone meant that most of these people ended up homeless, living on the streets, with littleor no care at all.
The expansion of political power without an expansion of education and social justice has had a similar result: millions of voters or potential voters who do not read, do not understand how law and government work, and who are woefully uninformed or misinformed about the facts. Such an electorate is laughably vulnerable to manipulationby demagogues.
But it’s worse than that. The propertied middle classes, who live in decent neighbourhoods and send their kids to decent schools, are turning into the same kind of ignorant, uninformed, easily manipulated voters that the Founding Fathers and Edmund Burke feared when they warned about mob rule. Years ago I read an essay by the Canadian-American novelist, Saul Bellow, in which he warned that the U.S. was turning into an “amusement culture.” The phrase stuck with me, and I kept noticing ways in which it seemed true. In older cultures people defined themselves by what they _made_ or _did_. In the culture I saw around me, people defined themselves by what they _bought_. And what they bought, overwhelmingly, was entertainment. Amusement. Stimulation. Relief from boredom. I noticed, too, how closely this quest for entertainment resembled drug addiction: the dose that initially produced quite a strong effect gradually lost its power, and so had to be increased—a process whose logical end is overdose and death. Saul Bellow’s description has now been superseded. We no longer merely live in an “amusement culture.” We now live in an _addiction culture_. TV, sugar, junk food, shopping, pro sports, pop music, Hollywood movies—practically all of the major features of popular culture function as addictions. People even say “I need a fix” to explain why they must watch a TV program or eat a donut. Meanwhile, the literal addictions to alcohol and other drugs continue apace and have been multiplied geometrically in recent years by the opioid crisis. But it’s worse than that. The neo-Romantic idealists and geniuses who brought us the Internet and, shortly thereafter, “social media,” believed that their inventions would usher in a new era of freedom, empowerment, and global communication. Like Mary Shelley’s idealistic, naive dreamer genius, Victor Frankenstein, they have created a murderous monster. Someone should write a 21st-century version of Shelley’s novel and title it _Zuckerberg, or The Modern Frankenstein._ The internet has not only added to our list of popular addictions such things as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. It has also created a propaganda organ of instant, almost worldwide scope. No longer do demagogues need to print pamphlets or travel from town to town making speeches. A “tweet storm” or a series of inflammatory Facebook posts can do the work infinitely faster and better, as all of us have seen in the Age of Trump. There are, of course, pockets of resistance. Some people do read books, exercise, eat healthy foods, avoid popular culture, play musical instruments or paint or write, go on long walks, etc. They are a small minority, vastly outnumbered by the millions of avid participants in the Addiction Culture. And since the Addiction Culture is not only self-perpetuating but self-multiplying and almost completely empowered, there’s no end in sight. No way to turn thisship around.
Which is why democracy is breaking. If history is any guide, nothing short of a violent crisis can change the trends, and if such a violent crisis comes, it is as likely to make things worse as it is to make them better. And if after all of this pessimism you think the world is worth saving and want to give it a try, I suggest that you become a teacher and inspire your students to read, think, and become well-informed. CODA: If becoming a teacher is out of your reach, or not enough, try working on one or both of these essential problems: 1) Ensure that access to large sums of money gives zero advantage to a candidate for political office. 2) Establish an independent, publicly-funded news service that does not need to compete with commercial media.Author Eric Posted
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Yes, 1875. In his novel, _The Way We Live Now_, Trollope presents Mr. Auguste Melmotte, a thorough-going fraud and swindler who, for a brief period, takes hold of English finance and politics. The following excerpts require no comment. ------------------------- The chief crime laid to his charge was connected with the ruin of some great continental assurance company, as to which it was said that he had so managed it as to leave it utterly stranded, with an enormousfortune of his own.
The belief naturally to be deduced from such statements, nay, the unavoidable conviction on the minds—of, at any rate, the Conservative newspapers—was that Mr Melmotte had accumulated an immense fortune, and that he had never robbed any shareholder of ashilling.
“Couldn’t he draw it a little milder?” Lord Alfred made his reply almost in a whisper. “If you ask me, I don’t think he could. If you got him down and trampled on him, you might make him mild. I don’t think there’s any other way.” “You couldn’t speak to him, then?” “Not unless I did it with a horsewhip.” Melmotte was not the first vulgar man whom the Conservatives had taken by the hand, and patted on the back, and told that he was a god. Rumours, therefore, of his past frauds, rumour also as to the instability of his presumed fortune, were as current as those which declared him to be by far the richest man in England. “You think Melmotte will turn out a failure.” “A failure! Of course he’s a failure, whether rich or poor;—a miserable imposition, a hollow vulgar fraud from beginning to end,—too insignificant for you and me to talk of, were it not that his position is a sign of the degeneracy of the age. What are we coming to when such as he is an honoured guest at our tables?” “And yet these leaders of the fashion know,—at any rate they believe,—that he is what he is because he has been a swindler greater than other swindlers. What follows as a natural consequence? Men reconcile themselves to swindling. Though they themselves mean to be honest, dishonesty of itself is no longer odious to them. Then there comes the jealousy that others should be growing rich with the approval of all the world,—and the natural aptitude to do what all the world approves. It seems to me that the existence of a Melmotte is not compatible with a wholesome state of things in general.” “Of course Mr Melmotte is not the sort of gentleman whom you have been accustomed to regard as a fitting member for a Conservative constituency. But the country is changing.” “It’s going to the dogs, I think;—about as fast as it can go.” Perhaps the most remarkable circumstance in the career of this remarkable man was the fact that he came almost to believe in himself. Melmotte had been aware that in his life, as it opened itself out to him, he might come to terrible destruction. He had not always thought, or even hoped, that he would be as he was now, so exalted as to be allowed to entertain the very biggest ones of the earth; but the greatness had grown upon him,—and so had the danger. Very much might be suspected. Something might be found out. But the task of unravelling it all would not be easy. With the means which would still be at his command, let the worse come to the worst, he could make a strong fight. When a man’s frauds have been enormous there is a certain safety in their very diversity andproportions.
He read Alf’s speech, and consoled himself with thinking that Mr Alf had not dared to make new accusations against him. All that about Hamburg and Vienna and Paris was as old as the hills, and availed nothing. His whole candidature had been carried in the face of that. Of course he had committed forgery,—of course he had committed robbery. That, indeed, was nothing, for he had been cheating and forging and stealing all his life. Of course he was in danger of almost immediate detection and punishment. He hardly hoped that the evil day would be very much longer protracted, and yet he enjoyed his triumph. Whatever they might do, quick as they might be, they could hardly prevent his taking his seat in the House of Commons. Then if they sent him to penal servitude for life, they would have to say that they had so treated the member for Westminster! He never read. Thinking was altogether beyond him. And he had never done a day’s work in his life. He could lie in bed. He could eat and drink. He could smoke and sit idle. He could play cards; and could amuse himself with women,—the lower the culture of the women, the better the amusement. Beyond these things the world had nothing forhim.
There was much that he was ashamed of,—many a little act which recurred to him vividly in this solitary hour as a thing to be repented of with inner sackcloth and ashes. But never once, not for a moment, did it occur to him that he should repent of the fraud in which his whole life had been passed. No idea ever crossed his mind of what might have been the result had he lived the life of an honestman.
Fraud and dishonesty had been the very principle of his life, and had so become a part of his blood and bones that even in this extremity of his misery he made no question within himself as to his right judgmentin regard to them.
Not to cheat, not to be a scoundrel, not to live more luxuriously than others by cheating more brilliantly, was a condition of things to which his mind had never turned itself.Author Eric Posted
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> A popular Government without popular information, or the means of > acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy, or perhaps > both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean > to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which > knowledge gives.>
> —James Madison Source: Letter to W.T. Barry (4 August 1822), in _The Writings of James Madison_ (1910) edited by Gaillard Hunt, Vol. 9, p. 103.Author Eric Posted
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Throughout my career I have advised my Grade 12 students to do a GAP year before beginning their college studies. I gave the same advice tomy own children.
Why?
Most first-year university students waste their parents’ money and 25% of their four short years as undergraduates, because instead of going to every class and studying as hard as they can, they are busy doing all the things they couldn’t do when they were living at home with their parents. That year would be much better spent out of the classroom in one of a very large number of excellent GAP programs. After a year traveling, living abroad, working in a service program, etc., students are not just ready but eager to go back to school. They are a year older. They are less interested in staying up all night andgoing to parties.
Here is one college professor’s take on this question: > It is the rare high school graduate who is ready to take full > advantage of what a Bachelor’s course can offer. A year away from > education – traveling, working, volunteering, growing up – > before college should be the preferred option, the default, not the > rarity it is in the US. It is common enough in Europe, and often > very successful. Our undergrads who return from their Junior > Years all around the world (we send around 2/3 of them abroad) are > often, finally, the kind of curious, thoughtful, broad-minded > students who are ready to take advantage of what we can offer them. > And they get a year of it > before they move on. If more of our students came to us at the > beginning in something like that frame of mind, they would get a > great deal more out of their college experience.>
> I did not take a year out between school and university. I had a > fabulous time and learnt a lot, but missed so many opportunities. It > was only in my mid-20s, looking back, that I realized what fantastic > resources had been available to me, had I only had the wisdom to use> them.
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http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/oh-and-you-have-a-degree-too/#comments Many colleges and universities allow students to apply, be admitted, and then defer their entrance for one year so they can do a GAP program of some kind. They do this because they recognize that first-year students who are a bit older, a bit more mature, and really keen to study do better, usually, than those who go straight from high school to university. Ask your college admissions counselor for adviceabout this process.
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> The author has found it very helpful to try do as many things with > the left hand as is usually done with the right. Opening doors (the > ones with the door-knobs being an ideal hand turning exercise), > lacing your shoes, carrying parcels, tieing your necktie, buttoning > your shirt, feeding yourself at the table, and writing, have been > found to be excellent exercises for the left hand.>
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“This is a monstrous act of savagery.” “Yes, it’s terrible. But can we talk about the forces that would drive some people to such acts?” “You want to make excuses for these animals? Outrageous! They are scum, it’s as simple as that, and they need to be exterminated.” “Well, can we talk about how an innocent baby is turned into ‘scum’ that needs to be ‘exterminated’?” “NO! Let’s talk about the innocent babies who were killed and orphaned by these monsters. Why are you more concerned with the killers than you are with the victims?!” ------------------------- Did you imagine the killers as part of a group that you sympathize with, or part of a group for whom you have no sympathy? Go back now and re-read, imagining it the other way.Author Eric Posted
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My cousin Yvonne was three years older than I. The summer she turned 18 she and (I think) her younger brother Matthew spent a few weeks with us in Coronado. She was slim, blonde, beautiful, and boy-crazy, and of course I was in love with her in that entirely theoretical but still heart-throbbing way that a 15-year-old boy can be in love. Here is the only photo I have from that summer, the two of us back-to-back, the neighbor boy (Jamie?) in the middle, and Matthew—I think—atthe far left.
Yvonne was the eldest child of David and Marilyn Bogy, who were Catholic in the old-fashioned way and had a very large family. Eight kids? Twelve? I can’t remember. David Bogy was my mother’s first cousin, although since David had been adopted there was no “blood relation”—a fact that helped to nurture my teenage infatuation. Years before, when I was perhaps six or seven, we were at some sort of family gathering at the house of David’s parents, Vernon and Margaret “Daisy” Bogy. The evening was coming to an end, and everyone was standing inside the front door, trying to say goodbye but failing. It was always at moments like this that my mother quoted Mr. Timmis, a man she had known in her youth. “Come as often as you like. Stay as long as you wish. But when you get up to go, forgodsakes, go!”
At that time we were living in the San Fernando Valley and we had Siamese cats. Alex, five years older than I, had demanded a baby brother early on, and my mother had responded by promising him a cat. In the event she couldn’t bear the idea of the cat being lonely, so she got two cats, and soon she had many more, as she was too tenderhearted—at first—to consider birth control. I remember being told that the year I was born, thirty-six kittens were born in ourbackyard.
By the time of this family gathering at the Bogy house on Laurel Canyon Drive, however, my mother had become a believer in birth control—for cats, at least—and so I knew all about it. Standing in the doorway, listening with increasing impatience to the pointless chit-chat, I heard the conversation turn to David and Marilyn’s ever-growing family. Here was something I knew about, I thought. “David,” I said, “if you don’t want to have any more children you should have Marilyn spayed.” That summer of 1967, my mother was alarmed at the responsibility of supervising a boy-crazy 18-year-old girl during her beach holiday. There was a bit of furtive smooching with Jamie, and some flirting with sailors on shore leave, but in the end no harm was done. Mother was much relieved, I think, to send Yvonne home. I lost track of Yvonne for a while. The way I heard it, she married Bill Burger to get out of her parents’ house as much as anything else. We corresponded quite a bit for a while in the early 1980s. By then her husband was very ill with a degenerative disease, something like Huntington’s chorea. He was unable to work, his parents were decidedly unhelpful, her son and daughter were in their teens, and she was left trying to hold it all together. In 1986 I took a job teaching at Casablanca American School, in Morocco. I had never been to England, and I wanted to see Dorset, especially, because I had been teaching Thomas Hardy’s novels for several years by then. I knew that Yvonne had had a rough go of it for the last few years, so I offered to pay her airfare if she would meet me in London and share my Christmas holiday in England. To my surprise, she accepted. We stayed at a rustic B&B in Dorchester, visited someone I don’t remember, went to Oxford, and we must have seen a bit of London, too, but I don’t remember exactly what. Yvonne had turned into quite a keen gardener, and she wanted very much to visit Kew Gardens. I think she did, but on her own. I can’t remember what I did while she was there. It was great to see her again after so many years, and I was very happy to provide her with a break from all her family problems, and to give her a holiday that she never could have afforded on her own. But it was also sad to see that the carefree 17-year-old of my youth had not only aged, but had been worn down, physically and emotionally. After a while we lost touch again. I married, continued to work overseas, had two children of my own, and had little time for anything beyond work and family. Years passed, including over a decade in China. I returned to North America in 2015, kids grown up, marriage ended long before. Last year, after I settled in British Columbia, my brother discovered several boxes of mine that he had misplaced years before. He sent me a box of papers, and among them I found a collection of letters from Yvonne. I wondered how she was doing. I thought I should look her up, and send the letters back to her. My brother said he had her contact info, but it was on an old phone that he couldn’t find. Finally, I went online and after a few false starts I learned that she passed away five years ago, before I came back from China. She was 64 years old. In June I will be 67, and for the first time I will be three years older than Yvonne, instead of theother way round.
It just doesn’t seem right. Yvonne, I miss you, and I’m sorry we lost touch, and I wish I could hug you just once more.Much love,
Your cousin Eric
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Zhuangzi, whose name in earlier transliterations is rendered as “Chuang-tzu,” was the best known exponent of Daoism after its founder, Laozi. Where the book attributed to Laozi, the _Dao De Jing_, is enigmatic and elliptical, Zhuangzi has given us a wonderful collection of stories that illustrate the wisdom of Daoism. Here are two of them, translated by Patricia Ebrey. What happened when Zhuangzi’s wife died: > When Zhuangzi’s wife died and Hui Shi came to convey his > condolences, he found Zhuangzi squatting with his knees out, > drumming on a pan and singing. “You lived with her, she raised > your children, and you grew old together,” Hui Shi said. “Not > weeping when she died would have been bad enough. Aren’t you going > too far by drumming on a pan and singing?”>
> “No,” Zhuangzi said. “When she first died, how could I have > escaped feeling the loss? Then I looked back to the beginning before > she had life. Not only before she had life but before she had form. > Not only before she had form, but before she had vital energy. In > this confused, amorphous realm, something changed and vital energy > appeared; when the vital energy was changed, form appeared; with > changes in form, life began. Now there is another change bringing > death. This is like the progression of the four seasons of spring > and fall, winter and summer. Here she was, lying down to sleep in a > huge room, and I followed her sobbing and wailing. When I realized > my actions showed I hadn’t understood destiny, I stopped.” And here is what he says about his own death: > When Zhuangzi was about to die, his disciples wanted to bury him in > a well-appointed tomb. Zhuangzi said, ”I have the sky and the > earth for inner and outer coffins, the sun and the moon for jade > disks, the stars for pearls, and the ten thousand things for > farewell gifts. Isn’t the paraphernalia for my burial adequate > without adding anything?”>
> ”We are afraid the crows and kites will eat you, master,” a> disciple said.
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> “Above ground, I will be eaten by crows and kites; below ground by > ants. You are robbing from the one to give to the other. Why play> favorites?”
Source: Patricia Ebrey, _Chinese Civilization : A Sourcebook_, 2d ed. (New York: Free Press, 1993), pp. 28-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20060219221611/http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/chuangtz.html Lest we imagine that only ancient China could produce such equanimity in the face of our common destiny, here is Shakespeare, from _Hamlet_,Act V, Scene 2:
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> If it be now, > ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be > now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the > readiness is all: since no man has aught of what he > leaves, what is’t to leave betimes?Author Eric Posted
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Because they know that Americans almost always elect a president who is the opposite of the previous president. President Trump is an old, reactionary, incompetent, rather stupid white male without government experience. Therefore President Not-Trump will be a young, liberal, competent, intelligent, female person of color with government experience. Kamala Harris matches that description perfectly. Hence all the drooling in the media since she announced her candidacy. Of course, her experience is limited and her track record at least questionable, and we have little idea where she actually stands on issues. But to raise such questions would be a terrible distraction from the overwhelming, vague impression that she’s the right person for the moment, and that she’s a safe choice who can be counted on not to upset the status quo—not, in other words, to alienate the ultra-rich and the corporations and the Pentagon, as Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders certainly would. So there you are: President Harris.Let us pray.
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From one of my Grade 6 students: > I’m not complaining, I’m just showing my gratitude in an unusual> way.
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We’re all aware of the math teacher’s problems. The PE guy gets exercised over the smallest things. The history teacher can’t forget his past. The English teacher has choice words for everyone. The geography teacher knows his place. The biology teacher loves life, but hates frogs. The computer science guy is bug-eyed. The chemistry teacher overreacts to the slightest change. The physics teacher is energetic, but no one understands him. The art teacher claims he’s been framed. Put the Home Ec teacher together with the Crisis Management Counselor and you have a recipe for disaster.—ca. 2003
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TOO DUMB TO QUIT
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The great jazz drummer, Joe Morello, in a 1986 interview,
tells a story about his teacher, George Lawrence Stone: > Another of Stone’s little axioms was, “The secret to success is > an unbeaten fool.” I asked him what that meant, and he said, “It > means you’re too dumb to quit.” You’ll be criticized > and put down, but you keep coming back and trying again. Ain’t it the truth!Author Eric Posted
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I’ve been meaning to read this for years and finally got around to it during these holidays. It’s one of those stories that reverberates, in a disorienting way, for a couple of days after you’ve finished it. Here are some of the bits that struck me from the third part, _Ghost Road_:Page 134:
> ‘Mate’ in all the dictionaries was translated as ‘dead’. > ‘No mate,’ Rivers said, breathing deeply and pointing to > Mbuko’s chest. There and then, across the dying man, he received a > tutorial, not unlike those he remembered from his student days in > Bart’s. Mate did not mean dead, it designated a state of which > death was the appropriate outcome. Mbuko was mate because he was > critically ill. Rinambesi, though quite disgustingly healthy, still > with a keen eye for the girls, was also mate because he’d lived to > an age when if he wasn’t dead he damn well ought to be.Page 143:
> Hallet came from an old army family and had been well and > expensively educated to think as little as possible;Page 207:
> Though it might seem callous or frivolous to say so, head-hunting > had been the most tremendous fun and without it life lost almost all > its zest. This was a people perishing from the absence of war.Page 229:
> Rivers wondered whether Sassoon and Harrington had been too much in > the forefront of his mind while he was listening to Wansbeck. At > best, on such occasions, one became a conduit whereby one man’s > hard-won experience of self-healing was made available to another. > At worst, one no longer listened attentively enough to the > individual voice. This last one made me think of my own work. As a younger teacher, I approached every student without preconceptions. Now, all these years later, I have the benefits, but also the risks, of experience. I have to remind myself sometimes that, even if the face reminds me of other students and the behaviour reminds me of other students, the student in front of me is not those other students.Author Eric Posted
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Those who came before us cried salt tears, loved and lost, wondered what was yet to come, worried they weren’t good enough . . . Steered by who knows what, they carried on through wars, disease, and infant deaths whose frequency made no difference to the grief they suffered. Year after year, women brought new lives into the world, and sometimes gave their ownin the bringing.
Those who remained kept on singing through the turning of the seasons,planting, harvest,
sacraments of every kind, singing while they worked, singing while they worshipped, singing after supper with the darknesshuddled round them.
We are here in spite of, we are here because they persevered, because their laughter and their musickept them going,
because their faith kept risingfrom the ashes
and drove them on toward us.It is our turn now
to keep the faith
to sing the song
to gaze at stars and wonder why, to love our children,build our dreams,
to laugh, to cry,
and know the humble satisfaction of having done our part. In this winter season may you hear ancestors singing. Leave them a portion of your holiday feast, take a moment to thank them for their sorrows and their songs, and may you be blessed enough to feel the joy that sustained them, to be sustained, yourself, and to pass the joy along tothose who follow.
—1999
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Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: I have come after them and made repair Where they have left not one stone on a stone, But they would have the rabbit out of hiding, To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean, No one has seen them made or heard them made, But at spring mending-time we find them there. I let my neighbour know beyond the hill; And on a day we meet to walk the line And set the wall between us once again. We keep the wall between us as we go. To each the boulders that have fallen to each. And some are loaves and some so nearly balls We have to use a spell to make them balance: “Stay where you are until our backs are turned!” We wear our fingers rough with handling them. Oh, just another kind of out-door game, One on a side. It comes to little more: There where it is we do not need the wall: He is all pine and I am apple orchard. My apple trees will never get across And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him. He only says, “Good fences make good neighbors.” Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder If I could put a notion in his head: _“Why_ do they make good neighbors? Isn’t it Where there are cows? But here there are no cows. Before I built a wall I’d ask to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offense. Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That wants it down.” I could say “Elves” to him, But it’s not elves exactly, and I’d rather He said it for himself. I see him there Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed. He moves in darkness as it seems to me, Not of woods only and the shade of trees. He will not go behind his father’s saying, And he likes having thought of it so well He says again, “Good fences make good neighbors.”Author Eric Posted
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Cooking for one
is, strangely, more difficult than cooking for two although one ingredient may suffice for one, whereas three ingredients may not be enough for two. But four pounds of, say, beef, can be consumed pretty quickly by fivepeople, or six,
whereas even six
ounces of certain ingredients might spoil, waiting for one person to use them up. Time is another factor. Some eat breakfast atfive
in the morning, though this is unusual. Two people who want to share meals must agree on such matters. Four people who want to share meals will find this even more challenging,but if three
of them are children, it’s easier. Three adults, however, will have trouble agreeing about anything. Dinner atsix?
Some will find this quite sensible, as it provides the stomach four hours’ digestion time before sleeping. But one person in the group who insists on eating two hours later—or earlier—will wreck the plan entirely. Five o’clock is a bit early for the evening meal, since many people workuntil five.
Three students who share meals might have lunch at three, since many students routinely stay up until two a.m. or later, and hardly any of them wake up at six.There may be one
somewhere, but for each of those there are four— —or eight, or more—who sleep until noon. Musicians may not awakeuntil four
p.m. if they don’t finish work until, say, fivein the morning. One
guy I knew finished his first gig at three a.m. then went to another club and jammed until six. You wouldn’t expect a guy like that to wake up much before two in the afternoon, at the earliest. Even two in the afternoon would give him less than six hours’ sleep. Four p.m. would be more likely, and some in that situation would sleepuntil six.
Personally, that kind of schedule would finish me off in five days, max. At my age, I couldn’t do it even for three days. To be honest, I couldn’t do it for one. A man my age can’t stay awake until two, much less five, And getting up at four in the afternoon, or even three, Is no way to live. Give me dinner at six, thanks. For one.Author Eric Posted
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As I move past hundreds of homeless people on my daily commute, I wonder where their counterparts would have been, say, a century ago. And the answer seems clear. They would have been in rural communities, doing low-skilled jobs on farms or in farming towns. Or they would have been working in labor-intensive factories. Today, those jobs have disappeared. Farming has been industrialized and mechanized. Factories have been automated. Today, the people who would have done those jobs have no jobs at all. From unemployment comes depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, etc. Add in those who would have been confined in mental hospitals in earlier eras, and voila! —today’s massive homeless problem. In England, beginning in the 15th century, landowners began enclosing their fields. They expelled the peasant families who had worked those fields for generations and replaced them with sheep, who were less trouble and expense, and more profitable. From Wikipedia:
> There was a significant rise in enclosure during the Tudor period > . These enclosures > largely resulted in conversion of land use from arable> to pasture
> – usually sheep farming. > These enclosures were often undertaken unilaterally by the > landowner. Enclosures during the Tudor period were often accompanied > by a loss of common rights and could result in the destruction of> whole villages.
The now-homeless peasants migrated to the cities, especially London, where they became the urban poor, many of whom succumbed to the vices of the urban poor: drunkenness, petty theft, prostitution. When the English began colonizing in North America and elsewhere, they realized that they could alleviate these problems by sending thousands of these uprooted peasants to Virginia and Australia as indentured servants ordeported convicts.
Today, alas, we have nowhere to send our homeless people. What to do? Let’s give them useful jobs and affordable housing. There are jobs that need doing, but aren’t being done. Cleaning streets and sidewalks, for example. Repairing items that would otherwise be thrown away. Recycling: why do we send our waste overseas to be recycled? I’m sure there are many others. Would it cost money to give the homeless jobs and housing? Of course. But what is it costing us now to have thousands of people sleeping on the streets? A lot more, I bet. And what is it doing to the quality of life in our communities?Author Eric Posted
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Found in John Merriman, _Modern Europe: Volume One, From the Renaissance to the Age of Napoleon_ (1st edition, 1996): > Literature flourishes in Italy and princes there are not ashamed to > listen to, and themselves to know, poetry. But in Germany princes > pay more attention to horses and dogs than to poets—and thus > neglecting the arts they die unremembered like their own beasts.>
> —Pope Pius II (1405 – 1464) After reading Miranda Carter’s wonderful _George, Nicholas, and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I_,
it is difficult not to connect Pius’s remark to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a.k.a. the House of Windsor, Britain’s royals, whose country houses were—are?—filled with dogs and hunting parties. Kaiser Wilhelm II was also an avid hunter. Carter describes Wilhelm’s enthusiasm for hunting, and that of his royal British cousin, the future King George V: > Wilhelm . . . kept a list of everything he’d ever killed: by 1897 > it totalled 33,967 animals, beginning with “two aurochs, 7 elks” > and ending with “694 herons and cormorants and 581 unspecified > beasts.” George could bring down 1,000 pheasants in one day. At > Sandringham the quantities of game > shot were positively obscene.Positively.
And in case you think this is all in the past, do an image search for “British royals with dogs and horses.”Author Eric Posted
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What if we decided that accurate information is an essential need in a democracy, just as effective police and fire services are essential in any society that values safety? The logic here is straightforward. Democracy cannot function properly unless voters are knowledgeable and well-informed. By funding public education, most democracies acknowledge, at least tacitly, that voters must be knowledgeable. The shortcomings and confused aims of public education are obvious, but my point here is simply that education is regarded as so universally valuable that we all agree to pay taxes to fund schools. But what about the need for voters to bewell-informed?
We obviously cannot rely on private, for-profit media outlets to provide accurate information to voters. Partisan propaganda is part of the problem, but the profit motive, fundamental to any business, undercuts the desires of conscientious reporters and editors to provide essential information to voters. To understand this, imagine that all police services were privatized. It would soon become apparent that the costs of policing certain areas are just too high. To protect profit margins and please shareholders, services to those areas would be reduced or eliminated. Similarly, many news stories that would provide essential information to voters are complicated. To explain them requires long, detailed reporting and investigation. An editor or publisher who chooses to run such stories will quickly find that he or she is losing out to competitors who feature punchy, eye-catching, easy-to-understand stories that are full of “human interest.” As a result, the mass media landscape today is dominated by scandal, gossip, and superficiality. So long as journalism remains a for-profit enterprise, this is unlikely to change. The internet has accellerated journalism’s decline, not only by increasing the competition for eyeballs but by eviscerating what was once a newspaper’s main source of income: the classified ads. Many local newspapers have simply disappeared. Others have been gobbled up by corporate outlets like _USA Today_. Even at local papers that have survived, reporting staffs have been cut drastically and content is mostly from national syndication. School board meetings and city council meetings go largely unreported. How are voters expected to make informed decisions under suchconditions?
There are some alternative models. Britain’s BBC, Canada’s CBC, and National Public Radio in the U.S. come to mind. All of them have flaws. Public funding is often inadequate. Political pressure is a constant threat. Fundraising through donations, memberships, and sponsorships brings another set of challenges. Keeping a publicly-funded news service both independent and accurate requires a carefully-designed system and unrelenting vigilance. None of that is easy, to say the least. But if we accept the idea that well-informed citizens are essential to a 21st-century democracy, then it follows that a free, independent, non-profit, publicly-funded press is an essential service just as much as policing and firefighting are. A free press is an essential service.Author Eric Posted
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