82-100 terms

Narrator:  one who narrates, or tells, a story.

Naturalism: extreme form of realism.

New Music and Background Picture

I am quite happy right now because one of my favorite artists has been releasing new songs from his new album :D Well a few of you may know that I love Muse but it is tied for my favorite artist with IAMX. IAMX is a british band that currently reside in Moscow. Chris Conner is his name but his artist name is IAMX. He plays alternative music that is usually dark and most times melancholy and slightly erotic. Well he is releasing a new album March 15 and in honor of him, my music and background have been customized. My background pick is from his single song release called Spit it Out from 2008. Please enjoy, I know I will :)

56-81 Lit terms

Genre: a category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, or content.

Gothic Tale: a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent or grotesque action, and a mood of decay, degeneration, and decadence.

Terms 56-100?!??

I guess I didn't get the memo to do terms 56-80 because I don't remember him assigning it and then all of a sudden we have terms 81-100?!!!! for homework.

THE TIME OF MY LIFE

      In one word that receives a nod from other seniors in agreement, scholarships. Scholarships are a time consuming and nail biting entity that can bring disappointment and happiness. Working on scholarships is how I used my time in class. You see I had brought my computer with me today so I had the ability to type up essays in order to send. Anyways, got to get back to work, adieus!

WHAT'S THE STORY?

"What is it that makes you want to write songs? In a way you want to stretch yourself into other people's hearts. You want to plant yourself there, or at least get a resonance, where other people become a bigger instrument than the one you're playing. It becomes almost an obsession to touch other people. To write a song that is remembered and taken to heart is a connection, a touching of bases. A thread that runs through all of us. A stab to the heart. Sometimes I think songwriting is about tightening the heartstrings as much as possible without bringing on a heart attack." -Keith Richards

Why did Charles Dickens write the novel you're reading/reviewing? What in your analysis of literary techniques led you to this conclusion? (Make sure to include textual support illustrating Dickens' use of at least three techniques we've studied/discussed this year.)

Answer: When we got the journal topic that asked us to analyze the title, I immediately thought of Romeo and Juliet. A Tale of Two Cities reminds me of the bitter feud between two families, so this title makes me think there will be a fight between people in two different cities. Dickens continuously  uses paradox. Chiasmus is defined as "a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth (dictionary.com)." Dickens' famous quote to this story is "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." This quote reels readers in with its juxtaposition of words and this is an introduction for the rest of the book which is chalk-filled with paradoxes left and right. Since the sentence structure throughout the story is contradictory, this also tells me that there will be contradictions in the future, dealing with self (inner) conflict with characters around the protagonist. 

Tale of Two Cities Lecture Notes

• Sydney (Mike) Carten sacrifices himself for love so woman he loved can be with someone else, someone she loved deeply.
• Listen to Dr. William describe the character's journey, "grigen sword alley, to the monet house, to the perisian locations, trans, busses, and owls go hooting, railway station, cafe, and a few haris policemen stood." Also the fact that he speaks in a british accent give me the feeling that he is describing Harry Potter going through Galagon alley.