On Wednesday Mr Hamon introduced our class to a new poem. It has an unusual name for a romantic themed verse.
In reading this poem I felt the speaker had a sneaky, trickster side who invites us on a romantic walk down windy roads and point out that the evening looks like a surgical procedure. He keeps delaying and tried to hide something.
Another side is PruFrock the fool, whose twisted attempts to make us think he is a super slick, suave confident ladies' man, in fact, Mr. Bean would score better then he did. "AS IF"
Finally, we have the sad, honest man who realizes the jig is up and can't even convince himself of his own stories. Few lines at a time seem to let him lift his mask. He admits that he should have been
"a pair of ragged claws" and that he has seen "the moment of his greatness flicker" (lines 72,84).
Our average middle-class speaker who pretends to secretly control the world and he kind of suspects that he is a "ridiculous" and a "Fool" but could never fully admit it to himself (lines118-119).
Quote: "In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo". (lines13-14). Rewinding motion is like watching the same scene over and over again. Like Dante's Inferno, where character repeat the same pointless motions endlessly as punishment for leading small, meaningless lives.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Procrastination: good or bad?
OK..truth be told... "by choice, at times, I procrastinate". But here's the thing…
We live in a time constrained society. People are rushing, & pushing to meet deadlines. If a person can multitask and be successful at accomplishing several tasks at once in a short time frame, then we praise that person's ability.
Faster is synonymous with better, and a person who delays prompts reflection about that person's worth and value.
It can be described as harmful and self-handicapping, a destructive strategy, yet we ALL do it.
Active procrastination is positively related to poly-chronicity, where the person can engage in "multiple" tasks at the same time and can adapt their work schedule to meet the deadlines in a timely manner. (Coi, 2009).
These people show a certain level of self-reliance, autonomy and self-confidence because they are aware of the risk of subjecting themselves to last minute pressures and still consciously decide to do it.
For me, in some instances not all, since I know that Im racing against the clock it creates a certain excitement and pressure that elicit peak performance. Speaking for myself on certain events, these practices may not work for others.
We live in a time constrained society. People are rushing, & pushing to meet deadlines. If a person can multitask and be successful at accomplishing several tasks at once in a short time frame, then we praise that person's ability.
Faster is synonymous with better, and a person who delays prompts reflection about that person's worth and value.
It can be described as harmful and self-handicapping, a destructive strategy, yet we ALL do it.
Active procrastination is positively related to poly-chronicity, where the person can engage in "multiple" tasks at the same time and can adapt their work schedule to meet the deadlines in a timely manner. (Coi, 2009).
These people show a certain level of self-reliance, autonomy and self-confidence because they are aware of the risk of subjecting themselves to last minute pressures and still consciously decide to do it.
For me, in some instances not all, since I know that Im racing against the clock it creates a certain excitement and pressure that elicit peak performance. Speaking for myself on certain events, these practices may not work for others.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
March 8th: The World Celebrates International Woman's Day!
Professor Hamon spoke to us about "GENDER CRITICISM and the inequalities of women in the Literary World and in all aspects of life even in today's modern age.
In honor of all the women who have dared to shock, go against the grain and galvanized the paths and inspired hope for millions of us, today, March 8th, marks "INTERNATIONAL WOMAN'S DAY"
It's a day to highlight the importance of achieving equality for women and girls not simply of a matter of fundamental rights, but progress. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable and women enact more legislation on key social issues like health, education, anti-discrimination and child support. Equality for women means progress for all!
I have gathered some powerful quotes of some of the women who are my heroines. They have helped other women persevere and prosper throughout the years and who have inspired me the most....
Please write your comments, share your thoughts on what does this day means to you and the women that have made an impact in your life.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
The Result of Technology in the Classroom!
With Teacher encouragement and school program sponsorship…Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer demonstrates this is a perfect of example of Technology in the classroom !!
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Reviews, Rewrites & Reflections
Hello Fellow Bloggers!
Today most of our attentions are drawn to the fact that our semester is nearly over which means we will have to hustle to the finish line with pristine documents that are well written that Prof. Hamon expects us all to produce. Most of us were not happy with our first round of DOC1 grades, Professor Hamon so graciously allows us to "review" our papers with a small chat with him to invoke our inner senses to "reflect" on how to best approach our own essays, for an improved verbal expression of ourselves. Remember we are all on a Heroes Journey to improve ourselves.....
Rewriting is the second chance we all need to get the grade that he knows we all of capable of earning!
Good Luck everyone!
Today most of our attentions are drawn to the fact that our semester is nearly over which means we will have to hustle to the finish line with pristine documents that are well written that Prof. Hamon expects us all to produce. Most of us were not happy with our first round of DOC1 grades, Professor Hamon so graciously allows us to "review" our papers with a small chat with him to invoke our inner senses to "reflect" on how to best approach our own essays, for an improved verbal expression of ourselves. Remember we are all on a Heroes Journey to improve ourselves.....
Rewriting is the second chance we all need to get the grade that he knows we all of capable of earning!
Good Luck everyone!
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Do you believe in "MYTHS?
Hello Fellow Bloggers!
Call me crazy but I have always been fascinated with "Myths" especially the ancient greek kind or anything that is "fantastical". (p.907, workshop 8) The movie "300" comes into mind for me , without getting too excited, I mean really, an army of men in perfectly sculpted, chiseled out fully exposed ready to do battle with nothing more then their underwear, a shield and a spear......Did they wear cups in those days?? whew... Ok, .. Myths can sometimes be based on tradition with factual origins, while others are completely fictional. But Myths are more than mere stories and they serve a more profound purpose in ancient and modern cultures. Sacred tales that explain the world and man's experience and they are relevant to us today as they were back in the ancient times.
I believe in "MYTHS", do you??
Call me crazy but I have always been fascinated with "Myths" especially the ancient greek kind or anything that is "fantastical". (p.907, workshop 8) The movie "300" comes into mind for me , without getting too excited, I mean really, an army of men in perfectly sculpted, chiseled out fully exposed ready to do battle with nothing more then their underwear, a shield and a spear......Did they wear cups in those days?? whew... Ok, .. Myths can sometimes be based on tradition with factual origins, while others are completely fictional. But Myths are more than mere stories and they serve a more profound purpose in ancient and modern cultures. Sacred tales that explain the world and man's experience and they are relevant to us today as they were back in the ancient times.
I believe in "MYTHS", do you??
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| No man was ever successful without a good woman standing beside him! |
Saturday, March 1, 2014
A Hero's Journey
Hero's journey is a circular pattern consisting of 3 parts.
separation, initiation and return. A hero journey is full of challenges and obstacles, the hero overcomes their challenges vanquishes and triumphs and then returns to his or her own village. Trials of the journey initiated from person to hero only to see that the quality you were looking were already inside you.
You are the hero of your own journey!!!
separation, initiation and return. A hero journey is full of challenges and obstacles, the hero overcomes their challenges vanquishes and triumphs and then returns to his or her own village. Trials of the journey initiated from person to hero only to see that the quality you were looking were already inside you.
You are the hero of your own journey!!!
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