Monday, April 27, 2009

Animal Farm Character Anylasis

From the movie Animal Farm, which animal do you think fits you the best? Or which animal would you pick to be and why?

Reflection

We have read a number of different books and stories over the school year. But what was your favorite story or novel? What made it the best in your mind?

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Would you rather

We have read alot of different things this year. In your opinion what kind of Litterature that we have read did you most enjoy?/most dislike? and why?

Flirtation or war

What do you think of Beatrice and Benedick's relationship, and how it developed through the book? Do you know anyone with a relationship like they have?

Fake Death

Do you think it was morally right that Leonato and Friar Francis faked that Hero was dead and why or why not?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Animal Farm

What did you think About ANimal Farm is it related to anything we've read or you have read in class or anywhere

Monday, April 20, 2009

Much Ado About Nothing Ending

In the final Act of Much Ado About Nothing, we see a happy ending where Hero and Claudio get married and Benedick and Beatrice fall in love with one another. We also see Don John the bastard get captured from where ever he was hiding. Did you like this ending? If not what would you change about it?

Monday, March 30, 2009

Much to do about Nothing

What do you like about this play, will DON Pedro be succesful

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Movies Compared to The Road

Out of all the movies we seen, which movie did you think had the most similarties to The Road?

Monday, March 23, 2009

The End?

Did anybody else find the ending a bit odd or out of place? If not, then why do you think it was a fitting ending?

Sunday, March 22, 2009

The Man at the end of The Road

Do you think that the man that came and got the boy knew to come? Secondly, do you think that they saved the other little boy that the main boy saw in that abandoned town?

The ROAD and The POSTMAN

Compare and contrast the novel and film.

"'The Road" Ending

What are your thoughts about the ending of the book?

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

The end of the road.

The book is coming to an end. Do you think they will make it to the coast? If so do you think there will be a civilization waiting or just more of the same thing?

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Is THe Road the sequel to Brave New World

Well we are almost done with The Road and we finished Brave New World. So I have a question seeing both stories do you think The Road is a sequel to Brave New World?

The Road

What has been your opinion of this book since we are almost done with it

Themes

What is the importance of fire in this novel? In my mind, fire plays two roles--the destruction of humanity and/or the hope to carry on. Fire, and the effects of fire, is seen everywhere in this novel, from the burned out towns to the layers of ash covering everything. Which instance of fire is more influential to the main characters? The fire of destruction or the fire which enables them to carry on?

Sunday, March 8, 2009

BNW

What would you do if you was in the same situation as the father and the son?

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Father and Son

So far from what we have read in The Road, What do you think about the relationship between the Man and his son? Do you think they have a good relationship? Does the father give the son to much false hope?

THE ROAD

From our class dicussions of the Road the past few days, the question of why do the people in the book fight for survival keeps comming up. What reasons do you think they have to stay alive, or why do you think they should just give up?

Saturday, February 21, 2009

What Did You Think?

What did you think of the book Brave New World? Did you like the ending, yes or no? If not what would you have done differently if you were the author? Do you think that the ending the author choose completed the novel?

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Brave New World and Gattaca

We can see some similarities and differences between the world in Gattaca and Brave New World. The ability to modify the genetic makeup of a baby and the different castes. Since Gattaca supposedly takes place in the not too distant future. Could the events in Gattaca help change the world into the society we see in Brave New World. Pretty much could Gattaca be a prequel to Brave New World.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Utopia or Eutopia

The word Utopia derives from the Greek words ou ("not") and topos ("place") and simply means "not a place." Throughout history, there has been countries founded as an Utopia. In history, civilizations that try to achieve a communitarian lifestyle generally disinigrate or end in a repressive rule. The utopian Soviet Union is an example of how Utopia's turn into a repressive rule before falling apart.
Contrasting from a Utopia is a Eutopia, which is Greek for a "good place", and is attainable in the real world. The organizational structure (country, kingdom, etc...) that creates the eutopia consists of a limited government that permits human creativity and achievement. Individual self-interest is not considered a bad thing, because it expresses itself in relationships of mutual benefit that result in productivity and the generation of wealth. Wealth and happiness does not have to be forced in a Eutopia.
Is the Brave New World a Utopia or a Eutopia?

If you are interested in reading more about the difference between a Utopia and a Eutopia, the following link is to a .pdf document that is very informative. Utopia verses Eutopia

Social Caste

Every civilization in history has had a social caste. In the Brave New World, there is five social classes--Alpha, Beta, Delta, Epsilon, and Gamma. Which of these classes would you be in?

I think that we would be considered Beta's. The majority of us are not the super-rich, but we are also not poor. The majority of us are being "bred" to succeed in the world due to the schools we have gone too. This is similar to how the Alpha's and Beta's were bred on the assembly line.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Could it happen?

Do you think a Brave New World mindset would ever happen in the future?

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Is Professor Lurie a creep

Do you believe that David Lurie is a creep for following those women

Thursday, January 8, 2009

So far...

What are your feelings about the book Disgrace so far?