My favorite part about the class was writing the cards for vocal words. Nothing made me more excited than those. I also enjoyed the Hamlet section, because it was the first time I actually understood a Shakespeare play. We may have read from a comic book, but at least I knew what was going on. …
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Brave New World
While reading Brave New World I learned that a society that doesn’t focus around truth is corrupt. The book focused on the people that were curious of why they lived the way they lived. I think being curious of why things are the way they are is crucial for anyone to be able to learn. …
Satire Project
I have always liked Satire, but never understood the different kinds. I liked things that were funny. Now I know what makes things funny and how satires differentiates from each other. Juvenalian is my favorite type of satire as it aims at being more bitter towards a group or person. Horatian is my second favorite …
Hamlet Vs. Lion King
Lion King and Hamlet are two stories that I never thought to have any similarity, which was very surprising when I found out they were almost exactly the same. Simba and Hamlet both lose their proud, strong, and warrior like fathers. Their uncles both killed their father. Amy of the characters trait are similar such …
Job Shadow/Career Day
For my job shadow I didn’t pick a career the was directly related with the careers I researched. I job shadowed a recreation manager for the day. I learned about the daily life and duties of someone with this position. I was very excited to learn about the job, because I have always had and …
Hamlet Reflection
Hamlet is a story about a young man who struggles to deal with his life after his uncle, Claudius, kills Hamlet’s father, Old Hamlet. Hamlet discovers his uncle killed his father and wants to get revenge. Hamlet is also very upset with his mother for now being with Claudius shortly after Old Hamlet died. He …
APA Paper Reflection
While writing this paper, I researched several different interesting careers. Each career was something I have had interest in for some time. I learned about the basic requirements and aspects of each career. The careers I chose were all just as interesting as I thought they were. Writing the paper while learning about the new …
Personality Test
I took the Myers-Briggs personality test and my results came back that I was a Mediator. They describe a mediator as someone who looks for the good in most things rather than the worst. They mention a mediator tends to be shy and more reserved. I always thought of myself as more of a listener, …
Morte D’Arthur Reflection
In the story we experience the several different types of medieval romance qualities. We are shown the quality that the protagonist is a king or knight by having Arthur as the protagonist. We are shown the quality of mystery and suspense when Arthur has a dream. He dreams that Sir Gawain is warning him not …
Canterbury Tales Reflection
The Canterbury Tales are a prime example of the Middle English time period. The stories start with a Prologue that introduces the reader to all the different characters throughout the story. The Prologue introduces us to the Knight, the Pardoner, the Friar, the Monk, and others. The Prologue shows the religious journey many of them …
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