Wednesday, August 13, 2008
SCHOOL. . . . . [[ugh]]
So my summer went by really fast. I don't know if everyone else's did too, but everyone I have talked to agrees. I hope everyone's summer was enjoyable, even if we had homework. Haha :) For me it was full of volleyball and softball and Jared. I just turned 17 about a week ago, so while some of you are turning 18, I am not :( but oh well. It just seems weird that you guys are 18 now. Well I think I have gotten everything on here done that I was supposed to, I sure hope so. So I will see all of you tomorrow.
Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
Its seems as though everyone knows the plot of Romeo and Juliet so I probably will not ruin it for anyone.
There are the two feuding families Capulets (Juliet's family) and the Montagues (Romeo's family). Romeo and Juliet find each and fall in love. They talk the Reverend into secretly marrying them. An argument between members of the families breaks out, Romeo kills someone and is banished from the town. Juliet's family, not knowing of here marriage, tries to marry her to Paris. The Reverend gives her a sleeping potion to make it seem that she is dead. While she is passed out Romeo returns and finds her passed out, and thinking she is dead he drinks poison so he can be with her in death. Juliet wakes up too late and finding him dead she kills herself as well.
Romeo and Juliet is a good example of a tragedy. I have yet to write my paper, but since I still have a month before it is due, I am going to re-read it before I write it.
There are the two feuding families Capulets (Juliet's family) and the Montagues (Romeo's family). Romeo and Juliet find each and fall in love. They talk the Reverend into secretly marrying them. An argument between members of the families breaks out, Romeo kills someone and is banished from the town. Juliet's family, not knowing of here marriage, tries to marry her to Paris. The Reverend gives her a sleeping potion to make it seem that she is dead. While she is passed out Romeo returns and finds her passed out, and thinking she is dead he drinks poison so he can be with her in death. Juliet wakes up too late and finding him dead she kills herself as well.
Romeo and Juliet is a good example of a tragedy. I have yet to write my paper, but since I still have a month before it is due, I am going to re-read it before I write it.
Schindler's List - Thomas Keneally
Schindler's List is set up like a documentary, so it took me longer than I had expected to read it. I would be reading for a while and only have covered a few pages, it was frustrating. Luckily for me the reading sped up towards the end of the book.
Schindler's List is the story of how Oskar Schindler saved around 1,100 Polish Jews. It tells how he came to Poland from his home town in prospect of becoming a wealthy businessman and he saw the war as a way to do that. He opened a factory to make wartime necessities. In the beginning he employed Jewish workers because they were cheap labor. But after witnessing a horrific Aktion, round up of Jews, that lived in a ghetto of Cracow; he vowed to himself that he would do what he could to undermine the SS (Nazi) system and to save as many Jews as he could. He opened his own labor camp at his factory to protect his laborers from the cruel treatment at the other labor/concentration camps. He spent large sums of money on creating the camp and on bribing officials to allow him to make it. Towards the end of the war he had to relocate and it took longer to get it approved and then the transfer of his laborers was prolonged by SS men. They were kept at Auschwitz for a period of time until they were finally sent to Oskar. The Jews of Oskar's camp referred to themselves as Schindlerjuden, Schindler's Jews. They saw his camp as a safe haven; compared to the other camps, Oskar's was a paradise. They were still made to work, but they were not beaten or killed and they were fed much better then the other Jews. At the end of the war Oskar had to flea so that he was not treated like the other cruel camp directors. He later became bankrupt, partly because he spent incredible amounts on his effort and because what he had left was confiscated after the war, and became dependent on the Schindlerjuden. They were more than happy to help Schindler in his time of need because he had helped them to incredible lengths in theirs. Oskar saved many Jews and was loved by them for it.
This book was very difficult for me to stay with. It read very slowly; however the story was incredible, mainly because what Schindler did was an incredible thing. Though some of the occurrences it tells about are gruesome and almost unbelievable, it is really a good story to read because it is educational. It tells the stories of the luckier Jews of the Holocaust.
Schindler's List is the story of how Oskar Schindler saved around 1,100 Polish Jews. It tells how he came to Poland from his home town in prospect of becoming a wealthy businessman and he saw the war as a way to do that. He opened a factory to make wartime necessities. In the beginning he employed Jewish workers because they were cheap labor. But after witnessing a horrific Aktion, round up of Jews, that lived in a ghetto of Cracow; he vowed to himself that he would do what he could to undermine the SS (Nazi) system and to save as many Jews as he could. He opened his own labor camp at his factory to protect his laborers from the cruel treatment at the other labor/concentration camps. He spent large sums of money on creating the camp and on bribing officials to allow him to make it. Towards the end of the war he had to relocate and it took longer to get it approved and then the transfer of his laborers was prolonged by SS men. They were kept at Auschwitz for a period of time until they were finally sent to Oskar. The Jews of Oskar's camp referred to themselves as Schindlerjuden, Schindler's Jews. They saw his camp as a safe haven; compared to the other camps, Oskar's was a paradise. They were still made to work, but they were not beaten or killed and they were fed much better then the other Jews. At the end of the war Oskar had to flea so that he was not treated like the other cruel camp directors. He later became bankrupt, partly because he spent incredible amounts on his effort and because what he had left was confiscated after the war, and became dependent on the Schindlerjuden. They were more than happy to help Schindler in his time of need because he had helped them to incredible lengths in theirs. Oskar saved many Jews and was loved by them for it.
This book was very difficult for me to stay with. It read very slowly; however the story was incredible, mainly because what Schindler did was an incredible thing. Though some of the occurrences it tells about are gruesome and almost unbelievable, it is really a good story to read because it is educational. It tells the stories of the luckier Jews of the Holocaust.
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
It has also been a while since I read this book, although not as long as the other one. . .
Pride and Prejudice is about a few different courtships and a mother who likes to get in the middle of things. The main courtship would be the one of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, which was of Darcy's own peculiar way. Their courtship did not follow the general way of their time. For the majority of it Elizabeth despised him, but in the end she is very fond of him. Another courtship is the one of Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth's sister, Jane. Theirs is a more refined courtship, it was like they were in the time. They saw each other at balls and at dinner parties. They slowly got to know each other through and series of meetings. But due the pride of Mr. Darcy, they were separated for some time. As the plots goes on Darcy grows fonder of Elizabeth, but she dislikes him because she thinks he is too proud. After a while she gets to know the true him (that is the man he is when he is around people of his social stature). I think the main plot line is the one that concerns their relationship.
I ended up really enjoying this book. Although it took half the book before I was really interested in it, I liked it a lot. I got the movie for my birhtday, but I have yet to watch it, I hope to find time to watch it soon. And as I said in the other post, I would recomend this book for others to read. :)
Pride and Prejudice is about a few different courtships and a mother who likes to get in the middle of things. The main courtship would be the one of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, which was of Darcy's own peculiar way. Their courtship did not follow the general way of their time. For the majority of it Elizabeth despised him, but in the end she is very fond of him. Another courtship is the one of Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth's sister, Jane. Theirs is a more refined courtship, it was like they were in the time. They saw each other at balls and at dinner parties. They slowly got to know each other through and series of meetings. But due the pride of Mr. Darcy, they were separated for some time. As the plots goes on Darcy grows fonder of Elizabeth, but she dislikes him because she thinks he is too proud. After a while she gets to know the true him (that is the man he is when he is around people of his social stature). I think the main plot line is the one that concerns their relationship.
I ended up really enjoying this book. Although it took half the book before I was really interested in it, I liked it a lot. I got the movie for my birhtday, but I have yet to watch it, I hope to find time to watch it soon. And as I said in the other post, I would recomend this book for others to read. :)
The Color Purple - Alice Walker
Okay, it has been a little while since I actually read this book so I am going to talk about it from what I remember, while trying not to ruin it for anyone who has not read it before. . .
The Color Purple is mainly about the life of a girl named Celie. Celie is emotionally and physically abused by the men, mostly her father and husband, in her life. Her abuse caused her to become detached from the people in her life and to have a general dislike for men. She went through her life doing what she was told, trying to be a good daughter/wife. But she was a very unhappy girl; that is until she met Shug Avery. Shug was a very outgoing woman, very unique in her time, and she helped Celie live life again. While the two women are together Celie falls for her and they live together for a while, until Shug leaves her. They are later reunited but only as friends. Shug saves Celie from living unhappily for the rest of her life.
It took me a while to get used to the way the story was setup, and the fact that Shug and Celie were 'together'. But overall, I thought it was a good story. And I was happy with the ending (i would say why, but that would ruin it for people who have not read it). So although it was rather different I did like it.
The Color Purple is mainly about the life of a girl named Celie. Celie is emotionally and physically abused by the men, mostly her father and husband, in her life. Her abuse caused her to become detached from the people in her life and to have a general dislike for men. She went through her life doing what she was told, trying to be a good daughter/wife. But she was a very unhappy girl; that is until she met Shug Avery. Shug was a very outgoing woman, very unique in her time, and she helped Celie live life again. While the two women are together Celie falls for her and they live together for a while, until Shug leaves her. They are later reunited but only as friends. Shug saves Celie from living unhappily for the rest of her life.
It took me a while to get used to the way the story was setup, and the fact that Shug and Celie were 'together'. But overall, I thought it was a good story. And I was happy with the ending (i would say why, but that would ruin it for people who have not read it). So although it was rather different I did like it.
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