Friday, January 30, 2015

Perverse, adjective -The churches perverse views and laws on subjects like homosexualality and abortion are ridiculous and should be avoided at all costs.

Waverer, verb - my nightly homework rituals seem to of turned me into a Waverer.. whats more important? science or math? which teacher do want to disappoint the most?

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Today we are going to review elements of a sonnet and look at the prologue for Act II.

Then we will take notes on metaphors and work on your Queen of Mab Project.


NOTES - Copy and Paste in your blog the following:


Direct Metaphor: a direct comparison between two things.


Example of director metaphor from the play: "Juliet is the sun" (act two scene two)



Implied Metaphor: an indirect or subtle comparison.



Example of implied metaphor from the play: she dost teach torches to shine.




Extended Metaphor: a metaphor that is extended throughout a speech, a passage, or throughout an entire story, novel, or play. it is longer than one line.



Example: Queen of Mab




PLOT OUTLINE

Exposition: prologue, scene 1, scene 2, scene 4, and part of scene 4.



Inciting Event: boat metaphor (his decision to go to the party)


Rising Action: romeos first interaction with Juliet.
1: Time and setting.
2: The feud between the two families was introduced.
3: introduces romeo and Juliet

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

things i found interesting

1) BEETHOVEN WAS GERMAN

2) THERES MORE THAN ONE MARTIN LUTHER THAT DID IMPORTANT THINGS IN HISTORY

3)  GERMANY STARTED BOTH WORLD WARS
1) q- What did you learn about EU countries in this section? 
a- Germany and France are trying to end their rivalry by joining the eu

2) q- How do language and religion reflect the cultural division in Western Europe?
a- France and Germany are the dominant countries in Europe
 
3) q- Which Western European leaders tried to unify Europe through conquest?
a- Napoleon, Hitler and charlamagne.

4) q- In what way does Western Europe have a diverse economy?
a- income comes from diverse work ranging from agriculture to factories. 

5) q- What was the Reformation?
a- a religious movement where people questioned the authority of the church  during the renaissance.

6) q- What was the Holocaust?
a- the mass murder of 6 million jewish people.

7) q- What was the Berlin Wall?
a- a wall that separated berlin 

8) q- What are some characteristics of Modern Life in Western Europe?
a- moderate climate
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Outline for Chapter 13 Section 2

Western Europe
Hook: France and Germany have long had deep rivalry, based in part by Cultural Difference.

I) A History of Cultural Divisions

1) France and Germany are the dominant countries in Western Europe
2) best access to ports and trade routes

  A) Rome to Charlemagne

1) Roman Empire had Conquered the Celtic tribes by 50 B.C.E
2) French is one of the Romance languages from Latin
3) In the late 700's Charlemagne, a Germanic king, conquered most of the region
4) His empire fell apart after his death

  B) The Reformation

1) A religious movement where people questioned the authority of the church during the renaissance
2) In 1517 Martin Luther published 95 statements the criticized church practices he believed were wrong  
3) Christians Broke away from the catholic church and startedProtestant churches.
4) Mutual hostility led to catholics and protestants to fight religious wars that tore apart Europe.
5) Today France is mostly Catholic.

  II) The Rise of Nation-States

  A) Nationalism
1) Feudalism gradually grew in Europe centuries after rome fell.
    a) Feudalism - political system where powerful lords owned most of the land.
2) nationalism - the belief that people should be loyal to their nation.
3) the french revolution started in 1789
4) nation-states of Europe became strong rivals due to Napoleon's defeat in conquering Europe.
5) GERMANY DIDNT UNIFY AS A NATION UNTIL 1871
 6) WESTERN EUROPE EXPERIENCED INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN THE 1800'S

 B) MODERN CONFLICTS

1) COMPETITION FOR COLONIES LED TO WORLD WAR 1
2) THE ALLIED POWERS BEAT THE CENTRAL POWERS
3) GERMAN RESENTMENT TOWARDS THE HARSH TERMS LED TO WORLD WAR 2
4) THE GERENS WERE LED BY ADOLF HITLER
    a) THE HOLOCAUST WAS BAAAAAAD
5) GERMANY WAS DEFEATED IN 1945
6) AFTER THE WAR GERMANY SPLIT INTO TWO SIDES,
     a) WEST GERMANY WAS ALLIED WITH THE AMERICAS AND EUROPE
   b) EAST GERMANY WAS ALLIED WITH THE SOVIET COMMY BASTARDS
7) THE CAPITOL CITY OF BERLIN WAS DIVIDED BY A BIG FRIGGIN' WALL
8) ANTI COMMUNISTS KICKED DOWN THE WALL IN 1989
9) THE TWO GERMANYS REUNITED IN 1990 UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE

  III) ECONOMICS, DIVERSITY AND LUXERY 

A) AGRICULTURE TO HIGH TECH

1) DAIRY FARMING AND LIVESTOCK PROVIDE MOST OF AGRICULTURAL INCOME IN BELGIUM, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, AND SWITZERLAND

2)WESTERN EUROPE WAS A LEADER IN DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT WAS RICH IN COAL AND IRON ORE
3) THE REGION CURRENTLY HAS THREE OF EUROPE'S TOP MANUFACTURING NATIONS, FRANCE, GERMANY, AND THE NETHERLANDS
4) HIGH-TECH AND SERVICE INDUSRTYS ARE ALSO VERY IMPORANT
5) FRANCE RELIES HEAVILY ON NUCLEAR PLANTS BECAUE THEY PRODUCE 80 PERCENT OF ITS ELECTRICITY

B) TOURISM AND LUXURY

1)WESTERN EUROPE IS POPOULAR AMONGST TOURISTS BECAUSE IT HAS A MILD CLIMATE, VAIRE SCENERY, AND HISTORIC SITES.
2) FRANCE IS FAMOUS FOR ITS HIGH FASHION
3) NETHERLANDS EXPORTS STUFF LIKE COLORFUL TULIP LIGHTBULBS

IIII) GREAT MUSIC AND ART


A) MUSIC


1)GERMANY AND AUSTRIA ARE FAMOUS FOR MUSIC
2) BACH WAS GERMAN
3)SO WAS BEHTOVEN
4) MOZART WAS AUSTRIAN

 B. Painting        1. Many great painters come from France and the Netherlands.        2. Jan Van Eyck painter from Flanders        3. Jan Vermeer and Rembrandt  were Dutch painters who painted realistically        4. French painters Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, and Paul Gauguin paved way for modern art
V. Modern Life
Since Western Europe has a strong economy many people enjoy a high living standard and can afford material goods such as cars.
      A. City Life        1. Most Western European cities have good public transit, cultural attractions and crime rates are          lower than the US.        2. Europeans live in smaller homes than Americans do so they socialize in public places.        3. Western Europe gets more paid vacation time than the US so they can leave the city and go hiking, biking, or skiing.
      B. Recent Conflicts        1. Immigration has caused conflict        2. After German economy declined some of them blamed immigrants        3. Former Austrian leader made remarks defending the Nazis, immigrants feared racist political rebirth





Monday, January 26, 2015

Rosemary, noun - i like the favor of Rosemary mixed with Old Bay in my ramen noodles.
Sallow, adjective - his face grew sallow, the stench of the bedsheets sickened him, but the rotting corpse lost between the mattress caused his stomach to hurl a tsunami-sized wave of puke thick enough to wipe out japan.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

NOTE GUIDE - please copy and paste this guide into your blogs.

List the five elements of Tragedy

1) hero must be fated to fall or fail

2) there must be dramatic foils

3) has a tragic herp

4) internal and external conflict

5) raises some question about the nature of existence (what it means to be alive)


List the five elements of a Tragic Hero

1) noble birth

2) loyal, respectful, good mannered, virtuous 

3) tragic flaw 

4) tragic flaw causes downfall

5) audience learns something from the characters downfall 


Define Oxymoron and give an example.

two words that mean opposite put together to describe something.
accurate stereotype
awfully good





Define dramatic foils and give an example from the play.
two characters that contrast in order to bring out their character traits/personalities 



Define soliloquy and give an example from the play.
when one character is alone on stage speaking his or her emotions to the audience 
-sampson- joyful swordsman who enjoys slaying people in battle and raping women.
-Gregory-another joyful swordsman, though not too into the whole forceful “ejaculate and evacuate” scene.
-abram-polite civilian
-benvolio- joins brawl
-tybalt- joins brawl
-officers- break up brawl
-capulet- a villain
-montague-
-lady montague-
-prince-breaks up family fued


Monday, January 19, 2015

Choose a country or place that you'd like to visit in Europe and

1) Discuss it's location, place, region.
absolute location - 52.3667 N 4.9000 E
place- the dam, first dispensaries, 44.3% belong to protestant
region - Netherlands, temperate maritime climate,

2) Human-Environment interaction.
-lots of canals
-excessive amounts of smoke
-petroleum geoscience
-windmills

3) Find two photos of it.


4) Find one map that shows where it is located.


5) Find three interesting things about the country or place.
-marijuana has a very high legal tolerance
-more than a quarter of the region is under water
-dutchies are the tallest people in the world
-the region is the largest exporter of beer worldwide

love at first sight.
nah dawg. you cant really love someone without getting to know them. you can become infatuated with the way the look, but thats only skin deep. how can you love someone without exploring them? i mean, mike myers rtied that out and ended up marrying an axe murder.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Consider the following social offenses. Rank each in order of seriousness with 1 being the most serious.

Planning to trick someone-13
Lying to parents-12
Killing someone for revenge-1
Advising someone to marry for money-5
Two families having a feud-6
Killing someone by mistake while fighting-3
Cursing-11
Killing someone in self-defense-4
Suicide-2
Crashing a party-7
Marrying against parents' wishes-9
Giving the finger-10
Picking a fight-8

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

1) Why can Europe be called "a peninsula or peninsulas"? because its one big peninsulas made up of a bunch of smaller peninsulas

2) What European islands are located in North Atlantic? great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, and greenland  
  In the Mediterranean Sea? - corsica, sardinia, sicily and crete.

3) How do mountains and uplands affect life in Europe? 
the mountains block chill winds from reaching the leeward side. the uplands thy both separate groups of people.

4) The Alps arc across what countries or places?
France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the northern balkan peninsula.

5) The Pyrenees are located where?
between France and Britain

6) Where does the Danube flow?
central and eastern Europe
 
7) How are rivers used in Europe?
transportation of goods, people, and ideas.
they also connect Europe to the oceans which allow for trade and access to the rest of the world.

8) What is the most important plain in Europe?
the northern European plain.

9) Why is it important?
very fertile soil

10) How are the landforms of Europe both an advantage and disadvantage?
the plains have fertile soil, but are also an easy route for enemies.

11) How did natural resources help Europe to become industrialized?
abundant supplies of coal and iron ore.

On the blank map that I will give you locate the following:

1) The Black Sea
2) The Mediterranean Sea
3) The Danube River
4) The Rhine
5) The Alps
6) The Pyrenees
7) The Northern European Plains