Block of the year?

I wonder if this would count as an actual stat in the book. That was just messed up.

Beds In a Movie Theater?

http://news.yahoo.com/movie-slumber-party-beds-replace-theater-seats-124208087--finance.html#

How cool would it be have comfy beds in a movie theater? I don't know I might fall asleep while trying to watch the movie. 

Poem Essay

In “The Place Where We Are Right”, by Yehuda Amichai, the author describes how  life  is not perfect. Amichai explains that it may be the right place for something to happen, but the the wrong time. For something good to happen these two must coincide with one another. This the exact idea that David Whyte tried to convey writing the poem “Working Together.” Specifically, in Whyte’s poem, he shows that we must not force things to happen, but wait and let the world shape us. Whyte utilizes juxtaposition with “visible” and “invisible” to demonstrate how in order to make things happen you will have to make sacrifices for the greater good. Both authors used  repetition to emphasize stress on the main points in the poem that they wanted the audience to be drawn to. In Amichai’s poem it was “the place where we are right” because he longed for the reader to envision in their head that idealistic place. For Whyte it was the simple word “shape” because he wanted to tell the reader to be formed by life and the moments in which we experience it.

Even though these poems have much in common they dissimilar as well. The mood of these two poems are different. In “The Place Where We Are Right” the mood changes. It goes from depressing in the beginning to a sense of hope in the end. The mood of “Working Together” stays the same; it is motivational. The syntax in these poems are different. Whyte’s poem is broken up in to several stanzas, and Amichai’s poem is one stanza.

Are all poems alike? Yes. All poems have similar qualities that categorize them as a poem. Poems can be differ much from each other too. Poems are the authors use of his words and thoughts to get a meaningful message across to the audience.

Hamlet Madness Essay

When I think of Hamlet, I think of the phrase "it sounded good in my head." Everyone thinks Hamlet's actions and words are insane, but to him it all makes sense and seems rational. Hamlet has trouble conveying his thoughts to others through his actions and words. His character is insane, but the considering the situation he is in justifies his thoughts and actions.

If you had substantial reasoning to believe your father was murdered, wouldn't you be leaning towards Hamlet's way of thinking? Hamlet needs a little grace in the situation that he had suddenly experienced. Instead of grieving for his father his is forced to solve the mystery of his fathers death. On top of this, his own mother acts like she doesn't even care that her husband died. Queen Gertrude tells Hamlet, "cast thy nighted color off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark." His own mother is telling him to get over his fathers death and show his support for the new King Claudius. This explains why Hamlet is mad. I don't know anyone who woudn't be mad after this happened.

All the people in the play think Hamlet is mad, which he is. None of them realize that of he was telling the truth he would be mad. None of them took a second to see through the first layer of his madness. The characters didn't see that he should be psychotic. Any normal person that would go through the tragedy would be insane. Because of this they should have listened to what he had to say.

Hamlet had to go through about a tough a situation a person could have gone through. His actions and thoughts should be justified because of what he had to endure. The fact that no one would listen to him just contributed to his madness. Hamlet is and should be expected to be insane.

Appreciate the little things

My mom just said "gosh we are so fortunate to be in a house." It is so true. You think about all of the people who aren't as fortunate enough to live in a warm house like us on nights like this when it's raining with 30 mph wind and you can't help but feel sympathy for them. We are lucky to be able to listen to the sound of rain instead of feel it. Everyday we need to be more appreciative of the things we have and cherish them because we are blessed to have them. We need to thank God for providing everything in our life, because with out Him we would be nothing. The next time I get irritated because of something small like the Wifi connection in my house I'm going to remind myself to be thankful that I have access to Wifi in the first place.

Lowell Police Christmas Surprise

In light of all that is going on with the "police brutality" and protests all around the country, here is something you wouldn't normally see from the mainstream media.

Socratic Seminar Notes: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

It is more relatable now than it was sophomore year when we read it. It talks about relationships and running out of time. It relates to school in that its almost over.

In life you’re going to have to do something that you don’t particularly like.

Sophomore year it was more about an assignment to read the poem. Now it relates to procrastination. He spends so much time on debating whether or not to do something, when he could be doing the thing he is debating on. You are just wasting time thinking about doing it.

He is losing time when thinking about time and saying he has time to do it. The author uses the biblical reference to explain that time is limited on Earth and to make the most out of it. The title is ironic because of the kind of person the author is.