tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40115593653148323482024-03-14T01:22:44.291-07:00Nathan Sanchez's AP Lit CompI am a leaf in the wind. Watch how I soar...Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-10973309794345189312012-05-22T11:49:00.000-07:002012-05-22T11:49:38.339-07:00So far.....-Right now, I have done my job as the photojournalist. Racked up quite a good number in still images to send to the film group for their video and perhaps a little scrapbook for the Doc himself.
-I am Pretty sure that I need to send the film group the photographs.
-The benefit: I get to work on and master my craft. The benefit for others: giving them a slice of time that they will hopefully treasure and cherish for the years to come.Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-67432551579326107272012-05-14T22:27:00.002-07:002012-05-15T09:19:08.287-07:00*The Things We Do In School.... Assemblies. (UPDATED!)<a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.306467886099649.73862.304622102950894&type=3">Car "Accident"..?</a><br />
<br />
Click the link above for some student photojournalism...<br />
<br />
<br />
*If that link above does not work for you for lack of a facebook account, <a href="http://www.digitalrev.com/album?id=4235218">click this to see the mock accident.</a> This a non-facebook url where you can view the images.Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-71660099795341996272012-05-04T08:59:00.002-07:002012-05-04T08:59:52.872-07:00OKay, so......... Progress: I don't really keep track of how I'm actually doing. Which is bad. However, I say: AP Exam, COME AT ME!Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-48111581903862883872012-05-02T22:50:00.001-07:002012-05-02T22:50:46.036-07:00Star Date..... May 2nd.Okay, so that Lit Terms quiz was.... okay-good. However, this has been a rather droll day. Aside from the quiz, I couldn't really think about AP Exam. Not that it's a bad thing, but something just felt off balanced. Probably the schedule. Anyway, I'm going day by day trying to pull out stuff like poetry rubrics and lit terms and whatnots through visual images of my surrounds and potentially my photos that I take rather than being structured with no wiggle room.Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-22867787725557800612012-04-30T12:03:00.000-07:002012-04-30T12:03:00.348-07:00Some thoughtsOkay, so right now I am just going over words off a literature terms list with some friends. Pleases excuse some of the crude speeling because this is quite frustrating doing this on an iPod. Anyway, the going over the terms is going "okay-good" and it's off to a good start. Later today, I'm feeling like going. Over more words on my own and thinking about some of he essay prompts. Hopefully I get get some thoughts in the way I would like. So e that are quite satisfying.
I have to say that today in class..... That I should work on collaborati g with others in his class. Not so much others in here right now, but more of others who take this course during different times of the day. As I type this, I cannot help but get in involved with the random word studies going on. I'll end here for now, this iPod is really frustrating me right now. Till then, またねNate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-58677386016656200442012-04-26T22:14:00.002-07:002012-04-26T22:18:07.137-07:00What Do You See?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
In the comments section below, leave something that tells a story about this photo from your point of view. You are the narrator, you tell the story that YOU see in this photograph.<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDbVtUILeNM7ZvWHrsLOQL7RcyGTtHKIjimaccUwt2QS9hGk9aeySq4qM6j1kz_pPgnCH1Ooad8bd54pkA40fb3_ySdpMAOlE-3Kfv-AHrP2cl03IeTkz977s5SITEV1SlKnLK5fhYHXq/s1600/DSC_0271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDbVtUILeNM7ZvWHrsLOQL7RcyGTtHKIjimaccUwt2QS9hGk9aeySq4qM6j1kz_pPgnCH1Ooad8bd54pkA40fb3_ySdpMAOlE-3Kfv-AHrP2cl03IeTkz977s5SITEV1SlKnLK5fhYHXq/s640/DSC_0271.JPG" width="428" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photograph is my own.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-76058785009805622012012-04-24T14:19:00.001-07:002012-04-24T14:19:04.248-07:00AP Test Plan Prep... stuffSo here is how it goes. My plans for preparing for the AP Test is to..... prepare.<br />
<br />
Okay, so I don't have any set plans as of this moment, nor even last night. However, I'll take up what the Doc said today in class. Proper diet, sufficient sleep and pretty much that. Mentally, I have no clear plan for that. Physically, I'm taking his advice.<br />
<br />
Perhaps for a mental preparation, I'll.... implement whatever I know (and more) in my everyday routines to get me more familiar with the stuff.Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-13907352587631036062012-03-31T21:57:00.001-07:002012-03-31T21:57:42.124-07:00Joy Luck Club Remix<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EKSSkyJuxQ0?fs=1" width="459"></iframe>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-4695856336943282082012-03-22T08:48:00.000-07:002012-03-22T08:48:12.941-07:00Socratic Notes<ul><li>Play <or any sort of leisure time> is needed for anybody</li>
<ul><li>Lets creativity and freedom flow</li>
<li>Beneificial in terms of sociability and creativity down the road</li>
</ul><li>Too much structure is dangerous</li>
<ul><li>Mostly influenced by what the future outcome may result in</li>
<li>Too many restrictions will destroy later life</li>
<li>Keep to a minimal, guidelines would be best</li>
</ul><li>Break old habits</li>
<ul><li>Keep a straight mind</li>
<li>Stand strong</li>
<li>Don't fear failure or rejection</li>
</ul></ul>1) Considering how these concepts have been introduced, that thought where grades no longer matter is when the individual can truely learn. That free-roaming learning without that constant nagging of that "OMGBBQSAUCE! This is going to be GRADED! I must make sure I get an A+++++!!!! ksdhfvaencv" type crap which usully ends in half hearted work that still gets that stupid grade giving the student a false sense of "intelligence". <br />
<br />
2) Bringing these concepts to help my performance on the AP exam is just to go out and look for relative subjects for the AP exam that interest me. As weird as it may sound, structured learning does not always have to be detrimental to anybody. If anything, I'll just need to find my hurdles and prepare ways I can get pass them with the limitations that I have in the structure of the AP exam itself while still maintaining the actual subject focus in mind.<br />
<br />
3) The setting of guidelines and the usage of creative ways to collaborate with others can be extremely beneficial. Of course, some structure is needed to keep it from being too chaotic, but perhaps maybe even introduce a game of some sort to encourage the creative learning to enhance that network.Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-42552818223261242252012-02-15T08:40:00.000-08:002012-02-15T08:40:17.671-08:00Lecture Notes: Tale of Two Cities<ol><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Frozen Deep" - 1857 </span></li>
<ol><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">inspired <u>A Tale of Two Cities.</u> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">self sacrifice </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">love triangle (how delicious)</span></li>
</ol><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Fell in love with actress name Ellen and left wife - 1857 </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ellen inspired Lucie's character </span></li>
<ol><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other characters: </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>C</strong>harles <strong>D</strong>arney and Sydney Carton (originally named <strong>D</strong>ick <strong>C</strong>arton) </span></li>
<ol><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">doubleness of character </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charle's Dickens' initials </span></li>
</ol></ol><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Public readings for prophit - 1858</span> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">separated from wife </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">left his editors </span></li>
</ul></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> New editor - 1859 </span> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">first three chapters of <u>A Tale of Two Cities</u> are pubished (woo) </span></li>
</ul></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Experiences in London gave him a "profound knowlege of the city" </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a dark and fascating place </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"everything is there and disconnected </span></li>
</ul></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris: 1844 </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"most extraordinary place in the world" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">strange, striking things </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">half size of London </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">visited 15 times </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">public charity readings </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">last visit was 2 years before his death </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">vibrant modernizing city </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">had a darker side: </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dark, wicked place, but wonderfully attractiv </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">liked visiting the Morgue </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">public attraction </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">attraction of repulsion </span></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Worlds of London and Paris were the same in his story </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">people were haunted by memory of French Rev. </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">very brave for confronting that fear in his story </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">published in weekly and monthly volumes </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">restricted his focus </span></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Best story I've ever written" </span></li>
</ul></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1860: first stage version of book </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1899: The Only Way </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">another stage play </span></li>
</ul></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Silent film - 1909 (These are remarkably fun)</span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sound film: 1935 </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thomas Carslisle </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">friends with Dickens </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">influence </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"History of the French Revolution" </span></li>
</ul></li>
</ol>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-84392658871183343522012-01-16T16:55:00.000-08:002012-01-16T16:56:08.500-08:00Shakespeare in ABC's "Castle"?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://0.gvt0.com/vi/qMy_qWWZPGA/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qMy_qWWZPGA&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qMy_qWWZPGA&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div>You may want to skip ahead to about eight minutes and twenty seconds (8:20). A dead give away thanks to Castle himself, but you can take your own guess if you skip to eight minutes and thirty-five seconds (8:35)Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-54054858284032398852012-01-16T16:19:00.000-08:002012-01-16T16:19:46.480-08:00Big Question with a hint of Abstract<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; line-height: 200%;"> </span><br />
<br />
How does the study of music theory and mathematics help us understand music in a much larger picture? <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
While a surprise to most of the musicians and common people, there is not much of dissimilarity between music and mathematics. Learning music will not necessarily improve math skills to that of a genius mathematician with an individual, yet it will strengthen certain parts of the brain that are implemented in numerical properties. Some of which include relationships, a different voicing or method of solving a problem, etc. To most, math and music are very irrelevant when it comes to both subjects. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Dating back to ancient Chinese, Mesopotamians and Egyptians, the study on the principle of sound and the mathematics of it, and during the time of Plato, harmony was considered a fundamental branch of physics which is known today as musical acoustics, or just acoustics. In early Chinese and Indian times, theorists show the similar approach towards mathematical laws of harmony and rhythm was fundamental to even that of human well-being, and not just the world. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The use of mathematics to understand music is only a theory. Like math itself, there is only a certain point that is reached where the numbers don’t come out as complete whole, such as pi. Some aspects may not even exist at all when it comes to music. Both are very complementary when it comes to one another, but highly advanced mathematics wouldn’t be found in music of any simplistic or complicated form. <br />
<br />
</div>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-57632517514090318672011-12-05T09:22:00.000-08:002011-12-05T09:22:25.365-08:00Lit Analysis<i>The Kite Runner </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">by Khaled Hosseini</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1)<i>The Kite Runner </i>is a novel about the journey of boy named Amir. With the story being told by Amir, the novel begins with a flashback about twenty-six years back in time, to when Amir was a little boy growing up in Kabul. This point of the story told us about Amir's life as a child, with his father, who was a businessman, and two servants to his family. One of the servants was Amir's best friend, named Hassan. When hassled by the town bully, Hassan hit him with a rock shot from his slingshot. From there, the story jumps to winter time, and a kite fighting contest takes place. There is this tradition that the kids have called 'kite running' and they try to get the losing kite that fell from the sky. When Amir is fighting in the contest, Hassan goes to look for the fallen kite, who is then followed by Amir some time after. Amir finds Hassan in an alley way with the town bully and some of his buddies, watching as they take advantage of Hassan. Drifting apart, and overcome with guilt, Hassan and Amir leave each others' lives after Amir planted items in Hassan's bed, accusing him of thievery. Time goes on, and things start to get bad with the invasion of the Soviets in Kabul. Amir and his father flee the country, and after a long period, they soon go to Fremont, California where Amir attends school, and his father working at a gas station. In time, Amir finds a lovely girl, and soon marries her. After his marriage, Amir's father dies. Further into his life, Amir receives a call from his father's friend, and it was about Hassan. Amir, still holding the guilt of what had happened when he was a kid, goes to Kabul. Hassan's child is missing, and Amir goes to look for him. Nearly getting himself killed, he manages to save the kid and redeems himself of his wrong doings done to his best friend.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2) One of the themes for <i>The Kite Runner </i>is the search of redemption. Best shown by Amir and his guilt that was carried thoughout his entire life ever since the incident with Hassan. This is probably the main theme that drives the novel.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">3)The tone o the author is also related to the theme itself, which is being the confessional tone. Throughout the novel, it is portrayed all through Amir's actions, feelings and decisions. One example would be the pomegranates being throw at Hassan, just so he would throw them back at Amir. Amir wanted to be punished for his actions-- or lack of. Not only did he wanted to be punished, but he also pushed away his best friend. Amir built up too much guilt all to the point of framing Hassan for a thievery he didn't commit just so that he can get away. Lastly, when Amir encounters Assef again near the end of the novel, he starts laughing only because he is getting punished for it, getting beaten to near death by Assef.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">4) The literary elements of <i>The Kite Runner </i>all have a slot within the machine that is this book. The foreshadowing in the story raises question about the surrounding events with the Islamic fundamentalists, and even when Baba questions Amir's ability to stand up for what is right. The overall feel of the book happens to be like that of a spring. It is felt all throughout the novel, even at times where it didn't appear to be as such.</span>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-53107357417281740632011-12-02T08:39:00.000-08:002011-12-02T08:39:10.419-08:00Modernism<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Modernism: A style or movement in the arts that aims to break with classical and traditional forms</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/j-Dg3QMfWgQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>One example can be the band, POLYSICSNate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-66838938895594776972011-11-29T17:09:00.000-08:002011-11-29T17:09:27.938-08:00Thinking Outside the BoxThere is a limitation to people's thinking, but it isn't a natural born limit. It's due to the humans themselves who make themselves limited. Nothing holds us back more than ourselves. No one can just fish around in our heads, that's impossible, but we don't have any boundaries to our minds, yet Plato places those prisoners in the cave as if they were created there, but none of them have a reason to not be in the cave. Sartre, however, describes the setting and whatnot through usage of the characters (Garcin, Valet, Inez and Estelle). The cave dwellers made the choice to be dull in their minds, not think and try to entertain themselves with shadows and puppets. "The Exit", on the other hand, had it's characters ponder in their thoughts of the situation and try to vacate the room. Quite symbolic, and everything was in thirds. Three people in the room, three corners to this room and the presence of some odd bronze statue. "Allegory of the Cave" wasn't just a story, but more like a reflection, a mirror to how we think and analyze, and how it affects our actions and decisions. We can mold our own imprisonment in our minds of thinking or refusing to think. An example would be a hidebound person.Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-86154426965464938192011-11-28T21:04:00.000-08:002011-11-28T21:04:22.859-08:00The BIG Question.... RevisedWhat are the quality and skills necessary for proficiency in music and mathematics, and are they related?Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-43605947113482717602011-11-19T20:33:00.000-08:002011-11-19T20:33:55.131-08:00The Big Question.... of stuffAll I'm curious about:<br />
<br />
How is music and mathematics even related?<br />
<br />
How did anyone even discover that?<br />
<br />
Maybe it ties in with this whole Music Theory stuff?<br />
<br />
<if only this sounded a wee bit smarter>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-47582854288762094662011-11-08T16:28:00.000-08:002011-11-08T16:28:05.491-08:00Literary Language Essay<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Have you ever thought about what a book, novel, would or a story is like if the writing in it wasn’t what is there? As in, what if the language used in that favorite book was done by another author? For example, having Stephen King write the <i>Harry Potter</i> books, but the point to take away from that is how language can make a difference in the writing. For this case, it is <i>Hamlet</i>, by William Shakespeare, against several epic poems, such as <i>Beowulf</i>. For Hamlet himself, his words are all about the meaning and the power behind it all to try and reach the listener or the one he is addressing. If the pen is mightier than the sword, then the words are mightier than the pen. Beowulf, however, deals with great embellishment, metaphors and other literary elements in order to see what he sees.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Young Hamlet’s style is mainly the power of the words. “It’s not what you say; it’s how you say it.” Not something from the play itself, but that is the general understanding when it comes to Hamlet when he speaks. <b>“<span class="apple-style-span"><i>To be, or not to be--that is the question:</i></span><i> <span class="apple-style-span">Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer</span> <span class="apple-style-span">the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune</span> <span class="apple-style-span">or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them.</span></i></b><span class="apple-style-span"><b>”</b> The first example comes from Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy. Here, Hamlet is already pondering in his thoughts about his plans. This may be a small snippet of the soliloquy, but it’s clearly written out on how Hamlet speaks. His language sounds vast and deep, and it is assumed it will get any reader to journey off into their own mind to process and think about what Hamlet is saying. There is an emotional aura to it, an aura that isn’t seen or used by someone such as Beowulf.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Beowulf is a man of action. Some may claim he is a could-hearted fiend, while others—especially those in the story—see him as a wise man. Wise men think their actions through and will consider many factors and aspects of what is going on around them. Beowulf, however, does not do such things.<b> “Beowulf got ready, donned his war-gear, indifferent to death; his mighty, hand-forged, fine-webbed mail, would soon meet with the menace underwater.”</b> The following events after that was Beowulf’s encounter with Grendel’s mother. There have been tales of how dangerous it is facing her, even now with a burning vendetta towards Beowulf for killing her son. This is not a wise man, but a fearless man. When he is victorious in slaying Grendel’s mother, his words that follow afterwards are of great exaggeration. Beowulf doesn’t think twice about his actions. He is like the Energizer Bunny. Never stops. Just keeps going, and going.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Through analysis of these two works of literature, language does play a keen role in the story and the characters. One style is about how your words affect yourself and the others around you while the other piece is about how you are affected by the others. “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.”</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-7162668676135215792011-11-08T14:58:00.000-08:002011-11-08T14:58:06.152-08:00Procrastination<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There isn't much to say about procrastination. There is no way to "not" procrastinate, and the term cannot be specially labeled to high school students. Surely we all procrastinate. No one can honestly say "I have not procrastinated on anything." There are times where we want to work and times where we want to relax before the work. To a certain extent, it's just plain disappointing considering how much time you've "relaxed" since the time of your relax period actually began. As for the video, it makes sense. Even though it's not the saying everyone will say or use, they always do it eventually.</span>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-41756488660616046282011-11-07T19:48:00.001-08:002011-11-07T21:33:36.305-08:00"I'll get to it..... EVENTUALLY!!"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/azTZr65UvfE?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-56756311099952528072011-11-02T18:56:00.000-07:002011-11-02T18:56:19.352-07:00Roy Christopher Web Conference<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">"Program or Be Programmed"</span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<br />
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slippery slope at first, but we all must get our footing in order to keep up</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Struggle of balance with everything, so it’s best to have a mix</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Web came in as an advent horizon</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nothing is more important than the medium other than the medium itself</span></b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Program or be programmed</span></b></li>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The more you know, the better prepared you can be in digital maturity and/or any thing in the unforeseeable future</span></li>
</ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People are a lot smarter than we give them credit for</span></li>
</ul>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-2666534627548117922011-10-25T16:41:00.001-07:002011-10-25T16:42:13.581-07:00Literature Analysis<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Of Mice and Men -<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">John Steinbeck<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">1)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"><i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Of Mice and Men</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">, by John Steinbeck, is a novel depicting the lives of two men during the hardships and trials that stuck the nation during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Although mixtures of characters are introduced later in the novel, the story focuses on George Milton and Lennie Small, two men who are on the run and in search of a job after a little misunderstanding that involved Lennie and a woman in their previous town. These two mean encounter many new and interesting faces once they reach their new place of work. As they are working, many interferences occur, such as distractions from the wife of the employer’s son, Lennie getting attacked, and the accidental murder of the wife. Both George and Lennie share the bond that brothers in arms, and George is very protective of Lennie because of his mental disability. Due to the accident with the wife, Lennie is shot by George out of love and protection for his dear friend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">2)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The theme overall for <i>Of Mice and Men</i>, would have to be dreams. George dreams of independence, Lennie dreams of being with George in his independence, and to quench his obsession for soft objects. Throughout the novel, George is always telling Lennie of their dream of one day owning their own piece of land.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">3)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The tone of the novel appears to be somewhat relaxed. Given the fact that there were violent ripples of this calm sea, the overall tone of the story was relaxed up to the end, where Lennie was shot in the back of the head by George.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: white;">4)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Theme, motif, symbols, diction and syntax played the roles of the big five literary elements in the story. Since this all takes place during the 1930s <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:state>, the diction and syntax go hand-in-hand with the time setting. Most were cocky, illiterate, racial and ill-tempered. There are multiple themes occurring throughout the novel, and many do play an important part. Another thing is that the symbolism of Lennie’s puppy and Candy’s dog represent the sad way of life. For Candy’s dog, it’s a reminder that the strong will dominate the weak, and Lennie with his puppy prove it.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-8763360128454177422011-10-21T08:42:00.000-07:002011-10-21T08:42:30.714-07:00Tools That Change the Way We Think<div style="color: blue;">"Back in 2004, I asked [Google founders] Page and Brin what they saw as the future of Google search. 'It will be included in people's brains,' said Page. 'When you think about something and don't really know much about it, you will automatically get information.'</div><br />
<div style="color: blue;"><br />
</div><br />
<div style="color: blue;">'That's true,' said Brin. 'Ultimately I view Google as a way to augment your brain with the knowledge of the world. Right now you go into your computer and type a phrase, but you can imagine that it could be easier in the future, that you can have just devices you talk into, or you can have computers that pay attention to what's going on around them and suggest useful information.'</div><br />
<div style="color: blue;"><br />
</div><br />
<div style="color: blue;">'Somebody introduces themselves to you, and your watch goes to your web page,' said Page. 'Or if you met this person two years ago, this is what they said to you... Eventually you'll have the implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you the answer."</div><br />
-From <i>In the Plex</i> by Steven Levy (p.67)<br />
<br />
<br />
In most cases, technology has made me quite distracted, but nothing distracts me more than not being able to focus when I would like to. Which is odd for the fact that I don't do much anyway! Well, when being distracted, I don't do much. I just sit there, so I suppose it has made me lazy to some degree. Ah, yes. The media portion. Everyone I know will tend to get distracted when listening to music, but I beg to differ. I don't get distracted by the music, but it will help me concentrate even more. Keeping the awkward silence at bay, it's nice to have playing since it is my field. It is my life. Not to sound selfish about it, but I cannot stand the silence of anything. Maybe at times, but with iTunes playing, I'm pretty much sane. The media doesn't change how I think. As much of a tech-guy I am, none of this stuff poke around in my thoughts. It'll make us taking shorter routes, but it is time saving to have around. What I would like is that we all slow down. That's one thing I would like to do. My thoughts are my thoughts. Nothing technological with this generation can tell me what to think.<br />
I can consider myself as a lost puppy, but I stand my own.Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-28374140988096360392011-10-19T15:02:00.000-07:002011-10-19T15:02:52.037-07:00To Facebook or Not to Facebook?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ah, Facebook. The social network that seems to have dominated the web, and even knocking MySpace out of the way. Needless to say, Facebook is an <i>alright </i>site by my standards. Only saying that because of how my parental unit pretty much does what Facebook doesn't. Well, not necessarily, but let's just say that is the case. Aside from that, the website has no ups nor downs on my individual at a personal level.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The one great thing I like about the website is that I can stay in touch with friends and family all over the world! Although... at the moment, I only use it to communicate with my aunt in the Far East. Facebook is great for using it as a place to talk about certain subjects, as long as it is within a group. Some groups can be specialized for, say, a sports team and you want to be able to easily communicate with the team without outsiders knowing or that you have reminders, etc. Facebook is a nice way of getting information to others or staying in contact with those you normally don't have the ease to do so.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The downside (aye nako!) The downside for facebook is that<b> EVERYONE CAN SEE YOUR STUFF!!</b> No matter who you are, it's seen by everyone. Where is the privacy that the website promised? I have read other posts about this, and I know some of those people as well. The tagging thing is a little makulit, meaning "annoying", and there are some things I don't want to be apart of. I don't really like showing my face. Contrary to popular belief about myself, I am a somewhat shy guy. If you are not careful, you may end up posting something very foolish. There have been some cases where an employee was dishonorably discharged from their job (Oh, let's say Wal-Mart for all we care) just because this employee was sassing their employer on Facebook. Are you really safe? Che, does it really seem like you're as safe as Facebook claims you are? Nope.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Generally, I'm a little bothered by some of the youth on facebook. Sadly, I have the... misfortune to know such youth in real life. I say this because of their attitude. In person, they are sweet, nice, fun children that are really great once you get to know them. On Facebook, they are swearing... With a disappointed sigh, there is nothing from stopping these children from actually backing off. They are practically leading a double life! One being the gentle face in person and another being some foul-mouth brat you want to potentially smack! <b>**Please do note I do not condone violence to any person of any age group. Surely we all have been frustrated to the point where it feels as if you are.**</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could care less about Facebook. Honestly, I'm only on here if I need to give out reminders or updates to certain people, talk to someone so they don't have to use their phone, or to talk to my aunt in Japan. I like having Facebook, but at times I'm disappointed. The website is being way too public with the way they are doing the new layouts and I really dislike this "creeper" bar off to the side of the page that shows all of your friends' doings. That's why I rarely post or do anything on Facebook aside from communications.</span>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011559365314832348.post-57835038727747722272011-10-10T22:27:00.000-07:002011-10-10T22:28:02.196-07:00(Don't) Be Hamlet<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now that you've mastered the text of "To be, or not to be..." reflect on Hamlet's dilemma and help him make up his mind. Use the text of the play and your own logic to support your opinion.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Given the many problems and trials that young Hamlet is having the misfortune to endure, the emotional anarchy, and the case of possible insanity, he should not commit suicide. Hamlet may be in turmoil at the moment, but he should stand strong. The fact that he cannot open his mouth to utter but one word is only a mere test of how long Hamlet can tough out the situation.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If Hamlet were to give into the suicide, he’d not only be “fixing” his problems, but he’ll only harm others around him. Suicide doesn’t only affect the victim. Already, the boy is having confliction of what may wait for him down the road. This is where everyone can make a mistake and act on an impulse that is easily ready to strike when the individual is vulnerable enough. If his conscious is what is preventing him from blindly rushing in, then Hamlet still has an opportunity of avoiding a huge mistake.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> According to some religious beliefs, suicide is a sin and is punishable by eternal damnation. Hamlet is already stopped in his tracks by the thought of this, the uncertainty of may come after he does the dirty deed. “For in that sleep of death what dreams may come…” That line alone is Hamlet questioning the results of if he were to commit suicide. Obviously and understandably, the poor man is tired of all of this, all of this despair, this uneasiness, this agony in which is eating him from the inside. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Hamlet must continue on, he must stay strong even though all of this is too much for him. It’s known that he wants to give up with the swift choice of ending his life, but he shouldn’t. Times get hard; trials will come and test everyone’s strength, so Hamlet must continue on. It will be tough, but on the other side waits a fortune not even Hamlet nor anyone else could obtain.</span></div>Nate Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700530120413896473noreply@blogger.com0