In class today, we were introduced to the famous Shakespeare play, Much Ado About Nothing.
Like all Shakespearian play I've set my eyes on to, it's got big words. And weird sentences. Yeah thats how a normal student would summarize all Shakespeare plays, big words and weird sentences. But after I actually took the time to read it with my group, I've come to understand it a bit more.
Although it was only the first scene in Act 1, it was pretty long, with over 8 characters in it. With the length of it and everything, I'm not even sure if i'll ever truly understand Shakespeare.
But oh well, it's worth a try.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Why Men need Women
Some men are generous and some are not, but why? New
evidence shows us that having female family members can increase mens’
generosity greatly. A study done by the researcher team of Michael Dahl shows
that when men have daughters they tend to take on a more caring attitude to
other people.
Another study done by psychologist Paul Van Lange also show
that people who have siblings tend to be more generous than those without;
especially those with female siblings.
Monday, July 22, 2013
the air force and catch-22
In English class we talked about how different novels could be interpreted differently if it was another time or era. Of course, books stay the same but the world will always change and progress. Eventually replacing our opinion of old books overtime.
An example of this would be Catch-22. If you've read the highly-aclaimed book you'd find the dark incomprehensible reality that took place in the book. Right now if you read the book, you probably would've thought how bad the war was at the time and how the story was filled with dark humor.
But if the american air force read this, they would probably detest it, considering there are a number of hilariously stupid situations where the officers would act ridiculous. It would just give them a bad image, because of the stupidity of it all.
If you haven't read Catch-22. Read it. It's really really interesting.
An example of this would be Catch-22. If you've read the highly-aclaimed book you'd find the dark incomprehensible reality that took place in the book. Right now if you read the book, you probably would've thought how bad the war was at the time and how the story was filled with dark humor.
But if the american air force read this, they would probably detest it, considering there are a number of hilariously stupid situations where the officers would act ridiculous. It would just give them a bad image, because of the stupidity of it all.
If you haven't read Catch-22. Read it. It's really really interesting.
top 3 facts you didn't know about Alfred Hitchcock
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
In 1963 Alfred Hitchcock once said in an interview, “I’m frightened of my own movies. I never go to see them. I don’t know how people can bear to watch my movies.”
Can you imagine a director who's afraid of his own movies? Well, I guess it just goes to show, if you wanna scare anyone you have to first scare yourself.
2. He loved to play cruel practical jokes
Thats right! Who knew the "Master of Suspense" himself was a jokester. But this wasn't your usual gag. He took his jokes to the extreme. He often found out other peoples phobias and turn it to a laugh at his own expense. Some of the jokes he took to FAR. (read about it in the second link below)
3. He was afraid of eggs
Yes you read that correct, he was afraid of eggs. He had Ovaphobia.
Alfred Hitchcock once said, “I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me. That white round thing without any holes … have you ever seen anything more revolting than an egg yolk breaking and spilling its yellow liquid? Blood is jolly, red. But egg yolk is yellow, revolting. I’ve never tasted it.”
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Saturday, July 20, 2013
first lesson
Friday (19/07) I attended my first English class as a high school student. The lesson was all about summary writing and how important it is. "keep it simple" would be the general idea of summary writing, it is important to always keep it short and straight to the point.
To write the ideal summary you have to first understand what a summary is right? A summary is more or less, just reproducing important facts and ideas from a text using your own words. Making sure to not keep it to lengthy, while still creating clear well-constructed continuous paragraphs.
But! Before ever even establishing a summary, you have to pay attention to the text you're summarizing; otherwise you'll end up missing out on all the important info. So always be sure to skim read through the whole text before getting started.
Summarizing texts are an important skill to have since it teaches you to pay attention to important information and ignore all the irrelevant details; not to mention it shows up in almost every English exam...
To write the ideal summary you have to first understand what a summary is right? A summary is more or less, just reproducing important facts and ideas from a text using your own words. Making sure to not keep it to lengthy, while still creating clear well-constructed continuous paragraphs.
But! Before ever even establishing a summary, you have to pay attention to the text you're summarizing; otherwise you'll end up missing out on all the important info. So always be sure to skim read through the whole text before getting started.
Summarizing texts are an important skill to have since it teaches you to pay attention to important information and ignore all the irrelevant details; not to mention it shows up in almost every English exam...
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