This week we wrote our second essay for the Spring Inquiry project. I'll admit -- I definitely procrastinated reading my 679 page book, the Prince of Tides, but luckily I was able to concentrate on finishing it and I am proud to say I finished it in 5 days! Haha. I think that it was difficult for me to read this book just because the beginning was very, very slow and I didn't feel like reading a lot of the very detailed descriptions that Pat Conroy includes in his writing. I ultimately did end up skimming through several of the long paragraphs which were just basically describing how something looked or felt, and focused more on finding the answer to my essential question: What are the causes and effects of depression on a human being?
I definitely liked this book more than the first book I read, The Bell Jar, because it included a lot more information that helped me write a good essay about my essential question. The Prince of Tides was definitely a heartbreaking story and although it is difficult to get through, I do recommend it to other people.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Post #20 (For 03/11/2011)
This week was a short week for us because we had no school on Wednesday and then we had a half day on Wednesday for SLCs. We finished Twelfth Night and I have to say I actually really liked this story because of all of the twists it had in the plot and the ending was a happy one for most characters. Although I do have to say, it seemed a little unrealistic that Olivia and Sebastian ended up "falling in love" and getting married because they barely knew each other. I honestly think that if this were to happen in real life they wouldn't last at all, it seems more like Olivia was in love with Sebastian's LOOKS but in love with Viola's PERSONALITY, which is kind of really really creepy! I also liked watching the movie version of Twelfth Night. Personally, I really like Helena Botham Carter as an actress and I think she played out Olivia really well.
It was also a lot of fun to watch "She's the Man" in class because I think that movie is really hilarious and it was fun to see how the movie was related to Twelfth Night. I'd seen this movie before but I think I enjoyed it even more because I know the original story now and because I was able to laugh along to it with my classmates.
It was also a lot of fun to watch "She's the Man" in class because I think that movie is really hilarious and it was fun to see how the movie was related to Twelfth Night. I'd seen this movie before but I think I enjoyed it even more because I know the original story now and because I was able to laugh along to it with my classmates.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Post #19 (For 03/04/2011)
This week we continued to read Twelfth Night. I expected the story to be pretty interesting because of the movie She's the Man, and so far I think it's really interesting. I find it funny how the love triangle in this story is so complicated, because I think it would be pretty funny if this happened in real life. I also think it's funny how gullible each character in this story is, and it seems like the smartest person in the story is the fool, which is pretty ironic.
I've been struggling with my book "A Prince of Tides," especially because the author includes so many details and I feel like sometimes they are excessive. The book is over 600 pages so I hope I really can get more into my book SOON.
I've been struggling with my book "A Prince of Tides," especially because the author includes so many details and I feel like sometimes they are excessive. The book is over 600 pages so I hope I really can get more into my book SOON.
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