sight in oedipus rex

Tragic Irony is when the audience knows of a characters situation while the character is still unaware of what going on and the characters words carry a significance they are not aware of. the concept of "sight" helps to enhance the tragic irony in Oedipus Rex by Oedipus is often blind to what is going on around him although the audience/reader can see perfectly what is happening. Oedipus is blind to the fact that he vowed to avenge for Liaus' murder although he himself is the murderer. Oedipus also makes himself physically blind as he gauges out his own eyes so that he will not have to see his siblings/children. you also see the concept of sight with Theresias. Although he is physically blind he can see more then anyone with his prohpetic visions. however, Oedipus chooses to ignore them. all these examples of sight in the story show how the reader or audience often knows what is going on however, the character is in the dark.

article response

The authors point is that Gatsby is a man of our times. He proves this by using various ways of evidence to support this, including the use of outside sources. For example, he mentions that Gatsby was chosen as number one on a list of the top 100 fictional characters. He also compared Gatsby to people of today’s day and age, showing us how he is like us. For example, he tries to achieve this perfect lifestyle, he stole his wealth, is fighting to get a girl back, etc. all things that most people of this day and age do (minus the stealing, but people do that too). What is so compelling is the fact that as you continue to read the article and the more you really look into it, you can start to see how Gatsby truly is a man of this era. Yes, I do agree with the author’s opinion, because as mentioned by the author Gatsby has all of our issues. He is constantly trying to improve himself, he is fighting for wealth and to get Daisy back. Gatsby has a lot of the same issues and struggles as people from our time do. He not only shares struggles with people from our time but also similar aspirations and dreams, which I agree makes him a man of our time.

i dont know if you talked about this or gave us a background about it in class on tuesday, but i wasnt there, so i did it anyway just in case, so this could very well be the worst thing you ever read haha

MRS>JOHNSTON! I HAVE A QUESTION!! PLEASE READ

hi mrs.johnston
i thought i heard you say during class that you would be giving us a review sheet so that we could study for the test, but you never handed one out in class, so i thought that you might have posted it on edline. i checked edline and there is no review sheet on there soooo are we supposed to have a review sheet or nott?

I Am...fixedd

I Am…
Aphrodite.
Goddess of love and beauty.
Relative of Zeus and Dione.
Resident of Mt. Olympus.
Who likes swans, doves, and sparrows.
Who loves love, the masculine aspect, and the arts.
Who fears having one husband, losing Adonis, and not being the fairest of the gods.
Who wishes to punish those that defy her, for people to desire her, and for the golden apple.
Who admires potently masculine men, mans capacity of success, and a mans capacity for combativeness.
Who needs to stay faithful to her husband, Adonis, and have less children
Who aspires to help young people in love, and to gain the golden apple

i fixed it a little bit, like i really dont know what to write english is not my sunjectt =/

I Am... Aphrodite

I Am…
Aphrodite.
Goddess of love and beauty.
Relative of Zeus and Dione.
Resident of Mt. Olympus.
Who likes swans, doves, and sparrows.
Who loves love, the masculine aspect, and the arts.
Who fears having one husband, losing Adonis, and _______
Who wishes to punish those that defy her, for people to desire her, and _________
Who admires potently masculine men, mans capacity of success, and a mans capacity for combativeness.
Who needs to stay faithful to her husband, one lover, and less children
Who aspires to help young people in love, and _____

sorry im missing a couple. i was having alot of difficulty finding things to put for fear, wish, need, and aspire, but i finally managed to find some things to stick in there. i hope its alright =/

TREE paragraph on the Iliad

5. Review the oath that Achilles swears in lines 281-287. What future events might be foreshadowed by his words?

In the Iliad, Achilles swears an oath towards Agamemnon that foreshadows many possible events. It foreshadows a new found desire for Achilles. This is expressed in the oath when Achilles says: “someday, I swear a yearning for Achilles will strike Achaea’s sons and all your armies!” Achilles is telling Agamemnon that one day all of his armies and people will no longer want him and they will acquire a desire (or yearning) for Achilles. Achilles’ oath also foreshadows the death of Agamemnon. You see this embodied when Achilles states: “…Atrides as harrowed as you will be, nothing you do can save you...” This is foreshadowing that when Agamemnon’s armies acquire that yearning for Achilles that Achilles will kill him, take over, and there will be nothing that Agamemnon will be able to do to stop him. It also foreshadows Agamemnon will die disgracefully. We know this because in Achilles oath he says: “…you will tear your heart out, desperate, raging, that you disgraced the best of the Achaeans!” Achilles is telling Agamemnon straight up that he will die disgracefully. The oath Achilles makes to Agamemnon is not a good one; however, it foreshadows many important events to come.

Sappho responses

1. i think i understand "He is more then a Hero" the most because i think she is talking about that guy that like whenever you see him, you get that butterfly sensation. i feel like this poem is just describing how every girl feels when she meets a guy and instantly like him. And he becomes like a hero to you. she describes how every girl feels when they meet that guy : "the enticing laughter makes my own heart beat fast. if i meet you suddenly, i cant speak..." so on and so forth she describes these feelings and i think i understand it best cause ive had the same feelings.
6. if Sapphos poems were music i think the singer that would do them most justice would be Mariah Carey because she has such a beautiful voice and i think since she has alot of expierence i think she would be able to do the songs justice.

ramayana comparison

Brittany Platt
Period 2
Mrs. Johnston
9/21/09

The Indian story Ramayana tells the tale of Rama, whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon, Ravana. Rama and Ravana battle over Sita. In the end Rama succeeds in killing the demon and gets his wife back. This story actually has many similarities to the 1994 movie “The Lion King”, which tells the story of a young lion cub, Simba, who is born and thus becomes heir to his father’s throne. Simba’s uncle Scar is now second in line to the throne, so Scar kills his brother, Mufasa, and tricks Simba into thinking it’s his fault. As a result he leaves the kingdom, soon to realize it wasn’t his fault, so Simba then battles Scar and wins the kingdom back. Most people would not think to compare such an extraordinary Indian epic to a miniscule children’s movie. However, they really share an ample amount of similarities.

In both stories there is a character that represents good, and one that represents evil. In Ramayana evil is represented by Ravana, and good by Rama. In “The Lion King” evil is represented by Scar, and good by Simba. “The Lion King” and Ramayana have more similarities then the fact that they both have figures of good and evil. In each story both figures of good get what they love stolen from them. For Rama it’s his wife. In Ramayana Ravana kidnaps Rama’s wife, because he loves her and obviously Rama was not going to give away his wife. For Simba it’s his father and the kingdom. In “The Lion King” Scar kills Simba’s father, Mufasa, and manipulates Simba so that he exits the kingdom, leaving it for Scar.

Another similarity between the two stories is that the forces of good battle against the evil forces in order to get what they love back. In Ramayana Rama starts this colossal battle against Ravana, with all sorts of weapons and powers, in order to get the love of his life back. In “The Lion King” Simba, after being shamed out of the kingdom, comes back and initiates a battle against Scar, in attempts to win the kingdom back.

Both Rama and Simba succeed in winning their battles and getting their loves back. Which is another similarity: Good conquers evil. In both stories the force of good triumphs over that of evil. In both of these stories, as in most other stories, good conquers evil by a pretty large margin. The large margin is death. In Ramayana Rama wins the battle by killing Ravana. The same thing in “the Lion King”, Simba wins by killing Scar. However, the figures of good might not have won is it wasn’t for the help that they received. Rama received help from the more powerful gods, in terms of a chariot as well as other powers to counter act Ravana. Simba also receives help when battling against Scar. During Simba’s battle against scar his family that he had once abandoned cam out and helped him to defeat Scar and his followers.

Although you wouldn’t think to find similarities between an amazing ancient Indian epic and a children’s story, both stories are alike in many ways. They both have figures of good and evil, both figures of good get what they love stolen, both forces of good and evil battle, both figures of good win and win by death. In the end these two stories are actually more alike then we would like to believe. However alike they are they are both still amazing stories and teach great life lessons.