Charles Schmid

I know our English exam is over but I still cannot get the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" out of my head. I found some information about the man Arnold Friend is based off of. His name is Charles Schmid and was a serial killer known as "The Pied Piper of Tucson". He used padding in his cowboy boots to appear taller, dyed his hair black, and wore make-up to mask his true appearance, just like Arnold. Here is some websites to check out if you are interested in the man behind the mask:

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/schmid/sand_1.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Schmid

I am kind of confused about how we make our presentation with glogster. Do we make like ten different posters each with ten things and for our songs do we just put a link to it or do we have to write stuff about it explaining how it relates to Native American stuff?

Native American Name Generator

http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/6501/

Eyanosa apparently...

http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/11442/

He-who-startles-game

break assignment

Does the assignment we do over the break have to be done with the glog thing.. or can we just use a binder?

Tiger Woods

Remember when we talked about him in class and how much of an influential person he was etc ...this video is pretty funny if you have followed all the drama that is going on with him recently
http://www.hulu.com/watch/113210/saturday-night-live-tiger-woods-accident

exam study guide

where exactly does existentialism fit in with the things we read, is it specific ones, or is it just an attitude that persists throughout all of the stories

what are the important places in Oedipus...

such as delphi..but there are others, so if you know if them please help me out.

I played around with Glogster

And I made this: How to become a Mermaid.
Check it out, it gives you an example of what you can do and how easy it is.

33 19 17

I was researching the title of "Where are you going, where have you been?" and I found an analysis of the story that explains the use of the numbers 33 19 17 and how this relates to the title:

"This code of numbers, 33 19 17, is the most illustrative example of Oates’s use of religion in this story. As Mark Robson points out in “Oates’s “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?””, this sequence of numbers has biblical significance. Robson points out that counting backwards from the end of the bible yields Judges as the 33rd book, wherein chapter 19 verse 17 reflects the title of the short story itself (Robson 230).

The passage reads “And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?”(Jud 19.17). Furthermore, Robson indicates that if numerical values are assigned to each letter, the book of Genesis is the only book whose letters total 33(Robson 230) which, if combined with the same chapter and verse(19:17) contains a warning from God before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah for over-indulgence.

To point out further intriguing occurrences, using the same numerical valuation system above, Robson indicates that “’Connie’ ads up to 33, while “loves” is 19, and “God” is 17” (Robson 230). Additionally, averaging the values created by applying this system to the words “Arnold” and “friend” yields the number 33. This eerie code sets the stage for what Arnold has in mind."

http://bookstove.com/drama/where-are-you-going-where-have-you-been-by-joyce-carol-oates/

Bob Dylan Connection

I found some informations on why critics think "Where are you Going, Where have you Been?" is dedicated to Bob Dylan. I thought what they came up with made sense with the story and was pretty interesting. Here it is:
They see Arnold as a savior or messiah figure and base their case on identifying Arnold with Bob Dylan, the popular singer to whom Oates dedicated the story.In the mid-sixties Bob Dylan's followers perceived him to be a messiah. According to his biographer [Anthony Scaduto], Dylan was a "rock-and-roll king." It is no wonder then that Arnold speaks with "the voice of the man on the radio," the disc jockey whose name, Bobby King, is a reference to "Bobby" Dylan, the "king" of rock-and-roll. Dylan was more than a "friend" to his listeners; he was "Christ revisited," "the prophet leading [his followers] into [a new] Consciousness." In fact, "people were making him an idol; . . . thousands of men and women, young and old, felt their lives entwined with his because they saw him as a mystic, a messiah who would lead them to salvation."

"Where are you Going? Where have you Been?": 15. How is this story a parable? What is the lesson or meaning you find in the story?

One of you answered: Things are not always what they seem. The one thing she prided herself on ended up getting her into a bad situation.
another answered: 15. The story teaches an important valuable lesson. The lesson is to never trust strangers and to not get too fascinated with the contemporary teenage lifestyle.

What did you conclude the meaning was?

And also, when are the final drafts of our Othello paper due? I wasn't in class on Friday.

Amanda, I'm super confused on the ending too. Why does she do that?

extra credit book

also, i dont remember when the deadline on that extra credit book (Die Upon a Kiss) Ms.Deckard assigned was..did it already pass?

parables

i wasnt in class on friday and was wondering what we ended up doing with the parables?
Did we turn them in ..or get in groups and talk about them?

short story

Hey, okay so I just finished reading the "Where Are You Going Where Have You Been" short story. I'm a little confused at the end as to what is going on. Does anybody understand it enough to explain?

Archive for Surreal Art

http://shewalkssoftly.com/tag/surrealism/

Well not a "complete" archive...

Still fun to look at though.

Frida Kahlo

I encourage you take a look at some of her other artwork.

exam

I was out of class today for the 6th grade workshop and I heard we talked a bit about the exam... can someone fill me in on that info?

Surrealism

I thought how we each chose a picture and analyed them was very interesting and creative. It was interesting to see how people have such different views on the same picture. We should do this again!

your opinion

i was wondering how this painting by peter b lumes is surrealist? it is a good painting and has lots of detail but nothing seems out of place. what do you think

surrealist painting

surrealist painting

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/m/magritte/magritte_recamier.jpg

Michael Bridges

Michael Bridges is a surrealist painter that I discovered. Here is one of his paintings that I really like. You can see more of his paintings here >>>> http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/michael-bridges-surrealistic-artist-and-painter/art

Jeff Jordan: A Modern Surrealist Artist

When most people think of Surrealism, they think of Dali and Magritte, but there are plenty of examples of present day surrealist painters. One of my favorites is Jeff Jordan.

This painting is called Big Mutant:


Part of the purpose of surrealism is to parody reality. Above is a picture of one of his paintings. Obviously, it's very strange and interesting, and doesn't make much sense. Try to interpret the picture above, and think about what it could mean. Think about how much your interpretation changes when I give you this picture:



So, then, what does the Big Mutant represent? War? Peace? God? This is part of the reason why Surrealism is so great, there's not one correct answer. Some may be better and deeper than others, sure, but it's all subjective.

His Website. He has a gallery of paintings, they're interesting.

Quiz Tomorrow - Wed.

On Wed. you will have a quiz on all of the Metamorphosis. Be prepared.

Questions

Ms. Deckard, since we didn't recieve the questions for homework until this morning, are they still due today, or are they now due tomorrow?

Metamorph.. response

Did anyone else have the feeling during the first few pages of the story that the story was going to be a parable?

From starting the story in medias res, i got the reaction that waking up as such a fictional character and having such a mediocre life that this would immediately become a parable.

Metmorph...

Does it ever say what exactly the bug is that Gregor changes into? It is often portrayed as a cockroach is this actually what it is?

othello paper

does anyone know when the final paper is due?

Metamorphosis

I found a neat-o quiz which tells you which character you are in Kafka's Metamorphosis.

http://www.nd.edu/~ljordan/metamorphosis/

Last Tuesday

I missed class last Tuesday and was wondering what we did and if any notes were taken, and if so what were they.

Metamorphosis

I found a pretty cool image that was inspired by Kafka's metamorphosis

It's interesting that so many people including musicians have actually been influenced by Metamorphosis. The Rolling Stones even had an album called Metamorphosis where on the cover all of their members had the heads of insects.

Themes

Is anyone aware of any major themes in Metamorphosis for study purposes? I know that guilt might be one since he is unable to work and his family brings up money sometimes, but does anyone know any others?

Kafka

Do we have to read all of Kafka's Metamorphosis?

PETA HAZ A VIDEO GAME?

I'm stunned. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

http://www.peta.org/cooking-mama/index.asp

"Because I was planning to eat this sucker..."

Words straight from president Obama's mouth. Hilarity ensues.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/11/president-obama-turkey-pardon.html

Kafka

I was doing some research and found that there are several different films related to Kafka.

-In 1987 Jim Goddard filmed Metamorphosis, a version for TV starring Tim Roth as Gregor Samsa, based on Steven Berkoff's stage adaption.
-In 1993 Carlos Atanes directed The Metamorphosis of Franz Kafka, a controversial adaptation based on The Metamorphosis as well on biographical details from Kafka's family.
-In 2007 filmmaker Ari Mark adapted the story into a 13 minute version in which main character Stanley Leiber awakens with a sharp pain in his skull and discovers that he has been profoundly transformed during the night.
-Limor Diamante wrote and will direct Metamorphosis, which weaves together the celebrated tale of a man who transforms into a giant bug with a parallel account of Kafka's heartbreaking writing process.
-In 2009 an experimental film tells the story entirely from Gregor’s subjective point of view with the help of a unique special spherical camera system

I'm also doing the same thing as Morgan A., so if you have quotes, let me know as well please!

othello paper

I'm righting on the role of women in the play and also the different dynamics between the three women. If you find any quotes in the book that you think would go with my paper, please put them on the blog. I need all the help I can get at this point, so anything you post for be a bigger help than you know. THANKS GUYS!!

Sources

I know Ms. Deckard put it on the board today, but how do you cite the play in the paper?

iago

according to wikipedia the charachter idea of the character iago comes from ........ "The character's source is traced to Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio's tale "Un Capitano Moro" in Gli Hecatommithi (1565). There, the character is simply "the ensign." Iago is a soldier and Othello's ancient (ensign or standard bearer)"

Othello essay

I'm writing my essay on Iago's motives for the things he did. Does anyone have any good quotes that applies to this topic?

Othello and Desdemona's marriage

I was wondering what some of y'all thought would happened if Iago never intervened, which eventually led to Othello murdering Desdemona. Do you think Othello's rashness in his decision making would have led to their seperation eventually, or do you think they would have lived happily ever after as they did before Iago arrived?

Quotes

If anyone knows where in Othello there are some good quotes on people acting as others counterparts it would be appreaciated if you could tell me some.

othello game

I found that the game reversi is also called Othello
this is the wikipedia page about the game:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversi

Dante's Inferno - 2nd Animated Feature

http://www.dantesinferno.com/us/media?id=videoanimatedtrailer-20091107010234840

If you pause at 1:07, you'll see Virgil is a beefcake.

Dante's Inferno - Animated Feature

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lg0ZQ7ZnwM

extra credit

if you wanted to read "Die Upon a Kiss" you can buy it cheap from amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Die-Upon-a-Kiss-ebook/dp/B000XUAEIA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258936240&sr=8-2

PAPER.

What's the proper way to cite a quote from one of your jstore articles. I need to put some in my paper, and I want to make sure I'm doing it right. Iknow you put the author and the page number, but I just can't remember how to distinguish which quote is from which article again. okay thankss!

some important quotes

“Pleasure in action, make the hours seem short” – Iago
“Cassio loves her I do well believe it” –Iago
“If she had been blessed she never would of loved the moor” –Iago
“with as little a web as this will I in snare a great fly as Cassio”-Iago
“Your daughter and the moor are making the beast with two backs" – Iago
“killing myself to die upon a kiss”- Othello
“put out the light and then put out the light, if I quench thee, thou flaming minister...” - Othello
“he hath the daily beauty in his life that makes me ugly”- Iago
“But I do think it is their husbands fault if wives do fall” – Emilia
“Trifles light as air are to the jealous conformations strong” – Iago
“Oh beware my lord of jealousy it is the green eyed monster which doth mock” -Iago

QUICK QUESTION!

when was this play first put on/ and why are cloven feet important??

A few Othello Quotes

Iago to Roderigo: "put money in thy purse"
"thick lips" is a racial slur referring to Othello
Iago to Othello: "Beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is a green-eyed monster"
Iago: "This is the night that either makes me or fordoes me quite"
Othello, talking about Desdemona, "she loved me for the danger I had passed"

Here is an interesting painting I found of Othello. It was painted by David G. Wilson

Othello now on BROADWAY!

John Ortiz & Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Othello"
Complete casting has been announced for the forthcoming production of Othello starring John Ortiz in the title role and Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman as Iago. A joint production of the Public Theater and LAByrinth Theater Company, the play will have a limited engagement of 23 performances, beginning September 12 at the NYU Skirball Center, directed by Peter Sellars.

Joining Ortiz and Hoffman will be Julian Acosta (Penalties and Interest) as Roderigo, Gaius Charles (TV’s Friday Night Lights) as Duke/Lodovico, Jessica Chastain (Rodney’s Wife) as Desdemona, Liza Colon-Zayas (The Little Flower of East Orange) as Emilia; Saidah Arrika Ekulona (Ruined as Montano/Bianca and LeRoy McClain (The Good Negro) as Cassio.

Sellars, an internationally known opera director, will stage a “contemporary production” of Othello, according to a news release. The staging “explores the new prospects for hope in 21st-century America, giving the play a modern resonance that raises a mirror to our culture’s racial struggles and achievements, both darkened and illuminated by overwhelming personal and political yearning.”

Othello will feature scenic design by Gregor Halzinger, costume design by Mimi O’Donnell, lighting design by James F. Ingalls and original music and sound design by Mark Grey.

The play is being presented in association with Wiener Festwochen, Vienna, and Schauspielhaus Bochum and by special arrangement with NYU Skirball Center.

Othello Test

Did Ms. Deckard mention what the format of the Othello test will be, or anything important that we need to know for the test?

Affair

This might be a dumb question. Did Desdemona actually have an affair with Cassio, or is that just what Othello thought? I know in the end of the movie they said she was innocent, but was she really?

Extra Credit

Does anybody remember when the extra credit projects are due?

Paper

If anyone needs help on their Othello paper... here is a good website to look at. It includes some essays and excerpts.

http://www.megaessays.com/essay_search/act_betrayal_iago.html

Literary criticisms...

For those of you who forgot how to access literary criticisms...
If you are not on campus log on to your VPN.
type in orange in your URL, click on MFL and the link for JSTOR and other helpful websites will be listed.

The Globe Theatre

I found this website which has numerous facts about the Globe Theatre.

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/globe-theatre-facts.htm

video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP2qQT6MuBQ

Othello in 3 minutes

video

i saw this video on the news the other day and wanted to show yall..its about how Chicago public school kids are given the opportunity to perform Shakespeare and how Shakespeare is still relevant in modern life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pjgVhvMPTY

Alrighty, so I'm not trying to ask a dumb question, I'm just wondering. What exactly is it about Othello,( since he is the only black character) that makes him so powerful in the play? I don't understand where he comes from and how he demands such respect... a wealthy family.. some different background.. what?

othello

this video talks about the characters and the play

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdKithGNVss

I know they are very similar Robert. In the book, the scene where Othello thinks about if Desdemona is having an affair takes like one scene. In the movie, it's like an all day thing- many scenes.

Othello movie

I was wondering if any knew if there is any major differences between the play and movie, so i don't get confused between the two.

Othello

http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE58S05P20090929

This year Othello was brought to broadway and Phillip Seymour Hoffman played Iago in it, and this is a review on it.

Moor plz

http://www.africawithin.com/moors/moors_and_arabs.htm

Information regarding the Moors.

And on a side-note could plzzzzz include these 2 posts towards last week, not this week.

Analysis of Iago

http://www.field-of-themes.com/shakespeare/essays/Eothelloiago.htm

"Shakespeare's Iago is one of Shakespeare's most complex villains. At first glance Iago's character seems to be pure evil. However, such a villain would distract from the impact of the play and would be trite."

the name Othello

When researching Othello I found these interesting facts about the name.

The name Othello means "wealth" in Old German. The Spanish descent means "prosperous."
One in every 702, 302 Americans are named Othello.
It can be estimated that as of 2009 there are 439 people named Othello in the United States.
It is more common to be a first name rather than a middle or last name.

Iago

Does anyone know what is Iago's motive for being the biggest jerk ever? Is it just because he wants the military position that that othello probably wont give to him, especially if he finds out that Iago is a two-faced liar?

reading

for tomorrow, are we supposed to read Act IV scene i or all of Act IV?

Katherine, the other movie title is O.

Does anyone remember the othello movie title

We talked about it in class, but i dont remember the name of the Othello based movie...

If you forget your book, this website is really good.

http://shakespeare.mit.edu/othello/full.html

Othello

Since I haven't been in class the past two days... if there is anything Ms. Deckard said in class that is of importance please write it on here!! Thanks.

If you're having some trouble understanding exactly what is going on in Othello, I found a site which has the text of Othello along with an english translation to the right.

http://www.enotes.com/othello-text/

There is an interesting film rendition of Othello which stars Laurence Fishburn and it's actually from 1995.

funny cartoon

Othello...in comic book form!

http://www.canofwormspress.co.uk/cartoonshakespeare1.html

I found these which are pretty cool. They are Shakespeare's books illustrated to look like comic books and Othello is one of them. You can buy them on Amazon.com.

Extra Credit

I have been looking to buy a copy of Always Othello by Julie Smith online all night but I can't find a single copy for sale... has anyone had any luck?

Interracial Couple

This is the article about the judge who refused to marry a black man and a white woman that we talked about in class.article here

O

We should watch "O" in class!

masks

i found this website on the internet of another class who made masks and decorated them like we are going to do to show our personalities

http://www.psychkits.com/personality_mask.html

how much Othello do we have to read for monday?

details of mask decorating?

Masks

I found this picture amusing, in that, it has a humorous spin on masks.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QRrQJMb-V6sTZbRNh7SVQ3Qh5WiBYdqJ2CX_U9hFprQdl4gzm98z3hoOB96YVt6JEjkbKiZO1KKI50lDImACfMm7FbO84x7Mg0HPvsmQUAmqgmhTv9xB9mCKSm2I9oI7eA139t76zAI/s320/dream+vs+reality+6.jpg

Appearence vs. Reality Quotes

I feel like this topic has a lot of parallels to masks and reputation and i found these quotes interesting

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. ~Albert Einstein

There is an objective reality out there, but we view it through the spectacles of our beliefs, attitudes, and values. ~David G. Myers,

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination. ~John Lennon

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine your facts is another. ~John Burroughs

Hm... Hurricane!?!

Hmm.. Hurricane? I just read a little bit about it, and they said we shouldn't worry. It was first a category 1 then increased to a category 2; however, it is supposed to weaken to a tropical storm as it moves north. So, hopefully it will just stay like that. /= I haven't even heard about any of this until today, guess it's not that big of a deal. Anyway, peace.

There was an Othello movie made in 1995 with Laurence Fishburne and also one called "O" made in 2001. That one was set in modern times in a high school. It sounds interesting! We should definitely watch one of them in class!

Oni Masks

The oni is the demon of japanese folklore. It takes on many other names, sometimes referred to as a devil. Unlike most western cultures, the oni is not necessarily seen as an evil being. It is said to be of a dual nature, meaning it's powers can be good or evil, depending on if it likes the subject it attaches itself too. Oni are credited with with bringing good health, safety, peace and avoiding disaster. A typical oni mask has horns, bulging eyes, a sinister looking smile and sharp teeth. Sometimes, it is shown in a form that looks more like a skull. This represents a very black and white image of transition. A representation that good is leaning toward evil, or that evil is trying to become good. Often, oni masks will have hair. If one could break away from the traditional impression that the demon is an instrument of evil, it would make the oni a more widely accepted good luck symbol.

http://www.nohmask21.com/eu/oni.html

Dream Symbols - Masks

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art36448.asp

facebook mask quiz

There is a quiz on Facebook called "What mask do you wear?"
I took it and here was my result: Your mask is Beauty. You are beautiful inside and out. You aren't too aware of your beauty, although all the people around you are. There are times when you feel like you're wearing a mask, but no one around you can notice the difference with or without it. You may feel vulnerable at times, but you usually get through it. You sometimes wish you had someone to help you through those tough times, but you are always hopeful and don't give up easily. People who first meet you notice your beauty at a glance, but most people notice it when they get to really know you.
here is the link!
http://apps.facebook.com/whoisthegirlbehi/quiz/questions

reputation quotes

A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment. Ernest Bramah

At ev'ry word a reputation dies. Alexander Pope

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. John Wooden

Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing. Paul Theroux

A Good Book About Appearance vs. Reality

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by the Irish poet and author Oscar Wilde written in the last decade of the 19th century.

I don't want to say too much about it, since it's very easy to spoil, but Appearance vs. Reality plays a huge role in the story. It's very slow at first, since the main twist of the story isn't even acknowledged until the first third of the book, but it gets really good towards the end. The book isn't that long, either. I think it's only about 200 pages long. I read pretty much the whole thing while on a plane.

The Wikipedia page has a decent description of the book, saying, "The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Talking in Basil's garden, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian cries out, expressing his desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than himself. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging."

Don't read much more of the Wikipedia page if you're interested in the book, since the plot summary contains huge spoilers, but I recommend it to anyone interested in the topic. And, having read it, talking about masks constantly remind me of Dorian.

You can also get a little idea of what might be contained in the novel by looking at Mr. Wilde's scandalous Wikipedia page. Link to Oscar Wilde's Wikipedia page.

Enjoy.

Mask Quotes

Here are some more quotes about masks that I found.

“All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity.” -- Friedrich Nietzsche

“The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own.” -- W. H. Auden

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” -- Oscar Wilde

"No mask like open truth to cover lies, As to go naked is the best disguise." --William Congreve

“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. ...You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask.” --Jim Morrison

http://www.ehow.com/how_5419422_make-mask-own-face.html


i think these are similar to the instructions we will use for the masks we will make in class..

Shakespeare Insult Kit

Just for fun



http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/shake_rule.html

Othello Rap, very funny and informational

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC-f0drvdmM

OTHELLO

Here are just a few notes I copied from the board on friday in class, if you were not here. Oh, and read the poems they will help.

Othello

• Shakespeare
• tragedy - someone dies in the end
• Othello - military leader - Italy
• Desedemosa - Othello's wife
• Iago =bad guy
• Amelia - Iago's wife and she's D's waiting woman
• Cassio - Othello's Lieutenant

Themes

• Appearance vs. reality "truth"
• value of honesty and reputation

Africa was known as the dark continent because it was unknown - where Othello is from - N. Africa - Muslim

SHAKESPEARE

Since we are just getting into Shakespeare, on Friday, Ms. Deckard mentioned some things about his life and history. This website has some good information on these facts as well as the different tragedies, histories, comedies, and poetry. Check it out if you're interested in knowing some background information before we start reading Othello.
http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/

Othello Notes

For the people that decided to rawk instead of come to school (totally understandable) i have good notes about othello from class that day so just let me know!!

Othello : 1952 Live-action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMXHrpiXbeo&feature=related

Othello : The Animated Series

Ehhh...interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjGoDoo5Juc&feature=PlayList&p=8B976DA09DC11FE3&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=12

Elizabeth I

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/death-of-queen-elizabeth-i.htm

do y'all know when the test is going to be since she moved it from Friday?

I'm kind of surprised no guys have posted this yet

Here is the site for Dante's Inferno Video Game. It looks really cool, however I believe they wont have everything in it thats in the book.

http://www.dantesinferno.com/home.action

Test

Seth, on the homework site, it says "expect some picky ID's". I'm thinking its like an ID test on the whole Dante's Inferno since we only had quotes on the last one.

third canto essay

I read the article about Dante's third canto, and I found it kind of confusing. Did anyone understand the point of it, because all of the quotes were making it confusing for me. I couldn't figure out what the author was trying to convey, compared to what the famous authors had written. I'm not sure what our essay is supposed to be about exactly. HELP PLEASE?!?

Dante

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE TESTED ON FRIDAY?!

If you had some questions about the river of pitch in Circle 8:

Here is a website with good pictures of what it is and how to make it.

Scientology convicted of Fraud in France

This is an interesting article.

I know some of you are interested in the topic of Scientology, what it is, what it preaches, and if it is a "cult" or not. This article is about a trial in France that ended today with a conviction of Fraud against the Church and 6 people who run the church in France. So the church itself was convicted of fraud. Each person named in the trial was fined over $500,000 US dollars. The article is short.

Essay

I was wondering if since most people didn't get to the essay if maybe you could give us a new one in class tomorrow.

Does Anyone...

... have the sheet on the creative writing paper we have to do? or where to find it, i have no idea where to get it and it might help for the pre write. Thanks!

Geryon

Ms. Deckard, when are we going to finish our monsters? Anyway here is an interesting drawing of Geryon.

http://www.mainlesson.com/books/macgregor/dante/zpage062.gif

You need to strive to do your best at all times

Mediocre efforts and mediocre choices lead to mediocre (or lower) results. In today's world, you can't coast - you need to work harder than other people out there to get ahead, to get into college, and later to get a job. Just getting by isn't enough in today's world.

Read this article.

Cerberus

Probobly fake, but here is an interesting picture of a modern day cerberus.
http://costumenetwork.com/albums/63/cerberus.jpg

Circles

If your having problems with the circles, this site is useful i think...
http://www.angelfire.com/ak/Nyquil/Dante.html

Does anyone know some possible ID's from circles 8 and 9 that could show up on the test tomorrow?

Mrs. Deckard!

I'd love to make my two posts, and receive my credit for blogging, however, I was only in classes for 2 days last week(Tuesday & Friday), so anything I could possibly attempt to say would not be coherent to anything we're talking about in the least. Could I please come talk to you about what to do during/after school tomorrow?

this is summary you could use to review with


http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/eng251/dante.html#tour

friday

I was not in class on Friday. Since I wasn't there for review I was wondering if anyone would mind going over their notes from Friday anytime durring or after school tomorrow? thanks.
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Geryon Picture

Found an interesting picture of Geryon. http://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/gallery/0929geryon.jpg

Notes

I think i may have deleted the document my notes from Friday were in if anyone could send them to me it would be much appreciated.

Question

Does anyone know if there is gonna be any quotes from the first 7 circles on the test?

Question!

I know in class we talked about this, but i forgot. Why does Satan have three faces?

Inferno Cartoon

http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/jdo0249l.jpg

cartoon.

Shelley, they are there for plotting the assassination of Caesar.

Dante's Inferno: Canto XXXIII

Well the people who made this are certainly having better luck with their special effects...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUmZFggM_Oc&feature=related

Clay Animation

A creepy but fun to watch animation of Dante's Inferno.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW8L7O8qGgg

Circle 9

I have been searching and I know who Cassius is but I cannot figure out why he is in Satan's mouth. Can anyone explain this to me please? Thanks!

Help!

OKAY, so I've been sitting here forever trying to figure out how to do number 6 on the Web Activity for Circle 9. I can't seem to get a specific answer or make a certain map. I've tried many different things, so if anyone can explain it thoroughly, but simply at the same time, please let me know! Thanks.
- amanda

DANTE STUDY GUIDE WEBZITE

While searching the web i found this sweet site that outlines all the different circles in one paragraph. Hopefully this can help y'all study and give a good impression of what Dante pictured hell to be like.

SWEET LINK

A great picture of the devil as portrayed in Dante's inferno.. the whole image can be found here.

Info on Brutus and Cassius and Caesar's Assassination in General

Brutus and Cassius both appear in the mouth of Satan, so I thought I'd give a little input as to who they are and why they have such a punishment.

Brutus and Cassius were somewhat related; Cassius was the brother in-law of Brutus. Also, they were both key conspirators in the assassination of Julius Caesar. Cassius was in a way the mind behind the operation, but Brutus was the leader.

Read more about the assassination itself here.

After Caesar was assassinated, Brutus claimed that the Romans were free once again. However, this is pretty ironic, since immediately afterwards, Rome was thrown into discord and civil wars, ultimately ending with Octavian, with great help from Agrippa, rising out victoriously and taking power, after a quick name change. He became known as Emperor Augustus.

Not only did Cassius and Brutus assassinate the man who united Rome (which Caesar did), they also were the catalysts of the creation of the Roman Empire. It's pretty ironic that they killed Caesar because they believed he was becoming too much of a dictator. And Caesar was sworn in as Dictator for life, but he was given that by the people. Don't let the title fool you, he was in no way like Trujillo, his conquests strengthened Rome and even the Roman people, as Caesar gave them pride in their country. And Caesar was a military genius anyway. Killing him seems a bit unreasonable.

It makes sense that Brutus and Cassius are in the deepest part of Hell. Not only are they traitors to their leader and country, but they're also idiots. They tried to take power themselves after the assassination, but Marc Antony, a man in high power, and Octavian were too awesome for Brutus and Cassius, so they were defeated. And, like any failed tyrant, they killed themselves. Then Marc Antony, who wanted Rome himself, despite Octavian being named as sole heir, married Cleopatra and planned to use the Egyptian army to conquer Rome. Octavian, who was 19 when Caesar was assassinated, gave direct military control to Agrippa, who was the same age as Octavian. Antony and Cleopatra tried to take control of Rome, but Agrippa and Octavian were too awesome for them, so they were defeated at the Battle of Actium. And, like any failed tyrant, they killed themselves. Octavian gained Imperial power, established the Roman Empire, and, after such a harsh war, Rome was brought to a time of peace.

Brutus and Cassius pretty much failed miserably. They killed a beloved leader, caused a civil war, then ultimately caused the creation of the Roman Empire. Romans sure were free.



More proof of their failure:

Brutus

Cassius

Snowball

I found some information about the snowball fight we talked about briefly in class today. It says that the whole scenario began in Pistoia, which is a few miles from Florence. It explains how Focaccia, member of the Cancellieri family, kills his Uncle and cuts off the hands of his cousin. He did this because he was chastised by his Uncle for throwing a snowball. A feud developed among the Guelphs and it caused the immergence of two parties: Neri (blacks), and Bianchi (whites). This website I've posted has a lot more information on Dante and many other things about the two groups. Check it out if you're are interested. http://www.dantealighieri.net/cambridge/guelphs.html

Icarus and Daedalus

This myth which is alluded to in Canto XVII is very interesting and i thought some of you might like to explore it further as well.

http://www.hse.k12.in.us/staff/DBROVIAK/Page%20files/Mythology/Stories/Icarus.htm

Get a Reading

Have your Tarot cards read on-line
and
get extra information on the cards
AND read this:
Very interesting history of Tarot

and here is an interesting list of 15 ways to tell fortunes with your friends:
go

seven

i think that we should consider watching the movie "seven", as it is a great movie and really helps to remember the seven deadly sins.

What other times is the number seven symbolic. Other then the 7 liberal arts?

7 Deadly Sins concept

The circles of hell in Dante's Inferno have much to do with the seven deadly sins and we went over them all in class. Here, a artist/designer made wine glasses inspired by the sins. I just thought that it was kind of interesting. If you really look at the designs, they make sense according to the sins they are named after.

http://www.kacperhamilton.com/Kacper_Hamilton/Deadly_Glasses.html

http://www.catholica.com.au/peregrinus/images/DanteInferno_400x606.jpg this is a nice picture of all the circles

Heaven's Gate

I wasn't sure whether this link has been posted before, but the official website of the Heaven's Gate cult gives plenty of information about it, it's strangley un-settling.

http://www.heavensgate.com/

cool website

http://www.dantesinferno.com/home.action

Question on Test

For the test will we need to know anything on the 9 traits of an epic poem, or what makes a hero or the 7 liberal arts?

More infor on Jonestown

Hey guys, I found a website on Jonestown. It relates the information and "reasoning" per say of this cult, and why the people wanted what they did. They were easily drawn into things and were followers in many ways. They figured that this Utopian style life was better in every way possible for them and the rest of their community. This website draws in links from the cold war to help you to understand people's mind sets in Jonestown and what their culture was actively like. http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~reli291/Jonestown/Jonestown.html

Eagle Attacking Bear

This is the video that Ms. Deckard talked about in class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTr0qkC5sZw

Giant Dog

you should probably see this:

http://www.gentlegiantsrescue.com/images/giant%20English%20Mastiff.jpg

Map of Hell

i found this map of hell and it has really nice drawings of the levels of hell.

http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/dante/images/full1kw.jpg

Hello Classmates

I was not in class today. Is there anything critically important that was discussed in class today that I missed? Anything I need to know for the test on Friday that she revealed today? Please let me know! Thanks!

Article on Dante's Satan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante%27s_Satan

Anyone up for a field trip?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante%27s_Inferno_%28ride%29 <----Sweet Dante Ride in Coney Island

Olivia, in the first couple of circles, he faints all the time when going to the next level. I don't know the exact reason, but it's not a nap.

Symbolic Retribution

This clip from The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror is the perfect example of symbolic retribution:

What level of hell are you in

I found this really interesting quiz on the internet that after you complete it will show what level of hell you would be in if you were in Dante's Inferno. It also explains the level of hell you would be in after you complete the quiz.

http://www.4degreez.com/misc/dante-inferno-test.mv

Map

This map is also cool, it shows both the levels of hell and heaven.

http://kspark.kaist.ac.kr/~Biblical%20Cosmology/Cosmology.files/dantes%20universe.jpg

cult videos

Im not sure if any of yall have started to watch the videos for homework, but I find the Heaven's Gate Cult one really hard to follow...who is the old guy that is bald

Lust

I was wondering what would happen if someone committed the sin of Lust and died before their partner. What would they do in hell while their counterpart still lives?

Olivia:

I'm not completely sure but I noticed that myself. It kind of seems like a way of moving the story along without waisting any time, but I'm not completely posotive.

Does anyone know why Dante is moved to the thrid level, rather than just travling there on his own, while he is taking a nap?

Map of Hell

This is a really cool map of Dante's Inferno:

http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/dante/images/full1kw.jpg

Cults and Circle 6

Well, it certainly is disappointing to me that 6th period didn't manage to get the cult video going. When you read this weekend, you will see that Circle 6 is full of heretics, those who denied the teachings of the church. It is also full of cultists, those who followed a path other than that proscribed by the Catholic church. Cults are a very relevant topic for us today, as there are hundreds of cults operating world-wide, many of which are in the news over and over again as a result of their beliefs, leaders, and, unfortunately, tragic deaths in some cases. Over the long weekend, in addition to reading the cantos that are assigned, go to the Bulletin Board part of the HW site and link to the youtube videos I've posted. Watch these videos on the Ugandan Death Cult, Jonestown and the People's Temple, and Heaven's Gate. Take notes on what you watch and hand it in on Tuesday. See you soon!

Could someone please explain to me how Adam was in Hell, but somehow got out?

Paolo and Francesca

http://www.wisdomportal.com/Romance/Paolo-Francesca.html

This site provides a nice summary involving the history of the love between these two.

Seven Deadly Sins

http://www.4degreez.com/misc/seven_deadly_sins.html

This is an interesting quiz to take to find out which of the 7 deadly sin you are most guilty of.

Dante Help!

Hey guys, i found a very good website on the explanation of hell. It gives "tours" of hell, and for each level, there is an explanation on which one it is and why. It also gives information like who guards that particular level of hell, etc. I found it kind of helpful as I was reading it. This is probably a good website to look over real quick before the test, just as a quick review. Oh, and the website is good, it's edu. http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/eng251/dante.html#tour

Wiki Article about Acheron River

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheron

MY BED!

I found the artist that made "My Bed", it's Tracey Emin. She and Billy Childish formed the new art movement stuckism, which states that once an artist becomes stuck they should return to painting and traditional art, and not drift toward conceptual art. Her previous art isn't that great, but you can decide what you think about it. To find her work just google her name.

Dante's Inferno (2007 Movie)

A while back, I was introduced to a version of Dante's Inferno that satirized modern day society (i.e. McDonald's arches in Hell). I did some searching, and found that it was done by someone named Sandow Birk. Not only did he translate the Inferno, he also adapted the classic illustrations done by Gustave Dore. I couldn't find much more information than that, but what I did find was that the same guy made a movie.

666

We never talked about this in class so i did some research my self and found that 666 is the number of the beast and it comes from a concept in the book of revelations from the new testament. Some scholars think that this number could also be the number of the Roman emperor Nero, and he was known for being very tyrannical and he had numerous people executed.

Dante's Inferno

Is there any significance to the wasps and flies that are biting the souls of those who are undecided in life when Dante and Virgil are about to cross Acheron into hell?

Dante's Inferno - Video game

There is a new game that was brought to my attention by my uncle which is basically Dante's adventures in to hell. It is going to be a very violent slasher, and even to log onto the website you have to put in your age as 18 or older. The game will be loosely based on the poem, but still would be really cool to play after reading it in english.

college essays- Ms. Deckard

Hey Ms. Deckard, if we have short answers for our college essays (about 100 words or so), can we write those and also have you look over them for us? I was just wondering, because that's what I have for my DePaul application.

Dante's Inferno Pic

This is a picture like the one on the bottom of Mrs. Deckard's board, depicting the different levels of hell from Dante's Inferno:
http://starbuckfm.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/dante11.jpg

This is an interesting wiki article about the origins of the number 666:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast#Interpretations

Facilis Descenus Averni

In Southern Italy, there's a volcanic crater lake known as Avernus. In ancient Rome, it was believed to be the entrance to the Underworld, and even appears in Virgil's Aeneid, which is where I got the title from (translates to "The descent to Avernus is easy"). Supposedly, it is through Avernus that Dante descends. Aeneas, the hero from Virgil's story, descends through Hell the same exact way.

Wikipedia

Wikipedia again

These are posts on blogspot about a guy who actually went to "Hell".
The Entrance

The Descent

DanteWorlds

I think Ms. Deckard actually showed us part of this website in class but it is a really cool website which takes you through the 9 levels of the inferno, Purgatory which includes the 7 deadly sins, and Paradiso. This site also has really cool visuals to look at!

http://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/

Reagan Anti- Christ???

Here is just something that shows how crazy people are.


http://pages.prodigy.net/lightoftheworld/omens.html

666

Revelations 13:18
"Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."

i'm good!

The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to the First Level of Hell - Limbo!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	Very Low
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Very High
Level 2 (Lustful)	High
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	Very Low
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	Low
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	Low
Level 7 (Violent)	High
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	High
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	Low

Take the Dante's Inferno Test

Cheer Up

If your really nervous about your essay, it could be worse...far worse.

My path to college began in utero, when my mother, who recognized my potential early on, placed headphones on her growing abdomen and played the symphonies of Beethoven. As an infant, I showed a precocious proclivity in mathematics and language arts, and when most of my peers were sticking their fingers in paint I was already reciting certain of Shakespeare’s shorter speeches, with particular emphasis on The Scottish Play and the Dream. My musical talents were no less arresting. I stood out in Music Together class as the only child consistently on beat with my stamping and clapping, and later was told by the teacher of the class that I was uncommonly gifted, and hence eligible for advanced work in rhythmic dance.

John Ciardi

This is a pretty interesting biography of the man who actually translated Dante's Inferno, John Ciardi.

http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/poets/ciardi.php

Extra Credit for Dante's Inferno

Due NOVEMBER 9th. This gives you one weekend after VooDoo fest.

2 options - you may do both.
1) Read The Dante Club and pitch a project, response, paper, etc. to me. Once its approved, complete the project.

2) Come up with your own creative response to Dante's inferno. Discuss it with me, then create what you invent. Some ideas are: Virgil's diary of the journey, a box set of CD's that go with the descent into hell (liner notes too please & remember that a song isn't necessarily appropriate just because it has the word "hell" in it), a video game (you could propose and story board it), a movie, a painting, a ceramic something, a scrapbook of the trip, a diorama.

Can someone send me notes?

I was gone Thursday and Friday, and I'd really appreciate it if someone sent me notes via STM e-mail. If you want, I'll give you a high five in return.

tomorrow

does anyone happen to know if we are definately having a quiz tomorrow?

Rachel, we had to read cantos I and II and then have a final draft of our essay finished for tomorrow.

Jacob's Ladder

I find that the movie Jacob's Ladder has many parallels to Dante's Inferno fyi.

Dante Alighieri

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/dante.htm

I found this to be a very interesting site regarding the life story of the man behind Dante's Inferno.

Homework?

What did we have to read for homework?

This made me think of Oedipus in some strange way.

A REDNECK LOVE POEM:

SUSIE LEE DONE FELL IN LOVE,
SHE PLANNED TO MARRY JOE.
SHE WAS SO HAPPY 'BOUT IT ALL,
SHE TOLD HER PAPPY SO.

PAPPY TOLD HER, SUSIE GAL,
YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER.
I'D JUST AS SOON YO' MA DON'T KNOW,
BUT JOE IS YO' HALF BROTHER.

SO SUSIE PUT ASIDE HER JOE
AND PLANNED TO MARRY WILL.
BUT AFTER TELLING PAPPY THIS,
HE SAID, 'THERE'S TROUBLE STILL.'

YOU CAN'T MARRY WILL, MY GAL,
AND PLEASE DON'T TELL YO' MOTHER.
BUT WILL AND JOE, AND SEVERAL MO'
I KNOW IS YO' HALF BROTHER.

BUT MAMA KNEW AND SAID, MY CHILD,
JUST DO WHAT MAKES YO' HAPPY.
MARRY WILL OR MARRY JOE;
YOU AIN'T NO KIN TO PAPPY.
***************************
(Kinda brings a tear to yer eye, don't it?)

2012!

I just saw the trailer for 2012 on TV, and I remembered that it related to numerology. This movie is about the world ending in 2012, because that's when the Mayans predicted time would end (the whole thing with the super number). From the trailer, the movie seems kinda hokey but I don't know, we'll have to see. Also, the movie comes out on November 13th, and we all know the significance of 13! I posted a link to the trailer below, enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz86TsGx3fc

Video Games?

Am I the only one who does not play video games and does not know anything about video games? I cannot relate Dante's Inferno to video games at all. Does anyone have any tips they can give me?

Essays

Nicole, we were supposed to start the essay and have it be about 500 words. Then send it to Ms. Deckard. It doesn't have to be finished.

college essay

Hey y'all, I was wondering if anybody was using an allusion in their paper. I just want some examples of good allusions to get an idea. Thanks!

Essay//Absent

I was absent yesterday, can anyone tell me what we are suppose to do about the 500 word essay please?
and if anyone is applying at southeastern university... could you give me the essay topic? i cant get it for some reason...

College Essay

I'm writing an essay about Three Cups of Tea, and I was trying to think about characteristics that Greg Mortenson a good role model... does anyone have any opinions/ideas?

I feel like I spend too much time in my essay re-telling his story, and not enough about how his accomplishments impact me.

So i hear that we shouldn't write our college essays on Hurricane Katrina since too many people would write about it. Is this true? Cause I don't understand why since a lot of us will apply to colleges outside of Louisiana.

college essay

ms. deckard, im writing my essay and i feel like im embellishing on myself too much. i know this is kind of the point of the essay, but i dont know what things should be embellished and what things shouldnt. any suggestions? should i finish the paper as is or stop so you can see it tomorrow?

Absent

I wasn't in class today. Can anyone tell me what was discussed? Did I miss anything important?

Thanks!

homework

I'm pretty sure the only homework was to work on college essays.

homework

was there any homework besides to blog?

college essay help?

I've been trying to work on my main college essay, but I haven't been able to think of anything that isn't cliche or just boring. I feel like it's really hard to write something that will stand out, especially if I don't really have any significant life changing experiences...I really really need some help please ?

college essays

http://www.quintcareers.com/college_application_essay.html

I thought this is a good site that helps you with your college essay

New Info

hey, I wasn't in class friday, and i was just wondering if there was and new material for Medea that we need to know for the test.

Teen Ink

With college essays coming up, this website provides great examples and whatnot.

http://www.teenink.com/college_guide/college_essays/

My personal favorite has to be the one on Fight Club.

*EDIT* Didn't even check the Homework Site before posting this...whoops.

Feminist Play?

Ms. Deckard, said that Medea could not be considered a feminist play because the setting is Ancient Greece, meaning they would have no idea what "feminism" actually was. However, one could read it today and take it as a feminist play. Really, it displays warnings for men to control their woman and pick them well. He is warning women to be faithful to their family and not to betray their country.

6 Terms for a Tragedy

For anyone wondering what is going to be on the test, Ms. D said very briefly in class that there were going to be a question or two on how Medea qualifies as a tragedy... or something along those lines. The six things (according to Aristotle) that make a story a tragedy are:

- Plot
- Character
- Language
- Thought
- Melody
- Spectacle


these are in Old Boy too.. which makes that story a tragedy also

Woman Wondering?

In class, Ms Deckard said that it would be weird/suspicious to see medea strolling around town, not only because she is a woman but also because of who she is and how she publically anounced how she was going to poison Creon, Glauce and Jason. But here im really confused... How can Medea be sent on exile outside of Corinth when everyone will look at her funny because she is a wondering woman? Can anyone explain? Is the laws that we talked about in class just for Greece does the laws/feelings about woman's rights pertain to all of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea?

Movie

Could someone summarize what happens in the end of the movie... I missed it today because of a meeting.

I definitely saw how the movie was related to Oedipus because of what he does to himself in the end and about the relationship between father and daughter. I thought the movie itself was a little weird though.

Does anyone know the test format for tomorrow? Is it the same as the Oedipus test?

OLDBOY!!

Old Boy is amazing! This movie is really well done, and the sequences are really nicely made. I'm glad Robert found this movie, because I probably wouldn't have seen it otherwise. I'm leaning toward the movie being based off of Oedipus Rex because he's sleeping with his daughter, and neither of them know it, but I'm not sure...what do you guys think?

Rachel, Medea stabs her children to kill them.

POISON

Hey, I found the story of "The Grimm's Fairy Tales, the Poor Boy in the Grave." It's kind of like what we were talking about in class, about the poison. This poison tricks this boy into thinking it's not even poison when really it results in his death anyway. Check it out if you feel like reading it real quick. It's really not that long. http://pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1/story119.pdf

Uh oh!

Am I the only one that still has not turned in their teacher rec. ?
:[
Maybe i should do that sometime soon...

Question

How does Medea kill her children? I know she says she will bury them but does she actually?

Medea Art

Also,here is another website that has some more artwork. It gives the background of Medea and anywhere there is an underlined portion in the text an artist rendition of the that scene will appear.

http://www2.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/medeabg.html

Medea Art

Here is a website that shows many artists' depicting Medea, Jason, or the golden fleece.

http://personal.centenary.edu/~cmanning/medeaart.html

Is there going to be a quiz on the reading monday?

Can Media remerry ?

Question

Hey ya'll so when I was reading the other day I was a little confused as to what exactly Aegeus promised Medea he would do, does anyone know?

mythic warriors: jason and madea

here are a few links to an episode about Jason and Medea...

part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2594LgsflQ

part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbgu1wbmffA&feature=related

part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Ulw0fjQdc&feature=related

If anybody thinks the show is weird, its because it's Canadian.

mythic warriors

from what i remember there used to to be a cartoon t.v. show called "Mythic Warriors" and it re-told popular stories of Greek myths, but made for children to watch.

I keep having this reoccurring dream that my mom is having an affair and then marries a new husband...which is ironic because of Madea, except the roles are reversed.

Julian, I'm not sure about Jason sleeping with Kreon's daughter being illegal. But there is probably something illegal about Jason marrying Kreon's daughter while still married to Medea.

Julian, Jason and Medea have two children

Rachel, we have to finish Medea for Monday. I don't know if we are having a quiz though.

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5_6s7AhOVE&feature=PlayList&p=1706D3EB159AF71B&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=14

The others parts of the movie are under the playlist section.

And as an added bonus, here is the 1997 Odyssey film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pslTH61104o

Hey Guys!

I wasn't here in class today, what did we go over and if we took notes can someone email them to me please! Thank you!

p.s. do we have homework?

How many children do Jason and Medea have together?

Prostitution in A.G.!

When we read that article the other night, i got really confused with the way the author kept talking about prostitution. It seemed weird to me that in Anchient Greece this taboo, illegal, and frowned upon now, would be so common. According to a very trust worthy site (wikipedia), it was very common to find prostitutes, and it was one of populations biggest economic entities! It came as a surprise that when i expected to find a career that was not that big of a deal, they had cities with well known brothels. This opened my eyes and hopefully this helps explain to you the way women were thought of and how they affected the Greek societies.

for further reading follow the link! lol

Is there a law against Jason sleeping with Kreon's daughter since they are not married?

Question

Does anyone know what Kreon thinks about Jason possibly marrying one of his daughters? and does this give him any royal privileges?

Question!

Would Medea have been able to remarry after she divorced Jason? I wasn't sure what the answer to that one was.

Divorce

I am confused, is Medea divorcing Jason, or is Jason divorcing Medea?

QUESTION!

Why does Jason leave Medea? Does he just not love her anymore?

Spartan Women

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofsparta.html

Just a bit of food for thought between the lifestyles of Spartan women and Athenian counterparts.

Ancient Greece. Women. Aristotle,

I also found a website on the treatment of women in Ancient Greece. It was written and researched by Dr. Deborah Vess. I goggled her to make sure this was a reliable source for information. I found that she is in the Department of History and Geography. She specializes in medieval information. She got her degree at Georgia and State University. This website has a lot of information on women in Ancient Greece, in addition to information on Aristotle's point of view, which is a topic we have covered in class.

follow this

women in ancient greece

i found a really awesome site that has alot of good information about the lives and roles of women in ancient greece. http://www.ancient-greece.us/women.html
The website also has a lot of information on other things related to ancient greece and what were studying!

O Hai, its mee
was just wondering if our bibliography needs to be copypasted in the document for turnitin

Really interesting article about divorce in the islamic society...CHECK IT OUT!

http://www.dhushara.com/book/sakina/06/div.htm

Newspaper - In the Time of the Butterflies

ATTENTION - TURNITIN.COM - I forgot to have you submit your newspaper assignments to turnitin.com. I must have you do this. So, TONIGHT, please cut and paste your articles into one continuous document and submit it to turnitin.com under the heading "Butterflies Newspaper Assignment." If you don't do turn it in there, you will get a ZERO. Sorry that this is short notice, but you must do it!
www.turnitin.com

Women in Athenian Law and Society

Read PART OF this chapter for tomorrow; PAGE 125 TO THE END. You can't read the whole thing on-line, so just read the section subheaded "Adultery" to the end of the chapter. (3 pages?). Expect a reading quiz. The chapter title is "Women in Athenian Law and Society" by Sue Blundell. The book title is Women in Ancient Greece

The Test

I've already taken the test but was wondering if someone could email me the answer to #8 because i had no idea what it was.

Is the sphinx symbolic of anything?

Where was Oedipus born?

http://vccslitonline.cc.va.us/oedipusthewreck/messnger.htm
This is a really cool website by the students of the Virginia Community College. They are asked to state their opinions on such topics as "Is Oedipus a Free Man or a Fool of the Gods?" It is really interesting to read all of the different opinions.

ZACH

The name of the mountain that his parents abandon him on is Mt. Cithaeron.
He kills Lauis on Threeroads.
Hope that helps!

Also, Which mountain do Oedipus' parents leave him on?

Hey guys what's the name of the place where Oedipus' father is killed?

thanks a lot Sam! That document that you posted was a big help.

hey ya'll!

I'm trying to study for the test and I have no idea where to start!

does anyone have a study guide they could email me?! I would be eternally greatful!

I really have to do well on this test haha :p

Shelley's Post

Shelley, we read some of our essays that we wrote. Then we just went over some ID's and stuff like Merope, Polybus, Three Roads, the Sphinx, Corinth, Delphi, Apollo, Teiresias and also the plot of the play to prepare for the test.

Sphinx

Robert, the sphinx just gave Oedipus a riddle and he had to solve it in order to save Thebes. He solved it easily and then tricked the Sphinx and it killed itself. That's really all we have to know about it.

Help

Hello, I wasn't in class on Thursday or Friday, so if there is anything that was discussed that you think I need to know for the test please help me out!

Thanks!

Sphinx

Can someone please elaborate on the riddle of the sphinx for me.

good luck on the test tomorrow everyone!

www.ppt.org/documents/SG3201OedipusTheKing1.pdf

A nice PDF file that has a couple of IDs, themes, and The Riddle of the Sphinx.

Some of the material we've already learned, so you have to jump around a bit.

notes

Hey everyone, I wasn't in class on friday... could someone from either class send me the notes they took on possible IDs and quotes..

just send it to my school e-mail.

Oedipus Quotes

I found this website that had some Oedipus Quotes. If anyone wants to use them to study I thought it might be helpful. However it doesn't give descriptions but most of them have the lines there on.

http://www.litcharts.com/lit/oedipusrex/quotes

Edipo re

If you're looking for another interpretation on the story, there is a very interesting movie on it which was made in 1967. It incorporates both western and eastern culture and it is a really cool version of the story. It is a foreign film but still very interesting!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061613/

Question About Alexander

I am confused about what she meant by longing for, and desire.????

Funny Oedipus Video, actually helpful..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA1_QZxvRyo

oedipus complex

There is also a story called "My Oedipus Complex", and its about a boy who loves his mother. I had to read it a few year ago and I now know where the title comes from. Just thought that was interesting!

I like the comics seth...and I think I saw the same thing on the history channel.
We had an example of the Oedipal Complex last year in English with the rocking horse winner (title is a little off) by D. H. Lawrence.

Oedipus Comics -

Comic One! - kinda funny!


Comic Two: - Funny!

Oedipus Complex

The other day i was watching the television and on the history channel they had a special on Ancient Greece and mentioned something about an "Oedipus complex." I did not completely understand what they were talking about so I researched it and this is the simplest definition that i came up with....


" The Oedipus Complex - Dr. Sigmund Freud named this condition after one of the key meanings in the play. In Oedipus, the main character (Oedipus himself) kills his father and marries his mother. The meaning of the Oedipus complex is a boy's natural sexual feelings for his own mother. This is shown at birth and in normal human behavior, is broken up after years of aging. "


ps. Ms. D said she was gonna make us write an essay on it next week!

http://changingminds.org/disciplines/psychoanalysis/concepts/oedipus_complex.htm

Greek Tragedy Movies

If any of you would like to watch a well made movie with a lot of parallels to a Greek Tragedy Oldboy is a good one.

Ouroboros

We've kind of talked about this in class, so I wanted to touch up on the subject. Ouroboros is the word for "a snake biting its own tail". It's Greek for "tail-eater". The Greeks really liked the idea of Eternal Recurrence. Eternal Recurrence is like the idea of "you never walk through the same river twice," everything goes in cycles. Ouroboros symbolizes this ideology. Plato believed that the first living thing in the universe was a self-eating immortal, perfectly constructed. However, it was not Plato who invented this concept.
The Ouroboros has appeared in many cultures. Artifacts containing a coiled serpent were found China that date from thousands of years before Plato was even born. Even the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl has been portrayed as an ouroboros. The Egyptians were also interested in this idea of the world ebbing and flowing, and they are most likely the cause of it being integrated into Greek philosophy. However, once Christianity began to flourish, this idea dwindled.

Later, alchemists began to use the Ouroboros. However, for them it symbolized the ultimate goal of all alchemists; the Philosopher's Stone. The Philosopher's Stone is a fabled material that is said to be able to turn basic metals into gold and also create the Elixir of Life. The Elixir, of course, would provide immortality. Therefore, Ouroboros, an infinite cycle, is appropriate as a symbol for immortality. Once the alchemists died off, and the Elixir of Life was no longer being searched for, Ouroboros decreased in popularity, only showing up occasionally on Masonic structures and such.

However, during the late 19th Century, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche revitalized the idea of eternal recurrence, and wrote many books which contained at least some mention of the idea. To Nietzsche, who was a staunch atheist, eternal recurrence was not controlled by an entity. Rather, he believed that time was cyclical, and that the world was somewhat like a sieve in that there would be people who were workers, people who were leaders, and people who were artists, etc. And he believed that eternal recurrence had more to do with what people would become, in that there will always be artists and patrons to support the artists. This gave the world balance to Nietzsche.

Nietzsche lived around the same time as the psychologist Sigmund Freud, and, if not directly, Nietzsche indirectly influenced the psychologist. After Freud came Jung, who was very interested in Nietzsche's ideas. Jung also became interested in the symbol of ouroboros. He wrote seminars interpreting Nietzsche's eternal recurrence as well as the ouroboros. To Jung, the ouroboros meant not just infinity, but also unity. The head and tail meet; opposites attract, and from the clashing of opposites comes One.

Since then, ouroboros have been used in many forms of media. For instance, many musicians have used it as names for songs/albums, and even Neil Peart, the drummer of the band Rush, uses the ouroboros symbol on his drum kit. It has been used in plenty of books, such as Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, and has even appeared in video games.

WALL OF TEXT OVER. Just some food for thought. I spent a long time on this, I better get comments.

Also, here are a few pictures of ouroboros.

Some Images involving ouroboros:

Neil Peart's drum set: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Neil_Peart3.jpg

Quetzalcoatl as ouroboros: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/Quetzalcoatl_Ouroboros.png

An ouroboros tattoo featured on Dana Scully in an episode of X-Files: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Scullyouroboros.jpg

Chinese Ouroboros from Chou Dynasty, around 1200 B.C.: http://www.crystalinks.com/ouroboroschina.jpg

Alembic, Inc., a guitar and bass company, known for close relationships with bands such as The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, etc. The ouroboros is a the circle, it may be hard to tell: http://www.zianet.com/ufo_lowrider/pics/alembic.gif

Oedipus

Andrew- you are right about Creon

Does anyone have any IDs or quotes that may show up on the test Monday, besides the one she gave us in class?

to maddie...

pretty sure Creon is both Oedipus's brother-in-law and uncle...i think. Someone correct me if i'm wrong.

Oedipus the King

I think that "Oedipus the King" is a great story. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down.

futbol

hey guys, did anyone, besides me, happen to catch the soccer game on Friday, on the Spanish channel. it was a great game, and the best part was the all-out brawl between the two teams, and in the stands. saw it at a mexican restaurant, and the waiter rewound the footage several times, with the whole place laughing. was pretty cool, and yeah.

Article

Zoe, I loved your article about the Dominican Republic Fashion Week! It was really interesting how Carolina Herrera was there and how it is similar and different to our fashion weeks in the U.S.

Hey, im really interested in oedipus

chupacabra

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/03/animal.mystery.chupacabra/index.html?iref=newssearch

QUESTION!

How is Creon related to Oedipus?

My Opinion

I really enjoyed working on this project. It made me appreciate the book a little more now that I know some more background on the Dominican Republic. I also enjoyed looking at the creativity in other peoples newspapers!

Articles

I really like the topic of your article, Shelley.

mienVVVVVVV

Nationals baseball contender lied about his age

Esmailyn Gonzalez, a major candidate for the Washington Nationals baseball team, was the recipient of an international signing bonus, which amounted to the largest in team history. However, the supposed 19-year-old, Gonzalez, is actually a 23-year-old, by the name of Carlos Alvarez Daniel Lugo.

Gonzalez, a shortstop from the Dominican Republic, was given a $1.4 million signing bonus, which was signed on July 2, 2006, and his membership on the team was boasted, as the Nationals display of commitment to acquiring top-notch players. However, his contract was immediately met with suspicion from insiders of the sport, who claimed that the team’s description of Gonzalez as a “five-tool” player was not accurate. One individual, informed of the scandal, commented on Gonzalez’s stats, saying “Those are great numbers, but you should be hitting that well if you're that much older than your competition." The rather large size of Gonzalez’s bonus, coupled with his close relations with the team manager drew the suspicions of the FBI and the Major League, prompting an investigation into his affairs.

This event has caused much anger among fellow Dominicans, as they feel betrayed after having cheered for Gonzalez for a while.

As of now, it is uncertain if there actually is an Esmailyn Gonzalez, or how the documents were falsified. Meanwhile, Gonzalez remains in the Dominican Republic, unsure of his career’s future.

Dominican Baseball Players

A Breeding Ground for Superstars:
July 9, 2009 marks the day that the dominant Dominican baseball player, David Ortiz, hits the 300th homerun of his career. After a slow start to his season, “Big Papi” scored seven home runs in June, his lucky number three hundred a month latter. Ortiz’s dominance in his field has no doubt brought pride and joy in the faces of his countrymen in the U.S.A. as well as the Dominican Republic.
In this day and age Dominican baseball players are taking the sport by storm. The country has the second highest amount of players after the United States. Today the Dominican seems to be a breeding ground for the sport’s superstars. Reporter Peter Cary says the following in a recent internet post, “Sammy Sosa. Albert Pujols. Pedro Martinez. Juan Marichal. Felipe Alou. The names of the great players that the Dominican Republic has supplied to Major League Baseball just roll, with a trill, off the tongue.” Exactly how the Central American country accumulates such elite athletes is both saddening and heartwarming. The answer is simple, practice. In a country stricken by poverty, there is no TV. There are no material distractions. Children instead grow to love beisbol, playing two to three hours a day, during breaks and after dinner. The game played in the Dominican is one filled with fun and joy. Tension that arises from hard-headed coaches and parents pushing their players seems to be non-existent in the country. Because of this, Dominican players tend to be some of the more relaxed in the league. All countries take notice. The Dominican Republic teaches us that it is practice that makes perfect.