Night Cirus

1. This quote is explored in the novel because throughout the whole book you will notice character that are different from the average person. They do something or notice things that a normal person cannot. There are many dreamers in the book. Those who have certain interest in things or know something that the next person may not. In the book, Baily could be considered a dreamer because he takes special interest in the circus throughout the book. Ever since he was a child and he first visited the circus he loved it. Every one else would see performers doing tricks and stunts but he noticed the magic in it. He saw things that should not have been possible and it filled him with wonder.
    Ceilia and Marco would be two other dreamers in the novel. They know the difference between illusions and true magic. They were trained from a young age to know such things. Now that they are older they know how to make their actual magic just seem like illusions to those who do not know of true magic. When Ceilia auditioned to be the magician in Chandresh's circus, he believed her magic was just a very good illusion. Marco knew it was true magic because he was trained to do the same thing.

2. The changing perspectives in the novel help with the reading. It gives you insight on the story and history of the circus. How the circus started and how it lives on. It also helps you keep up with the true plot of the story. The story is about how Ceilia and Marco meet and how the competion plays out. The circus is what ties them together. Including the history of the circus and other perspectives of expirences in the circus helps tell Marco and Ceilia's story as well.
    I think the author chose to use different point of view in the story to add depth to her actual reason for writing the story. It would be easy to just start off with the competition of two magician who fall in love. Instead she went deeper into the story. She showed their lives  before they knew their magic. Showing the struggles they went through to learn everything and their lives before they ever met eachother. She also shows what happened and what was planned long before the circus was even what is was today.

3. I think the fact that the performers have no idea what is going on is definately not okay. I think they have a right to know what they are being involved in. It is their life and now they have no idea what is being done with it. Unfortunately, them not knowing has to be done. I think in order for the game to be played out right they had to be put in the dark about it. From the beginning the competition was a private game so it is only best that nobody knows.
    If something were to go wrong then, yes Ceilia and Marco owe some explanations. I think if they knew what was going on earlier then maybe they would have told. At first, they did not even know other were involved. If they did then maybe they would not have tried to quit the competition. They were in love so they did not really know that anyone would be harmed. They really did not even know anything about the competion because they were put in when they were young. If everything could have gone smoothly without anyone getting hurt then maybe that could have happened.

4. Isobel and Ceilia are slightly different from each other. Isobel is more open about what she does. When she first met Marco she told him she told him she knew what everything in his book was. Then, she told him that she could read the deck of cards that fortune teller use. That was already a sign that she knew things about the magical world. Ceilia is more quiet about things. At first, not many people knew that Prospero even had a daughter. Then, when she comes to the audition they did not even know about her. No one would have ever suspected that she was a magician too.
    I think that Chandresh is a character foil to Marco. Just because of the way he acts makes him the opposite of Marco. Chandresh is confident in the things he does. He speaks his opinion often. He is very social and throws house parties and invites his wealthy friends. He must be wealthy because he has the idea to start a circus. Marco keeps more to himself. He is Chandresh's assistant so is most likely the opposite to him. He observes everybody and is quiet most of time. He writes in his book most of the time and stays in his home when he is not working. The first time he saw Ceilia he did not really say anything, he just kind of admired her quietly.

Comments on Malissa Torres' Blog:
1. I basically thought the same thing about the first part.

I never really thought of punishments, that is a creative way of thinking.

2.The book really does change views a lot.

I got really confused at first too. But then it got really easy to understand.

3.You should keep reading until you get to this part.

This is the part of the book when things get a little more exiting.

4. When you get to certain points in the book you will understand this question.

You will notice the character foils as you go on.

If Only...

    If Tom Robinson would have been found innocent it would have turned the town upside down. The news would have spread so fast, by the time Atticus walked out the court someone on his street would have come to talk to him about. That scenerio could have negative outcomes as well. Bob Ewell's hate for colored people could lead him into a drunken rage. He could take his anger out on his children, especially Mayella, or he could go after Tom Robinson himself. That could result in either Tom getting seriously hurt or killed or his wife and kids killed as well. A totally different scenerio could be that when Tom is found innocent, it could be a turning point for the colored people in Maycomb County. Now, whenever they find themselves being falsely accused of something they could have a fighting chance. Tom Robinson's case could give them hope for their case too.

    If Atticus had listened to Alexandra and fired Calpurnia, it would take a toll on Scout and Jem. Jem is already going through changes and this one could bring on more rage than he already has. With this rage, he could channel it towards Alexandra since she's the one that wanted it that way. Also, because Jem is angry with her and Scout loved her just as much as he did, she now has rage towards Alexandra too. Also, because Jem is her big brother she wants to agree with him all the time.

    If Mayella Ewell would have had a change of heart during the trial and confessed the truth, then things could have turned out for the better. She would have had sympathy for Tom's family, the kids losing a father and his wife losing her husband. Then, once she admits what her father does to her and what he did that night, then her and her siblings could be moved somewhere where they are safe. Then, Bob Ewell would be put on trial.

Re-questioning

Questions for Mayella Ewell

1. You said Tom Robinson choked and beat you, did he choke and beat you or did he choke you and then he let go and beat you?
2.You said that your father was over you asking you "who dun' it", but he told us he was watching through the window and he saw who it was, did he ask you who did it or was he watching?
3. Where was the chifforobe you asked Tom Robinson to cut up for you the night of the attack?
4. Were you aware that Tom Robinson can only use his right arm and hand?

Questions for Bob Ewell

5. Could you write your name with your right hand as well as you did with you left?
6. Would you say that you are a heavy drinker or a light drinker?
7. Do you think that people in town would you are a heavy drinker or a light drinker?
8. Do you get angry often?
9. Do you think anyone in town would say when you get angry you get really angry?

Question for Tom Robinson

10. Why do you think Mayella Ewell always asked you specifically for you every single time you had passed her home?

Comment on Jennifer Reliford's blog:
I think these questions might have had a chance in the trial.

Bravery and Courage

    I think that bravery and courage are sort of the same. Having courage is having a characteristic that lets you do certain things that not many other people are willing to do. Bravery is doing things that other people might not have the courage to do. These two things you do even if other people do not agree with it or think they are the right thing to do. I think the character with the most courage and bravery in To Kill A Mockingbird is Atticus Finch. He had the bravery to accept a case that he knew he would be shuned for in his small town. He also had the courage to keep going with it after he has been called so many names and his children are picked on. Even after all that, at the end of the day Scout and Jem are the ones he is doing this for.
    In real life I admire soldiers in the army. They have both major bravery and courage. They risk their lives to defend the country we live in. Most of all, they fight for their own families. Even though the families do not want them to leave, they know that it is the right thing. No matter what the people that are against army violence say, those in the army still know what they are doing is right. I applaud them because not many people have the courage or bravery to put their lives on the line for other lives.

1930s America

    The 1930s was considered 'The Golden Age of Hollywood'. This was because entertainment was becoming bigger with more variety. The sound of film was enhanced and color was added as well. The selections of film genres also became larger. Gangster films, musicals, social-realism films, horror, and many other genres were added to the list. With sound being added as an option for films now, many silent films ended and silent film actors could not make the switch. In 1933, the Great Depression hit hard on the filming industry and many others. Due to the declining economy many people could not afford to go to the movies and theaters got less customers. Some of the major film stars of the 1930s were Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Will Rogers, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Janet Gaynor, Marie Dressler, Robert Taylor, and Marie Rogers.


http://www.imdb.com/list/-_4lid4JTPQ/
http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro.html


Comment on Katie William's Blog:
Times have really changed. It went from being strict to girls basically wearing whatever they want. The same for guyo.s, to

Elizabethan Era Fashion

   


Women in the Elizabethan Era could not wear what they wanted. No matter how rich they were or who they were, the English law forbid it. They were called Sumptuary Laws and they were used to maintain social structure in the class systems of the Elizabethan Era. They fabrics and colors they wore were determined by their position and rank.

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-clothing-allowed-women.htm

Comment on Jennifer's Blog:
They definitely wear more clothes then, than women do now.

Theme Illustrations

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    My pictures describe the theme jealousy. The first picture with the three little girls represents jealousy because the little girl in the front is upset that the other two girls are friends and sharing flowers but not with her. In the second picture with the little boy and the two little girls, the little girl on the far right is the jealous one. She does not like that he's kissing the other little girl and not her. In the third picture, the girl with the red hair in the background is jealous of the girl with the brown hair because the boy is with her helping her. In the fourth picture, the girl with the blonde hair is giving the girl with the bangs a dirty look, so she must be jealous of her because of whoever she is talking to. In the last picture, the girl in the yellow shirt is obviously jealous of the couple in the background due to her obvious facial expression.



Comment on Emily Peguero's blog:
I used the same first picture you used. Other than that I think the pictures you chose went well with your theme.

Understanding Shakespeare

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/

    This website is a guide for all Shakespeare related websites on the internet. It has information that varies and many website links for different categories of Shakespeare.

http://www.bardweb.net/

     This website is a Shakespeare resource center. It everything from a biography about Shakespeare to all of his plays and life events.

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/

    This website has articles on how to better understand a Shakespeare production. It tells how to analyze the things he writes.

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/othello/

    This website is a series of notes for different acts and scenes of Othello by Shakespeare. This gives you a better understanding of what you should expect to happen in Othello.

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-plays.htm

This website is of all the different plays Shakespeare has created. When you click on one, it is a summary of the introduction, acts, and ending of that specific play.

Jennifer Reliford: It seems like Shakespeare is easy to learn. Have fun!

Relating to A Raisin in the Sun

    One event I can realate to is when Beneatha was so angry with her brother, Walter, she said she did not love him anymore. We all get angry at our siblings sometimes. At that moment you may feel a certain way towards them, but deep down you will always love them. Once, my sister and I had been in a fight. I was really mad at her and things were said that should not have been said. Like every other sibling fight, we got over it and made up. No matter what there will always be something to love in your brother or sister. When Beneatha said there was nothing left for her to love in him it was not true. She was upset and hurt so she was just talking out of anger.

Comment of Jennifer's Blog:
I can't image how hard it must have been to make those tough decisions. Your sister is a strong person.

My Life in the American Dream

    Once I have graduated from my California college I pursue my dream to work in a big, well-known animal  hospital. It is in the city. On a daily basis the streets are busy, people walking on the sidewalks and cars on the road. In the middle of that area is a nice sized animal hospital. At 9 a.m. is the time I should arrive at work. I work in the hospital as an assistant. That means I take care of the animals, wash them, feed them, clean supplies and kennels. I have been working this job for about five years now. I live in a neighborhood about 20 miles away. It's a friendly neighborhood with lots of trees, children and friendly people. My house is not far from all the local schools. This is handy because my husband of two years and I are expecting our first child. He drives his car to his job and I drive mine. My college friends and I still keep in touch but since we have all graduated and pursued careers we hang out maybe a few times a month. We have nice things and are able to buy nice things. This dream makes me happy because it's all I've ever dreamed of. Being as young as I am, it may change a few times because I'll never know what I want to do with life that might change this.

Different Views of the "American Dream"

    The first author defines the american dream as equality is more wanted and wealth is second best. He makes his point as people would rather say they were equal to someone who had more money than them and the fact that a person is richer did not matter. The second author says that the american dream is to have more money now. His argument is that having more money can either make you feel more equal to a person or even a little better. The first author states the the american dream was once "modest". He says it was something everyone could obtain without "trampling one another". He is saying that if people would get over the want to be richer and better than one another, then we could all be equal while still feeling good about ourselves. The second author says the old saying, "money can not buy happiness," is now untrue. People say that they can be more happy with money. One of his major points was that some feel like lesser of a person or a failure if they don't have much money or they are embarrassed about how much money they make. I ended up agreeing with the first author. For so long, all most people cared about was being able to be treated as equals. Now that is half-way achieved, people are beginning to steer toward the thing that divided us and made us "unequal". The first author and I agree on this because I thing equality is more important than money. Once we are all equal, I think we should treat money as an optional bonus.