I’m still not absolutely sure what topic I am exactly going to target; I think I want to go with Donnie Darko, Reservoir Dogs, or Requiem of a Dream. I’m just having double making a decision on which one I would like to do because they are all very interesting films that I believe could be called almost artistic in the ways they were made. I would like to write about Donnie Darko because I have watched it three times and I still don’t really understand parts or the end of it but I also thought that it was an interesting and wired movie. I would like to write about Reservoir Dogs because it is a Tarintino movie so that in its self describes why I would like to write about it. Terintnos way of editing his films and having them come together and make sense at the end after you see all the pieces of the puzzle I think is amazing and a real talent. And the other film Requiem of a dream is a good film to write about because it is a sick disturbing dark insightful movie that shows the consequences of drug abuse, and has a very strange dark way of getting a very important point across which I think is amazing. I brought up film reviews for all 3 of these films as a way to see what the review was for each and to see how many stars they got as a way to see which film was the most popular as a way judge which one I should choose. I got three reviews from IMDB, one for each movie, as well as another two from Roger Ebert and one more from a random source because movie reviews are a very common form of analysis, and I want to get good ideas about all the movies.
Requiem of a dream http://aronofksy.tripod.com/requiemrereview.html
Reservoir dog’s http://www.angelfire.com/movies/oc/reservoir.html
Donnie Darko http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040820/REVIEWS/408200303
All- IMDB.com
Thursday, March 20, 2008
The Sleeping Zone
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as relaxing as yoga and as refreshing as Gatorade. It is the quiet place between sheets and blankets, between pillows and comforters, and it lies between the back of my body, and the grasp of her arms. This is the dimension of dreams. It is an area which we call………………The Sleeping Zone.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
skills activity
The red wheelbarrow
1 I personally thought that this piece was not well written at all. No even thought I’m not one that knows everything about poetry it seems to me this person just picked out an object in his yard at random and said 4 random irrelevant facts about it. It may go a lot deeper than I am thinking about it but it really doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.
Roommate- that is the dumbest thing I have ever read how does that even get published.
2 I reacted the way I did because I think that this poem isn’t really a quality piece of literature. There has to be more to this topic than they are letting us see but to me I just think that the whole thing is irrelevant to anything. Who really cares that its next to the chickens, and what depends on it if it so important.
Roommate- I think this way because why would anybody want to read about a wheelbarrow. No one that’s the most boring poem I have ever heard so I think that it sucks because in my eyes it does.
4 The author wants us to believe that the wheelbarrow is important, that there is something extremely special about this piece of equipment, but because he doesn’t give me an idea of why it is so important I don’t really find it a very interesting or fun piece to read. They strayed from the main idea of writing, “ keep readers attention.” He failed me because I'm not interested.
Roommate- I don’t care what he wants me to believe, it sucks.
5 I know what I know what I know about the object from the small bit of information the author gives me. Its by the chickens, glazed in water, red, important. That’s it so it’s a description of the wheelbarrow. The little tidbits he gave me is all I know about this item.
Roommate-I don’t know anything because this author doesn’t give me any thing to know about it.
I think that this piece is very well written, my roommate thought similar thoughts as myself but had a few different choice words I chose to edit for my blog. This piece I believe was either written by a 5 year old or by someone so deep in thought he didn’t care about the reader. Now while I was more incite full and analytical in the way I wrote trying to see both sides of the argument, my roommate was more critical and in a way angry about the ether his or the authors ignorance.
1 I personally thought that this piece was not well written at all. No even thought I’m not one that knows everything about poetry it seems to me this person just picked out an object in his yard at random and said 4 random irrelevant facts about it. It may go a lot deeper than I am thinking about it but it really doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.
Roommate- that is the dumbest thing I have ever read how does that even get published.
2 I reacted the way I did because I think that this poem isn’t really a quality piece of literature. There has to be more to this topic than they are letting us see but to me I just think that the whole thing is irrelevant to anything. Who really cares that its next to the chickens, and what depends on it if it so important.
Roommate- I think this way because why would anybody want to read about a wheelbarrow. No one that’s the most boring poem I have ever heard so I think that it sucks because in my eyes it does.
4 The author wants us to believe that the wheelbarrow is important, that there is something extremely special about this piece of equipment, but because he doesn’t give me an idea of why it is so important I don’t really find it a very interesting or fun piece to read. They strayed from the main idea of writing, “ keep readers attention.” He failed me because I'm not interested.
Roommate- I don’t care what he wants me to believe, it sucks.
5 I know what I know what I know about the object from the small bit of information the author gives me. Its by the chickens, glazed in water, red, important. That’s it so it’s a description of the wheelbarrow. The little tidbits he gave me is all I know about this item.
Roommate-I don’t know anything because this author doesn’t give me any thing to know about it.
I think that this piece is very well written, my roommate thought similar thoughts as myself but had a few different choice words I chose to edit for my blog. This piece I believe was either written by a 5 year old or by someone so deep in thought he didn’t care about the reader. Now while I was more incite full and analytical in the way I wrote trying to see both sides of the argument, my roommate was more critical and in a way angry about the ether his or the authors ignorance.
Parallelism
The chapter starts on page 129; page 144 is where it ends.
-The chapter starts on page 129 and goes to page 144.
Betty is pretty, kind, and has charm.
-Betty is extremely pretty, very kind, and has a lot of charm.
If you go to the drugstore, please remember to pick up Nick’s prescription, buy some toothpaste, and to look for a birthday card.
-If you go to the drug store please, remember to pick up Nick's prescription, buy some toothpaste, and purchase a birthday card.
I spent an hour with Ms. King reviewing my job performance, assessing my goals, and my future with the company was also discussed.
-I spent an hour with Ms. King Reviewing my my job performance, assessing my goals, and also analyzing my future with the company.
The dog’s size, how friendly he was, and temperament made him a good choice for our family.
-The dog's size, friendliness, and temperament made his a good choice for our family.
Janice was the most admired person in the family, also the most independent person and the most ambitious.
-Janice was the most admired, independent, and ambitious person in the family.
Leo’s day is so long that he gets up at 5:00 a.m., leaves for work at 5:30 a.m., eating dinner at 10 p.m., and goes to bed at 1:00 a.m.
-Leo is so busy that he gets up at 5:00 a.m., leaves for work at 5:30 a.m., eats dinner at 10 p.m., and gets in bed at 1 a.m.
-The chapter starts on page 129 and goes to page 144.
Betty is pretty, kind, and has charm.
-Betty is extremely pretty, very kind, and has a lot of charm.
If you go to the drugstore, please remember to pick up Nick’s prescription, buy some toothpaste, and to look for a birthday card.
-If you go to the drug store please, remember to pick up Nick's prescription, buy some toothpaste, and purchase a birthday card.
I spent an hour with Ms. King reviewing my job performance, assessing my goals, and my future with the company was also discussed.
-I spent an hour with Ms. King Reviewing my my job performance, assessing my goals, and also analyzing my future with the company.
The dog’s size, how friendly he was, and temperament made him a good choice for our family.
-The dog's size, friendliness, and temperament made his a good choice for our family.
Janice was the most admired person in the family, also the most independent person and the most ambitious.
-Janice was the most admired, independent, and ambitious person in the family.
Leo’s day is so long that he gets up at 5:00 a.m., leaves for work at 5:30 a.m., eating dinner at 10 p.m., and goes to bed at 1:00 a.m.
-Leo is so busy that he gets up at 5:00 a.m., leaves for work at 5:30 a.m., eats dinner at 10 p.m., and gets in bed at 1 a.m.
Active Voice vs. Passive Voice
The check was given to the waitress by Steve.
-Steve gave the check to the waitress
It was recommended that the policy be changed.
-The policy was recommended to be changed
A study of the problem was made by Jenny.
-Jenny studied the problem.
The tower was hit by a bolt of lightning.
-A bolt of lightening hit the tower
The fly ball was caught by Jose.
-Jose caught the fly ball
It was overheard that some people will leave the company.
-The company overheard that some people were leaving.
The donation is to be given by Mr. Smith.
-Mr. Smith Gave the donation
The gold was discovered by a rancher in Wyoming.
-A wyoming rancher discovered gold
The check was written for an amount of one million dollars.
-A one million dollar check was written
Several donations are going to be made by the family.
-the family is making several donation.
-Steve gave the check to the waitress
It was recommended that the policy be changed.
-The policy was recommended to be changed
A study of the problem was made by Jenny.
-Jenny studied the problem.
The tower was hit by a bolt of lightning.
-A bolt of lightening hit the tower
The fly ball was caught by Jose.
-Jose caught the fly ball
It was overheard that some people will leave the company.
-The company overheard that some people were leaving.
The donation is to be given by Mr. Smith.
-Mr. Smith Gave the donation
The gold was discovered by a rancher in Wyoming.
-A wyoming rancher discovered gold
The check was written for an amount of one million dollars.
-A one million dollar check was written
Several donations are going to be made by the family.
-the family is making several donation.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Discuss the Readings
I found that when I read, “what is an academic paper” and “How to Write Consistently Boring Literature" they both touch on similar topics. Both papers talk about ways to keep the author interested. The “how to” paper takes a sarcastic stance in the way it describes making your author purposely loose interest while the “what is” paper constantly mentions on things the author should target in order to keep the reader involved and mentions how almost every paragraph. Which is how both papers continue to target each key point either with sarcasm on how to bore, be un-creative, and confuse the reader with the underlying tone that this is what you should not do. The other paper targets al most the same things but with advice and not in the sarcastic format. Now while I think that the sarcastic “how to” paper is in ways helpful and g in a way gives advice of what not to do, The “what is” paper I believe is more descriptive and more helpful to read because it isn’t sarcastic and to me demeaning in the way it makes it sound like the way everyone writes is wrong. Now both papers are well written and discuss different writing styles, I believe the “What is” paper is more reader friendly.
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