Alina Ramirez
Dr. Preston
Expository Composition
2 June 2014
When you say Open Source Learning lots of different things come to mind. At the beginning I had no idea what to expect. It seemed just like any old high school project that was being forced upon. But boy was I wrong. At the beginning I did have a bit of trouble getting used to the whole idea that we actually have the freedom to do exactly what we want and how we want it. Collaborating with other students was one of my favorite things about this course. A students perspective on a topic is always as helpful as a teachers. I believe that I have improved my reading and writing skills. The vocab was strongly enforced over the first semester and it did help for the most part. This course has taught me to think in different ways. That there isn't just one correct way to approach a topic, you can address it in many ways and still be right. I can see why some teachers are against the whole idea but I think it's great. Dr. Preston has given us a taste of what the real world taste like.
From the whole experience with the masterpiece I truly found what my passion is. My journey to find it was pretty weird. I thought I wanted to do one thing but what I was really passionate for was right under my nose. At first I started off wanting to do fashion and I mean I like it and I think it's really interesting, but when I would get bored with it I would then just go on YouTube and search up allstar cheerleading. Then that was when I realized that I wanted to do this. Since I have been in cheer since I was 7 years old I know a thing or two about cheer. But since I wasn't in cheer this year it has been one of my main things to keep up with it and be up to date with all of the really competitive teams and know how they rank. Cheer is a sport that is constantly changing, stunts are getting harder, tumbling is getting crazier and overall the level of completion is getting fiercer. That is why I would like to help out a local competitive cheer team and contribute some of the ideas that I have.
Something about this course that made me laugh is the fact that we didn't even use the text book for this course. It's funny how when we checked it out at the library at the beginning of the year we all thought we were going to use it. But it's been in my locker since.
One presentation that stood out to me the most was Shane's, when he talked about the flow theory and what it is I thought it was really cool. Passion is a common theme throughout every presentation. Daniel has been doing what he likes for quite a long time now. It's nice to know that he has worked hard to get to where he is now. Jorge's masterpiece reminds me of my masterpiece. He has been breakdancing for a long time and he is really passionate about what he does that he ended up,starting the Righetti dance crew.
I believe that I did complete a heroes journey. A hero at first starts off unsure of what there task is. Then once they find what it is they do there very best to accomplish it. Sure there were some hardships but every hero gets through it.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
Literature Analysis
The House of Bernarda Alba
(Play) Abriendo Puertas Tomo II originally I read this play in Spanish so I am translating this to English
By Federico Garcia Lorca
1.The five daughters of Bernarda Alba are dominated by the untamable authority of their mother. The very proud Bernarda hates her neighbors but is dominated by the "what will they say". They story starts off with the death of her husband where she implies the rules of no crying and to stay in morning for months. Because of their mother the daughters have had to give up a lot. And due to that and how hard and cold she is they will suffer.
2. The theme of this play is the reputation that Bernarda holds. She thinks it's everything and in the town she lives in it is known that her family is one of the "wealthier" ones of town.
3. The authors tone in this play was very serious. since the whole play is portrayed by a serious women then everything around her will be serious.
pg.156 Bernarda: Silence! this was the first thing she says in the entire play. this is stating that silence is a big part of this play and it brings up such an important role throughout. Silence in the play is basically another character. The silence the sisters had to keep because their mother was so enforced in keeping everything a secret no one could basically say anything. They had to keep their opinions to themselves.
pg. 205 Bernarda: after all, she has said it was a practical joke. What else could it be? Poncia: you think it's like that? Bernarda: I don't think I know.... This is basically saying how Bernarda is covering her own eyes and denying it to poncias face that she knows that Martidio played a practical joke on her sister when in reality she is in love with Pepe and took the portrait from Angustias on purpose. She is denying it because it benefits her image and she wants to keep it "clean". Pg. 215 prudencia: I don't know what he says. But i suffer. Bernarda: a daughter that disobeys isnt a daughter anymore but an enemy. Prudencia is upset because her daughter went off with her boyfriend and got married but what she is mostly upset about is that her husband hasn't yet forgiven her for it. Bernada on the other hand thinks that it's ok that her husband hasn't yet forgiven her. She thinks that there should be an image to keep up. Bernarda also gives off a sense of no maternal instinct the opposite of Purdencia that actually cares.
3. The authors tone in this play was very serious. since the whole play is portrayed by a serious women then everything around her will be serious.
pg.156 Bernarda: Silence! this was the first thing she says in the entire play. this is stating that silence is a big part of this play and it brings up such an important role throughout. Silence in the play is basically another character. The silence the sisters had to keep because their mother was so enforced in keeping everything a secret no one could basically say anything. They had to keep their opinions to themselves.
pg. 205 Bernarda: after all, she has said it was a practical joke. What else could it be? Poncia: you think it's like that? Bernarda: I don't think I know.... This is basically saying how Bernarda is covering her own eyes and denying it to poncias face that she knows that Martidio played a practical joke on her sister when in reality she is in love with Pepe and took the portrait from Angustias on purpose. She is denying it because it benefits her image and she wants to keep it "clean". Pg. 215 prudencia: I don't know what he says. But i suffer. Bernarda: a daughter that disobeys isnt a daughter anymore but an enemy. Prudencia is upset because her daughter went off with her boyfriend and got married but what she is mostly upset about is that her husband hasn't yet forgiven her for it. Bernada on the other hand thinks that it's ok that her husband hasn't yet forgiven her. She thinks that there should be an image to keep up. Bernarda also gives off a sense of no maternal instinct the opposite of Purdencia that actually cares.
4. he used alot of symbolism and he uses te colors to paint a clear picture of what the house looks like.
1. he uses direct characterization when martidio is talking because she is in love with Pepe and she La poncia knows. he uses indirect characterization to let the audience know that Pepe and Adela have been in a relationship for a while and only the audience and they know.
2. the author focuses more on action and what is happening instead of syntax.
3. the protagonist is for the most part a round character. Adela knows what she wants and is determined. Bernarda is the protagonast yet the antagonist because she is the reason that all of this happened in the first place.
4. after reading this play i wanted to talk to the characters of Adela and Bernarda. I wanted to know why she did everything and why she was so cruel to her own daughters. I would ask Adela questions like how did you and Pepe first meet? and why didnt you just run away with him?
1. he uses direct characterization when martidio is talking because she is in love with Pepe and she La poncia knows. he uses indirect characterization to let the audience know that Pepe and Adela have been in a relationship for a while and only the audience and they know.
2. the author focuses more on action and what is happening instead of syntax.
3. the protagonist is for the most part a round character. Adela knows what she wants and is determined. Bernarda is the protagonast yet the antagonist because she is the reason that all of this happened in the first place.
4. after reading this play i wanted to talk to the characters of Adela and Bernarda. I wanted to know why she did everything and why she was so cruel to her own daughters. I would ask Adela questions like how did you and Pepe first meet? and why didnt you just run away with him?
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