Final Masterpiece Essay

At first I had no idea how to write this essay. It was all overwhelming due to the loads of elements we had to input and make it a Bildungsroman. However at around 12am the day of it was due, I suddenly gained inspiration and started writing and writing and well... read for yourself (:

My Learning Was Lit

"This year I learned the following terms and I applied them as I read some pretty great stuff:

allusion: Is when the author makes a reference (in a story, etc.) that he wants us to know about

plot: Is the events that occur in the story

theme: is the message of the story

diction: the words the author uses

syntax: The way author puts words together

in/direct characterization: When the author doesn’t tell us straight up how the character is. On the contrary through dialogue, etc. // the author tells us the character through details

static/dynamic characters: when the character does not change; stays the same // when the character changes throughout the story

symbolism: An object or thing that has a meaning behind it

synecdoche: is where something is referred to a whole 

Fahrenheit 451 update 05/03/18

This book is becoming very interesting.

Response to journal topic May 2

DP gave a well structured post informing us about his discovery for the love of  washing dishes...

NOTES FROM TODAY'S LECTURE

Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have A Dream" Speech

eye-catching Quotes: 

• "All men are created equal"
• "...Not judged by color of skin, but by content of character"
• "Let freedom ring"
• "I have a dream"

Not only did these quotes stand out to me, but with there repetitive sayings and broad application towards everyone, they gave off a sense of passion.

Martin Luther King Jr. uses a spectrum of the future that consists of equality and rights for black men and women.

Ethos/Pathos/Logos

ETHOS:

• It's not about what is being said ,but HOW it's being said
• the Credibility!!
• all the aspects that go into presenting the message which include nonverbal and verbal communication

PATHOS:

• the passion, empathy, emotion that gets you feeling like they can relate with you and understand your position
• can be paraverbal and/or nonverbal communication

LOGOS:

• aka LOGIC
• the way they explain themselves
• persuasive? or not

Does this person know what he is talking about?

Does this person care?

Does this person make sense?

Shifting culture

We shifted the culture in class yesterday by slowly getting people to speak their minds which brought up new topics along the way.

Notes from 1/12/18 class discussion:

• Everybody wants freedom
• People cannot take away your -opinions  -feelings
• "Watching the sun rise" we gain so much pleasure in the simplest things
• The littlest things can make us happy
• To get where you want to be in life you have to step out of your comfort zone  > in order to grow
• we have habits of being a 'student' -quiet  -no talking
• Socrates was a philosopher who asked questions to people "are you happy?" 
• "the non examined life is not worth living"

How do we get the courage to express ourselves?...

I, SOCRATES

The past 2 days in class were just constant class discussions. 1 normal classroom, 1 teacher, 1 teacher assistant, and more than 30 heads filled with ideas and perspectives. Although there was more silence than verbal communication, the students had thoughts in their minds that even a few had the urge to speak their minds. And that was incredible even if it was just one remark. These past days helped me learn and become creative in the sense that I was able to incorporate my views with others views to find a new perspective of the issues.