Things Fall Apart, 4+ hours, Chapters 10-25
Rhetorical Situation Transformation project thing, 15 mins
Sunday, April 27, 2014
A Rhyme Myth and a Vaction Destination in Whales
Every time you hear someone say there isn't a word that rhymes with 'orange', I have a word to prove them wrong! Don't worry! I'm not going to say 'door hinge'. I don't believe that counts because it's two words. This word is 'Blorenge'. You may have heard it before if you've ever been to Monmouthshire Southeast Whales. Its a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park and a great place to visit! I've never been there but from what I've seen of it while researching for this blog post is that is quite a destination. Whether you're there for the hang gliding, paragliding (Is there a difference? I don't know), hiking, fell running, or sight seeing, there is always a scenic view for everybody to enjoy.
If you ever go to Blorenge you can join the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club or participate in a fell running race. For those of you who are not associated with the fell racing community or don't know what that is, fell running is off road running where the course has an increased difficulty due to the rugged terrain. So.. basically it's just running up and down a bunch of hills. If you are there for the sight seeing there are a plethora of things you can go look at. Such as the grave of the only gold medalist from Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics, Foxhunter, a showjumper horse. Also there are is an old church you can go see, as well as lots of hills, rocks, and an abandoned tramway for a nearby limestone quarry built in 1796. Cool right?
There is also a definition in Urban Dictionary for blorenge saying "Blorenge is the only word in the entire world that rhymes with orange...and it's made up to help those people who are out to prove everyone wrong accomplish their goal." There is also one for 'blorange' saying "where someone dyes their hair blond but it looks orange."
If you ever go to Blorenge you can join the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club or participate in a fell running race. For those of you who are not associated with the fell racing community or don't know what that is, fell running is off road running where the course has an increased difficulty due to the rugged terrain. So.. basically it's just running up and down a bunch of hills. If you are there for the sight seeing there are a plethora of things you can go look at. Such as the grave of the only gold medalist from Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics, Foxhunter, a showjumper horse. Also there are is an old church you can go see, as well as lots of hills, rocks, and an abandoned tramway for a nearby limestone quarry built in 1796. Cool right?
There is also a definition in Urban Dictionary for blorenge saying "Blorenge is the only word in the entire world that rhymes with orange...and it's made up to help those people who are out to prove everyone wrong accomplish their goal." There is also one for 'blorange' saying "where someone dyes their hair blond but it looks orange."
Monday, April 14, 2014
Two Statements
1. Who we are--our essential character and temperament--is fixed and unchangeable.
I disagree with this statement because things can change people, traumatic events or gradual changes in a person's interests. All people have a natural character and temperament, but what if they experienced something terrible like a parent dying or being scarred by the experience of battle? Then they might change.
2. Ambition is a positive, desirable trait in a person.
I agree with this statement to an extent. I do believe that being ambitious is a good trait since it allows a person to reach the goals they've set for themselves. But in a case like Macbeth's, his ambition might take him too far in order for him to get to his goal.
I disagree with this statement because things can change people, traumatic events or gradual changes in a person's interests. All people have a natural character and temperament, but what if they experienced something terrible like a parent dying or being scarred by the experience of battle? Then they might change.
2. Ambition is a positive, desirable trait in a person.
I agree with this statement to an extent. I do believe that being ambitious is a good trait since it allows a person to reach the goals they've set for themselves. But in a case like Macbeth's, his ambition might take him too far in order for him to get to his goal.
Reading Log
Things Fall Apart 2 hours
NC Literary analysis 1 hour
NC Letters From Nyasha 1 1/2 hours
NC Vocab 30 mins
NC Title Analysis 30 mins
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