Wednesday, July 22, 2015
WE DID IT!!!
A month later and i still cannot believe I am officially graduated from high school. I am now a college student enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles. Good luck to this year's seniors. I'm not telling you it was easy, I'm telling you it was worth it. God bless. <3
Monday, June 8, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Time Really Does Fly😞😪
Final Essay/Assignment
In early August of 2014, I, Stevie Wisz, was very hesitant and sketchy about taking this course. "You can do anything you want; have your phone out, relate to and connect with the teacher, and basically are free to "do" you." Hearing these words were abnormal because in the traditional school setting of modern day school is nothing like that. In almost every classroom setting there is the teacher who acts the authority figure demanding and forcing the students to complete "core" assignments for a letter grade. When previous students told me that this class was nothing like the "traditional" class, I was really nervous. I didn't know what to expect because of the fact that I, along with all of the people I have gone to school with since day one, have been conditioned and trained to work and fit into the traditional, letter grade based schooling. As time went by and I was exposed to the intense amount of freedom and creativity this course provides, everything changed. I loved it. I was no longer restricted to the assignments the teacher assigned. I was able to both do assignments that I had great interest in as well as those that you assigned. I could freely express myself and my work via blog which I loved. Everything that the previous students told me about your class was true and awesome. This is the story of my own bildungsroman in which I transformed into a shy, reserved girl who hated to have her work seen by others to a confident, anxious girl who urges for feedback and insight on publishing's I revealed on my blog.
Granted by Dr. Preston himself, I have been treated as a colleague and as well as been given a great deal of choice in the course which represents a high level of trust. Because we have all been conditioned to the traditional, point-letter grade-based classroom setting, I believe my classmates and I all deserved this freedom. It enabled us to freely express ourselves and as well as our passions to the external world and classroom when we weren't allowed to before. Because of this power and freedom, I met and learned so much about so many of my classmates in this class than ever before. As the year progressed I did notice that some individuals took advantage of the freedom and didn't complete all of what Dr. Preston assigned, although I still believe that the freedom granted was deserved even though they "checked out." Throughout the entire year, especially while presenting our masterpieces, my classmates and I honored the freedom and trust. We were finally granted the ability to show our classmates our true selves without the fear of being judged. Having a teacher that encourages and supports expressing oneself is rare and I believe that this course is specifically special and unique because of the fact that the "teacher" is one of the rare and unusual ones. Without this course, I would have never overcame my fear of expressing my true self and I am so thankful for this course!
Out of all of the works we read and authors we studied, I would have to say Shakespeare's Hamlet rang true enough o make me feel like they described parts of me and my journey in life. Although, Macbeth had a similar affect on me like Hamlet did and that is because in both stories Shakespeare featured an individual who struggles internally and my life has basically been an internal struggle because of my heart disease and insecurities. Lastly, Great Expectations was a story that represented me and my journey because it is based upon a belittled man who then grows and develops into a matured individual. Over the duration of my life, I have been so conflicted and exposed to hurt and pain that I struggled with determining who I wanted to be in the future. I loved Great Expectations because it taught me that not all things special and important are money and wealth but can be as small as love.
Because of my heart disease, I have always been passionate about the medical field and becoming a doctor of some sort. Although, this course, because of the Masterpiece assignment, has strengthened my passion for the medical field and ignited the spark/drive inside me to make my dream of becoming a doctor come true. Thanks to my masterpiece I have reconsidered what kind of doctor I want to be and that is to be a Pediatric Cardiologist rather than a regular Cardiologist. This is because I feel that I will benefit more from satisfying and making children healthier than older folks. To make it happen, I will continue to do all of the schooling it takes to reach my goal and become a doctor. I am so excited to pursue a career I love and am passionate about.
Something in this course that has made me literally laugh out loud was Joey Beulow's Masterpiece presentation. The images he photo-shopped and edited were absolutely awesome and hilarious. Specifically the image of you with the statement concerning Open Source Learning!
A unifying theme that ran through some of the Masterpiece presentations were "The smallest acts of kindness are more than the grandest intentions." My masterpiece, Elizabeth's, Courtney's, Melissa's, and Victoria's all portrayed this theme in which all of us girls focused on making others feel better about themselves and their lives. We were not doing the masterpiece for us or for the content of the project, but yet we were doing it for others which makes it all worth it. It is an amazing feeling knowing your actions, words, or behaviors positively impact others and that is what we all elaborated on via our Masterpieces. For instance, my masterpiece was donating gift bags to the ill children in the hospital. Seeing the grins on the sick, kids faces was what made all of the struggle and business worth the while. Courtney's fits into the theme in which her aspirations were to make the Mentally Disabled feel "normal" and "special" which those individuals do not get a lot. They are often belittled and made fun of because of their illness but what Courtney did is make them feel GOOD about themselves by assisting them be successful in a community soccer game! Elizabeth's hair donation was very generous and giving. By chopping off her own, long, beautiful hair she provides a ill, hairless child somewhere in the world with a wig so that they will no longer have to feel "naked" or "ugly" with no hair. Melissa and Victoria's presentation fit along with the theme because by going out and interacting with strangers and the homeless, they made those individuals feel as if they weren't invisible any longer and that they actually have a purpose in the world! <3 I loved all of our Masterpieces because not only did they make us feel good and happy but others too!
Honestly, I do not see myself as a hero, yet. Because my life has only been existing for a short eighteen years, I have not been granted nor been exposed to the instant where I will become the hero I have always wanted and aimed to be. My goals are by becoming a doctor for the purpose of giving back to all who have helped me in my journey, I will eventually be acknowledged and appreciated by my patients who will then visualize me as a hero for keeping them alive and healthy.
Writing this essay, I began to cry. Not because its sad or anything but simply because this is the last assignment I will do in this class which means high school is almost over. I have gone through so much, lost yet gained so many friends, formed new relationships with teachers and peers, and loved every minute of it over the last four years of high school. I loved Righetti, still do and always will. All of my teachers and friends have contributed to who I am today and I am so blessed for that. Graduating from high school bookmarks a new chapter in all of our lives as we begin our journey to college as well as what we do after college. I know all of us will do just fine and be ever more successful in our near journeys. Who ever is reading this, I wish you the best of luck in your future and don't forget to remember me! Such a bittersweet moment in our lives. Thank you Righetti, thank you friends, thank you Dr. Preston, and lastly, thank you Stevie Wisz. <3
Granted by Dr. Preston himself, I have been treated as a colleague and as well as been given a great deal of choice in the course which represents a high level of trust. Because we have all been conditioned to the traditional, point-letter grade-based classroom setting, I believe my classmates and I all deserved this freedom. It enabled us to freely express ourselves and as well as our passions to the external world and classroom when we weren't allowed to before. Because of this power and freedom, I met and learned so much about so many of my classmates in this class than ever before. As the year progressed I did notice that some individuals took advantage of the freedom and didn't complete all of what Dr. Preston assigned, although I still believe that the freedom granted was deserved even though they "checked out." Throughout the entire year, especially while presenting our masterpieces, my classmates and I honored the freedom and trust. We were finally granted the ability to show our classmates our true selves without the fear of being judged. Having a teacher that encourages and supports expressing oneself is rare and I believe that this course is specifically special and unique because of the fact that the "teacher" is one of the rare and unusual ones. Without this course, I would have never overcame my fear of expressing my true self and I am so thankful for this course!
Out of all of the works we read and authors we studied, I would have to say Shakespeare's Hamlet rang true enough o make me feel like they described parts of me and my journey in life. Although, Macbeth had a similar affect on me like Hamlet did and that is because in both stories Shakespeare featured an individual who struggles internally and my life has basically been an internal struggle because of my heart disease and insecurities. Lastly, Great Expectations was a story that represented me and my journey because it is based upon a belittled man who then grows and develops into a matured individual. Over the duration of my life, I have been so conflicted and exposed to hurt and pain that I struggled with determining who I wanted to be in the future. I loved Great Expectations because it taught me that not all things special and important are money and wealth but can be as small as love.
Because of my heart disease, I have always been passionate about the medical field and becoming a doctor of some sort. Although, this course, because of the Masterpiece assignment, has strengthened my passion for the medical field and ignited the spark/drive inside me to make my dream of becoming a doctor come true. Thanks to my masterpiece I have reconsidered what kind of doctor I want to be and that is to be a Pediatric Cardiologist rather than a regular Cardiologist. This is because I feel that I will benefit more from satisfying and making children healthier than older folks. To make it happen, I will continue to do all of the schooling it takes to reach my goal and become a doctor. I am so excited to pursue a career I love and am passionate about.
Something in this course that has made me literally laugh out loud was Joey Beulow's Masterpiece presentation. The images he photo-shopped and edited were absolutely awesome and hilarious. Specifically the image of you with the statement concerning Open Source Learning!
A unifying theme that ran through some of the Masterpiece presentations were "The smallest acts of kindness are more than the grandest intentions." My masterpiece, Elizabeth's, Courtney's, Melissa's, and Victoria's all portrayed this theme in which all of us girls focused on making others feel better about themselves and their lives. We were not doing the masterpiece for us or for the content of the project, but yet we were doing it for others which makes it all worth it. It is an amazing feeling knowing your actions, words, or behaviors positively impact others and that is what we all elaborated on via our Masterpieces. For instance, my masterpiece was donating gift bags to the ill children in the hospital. Seeing the grins on the sick, kids faces was what made all of the struggle and business worth the while. Courtney's fits into the theme in which her aspirations were to make the Mentally Disabled feel "normal" and "special" which those individuals do not get a lot. They are often belittled and made fun of because of their illness but what Courtney did is make them feel GOOD about themselves by assisting them be successful in a community soccer game! Elizabeth's hair donation was very generous and giving. By chopping off her own, long, beautiful hair she provides a ill, hairless child somewhere in the world with a wig so that they will no longer have to feel "naked" or "ugly" with no hair. Melissa and Victoria's presentation fit along with the theme because by going out and interacting with strangers and the homeless, they made those individuals feel as if they weren't invisible any longer and that they actually have a purpose in the world! <3 I loved all of our Masterpieces because not only did they make us feel good and happy but others too!
Honestly, I do not see myself as a hero, yet. Because my life has only been existing for a short eighteen years, I have not been granted nor been exposed to the instant where I will become the hero I have always wanted and aimed to be. My goals are by becoming a doctor for the purpose of giving back to all who have helped me in my journey, I will eventually be acknowledged and appreciated by my patients who will then visualize me as a hero for keeping them alive and healthy.
Writing this essay, I began to cry. Not because its sad or anything but simply because this is the last assignment I will do in this class which means high school is almost over. I have gone through so much, lost yet gained so many friends, formed new relationships with teachers and peers, and loved every minute of it over the last four years of high school. I loved Righetti, still do and always will. All of my teachers and friends have contributed to who I am today and I am so blessed for that. Graduating from high school bookmarks a new chapter in all of our lives as we begin our journey to college as well as what we do after college. I know all of us will do just fine and be ever more successful in our near journeys. Who ever is reading this, I wish you the best of luck in your future and don't forget to remember me! Such a bittersweet moment in our lives. Thank you Righetti, thank you friends, thank you Dr. Preston, and lastly, thank you Stevie Wisz. <3
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Poem Analysis
Because there is a cupplet (change in tone and rhyming scheme) in the poem, we can conclude that the poem is a Shakespearean poem. Throughout the poem, up until the last two lines, Shakespeare insults the woman portrayed by comparing bright, nice things to her dull, lesser self. "And in some perfumes is there more delight then in the breath they from my mistress reeks." The insults continue until the last two lines where it is then he does a complete 180 and portrays something that isn't insulting. He goes on in the last two lines to appreciate the lady and comment on his love for her and her imperfections that he listed previously in the poem.
Friday, April 24, 2015
MACBETH ACT V ACTIVE READING NOTES
-a doctor and "waiting-gentlewoman" are watching Lady Macbeth, who has been asleep since the moment Macbeth left to fight the battle against Macduff
-Lady Macbeth has been demonstrating weird behavior such as sleepwalking and writing letters in her sleep
-the gentlewoman is hesitant to tell the doctor what she heard Lady Macbeth say in her sleep. She is fearful of what will happen if she tells him (get in trouble)
-Lady Macbeth appears asleep but her eyes are wide open
-Lady Macbeth is now afraid of darkness and the dark"she has light by her continually; 'tis her command."
-she continually rubs her hands and thinks she sees a bloodstain that won't come off
-" Out, damned spot! out, I say!--One: two: why, then, 'tis time to do't.--Hell is murky!--Fie, my lord, fie! a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?--Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him."
-the doctor tells the gentle waiting lady to keep a close eye on Lady Macbeth to make sure she doesn't harm herself
-Menteith, Caithness, Angus, Lennox, and other soldiers begin their march
-Slap in the face!! "The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!"
-a servant approaches Macbeth and tells him that the English soldiers are approaching from near sight
-Macbeth is furious and flustered
-Macbeth requests Seyton and his armor ****SATAN???
-Macbeth wants the doctor to help Lady Macbeth of what "weighs upon (her) heart"
-the doctor says that the only way she can be fixed/cured is by herself and her own strength
-Macbeth doesn't like the doctors reply and ridicules medicine and its constituents
****"I will not be afraid of death and bane, Till Birnam forest come to Dunsinane."
-the soldiers arrive at the forest of Birnam
-Malcolm orders the soldiers to gather branches to camouflage/hide in
-Macbeth is more than confident that he is going to be safe and successful/victorious in the battle
**"What is that noise?"/ "It is the cry of women, my good lord"
-Lady Macbeth dies from the illness
-a messenger tells Macbeth that as the soldiers came swarming in, he saw the forest move (it was the movement of the camouflaged men)
-Macbeth rudely threatens to hang the messenger because he thinks he is lying about the forest moving
-preparing to attack
-encounter between Macbeth and Young Siward
-Young Siward asks Macbeth his name
-Macbeth acts like an ass; Siward hates him
-they fight/battle and it results in Macbeth killing Young Siward
-Macbeth avoids fighting with Macduff because he knows that killing his family wasn't a good thing to do
-Macduff approaches Macbeth
-the men fight
-Ross tells Siward that his son (Young Siward) is dead (killed by Macbeth)
-Macduff enters holding the head of Macbeth
-resolution.... the end
-Bravo, Shakepeare, bravo.
-Lady Macbeth has been demonstrating weird behavior such as sleepwalking and writing letters in her sleep
-the gentlewoman is hesitant to tell the doctor what she heard Lady Macbeth say in her sleep. She is fearful of what will happen if she tells him (get in trouble)
-Lady Macbeth appears asleep but her eyes are wide open
-Lady Macbeth is now afraid of darkness and the dark"she has light by her continually; 'tis her command."
-she continually rubs her hands and thinks she sees a bloodstain that won't come off
-" Out, damned spot! out, I say!--One: two: why, then, 'tis time to do't.--Hell is murky!--Fie, my lord, fie! a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?--Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him."
-the doctor tells the gentle waiting lady to keep a close eye on Lady Macbeth to make sure she doesn't harm herself
-Menteith, Caithness, Angus, Lennox, and other soldiers begin their march
-Slap in the face!! "The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!"
-a servant approaches Macbeth and tells him that the English soldiers are approaching from near sight
-Macbeth is furious and flustered
-Macbeth requests Seyton and his armor ****SATAN???
-Macbeth wants the doctor to help Lady Macbeth of what "weighs upon (her) heart"
-the doctor says that the only way she can be fixed/cured is by herself and her own strength
-Macbeth doesn't like the doctors reply and ridicules medicine and its constituents
****"I will not be afraid of death and bane, Till Birnam forest come to Dunsinane."
-the soldiers arrive at the forest of Birnam
-Malcolm orders the soldiers to gather branches to camouflage/hide in
-Macbeth is more than confident that he is going to be safe and successful/victorious in the battle
**"What is that noise?"/ "It is the cry of women, my good lord"
-Lady Macbeth dies from the illness
-a messenger tells Macbeth that as the soldiers came swarming in, he saw the forest move (it was the movement of the camouflaged men)
-Macbeth rudely threatens to hang the messenger because he thinks he is lying about the forest moving
-preparing to attack
-encounter between Macbeth and Young Siward
-Young Siward asks Macbeth his name
-Macbeth acts like an ass; Siward hates him
-they fight/battle and it results in Macbeth killing Young Siward
-Macbeth avoids fighting with Macduff because he knows that killing his family wasn't a good thing to do
-Macduff approaches Macbeth
-the men fight
-Ross tells Siward that his son (Young Siward) is dead (killed by Macbeth)
-Macduff enters holding the head of Macbeth
-resolution.... the end
-Bravo, Shakepeare, bravo.
ACT 4 STUDY QUESTIONS
4.2
1. There are 3 witches in this scene.
2. The first apparition says to be wary of Macduff and careful of him. The second tells Macbeth he should be a strong willed ruler- bold and brace. In other words he should not accept defeat. The third warns of attacking armies coming, and tells Macbeth he won't be defeated until the kingdom of Norway attacks.
Macbeth doesn't feel safe after the apparitions. He has worries about Macduff's intentions and the possibility of an oncoming attacking army. Yes he should feel unsafe because he is in a very precarious position.
After the fourth, the line of kings, Macbeth is terrified. He saw the ghost of Banquo at the end, whom he killed. This frightened him as well as drawing out his guilt.
Macbeth doesn't feel safe after the apparitions. He has worries about Macduff's intentions and the possibility of an oncoming attacking army. Yes he should feel unsafe because he is in a very precarious position.
After the fourth, the line of kings, Macbeth is terrified. He saw the ghost of Banquo at the end, whom he killed. This frightened him as well as drawing out his guilt.
3. In line 158 Macbeth learns from Lennox that Macduff is running away to England. In response Macbeth decides to send someone try to kill as many of Macduff's family members as he can.
4.2
1) Lady McDuff seems to feel betrayed and angry at McDuff because he left them (her and her son) to die. She was advising her son to dislike his father because he fled when he discovered that Macbeth is planning to kill him.
2) The purpose of the scene between Lady McDuff and her son is to have his son have false impression about his dad. Also, the scene assists in the growth of the theme : fair is foul and foul is fair. This is because Macbeth is willing to kill McDuff in order to achieve what is"rightfully" his and McDuff fled, afraid of Macbeth's actions towards him. It also shows how McDuff's son refused to believe that his father left them to die, showing devotion, faith, and trust.
3) The entire McDuff family ends up being killed by Macbeth.
2) The purpose of the scene between Lady McDuff and her son is to have his son have false impression about his dad. Also, the scene assists in the growth of the theme : fair is foul and foul is fair. This is because Macbeth is willing to kill McDuff in order to achieve what is"rightfully" his and McDuff fled, afraid of Macbeth's actions towards him. It also shows how McDuff's son refused to believe that his father left them to die, showing devotion, faith, and trust.
3) The entire McDuff family ends up being killed by Macbeth.
4.3
1. Macduff's family has been killed.
2. Malcolm doesn't want to go home because he's afraid of judgement since he ran away. Malcolm is suspicious of Macduff bc Macduff has his own personal agenda. He might be secretly working for Macbeth since he left his family. Malcolm tests Macduff's loyalty to him and he passes. When Macduff starts to leave Malcolm takes back the lies he's told and trusts Macduff now- they're now allies.
3. Malcolm says he's a bad king but Macduff says Macbeth is a way worse king and that he needs to return to restore peace and justice. Avarice bothers Macduff more in a king, it sticks deeper with kings in the terms of greed and lust.
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5 coming soon...
6. Ross tells Macduff that his family is dead, it takes him a while to tell him. Macduff says they must save their grief for later and Malcom says to turn their revenge into a medicine for their grief. Macduff says "he has no children" and he is referring to Malcom because he says he needs to mourn and "feel like a man" when Malcom tells him to dispute it like a man. To be a "man" in this play means to have feelings and don't hide but don't let them cloud your judgement.
7. Malcom, Macduff and Ross are ready to attack Macbeth's castle, they just need to go there
7. Malcom, Macduff and Ross are ready to attack Macbeth's castle, they just need to go there
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