This is the End

Well it has finally happened...the end of AP Composition. Though I must say the first half of this class was more interesting, the entire term was quite enjoyable.

I feel like I learned a lot about the way I write and the writing styles of others. The class really showed me how to properly portray myself as a writer of all kinds of subjects.

Though all the reading and writing building up on me became a bit stressful, I became very proud of myself for overcoming all the challenges.

This class is probably going to be one of the best ways to prepare me for college. Now I look forward to taking those classes at University.

Thanks to everyone who helped build my writing skills over the terms!

:)

Art is a Dead Bunny

The piece I chose from the museum was titled "Beso" by Fred Stonehouse. The painting from 1992 is an image of a rabbit running through the forest with three arrows pierced into its body. The medium of the work is Acrylic on Panel.

Beso is Spanish for kiss. But I couldn't help but wonder why "kiss" symbolizes such a brutal image. I personally thought is was some kind of message that humans embrace the wildlife of the forest with savagery. My reason for this is because the rabbit is crying. (However I do think Fed Stonehouse added one too many tears on the rabbit's face. A few would have been fine, but it looked a little over the top.

When it comes to America, I think this piece symbolizes that Americans look out for themselves even if they have to kill to survive. My only question to the artist is why does it say "Beso"? I'm sure there's some deeper meaning to the word. In fact, I'm sure my own ideas on this picture are probably wildly off from what the artist was trying to say.

Other works this painting reminds me of is another painting in the museum. The painting is called "Fire Signs" and it is a picture of a forest burning down. It just look like another way of how humans treat nature. I'm not saying we're all a bunch of savages that can only destroy the wildlife. I'm merely saying I don't think we truly understand places like the wilderness, so we only put it to our personal benefits. I don't think the painting of the rabbit relates to anything that we have read in AP Composition. Maybe someone else could find a connection, but I personally cannot.

A Very Important Paper

The research paper is coming along okay. I still think it could be better.

When we had peer editing yesterday, I was very glad to see that another student found an "error" that I wasn't sure of when I wrote the paper. Now I know how to fix it and I'm looking forward to seeing the final draft.

I just hope I do better on it than that Great Gatsby timed writing. Curse you F. Scott Fitzgerald, your horrible book still haunts my time in AP Comp. Then again, I don't want to curse the dead, so I'll just stay unhappy with him.

:P

Choice Reading

Well I've already finished the book I'm reading. Lord of the Flies was a pretty fascinating story. I really enjoyed it.

The comparison of the book and the movie are pretty similar. In fact, if I was one of those lazy kids, I could have just watched the movie and work on the paper then. But since I'm such a saint, I put in the effort and read the darn thing.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes popular stories that are both fast reads and well developed. Oh, and I would like to point out that I knew what the "lord of the flies" was very quickly in the story.

The only thing I hated was that the main antagonist of the story didn't get killed. He was such a little ass and commanded the death of two characters. I would have been much happier if he got a giant rock dropped on him.

Kerfuffle and Crash!

A battle! A battle that makes your feathers ruffle!
A battle! A battle is quite a kerfuffle
The snollygoster’s battle cry does not stammer
For its determination braves even the ninnyhammer
The enemy laughs when we are in trouble
They act so coy with their honeyfuggle
But we have help with the swords we stole
All thanks to our friend, the bumbling jobbernowl
They use humdudgeon on every girl and boy
Until gargalesis is used by the clumsy hobbledehoy
The battle is over! The enemy has lost!
They run away in a sad, pitiful squabash


*This is what I sing. Confused? So am I.*

America is a Movie: Across the Universe

Well my presentation wasn't as well performed as I would have wanted it to be. I really don't know why it was a little hard for me to get the words I wanted to say out of my mouth. Maybe I was just focusing on one too many things while presenting.

Let the record show that "Across the Universe" is not just a movie with a bunch of Beatles songs being turned into anti-war messages. There are plenty of happier, more joyful songs added into the story. However showing the more colorful songs wouldn't have made much sense for the message I was trying to get across.

In my defense, I did show "All You Need Is Love" which everyone knows is a much more positive song. If I had more time, I would have loved to show "Strawberry Fields Forever" which is one of my favorites in the whole movie. I probably would have labeled it as a symbol of unreal pain. I might have used it as a symbol of denial, even.

Overall, "Across the Universe" is a fantastic movie that I think any Beatles fan would love to take a look at. It is a real visual treat and even though the plot isn't the greatest, it is still pretty entertaining.

Self-Reliance Sentence

On page #100 in the first big paragraph, there is a line that I wanted to use for two reasons:

The sentence is "They shed an united light on the advancing actor."

The first reason why I wanted to use this sentence was because of the mechanical error. It should be "a united light" not "an". I just found it interesting that I found an error in one of these papers. They're usually much better with avoiding typos.

The second reason why I picked this sentence was I liked the description. "They shed a unitied light" is just simple but creative choice of words. It symbolized team work and assistance. They helped the advancing actor by shedding the light onto him. Well written.