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Azzi's post called Last Post commented on 5/14 posted on 5/12
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Reading Times

30 minutes on cover page- 5/7

90 minutes on remix paper- 5/5

30 on remix paper- 5/6

25 on cover page- 5/8

Ambition

Ambition

            Ambition is one of the main ideas in Macbeth. Macbeth himself is an extremely ambitious person. One could even argue that this ambition caused him to murder people. Macbeth was so ambitious to become king that he killed anyone in his way. Also, ambition caused Lady Macbeth to kill herself. She, like Macbeth, was at one point ambitious for her husband to become king, so she convinced him to murder Duncan. Later, though, she regretted this and committed suicide.

            Ambition definitely is part of one of the themes in Macbeth. I feel as though one of the themes in Macbeth is that ambition, when uncontrolled, can cause a person to do horrible things. We see this theme through Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. They were so ambitious they murdered people! Ambition is not necessary a bad thing, but when one does not control it, it can be dangerous.

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Macbeth and Reading Times

            The three witches have major roles in Macbeth. They are the ones who tell Macbeth his prophecy. In my opinion, they are the ones who doom Macbeth. If he hadn’t met them, there is a huge possibility that his life would not have changed so dramatically. The witches enjoy being evil. One of the witches even says, “Fair is foul and foul is fair.”

            “Fair is foul and foul is fair” is an important quote because it gives the reader the idea that the witches are wicked. When they say this, they are explaining that sometimes life isn’t fair. Bad things often happen. They witches actually probably enjoy being the ones who cause such foul things to happen. They are evil, dramatic creatures, and this quote shows that.

Reading Times

25 mins working on remix- 4/30

1 hr 15 on remix- 5/1

1 hr on remix- 5/2

30 mins studying- 5/4

Comments

Jamiee's post "Free Post" posted on April 23 commented on April 24
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Free Post and Work Times

Reading:

20 mins on april 15

40 mins on april 16

35 mins on hits/misses april 17

55 mins reading april 19

15 mins on april 20 working on remix

       This week is spring break! It has been so nice to just to stay home with my family and hang out with some friends. Even though it is spring break, I still have a lot of homework to do. My goal is to do a lot of projects that are going to be due within the next few weeks. That way, I won't have to do them later. I have really been enjoying this time away from school.

        Yesterday, I went babysitting. I stayed with a six year old named Trey and a nine year old named Lila. Their parents are friends, and they needed someone to babysit because they went to work. I stayed from 8:30 until 5. It was a long day, but I had fun. I hope that I can babysit them again!

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Jamiee's post "Back At it" posted on April 13 commented on April 14
Alyssa's post "two statements and reading and working times" on April 13 commented on April 14

Respond to Two Statements

“Ambition is a positive, desirable trait in a person.”

       I neither agree nor disagree with this quote. Ambition, in my opinion, can have either a positive or negative effect on a person. For example, if a student is ambitious to get good grades, he/she will probably study and work hard to achieve that goal. This shows ambition working positively in a person. On the other hand, we see Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are ambitious for power, so they kill the person who is in their way of obtaining that power. This obviously is extreme, but it conveys the fact that ambition can have negative effects on people.

 “Everyone is capable of lying, betrayal, and violence, which are basic parts of human nature.”

       I agree with quote. I feel as though all humans are capable of making mistakes such as lying, betrayal, and violence. People, though, also have a conscience and should know what is right and what is wrong. With the help of their consciences and knowing the difference between right and wrong, people have the ability to make the right choices.

Reading Times

Reading:

10 min on April 6

15 min on April 7

20 min on April 8

15 april 9

30 april 10

30 on april 11

Reading Log

2/17- 5 minutes studying worldy wise
         20 minutes studying for test
2/18- 20 minutes working on paper
2/19- 15 minutes working on paper
2/20- 30 minutes studying
2/21- 20 minutes studying
2/22- 30 minutes studying vocal

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Grace's post on Umbrella posted on 2/17 commented on 2/17
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Reading Log/ Song Analysis

Reading Log

2/10- 35 minutes reading

2/11- 15 minutes reading in class

2/12- 10 minutes reading in class

      15 minutes working on paper

      20 minutes studying unit vocabulary

2/13- 10 minutes reading in class

      15 minutes blog prep.

2/16- 25 minutes studying unit vocabulary

Mos Def uses several techniques to express different things in his song, “Love.” I first noticed his use of internal rhymes, end stopped lines, and enjambments. He uses these techniques to create the “beat” of the song. Next, I noticed that he uses personification to give love human characteristics. Also, he uses apostrophes to address love. An oxymoron stood out to me as a significant part of the song. Lastly, many anaphoras are present in this song.

       The effect of the three techniques mentioned is the rhythm or beat in the song. Most songs have a rhythmic unit. He creates this particular rhythmic unit with those techniques. Interestingly, he personifies love and addresses love as if it is a person (apostrophe). I think that he does this to show what an emotional impact being in love can have on one’s life. The final technique with an effect I found was the use of an oxymoron to describe that love is so powerful yet contradicting; he doesn’t know if he should stay home or go out.