Essay Changes, Blog 12

The biggest change that I will be making in my essay is to the thesis. In order to make the body paragraphs mesh together better, I need to change my thesis to a bolder claim that better links the paper together. As far as a new claim, I was thinking something along the lines of “If someone needs to harm others in order for the betterment of themselves it is acceptable as long as they do not physically harm someone.” This is something along the lines of what I think I will change my thesis to. Other then changing my thesis, the majority of the changes I need to make are grammatical spelling changes that can be fixed with some re-reading.

English Essay Paragraph 2 ruff draft blog 11

Elizabeth Bennett constantly fights against assimilating into society because she believes that her happiness is worth more then being well liked. When being introduced, Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Bennett are arguing about whether Mr. Bennett should go to meet this new “wealthy” man who has moved to town and try to marry one of their daughters to him; however Mr. Bennett is opposed to the idea because he does not know which child to chose: “I desire you will do no such thing. Lizzy is not a bit better than the others; and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good humored as Lydia. But you are always giving her the preference’” (Austin 2). From the beginning of the novel, Elizabeth stands out from the rest of her family. While she is not as handsome as Jane or good humored as Lydia, Mr. Bennett explains that she is more quickness then both of them put together. Simply by implying that she has a trait that is usually reserved as a trait for men, Elizabeth stands out from the pack as an outsider in society already. Further more, since her mother and sisters want to get married for the wealth because that is common practice, it is safe to assume that Elizabeth, or is different then her sister’s and her mother, would disagree with them and believe in self identity.

Pride and Prejudice Vs. The Power and The Glory Rankings! Blog 10

After reading all three of the essays written about first impressions of the characters in both Pride and Prejudice and The Power and The Glory, I would rank B as the best essay followed by C and then A. B is the highest ranking essay in my opinion because the author clearly understood the material presented, had a thought provoking argument, and thoroughly thought and executed a plan throughout the essay. Essay C was just as good as essay B except for a few minor proof reading errors and some repetition; however, essay A was definitely the worst. Essay A began very strong, from the start, essay A seems the strongest; however, once you get to the third paragraph, the essay begins to fall apart. The third paragraph is filled with countless errors and is completely repetitive, simply repeating what was stated in the first paragraph.

Society Essay Blog 9

As a social creature, humans have always struggled with keeping identities in an always evolving society, many writers have also struggles with the concept of the individual in society; one such author is Jane Austin who wrote the novel pride and prejudice. There are countless battles between whether to cast away ones identity away in order to fit in or whether to stay true to ones identity but become and outcast in society. In pride and prejudice, Elizabeth Bennett chooses the latter, to become an outcast in order to hold true to her identity; however, Elizabeth struggles as she watches her loved ones like Charlotte, give away her happiness in order to achieve some kind of economic safety. Jane Austin is not the only writer to struggle between whether or not to conform to society’s rules, Andrew Marvell’s’ to his coy mistress is another example of the struggle between whether to have love and happiness, or whether to simply agree to something because you have to. It is a question people struggle with every day, whether keeping true to ones identity is the right thing to do or whether to conform to society because it acts as a safety net and protects from becoming an outcast; overall, one should always way the pros and cons of a decision, but in the end, the final decision to be based on whether or not the person affected will be happy with the decision he or she has made.

To His Coy Mistress (Blog 7)

Author of To His Coy Mistress: Andrew Marvell

To His Coy Mistress is an argumentative poem in which the speaker is trying to seduce a woman who he is affectionate for. The argument is a three-piece argument, which starts with an appeal to emotion in which the speaker tells his love that “Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime” (1-2). It is hard to miss the slight jab in which he is telling his love that her coyness is not acceptable; however his argument stands and he continues on to explain how they don’t have enough time and so his mistress must hurry until finally he attacks her by saying that because they don’t have enough time and she cant bring anything to her grave, she must be with him now.

My Free Read Book (blog 3)

After being told by all my friends that I needed to watch a new HBO series called Game of Thrones, I decided I would give it a try. By the third episode, I was hooked! I couldn't get enough of this series and so I decided to begin to read the books the series was based on. I am currently 400 pages into the third book of the series and I am in love. I love the Imagery and the fact that every chapter is written from a different characters perspective, I think that this unique writing technique has added a denser level of immersion when reading the book. I love how dense the story is and how no matter who they are, any character in the series is at risk as if they were a real person and not immortal just because they are considered the “main character”.

Billy Collins: Introduction To Poetry

I interpreted Billy Collins “Introduction To Poetry” as advice on how to write a poem and not how to analyze one. The idea of tying a poem down to a chair and trying to make it confess is how I imagine myself when I am assigned to write a poem, I feel that I cannot write a poem when it is assigned to me but instead I need to have it flow naturally; however, once on of my classmates explained it was about analyzing a poem it also made sense. I believe that it has been engrained into students that you have to find the deeper meaning a poem, and what I believe Collins is trying to express is that he does not want his students to go deep but instead understand the poem on its surface “I want them to water-ski across the surface of a poem” but after they understand what the poem means on the surface, that is when Collins wants his students to discover the deeper meaning of the poem.

About Me

Hello, my name is Rouben. Currently I am a senior in high school. As of right now, I am heavily invested in the book series A Song of Ice and Fire, which gave birth to the HBO series Game Of Thrones that I am also a huge fan of. I believe that I am funny and intuitive and I am excited to continue to update this blog. (The image to the right is the Iron Throne from Game of Thrones)