Double, Double, Troil and Trouble

The first Quote I chose to analyze is, "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir." This quote directly means if the sisters are telling the truth then I will become king without me having to interfere. This is an important quote because throughout the first two acts Macbeth has an internal battle over whether or not he should kill King Duncan, and this is a hint of whats to come.
The second quote I chose to analyze is, "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well. It were done quickly: if the assassination Could trammel up the consequence and catch with his surcease success; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here." The meaning of this sentence is if the murder were done when The sword killed him, then it would best be done quickly but that isn't the end. The end would be if the murder was done without consequence, and only bringing success, then the killing would be the be-all and the end-all. This is important to Macbeth's internal struggle because after he has killed King Duncan, he thought the end of their troubles would be over as soon as his heart stopped beating, but it didn't.

Reading Times 5/5

Macbeth by William Shakespeare
5/3-Act 1 (30 Minutes)
5/4-Act 2&3 (45 Minutes)

Portfolio
5/2-Hit or Miss (20 Minutes)
5/3-Writing Remix (45 Minutes)

Total Time: 140 Minutes

Where are You From??

Where are you from?

I am from foreign countries.

From not knowing the language, to never shutting up.

To “Everyone out of the van. It’s the only bathroom break for the next five hours.”

I am from Family Night traditions.

From candy land and Cranium Brain Breaker.

To “It’s MOVIE night! Everyone in the study!”

I am from deceivingly bad smells in the kitchen.

From Tuesday night Tacos, and Sunday Night Jambalaya.

To weekly outings to Chino, or sometimes “No eating out, I’m on a diet this week.”

I am from a divided-family.

From Tar-heels VS. Wolves

To “I'm a Tar Heel born. I'm a Tar Heel bred. And when I die I'll be a Tar Heel dead. So it's rah rah Carolina-lina. Rah rah Carolina-lina. Rah rah Carolina-lina--rah rah rah!”

I am from a big family.

From big meals and big get together, from big love to big people.

To, “It’s so glad to see you, Valerie. Your so big!” to “I’m Marybeth not Valerie.”

I am from the Eagles.

From eagles to flying in the knight.

To “Hey, Your Valerie’s little sister.”

I am from an obsessed generation.

From makeup tutorials, slutty dresses, boy bands and you tubers.

To “Hey, did you see xbeautywithkatiex’s new video last night? She totally looked cute in it.”

I am from Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.

From Michael Jackson being the King of pop, to Justin Bieber trying to hard.

To, “As Long as you love me, we can be starving, we can be poor.”

I am from a slacking generation.

From being too lazy to work, or too tired to complete a night’s homework.

To, “I am too tired to work. Please go over for me!”

I am from a looked obsessed generation.

From too skinny models, to people becoming famous for being 200 pounds.

To “I look so fat in that picture! Redo it! Suck it in ladies, suck it in.”

Reading Times

What did we use before toilet Paper? By:Andrew Thompson
4/18-Pages 1-60 (45 minutes)
4/19-Pages 61-102 (45 minutes)
4/20-Pages 103-145 (35 minutes)

The Boyfriend League by Rachel Hawthorne
4/19-Pages 1-160 (120 minutes)

Total Time: 245 minutes

Where Art Thou Macbeth?

     This past week in English we started the book, Macbeth. I have to say, by far, this has been my favorite Shakespeare play. Maybe that's because our teacher actually explains whats going on...I don't know just a guess. Our assignment for this week was to analyze 2 statements and relate them to Macbeth. Without further adue...
    The first statement I chose to analyze was: Ambition is a positive, desirable trait in a person. I definitely agree with this statement as long as the person keeps their ambition in control and doesn't let it take over them. In a normal person, ambition is what leads them to get up every day and do something special. In Macbeth's case, it went a little bit overboard. He really wanted to believe in the witches' prophecy of him becoming King. His ambition made him so determined to beat others out in the race for king, that to easily say it, he went on a killing rage. Not to good.
   The second statement I chose to analyze was If you are in a position of power, you are happy. I disagree with this statement completely because while giving power to some people makes them happy for a while, they eventually become unhappy and get power hungry for more, and more and more power. It's a never ending cycle of hunger. A cycle that the witches' prophesied  would end up making Banquo happier than Macbeth because he wouldn't be royal, his sons would be.

Reading Times *4/14*

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
4/8- Pages 1-30 (25 minutes)
4/9- Pages 31-60 (25 minutes)
4/10- Pages 61-90 (25 minutes)
4/11- Pages 91-120 (25 minutes)

Nervous Conditions Entree
4/8-Finish 8-10 quotes and bubbles (20 minutes)

Memoir #2 (Lit. Journ)
4/10-Write and Edit Paper (45 minutes)

Total Time: 165 minutes

Reading Times :)

Now is the Time for Running by Michael Williams
2/18-Pages 1-45 (30 minutes)
2/19 Pages 46-95 (35 minutes)

Alliegant by Veronica Roth
2/21-Pages 211-250 (30 minutes)
2/22-Pages 251-290 (35 minutes)
2/23-Pages 291-343 (30 minutes)

Working on my Final Research Paper:
2/19-Editing and Correcting Citations (30 minutes)
2/20-Revising and correcting word choice (20 minutes)

Total Time: 210 minutes