Sunday, September 27, 2009
warm up
I think my parents have affected me in my life the most. They teach me new things everyday without even breathing. My parents are generally quiet even when they are disciplining me since they have a calm personality, but when I do something real bad, they get angry like a grumpy old man. I have never beaten them in arguements, escpecially my father because he uses words that creates chaos and makes my head explode. Arguing with him just makes me go angry, so I now know better than to create fire between him. But he is always nice and generous to me and he talks me into thinking I'm the incorrect one.
clue 5
1a. What is the theme of "About Effie"?
How Neil's opinion toward Effie changed over time(How time can affect a person's mind).
1b. Who is Effie waiting for?
Jesus
2a. Find a verse from the Bible that relates to the theme of "About Effie" and include it in your written response.
Exodus 14:31 tells how the Israelites changed their attitude toward God and Moses after they saw the Red Sea split in two, creating a path for them away from Egyptians.
2b. This story contains a lot of Christ imagery. Write down three separate sentences from the story that might symbolize Jesus and explain why Timothy Findley might have written into his story.
a. "She just called him "him," and sometimes it was even "they," as if there were a thousand of them or something."
b. "There has to be thunder, or he won't come."
c. "If there was ever thunder and lightning and music, then he'd come.
Maybe Findley was trying to tell the readers about Jesus and how Christians can affect nonbelievers. But he might've also wrote that to criticize Christians by showing how vain their waiting is.
3. How can non-Christian authors reveal truth about God's world?
I don't think non-Christian writers would ever try to reveal any stuff about God's world.
Instead, they would try to make them look ridiculous and not right since they disagree with believing in God. If they reveal truth about God, it would be out of mistake, or it could be because readers comprehended it in a wrong way. If they do reveal something about the truth of God, they might be a non-Christian, but they do think Bible says the right things.
How Neil's opinion toward Effie changed over time(How time can affect a person's mind).
1b. Who is Effie waiting for?
Jesus
2a. Find a verse from the Bible that relates to the theme of "About Effie" and include it in your written response.
Exodus 14:31 tells how the Israelites changed their attitude toward God and Moses after they saw the Red Sea split in two, creating a path for them away from Egyptians.
2b. This story contains a lot of Christ imagery. Write down three separate sentences from the story that might symbolize Jesus and explain why Timothy Findley might have written into his story.
a. "She just called him "him," and sometimes it was even "they," as if there were a thousand of them or something."
b. "There has to be thunder, or he won't come."
c. "If there was ever thunder and lightning and music, then he'd come.
Maybe Findley was trying to tell the readers about Jesus and how Christians can affect nonbelievers. But he might've also wrote that to criticize Christians by showing how vain their waiting is.
3. How can non-Christian authors reveal truth about God's world?
I don't think non-Christian writers would ever try to reveal any stuff about God's world.
Instead, they would try to make them look ridiculous and not right since they disagree with believing in God. If they reveal truth about God, it would be out of mistake, or it could be because readers comprehended it in a wrong way. If they do reveal something about the truth of God, they might be a non-Christian, but they do think Bible says the right things.
clue 4
1a. Who is a "character in your life you admire? Why do you admire this person?
I don't actually "admire" this person, which is my father. I have more respect toward him than I admire him. I like how he is so calm usually, believing that he has nothing to be afraid of, since he believe in God. He often said good things to us even when I do bad things, like saying everyone makes mistakes. But he is very serious and sincere when he is disciplining me. He talks to me into making me think I did the wrong thing in a way so I won't be so hurt.
1b. What specific clues can setting reveal about the theme of a short story?
Since the setting is introduced at the beginning of the story, I think the setting has a big affect to the theme of the story next to the title. The setting creates the mood for the story, depending on the words the author use to form a specific atmosphere. And the setting also gives hints toward the plot of the story that's going to happen in the story.
2. How does an author drop clues about characters and how their actions lead you to the theme of a story?
The author gives clues about the theme through the story in some ways that the reader can easily catch. The writer gives information about the character's personality by dialogues and the scenes the character goes through. These passages help the reader to determine the personality of a character, and relate the personality to the setting and evaluate the theme that reader expects.
3. What is the strongest setting you have ever encountered in your own life? Describe this place and ponder if God revealed anything about Himself or His truth in this place.
I think the place that had impact in my life so far was USA. The US was a whole new thing for me, especially the culture difference. It taught me about how cultures differ so much from one another. I thought what I learned from Korea and its tradition was common to all other countries. In my opinion, I think God revealed to me how wrong my view was by giving me new experiences with new people and place.
I don't actually "admire" this person, which is my father. I have more respect toward him than I admire him. I like how he is so calm usually, believing that he has nothing to be afraid of, since he believe in God. He often said good things to us even when I do bad things, like saying everyone makes mistakes. But he is very serious and sincere when he is disciplining me. He talks to me into making me think I did the wrong thing in a way so I won't be so hurt.
1b. What specific clues can setting reveal about the theme of a short story?
Since the setting is introduced at the beginning of the story, I think the setting has a big affect to the theme of the story next to the title. The setting creates the mood for the story, depending on the words the author use to form a specific atmosphere. And the setting also gives hints toward the plot of the story that's going to happen in the story.
2. How does an author drop clues about characters and how their actions lead you to the theme of a story?
The author gives clues about the theme through the story in some ways that the reader can easily catch. The writer gives information about the character's personality by dialogues and the scenes the character goes through. These passages help the reader to determine the personality of a character, and relate the personality to the setting and evaluate the theme that reader expects.
3. What is the strongest setting you have ever encountered in your own life? Describe this place and ponder if God revealed anything about Himself or His truth in this place.
I think the place that had impact in my life so far was USA. The US was a whole new thing for me, especially the culture difference. It taught me about how cultures differ so much from one another. I thought what I learned from Korea and its tradition was common to all other countries. In my opinion, I think God revealed to me how wrong my view was by giving me new experiences with new people and place.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
two kinds reader response
1. At top of p. 90, the mother encourages her son. My parents often do that if they think I'm depressed.
2. In the last paragraph of p. 90 the narrator states her mother brought up issues in the magazines about remarkable children. My mother used to compare my brothers and I to some of child prodigies and said that we can be like them if we try like them.
3. At top of p. 93, the main character's mother kind of forces her daughter to take piano lessons even though the character doesn't want to. I was once "forced" to take violin lessons when I was young, but I finally gave up violin in 3 years.
4. On page 95, the character's mother brags to her friend about Jing-mei's talent that she really doesn't have. I've never seen my parents ever do that, but I once overheard one of my parent's friend saying stuff like that about their child.
5. The main character is disappointed in herself after messing up her performence. I messed up once on a talent show performence once, and now I have stage fright.
6. In page 98, Jing-mei yells at her mother for making her what she is not. I remember being mad at my parents because of their high expectations.
I think similar events like this happen in almost every family at least once. Every parents have imaginations to make their children into prodigies even though they have other talents other than one specific thing. I guess this type of thing is typical because parents have high expectations on their children.
2. In the last paragraph of p. 90 the narrator states her mother brought up issues in the magazines about remarkable children. My mother used to compare my brothers and I to some of child prodigies and said that we can be like them if we try like them.
3. At top of p. 93, the main character's mother kind of forces her daughter to take piano lessons even though the character doesn't want to. I was once "forced" to take violin lessons when I was young, but I finally gave up violin in 3 years.
4. On page 95, the character's mother brags to her friend about Jing-mei's talent that she really doesn't have. I've never seen my parents ever do that, but I once overheard one of my parent's friend saying stuff like that about their child.
5. The main character is disappointed in herself after messing up her performence. I messed up once on a talent show performence once, and now I have stage fright.
6. In page 98, Jing-mei yells at her mother for making her what she is not. I remember being mad at my parents because of their high expectations.
I think similar events like this happen in almost every family at least once. Every parents have imaginations to make their children into prodigies even though they have other talents other than one specific thing. I guess this type of thing is typical because parents have high expectations on their children.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
clue 3
1a. Literary theme is what the story’s subject is talking about.
1) You’ll ruin your life if you think like a frog in a well.
2) Showing how tiny causes can mean enormous outcomes.
3) Giving up the final hope that’s just around the corner.
1b. In order to figure out the theme in a story, there could be various ways. But what I think the best way is starting out with the title. The title is usually related to the text in a way, which can be ironic or literal. I think the title is the best choice to build a structure for starting out to figure out the theme of the story, because it sometimes summarizes the whole story in a word or a phrase. Then the next step is to read the story. The theme of the story usually doesn’t come to me by reading the text once. After reading the story few times to know exactly what’s happening, I concentrate on the first paragraph to look for the theme. This is the similar reason why I looked into the title. The first paragraph plays the similar role, but it gives more clues to what the theme is than the title has.
2a. The theme of “Utterly Perfect Murder” is how Doug’s plan of revenge basically became unworthy for him right before he was about to make his final step towards the payback. This kind of thing usually doesn’t happen to me often. But occasionally there are cases where I set up plans with effort, and the perfectly seemed plan turns out to be a vain by an event that I would’ve never expected.
2b. What I think is the theme of my life is like a whole process of learning. I bet at least few people will agree with me if they are a student, because learning and being taught is what students’ main part of the job. But I guess this is too early to decide what my life’s theme is, because I’m just getting started with my life. So I guess I can’t really state firmly what my life’s theme is as I see it now, because I still have a vast range of knowledge to reach for.
3a. Moral and theme can be similar in a way, but it can also differ from one another. Both are obviously related to the story, and they need to be thought out in order to be figured out. But these two words have a different notion. The moral is like a lesson the writer is trying to teach to the readers, but a theme is like a combination of main idea and moral. So the moral can be defined as only one or two things, but a theme can be concluded in a totally different way based on how the reader comprehends the text.
3b. As a Christian, I can’t even dare to think what God’s plan for this world is, but I do know that God has a plan for this world because he loves each and every single one of us. So I can come up with only one conclusion. Maybe the theme for God’s plan is to have as many of our spirits in his kingdom to be beside him. God is beyond everything, so I have no idea of what and how God’s plan can be for this world. Nobody knows for sure what his plan is and how he’s going to make it happen, except God himself.
4. Every Christian would know that John 3:16 summarizes the whole bible in a single verse. It states that anyone who believes Jesus as their savior will gain eternal life. Statement like this lets me know that there is a cause and effect for every affair. The cause part of this verse is where it says for anyone who accepts Jesus as their personal Christ and the effect is where it says that person will gain the eternal life. It can sound more like a hypothesis if you look in a different view, but as for the text, it relates more as a cause and effect. I concluded like this because I know for a fact that God plans every single event that happens in our life, and he knows every result of it. In a same way, the truth that I might find in the literature will be based on the moral of the story, which is taught by a cause made by the character and the effect they intake.
1) You’ll ruin your life if you think like a frog in a well.
2) Showing how tiny causes can mean enormous outcomes.
3) Giving up the final hope that’s just around the corner.
1b. In order to figure out the theme in a story, there could be various ways. But what I think the best way is starting out with the title. The title is usually related to the text in a way, which can be ironic or literal. I think the title is the best choice to build a structure for starting out to figure out the theme of the story, because it sometimes summarizes the whole story in a word or a phrase. Then the next step is to read the story. The theme of the story usually doesn’t come to me by reading the text once. After reading the story few times to know exactly what’s happening, I concentrate on the first paragraph to look for the theme. This is the similar reason why I looked into the title. The first paragraph plays the similar role, but it gives more clues to what the theme is than the title has.
2a. The theme of “Utterly Perfect Murder” is how Doug’s plan of revenge basically became unworthy for him right before he was about to make his final step towards the payback. This kind of thing usually doesn’t happen to me often. But occasionally there are cases where I set up plans with effort, and the perfectly seemed plan turns out to be a vain by an event that I would’ve never expected.
2b. What I think is the theme of my life is like a whole process of learning. I bet at least few people will agree with me if they are a student, because learning and being taught is what students’ main part of the job. But I guess this is too early to decide what my life’s theme is, because I’m just getting started with my life. So I guess I can’t really state firmly what my life’s theme is as I see it now, because I still have a vast range of knowledge to reach for.
3a. Moral and theme can be similar in a way, but it can also differ from one another. Both are obviously related to the story, and they need to be thought out in order to be figured out. But these two words have a different notion. The moral is like a lesson the writer is trying to teach to the readers, but a theme is like a combination of main idea and moral. So the moral can be defined as only one or two things, but a theme can be concluded in a totally different way based on how the reader comprehends the text.
3b. As a Christian, I can’t even dare to think what God’s plan for this world is, but I do know that God has a plan for this world because he loves each and every single one of us. So I can come up with only one conclusion. Maybe the theme for God’s plan is to have as many of our spirits in his kingdom to be beside him. God is beyond everything, so I have no idea of what and how God’s plan can be for this world. Nobody knows for sure what his plan is and how he’s going to make it happen, except God himself.
4. Every Christian would know that John 3:16 summarizes the whole bible in a single verse. It states that anyone who believes Jesus as their savior will gain eternal life. Statement like this lets me know that there is a cause and effect for every affair. The cause part of this verse is where it says for anyone who accepts Jesus as their personal Christ and the effect is where it says that person will gain the eternal life. It can sound more like a hypothesis if you look in a different view, but as for the text, it relates more as a cause and effect. I concluded like this because I know for a fact that God plans every single event that happens in our life, and he knows every result of it. In a same way, the truth that I might find in the literature will be based on the moral of the story, which is taught by a cause made by the character and the effect they intake.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Clue #6
1a. Define a metaphor and a simile.
Metaphor - comparison of two unlike things without using like/as.
Simile - comparison of two unlike things using like/as.
1b. Why do authors use figurative language?
Authors use figurative language for basically one reason. They use figurative language to elaborate and make their text more interesting. It could make the reader understand the text better, but it can also make them more confused by using a figurative language that the reader has no idea about. Without using figurative language, the text can turn boring. Using vague and plain words in a writing can make the paper turn into a piece of paper with ink. But with the use of figurative language, the writing turns into more interesting and figurative. Figurative language makes the text seem more energetic or serious depending on the usage of them. I bet no authors would want their readers to be bored on what they wrote, so they use figurative language to help them pull the readers into their writings.
2. List 3 metaphors that you think are really beautiful or interesting.
-Life is a maze
-Time is a thief
-Race against time
3. Find a metaphor for Jesus in the Bible and list the Bible verse.
John 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
4. What does this metaphor reveal about God's world and your understanding of it?
In this phrase, Word is a metaphor for Jesus Christ. The Word means the prophecies that have been written by the prophets in the Old Testement. This means that the Word, which is Jesus, had finally been incarnated and came to us. Jesus came to us like the Old Testement had told us so by the prophets, and we witnessed his glorious presence. He was unlike any other people, because he is the only Son of God, who is the Lord of all. This tells us that God never lets down his promises toward man, for he is the truth. When I first read it I had no idea what it was saying but when I thought about what could the 'Word' be, I only came up with Jesus. For he was in the Old Testement in a written form, he came to the people as the prophecies had promised us.
Metaphor - comparison of two unlike things without using like/as.
Simile - comparison of two unlike things using like/as.
1b. Why do authors use figurative language?
Authors use figurative language for basically one reason. They use figurative language to elaborate and make their text more interesting. It could make the reader understand the text better, but it can also make them more confused by using a figurative language that the reader has no idea about. Without using figurative language, the text can turn boring. Using vague and plain words in a writing can make the paper turn into a piece of paper with ink. But with the use of figurative language, the writing turns into more interesting and figurative. Figurative language makes the text seem more energetic or serious depending on the usage of them. I bet no authors would want their readers to be bored on what they wrote, so they use figurative language to help them pull the readers into their writings.
2. List 3 metaphors that you think are really beautiful or interesting.
-Life is a maze
-Time is a thief
-Race against time
3. Find a metaphor for Jesus in the Bible and list the Bible verse.
John 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
4. What does this metaphor reveal about God's world and your understanding of it?
In this phrase, Word is a metaphor for Jesus Christ. The Word means the prophecies that have been written by the prophets in the Old Testement. This means that the Word, which is Jesus, had finally been incarnated and came to us. Jesus came to us like the Old Testement had told us so by the prophets, and we witnessed his glorious presence. He was unlike any other people, because he is the only Son of God, who is the Lord of all. This tells us that God never lets down his promises toward man, for he is the truth. When I first read it I had no idea what it was saying but when I thought about what could the 'Word' be, I only came up with Jesus. For he was in the Old Testement in a written form, he came to the people as the prophecies had promised us.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
personal ad
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I have a personality like a warm sunshine that provides warmth that melts away every frozen hearts.
I'm as fit as the actor of Terminator and good looking like Brad Pitt.
I'm not ugly as Jim
I have a personality like a warm sunshine that provides warmth that melts away every frozen hearts.
I'm as fit as the actor of Terminator and good looking like Brad Pitt.
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