RomeO and JulieX

This week as I was slacking, and procrastinating on all my homework, I went to hulu an online TV website. As always I looked for the newest episode of the Simpson's. Within just the first two minutes of this episode, The Squirt and the Whale, there was a reference to Romeo and Juliet. It was very short, but during an add on the Simpson's TV they have characters kissing each other. I can't explain exactly what happened but just copy and past this link and you'll find it at two minutes. http://www.hulu.com/watch/141735/the-simpsons-the-squirt-and-the-whale

English What a Blast

Well this year has passed faster then I could have hoped. Somehow school didn't seem so boring this year. No doubt that's partly because of English. In class we've covered more then I've ever gone over in any English class, and finally things make sense. Before high school I was a horrible speller, slow reader, and definitely not the best essay writer. But thanks to you Mrs. Gilman I've got a hold on this language I speak every day. During the summer i wasn't sure about this Honors English thing. How could I do well in an Honors class if I could barely handle regular English. But with Beth's encouragement I read that book and wrote that essay. During that time I saw all these strange words motif included. At first I thought it was motive or something, boy was I wrong. I still don't have a full grasp on what it means, but I don't think anyway does. So to sum up this entire blog post...This English class has taught me more then I expected, and I'm glad I made the decision to go to Honors English.

Skits

My first pick for a skit in class would have to be when Miss. Havisham catches on fire, here is my short description. After Pip has left Miss. Havisham's, he imagines her hanging. As he turns to look back into the house, Pip sees Miss. Havisham catch on fire. He ends up saving her and burning himself as well. This short scene makes a good skit because of the action, and the impact it has on Miss. Havisham and on Pip. My second favorite scene is in the very beginning, when Pip is assaulted by Magwitch in the graveyard. Pip goes to his parents grave, but the Magwitch sees his and lifts him onto a gravestone. Demanding food and drink. After being forced to stay home awhile because of Mrs. Joe, Pip finally gets the food to Magwitch. This would be a great skit, because this one event changed Pips life forever. In both good and bad ways. My final scene is when Pip learns of his great expectations. He is listening to Wopsle read a murder story in the pub, when a man starts to questions Wopsle about some details. He then introduces himself to Pip as Jaggers, though Pip had already seen him before he did not yet know that he was a lawyer. Jaggers proceeds to tell Pip about his inherited fortune. Pip's life is irreversibly changed after this. He even gives up Joe, which is why I think it so important. Though there are many great parts to this book, these are my favorite three so far.

UNDERSTANDING

Things are starting to make sense, and most questions are being answered. My question doesn't seem to have much content but once I explain it will be relevant. But I want to know how the convict found him after so many years. This happens in chapter 39 pg. 315. Was the convict keeping tabs on him for all those years? Did he look for years before he could find him? Thanks for your answers in advance!

Question

My question isn't about Pip but of Joe. When he is in the presence of his friends, he shows his intelligence. But when mingling with people of a higher class, Joe instantly seems to dumb down, incapable of even an easy decision. Like when he meets Herbert. "I'll take which ever is most agreeable to yourself." Herbert-"What do you say to coffee?" Joe-"Thankee, sir," returned Joe, evidently dispirited by the proposal, "since you are so kind as make chice of coffee, I will not run contrairy to your own opinions." As this quote expressed, Joe wouldn't out right declare what he wanted. Instead saying as little as possible, making him only seem dimmer. So why is it that Joe lowers himself in front of higher class?

Photo-Great Expectations

I think this photo represents who Pip is, and who he wishes to become in chapter seventeen. On the left is who Pip really is, he resents himself and is ashamed of who he is. But on the right is Pip dressed in high class cloths, staring at himself in a mirror. For he is now happy, for the time, as a gentleman, staring at himself with pleasure. There is a question mark in the back round because I don't think he will be happy for long as a gentleman, he may even want to return to his former life as a black smith.

The First Stage

The quote is of Pip recalling his first time at Miss. Havisham's, when he was forced to go by Mrs. Joe. Eventually Pip didn't need to be forced because of Estella. Even though her emotions toward Pip are quite different, she completely changes his life. Before he knew her, he could have been content as a blacksmith, but after his introduction, he becomes ashamed of his family, and the social class he is forced to live in.

Many people, and events have altered me. One of the things I think about the most happened about six years ago, when I lived on a farm. We had three horses, one for Pete on for my mom and Beth, then one for me. I was always attached to my moms horse by a lead, this way I couldn't loose control of the horse and run away. But on a nice day I felt ready, so i told my mom and she let me go. she did. At first it when smoothly, and i kept Captain(my horse) under control. But the closer we got to home the more Captain sped up. Just a couple hundred yards from home, he bolted toward the gate, everyone was left behind me. Just feet before we hit the fence Captain stopped, sending me flying off of him. For a while after this i wouldn't go near the horses, but finally I learned the lesson, "If you get bucked off, just hop back on and try again." Since then, I have used this experience frequently, using failure to push me and help me succeed.