Post 11 Star Wars Theme

Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith has many themes including family, empathy, and fear. The main theme of the movie that drives it forward is loss. The main character in the movie Anakin Skywalker is afraid of losing his pregnant wife in child birth, so he does anything to save. Which means going against his order, because of this fear of losing her, and doing terrible things. Loss is a recurring theme throughout the whole saga of Star Wars.

Post 10

My classmate Malik Toomer wears a cross around his neck everyday, and it symbolizes Jesus. It also has a more personal meaning to him, just like my symbol. It also reminds him of his Great-grandmother who sadly passed away, and she gave him the necklace. The next classmate symbol I looked at was Keyshuna McRae. She also wears a necklace that was given to her by her grandmother. She said each year her grandmother gave her a new necklace, but they all symbolize the same thing; love and peace.

Post 09 Symbols

The one item that I always have on me is my necklace. It is part of a yin yang symbol. It is the Yang symbol part. My brother has the Yin part of the necklace. What the necklace symbolizes to me is that my brother, and I when we are together we are complete. We are exact opposites of each other though. The Yin symbol means life, movement, sun,strong, big, love, and mercy.

Post 07 Response to two colleagues post

Addison did her Doc 1 on "A Secret Sorrow" by Karen van der zee. She chose the story, because it was a more modern story. She also liked how the story "proves that love conquers all, no matter what the circumstances may be" She then tells a short summary of the story. She really liked how the story was told, because it was easy to understand, and follow.

The next person's blog I read was Wilkins. He did his Doc 1 on "The Skin I'm in" by Sharon G. Flake. He said he read the story in middle school, and could really relate to it. It's his favorite book. Wilkins stated "A lot of her problems i can personally say i relate to." Wilkins learned that problems can be fixed, and that people can walk beside you, not behind. Also that is might be best to work alone to move forward.

http://eng1100addison.blogspot.com/

http://taylorwilkins001.blogspot.com/

Post 06 The Author

The author of "Acquainted with the Night"  is Robert Frost. He was a American Poet receiving four Pulitzer prizes for poetry.This talks a little about his personal life. His father met a "untimely death from tuberculosis in 1885".  He lost mother to cancer, and his little sister to mental illness. He also lost his wife to Breast Cancer. I believe the poem is about his struggle with depression, and him feeling like no one will understand what he is going through in life. That he can connect with no one, and time has no meaning for him, because he will forever be alone he believes. He also lost a few more people after the poem was published. I believe the poem reflects his depression. 
"Robert Frost | American Poet." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 04 Feb. 2016.

Post 05 My Classmates

This post is going to talk about what my classmates learned about their stories. The first blog I read was Thomas Smith.  http://eng1100smith.blogspot.com/  The poem he read was Acquainted with the night by Robert Frost. His interpretation was a little different than mine. What he had said was " I learned that the person is like a night owl. They are wide awake in the night. They have seen and heard everything from cries to the rain drops. ". Even though our interpretations are different I still respect his view of the poem. The next classmates blog I read was Rashaan Hatcher. He also did the same poem. His view of the poem is closer to mine. He says " I've learned that the person he is talking about in the poem is a very lonely man. He doesn't want to be lonely but he is. It showed me that not everyone wants to be lonely or the lone wolf." I also like his interpretation of the poem .http://eng1102hatcherrashaan.blogspot.com

Post 04 My Poem

So I have choose to write my essay on poem in one of our assigned readings. I choose something that I can relate to more, and connect with. The poem I have now choose is Acquainted with the night by Robert Frost. After reading the poem a couple of times I learned that author is lonely while walking through the city with nobody else in sight. He eventually comes into contact with a person, but makes no contact with them. When the narrator says " unwilling to explain", he feels like no one can understand him, and that no one is calling for him. That is what I learned from the poem I choose to write my essay on.