Leopard Man Questions

9. Tom Leppard is called Leopard Man because he has tattooed his entire body in leopard print and he often lives/acts like a wild animal. 

10. The author thinks people with extreme tattoos and piercings are attention seekers and he thinks this because he believes some people are psycollogically dependent on others opinions.

11. Leopard Man is different from other tattooed and pierced people because he doesn't desire people's reactions, he is the way he is because it makes him happy. 

12. Leopard Man lives in solitude in a small cabin in the Scottish wilderness.

13. According to Feys society fears people who are different from the majority of the crowd and they fear them because they do not understand them.

14. The "worlds most common but dangerous physiological disorder" is conformity. Conformity is the worse disorder because it can lead to the suppression and destruction of one's self.

15. Leopard Man is so happy because he is doing what he enjoys and he is not subjected nor does he care about the opinions of society.

Diction

1. "I only climbed on the spare spar and leaned over the rail as far as I could, to bring my eyes nearer to the mystery floating alongside." 

2. Opaque: not able to be seen through; not transparent 

The side of the ship made it hard to see part of the ocean clearly

Elongated: usually in relation to its width 

But I saw something a certain size and plae floating very close to the ladder 

Phosphorescent: when something glows with light 

But I could form a guess a faint flash of glowing light 

Cadaverous: resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony 

With a gasp I saw revealed to my state  a pair of feet, the long legs, a broad livid back immersed right up to the neck in a greenish pale glow 

3. The authors elevated tone makes it fell much more suspenseful and mysterious, while paraphrasing the passage diminished that and made it sound boring. 

4.   " a broad livid back immersed right up to the neck in a greenish cadaverous glow." Cadaverous describes the mans glow 

"As he hung by the ladder, like a resting swimmer, the sea lightning played about his limbs at every stir, and he appeared ghastly, silvery, fishlike. Ghastly and silvery describe how he appeared and was fishlike

"The side of the ship made an opaque belt of shadow in the darkling glassy shimmer of the sea." Opaque describes what kind of shadow the boat castes 

"And that I suppose he raised up his face , a dimly pale oval in the shadow of the ships side.." Dimly pale oval describes how the mans face look

 5. I think the author left the ship and  crew nameless because he wanted to add to the mystery of this story 

6. The title means to share something with someone, but secretly. 

Cadaverous denotation: resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony

Connotation: gives a negative feeling of death or sickness 

Darkling denotation: of or relating to growing darkness 

Connotation: negative feeling of impending doom 

Pale denotation: light in color or having little color 

Connotation: sounds like it could be associated with a corpse 

Phosphorescence denotation: when something glows with light

Connotation: something supernatural 

Ghastly denotation: causing great horror or fear

Connotation: suspenseful and scary 

Headless denotation: not having a head 

Connotation: supernatural 

Fishlike denotation: like a fish 

Connotation: cold, slimy, shady 

Lit Analysis #2

                                                          The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Part 1: The beginning starts off with Santiago the shepherd on his way to sell his sheep's wool to a merchant and to see the merchants daughter. On his way to the shepherds town he stops to talk to a gypsy about a reoccurring dream which involves him traveling to the pyramids of Egypt where he finds treasure. They gypsy does confirm that he will find treasure at the pyramids, but the boy doesn't think much of it. When he reaches the merchants town he meets a man who claims to be a king. This man shocks Santiago by talking about Santiago's dream, which besides him and the gypsy no on knows about it. The man tells Santiago he will find his treasure by following his personal legend and omens, all of this is enough to convince Santiago to sell his sheep and journey to Egypt. While traveling to Egypt Santiago is robbed of all the money he had which forces him to start working at a merchants shop. Santiago works at the merchants shop for a long time and brings great wealth to the merchant by improving his sales in various ways and eventually Santiago has enough money to either pursue his journey to Egypt or return to the life of a shepherd. Just as Santiago is about to return to his shepherd life he sees an omen that convinces him to aboard a caravan heading for Egypt and on this caravan he meets an English man who teaches him all about alchemy and the Alchemist. Their caravan takes them to an oasis near the pyramids and it is at this location where Santiago meets the Alchemist and his true love Fatima. The Alchemist teaches Santiago the language of the universe and he serves as a guide to the pyramids. On their journey to the pyramids they are kidnapped and Santiago's ability to speak  the universal language is put to the test. He passes the test,  regains his freedom, and continues on his quest to the pyramids without the help of the Alchemist who says Santiago needs to find it by himself. Finally Santiago reaches the pyramids, but he is brutally beaten  by a gang of thieves who found out Santiago knew there was treasure at the pyramids. Once they see that there is no treasure one of them reveals a secret that leads Santiago to the true location of the treasure.

Part 2: The main theme in this book is to follow your heart and appreciate what you have. These themes are demonstrated by how Santiago's heart led him to his personal legend and although he didn't find the treasure what he learned throughout his journey was much more valuable than any treasure. I think the author wrote about this because it's a vital life lesson to know.

Part 3: The main protagonist is a dynamic character because his journey changed him. In the beginning he was a shy shepherd who was content with his sheep, but by the end he was a well experienced wise man. He is a round character because of his many personality traits.  

Part 4: An important symbol in this book is omens. Omens constantly gave Santiago clues about where he should go on his journey. Omens also caused him to never quit because whenever he became discouraged he saw an omen that motivated him to continue a journey. An example of an omen is when Santiago reached the pyramids and saw a scarab beetle which he believed was a sign from god that told him where to dig. For Santiago omens are how the universe spoke to him.

Part 5: I choose this book because I had hear nothing, but good reviews about it. I also wanted to read it because it seemed like it would be a deep book that I could actually spend time contemplating. Once I had started to read the book the constant life lessons and touches on different religions kept me interested.

Part 6: I honestly can't really relate to this book. The only times I could relate was when Santiago had fears or doubts about pursuing something that was uncertain and unknown. Although, not being able to relate to this book made me realize that I need to start living a less materialistic life.

Part 7: One thing that will really stick with me is how deep this book was. The main lesson it taught was just to live a good life by following your heart and helping others. Another thing is that this book was rather motivating. For example there was a quote that stood out to me, "The darkest hours of night come just before dawn." This showed me that if I keep working through all my hardships it will pay off.

Greek Drama Handout Questions

1. What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshippers?

A bull or a goat were the prizes given.

2. How many spectators would gather in the open-air theater of Dionysos? 

As many as fourteen thousand spectators would gather in the open-air theater of Dionysos.

3. How did the mask affect the voices of the actors? 

The masks had exaggerated mouthpieces that amplified the actors' voices, making it easier for the entire audience to hear.

4. Why was Antigone suspenful to viewing audiences?

Antigone was suspenseful to the audiences because although they already knew the story the actors didn't and the audience would pity and want to warn them about their impending doom.

5. How is the sheperd to leave the infant on the mountainside? 

The sheperd was suppose to leave the infant on a lonely mountainside with its ankles pinned together.

6. What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus? 

The riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus was, "what creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"

7. Who are Oedipus' kids?

Oedipus' kids are Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.

8. After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?

After Oedipus was exiled Creon took over Thebes.

9. What did the family do to the body? 

After death, the family closed the dead person's eyes and mouth and began to prepare the body for the próthesis, the wake. The women of the house washed the body and dressed it in white or in wedding clothes. Then they placed the body on a bier making sure that the feet pointed toward the door and sprinkled it with wild marjoram and other herbs to keep evil spirits away. Then the men would enter in a formal procession, their right arms raised high in the air. When the closest relative reached out and hd the dead persons head with both hands, the other mourners began to beat their faces and tear their hair. They also wailed and sang to wind pipes.

Antigone quick write

If I awoke on some random island with my parents dead, my brothers dead, and a fuzzy memory of a scientist strapping me into a machine I would probably be really confused and waste like an entire day just trying to figure out what went on. After I get over my state of confusion I'd probably become overwhelmed with rage over the fact my brothers were dead and my favorite brother wasn't given a proper burial. Due to my rage I would confront my uncle and demand that he gives my brother justice, unfortunately he would probably reject my request. I'm pretty sure by now most of my rage will have subsided and I would be way more reasonable. I would then plan to move my brothers body from the city dump and burry it in a beautiful remote location somewhere in nature. Since this is such a risky plan I would confide to my sister about it and ask for her help. If she declined my request for her assistance I would probably disown her because I believe that as long as I am one hundred percent sure I am doing the correct thing I wouldn't mind breaking the law. Although I'd be rather reluctant to go through this by myself I would go through with burying my brother and then I would leave town forgetting my so called sister and uncle and I would be content knowing my brother was given justice.

Litature Analysis #1

 Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte

1. This story basically surronds a man named Heathclifff.'s history. The story starts off with a new tenant moving in and being curious about his neighbors histories. The stories are narrated by the nurse who has seen it all and has been with the family since the Heathcliff was a child, Ellen Dean, but more commonly known as Nelly. Nelly tells the story of Heathcliffs past all the way up until the modern day which includes stories such as his forbidden love with Catherine, his revenge against Hindley, and the love affairs of his son and his true loves daughter Catherine the second, but is usually called Cathy.

2. I think the two main themes in this story are social ranking will determine your life and you shouldn't over love someone. Being rich and powerful is a big theme in this book because whenever someone got married they did it for social status rather than for love. This caused many conflicts in the book especially surrounding two of the main characters Heathcliff and Catherine. Another common theme in this book is that certain characters tend to care too much for other characters. For example Catherine has a horrible temper and attitude towards her husband Edgar and she even spends more time with practically her lover Heathcliff. Most other characters would be outraged by her actions, even when I was reading the book I was shocked and slightly annoyed  by her behavior, but her husband stays loyal to her and tries everything he can to make her happy. This often results in Edgar being constantly disappointed and often lonely.

3. When we were told to choose a book to read from the list I honestly had no idea what to pick. I read through the list and wrote down five books whose titles sounded almost interesting. I then Googled the plots to the books and finally at the bottom of my list was Wuthering Heights. Honestly the book sounded way more interesting on Google because it said there was going to be a lot of supernatural stuff going on and there was this great love story, when in reality there was not. I mean honestly there's like one part with a ghost in it. Once I accepted the fact that this book was basically a dramatic love story I started to like it more, mostly because I know thought about it in a different perspective. There actually are some really good plot twist that I didn't expect.

4. In a sense this book is slightly realistic and there are some parts that can be applied to us today. Like I said before social ranking is a big topic in the book and I believe that's still a big topic today. For example the character Heathcliff was pretty much a social outcast for much of his youth mostly because of his rough upbringing and circumstances as a child which caused him to be rather awkward and antisocial. This can be related to many modern day teens who don't quiet fit in or are not as popular as other kids. As for me personally I didn't find many points in the book that I could actually relate to. Most of the characters in this book are over dramatic, which I could probably be at times so I guess that's what I could connect with.

5. Overall the author's tone is kind of sad and depressing. Half the time the characters are cursing and damning each other to hell or complaining about their forbidden love or going on and on about how they either love or hate each other. An example of this is when Catherine says, "Among his books! she cried, confounded. And I dying! I on the brink of my grave! My God! does he know how I'm altered?" Basically she's just mad because her husband is reading while she's convinced she is about to die. Another example is when Heathcliff and Catherine are reunited after being separated for awhile and Catherine says, "You and Edgar have broken my heart, Heathcliff! And you both come to bewail the deed to me, as if you were the people to be pitied! I shall not pity you not I." I choose the next example for the very specific reason of showing you how this book basically goes from people cursing each other to loving each other and this quote shows this because it is literally in the same scene when Catherine says "I wish I could hold you, she continued bitterly, till we are both dead!"

6. Metaphor: "The stab of a knife could not inflict a worse pain than he suffered at seeing his lady vexed." (268) This is explaining how Edgar thinks being stabbed is less painful than Catherine being agitated.
Personification:"But the snow and wind whirled wildly  through, even reaching my station, and blowing out the light." (58) The storm was so powerful it caused the candle to loose its flame.
Simile: "As she kiss me, her lips felt like ice." (851) This is explaining that Cathy was not her normal warm happy self and she was sad to see Nelly go.
Hyperbole: "He signed her to precede him; and casting back a look that cut my heart, she obeyed." (852) Nelly's heart didn't really get cut shes just explaining how much pain she felt when she saw the look on Cathy's face.
Alliteration: "The first feathery snowflakes of a snow-shower." (21)
Symbolism:
Dramatic Irony: "It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him: and that not be because he is handsome, Nelly, but because he is more myself than I am." (235) This is ironic because she is trying to conceal her feelings for him from him, but she doesn't know that he has heard everything she said.
Allusion: "I'll show you how far I've progressed in the Black Art: I shall be competent to make a clear house of it." (40) Cathy is referring to dark magic, such as spells and stuff you might associate witches with, when she says the Black Art.
Imagery: "Yesterday afternoon set in misty and cold. I had half a mind to spend it by my study fire, instead of wading through heath and mud to Wuthering Heights. . . [However] I took my hat, and, after a four-miles' walk, arrived at Heathcliff's garden-gate just in time to escape the first feathery flakes of a snow-shower. 
.......On that bleak hill-top the earth was hard with a black frost, and the air made me shiver through every limb." This is describing the setting and really giving the reader an image of it in their head.
Situational Irony: "Nelly I see now you think me a selfish wretch; but did it ever strike you that if Heathcliff and I married, we should be beggers? whereas, if I marry Linton I can aid Heathcliff to rise, and place him out of my brothers power." This is ironic because Catherine thinks marrying Edgar will help Heathcliff finacially, but Heathcliff ends up being richer than Linton. 

CHARACTERIZATION

Direct: "He little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspicious under their brows, as I rode up, and when his fingers sheltered themselves, with a jealous resolution, still further in his waistcoat, as I announced my name." (4) This shows readers that Heathcliff is very quiet and he sort of stays to himself.

Direct: "She was slender, and apparently scarcely past girlhood: am admirable form, and the most exquisite little face that I have ever had the pleasure of beholding: small features, very fair, flaxen ringlets, or rather golden, hanging loose on her delicate neck; and eyes, had they been agreeable in expression, that would have been irresitiable: fortunately for my susceptible heart, thee only sentiment they evinced hovered between scorn and a kind of desperation, singularly unnatural to be detected there." (26-27) In this passage we now know what Cathy looks like and we can know a little more about her personality, for example we know she's not happy and she's rather dark.

Indirect: "Aw wonder how yah can faishion to stand thear i' idleness un war, when all on 'ems goan out!" (39) By hearing and seeing how this character talks we can figure out that he must lack an education.

Indirect: "I can sleep on a chair in this room, I replied." "No, no! A stranger is a stranger, be he rich or poor: it will not suit me to permit any one the range of the place while I am off guard!" (45) The second sentence comes from Heathcliff and we can clearly learn that he is not kind and has a hard time trusting people.

2. The syntax and diction does change depending on what character you are focusing on. For example Edgar Linton is always formal. The servant Joseph however does not speak proper English and it can be difficult to understand what he is saying. Nelly on the other hand is a mixture of formal and informal, when talking to authority she is formal, but when she talks to the children she is informal and a lot more relaxed and natural.

3. Heathcliff is a dynamic character. When he was young he was very shy and was a good person, but as he got older he became very rude, violent, and cruel. Heathcliff is a round character because he starts out loving and then becomes very hateful and possibly even insane.

4. Even though I did see some common traits that everyone goes through in the characters, I still can't imagine them as real people. They are way to over dramatic and constantly make a big deal out of nothing, especially Catherine. This line is really one that made me realize how dramatic she is, "Oh I will die, she exclaimed, since no one cares anything about me." (354) Catherine thinks the world revolves around her so even if for one minute someone doesn't giver her their attention she immediately thinks everyone hates her and she should just rid herself of the world.

Enduring Memory:
Out of this entire book there is one scene that I will always enjoy. The scene is when Cathy is going to visit Linton when she runs into Hareton and he's very proud of himself because he learned to read and spell his name which Cathy was making fun of him earlier because he could not do. Unfortunately this is no impressive enough for Cathy and she crushes him by again laughing at him because he can not read. The scene went like this, "Miss Catherine! I (Hareton) can read yon, now!" "Wonderful," I exclaimed. "Pray let us hear you--you are grown clever!" 'He spelt, and drawed over by syllables the name-"Hareton Earnshaw." "And the figures?" I cried, encouragingly perceiving that he came to a dead halt. "I cannot tell them yet." he answered. "Oh, you dunce!" I said, laughing heartily at his failure." I'm not sure what it is, but I find it adorable that Hareton is trying to show off to Cathy.

Latin Roots #3

Roots and derivatives 

1. Audi(it) (hear): audition

2. Avi (bird): aviculture

3. Bell(i) (war): rebellion 

4. Ben(e) (good, well): benevolent

Word list and sentences 

1. Antebellum: before the war, especially the Americab Civil War