Learning goals

My learning goals for this semester have been to maintain a good grade throughout the semester, which i have successfully accomplished, be able to analyze literature and respond with deeper meaning and to be able to say I am proud of all of my assignments. All 3 of these goals have been attainable throughout my semester. I was especially proud of my monologue I presented because it was the first time in a long time that I felt completely confident and interested in creatively writing and presenting a project. I usually am not very good at analyzing literature, such as Shakespeare, but I feel I did quite well at being able to figure out the second meaning behind peices of writing. Although I am currently not at an A, my goal is to still strive for it because i believe i deserve it and am very close to achieving it.

Lord of the Flies response

1. I do not believe that everyone is evil. People are products of their environment. Everyone has a choice of who they want to be. A violent nature is a downfall of the situations that a person chooses to place themselves in.

Ex. There are a group of friends and the "leader" says for everyone to go beat up that kid for his lunch money. The others have a choice on wether or not they will partake in these violent and cruel actions to fit in with the leader. There are a few genuine human beings within that friend group that decide to not be the bully because it is not in their nature to be violent, therefore the choice to be good or evil was made by solely themselves.

2. Different personalities can handle certain situations better than others. While peer pressure is not an easy thing to escape, it is not impossible to escape it either. Majority of the time, especially in today's society, individuals do give in to peer pressure. Everything has to do with social standings and how someone can make it to the top of the popularity food chain and with that social struggle, comes stupidity and desperate measures. I do agree that majority of individuals go along with anything they are pressured into doing no matter how extreme because of the urge to not be an outcast.

3. The human race is destined to destroy itself. There is no such thing as everyone being at peace with one another. Things such as jealousy, anger and fear, which are themes in the Lord of the Flies, are going to be the contributors to the self distruction of the human race. There have been wars over land, race, religion, etc... and none of those things are worth fighting over. It's all petty personality and power hungry conflict that causes lives to be taken everyday, so unless people start believing in equality and the true meaning of world peace, I am saying that the human race is destined to destroy itself.

4. I do believe that rules and punishments are necessary if we are to maintain a civilized society. Without boundaries, this world would be a mess. There would be more conflict due to the different beliefs about all actions. The world would be chaos because without rules and regulations, people would feel invincible and conflict would arise over things such as, "That homeless man stole a banana because he was hungry, so I'm going to steal my neighbor's car because my husband is at work with mine and I want to go to the mall and no one can say anything because that's not a crime anymore and they can't put me in jail."
Crime and murder rates would most likely be extremely high and civil people would eventually give up and become barbaric just like the rest.

5. Everyone is their own worst enemy. Everyone over-thinks and questions themselves at some point. We are our own worst critic and a lot of the time that makes us our own enemies.

Personality profile

www.literacynet.org/mi/assessment/cgi-bin/results.cgi

  This assessment is a very accurate portrayal of my personality. The top 3 strengths for me are, body movement, social, and self. Body movement involves being active and dancing, which are things I do in my everyday life that are very important to me. As a social person, it is a fact that I function and learn better with other people, wether it is from their experiences or ones I have shared with them. Although being social is a key aspect of my personality, I also find peace when I am alone and working things out independently.

  The results of this test are true to who I am. As a result of ENFP, I do prefer to be social, intuitive, trust my feelings and perceive rather than judge.

  Both tests are accurate. I am a very outgoing, loud person, that loves to be active and learn better in hands on approaches. Although I am outgoing and work well in groups, I do occasionally prefer to have alone time to think. I do trust my feelings and intuition 100% and I am a very spontaneous type of person. With the assessments conclusion, I do believe that my personality is very similar to that of the quiz.

Macbeth themes and motifs

Ambition- when opportunity arises, people's greed for more gets the best of them.

Ex. Some teenagers crave attention and they will say or do anything to get it.

Ex. When the new iPhone comes out and people just bought the previous generation, they will immediately take the opportunity to get the newest and greatest edition without taking time to be grateful for what they have.

Fate and Free Will- 
Fate: the development of events beyond a person's control, sometimes believed to be supernatural.
Free will: the power of acting without the constraints of fate or a destiny.

Ex. Some people believe that when they marry someone it was fate that they would find each other, while others believe that it was the free will to introduce themselves based off of first glance was how they met.

Ex. If most people in a family have large noses, it may be considered fate that the new baby had a large nose as well, but if that baby grows up to hate how big their nose is, then they could of their own free will go and get plastic surgery done to fix it.

Appearance and Reality- how something looks verses how it actually is.

Ex. There is a stunningly beautiful girl and every guy wants to ask her out on a date because of sweet and intriguing she looks, but she actually is the rudest and meanest person all of them have ever met.

Ex. When thin people with six packs are automatically assumed to be huge athletes that eat super healthy, but they actually eat fast food everyday and have never stepped foot in a gym. While on the other hand there could be a slightly heavier person that looks like they've never lifted a weight or eaten a vegetable that is very committed to the gym and their new healthy lifestyle.

Superstitions

Superstitions exist in today's society, just as they did back in the Elizabethan era. A common superstition is that breaking a mirror curses a person with seven years of bad luck. This superstition arose from the belief that a mirror holds pieces of the soul. When someone would die in the old days, one of the things the people would do was cover the mirror with sheets because people believed that the soul of the deceased would be trapped inside and unsettled. Superstitions connect to Macbeth because they are usually associated with the belief in black magic and witchcraft, which was a theme that was revisited in Macbeth. When the witches spoke of the prophecy to Macbeth, he believed he had to fulfill it otherwise he would not recieve the future he had wanted.

About me

  One of the many words that describes me is confident. With my interests and hobbies, such as dance and working out, I have to always have the confidence within myself to tell myself that nothing is impossible for me to do. The influences on me have always been my friends and family because the memories I have made with each individual have impacted and changed me to make me the person I am today. My greatest achievements have been my multiple successes, both with my team and as an individual, in competitions for my past years of gymnastics and dance. I consider each medal and trophy a new achievement because as I continue throughout the years, the levels get higher and competition gets harder, meaning I have to strive to work harder and stay dedicated in order to rise to the challenges ahead. I consider myself to be a bubbly, social, hardworking and dedicated person. I have many goals for my future and I have goals for each step towards achieving those future goals. Three goals that I hope to achieve for English 11 are to be able to say I am proud of all of the work I have done, maintain an 'A' throughout the semester and improve my abilities to analyze literature.

Character monologue

   I hate to leave before i truly had all power. My husband was very good to me and did all that i asked of him. He truly loved me to death. He was a weak man though. He needed a lot of guidance and reassurance, which frustrated me. I was more of a man than him. I lived my life as the caniving mastermind that i am. One thing is for sure, i did not recieve enough credit for my amazing abilities to manipulate and still be seen as the good girl. Although i can say i am proud, i do have some things i wasn't proud of. I cant believe i let it slip while i was sleep walking that my husband murdered Duncan and i plotted the whole thing! How stupid was i. There was no choice but to kill myself at that point, for people were getting suspicious. I was so close to getting complete power and not having anyone to stand against me to take it from me. Macbeth does not have the personality like my own. He is weak and afraid and always plays it safe a the nice guy, which clearly wasn't getting him anywhere. I am a strong, power hungry and greedy person that doesn't like to get my hands dirty in the deeds i propose. If it wasn't for me forcing myself into committing suicide, that weakling would still be alive. How could he have been so stupid to actually think he could have won that duel against macduff? Gambling on talent was not a smart move. My husband doesn't plot or think for himself and without me he is nothing. I'd say he had it coming when he got his head decapitated. I at least would've come up with a plan that would get rid of macduff without there being a fight or struggle. We could have ruled Scotland together under my power and Macbeth's title and it would have been glorious.