Blog 16: Reflection on class

*** PLEASE READ THE NEW BLOGS 7,8,9,10 IW ILL HAVE THEM ALL FINSHED BEFORE THE END OF TODAY****

I just loved this class overall it was a great class and I learned a lot. One thing I learned in this class was archetypes which I found really interesting Because now I start to notice them in books and films. I'm now hoping that all my classes would be on computers. this was a great semester and you were a great teacher you actually made me like English for once. Maybe I will become an English teacher. Thank you for being a good proffesor.

Blog 10: Refelction

I have to say that I hated being sick that week cuss it was too much for me to make up but i will do it. Because if I don't I cant pass and I need to pass. Other then that I enjoyed watching Alice in Wonderland my new favorite movie. I just love the way Johnny Depp acts he is a really good actor when it come to insane people. I will have every thing done by today.

Blog 9: essay

The movie I choose was Alice in Wonderland which was a great movie. In this movie you clear see the steps of the heros journey.

BLOG 8:

I don't have much to right her because I didn't complete my essay 100%. So yea I guess the many thing I have to do is complete that essay TODAY. I will do even if i have to stay up all night .

Blog 7: Pre-writing

The movie I will choose to do my hero essay on will be Alice in Wonderland. The hero's quest in this movie is shown pretty clearly. The call of adventure start when she chooses to follow the bunny. Alice supernatural aid was the Hatter. She had many challenges. One of them being with the big monster, the second was with the guards, and alice rebirth/death was when she had the memory flash back and she then decide to fight the dragoon. Then right before she fights the dragon she transform into the knight. Then her return would be when the White Queen gives her the blood of the dragon to get him. Some archetypes that are in the movies would be good and evil, Crazy person, and the Hero.

Blog 13/14: Final draft

Carmen Rosario

ENG 102

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Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale

By: Holly Black

Holly black is the author of the book I read. She was born in Long Branch, New Jersey in 1971. Her first novel was Tithe: A modern Faerie Tale. She then wrote two other books in the same world as Tithe. Valient and the Sequel to the Tithe, Ironside which spent five weeks on the New York Times bestseller list (Holly Black website). She also collaborated on the works of The Spiderwick Chronicles with Tony DiTerlizzi. She is known as the bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles. Holly now lives in Massachusetts with her husband. In their house they also have a "secret Library". Which she states is “her favorite part of her house"(Holly blacks website)

In the novel I just read there are many symbols. Some of these symbol being as little as a four leaf clover to being as simple as a name. Each thing big or small symbolizes something. In this novel symbols go a long way. Without the symbols the story would probably make little to no sense at all. Not only would that but with out all the symbols in this novel the book be very boring and plain. In general the book might have a good amount of symbols.

Each symbol represents different things though out the story. I think the most fascinating symbol of the whole book would be a person’s name. In the book the knowing the name of a faire means you’re able to control them. They need to obey your every command. You see this chapter 10 when Kaye uses Roiben's full name to get free. "" Rath Roiben Rye"..."Cut my bonds."" Without Kaye knowing Roiben full name she couldn't have commanded him to break her chains. So a name plays a big role in this novel.

Another symbol would be the four-leaf clover. In the novel Kaye is truly a faerie and finds out in a later chapter. The reason she didn’t know she was a faerie is because they had put a disguise on her that they call "Glamour". In other to take this glamour off she needs to find a four- leaf clover. So the four leaf clover symbolizes her from the faerie. It separates her from the rest of the world in a sense. Even though she is told not to take her glamour off she still chooses to do so. Not only is that but four - leaf clovers very hard to find so she just starts rolling a pile of clovers. Also symbolize how unique she is.

I think by far this is great novel the way the author wrote it was just amazing. She used lots of symbols and imagery to catch the reader’s attention. I look forward to reading more books by this author. She did a great job with the entire symbols she put in. Symbol in a novel are very important without symbols novels would be very bland and boring. I am glad this was a great novel to read.

Blog 12: About my book

I still haven't finished reading my book. So far it is a very good book. The book I choose was Tithe : A Modern Faerie Tale. I'm going to start off writing out the plot. Then I'm pin point out the steps of the hero quest. This book is very interesting and good. The book starts out with the prologue which is set in Philly. While in Philly Kaye mom almost gets attacked by Lloyd( I'm not sure if he is her moms boyfriend or not). So they move back to New Jersey. They are staying with Kaye grandmother. In the first chapter she goes drinking with her best friend Janet. While she is there she goes off into the abanadoned merry-go-round. I'm also gonna be talking about Holly Black she is a very intersting person.

Blog 11:

I have a list of book I want to choose from. Here is the list The Hobbit by the author of lord of the rings, A Wrinkle in time, Dead As a Doornail, Tithe and the Graveyard book. All these book some how grab my attention. The first two book I already read A Wrinkle in time and The Hobbit. Both these books are really good. The are both very different from one another. A Wrinkle in time have to do with the worlds dimension while The Hobbit has to do with well a hobbit (Bilbo) . The other three book just seem interesting to read which I might do even if I don't write about them. Dead As a Doornail is one of the books from the True blood series. Tithe is a book on fairies which I never read before but change might be good. The last book being The Graveyard Book this one I'm looking into it because I like the author.

Blog 6: Essay 2

This is Halloween

Boys and girls of every age

wouldn't you like to see something strange

Come with us and you will see,

this our town of Halloween

This is Halloween, this is Halloween,

pumpkins scream in the dead of night

This is Halloween, everybody make a scene,

trick or treat till the neighbours come and die of fright

It's our town, everybody scream,

in this town of Halloween

I am the one hiding under your bed,

teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red

I am the one hiding under your stairs,

fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair

This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween

In this town we call home,

everyone hail to the pumpkin song

In this town, don't we love it now,

everybody's waiting for the next surprise

Round that corner, then,

hiding in the trash cans,

something's waiting now to pounce and how you'll..

Scream, this is Halloween,

red and black and slimy green,

Aren't you scared?

Well, that's just fine,

say it once, say it twice,

take a chance and roll the dice,

ride with the moon in the dead of night

Everybody scream, everybody scream,

in our town or Halloween

I am the clown with the tear-away face,

here in a flash and gone without a trace

I am the who when you call "Who's there?",

I am the wind blowing through your hair

I am the shadow on the moon at night,

filling your dreams to the brim with fright

This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween

Tender lumplings everywhere,

life's no fun without a good scare,

that's our job but we're not mean

in our town of Halloween

In this town, don't we love it now,

everyone's waiting for the next surprise

Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back

and scream like a banshee,

make you jump out of your skin!

This is Halloween, everybody scream,

won't you please make way for a very special guy

Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch,

everyone hail to the pumpkin king

Now, this is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween

In this town we call home everyone hail to the pumpkin song

La la la la la, etc, etc…

Danny Elfman was born in Los Angeles, California in 1853 on the 29 of May. He is a well know composer for films and television shows. He grew up in Baldwins Hills, California. He drop out of high school and went to France with his brother. There he performed with a La Grand Magic Circus. He composed his first song in the debut of his brothers featured film Forbidden zone.

This poem “This Is Halloween” Is composed of three stanzas.The rhyme scheme is diferrent in each stanza. In stanza one the rhyme scheme is AABBBCBCBBDDEEB. In stanza two its ABCDEFGHHIJKLHHMMINLLH. In stanza three its AABBCDEFGBDFHBI. This poem is made up of 54 lines.

The poem “This Is Halloween” describes halloween. In the beginning of the poem (line 1) it calls out to all boys and girls.The poem is not much of story telling poem it just somewhat describes what goes on in halloween town. The poem talks about how they trick or treat till their neighbors die (line 8).

The most predominant symbols in this poem seem to be: (1)Red, Green, Black; (2) dead,die; (3) Hiding, scream; (4) Halloween; and (5) night. First lets start with the title " This is Halloween" from the title alone you can tell its going to be an eerie poem. Halloween in it self is a frightful holiday people dress up as dead people as killers and so on. " Black" is used in line 24, according to the Dictionary Of symbols black stands for evil.

I love the Nightmare Before chirstmas here is the orignal poem

Nightmare Before Christmas original poem

It was late one fall in Halloweenland,
and the air had quite a chill.
Against the moon a skeleton sat,
alone upon a hill.
He was tall and thin with a bat bow tie;
Jack Skellington was his name.
He was tired and bored in Halloweenland

"I'm sick of the scaring, the terror, the fright.
I'm tired of being something that goes bump in the night.
I'm bored with leering my horrible glances,
And my feet hurt from dancing those skeleton dances.
I don't like graveyards, and I need something new.
There must be more to life than just yelling,
'Boo!'"

Then out from a grave, with a curl and a twist,
Came a whimpering, whining, spectral mist.
It was a little ghost dog, with a faint little bark,
And a jack-o'-lantern nose that glowed in the dark.
It was Jack's dog, Zero, the best friend he had,
But Jack hardly noticed, which made Zero sad.

All that night and through the next day,
Jack wandered and walked.
He was filled with dismay.
Then deep in the forest, just before night,
Jack came upon an amazing sight.
Not twenty feet from the spot where he stood
Were three massive doorways carved in wood.
He stood before them, completely in awe,
His gaze transfixed by one special door.
Entranced and excited, with a slight sense of worry,
Jack opened the door to a white, windy flurry.

Jack didn't know it, but he'd fallen down
In the middle of a place called Christmas Town!
Immersed in the light, Jack was no longer haunted.
He had finally found the feeling he wanted.
And so that his friends wouldn't think him a liar,
He took the present filled stockings that hung by the fire.
He took candy and toys that were stacked on the shelves
And a picture of Santa with all of his elves.
He took lights and ornaments and the star from the tree,
And from the Christmas Town sign, he took the big letter C.

He picked up everything that sparkled or glowed.
He even picked up a handful of snow.
He grabbed it all, and without being seen,
He took it all back to Halloween.

Back in Halloween a group of Jack's peers
Stared in amazement at his Christmas souvenires.
For this wondrous vision none were prepared.
Most were excited, though a few were quite scared!

For the next few days, while it lightninged and thundered,
Jack sat alone and obsessively wondered.
"Why is it they get to spread laughter and cheer
While we stalk the graveyards, spreading panic and fear?
Well, I could be Santa, and I could spread cheer!
Why does he get to do it year after year?"
Outraged by injustice, Jack thought and he thought.
Then he got an idea. "Yes. . .yes. . .why not!"

In Christmas Town, Santa was making some toys
When through the din he heard a soft noise.
He answered the door, and to his surprise,
He saw weird little creatures in strange disguise.
They were altogether ugly and rather petite.
As they opened their sacks, they yelled, "Trick or treat!"
Then a confused Santa was shoved into a sack
And taken to Halloween to see mastermind Jack.

In Halloween everyone gathered once more,
For they'd never seen a Santa before
And as they cautiously gazed at this strange old man,
Jack related to Santa his masterful plan:
"My dear Mr. Claus, I think it's a crime
That you've got to be Santa all of the time!
But now I will give presents, and I will spread cheer.
We're changing places I'm Santa this year.
It is I who will say Merry Christmas to you!
So you may lie in my coffin, creak doors, and yell, 'Boo!'
And please, Mr. Claus, don't think ill of my plan.
For I'll do the best Santa job that I can."

And though Jack and his friends thought they'd do a good job,
Their idea of Christmas was still quite macabre.
They were packed up and ready on Christmas Eve day
When Jack hitched his reindeer to his sleek coffin sleigh,
But on Christmas Eve as they were about to begin,
A Halloween fog slowly rolled in.
Jack said, "We can't leave; this fog's just too thick.
There will be no Christmas, and I can't be St. Nick."
Then a small glowing light pierced through the fog.
What could it be?. . .It was Zero, Jack's dog!

Jack said, "Zero, with your nose so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

And to be so needed was Zero's great dream,
So he joyously flew to the head of the team.
And as the skeletal sleigh started its ghostly flight,
Jack cackled, "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"

'Twas the nightmare before Christmas, and all though the house,
Not a creature was peaceful, not even a mouse.
The stockings all hung by the chimney with care,
When opened that morning would cause quite a scare!
The children, all nestled so snug in their beds,
Would have nightmares of monsters and skeleton heads.
The moon that hung over the new-fallen snow
Cast an eerie pall over the city below,
And Santa Claus's laughter now sounded like groans,
And the jingling bells like chattering bones.
And what to their wondering eyes should appear,
But a coffin sleigh with skeleton deer.
And a skeletal driver so ugly and sick
They knew in a moment, this can't be St. Nick!
From house to house, with a true sense of joy,
Jack happily issued each present and toy.
From rooftop to rooftop he jumped and he skipped,
Leaving presents that seemed to be straight from a crypt!
Unaware that the world was in panic and fear,
Jack merrily spread his own brand of cheer.

He visited the house of Susie and Dave;
They got a Gumby and Pokey from the grave.
Then on to the home of little Jane Neeman;
She got a baby doll possessed by a demon.
A monstrous train with tentacle tracks,
A ghoulish puppet wielding an ax,
A man eating plant disguised as a wreath,
And a vampire teddy bear with very sharp teeth.

There were screams of terror, but Jack didn't hear it,
He was much too involved with his own Christmas spirit!
Jack finally looked down from his dark, starry frights
And saw the commotion, the noise, and the light.
"Why, they're celebrating, it looks like such fun!
They're thanking me for the good job that I've done."
But what he thought were fireworks meant as goodwill
Were bullets and missiles intended to kill.
Then amidst the barrage of artillery fire,
Jack urged Zero to go higher and higher.
And away they all flew like the storm of a thistle,
Until they were hit by a well guided missile.
And as they fell on the cemetery, way out of sight,
Was heard, "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good
night."

Jack pulled himself up on a large stone cross,
And from there he reviewed his incredible loss.
"I thought I could be Santa, I had such belief"
Jack was confused and filled with great grief.
Not knowing where to turn, he looked toward the sky,
Then he slumped on the grave and he started to cry.
And as Zero and Jack lay crumpled on the ground,
They suddenly heard a familiar sound.

"My dear Jack," said Santa, "I applaud your intent.
I know wreaking such havoc was not what you meant.
And so you are sad and feeling quite blue,
But taking over Christmas was the wrong thing to do.
I hope you realize Halloween's the right place for you.
There's a lot more, Jack, that I'd like to say,
But now I must hurry, for it's almost Christmas day."
Then he jumped in his sleigh, and with a wink of an eye,
He said, "Merry Christmas," and he bid them good bye.

Back home, Jack was sad, but then, like a dream,
Santa brought Christmas to the land of Halloween.

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Blog 5: Essay 3 Preveiw

I will have to say that essay 3 seem much more challenging then essay 2. But I do look forward to completing and passing my essay. Well, since we were told we can do it on the same poem I think I might stick with the same poem. I mean the more you read a poem the more you understand it. Well, I am go reread the poem if I find nothing in it then I will get a new poem.

Blog 4: Reflection

I have to say the my experience in this class for the past 2 weeks has been unexplainable. I disliked English a whole lot but since I came into this class and I created the blog I have to say I wish all English classes where like this. Plus I also like the topic we are working on the supernatural it is one of my favorite things to talk about. I am definitely looking forward to doing more blogs. I also learned that poems can be very very long. Even though the poem "Goblins Market" was long I really like the poem.

Blog 3: Tone and symbolism

The poem I found interesting to me is called Drink My Love by an anonymous author. I read threw a lot of poems but this one just caught my attention. This poem is a pretty deep poem. It haves different tones. It also has some symbols.

What is tone? Well, tone is a sound. In literature tone is the what something sounds like and how something makes you feel. Like some tones might make you feel sad or worry. In the poem I read there are different tones at different parts of the poem. In the first part of the poem you get a feeling of her trying to give her all to the vampire. The example would be when it say "allow my blood to impower thee". Another tone the you get is of love. She loves the vampire so much she wants home to turn her into a vampire. An example of this tone would be "Drink So I could live an eternal life Forever with you".

What is symbolism? Symbolism is using a word to represent something with out write out a whole phrase. Like for instants use the word sky to represent be free or eternity. In this poem Drink My love the one big symbol is blood. Blood in this poem symbolise life. It also is like power. Not only that but everyone knows that blood is a vampires lifeline. Another symbol in this poem would be drink. you my get the picture of just someone drinking something but in this poem its more then just drink something. The word drink in this poem the way its being used is that she is offering her self to her love and she is tell him to feast upon her.

To wrap this up the poem is good poem. Even though it does have a few mistakes in it overall I really like the tones and symbols of this poem. This poem doesn't really talk about life in genreal. It does talk about love even though in the poem it is talking about a human and a vampire in reality humans act the same way when they are in love. They give there all to that one person. They might not be saying drink my blood, but people usally would say something like ill give my life up for you or i will take a bullet for you. So I guess it doesnt matter if you are a vampire and a human couple or a just a human couple love makes you do crazy things.

Blog 2: Drink my Love (Vampire Poem)

Well I choose the topic of Vampires because I love them ever since I can remember. From the movie of Vampire in Brooklyn to Interview With the Vampire or Underworld. I also like love poems so I tried to combine them and find a vampire love poem so thats exactly what I searched on Google.com. This is just one of the poems I liked:

Drink my Love

Yes Love.
Dig your fangs in my neck so deep.
Savor the taste.
Suck and Drink
Allow my blood to impower thee
Awaken the beast hidden inside of me
Drink my love
For you have been weak
I wish to be the aid
-The Queen
To my Vampire King
Drink
Savor
Swallow
Empty my body of the human blood rein
Fill me with your venom
So I could too,
Know the vampire ways
Yes drink my love
Drink
So I could live an eternal life
Forever with you
as your Vampire Wife
Bite
Drink
Endore the taste
Embrace my body
Wrap your arms around my waist
I have fully transformed.
I feel the change
I feel the coldness in my veins
I feel my teeth razor sharp.
No longer blunt.
Come my love.
Let us hunt.
For I sense a craving
A craving for blood.
Let us drink
My Vampire Love

Its is from this website http://vampirelovepoems.blogspot.com. There are more then one poem on this site but this is the one I liked the best. This poems seems to be about a female who is in love with a vampire and would like to become whole with him. She wants to wants him to feed off her so she too can become immortal and she can can go feast on blood too.

Blog 1: About Me

Hey my name is Carmen. I am a 19 year old college student at LAGCC. I have a son who is 2 years old. He will be 3 in August. I am a Full time student, Full time mom and a part time cashier. I have a wonderful boyfriend. My favorite thing to do is play The Sims 3 I am addicted to it. Well that's it for now. To Be Continued.....