In the beginning Nora seems like a very loving character who is also very well off financially. Her and her husband seem very affectionate towards each other by calling each other pet names and they was they talk to each other. You can also tell that she loves her children very much and only wants the best of them. Later on you see how she loves to brag and how conceided she is when she says things like "Afterall, a girl with my ravishing appeal--", "It was a godsend that everything looks so well on me...", and "...I was the most responsible..." when talking to Mrs. Linde.
At first I thought that she was in love with Torvald, but now I have to question it. She lied to him about buying macaroons and denied that she had every time he asked her about it. Torvald also doesn't know about the whole thing with Nora borrowing money in order for them to Italy, and on top of that, she broke the law and can now get into a lot of trouble for it. Even though it seems as if she borrowed the money so she could save his life because she really was in love with him, but also since she decided not to tell him and lied about where the money came from suggests that she may not. At the time this might have been okay, because it would have been too much for him to worry about, but she still decideds not to tell him the truth about everything. She now seems very untrustworthy and dishonest, which are very important to a loving relationship.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
beach dayyy!
Since yesterday was soo nice, my roommate and I went to the beach after I got out of my bio lab around 11. One of our friends, Carolina, has a duplex in Wrightsville beach by the Oceanic, so we went to her house to park there and go lay out. At first we thought it might be kinda cold, but once we got out there it felt so good. I even got burnt a little. I love living here. Caroline, her roommates, and two guys from home also joined us on the beach for a while. I can't wait to be doing this everyday, especially since I made my schedule to work around the time I would want to go to the beach each day when it gets warmer. So I get out every day by 1150 and on Tuesdays all I have is a 5:00. 8:00's suck, but at least it will be paying off shortly! So everyone that was at the beach decided that we would cook for dinner that night and we would all bring stuff for tacos. The tacos WOULD have been awesome, but SOMEBODY forgot to bring the lettuce, and I hate eating them without it. So, it was me that was supposed to bring it but I got mixed up and brought cheese instead.
I really want to live with Caroline next year because they are planning on living in another place like they already have. They got a really good deal this year on the house they rented, it was 1500 split 3 ways, and I think that's defiantely worth it being on the beach and all. But idk if they are going to be able to find anything that good for next year because now that house is going up 300 for next year. But hopefully something will work out because if I got to live by the beach that would be the best year ever!
I really want to live with Caroline next year because they are planning on living in another place like they already have. They got a really good deal this year on the house they rented, it was 1500 split 3 ways, and I think that's defiantely worth it being on the beach and all. But idk if they are going to be able to find anything that good for next year because now that house is going up 300 for next year. But hopefully something will work out because if I got to live by the beach that would be the best year ever!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Spring Break
This spring break sucked compared to the ones in highschool. First of all, we used to go to the OBX with a huge group of people and stay in a huge beach house with like 13 bedrooms. My friends dad works for the company that built these houses so we all go to stay for free. It was so much fun and for the past two years that's what we had done.
Well this year nothing too exciting was planned. My roommate went to Charleston with two other friends for a few days. I was going to go, but at first their plan was to stay the whole week, and I knew I didn't want to do that, so I went ahead and made other plans. I decided to work a few days considering my bank account had less than $100 at the moment, haha, that's bad i know. Anyway, the first Friday night I worked the restaurant was pretty busy and everyone did okay in tips. I work at a seafood restaurant at home, and I swear they need to build one somewhere around here because nothing here is even close to being that good. But that will never happen because it never gets the credit it deserves because most people either have never heard of it or don't know what is the best thing to order. So the first night back to work was good, but I can't say much about the other days I worked. It was sooo slow and I made more money that one Friday night then the next 3 nights combined. Yeah, that sucks.
My parents have a place in Emerald Isle, so me and my friend Lindsay went to stay there for a couple nights just to get away and not have to do anything. We ran into a group of people that all go to ECU now but are from home which was really random. So we all hung out the first night and had a lot of fun together. This beach trip was more relaxing than anything else because I got to sleep a lot & didn't have to worry about homework.
The end of spring break was probably the worst because me and my boyfriend broke up, but I know no one wants to hear about that so I won't go into details, and I hadn't done any of the homework or studying that I had hoped to. So everything was done on Sunday, including my math homework and the rough draft to our paper, which I think I'm going to go ahead and try to start finishing now so I won't have to do it all this weekend.
Well this year nothing too exciting was planned. My roommate went to Charleston with two other friends for a few days. I was going to go, but at first their plan was to stay the whole week, and I knew I didn't want to do that, so I went ahead and made other plans. I decided to work a few days considering my bank account had less than $100 at the moment, haha, that's bad i know. Anyway, the first Friday night I worked the restaurant was pretty busy and everyone did okay in tips. I work at a seafood restaurant at home, and I swear they need to build one somewhere around here because nothing here is even close to being that good. But that will never happen because it never gets the credit it deserves because most people either have never heard of it or don't know what is the best thing to order. So the first night back to work was good, but I can't say much about the other days I worked. It was sooo slow and I made more money that one Friday night then the next 3 nights combined. Yeah, that sucks.
My parents have a place in Emerald Isle, so me and my friend Lindsay went to stay there for a couple nights just to get away and not have to do anything. We ran into a group of people that all go to ECU now but are from home which was really random. So we all hung out the first night and had a lot of fun together. This beach trip was more relaxing than anything else because I got to sleep a lot & didn't have to worry about homework.
The end of spring break was probably the worst because me and my boyfriend broke up, but I know no one wants to hear about that so I won't go into details, and I hadn't done any of the homework or studying that I had hoped to. So everything was done on Sunday, including my math homework and the rough draft to our paper, which I think I'm going to go ahead and try to start finishing now so I won't have to do it all this weekend.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Outline
I decided to write about the first option that discusses the stories " The Lottery" and "In the Penal Colony"...
Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" and Franz Kafka’s "In the Penal Colony" both deal with a gruesome tradition that is seemingly unnecessary and unjustifiable. Compare these two traditions, paying particular attention to the language and imagery used to describe each.
Title ___________________________
I. Introduction
1. Discuss how tradition is carried out and how it stays alive after long periods of time.
2. Explain the different tradtions in each of the stories.
3. Explain how language and imagery are used and their effects.
4. Thesis
Although traditions are most commonly thought of as...blah blah blah haven't figured it out yet... they can also be carried on for no particular reason that lead to experiences that are not so pleasant and extremely cruel. In both of these stories, the traditions are described greatly by the usage of language and imagery which tell us exactly how tradition effects the lives of the people involved.
II. First Body Paragraph- Comparing Imagery
1. Compare the similarites and differenecs of the two traditions, paying particular attention to imagery.
2. Discuss the imagery of explaining the way the tradtions used to be in the past.
3. Discuss the imagery of children in both traditions.
4. Discuss the imagery of both stories having people are trying to change or don't agree with the tradition.
III. Second Body Paragraph- Comparing Language
1. Compare and two traditions paying particular attention the the language used.
2. The term "lottery".
3. The term "apparatus".
4. Other major uses of language in each.
IV. Third Body Paragraph- What Each Tradition Meant to the Characters
1. How tradition plays such a strong role in people's lives/the reason for each tradition.
2. The people in each story that are in favor of keeping the tradition alive (many village people vs. the officer by himself)
3. How it is passed down so successfully/unsuccessfully.
V. Conclusion
1.Summarize the key concepts.
2.Restate thesis.
I usually can't think of what the conclusion will actually say until after I write everything else out completely. Also, I might end up making everything that's under "Third Body Paragraph" into the first paragraph so it comes before actually talking about language and imagery. That way the summaries and explanations of each story is said in the beginning.
Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" and Franz Kafka’s "In the Penal Colony" both deal with a gruesome tradition that is seemingly unnecessary and unjustifiable. Compare these two traditions, paying particular attention to the language and imagery used to describe each.
Title ___________________________
I. Introduction
1. Discuss how tradition is carried out and how it stays alive after long periods of time.
2. Explain the different tradtions in each of the stories.
3. Explain how language and imagery are used and their effects.
4. Thesis
Although traditions are most commonly thought of as...blah blah blah haven't figured it out yet... they can also be carried on for no particular reason that lead to experiences that are not so pleasant and extremely cruel. In both of these stories, the traditions are described greatly by the usage of language and imagery which tell us exactly how tradition effects the lives of the people involved.
II. First Body Paragraph- Comparing Imagery
1. Compare the similarites and differenecs of the two traditions, paying particular attention to imagery.
2. Discuss the imagery of explaining the way the tradtions used to be in the past.
3. Discuss the imagery of children in both traditions.
4. Discuss the imagery of both stories having people are trying to change or don't agree with the tradition.
III. Second Body Paragraph- Comparing Language
1. Compare and two traditions paying particular attention the the language used.
2. The term "lottery".
3. The term "apparatus".
4. Other major uses of language in each.
IV. Third Body Paragraph- What Each Tradition Meant to the Characters
1. How tradition plays such a strong role in people's lives/the reason for each tradition.
2. The people in each story that are in favor of keeping the tradition alive (many village people vs. the officer by himself)
3. How it is passed down so successfully/unsuccessfully.
V. Conclusion
1.Summarize the key concepts.
2.Restate thesis.
I usually can't think of what the conclusion will actually say until after I write everything else out completely. Also, I might end up making everything that's under "Third Body Paragraph" into the first paragraph so it comes before actually talking about language and imagery. That way the summaries and explanations of each story is said in the beginning.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
next year...
I really don't know what to do about living arrangements for next semester because I don't know if Ashley is going to be here or not. This has really been on my mind for a while and I can't figure out what I should do or if I should just not do anything right now. She has applied to Carolina and really wants to go there, so if she gets in she's definately going to go there. The thing is, she feels like she is not going to get in and says that she will most likely be here again next year. Well this puts me in a bad position because I don't know whether to start trying to find another roommate or what. If I did that I would feel like I'm doing Ashley wrong and leaving her to do her own thing if she stays here, but if I don't I'm probably going to be stuck either with someone I don't really know, or I am going to be living by myself somewhere off campus which would be a lot more expensive. Ashley and I tried to get a room in The Crossing or The Landing, but all of the room got filled up before we could try, and we still want to plan on living together if she is going to be here. Even though that didin't work out, I don't really mind because I would rather live off campus anyway. We even went to look at a few places around town and found several we liked, but the thing with this is Ashley's mom is most likely not going to let her do that because her Financial Aid only covers some of the on campus housing. So pretty much I only have a few options: if she's here next year we will probably have to live on campus, and since there's no where else to stay right now, it will probably be in the University Apartments again. Living here is fine for the first year, but I DO NOT want to be in this shit hole again next year. But unless her mom comes around and let's her live off campus or some rooms open up in the other buildings, it looks like I will be. If she's not here and it's too late for me to find another roommate, and after this year I know I don't won't to do the whole random roommate thing again because we had a bad experience with that, I will be living alone and spending a lot more money than I need to be. This is just really aggrivating and I really don't know what I'm supposed to do.
Monday, March 2, 2009
ECU comes to Wilmy
3 of my best friends from highschool that all live in Greenville now, Krista, Lindsay, and Rachel, came to visit and stay with me this past weekend. My roommate and Krista don't get along and haven't been friends for a while after a lot that went on in highschool, so Ashley decided to go home so things wouldn't be awkward between everyone. They all got here late Friday evening around 9:30, and as soon as they did get here we all started getting ready to go out. Another one of our friends from home who now goes to UNC came with some of his friends from Chapel Hill who are from Wilmington, so we also got to meet up with them. That night we went to Rize since it was free, and there was this smoke stuff coming out of a little whole in the wall. I am so retarted, and i decided to see if i could stop the smoke from coming out by covering the hole up with my finger. So i did it, and it burnt the hell out of me. It hurt so bad and i had to go run it under water for like 15 minutes then ask the bartender for some ice. I had a huge blister in a perfect circle on my finger. I swear I am such an idiot sometimes...
Anyway, we slept in Saturday and later went shopping for a while, then went to go eat at Bridgewater because everyone wanted come crab legs. It turns out they didn't even have crab legs, so we had sat down and gotten our drinks and everything before finding this out, then decided to leave. I felt really rude for doing that, but it was too expensive anyway. We walked down the street to Dockside instead, and guess what. No crabs legs. I thought this was the freaking beach, but we stayed there anyway. The food wasn't even really that good there either, but because we had our waiter running back and forth gettin us something else that we needed every 10 seconds, he got a good $20 tip from us, so he should feel lucky. We went out again that night, without any burn incidents, but almost getting in a huge argument with a guy who said that he had been to 6 different countries this year and that American girls are the most stuck up of all of them. How dare him. Anyway...we left around 2 to come back to the apt, ordered pizza, then went to bed. Everyone left early Sunday morning, which was a good thing because none of us had done the homework that we needed to, so that gave me more time to study for the bio test that we had earlier today (sucked), and now I'm about to study for psy and math and read, hoping to have all of this done by tonight.
Anyway, we slept in Saturday and later went shopping for a while, then went to go eat at Bridgewater because everyone wanted come crab legs. It turns out they didn't even have crab legs, so we had sat down and gotten our drinks and everything before finding this out, then decided to leave. I felt really rude for doing that, but it was too expensive anyway. We walked down the street to Dockside instead, and guess what. No crabs legs. I thought this was the freaking beach, but we stayed there anyway. The food wasn't even really that good there either, but because we had our waiter running back and forth gettin us something else that we needed every 10 seconds, he got a good $20 tip from us, so he should feel lucky. We went out again that night, without any burn incidents, but almost getting in a huge argument with a guy who said that he had been to 6 different countries this year and that American girls are the most stuck up of all of them. How dare him. Anyway...we left around 2 to come back to the apt, ordered pizza, then went to bed. Everyone left early Sunday morning, which was a good thing because none of us had done the homework that we needed to, so that gave me more time to study for the bio test that we had earlier today (sucked), and now I'm about to study for psy and math and read, hoping to have all of this done by tonight.
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