Thursday, January 22, 2009

Song

In John Donne's 'Song', he uses diction to show his frustrations, both with himself and with others; we see this through his view and treatment of women.
Through the use of imperatives in the first stanza, it is clear that Donne is creating a serious mood as he commands an unknown subject using phrases such as, "Tell me", "Teach me", and "Go". His tone is also a bit cynical as he hands out these commands, he also patronizes the unknown subject by referencing mythical and unreal objects and actions, such as going to"Catch a falling star" or listening to "Mermaids singing". He compares an honest and faithful woman to a mythical creature, suggesting that they do not exist and the pilgrimage for such would be in vain.
Jumping to the third and final stanza, the serious and cynical tone continues itself when Donne reiterates his opinion of there being no such thing as a woman who is true and fair, although it becomes a small bit more passive, as if he has given up the search. Donne uses passive phrases to suggest this, such as, "If", "Though", and "Yet do not".
It can be assumed after reading this poem, that Donne takes his frustrations with himself out on others, specifically women, and through his poetry and that his poems are some kind of way to 'vent' his emotions and frustrations with his possible shortcomings.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Act of Resistance

For my act of resistance, I chose to address Breast Cancer Awareness. It's an issue close to the hearts of many, yet so many people aren't aware of the facts.





In 2004 alone:
186,772 women and 1,815 men were diagnosed with breast cancer
(Yes, men can have it too)

40,954 women and 362 men died from breast cancer



Every 2 minutes, there is a new breast cancer diagnosis.


Every 14 minutes, a life is lost to the disease.


Over 40,000 people will die this year; about 400 of them will be men.


85% of all diagnoses have no family history.


1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.



Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women between ages 40 and 55.



Those are the facts behind my act of resistance, so now here's for the action. I asked everyone at my job to all wear pink on a day when we come into contact with MANY other people and hardly even realize it - Black Friday(Only THE busiest shopping day of the year lol). I was shocked by how many people actually supported the fight by wearing pink, yet still a bit disappointed at those who didn't. Something so simple as a wardrobe change can accomplish so much in spreading the word. As an aid, we also passed out sheets of paper with the above facts and statistics on them, in hopes that come of the people we came into contact with would spread the word and strengthen the fight. Its only the beginning...
To get involved in the fight against breast cancer, visit:











Monday, November 17, 2008

Random....

Now that I have met my quota of blogs.....

So what's the speed of dark?

If you're sending someone some Styrofoam, what do you pack it in?

Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections?

Why do you press harder on a remote control when you know the battery is dead?

Why are they called buildings when they're already finished? Shouldn't they be called builts?

Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?

How come Superman could stop bullets with his chest, but always ducked when someone threw a gun at him?


Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a race car not called a racist?


Why is the man who invests all your money called a 'broker'?


Do bald men wash their head with soap or shampoo?


What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?


Why are the obituaries found in the "living" section of the newspaper?


Are one handed people offended when police tell them to put their hands up?


How can sweet and sour sauce be sweet and sour at the same time?


If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?


What if you're in hell, and you're mad at someone, where do you tell them to go?



taken from http://www.owensworld.com/jokes/read-468.htm

What's in a name?

Lysistrata
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lysistrata (Attic Greek: Λυσιστράτη Lysistratê, Doric Greek: Λυσιστράτα Lysistrata), loosely translated to "she who disbands armies", is a Greek comedy, written in 411 BC by Aristophanes.


If Lysistrata's name had a meaning, do you think that any other characters were named what they were for a reason?
I am in love with this piece of art, named Lysistrata, created by Hecto Casanova......
Spot on representation of the comedy... We see a frustrated soldier breaking his arrow while a woman stands next to him, seemingly giggling in accomplishment....
Not to fall back into Ms. Rupar's class or anything (which i hated), but notice the feminine curves of the woman under her chin, on her neck and her back; then look at the masculine, rough, jagged edges of the man. Also, notice how the woman holds her head up while the man's head is hanging low? The contrast of victory and defeat is evident..... The fact that it is black and white is also significant. The men and women had extremely opposite viewpoints from each other, thus they saw things in black and white....

Well alrighty then....

I just watched an extremely interesting yet mildly inappropriate and funny video on youtube.... Lysistrata Mockumentary.... made by some students at Minnesota state.... although it was very informative on certain aspects of early Greek life, the constant references to the male reproductive organ....... Check it out.... Viewer discretion is advised..... Just kidding. Its not that bad...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abNNfvevXdg

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Hmmmmm...

Am i the only one who saw a correlation between this play and the movie 40 Days and 40 Nights with Josh Hartnett and Shannyn Sossamon?

For those of you who haven't seen it here's a summary.....posted by 'Anonymous' on IMDB.com

"Nicole broke up with Matt months ago and is now engaged to someone else. He's very good-looking and has no trouble finding other lovers, but that doesn't help because he's still obsessed with wanting her back. Then he gets the inspiration that swearing off sex for Lent (all forms of sexual activity, even kissing or masturbation) will give him the perspective he needs. So of course a few days later he meets a woman and they fall in love. Now Matt sees his vow as a personal matter, and won't even tell her about it, but his friends think otherwise, and now the complications begin..."

Pretty much, Matt is fighting his own war against sex.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RTyM05cbio