Thursday, December 22, 2016

Citations Page

* http://literarydevices.net/tragic-hero/

* https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/05/

* https://www.kibin.com/essay-writing-blog/argumentative-essay-outline/

* https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/financial-aid/3-steps-to-getting-financial-aid

* https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-in/applying-101/applying-to-college-faq

* http://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-a-good-gpa-whats-a-bad-gpa

* https://www.google.com/amp/s/catherineryanhoward.com/2013/11/18/what-is-the-point-of-a-blog/amp/?client=safari

* https://www.quicksprout.com/2014/03/31/how-long-should-each-blog-post-be-a-data-driven-answer/

Genius hour #6

1.How can I better understand Shakespeare's readings?
2. Do most of his stories end in a tragedy?

After reading all the information on how Shakespeare's language works, I am truly becoming confident on how I'll obtain the knowledge amongst the "static" language. I never knew that Shakespeare's language would be so complicated just because our language now is more "modernized", but to be honest it is just dumbed down now. Shakespeare's language demonstrates complex ideas and structures mixed with humor if you understand the reading. What I love about the reading is that it mentions that Shakespeare tends to use a variety of puns which is awesome, because I consider myself the pun master, literally— I can come up with a pun for almost everything. It was weird reading that if you speak or study an Latin language this text will become difficult to read due  to the fact that it would seem both languages are pretty opposite, it's the first time I see that being bilingual would be a problem. Although it will be a challenge to understand his readings I'm up for it and at the end of the day it will only make me better, fill me with more knowledge, and better comprehension. While reading the texts will his message from the reading related to each story?

PART 2:
1. What is a tragic hero?
2. Does this necessarily mean the hero will die?


A tragic hero is an individual who must confront a downfall or a fear, it is the person that must become the hero by facing what mainly brings him down even though it shows his flaws drastically.  A tragic hero does not necessarily have to die because a tragedy is not always defined as a death, it could be the simple manner of a flaw that could be tragic of the character.  After conducting research on this topic it leads more towards the real definition of tragedy. I originally thought that a tragedy meant a million deaths including deaths of people that are close to you, however that is not always the case. A tragedy can be something that an individual believes that brings them down like their character. For example, a person could have everything they want such as all the materialistic things but what is tragic about that is that you have no love, no sentimental value over other real situations in life but items you scan in a store.

Monday, December 5, 2016

Genius Hour #8

1. What does an argumentative essay consist of?
2. How long does the argumentative essay have to be?
3. What is the best tone for it?
4. How bad can someone mess up on it?


               An Argumentative essay is a style which will forever exist due to the fact that it states a personal claim and viewing the side of the opposing claim, while still managing to get it your way. An Argumentative essay strictly consists of an intro, the development of your argument, state the opposing argument and refuting it, and a conclusion. The essay consists of at least five paragraphs. The best tone for these kinds of essays is a fair-minded tone to be able to understand what the opposing claim is and evaluate the situation right. Basically, don't mess up on this essays because they are critical a lot of common mistakes that have been seen is revealing bad judgment.