Act 2 and Act 3 Inkshedding

Viola: "I am the man" (Act 2 Scene 2, 25)
Viola is trying to reason with Olivia about the ring and how flirty she is with men. Viola feels like she is part of an awkward love triangle.

Malvolio: "...and yet to crush it a little, it would bow to me.." (Act 2, Scene 5, 143-145)
Malvolio is misinterpreting the fake letter that and gets over excited that Olivia is truly in love with him. Malivio gets excited when he sees that several letters are the same letters in his name. He starts to act irrational and infatuated with what Olivia wrote in the letter.

Viola: "Then think you right..I am not what I am."
Olivia: "I would you were as I would have you be"
(Act 3, Scene 1, 148-149)
Viola is trying to convince Olivia that she cannot love her. Olivia is in love with Cesario because she will love any one she sees.

small object to LARGE object essay thoughts

When I was thinking several ideas for the small object to LARGE object essay, several ideas came to mind such botox, junk food and caffeinated drinks. The first two, both seemed like good topics to write about but they were too broad which is why i wrote about caffeinated drinks. I used sources to prove my points about how caffeinated beverages affect society, college students and athletes. When i say caffeinated beverages, i mean Redbull, Monster Energy and other energy drinks out there. Organizing this essay was pretty difficult because that is not my strongest point. When I went to the Writing Center, the tutor helped me alot with organization, grammar and making the essay flow. I will definitely go to the Writing Center in the future because they helped and taught me a lot. GO TO THE WRITING CENTERRR

Act 2 Inkshedding

Fabian "If I lose a scruple of this sport, let me be boiled to death with melancholy" (2.5, pg. 75)

Sir Toby, Maria and Andrew thought it would be funny to play a joke on Malvolio by forging a letter written by Olivia for him to find. Being a fool or prankster, Fabian thought it would be funny to be part of the drama associated with the joke. They thought it was funny to pull a joke on Malvolio for a good laugh. The fool says if he misses part of the joke, he will be boiled to death.

Reenacting Shakespeare of Act 2

In class today, we reenacted William Shakespeare’s play The Twelfth Night of Act Two. It was interesting and funny to listen to my classmates trying to imitate the characters and use the language of Shakespeare. It was easier to understand what was going on because the dialogue was filled with body language to make the story alive. Those who were observing were somewhat like the audience of a modern day Shakespearean play because we were laughing and giggling. Two male classmates played the two main female characters, Olivia and Viola, which was interesting because in Shakespeare’s time, men played as female roles.

Act 2 of Twelfth Night

1. Is Antonio interested in a homosexual way towards Sebastian?
2. Does Sebastian know that his twin sister is alive? Does Olivia know that his brother is alive?
3. Is Sir Tony in love with Mary?
4. Who is Mary?
5. In the Fool's riddles, does he give hints that Viola is actually disguising as a man (Cesario)?
6 Who is Antonio ?

In search of multiple interpretations of Act One in The Twelfth Night

1) Is Olivia afraid to find love after what happened with her first lover?

2) Is commiting suicide the only way of escaping a marriage?

3) Is Olivia afraid that the suitors just want her because of social class and not her personality?

4) Did William Shakespeare fictionalize how love should be?

5)Is there a time in the book, that the suitors realize that it is not just about the social class but the personality and character of a woman?

6) Do you think that Olivia will fall in love?

The day of being an editor..

When I first get the essay assignment, I look at what goals are needed. I go home and try to put down ideas about several topics I would like to write about that can last till about five or more pages. When I am typing my very first draft, I constantly re read each sentence making sure it sounds somewhat perfect and that it is in the proper place in the paragraph. When I print out the draft, I get a blue pen and make corrections that I did not see when typing. I am somewhat of an architect who cuts out and rebuilds it with better meaning and understanding so the reader can be interested in reading my paper. I guess I can also be a surgeon because I like to experiment with different things and I try to fit in what is necessary in the sentence. I am not a perfect writer but I receive the necessary help from my teachers.

Virtual Iraq

Is Virtual Iraq sustainable to help soldiers overcome a traumatic deployment? This form of therapy will allow soldiers to see a more visual effect using a computer stimulated combat trauma. This might help soldiers to hopefully be able to release some hidden emotion and feel more accepted and normal. Should we as a society try to help these soldiers or just leave them alone to deal with their problems?
In normal therapy, you can be distracted with other areas of your life such as family issues, self-esteem, death in the family and financial problems. Virtual Iraq is focusing on one thing that may help soldiers overcome Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (P.T.S.D). After being deployed from war, the last thing soldiers’ need is to talk to a therapist that they feel does not understand them or that cannot relate to their experience. Most soldiers would feel uncomfortable expressing their feelings like that.
Travis Boyd is a typical soldier who experienced major episodes of PTSD. It was apparent that he was unable to live a normal life after combat in Iraq. He returned home with enormous amounts of stress and anxiety that hindered his everyday life. Soldiers are dealing with the horrific experiences of seeing friends and family members die during the war and no one can prepare them for how these feelings will affect them.
As a society we have to understand what the soldiers have been through after fighting for our country. Approximately twenty percent of soldiers suffer from PTSD or major depression. The Virtual Iraq computer game may help because it can lure soldiers to playing a game. They grew up in the video game generation. This video game may not treat all their psychological wounds but it may help them to talk to their family, react to their feelings and live a somewhat normal life.

Torreya Taxifolia

Should assisted migration be allowed, is it right to move some species to a better location because of climate change? Global warming has caused increased climate temperatures that are affecting our ecology. However, assisted migration is also very controversial, as conservationists do not believe it is the right thing to do. Will assisted migration help or actually cause more environmental problems?
Connie Barlow, a writer and naturalist, is concerned about a tree species called Torreya taxifolia located in the hot, dry climate of Florida. Due to the increase of global temperature, this particular species is dying out. There are many Torreya trees further north on the Apalachiola River that are thriving where it is darker and wetter. Jack Johnston grew trees from seeds that did well in Northern Georgia and North Carolina. Moving trees is very expensive but in nature things do move around. In 2004, a public case said that it would not be expensive but easy and that because of highways and changes in the environment the Torreya needed help to be moved. Assisted migration might be a realistic idea.
Conservationists are coming up with new strategies to save the species but no matter what they do they cannot change the fact that temperatures are rising and their ideas may no longer work. They are against assisted migration and think endangered trees can be preserved and restored. The conservationists are afraid if they move a tree to a new environment, it can cause problems and disturb the balance with other species. They do not know what the future will hold in their new environment.
Global warming is not going away and we as a society have to accept that. Should we let habitats go through their natural course of selection and do not get involved? Have humans done enough damage on the environment; haven’t we learned not to change things? If assisted migration does work with the Torreya taxifolia species and it is able to thrive on its own without any problems, maybe we can slowly move other tree species in the future.