2.23 Diction Exercise.

a) debilitating, cynicism, prone, pessimism, strenuous, loyal, stubborn, and involuntary.

b) diction: flowing, perplexed
Connotation: astonished, faithful
Sound: reposeful, unique

c) The faithful yet perplexed expression of Alain De Botton's Idealization conveys a sense of ambivalent and foreboding skepticism about love and its slanderous turmoil of emotions.

Friday Teachers In Service

A relaxing day off with the thought of doing nothing. Just what we need to make this week feel great. I think its hard to believe that we've only had one normal full week since Christmas break! Thats crazy! We always end up getting a delay or cancellation. Cancellations aren't good anymore since we have to go till mid June now though pretty much. Anyways on this Teachers in service day I didn't do much at all. I spent the time sleeping and playing video games. I did go shopping with my friend to Glenbrook and ended up buying a great pair of new nikes. They look awesome! I cant wait to wear them. Hopefully the weather isn't bad!

Jane Eyre 80-113

This section starts out with Lowood receiving a major upgrade. Since so many children had died of and or had become sick of Typhus, Lowood was under investigation. It was made quite apparent that the school was no being ran properly and that Mr. Brocklehurst was not the right man for the job. Many other children were dying. Other benefactors came in and decided to oversee the school. The conditions at the school improved greatly. The food was better, the sanitary conditions were better, and the general lifestyle of the whole school were better. Life at Lowood seemed to have progressed nicely. Jane was a student at Lowood for 6 years. At the end she became number one in the number one class. This means she was head girl, a great honor at the time. Then Jane becomes a teacher at Lowood for two years. She teaches many children and uses Miss Temple as a role model for herself. But then Jane decides she is ready for a change. One of the reasons is because Miss Temple gets married and leaves the school. She advertises in search of a job as a governess and accepts a position at a place named Thornfield. Before Jane leaves, she also meets Bessie. Bessie tells Jane of everything that happened at Lowood since she left. Georgina tried running away and getting married but failed. John fell into a life of debauchery and dissolution. We also learn that John Eyre came looking for Jane.

Overall we learn that conditions in Lowood change for the better. This is great because now this place is much better than the Reed's house. We also learn that Jane excels as a student. She became head girl, a great accomplishment. However it is a new phase of her life now and she wants some change. She will to wherever life takes her so that she will be able to have more experiences.

Jane Eyre 36-79

This section starts out 4 days after Jane talks to Mr. Brocklehurst. Jane ends up finally leaving the Reed home and traveling to a school named Lowood. Leaving The Reeds is probably one of the greatest things that has ever happened in Jane's life. She arrives to the new school on a dark and rainy day. The next day she learnds the daily routine and gets to know the place. She also meets Miss Temple, one of the few kind teachers at the school. She also meets the unpleasant Miss Scatchard. Jane makes a new friend by the name of Helen Burns. Miss Scatchard hates Helen and is constantly harassing her. On the second day of her visit, Jane learns about the hard life at the school. The pitcher that they were to wash themselves with was frozen. She saw that the girls were overworked and underfed. Jane constantly looks to Helen for some morale support. Helen is quite a unique character. She notices that Miss Scatchard dislikes her. However she is convinced she is only trying to help her in the long run. For this reasons Helen obeys by Miss Scathcard's rule as often as she can. She says that she would rather be embrace this Christian practice. We also know that Mr. Brocklehurst spends most of his time away from the school. When he returns Jane is nervous. She drops her slate infront of Mr. Brocklehurst, who becomes quite angry. He calls Jane a liar and says that she must stand on a stool to be ridiculed on for the rest of the day. Helen is there to comfort Jane by providing her smiles. Jane then explains to Miss Temple how she is framed for her lying. We also find that Helen is suffering from consumption. This is a terrible disease we know that Helen dies.

A lot of interesting things happen this chapter. Jane finally sets out for her new school. She arrives and finds that it is better than the Reeds place, but still not the best. She also makes her first real friend. She also has comfort in Miss Temple who seems to understand her. However things really take a turn for the worse when we find out that Helen dies. This is a major setback for Jane. Hopefully she will be able to cope.

Jane Eyre 1-35

This book starts out with us learning of a 10 year old girl named Jane Eyre. She is part of the Reed family, and is a very avid learner. She loves to read books of great difficulty at such an early age like The Bible and Gulliver's Travels. However Jane is in a horrible situation since Mrs. Reed will dislikes her very much. She will not allow Jane to associate herself with the other children, not that Jane would want to anyways. One of Jane's cousins, John, calls Jane out for reading. He says she is an orphan and that she should not be fit to read. He then starts a physical fight with Jane. Mrs. Reed blames Jane for the fight and says she should be looked up in the "red room". Here Jane has time to think about her life and where she is. While pondering her situation, she believes she sees the Spirit of Mr. Reed. Scared out of her mind, Jane ends up fainting. When Jane awakes she finds herself with Mr. Lloyd, the family apothecary. Bessie, a house servant fond of Jane, is also present. Jane is healing in the bed and Mr. Lloyd suggests that the Reed family should send Jane of to school. Jane is excited about his prospect since she hates life with the Reeds, who hate life with Jane. Jane also overhears a conversation about her past which indicates that her mom was Mrs. Reed's sister. Her mom was a rich individual of high class and married some normal man. Both her parents died of Typhus, and Jane was left 4with the Reeds. Later we find out that Jane will end up going to a school. However she needs to have an interview with a man named Mr. Brocklehurst first. The interview does not go as planned. Jane has a pretty experienced and educated mind, however she says she dislikes psalms. This angers Mr. Brocklehurst a lot. Mrs. Reed also calls Jane a liar. In the end they plan on having Jane enter the school.

Jane has an extremely harsh life. She is stuck with a family that hates her and will punish her for no apparent reason. Luckily a few of the housekeepers feel pity for her. Because of Mr. Lloyd's suggestion, she is now able to leave the Reed family and go to a school. Hopefully life will be better there. She might make new friends.

Saturday ACT

So today I took the ACT at Homestead. There were a lot of people there I knew. I was surprised to find that there were Freshman from Canterbury taking the same test I was. It really surprised me. Those kids are too young to be taking that test. Overall I have a good feeling about the test. I was able to finish all the sections of the test, and I thought I did pretty well on the math. I had 25 whole minutes for the last 10 questions on the math section. That really surprised me. However, in the reading, science, and English sections I finished with only a minute or two remaining. I didn't have enough time to check all my work there, so that was disappointing. This is my second time taking the test. Hopefully I can get the 30 I need to get the scholarship for IU. That should take a decent amount of stress off of me and my parents.

Close Reading #1

In Pablo Picasso's, The Blind Man's Meal, subtle colors, varied table arrangements, and scenic man asser the bitter, taunting life of a man suffering from an overbearing disease. The use of stark, cool colors indicate a world of seclusion and loneliness. This gives a sense of a disdainful, cynical mood of the painting and the man. Based on the haphazard arrangement of the elementary, unexciting utensils, one can assume that the man is lost. He seems to be lost in his own secluded yet elevated world which is not governed by the normal forces of nature. The man himself portrays a facial expression that is both foreboding and perplexed. Perhaps the scenic world which he has been unjustly trapped within burden him with an uneasy sorrow. He seems to be disheartened by the fact that his actual senses provide him with a glimpse into reality, a reality which he has lost forever. The suffering man must cope with the devious knowledge of the world in which he cannot experience completely.