End of the year Reflection

What has improved the most about my writing techniques since i started the class was my overall ability to construct an academic based argument.  I feel as if i have the tools to succeed now. The most helpful strategies that i found was most helpful was writing the web to start brainstorming and then learning to use the academic databases more deeply. It feels like the easiest paper for me to complete was the Zamatin's We paper. I really thought I had a good topic and it's always easier to write a paper when you have a great topic.  The short story paper seemed to be the hardest. Out of all the lessons we did, I feel as if the lessons we did on plagiarism were the most helpful. I didnt know what plagiarism was have the time. I do feel as if i am more prepared to write college level classes now. Thank you.

April Fools Day! Whoo!!

Just kidding, but you have me wondering if those two songs were an April Fools Joke since the packet is titled "Poetry for April 1st"? 

Well I had the feeling that throughout the Beyonce song, she was refering to how she would treat a woman she was with if she was a man. It seems as if she was envying the way most males live their lifes without confrontation like women have to worry about. For example, If a guy sleeps with a lot of women, he's "The man". But if a woman was to sleep around with a lot of guys, "shes a slut".

Now for "Sold" by John Micheal Montgomery, I am pretty positive he's just personifiying a car that he just bought off the auction block.

"I Want Whats Coming to Me"

MARK but this flea, and mark in this,---she knows shes pregnant
How little that which thou deniest me is ;---she was in denial
It suck'd me first, and now sucks thee, ---Its feeding off her
And in this flea our two bloods mingled be.--- now their bloods are combined
Thou know'st that this cannot be said-- cant be said that
A sin, nor shame, nor loss of maidenhead ;-- maybe its not hers?
    Yet this enjoys before it woo,--enjoys her pregnancy
    And pamper'd swells with one blood made of two ;--2 bloods, from the mom and dad
    And this, alas ! is more than we would do.

O stay, three lives in one flea spare,-- need to get a house
Where we almost, yea, more than married are.-- more than married
This flea is you and I, and this the flea is a product of both parties
Our marriage bed, and marriage temple is.-- their marriage is also
Though parents grudge, and you, we're met,--her parents didnt like him
And cloister'd in these living walls of jet.--they got closer
    Though use make you apt to kill me,--maybe he wants to kill her
    Let not to that self-murder added be,-- maybe they want to gave a abortion
    And sacrilege, three sins in killing three. --but that would kill emotionally all 3

Cruel and sudden, hast thou since-- sudden pain
Purpled thy nail in blood of innocence?-- lost her innocence
Wherein could this flea guilty be,---lost her baby
Except in that drop which it suck'd from thee?--
Yet thou triumph'st, and say'st that thou--- triumpth with the lost?
Find'st not thyself nor me the weaker now.--- she is weaker now
'Tis true ; then learn how false fears be ;-- scared of fears
Just so much honour, when thou yield'st to me,-- all the happy feelings she had
Will waste, as this flea's death took life from thee-- paraished when the baby was lost.

"Operation: Take Over Coporate"

I have written about 2-3 poems for my junior year poetry class. I learned how to spot the structure of poetry and write it effiently. I might need a little touching up thugh before I start. I don't mind poetry but my favorite poet to read would have ot be Edgar Allen Poe. His are the ones that make me think more than others. I think a poem is an artists thoughts cleaverly disguised through words and pose.

"So Dissapointed"

The ending of this story really dissapointed me. It was a great read, don't get me wrong. But It seems like it was a lot of build up for a really crappy ending. The only thing that happened was that he went to hell just as I think everybody thought would happen. It didn't have a big uproaring ending where God came and smacked him around a little like I thought would happen. I guess he was right when he said that God wasn't on his side.

"The Rage Of The Meance"

At this point of the story I believe Faustus has just truely put God to the test. His pride and ego has taken over his logic when he goes to ?rome? and hits the pope. Mephilis. warned him again what not to do, it has to beg the question if he still wants to save Faustus. I think he might have, but not anymore since he already sold his soul.

"Never Met Her Before, But I Think I Like Her Like A Metaphor"

Chapter five was the begining of the end for Faustus.  He started off by questioning where is God, and saying how he feels as if God doesn't love him.  Then entered the good and evil angel where the evil one told him to think of Wealth over Heaven. When Mephistophilis came inot the play he told Faustus that if he made a deal with the devil, he would be safe from God's wrath. But he would have to trade his soul for his services. He then started to deny that Hell exists, which is a conflict because in order to believe in Heaven you must believe in hell. He then asked for a wife and Mephistophilis brought him back a devil wife. Which leads me to believe that Mephistophilis can only half ass Faustus's requests and that they will never be as good as they would be if he followed God.