Friday, August 31, 2012

Gilgamesh Cuest


August 31

Topic: Of him who knew 
Aim: Why does Gilgamesh go on a quest? What is his question? 
Read Now: What does this blogger do well? What could she/he improve? 
I think that Majo did a good job in her blog. She gave two examples on what connections she made towards Gilgamesh, and one personal connection. She could explain more about it. 

AIM: Gilgamesh goes on a quest to find the demon Huwawa, guardian of the forest. His question is what happens to ys when we die. He believed that there is an underworld, that is cold and depressing. 

VOCAB: Woe: greif

The Questions: How are they related to Glgamesh:
4. Why are we here
5.What happens to us when we die: Gligamesh thinks that death is like an underworld, full of pain and darkness. Another life. 

ESSAY CORRECTIONS: 
traped 
didn't 
boredom
freedom

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Hero´s of Mind (My Characters)

VOCAB:
Tragic Flaw: weakness, characteristic of someone that is its weakness

Lust: sexual desire

Hero: Strength, Tragic flaw, power

Hero example: 
Aqules: Demigod, strong, tragic flaw ( heel) 
Gilgamesh: Size, strength, tragic flaw ( lustful)
Inkidu: fur, size, tragic flaw ( heart, conscience) 

LADY D



SWANDAREL


1 st Charcater: Lady D
Lady D lived in England, London, during the 17th Century. She never met her parents, so she grew up alone. 
D was like a ghost, almost never leaving trace of her presence anywhere, though when she did, people were distroughted by her beauty. 
She had long, black, wavy hair, that was as soft as the finest silk. Her eyes were purple and glimered as the stars. 
Lady D would take one glimpse at you, and she would be able to read your mind, go to the darkest parts of your brain and see what your fears were, as well as what you loved. In a second, she would know you more than what you knew yourself. Though, she did have a foil, and it was that she spoke really fast. When she started to talk, you could not process what she had just said, though she could talk to your mind instead. When she stared at you, you could instantly hear her talking yo you. 
Lady D could be a nightmare for most, but she has a weakness, a tragic flaw. It was fried chicken! 

2nd Character: Swandarel

Swandarel lived in London, England, during the 18 th century. She was a 17 th year old girl, from a wealthy family. She had long wavy like blond hare, and blue eyes.
Swandarel was the oldest of 3 brothers, and was like a mother to them (their parents where always working or traveling). 
She wasn't very pretty, though she was very tall, and had a way of talking that made people hold on to every sylable  of her words, and rethink each one of them in order to understand. In their mind, it was like a melody. 
Swandarel was strong and determined, though in her looks, she had a certain stuborness that made people think she was weak, vulnerble. 
One day, they travelled to the zoo for the first time, and when she saw the pinguins, Swandarel got the flu inmediately and red spots appeared all over her body.
Her brothers took care of her, though she could barely move. The boys had to feed her, find her some medicine,  and take care of her.
During the night, she heard a wierd sound that echoed through the hall. She was scared not of what was outside, but of not being able to face it and protect her siblings. One of them came into the room and she looked at him, intensely. In that instant, they could understad each other perfectly. In one second, he realized what was wrong, and went to see what it was; he realized it was the family dog, but he, as well as her, were astounded about their discovery: She had telepathy. 



Monday, August 27, 2012

Gilgamesh, to ¨my¨Connections

Gilgamesh Tablets IV and V

In this section, I made a connection with dreams. For some people, dreams have no further meaning, but for me they explain the things that your everyday mind cannot. Gilgamesh has several dreams through his journey, and each time he had them, he told them to Endiku, his companion. Every time Endiku heard the dream, he interpreted its meaning.

Sometimes, when I was younger, I wrote down my dreams. The next morning my mother and I would look at them together and analyze them. 
We had a book that was a dictionary of dreams. In Gilgamesh, one dream was about a mountain falling on top of the two men:
"We were going though mountain gorge, and the huge mountain fell down on the two of us".
 Endiku interpreted the dream so that the mountain was Huwawa ("Huwawa will fall down like a mountain and die"), the evil demon, dying and falling to their feet. In my book, we would have looked up, mountain falling, and it would have had a meaning. 

Dreams can be interpreted in so many ways, though they always explain what you feel and help you find your inner self.  

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Journey to Lends

Choose your favorite picture. Post it into your blog. Then write about three inferences you are able to make based upon the picture and your prior knowledge.






1. The girls might be friends or family
2. They might be in summer
3. They might be of 16 to 22 years old