The Nightingale and The Rose

1) Find symbols
- Rose: Unrequited love
- Student: Naïveté
- Girl: Materialism
- Nightingale: Devotion, virtue, goodness
- Oak Tree: Wisdom

2) Examples:
Simile: His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom.
Metaphor: Sorrow has set her seal upon his brow.
Personification: The little lizard, who was something of a cynic...
Alliteration: Suddenly she spead.
Assonance: But go to my brother who grows...
Consonance: Bluebells

3) To begin with, a rose can be compared with a love life in our present society. Actually in a relationship, there are many obstacles to overcome and some may be difficult; while others are easier. In a rose, those obstacles are thorns. They have sharp edges, and may hurt a person, when it is touched, but the flower is a beauty. That is what love is. In other words, at the end, love is what you get. We can take the Nightingale as an example. She gave herself until death with a thorn, and at the end, she got the prize for the Student. This is what overcoming an obstacle means. You fight them when you meet them, and won't stop until you succeed. This is an act of faith, and courage, determination and a true proof of love.

Then again, in The Nightingale and the Rose, when the Student gets the rose and gives it to the girl he fancies, she completely rejects him. For her, the rose has no true meaning, no true value, compared to the jewely she received. This is proof that love is fragile, that it can crumble in the blink of an eye, and that it can fade with time. Moreover, when the rose is crushed by the tire, it can be compared with a broken heart. All your hard work to get the prize was for nothing. You fall back at the bottom of the ladder and you have to start over. Of course, when you fall, you get bruises and sometimes graver injuries, so it is normal that you can start again and climb the ladder, you must heal. Finaly, a rose is the greatest symbol of love.

Occurence

Write 5 images:

ex: Beating of the watch is compared to the "stoke of a blacksmith's hammer upon an anvil."
ex: Sand is compared to " diamonds, rubies, emeralds."

1. It hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife. (Simile)
2. The water roared in his ear like the voice of niagara. (Simile, personnification)
3. The "dancing driftwood" caught his eye. (Personnnification, metaphor)
4. Suddenly he found himself whirling around- spinning like a top. (Simile)
5. How softly the turf was like a carpeted avenue. (Simile)

Define 10 vocabulary words:

1. Stout: physically or materially strong
2. Slack: not tight or taut
3. Outpost: a security detachment dispatched by a main body of troops to protect it from enemy surprise
4. Protruded: to thrust forward
5. Slope: that slants
6. Adorn: to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments
7. Frock: an outer garment worn chiefly by men
8. Spanned: to measure by or as if by the hand with fingers and thumb ext
9. Sluggish: markedly slow in movement, flow, or growth
10. Brooding: to sit quietly and thoughtfully

Writing Correction Code

Thesis statement:

A thesis statement is a sentence that presents the main topic of the paper and that contains an assertion.
ex: People are poisoning the environment with chemicals merely to keep their lawns clean.

Topic Sentence:

A topic sentence is a sentence that organizes the paragraph.
ex: Many fast-food chains make their profits from adding a special ingredient called "forget sauce" to their foods.

Sentence Patterns

Background:

IC = Independant clause (sentence with subject, verb + direct object). A complete idea.
ex: Cegep St-Laurent has 3200 students.

DC = Dependant clause (subject + verb+ subordinate conjuction - because, while, after-). An
incomplete idea.

M = Modifier
ex: Cegep St-Laurent has 3200 talented students.

PP = Propositional phrase (has no verb)
ex: Cegep St-Laurent has 3200 talented students in many programs.

RP = Relative pronoun
ex: Cegep St-Laurent has 3200 talented students in many programs, which are very
interesting.

SC = Subordinating conjuction
CC = Coordinating conjuction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

CA = Coordinating adverb (hence, therefore, thus, moreover, nevertheless. likewise, consequently, accordingly, furthermore)

DO = Direct object
IO = Indirect object

SP. 1: IC; IC

ex:
- Hard work is only one side of the equation; talent is the other.
- Some people dream of being something; others stay awake and are.
- One door opens to a beautiful girl; the other to a hungry tiger.
- Some people think they're sane; others would disagree.
- Ceasar, try on the toga; it seems to be your size.

SP.1A: IC; CA, IC

ex:
- The narrator in the story, ­"The Tell-Tale Heart", claimed he was sane; however, he was really nuts.
- Frank Stockton had one leg shorter than the other; therefore, he took up writing to compensate.
- The narrator thought the old man's eye was evil; nevertheless, it was all in his head.
- The princess's lover has been caught by the king; thus, he was declared a criminal.

SP.1B: IC; IC, CC IC or IC; IC, CC, IC

ex:
- Poe was a great writer; he influenced many others, and he was immensely admired.
- The princess was semi-barbaric; she was manipulative and cunning, but she could not have her way.

SP.2: IC: IC (General Statement to Specific Statement)

ex:
- Darwin's Origin of Species states a harsh truth: only the fittest survive.
- The empty coffin in the crypt had a single horrifying meaning: Dracula had awoken to search for fresh blood.
- Peyton's fate was decided: he was about to be hanged.
- The story was quite ironic: Ambrose Bierce, a northen soldier, took a southern view in the short story.

SP.3: Using a series without a conjunction: A, B, C for emphasis. (A, B and C) (A and B and C)

ex:
- With passion, determination, purpose, Lincoln fought slavery.
- Being a family man, being rich, being happy, he still gave up his life.
- Peyton closed his eyes, thought of his wife, felt pain.
- My mother showed me love, brought me joy, tried my tears.

SP.4: An introductory series of appositives using dash "-" and summarizing subject (these, those, each, all, such, someone)

ex:
- "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Nightingale and The Rose", "Hills Like White Elephants" - each of these has some form of internal or psychological conflict.

The Lady or The Tiger?

4 Points:

- Frank Stockton discovered his passion for writing after winning a short story contest.
- Frank Stockton was writing when the Romantic period was in bloom in the U.S.
- Made a living as a wood engraver for fourteen years and then became writer.
- His most famous short story is The Lady or The Tiger? written in approximately 1882.

A. Vocabulary words

Will: As one wishes as or when it pleases or suits oneself / Determination
Valour: Strength of mind or spirit that enables a man to encounter danger with firmness / Courage
Poetic justice: An outcome in which vice is punished and virtue rewarded usually in a manner peculiarly or ironically appropriate / Virtue rewarded, evil punished
Wails: A usually prolonged cry or sound expressing grief or pain / Cries
Mourners: People who fell or expess grief or sorrow /People grieving
Dire: Exciting horror / Terrible
Fate: An inevitable and often adverse outcome, condition, or end / Destiny
Fair: Pleasing to the eye or mind especially because of fresh, charming, or flawless quality / Pretty
Choristers: A singer in a choir / Singers
Maidens: An unmarried girl or woman / Young women
The apple of my eye: One that is highly cherished /Somebody important
Unsurpassed: That is not better, greater or stronger / The best, unequalled
Startling: Causing momentary fright, surprise, or astonishment / Surprising
Damsels: A young unmarried woman of noble birth / Ladies
Glances: A quick intermittent flash or gleam / Quick looks
Mazes: Something intricately or confusingly elaborate or complicated / Labyrinths
Fangs: A long sharp tooth as one by which an animal's prey is seized and help or torn / Sharp teeth
Gnash: To strike or grind (as the teeth) together / Grind
Shriek: A shrill usually wild or involuntary cry / Loud scream, shrill
Anguished: Suffering anguish, tormented / Tormented, tortured, anxious

B. What advice would you give the lover? Why?
I think the lover should listen to his own instinct, because I don't trust the princess, and we don't know anyway if the door she refered to was to be the one avoided or the one to open. For the lover not to mix this up, he should ignore her advice and choose on his own.

Learning Express Library

Course 1 : Writing Diagnostic: Sentence Strutures

1- Interest
The course was really interesting. I loved the texts that were given to answer the questions, because they were informative and interesting. The questions were well asked, but they repeated themselves with every text. I am sure that I will use this lesson in my compositions in the future, because this is one of the mistakes I make while writting.
2- Difficulty
The level of this lesson is a little difficult, because to answer some questions, you have to either know the answer or use your logic. In addition, some sentences were similar, so the choosing was more complicated.
3- What I learned
Not only did I learned how to properly use the pronouns in various sentences, and how to combine two sentences together to form only one, but I learned about subjects that were explained in the texts that I didn't know. Furthermore, I practiced how to use coodinating adverbs, how to write a sentence according to the article's tone, and how to precisely word a sentence.
4- My score
In this lesson, I scored an 80%, my main difficulty being: Use Correct, Varied, and Precise Sentence Structures.
5- Course rating
For this lesson, I give it a 9/10, because it helped me very much, but was a bit repetitive.


Course 2 : Grammar Skills 5: Basic Written Communication Skills

1- Interest
This course was more learning than practicing, and I like it. The information was well described and I understood well the lessons given.
2- Difficulty
It wasn't very difficult, but maybe a little hard with the sentences. As a task, I had to rewrite the sentences with the fewest words possible. Unfortunately, some words were complicated and mixed me up in the comprehension of the sentence. Otherwise, the course was easy.
3- What I learned
I learned many notions that showed me how to write less and not repeat myself. In addition, I learned about organization in ideas and presenting them, and also to use precise language.
4- My score
I wasn't marked in that course.
5- Course rating
I give this course a 9.5/10, because it is very useful, simple to comprehend and helped me in my writing. The only negative point is that there are some lessons that, in a way, repeat themselves although they have a different formulation.

The Tell-Tale Heart

Point of view:

The narrator, being the main character, wants to prove to us that he is not insane, and explains, with the story, his motives and tactics to kill the old man.

Style:

Imagery
Darkness
Sound - heat beating, beating drums

Metaphor
"[...] I undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon the vulture eye."
Stone dead

Simile
"[...] there came to my ears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton."
Blak as pitch
Heart beating like a drum
Ray of light like the thread of a spider

Personification
"[...] for it was not the old man who vexed me but his Evil Eye."
Death described as a black shadow

Irony
It is ironic that the narrator thought the old man was kind, but he killed him because he was evil.
It is ironic that he conceals the body really well, then he gives himself away.
It is ironic that he says that he is not mad, but he really is insane.

Kindness vs. Cruelty
Precautious vs. Honest
Insanity vs. Sanity

Theme
A human being has a perverse, wicked side that can goad (force) him or her into doing things with no apparent motive.

Fear of discovery.

The evil within is worse than the evil or ugliness without.

Prefixes:

- Dissimulation
- Impossible
- Foresight
- Detect
- Midnight
- Undisturbed
- Conceal
- Precautious
- Introtroduced
- Excited

Suffixes:

- Causeless
- Uncontrolable

Wiki Quiz

1. What is the Learning Express Library (LEL)?
   It is a self-learning that offers 4 courses which we can find the Grande Bibliothèque web-site.
2. Where is Mr. B's office?
   C-150
3. What percentage of the course is writing and speaking worth?
   They count for 100% each.
4. How many items are on the "Writing Correction Code"?
   25
5. What are Mr. B's office hours?
   Monday 12:00 - 4:00 and Thursday 3:00 - 4:00
6. What is the 48 hour rule?
   To inform the teacher within 48 hours after the evaluation to ask when to pass it again.
7. What is the first assignment?
   Read Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
8. How many references are made to "thesis statement"?
   2 times
9. How can I reach Mr. B through this Wiki?
   With the discussions link
10. Do you have to go to the Grande Bibiliotheque to register?
    No, you can register online via the web-site.
11. How many short stories are we going to read?
    8 short stories
12. How many pages on the site refer to "grammar"?
    6 pages
13. How many items are listed in the Student Agreement?
    10 items
14. What are the summative writing assignments?
    A book review, mid-term test, LEL1 (2 courses), LEL2 (2 courses) and a final test
15. Write down two questions you have about the course?
    Do we always have to answer the questions that are linked?
    Are we always going to write our class notes on our blog?

Literary Elements

Plot: #1, #2, #5, #8, #11, #12, #13, #14, #17, #24
- Story line
- Dramatic Structure
- Action

• Exposition
• Conflict
• Rising action
• Complication
• Climax
• Falling action
• Denouement (resolution)

- Flashback
- Foreshadow

Setting: #2, #8, #9, #10, #24
- Time: hour, day, year, season
- Place

Characters: #2, #3, #4, #6, #20, #22, #24, #25
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Foil (minor)

- Conflict: internal, external
- Round O
- Flat _

• Physical Description
• Dialogue
• Action

Theme: #1, #2, #16, #19, #24, #26
- Meaning

Narration: #2, #7, #24
- Point of view
- Narrators: 1st person, omniscent, multiple

Style: #2, #6, #15, #18, #21, #23, #24
- Diction: dialogue (tone/mood), irony, satire, figurative language
- Syntax

Student Profile Of Emilie Lourde

As a task the class was asked to fulfil, we had to interview one of our comrade students. This gave me the great pleasure to know more about Emilie Lourde. Being in the dance program given by the College, she is pursuing her studies in one of her greatest passions. Her primary goal is to pass her fall semester. Afterwards, she would like to achieve her next goal, which is
to get her College diploma in Dance. Finally, her ultimate goal is to obtain a Bachelor in Dancing.
She is very proud to have received a High School diploma this past June, as well as being accepted in the dance program at Cegep de Saint-Laurent. She is also very enthused to have been upgraded in her contemporary dance class. As it may be shown from Emilie's choice of program, she has a great interest in dance. She also loves music, drawing, and visual arts.

Emilie cares very much about her friends and family. She is very close to them and supports them in many ways. She is very talented in a large variety of art domains, and has a natural skill with social relations. Furthermore, she is gifted with children. As a matter of fact, she helps her mother at work, teaching first graders at Elementary school.

Finally, after this exchange of information with Emilie, I have learned a great deal about her, and it helped me not only to know her better, but to make a friend in this class.