Dishonesty

Lying is one of the hardest habits to break. The characters in The Importance of Being Earnest have an especially difficult time being honest, but I don't think they mind it at all. The dishonesty of the characters adds a lot of humor to the book. When the characters dislike each other they pretend as if they do, being so overly polite that it is repulsive, but funny! The characters believe that marriage is something that is to be very sudden, and that you are not supposed to get to know your partner very much before you are tied together. The characters know nothing about the ones they love, mostly because they are always lying about everything. Jack, the main character, lies about his name being Earnest, which is funny because an earnest person would never lie about a thing like that.

Wilde is making fun of the people in the upper class during the Victorian Era. Though they are always lying, they are all too superficial to look into the lies. Wilde uses humor to portray a more serious matter, that lying was a huge issue then. No one cared about the real personalities of others, they just based all their views on what they saw on the outside, without putting a second thought into it.

Animal Farm Project Evals!

Adora K
Poem
Adora's poem showed the meaning of the book itself. It showed that there is no way for anyone to live in equality. I really liked how she used the old tired animals point of view, because he had a lot of knowledge on the matter.

Kelsey E
Comic Strip
I really like this comic strip. It portrays the progression of the windmill, and how the animals kept trying even when all their work was destroyed.

Daniel S
Artwork
Daniel's artwork is very creative but also very realistic. It clearly shows the parallels between the Russian Revolution and Animal Farm.

Thomessa I
Artwork
Thomessa's project clearly showed how time changed equality on Animal Farm.

Timmy
Artwork
Timmy showed how equality is not possible, and how it was eventually overcome by rulers. I liked the fading away effect, it added a lot to the project.

Dan M
Comic Strip
Dan's strip of comic shows some of the changes that occur in Animal Farm, very clearly.

Davis C
Pictures
This project helped me learn more about who the characters in the book actually identify in the Russian Revolution. Davis did a good job showing who they symbolize.

Ragan M
Picture
This picture shows how animals are unequal to humans because the pig is bowing down to the portrait of the man. Even though pigs are most powerful in the book, man will always come first.

Emily W
Artwork
Emily showed the levels of power in the book and in the Russian Revolution. She did a good job of paralleling the two stories.

Angela M
Artwork
Angela made a pyramid to show that the pigs had the highest power, followed by the other animals. She also threw in humans to show that they really have the most power.

After reviewing all of the projects and comparing mine to them, I think though I put quit a bit of work into it, It wasn't as good as my classmates are. I think that I should have put a little more creativeness into my assignment, but overall I am happy with it.

My New Years Resolution!

My primary new years resolution is to walk my dog once a week, every week for the rest of the year. I think that this will improve my life because on the days that I don't have soccer practice I usually get very little exercise, which makes me in a better mood, and walking my dog will give me more of that. Also, my parents will be happy with me because I will be taking responsibility for my dog. Another reason why this is my resolution is because it will make my dog very happy! When my puppy is locked indoors all day, I feel terrible for her. Walking her more often will give her the exercise she needs and make her happier. This is going to be difficult for me to do because I often have things I could be doing around the house other than walking her, but I know that it's something that must be done! I will ask my parents to hold me accountable for this resolution so that I don't quit just because I don't feel like it. Wish me luck!

Animal Farm Creative Project