Culture Shock

Romeo and Juliet is referenced in a TV show I loved growing up, Hey Arnold, throughout the entirety of the series Helga and Arnold liked each other but never thought they could show it. But, in the episode where their class actually performs Romeo and Juliet Arnold gets the part of Romeo and Helga goes to great lengths to be Juliet. Her mom tells everyone that the only reason she's not Juliet is so she doesn't have to kiss Arnold. And Arnold's grandpa argues with her to no end. But Helga makes it so the other girl cannot be in the play and she becomes Juliet, getting to kiss Arnold and showing their love.

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Plot summary: The school is doing the play "Romeo & Juliet." Arnold lands the role as Romeo, so Helga will do anything to beat out the other girls to get the part of Juliet, so that she can kiss Arnold in the final scene.

Arnold and Helga never showed their love because they were too embarrased to do so, they both wanted to be together but because of their friends and their family they never were. And though they wanted to be together they never felt able to. Helga's family moves away after they try and change the neighborhood while Arnold's family trying to stop them. The fight goes on until Helga says she wants to mave to see Arnold stop suffering from the fight. While this isn't them killing themselves their love is ended as is the feud and it's because of their love. This is a very clear reference to Romeo and Juliet throughout the season.

Great Expectations Skit Post

I think that the dialogue and proceeding action of Miss Havisham throwing herself in a fire (404) would be excellent to act out because it is not too boring and involves things that would be fun to act out. Another scene that would be fun to act out would be the beginning where Pip first meets the convict, this scene has a lot of action and I think would be entertaining to watch. A final scene

i would like to perform would be when Trabb's boy ridicules Pip, I like the scene and think it would be fun while it, like all of them, is important to the story and compares Pip to

Wopsle.

Another Great Expectation Question

The Question I have right now is: why is the other convict, Compeyson, trying to find Magwitch? Is he trying to seek revenge? This doesn't make sense because it was Magwitch who tried to stop him and he had tried to flee him, Magwitch even sacrificing his freedom to stop him from profiting. Maybe something happened in between theses time periods but it seems unlikely as he was sheep farming. If he is free again why would he want to find Magwitch?

Question about a passage

The question I have was brought up by this passage on page 270, "I should have been chary of discussing my guardian too freely, even with her, but I should have gone on with the subject so far as to describe the dinner in Gerrard Street, if she had not then come into a sudden glare of gas. It seemed, while it lasted, to be all alight and alive with that inexplicable feeling I had had before; and when we were out of it, i was as much dazed for a few moments as if i had been in lightning." Firstly, I don't understand what is going on, it seems as though she farted but that seems against her character and Pip's reaction "as if i had been in lightning" doesn't seem like a reaction to a fart. More importantly though I don't understand if this was supposed to have relevance on their relationship, Pip being caught before he said too much of his guardian and realizing how he is unable to control himself in front of her. It seems very out of place.

Great Expectations: Photo Post

I chose a picture of a wooden signpost because the signpost in the story is the object that Pip touches as he leaves his home and all that he's ever known. He never cried before about his coming trip to London or his leaving of Joe and Biddy, but as he's walking alone and he finally realizes all that he's giving up he stops by a wooden signpost and finally cries and feels his emotions about going somewhere new with a possibility of never returning. He may have always wanted to leave but he realizes the good things about his life just as he loses it all. The signpost represents his leaving and his accepting of that fact. The signpost is the place and the thing to which he reveals his true emotions.

Great Expectations: The First Stage

The chain that Pip refers to is his relationship with Miss Havisham and Estella, the formation of the link is how he was draw into this relationship by complete coincidence and how it linked him to the chain forevermore. Pip is altered in many ways, how he sees himself and his home, he gains unknown feelings for these two people and in his aspirations in life. Pip now thinks of himself as to "common", in being looked down upon by Estella he gains a very harsh self-image and he looks upon his home life and his guardians badly as well. Even Joe, who was his closest friend and saviour from his sister, seems to common to Pip. He wants to impress both Miss Havisham and Estella, but particularly the latter, for he wants them to look upon him well and feels that they're better for being "oncommon." His former profession, to be apprenticed to and later become a blacksmith, seems horrible too him now, he feels that it's not good enough and feels that Estella and Miss Havisham would look down on him for it.

I joined a link the day my first brother was born and it made it's second circle around when my second was. Those were the days that made me an eldest child and gave me two family members that I feel responsible for and feel that I owe them something. On those days I didn't realise the significance of them but I do now, two people I'll know for my entire life and will, if everything goes well, be here after I'm dead came into the world on those days. They're the only people I feel I owe help or assistance too . This chain altered my life immensely and changed my perspective forever. I will always be linked in this chain and am glad of it.

Group Collaboration Paragraph

In my paragraph I have my intro start talking about the characters using deception to get what they want so, Michael, if you could tie that in to your conclusion it would be great.

I use CDs about the character's reactions and uses of deception on page 50, 80 and 88. I know we aren't overlapping so that is good. Michaela if you could mention how your small ways are used to pursue pleasure it would bring the essay together well.