2014年10月30日星期四

Blog 6

                                                          Reflect the personal goals

  When I started this period, I felt this period is hard. That is because in this period, we should read some books, poems. I did't read English poems before. I read Persepolis in this period. It's help me to get more new word. For example, when I read Persepolis, there are lots of new words. I always use translater to translate words. It's can help me to remember more new words. I also studied about the poems. I read 6 poems, and analysis them. I got some vocabulary words, and I improved my writing skill. I just can write 200 words before I have this class, but now I can write 700 words writing. 
  I will still improve my vocabulary words on next marking period. Also, I will try my best to write my essay. On next marking period, I should finish every homework. I also should listen to the teacher in the class. I must work hard on next period. 

  

2014年10月22日星期三

The summarize of poem

Jack.Wang
English IS 2
10/22/2014

                    My grandmother in the stars summarize

 Grandmother is a very important person for us, because she was very good to us,

she always make some delicious food to us. So, the author talk about her

grandmother. She missed her grandmother, because she said it is possible we will 

not meet again. She want meet her grandmother.The neighbor's house must stand,

because it don't have choose. It just can wait free. But the other heroic cow has

free. I think the author use 2 animals to compare something. The author said we

live in the never one place, because we can not live in the same place. We must

leave the hometown. The author and her grandmother missed each other, and she

think the memory is most important things, because it can make us rich.

Inspired poem


Bread is my breakfast.
Letter is on the table.
Voice start, thought walked in my brain.
I listen to the voice, and sleep on the ground.
Flower's fragrance fly in the air.
My mom send message, and let me go to school.
I'm so tired.
But I should learn.

2014年10月18日星期六

Blog 5

 The background of  the reason why the author wrote this poem is that people started to discriminate Arab people after 9/11. Because the terrorists that planed the attack were Arabian, including Osama Ben Laden,which was the most famous terrorist in the world. This event brought the whole Arab nation a horrible fame, and that’s why Nye wanted to write this poem for explaining the truth of Arab people to the world. She mainly introduced a few aspects in the poem and use different things to stand for them. I think the reason why he didn’t use straight expressions to tell them but use different things to represent them, is because that she wants the readers to understand them by knowing the essence of the poem. I like this method because we can tell the points as well as knowing some interesting facts about the Arab culture.
 The first point that she mentioned is that the deep and mysterious Arab culture is accumulated years by years, centuries by centuries, took a really long time to form. And I quote”It was never too strong for us, make it blacker, Papa, thick in the bottom, tell again how the years will gather, in small white cups, how luck lives in a spot of grounds.” She used Arab coffee to represent the Arab culture, “never strong for us” means that their culture is too “thick” , and nothing can really penetrate it. She is kind of giving the hint that coffee is the culture by saying that “years gather”. The first paragraph is playing a great role starts the whole article by a main concept of Arab culture, so that she can explore more details and list them below, which she did. For example,I quote”Leaning over the stove, he let it boil to the top, and down again. Two times. No sugar in his pot” These sentences truly gives the idea that Arab culture has been formed , thumping by different challenges and difficulties. In my opinion. “No sugar on his pot” means that the Arab culture is pure, unadulterated. This is a fantastic use of representation.
 In the rest of the article she introduced the readers several things of Arab culture, for example, quotes, “olive-wood beads”, “pocket handkerchiefs”, “dish of corn”. “Olive wood beads” is the ingredients that make coffee, and it’s showing the spirit of simple and sincere of Arab people. The reason why I say it represents Arab people is because coffee beans make coffee and Arab nation is consists of Arab people. It exactly fits the relationship. “Pocket handkerchiefs” is the symbol of Arab people and one of the most significant dressing code for them.
 In conclusion, the article shows different essences of Arab cultrue, and she is using her own words to tell the world that Arab people are not the in the way that they think. On the other hand, people should get to know about them better because they have such interesting ethinic backgrounds.

2014年10月15日星期三

Questions of poetry

1 In My Father and the Fig Tree, why the author said his father is a dreamer.

2 Why the true Arab catch the fly?

2014年10月12日星期日

blog4

  This book talk about a girl who born in Iran. Her name is Marjane. When she was young, Iran's government was chaotic. Then Iran and Iraq are in the war. Marjane and her family always in the danger. when she grow up, all the women and girl should wear the veil, because it can shield their face. One day, she told off her teacher. Her father and mother don't want her in the danger, they send Marjane to other country.
  First, I think the author want to tell some truth about the Iran. For example, Marjane's uncle was in the prison, he beared lots of pain. He told Marjane his experience and his life that in the prison. He is a good person, but he was executed in the prison, and this news on the newspaper. They think kill people who oppose this government is a right choose. Second, the author want to show us the love that in the family. When the Iran fight with Iraq, lots of aircraft assault the place that Marjane and her parents living. One day, Marjane was go shopping with her friends, a bomb explode near their house. She was very scare, and she ran to her house. Her mother saw her and embrace with Marjane. I think this thing can prove they love each other. Third, the author wants to tell we should love our country. Marjane has a grandmother, and her grandmother always told her should love our country. Sometimes, Marjane did't achieve this.
  The author's name is Marjane Satrapi, the girl's who is in the book name is Marjane. I think the author's life is similar with the girl's life. The author was born in Iran. She undergo all the war. She used a story to tell us the history of Iran. I think reader can understand the history by reading this book, and understand the meaning of it. This book contains great details of Iran's ethnic background, and readers have to understand the stories in order to get them.
  The most important thing that the author wants the readers to know Iran's history, and he uses a great way to do it which was mentioned above. People wouldn't want to know about the information if the author just give them by listing it below. However, making the character shows them is easier because readers can has the same feelings with the character.

2014年10月10日星期五

Persepolis Paper

                                             Persepolis essay


  Persepolis’s author is Marjane Satrapi who was born in Iran, and she wanted to use this book

to let more people know the history about the Iran. Persepolis talk about a girl’s  life

experience. The girl’s name is Marjane, she was born in Iran. She likes the history of Iran.

She has a cozy family including her parents, her grandmother and her. Her grandmother is a

important character in this book, because she influence Marjane to become a good Iran

person. Because she always tells Marjane some important truth of the history.

  Grandmother has white hair, and she always wear a pearl necklace. She wear a black dress.

If we just look at her appearance, she just a ordinary person. But she is a important character

in Persepolis. The reason why she is so important is that she always tells Marjane some

views on her life. For example, when grandmother was young, Shan’s father took everthing

they owned. She lived in Poverty. Grandmother had only bread to eat. She was so ashamed

that she pretended to cook so that the neighbors would’t notice anything. Marjane was so sad

when she hear about that, and she hate Shan’ father.

  Sometimes Marjane’s grandmother is very funny in the family. One day, lots of people

demonstrations and protests on the street. The police shoot a person who demonstrations

and protests on the street, and that person was died. People called him martyr. Marjane’

grandmother hear about this thing, and said if she die now at least she will be a martyr.

Because she also oppose the government. But Marjane do not understand what is it mean,

and she think that person died because of cancer.

  Marjane’s grandmother is very kind. Marjane slept with her grandmother when she will went

to other country. Her grandmother gived her some helpful advices. Marjane’ s grandmother

said Marjane will meet los of jerks. If they hurt Marjane, tell yourself that it is because they are

stupid. Always keep your dignity and be ture to yourself. Marjane was very sad when she will

leave her family. Her grandmother also sad, because she loves Marjane, and she wanted

Marjane to have a good time in Austria.

  Marjane’s grandmother is very clecer. One day, Marjane’ parents, Marjane and her

gandmother will go home by car. When they went home on the way, some guys who has a

gun asked them to halt. Then, the guy think Marjane’s father been drinking, and they want to

check Marjane family’s house. Marjane’s grandmother want to go in house first, when they

arrive there. But the guy disagree that, then Marjane’s grandmother pretend her sick. After

that, Marjane and her grandmother throw all wine. So, I think Marjane’ grandmother is very

clever.

  Marjane’s grandmother loves Marjane and her family. She don’t want her family to stay in he

dangerous place. She was kind and funny in the life, but she was brave in the dangerous

time. Marjane learned some skills. For example, her granmother told her “be ture to yourself

and that nothing was worse than bitterness and vangeance”. It is means you should know

who you are everytime. Do not forget where are you from. I like Marjane in this book, but I

prefer her grandmother. That is because her grandmother can make a clear distinction

between right and wrong. She always lead the family to do some important things. I think she

likes a guard to protect the Marjane.