Is the title a good one or a poor one and why?
I think that the title fits the text, and thus it is a good one. The main character is Antonio and thus the term, merchant of Venice, which is what Antonio does, is very suitable for the text as it clearly tell us who is the main focus of the story. Furthermore, it allows us to link the title to the story and know that there would be a very good or very bad ending in the end for the merchant of venice.
Did you like the way the story ended? Why or why not?
I do not like the way the story ended. This is because it sounded too like a dream, whereby the good wins everything. Furthermore, everything works out in the end and everyone lives happily ever after except for the bad guy. I think that this is not a good ending as it is a typical fairy tale ending and I do not think that the good always wins the bad, and everything suddenly falls in place for all the good guys. For example, the ships returned after Antonio left the court without giving a pound of flesh, and managing to convert Shylock into a Christian. Thus I do not like the story's ending.
Which character in the book would you choose for a friend? Why?
I would choose Antonio as a friend. Antonio was willing to sacrifice his own life for his friend's true love. To me that is the best quality a friend can ever have. Furthermore, Antonio is always willing to help despite all circumstances. This is something I admire about Antonio and I think that he would make a great friend if I was his friend. Thus I think I would choose Antonio as he is caring, kind and respects his friends as much as he respects his life.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Synthesis
What part would you change in the story, and why?
I would change the part where Shylock gets away with such a heavy punishment. I think that he should get a lighter punishment, still having the power as the evil character of the story. This story seems too much like a fairy tale. Thus I would change the story such that both Antonio and Shylock gets away scot-free, and thus both of them carry on living their separate lives through their different measures.
However, I think that Shylock should be more promoted in the story as he is to me, a main character in the story. Thus I think he should be more promoted and should be more evil in the story, so as to create the effect that there are both extremes of good and bad.
The climax of any book or story is the exciting or interesting part. Tell what you think is the climax of the book and why.
I think that the climax is the part where Bassonia picks which chest he wants. In the end after analysis he picked the correct one. I think this is the climax because it fills the reader with suspense. At the same time, Portia is also filled with suspense as she wants to know whether she gets the love of her life. Thus this makes the story more interesting from our point of view as it allows us to be filled with suspense and think ahead of the story to imagine the outcome.
Identify one problem in the book and give an alternate solution one not given by the author.
One problem in the book is that Shylock wanted to get a pound of flesh from Antonio. Another solution is that Antonio realises that he cannot get even a drop of blood, and he accepts three times the amount of money and both of them leave, happily.
I would change the part where Shylock gets away with such a heavy punishment. I think that he should get a lighter punishment, still having the power as the evil character of the story. This story seems too much like a fairy tale. Thus I would change the story such that both Antonio and Shylock gets away scot-free, and thus both of them carry on living their separate lives through their different measures.
However, I think that Shylock should be more promoted in the story as he is to me, a main character in the story. Thus I think he should be more promoted and should be more evil in the story, so as to create the effect that there are both extremes of good and bad.
The climax of any book or story is the exciting or interesting part. Tell what you think is the climax of the book and why.
I think that the climax is the part where Bassonia picks which chest he wants. In the end after analysis he picked the correct one. I think this is the climax because it fills the reader with suspense. At the same time, Portia is also filled with suspense as she wants to know whether she gets the love of her life. Thus this makes the story more interesting from our point of view as it allows us to be filled with suspense and think ahead of the story to imagine the outcome.
Identify one problem in the book and give an alternate solution one not given by the author.
One problem in the book is that Shylock wanted to get a pound of flesh from Antonio. Another solution is that Antonio realises that he cannot get even a drop of blood, and he accepts three times the amount of money and both of them leave, happily.
Analysis
If your story happened in a foreign land, compare that country to Singapore.
Singapore would be much cleaner. With much less risks of goods being destroyed as a result of air transport, there would be less lost of goods through ships and sea. There would be less loaning from each other with unreasonable demands as a result of not returning as there would be banks that could be easily accessed to retrieve or borrow money. Thus if the story was written in Singapore, it would be a completely different scenario and there would be no interesting parts in the new story.
Write a different ending to the book. Tell why you changed it.
In the end, Portia, although she loves Bassanio very much, decided to leave him as he did not keep his promise of forever keeping the ring in his hand as a symbol that they would always be together. I changed it this way because then it would have a tragic ending where it suits the middle part of the book where it states that the ring would be a symbol whereby he have to always keep on.
Tell five ways the main character is like you
To me, Antonio is the main character.
He is like me because:
1. He values friendship very much.
2. He sometimes take unnecessary risks.
3. He is Christian.
4. He is not very rich nor is he very poor.
5. He would do anything for someone who is very close to him.
Singapore would be much cleaner. With much less risks of goods being destroyed as a result of air transport, there would be less lost of goods through ships and sea. There would be less loaning from each other with unreasonable demands as a result of not returning as there would be banks that could be easily accessed to retrieve or borrow money. Thus if the story was written in Singapore, it would be a completely different scenario and there would be no interesting parts in the new story.
Write a different ending to the book. Tell why you changed it.
In the end, Portia, although she loves Bassanio very much, decided to leave him as he did not keep his promise of forever keeping the ring in his hand as a symbol that they would always be together. I changed it this way because then it would have a tragic ending where it suits the middle part of the book where it states that the ring would be a symbol whereby he have to always keep on.
Tell five ways the main character is like you
To me, Antonio is the main character.
He is like me because:
1. He values friendship very much.
2. He sometimes take unnecessary risks.
3. He is Christian.
4. He is not very rich nor is he very poor.
5. He would do anything for someone who is very close to him.
Application
Did this book remind you of anything that has happened to you? What? Why?
Yes. There was once I did not pay the money I borrowed in time and in the end my friend made me pay twice the original amount. This is the same as Antonio being unable to pay the debt in time, resulting in a heavy consequence. Thus I think that the book made me remember this happening of when I did not pay the money I owed my friend and it resulted in a consequence, paying double the amount.
What lesson did you learn from the story?
I learnt that friendship is more important than money. However, you should not put yourself on the line as it might result in yourself getting hurt. Furthermore, I learnt that sometimes in life you got to make tough decisions. However, if you make the wise decision, it will be the right one.
Pretend you are one of the characters in the book. Write a diary about the happenings in your life for two consecutive days.
Dear diary,
Today I found out that my ships have sank in the sea. How am I going to pay off the debt now? I should never had made that promise to give up a pound of my flesh! This would mean that I would probably die! I don't know if my ships really sank, but the deadline is tomorrow, how am I going to get the money before tomorrow? I think this is the end for me, I would not survive a pound of flesh missing from me! Just hope that a miracle would happen I would suddenly be able to pay off the debt, or I would be able to get off scot-free! God please help me!
Antonio.
Dear diary,
Today, Shylock came requesting for my payment. He would be taking it to the court. I know that the court wants me to not receive this punishment, but they have to abide by the laws! I wonder what is going to happen to me! I really hope that a miracle would happen! However, I know it is impossible. What could possibly help me overcome this ordeal? God please help me! Save me from that menacing, flesh-thirsty Shylock!
Antonio.
Yes. There was once I did not pay the money I borrowed in time and in the end my friend made me pay twice the original amount. This is the same as Antonio being unable to pay the debt in time, resulting in a heavy consequence. Thus I think that the book made me remember this happening of when I did not pay the money I owed my friend and it resulted in a consequence, paying double the amount.
What lesson did you learn from the story?
I learnt that friendship is more important than money. However, you should not put yourself on the line as it might result in yourself getting hurt. Furthermore, I learnt that sometimes in life you got to make tough decisions. However, if you make the wise decision, it will be the right one.
Pretend you are one of the characters in the book. Write a diary about the happenings in your life for two consecutive days.
Dear diary,
Today I found out that my ships have sank in the sea. How am I going to pay off the debt now? I should never had made that promise to give up a pound of my flesh! This would mean that I would probably die! I don't know if my ships really sank, but the deadline is tomorrow, how am I going to get the money before tomorrow? I think this is the end for me, I would not survive a pound of flesh missing from me! Just hope that a miracle would happen I would suddenly be able to pay off the debt, or I would be able to get off scot-free! God please help me!
Antonio.
Dear diary,
Today, Shylock came requesting for my payment. He would be taking it to the court. I know that the court wants me to not receive this punishment, but they have to abide by the laws! I wonder what is going to happen to me! I really hope that a miracle would happen! However, I know it is impossible. What could possibly help me overcome this ordeal? God please help me! Save me from that menacing, flesh-thirsty Shylock!
Antonio.
Comprehension
Did anyone in the book do something you did not like? Why?
Yes. The person is Shylock. Even though he is disrespected by a lot of Christians, the part where he tries to take a pound of flesh is not right. Furthermore, he is very cruel in the story and he paid the price for it.
Moreover, I think that revenge was all he had in mind, since he was rich. Thus making Shylock the evil person in the story. He is evil in a sense that he wants to kill Antonio by not allowing a doctor to come and heal his wound, to prevent Antonio from dying. Thus I do not like Shylock and his actions as his actions are cruel and he is evil.
If you could continue the story, what events would you include? Why?
I would include that Antonio becomes Bassanio's god-brother. This is because Antonio did so much for Bassanio which he treated as someone so close to him and he would sacrifice himself for Bassanio. Thus I think that there should be a happy ending, letting Antonio become Bassanio's god-brother and live together.
Tell in your own words the beginning of the book
The beginning of the book is Antonio being upset, but cannot explain why. His friends suggest that he is in love or is worried about his ships out in the ocean, but he ignores those thoughts as he thinks it is not true. Next, Bassanio comes and requests for a loan from Antonio to seek his love. However, Antonio's ships have not came back, thus he did not have the money to loan Bassanio. Thus, they go and get a loan from Shylock, who offers to give the loan in exchange that if the sum is not paid back in three months, he gets a pound of Antonio's flesh. They agree.
Yes. The person is Shylock. Even though he is disrespected by a lot of Christians, the part where he tries to take a pound of flesh is not right. Furthermore, he is very cruel in the story and he paid the price for it.
Moreover, I think that revenge was all he had in mind, since he was rich. Thus making Shylock the evil person in the story. He is evil in a sense that he wants to kill Antonio by not allowing a doctor to come and heal his wound, to prevent Antonio from dying. Thus I do not like Shylock and his actions as his actions are cruel and he is evil.
If you could continue the story, what events would you include? Why?
I would include that Antonio becomes Bassanio's god-brother. This is because Antonio did so much for Bassanio which he treated as someone so close to him and he would sacrifice himself for Bassanio. Thus I think that there should be a happy ending, letting Antonio become Bassanio's god-brother and live together.
Tell in your own words the beginning of the book
The beginning of the book is Antonio being upset, but cannot explain why. His friends suggest that he is in love or is worried about his ships out in the ocean, but he ignores those thoughts as he thinks it is not true. Next, Bassanio comes and requests for a loan from Antonio to seek his love. However, Antonio's ships have not came back, thus he did not have the money to loan Bassanio. Thus, they go and get a loan from Shylock, who offers to give the loan in exchange that if the sum is not paid back in three months, he gets a pound of Antonio's flesh. They agree.
Knowledge
List the characters and describe them:
1. The duke of venice
Strong upholder of venetian law.
2. The prince of Morocco
a suitor to Portia
3. The prince of Arragon
a suitor to Portia
4. Bassanio
an Italian lord, suitor to Portia
5. Antonio
a merchant of Venice
6. Solanio
gentlemen of Venice, and companions with Bassanio
7. Gratiano
gentlemen of Venice, and companions with Bassanio
8. Lorenzo
gentlemen of Venice, and companions with Bassanio
9. Shylock
the rich Jew, and father of Jessica
10. Tubal
a Jew, Shylock's friend
11. Portia
the rich Italian lady
12. Nerissa
Portia's waiting-gentlewoman
13. Jessica
daughter to Shylock
14. Gobbo
an old man, father to Lancelot
15. Lancelot Gobbo
the clown
16. Stephano
a messenger
17. Salerio
a messenger from Venice
18. Leonardo
one of Bassanio's servants
19. Balthazar
member of Portia's household
20. Servingman
member of Portia's household
21. Messenger
member of Portia's household
What other books has the author written?
Comedies
- All's Well That Ends Well ‡
- As You Like It
- The Comedy of Errors
- Love's Labour's Lost
- Measure for Measure ‡
- The Merchant of Venice
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Pericles, Prince of Tyre *†
- The Taming of the Shrew
- The Tempest *
- Twelfth Night
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- The Two Noble Kinsmen *†
- The Winter's Tale *
Poems
- Shakespeare's sonnets
- Venus and Adonis
- The Rape of Lucrece
- The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
- The Phoenix and the Turtle
- A Lover's Complaint
Histories
- King John
- Richard II
- Henry IV, Part 1
- Henry IV, Part 2
- Henry V
- Henry VI, Part 1 †
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Richard III
- Henry VIII †
Tragedies
- Romeo and Juliet
- Coriolanus
- Titus Andronicus †
- Timon of Athens †
- Julius Caesar
- Macbeth †
- Hamlet
- Troilus and Cressida ‡
- King Lear
- Othello
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Cymbeline *
- Poems
- Shakespeare's sonnets
- Venus and Adonis
- The Rape of Lucrece
- The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
- The Phoenix and the Turtle
- A Lover's Complaint
Lost plays
- Love's Labour's Won
- The History of Cardenio †
Apocrypha
- Arden of Faversham
- The Birth of Merlin
- Edward III
- Locrine
- The London Prodigal
- The Puritan
- The Second Maiden's Tragedy
- Sir John Oldcastle
- Thomas Lord Cromwell
- A Yorkshire Tragedy
- Sir Thomas More
What is the time period in which the books happens?
1596 - 1598
1. The duke of venice
Strong upholder of venetian law.
2. The prince of Morocco
a suitor to Portia
3. The prince of Arragon
a suitor to Portia
4. Bassanio
an Italian lord, suitor to Portia
5. Antonio
a merchant of Venice
6. Solanio
gentlemen of Venice, and companions with Bassanio
7. Gratiano
gentlemen of Venice, and companions with Bassanio
8. Lorenzo
gentlemen of Venice, and companions with Bassanio
9. Shylock
the rich Jew, and father of Jessica
10. Tubal
a Jew, Shylock's friend
11. Portia
the rich Italian lady
12. Nerissa
Portia's waiting-gentlewoman
13. Jessica
daughter to Shylock
14. Gobbo
an old man, father to Lancelot
15. Lancelot Gobbo
the clown
16. Stephano
a messenger
17. Salerio
a messenger from Venice
18. Leonardo
one of Bassanio's servants
19. Balthazar
member of Portia's household
20. Servingman
member of Portia's household
21. Messenger
member of Portia's household
What other books has the author written?
Comedies
- All's Well That Ends Well ‡
- As You Like It
- The Comedy of Errors
- Love's Labour's Lost
- Measure for Measure ‡
- The Merchant of Venice
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Pericles, Prince of Tyre *†
- The Taming of the Shrew
- The Tempest *
- Twelfth Night
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- The Two Noble Kinsmen *†
- The Winter's Tale *
Poems
- Shakespeare's sonnets
- Venus and Adonis
- The Rape of Lucrece
- The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
- The Phoenix and the Turtle
- A Lover's Complaint
Histories
- King John
- Richard II
- Henry IV, Part 1
- Henry IV, Part 2
- Henry V
- Henry VI, Part 1 †
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Richard III
- Henry VIII †
Tragedies
- Romeo and Juliet
- Coriolanus
- Titus Andronicus †
- Timon of Athens †
- Julius Caesar
- Macbeth †
- Hamlet
- Troilus and Cressida ‡
- King Lear
- Othello
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Cymbeline *
- Poems
- Shakespeare's sonnets
- Venus and Adonis
- The Rape of Lucrece
- The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
- The Phoenix and the Turtle
- A Lover's Complaint
Lost plays
- Love's Labour's Won
- The History of Cardenio †
Apocrypha
- Arden of Faversham
- The Birth of Merlin
- Edward III
- Locrine
- The London Prodigal
- The Puritan
- The Second Maiden's Tragedy
- Sir John Oldcastle
- Thomas Lord Cromwell
- A Yorkshire Tragedy
- Sir Thomas More
What is the time period in which the books happens?
1596 - 1598
Monday, June 27, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Article 2
In my opinion, environmental studies should be made a mandatory part of the science curriculum. This would thus be an easy platform for students to learn about the importance of our environment, and prevent it from destruction. This subject will also raise awareness of the measures needed to prevent such destruction from happening. With more people knowing about solutions to save the earth, more people would thus act out these measures. This would thus increase our chance of global warming reducing and thus our world would not perish as fast as it would without this subject. I think that this subject would also bring about students that are interested in eco friendly Singapore and Eco Friendly schools
This subject is also applicable to the future, thus it is a subject that should be part of science, and they should make it compulsory as it would bring many benefits that would definitely help save the earth. This is also one platform for students to give new suggestions and feedback on how we should promote and continue saving the earth. Without this subject, it would reduce a platform to alert and inform the students of the dangers of global warming. Furthermore, it would also reduce the effort needed to publicize the need of saving the earth. This thus would also be beneficial towards the earth and thus should be included in our curriculum as a compulsory part of the subject, science.
This subject is also applicable to the future, thus it is a subject that should be part of science, and they should make it compulsory as it would bring many benefits that would definitely help save the earth. This is also one platform for students to give new suggestions and feedback on how we should promote and continue saving the earth. Without this subject, it would reduce a platform to alert and inform the students of the dangers of global warming. Furthermore, it would also reduce the effort needed to publicize the need of saving the earth. This thus would also be beneficial towards the earth and thus should be included in our curriculum as a compulsory part of the subject, science.
Article 2
Solutions to solve global warming:
1. Plant more trees. This would thus mean that more plants would go through photosynthesis in the day, whereby they take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen, reducing the amount of heat trapped.
2. Invest in clean jobs and clean energy. Jobs. Millions of jobs. Manufacturing solar panels and wind turbines and retrofitting homes will get American workers back on their feet and get our economy rolling again. Studies show that investing in clean energy technologies would produce more jobs than similar investments in oil and gas – and these jobs can be created without increasing the federal debt. Investments in clean energy will also help end America's oil addiction and usher in a new, secure energy future.
3. Drive smaller cars. Save on gas. High-mileage cars use less gas, helping keep American dollars at home and in our pockets. Retooling auto plants will help U.S. carmakers meet the demand for fuel-efficient cars, find profitability at home and compete once again in the global market. If we make our cars more efficient over the next ten years, we'll cut global warming pollution by more than 350 million metric tons and save 2 million barrels of oil a day.
4. Create green homes and buildings. Cost savings. Outside of your mortgage, the next biggest cost of homeownership is heating and cooling your home. An average retrofitted home can save $700 to $1150 a year in energy costs. On a national scale, the benefits are huge. Retrofitting just one out of every 5 American homes would avoid the need to build 13 mid-sized power plants every year. Retrofitting every house in the country would cut as much global warming pollution as taking a half a million cars off the road – and would save more oil and gas than we could extract from drilling in our coastal waters.
5. Build better communication and transportation networks. Shorter drive times, less pollution. Less time behind the wheel means less money spent on gas -- and more time for you. Plus, studies show that a neighborhood where people walk more is healthier, safer and friendlier. And when people can walk to the store, the office, or the movie theater instead of driving, we slow down global warming. Each "smart growth" community reduces global warming pollution by 20 to 40 percent compared to the norm.
6. Save electricity. Electricity is essential for research on global warming. It also can power cars which would thus reduce the amount of petrol needed. Thus this would reduce the pollution in the air.
7. Set limits on global warming pollution. More jobs. Less pollution. Fewer disasters. By charging polluters, Congress could raise $100 to $150 billion annually to invest in clean energy. These investments in turn would spur the growth of a clean energy economy and create 2 million new American jobs in two years. And by making significant reductions in global warming pollution by mid-century, scientists say, we can avoid some of the most disastrous consequences of global warming, such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet and a dramatic rise in sea levels.
8. Save water. As the ice melt,countries would have no clean water to drink, thus they have to start saving water for the future. Though technology has it's way of solving it, it's better to be save than sorry. Thus we should not waste the water that is a necessity for us.
Singaporeans can play an active role in saving the planet by:
1. Switch off all electrical appliances when not in use. This will help reduce electricity wastage.
2. Do not leave the tap running while brushing your teeth. This would help save more water.
3. Do not spend too long in the shower. This would help save more water.
4. Switch to a hybrid car. This would allow less pollution from taking place.
5. Continue the earth day campaign. This would reduce electricity usage.
6. Plant more trees. This would thus mean that more plants would go through photosynthesis in the day.
What are some solutions to get HCI students to engage in protecting our planet:
We can start by giving talks so as to arouse the awareness of HCI students to let them understand the dangers and consequences that will happen if they fail to rescue the earth. Furthermore, we can give talks to suggest to them solutions and measures that we need to take. We can also put up posters so as to remind the students to continue on such measures. I think that students have to do these things with their own initiative to start doing things that will save the earth, thus there is not much HCI can do.
1. Plant more trees. This would thus mean that more plants would go through photosynthesis in the day, whereby they take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen, reducing the amount of heat trapped.
2. Invest in clean jobs and clean energy. Jobs. Millions of jobs. Manufacturing solar panels and wind turbines and retrofitting homes will get American workers back on their feet and get our economy rolling again. Studies show that investing in clean energy technologies would produce more jobs than similar investments in oil and gas – and these jobs can be created without increasing the federal debt. Investments in clean energy will also help end America's oil addiction and usher in a new, secure energy future.
3. Drive smaller cars. Save on gas. High-mileage cars use less gas, helping keep American dollars at home and in our pockets. Retooling auto plants will help U.S. carmakers meet the demand for fuel-efficient cars, find profitability at home and compete once again in the global market. If we make our cars more efficient over the next ten years, we'll cut global warming pollution by more than 350 million metric tons and save 2 million barrels of oil a day.
4. Create green homes and buildings. Cost savings. Outside of your mortgage, the next biggest cost of homeownership is heating and cooling your home. An average retrofitted home can save $700 to $1150 a year in energy costs. On a national scale, the benefits are huge. Retrofitting just one out of every 5 American homes would avoid the need to build 13 mid-sized power plants every year. Retrofitting every house in the country would cut as much global warming pollution as taking a half a million cars off the road – and would save more oil and gas than we could extract from drilling in our coastal waters.
5. Build better communication and transportation networks. Shorter drive times, less pollution. Less time behind the wheel means less money spent on gas -- and more time for you. Plus, studies show that a neighborhood where people walk more is healthier, safer and friendlier. And when people can walk to the store, the office, or the movie theater instead of driving, we slow down global warming. Each "smart growth" community reduces global warming pollution by 20 to 40 percent compared to the norm.
6. Save electricity. Electricity is essential for research on global warming. It also can power cars which would thus reduce the amount of petrol needed. Thus this would reduce the pollution in the air.
7. Set limits on global warming pollution. More jobs. Less pollution. Fewer disasters. By charging polluters, Congress could raise $100 to $150 billion annually to invest in clean energy. These investments in turn would spur the growth of a clean energy economy and create 2 million new American jobs in two years. And by making significant reductions in global warming pollution by mid-century, scientists say, we can avoid some of the most disastrous consequences of global warming, such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet and a dramatic rise in sea levels.
8. Save water. As the ice melt,countries would have no clean water to drink, thus they have to start saving water for the future. Though technology has it's way of solving it, it's better to be save than sorry. Thus we should not waste the water that is a necessity for us.
Singaporeans can play an active role in saving the planet by:
1. Switch off all electrical appliances when not in use. This will help reduce electricity wastage.
2. Do not leave the tap running while brushing your teeth. This would help save more water.
3. Do not spend too long in the shower. This would help save more water.
4. Switch to a hybrid car. This would allow less pollution from taking place.
5. Continue the earth day campaign. This would reduce electricity usage.
6. Plant more trees. This would thus mean that more plants would go through photosynthesis in the day.
What are some solutions to get HCI students to engage in protecting our planet:
We can start by giving talks so as to arouse the awareness of HCI students to let them understand the dangers and consequences that will happen if they fail to rescue the earth. Furthermore, we can give talks to suggest to them solutions and measures that we need to take. We can also put up posters so as to remind the students to continue on such measures. I think that students have to do these things with their own initiative to start doing things that will save the earth, thus there is not much HCI can do.
Article 1
Dear diary,
Oh no! My parents are going to kill me! I should never have allowed sister to drive that car! How could we be so unlucky as to get caught! However, this is still the most stupid law I have ever heard of! How did situations become this bad? How is it that she might be put into prison just because she drove? This is outrages. Totally outrages! I am so outraged! Angry with myself for being so stupid as to let her drive and angry with this country for setting up such a stupid rule!
Even as a man, I think that woman should be allowed to drive a car. I mean, it's just driving, it isn't a big deal. How can they arrest my sister for something that so many woman worldwide are doing? How can they make something illegal when everywhere else it's legal? This is not allowing women to have rights. Women plays an important part in our society and they should have equal rights as men. My sister was accused of a law that should not have been put in place in the first place. This is utterly outrages! Just thinking about it makes my blood boil. What my sister got what something no woman should deserve! Furthermore, they might put her in jail! This is insanity!
I just hope that the government would wake up and think about their actions! You can't just set a law like this and expect there to be peace in the country! I hope that the government would see the threat of not having national peace by putting such a stupid law like this! I hope that the government would come to their senses and let my sister go, furthermore, let women be able to drive! Women has their rights too! I hope that the government would start respecting that!
Oh no! My parents are going to kill me! I should never have allowed sister to drive that car! How could we be so unlucky as to get caught! However, this is still the most stupid law I have ever heard of! How did situations become this bad? How is it that she might be put into prison just because she drove? This is outrages. Totally outrages! I am so outraged! Angry with myself for being so stupid as to let her drive and angry with this country for setting up such a stupid rule!
Even as a man, I think that woman should be allowed to drive a car. I mean, it's just driving, it isn't a big deal. How can they arrest my sister for something that so many woman worldwide are doing? How can they make something illegal when everywhere else it's legal? This is not allowing women to have rights. Women plays an important part in our society and they should have equal rights as men. My sister was accused of a law that should not have been put in place in the first place. This is utterly outrages! Just thinking about it makes my blood boil. What my sister got what something no woman should deserve! Furthermore, they might put her in jail! This is insanity!
I just hope that the government would wake up and think about their actions! You can't just set a law like this and expect there to be peace in the country! I hope that the government would see the threat of not having national peace by putting such a stupid law like this! I hope that the government would come to their senses and let my sister go, furthermore, let women be able to drive! Women has their rights too! I hope that the government would start respecting that!
Activity One
1. I think that the woman's rights in Saudi Arabia is very bad. Firstly, they do not listen to opinions of their public. This thus results in riots and strikes. Furthermore, Saudi Arabia is the only country that do not allow women to drive. In my opinion, woman are just as capable as men and they should be able to do what men do. I mean, women driving cars are so commonly seen in other parts of the world, but in Saudi Arabia it's illegal. This will definitely spark a anger in a woman. Woman should be treated like men, men has their rights and women should have their own rights too. Thus I do not agree one bit with the woman rights in Saudi Arabia.
2. I think that social media is definitely a tool to help the women in Saudi Arabia. Thus making it an advantage for them. Social media has enabled women to speak what's really on their minds. Furthermore, it helped women gather support when it was needed. For example when a woman wants to go on strike, she can depend on the social media such as Facebook and Twitter to gather support on this area which she wants to strike on. Thus this also creates a platform for women to come together and voice their opinion in unity so as to voice their opinion to the public.
3. I think that women's rights are really bad in Saudi Arabia now. Thus definitely it has to improve. However, you can take in consideration to the religion. One must give in to both in order to have peace in both law and religion. Thus both the laws and religion should be taken in consideration and must be compromised so as to avoid a collision of either.
2. I think that social media is definitely a tool to help the women in Saudi Arabia. Thus making it an advantage for them. Social media has enabled women to speak what's really on their minds. Furthermore, it helped women gather support when it was needed. For example when a woman wants to go on strike, she can depend on the social media such as Facebook and Twitter to gather support on this area which she wants to strike on. Thus this also creates a platform for women to come together and voice their opinion in unity so as to voice their opinion to the public.
3. I think that women's rights are really bad in Saudi Arabia now. Thus definitely it has to improve. However, you can take in consideration to the religion. One must give in to both in order to have peace in both law and religion. Thus both the laws and religion should be taken in consideration and must be compromised so as to avoid a collision of either.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Reflection on research
1. My impressions of shakespeare work is that his work is very olden. Thus myself, as a youngster, can't understand nor comprehend this types of plays. Thus I do not enjoy shakespeare's works and art forms. However, I do agree that he is a great writer and makes fantastic plays. Plays that went famous and works of art that many appreciate now. His works are hard for me to understand as the language he uses is of a different time. Words like thee makes it hard to understand what he is writing. However, many of my friends feedback that his books are interesting after you get what they mean. However, I find his life very interesting. It is filled with trials and tribulations, like his son passing away. However, he still preserves to continue living and writing with the emotions needed. In my opinion, shakespeare paved the way for modern plays and movies. His work has been reproduced into movie forms and furthermore he created the passion for plays and movies. However, I think he made a big impact to his time and the modern times as he used so much imagination and creativity to create his plays, thus we can enjoy plays that are so different that what it used to be.
2. Though the era of Queen Elizabeth I is very different from our present day in terms of us having modern technology and cleanness and standard of living all becoming a part of our daily lives, I still think that the similarity between our era and that of Queen Elizabeth I is that our society is still split into social levels. Thus the rich has obviously the better lifestyle while the poor work hard to obtain a lifestyle good enough for them to carry on living. For example, the rich goes to those expensive clubs and parties while the poor has to beg or sell tissue paper to make a living for themselves.
3. Yes I think that Shakespeare's work can be applied to our modern day context. Now, so many movies, books and plays are about romance. Like what shakespeare did, he put in romance over all circumstances in his play, romeo and juliet. I'm pretty sure that it sparked a fire for creating love stories and romance genre in not just plays and books, but also songs and movies. This genre is very common in the today society, where so many movies are about how one guy falls in love with another girl. Despite all odds, they managed to get together in the end and live happily ever after. This is an example of what shakespeare created, undying love, love that surpasses all understanding. Thus I think that shakespeare's work can be applied to our modern day context and it influence our modern day society and entertainment.
2. Though the era of Queen Elizabeth I is very different from our present day in terms of us having modern technology and cleanness and standard of living all becoming a part of our daily lives, I still think that the similarity between our era and that of Queen Elizabeth I is that our society is still split into social levels. Thus the rich has obviously the better lifestyle while the poor work hard to obtain a lifestyle good enough for them to carry on living. For example, the rich goes to those expensive clubs and parties while the poor has to beg or sell tissue paper to make a living for themselves.
3. Yes I think that Shakespeare's work can be applied to our modern day context. Now, so many movies, books and plays are about romance. Like what shakespeare did, he put in romance over all circumstances in his play, romeo and juliet. I'm pretty sure that it sparked a fire for creating love stories and romance genre in not just plays and books, but also songs and movies. This genre is very common in the today society, where so many movies are about how one guy falls in love with another girl. Despite all odds, they managed to get together in the end and live happily ever after. This is an example of what shakespeare created, undying love, love that surpasses all understanding. Thus I think that shakespeare's work can be applied to our modern day context and it influence our modern day society and entertainment.
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