
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Mr Collins; Sweet dreams or beautiful nightmare
I agree with both Jordan Weiss and Brian Lee in that Mr. Collins is both a comedy and a nightmare. Jordan Weiss claims that Mr. Collins is both a comic relief and a nightmare. Mr. Collins is a comedic character in that all of his notions are extremely exaggerated and Austen makes Mr. Collins a very funny character. Jordan Weiss also implies that Mr. Collins is the nightmare of his time. Moreover, Brian Lee states that Mr. Collins is a nightmare to the audience reading Austen's book; however, in the book he is a comic relief to the people of the 19th century England. Mr. Collins' perspective on love and marriage is very funny yet extremely wrong.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Collins, a nightmare or comedy?
Collins is a comedic nightmare because he does not care about the women's opinion. The woman's opinion means nothing to Collins. When Collins proposed to Elizabeth he was a comedic relief but a nightmare to Elizabeth. Elizabeth continuously denied Collins; however, Collins would not accept that he was rejected. Collins would basically say that its an honor for Elizabeth to even be in the position to marry him, but Elizabeth finds Collins unattractive and not pleasing to be with. Elizabeth does not see Collins as a good person or someone that she can see herself with because she is not in love with him. Collins does not understand the idea of love or being in love, he thinks that because he is wealthy then Elizabeth must marry him. Moreover, Elizabeth completely rejects Collins and tells him that she is not at all interested, yet Collins still pursues her and convinces himself that he does not want to be with her. Although Collins was the one to propose, he made it as if he was also the one to take the proposal away for "deny."
Monday, September 27, 2010
My essay
I have strengths in my sentence writing, my clarity of style, and my understanding of Darcy and Elizabeth's true love. I could improve on my sentence writing by really making my sentences more complex and more grammatically correct. I did have a comma splice error in my essay. As for my clarity of style I tend to make things as clear as possible so people will not be misunderstand what I am trying to say. I do understand how Darcy and Elizabeth's true love can conquer all and none can hinder the journey of their love. However, I do need to improve on correlating the body paragraphs to the conclusion and introduction. I also need to improve of further emphasizing and analyzing my points and arguments. I more so need to improve my topic sentences, introduction, and conclusion. Once I have improved on all of these points my essay will finally be more essay ready.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Thesis, the heart of the essay
The thesis to me is the most important aspect of an essay because the thesis is the heart of the essay and is what the essay is written around. D2 had a very well put together thesis, which related to how great of an essay D2 is. D2 is the best essay I have read in this red reader. D2 had great body paragraphs that related back to the essay perfectly. The introduction was very succinct yet detailed and informative. The body paragraphs brought out the life of the essay and truly showed how Mr. Hurst is such an important aspect of Pride and Prejudice because he is the epitome of pride and prejudice. The conclusion, seemed a bit long but did summarize the essay and restate the main points. The essay was very straight to the point and D2 got his/her point across with ease. Therefore, the thesis is the most important aspect of an essay and D2 is the best essay that I have read in this red reader.
R2D2
D2 was by far the best essay out of the three I read. I read B2, C2, and D2. B2 and C2 were good. I enjoyed reading all three. B2 had a good introduction and a good conclusion; however, the body paragraphs did not directly correlate to the thesis. The body paragraphs were not bad by any means, they just did not correlate well enough. C2 also was a good introduction, I was hooked onto the read. The ending of C2 was also good. But, I did not enjoy the body paragraphs as much; nonetheless, they did correlate with the thesis. Although the body paragraphs went along with the thesis, the correlation of body paragraphs to thesis was not strong enough nor was it very well written. Therefore D2 which was eloquently put together. The sophistication, complexity, and great diction of D2 was absolutely amazing. D2 was truly the best out of the three. From the great introduction to the superb conclusion, all of the paragraphs were well put together and correlated well with each other. D2 was very well written. I loved the diction D2 used and how smoothly D2 incorporated the quotes. D2 truly underscored the value of Mr. Hurst in the book. D2 is the best of the three.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
DEF
I just finished reading the articles D for Danforth, E for Eunice, F for Foxglove. D for Danforth was a true D effort. because the body paragraphs did not relate back to the thesis, the structure of the essay was out of order. The whold essay seemed like a conglomerate of mixed ideas. Danforth did not have a well written essay. Obviously this essay is not a complete failure because he did truly have some good ideas and vocabulary; however, the presentation was not suit to my liking. From the first sentence to the ending, nothing was working out well for the author. E for Eunice would take the first place and is vastly better put together and more well written than D for Danforth and just a tad bit better than F for Foxglove. Eunice truly put together a very written essay from the great introduction, which drew me to the very good body paragraphs that showed a sense of sophistication and complexity. The body paragraphs did not fully go back to the thesis but none of the 3 paragraphs did. E for Eunice had a gerat beginning, great middle, and great ending. The second place winner is F for Foxglove. Foxglove was slightly less descriptive and lacking the sophisticated structure of E for Eunice. The introduction of Foxglove was truly amazing. I was so drawn into the great set up and how Foxglove really related back to the thesis better than the other too. However, he still does not have the same sophisticated and complex structure of E for Eunice.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
B for the win
I just read three articles titled: A for Alfi, B for Beatrice, C for Cecilia. In my opinion B for Beatrice was the best written out of these 3 articles. A for Alfi became a quite dreary read, the author definitely could have used a better vocabulary and more flowing sentences for a better read and a more fun read. Moreover, C for Cecilia was a second place winner because the first hook in the introduction really caught my attention; nonetheless, as I read on my attention also diverted (this may just be me and not the article.) I had a hard time really wanting to read this article because other than the first sentence nothing seemed interesting enough for me to engage in a focused reading. The vocabulary was sub par and the fluancy was not bad. B for Beatrice caught my attention with the first few sentences and I managed to read and stay focused throughout the whole article. Despite a few words I do not see fit for some of the sentences and not so perfect sentence structure and sensibility, the article was a good read and interesting. Due to the fact that the article was interesting and really had me focused, this article is the best out of the three.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Mr. Darcey: the pompous aristocrat
Despite a showing of true love and a melting of the heart for Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcey is the epitome of the bourgeois and speaks and acts in a bombastic attitude toward others.
Example: When Mr. Darcey is first introduced, everyone sees him as extremely wealthy and handsome; however, as soon as the people hear his tone of voice their perception becomes the complete opposite. The gossip is that because Mr. Darcey is so arrogant, his arrogance makes him unattractive.
Example: When Mr. Darcey is first introduced, everyone sees him as extremely wealthy and handsome; however, as soon as the people hear his tone of voice their perception becomes the complete opposite. The gossip is that because Mr. Darcey is so arrogant, his arrogance makes him unattractive.
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