Thursday, April 25, 2013

"We are of two different kinds,"


"We are of two different kinds," is a great quote by the elder waiter. He is referring to many thins when he says this, one is he’s older. Another is that he is ok with staying at the cafĂ© unlike the youthful waiter who just wants to go home to his wife. It shoes that with age come patience. 

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Gods of Imagery


The Gods of Middle Earth created everything in their land. We as readers can’t see this land but the imagery in Silmarrillion gives a great idea of what it looks like along with its inhabitants.  J.R.R. Tolkien did an amazing job at describing everything around Middle Earth including the people.  The way he explains it the landscape and what happens to it makes the difference in the book.

Middle Earth is a unique place that’s nothing like anyplace in the world. It has many different  areas with very different looks and feels. For example they explain Rivendell the home of the Elves. It explains the waterfalls and secret entrance through the mountain. The people are even more interesting to hear about.

The Elves, Dwarves, and Men were created with great care so they specialize in certain things. The elves are tall intelligent peoples they are also great archers and strategist.  The dwarves were made to last. Tough, short, and stubborn. They are great warriors and even better miners.  They are known for their great craftsmanship of gold and other precious metals. The race of men is just like we are nothing special they do it all build fight and explore.

J.R.R. Tolkien did an amazing job of giving immense detail in the book. The only time I’ve seen middle earth better is in the movies themselves. You could imagine man, dwarves, and elves living in harmony together on the beautiful landscape of Middle. In my opinion no other book gives better detail of landscape and inhabitants.

GOALS

1. Learn and be able to apply syntax definitions A through H

2. Document pages read when reading

3. Organize ideas and topics for essays

4. Clearly identify a topic to write about and build on that topic so the reader understands my opinion

5 . improve organization of essays

6. develop strong transitions between paragraphs

7. increase the fluidity of our written work

Turtles

Newtons Cradle