#forbree

Dear Breanna Rodriguez,

I can not fathom that you aren't alive and well on this earth anymore. I know you are here in spirit on this sunny and bright day. (just like you were) It's hard for me to wrap my mind around this. You are such a positive person always caring and selfless. I remember I 1st met you, we were at Seles's 8th grade graduation party and we made some dumb "gang sign" with me, you, & Lauryn and i was wearing my stupid Filipino shirt😂 Also when we had english together junior year and you were always selling those damn brownies. Im gonna miss those brownies.... Then to my 1st real "party" and you took care of me saying that i'll be fine when i definitely was not fine and when i was a sloppy mess confessing my non existent love life and you comforting me telling me its okay because you have the same situation. We weren't even that close and you were there for me. Thank you! I will always remember the time you told me I should run for hoco queen and that I should be hoco queen when in fact you got nominated into court and  I sort of knew you would be because YOU are the most positive and selfless person I've ever met. I'm gonna miss you. And to the last night I saw you right before you got in your accident you were complimenting my necklace like 10 minutes before and then with a blink of an eye you left just like that. It's weird not going to be able to see you Monday. We will be remembering you with the positive and will be dressing in rasta colors lol AND Don't worry we will make your Yosemite Trip happen for sure! It breaks my heart that you don't get to be the successful women on this earth that we all knew you were going to be. I can't even imagine how your family and closest friends feel. I hope we all show our love and condolences to your family. And I believe that as a community of Santa Maria we are coming together and doing such a great job of remembering your great life and how great it and you are. You definitely made an impact on me by just being my friend. You always smiled and you always said the nicest words to everyone including me. It's hard to say goodbye, so I'm not going to say good bye. I'm saying see you later because one day we will see each other again. I know God has great plans for you. Love you Breanna Rodriguez we ALL will miss you. And Don't Worry you will definitely be graduating on stage with us, and will be in my graduation speech. See ya later my friend ❤ 

Love your friend always

Jhaicelle 

WHAT'S THE STORY?

So I goggled why Charles Dickens wrote "Great Expectations" and it explained that he actually had a magazine that had all kinds of featured stories were in it and this story was one of the popular ones in the magazine. "Great Expectations" was actually one of his last books, his 13th book to be precise. He would write a few chapters per week and then his readers would read it and were very intrigued with it and then he took in all their advice & criticism and made a book out of what he already had. I think the literary techniques led me to this conclusion because of allegories Dickens used of what Great Expectations really turn out to be which are also hyperbole. I also believe that Dickens used metaphors to show what life is really about. The conclusions I led to is the story is definitely a coming of age story of the main character, Pip. 

Allegories: The title of "Great Expectations" because the great expectations we have might not be so great when they happen. 

Metaphors: Pip's name is a metaphor for his condition. The word "pip" means "seed," and in the novel's beginning he is planted in a rather depressing garden

lit terms: list 3

Exposition: A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.Ex- The exposition and defense of his ethics.Expressionism: A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.Ex- We all use expressionism. Fable: A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.Ex-The fable of the wary fox.fallacy: A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.Ex- The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy.
Implication: Something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood
Ex-To resent an implication of dishonesty.
Incongruity: Out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming
Ex-An incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
Inference: Something that is inferred

Falling Action: Is defined as the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end.
Ex-An example of falling action is act four in a five-act play.
Farce: Something that is intended to be seen as ridiculous, particularly a comedy based on an unlikely situation.
Ex- An example of farce is the show "The Three Stooges."
Figurative Language: Language used to describe someone or something by comparing to another, or using words for description that do not have a literal meaning.
Ex-An example of figurative language is someone saying "her voice sounds like Madonna."
Flashback: When an earlier moment is portrayed in a story or when a past experience is remembered.
Ex- An example of a flashback is suddenly remembering a scene from the war.
Foil:  Defined as to keep something from happening.
Ex- An example of foil is when your mom catches you sneaking out to go to a party.
Folk tale: A story passed on by word of mouth, or a legend or myth shared among people of a culture.
Ex- The story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf is an example of a folktale.
Foreshadowing: Literary device used by authors, writers, and filmmakers to enhance the storyline and to create more suspense.
Ex- I use foreshadowing when I write stories. 
Free Verse: Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
Ex- An example of free verse is Walt Whitman's "I Dream'd in a Dream."
Genre: a category of art, music or literature.
An example of genre is rock and roll.
Gothic Tale:  A genre of fiction characterized by mystery and supernatural horror, oftenset in a dark castle or other medieval setting.
Ex- I sometimes I like to read gothic tales.
Hyperbole: Obvious and intentional exaggeration.
Ex- I use hyperboles when writing stories also. 
Imagery: The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively.
Ex- The dim imagery of a dream.
Ex- To make rash inferences.
Irony: The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
Ex- The irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.

Lit Terms: List 2

Circumlocution:the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
Ex-His admission came after years of circumlocution. 

Classicism:the following of ancient Greek or Roman principles and style in art and literature, generally associated with harmony, restraint, and adherence to recognized standards of form and craftsmanship, especially from the Renaissance to the 18th century.
Ex- Classicism is really cool if you are into old stuff. 
Cliché:a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
Ex-The old cliché “one man's meat is another man's poison."
Climax:The climax or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension or drama or when the action starts in which the solution is given. Climax is a literary element. 
Ex- The climax of the story is crazy. 
Colloquialism:a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.
Ex- An example of colloquialism is, a bunch of numpties –  a group of idiots. 
Comedy: Comedy, in the contemporary meaning of the term, is any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or to amuse by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film and stand-up comedy
Ex- I love to watch comedy movies. 
Conflict:a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Ex-the eternal conflict between the sexes.
Connotation: the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression inaddition to its explicit or primary meaning
Ex- A possible connotationof “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”

Contrast:to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note theopposite natures, purposes, etc., of:

Ex-Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.

Denotation:a word that names or signifies something specific:
Dogmatic:relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal:

Ex-“Wind” is the denotation for air in natural motion. “Poodle” is the denotation for a certain breed of dog.
Denouement:the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
Ex- The denouement of this story is this. 
Dialect:a special variety of a language

Ex-The literary dialect is usually taken as the standard language.Dialectics

Dichotomy: division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictorygroups:

Ex- A dichotomy between thought and action.
Diction:style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:

ex- I hope I have good diction.
Didactic: inclined to teach or lecture others too much
Ex- A boring, didactic speaker.

Ex-We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the politicalspectrum.

Elegy:a sad or mournful musical composition.

Ex- I actually like elegies. 

Epic:noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centeredupon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events isnarrated in elevated style:

Ex- Homer'sIliad is an epic poem.
Epigram: any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.
Ex- I hope I am epigram. 

AP PREP POST 1: SIDDHARTHA

1. If you were the river, would you be enlightenment or would you know enlightenment? In other words, what’s up with the river? What is it’s relation to enlightenment?

The passage didn't say anything about a river... I would need to read more into Siddhartha to find out. 

1. What does enlightenment look like in Siddhartha? Is it a feeling? An attitude?

Enlightenment may look like a feeling an attitude, I think this passage shows that enlightenment is both feeling and attitude. 

1. What purpose does self-denial serve in Siddhartha? What about self-indulgence?

The purpose of self-denial in this story shows that we are not perfect and to reach enlightenment you don't need to be perfect and same goes for self-indulgence. 

Cited: http://www.shmoop.com/siddhartha/questions.html

6. Siddhartha and Buddha both eventually attain Nirvana. However, the way that each achieves it is different. Explain the difference, relating this to the reason for Siddhartha's not following the Buddha.

I don't know how they both experienced Nirvana, I would have to read the actual story. 

7. What is the function of Kamala in the novel?

I don't know what Kamala is but I can look it up? 

Cited: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/s/siddhartha/study-help/essay-questions

These questions show me that for an AP exam I really just need to know the basic principles of stories, but I need to know what those stories are! I need to see the obvious message. To master the AP exam I need to know my books. 

Literature Analysis for Masterpiece: "#GIRLBOSS" by Sophia Amoruso (non-fiction)

Literature Analysis (Nonfiction)

TOPIC(S) and/or EVENT(S)
1.     As we have discussed in class, a book is said to be nonfiction if its content is based on facts or events.  What is your book about?  [a]. Try writing a paragraph first to capture your thoughts.  [b]. Then see if you can boil it down to one clear statement.  (Even if you feel like you can just skip to [b], please do both; remember that your reader doesn’t know what you know.

[a] " A #GIRLBOSS takes her life seriously without taking herself too seriously. She takes chances and takes responsibility on her own terms, She knows when to throw punches and when to roll with them, When to button up and when to roll with them. When to button up and when to let her freak flag fly. As Sophia writes, " I have three pieces of advice I want you to remember: Don't ever grow up. Don't become a bore. Don't let the Man get to you. Okay? Cool. Then let's do this."
[b] My book is about how Sophia Amourso made it big with her success with her store "Nasty Gal". It also talks about how you can become a #GIRLBOSS and other #GIRLBOSS s that she knows. 

2.     Why did your author choose to write about this topic, person or event?

The author of this book, Sophia Amourso, chose to write about herself because why not? Her story is so aspiring and basically a rags to riches kind of story. So she wanted to write about how she made it and some tips on how to become a #GIRLBOSS. 

3.     Why did you choose this book?  What about the book appealed to you the first time it came to your attention (and how did it come to your attention)?  What about the book made you want to keep reading once you began?

This book "#GIRLBOSS" applied to me because I love the company Nasty Gal and Sophia Amourso is the CEO and founder of the store. I love how spunky the book is and how Sophia portrays herself in the book. 

4.     Did you find the book realistic?  Did you make any connections between people/events you read about and people/events in your own life?  Why or (if you didn’t) why not?

Yes, I do find the book realistic because it happened to her and I made a few connections in the book to other things I like such as the first investor for Nasty Gal is also an investor for ASOS, another website/store that I adore. 

PEOPLE
1.     Since this book is nonfiction, the theory goes that the author didn’t create characters.  But that’s not entirely true, is it?  Doesn’t the author report his/her own interpretations based on personal observations?  If we met his/her subjects for ourselves we might see them completely differently.   What do the author’s choices say to you?  Why did s/he choose to write about this book?  What is the author’s tone, and what (if anything) does it say about the author and his/her subjects?

Yes, the author did report her own interpretations based on her own personal observations. The author's choices says to me that she is like everybody I know, she and others are just trying to make something of themselves and it can be confusing. She chose to write this book because she has knowledge from a different perspective. The author's tone in this book is "THE I CAN DO ANYTHING I SET MY MIND TO AND SO CAN YOU" tone, so inspiring is her tone. Her tone in the book tells me she is fierce. 

2.     Describe two or three people from the book.  What do they look like?  How do they act?  How would you write them as fictional characters (would you use direct or indirect characterization?

In her book almost after every chapter their were pages of a #GIRLBOSS, the spotlight talked about what she did and advice that we should take. One oft he #GIRLBOSS s on one of those spotlights was Christina Ferrucci, the Buyer Director at Nasty Gal, she was the first person that Sophia hired for Nasty Gal when Nasty Gal was just getting huge. It doesnt really describe how she looks like but she is a very hardworking person. There was a piece in the book that Sophia talked about Christina and it mentioned that one day she was sick and threw up before getting to work but Christina pushed through it because she knew she needed to help Sophia send out orders/ get work done. I believe Christina if I wrote her as a fictional character I would write her with indirect characterization because I think a story like that one would definitely show her personality and work ethic. Another person that was in the spotlight of being a #GIRLBOSS is, Madeline Poole, of MPNAILS.com who talked about a success story of her life and not really knowing where she was headed. 

3.     What about these people makes them interesting enough to write about?

These characters are interesting enough to write about because they all have somewhat different paths and how they got to where they are now. I think them being #GIRLBOSS s is awesome!

STYLE
1.     Did the author use any tools from fiction writing (such as foreshadowing or symbolism), or did the author use a journalistic style? Example(s)?

The author used a journalistic style of writing because she writes about events that have happened. Example," A #GIRLBOSS is in charge of her own life. She gets what she wants because she works for it." 

2.     Does the author use lengthy descriptions of places and people,or does s/he focus more on action or dialogue?  What overall effect do these choices have on the book?

I think the author doesn't really focus on one effect. Sophia doesn't really dialogue much, but she does use actions and descriptions. 

3.     What tools does the author use to demonstrate tone and create a mood? 

The author demonstrates tone and creates a mood by how she gives I Don't care what you think attitude. She is spunky but asking questions then answering them herself. 

4.     What do you think the author’s attitude was toward the subject, or the characters, or the audience (i.e., you)?  Why?

The author's attitude toward the subject of being a #GIRLBOSS is be one and create great change!

5.     What resources (newspaper articles, interviews, historical documents, e.g.) does the author offer?  Did it matter in your thinking?  Why/why not?

Resources that the author offered was what other people told her and I think that matters to what I think of the book because it showed that people doubted her in the beginning and look where she is now type of feeling. 

ENDURING MEMORY

Write a paragraph in which you describe the one or two ideas from this book that you expect to remember for a long time.  Explain your choices and their importance.  Share a passage or two that give your reader a taste of the same effect

"Money looks better in the bank than on your feet" is one of the chapters in this book. This idea stood out to me because I am not one to save money EVER. I like to spend, spend, spend and that is not good. The passage talked about how she didn't get any loans for her company because she had bad credit because she opened a Victoria Secret credit card and spent so much money that her credit went bad. She then had to get crappy jobs that she never stayed long enough for. She started her Nasty Gal account on ebay and started her journey. She said that it wasn't that hard for her to start getting bigger when the store got so much people because she saved and never really bought anything for herself, maybe it was because she stayed in her room working on her vintage items to put on ebay every minute of her life for about 2 years but that hard work got her to where she is now. So back to the idea of "Money looks better in the bank than on your feet," she got to where she is know by saving and eventually she had so much money in her bank account to widen her business. She said to save at least 10% of your paycheck not for a rainy day but so when you find yourself in a rut you can get yourself back up. 

Literature Terms

Allegory:a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Ex-Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey.

Alliteration:the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group

Ex- An example of alliteration is amy ate an apple. 

Allusion:an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Ex- An allusion to Shakespeare is always a great one. 

Ambiguity:uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.

Ex- We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act.

Anachronism:a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

Ex- Everything was as it would have appeared in centuries past apart from one anachronism, a bright yellow construction crane.

Analogy:a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

Ex- An analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies.

Analysis:this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its essential features and their relations:

Ex- The grammatical analysis of a sentence.

Anaphora: repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences.

Ex- An example of anaphora is “Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.”

Anecdote:a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.

Ex- An example of an anecdote is "A mother tells her son a story about a family vacation when she was growing up."

Antagonist:the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work

Ex- The white witch from The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe. 

Antithesis:opposition; contrast

Ex- The antithesis of right and wrong.

Aphorism:a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation

Ex- An example of aphorism is “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

Apologia:an apology, as in defense or justification of a belief, idea, etc.

Ex- I have my own apologia. 

Apostrophe:the sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, as in o'er for over, or pronounced,as in gov't for government; to indicate the possessive case, as in man's; or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols, as in several M.D.'s, 3's.

Ex- I never know when to use an apostrophe. 

Argument:an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation

Ex-A violent argument is never a good thing. 

Assumption:something taken for granted; a supposition:

a correct assumption.

Ex- Don't make assumptions because sometimes it's not that obvious and can get you in trouble.

Audience:the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert

Ex-The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.

Characterization:portrayal; description

Ex- The actor's characterization of a politician.

Chiasmus:a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, a sin 

Ex- An example of chiasmus is “He went to the country, to the town went she."

(Dictionary.com)