Journal Entries #8

December 14, 2020

Q. What do you do to make yourself feel better? Work out? An extra long shower? Makeup? A special outfit? Please explain.

A. I love dark academia outfits. I normally go to my local thrift store to buy new clothes, wash and patch them, and boom new outfit. 

December 15, 2020

Q. We know that dinosaurs and other sentients species lived on Earth a long time and then became extinct. Can you imagine a time when humans are extinct? What might cause this, and what might take our place?

A. I feel like in 1000 years, humanity won't exist because of radioactive weapons, we will die from it. Maybe the world will restart and animals will take our place again.

December 16, 2020

Q. How do you keep your phone or computer safe? How do you keep other people from stealing your data or identity?

A. I always carry my phone in my pocket, as for computer I just hide it under my bed. I make sure to have a secured password and ad blocks so y storage/data doesn't get filled with viruses. 

 

THE MOVIE & THE BOOK

 So starting off there's a big difference. The book starts off with the introduction of M. Myriel and later moves on to the real protagonist Jean released from prison and heads to his old city. The movie however, starts off with a scene of prisoners doing labor in a boat along with Jean. Later on now it starts to have the similarity of Jean struggling to eat and sleep because the city outcasts. It does skip the part of the woman and man kicking him out and goes to M. Myriel inviting him for food. We didn't read the whole Book 2 but we did know that Jean was eventually gonna steal silver from M.Myriel, gets caught, but Myriel forgives and makes him keep the silver. YOU'RE SO HUMBLE MYRIEL. This caused Jean to reflect on his actions and wanting to change for the better now. This is how I imagined the movie to be like. It's a bit fast but only focuses on important parts, skipping the Myriel Intro and additional scenes from the book. The movie then focuses on another character who's a female (Faunti) and it seems like her teammates hated her so they ganged up and got her fired from her job. Reason? She wanted to earn more money for her illegitimate child. The inspector then comes in and that's when the conflict rises, because he does not care for anything. All these characters are being abused :(, very depressing but interesting movie. 10/10 recommend.

FINAL REFLECTION FOR WORLD LITERATURE 2020-2021

 This semester was unlike any other. My mind didn't change at all from the beginning of this course, just another boring English class like any other, listening and following the teacher's rules. But I was taken away when you said there are no boundaries, no pressure for this course. That we would be able to express ourselves better instead of just taking a sentence off a book and use that. I was excited for the first time in an English class. Of course this wasn't an excuse to snooze off, but rather less stress and pressure for work. I was excited from then on and wanting to just start on any assignments. If I remember correctly, the first assignment you assigned us was a Q&A of school for parents and us. Now I hate showing my face when it comes to family pictures or videos, but as well didn't want just a black pitch screen and you just listening to my voice. So I headed to the arts department and did an animatic. Pain was the simple word for this project but was worth it. For some time now I was actually proud of my work. Later when we started our Les Mis work, I didn't understand how to write a "First Impression". All I did was summarize the chapter and not give my thoughts or emotions until you gave an example on how to write one. Wish I would've known that earlier, since I'm so used to teachers just telling me to summarize what happened. Now I just want to rewrite my old impressions...but hey we all start to understand and dig those ideas for a future assignment. Which is what I'm going to start to do more in my future English classes, express my thoughts while at the same time following my teacher's instructions. To finish this essay off, I'll add 3 literary techniques and texts that made each other effective. Starting off with foreshadowing, in one of Les Mis titles called "Philosophy after Drinking" we obviously get an idea that someone who is drunk can start rambling and mixing up important subjects. Second is tone. The tone tends to reflect the narrator's empathy with the characters. When describing broader trends in politics and society, the tone reflects Hugo's outspoken views on social reform. Finally imagery. Hugo tends to describe the setting a lot, especially in Book 2 Ch 3. An example, "Madame Magloire returned. She brought a silver fork and spoon, which she placed on the table...went to get the two silver candlesticks from the chimney-piece in Monseigneur’s bed-chamber, and placed them, lighted, on the table" 

 

Les Mis (Book 2 Ch 7)

 First Impression

I'm dumb 👀 I thought Jean was someone else when clearly it was the prisoner HGSGUSJ. Anyways my guy really suffered only to survive. Despair truly took him over and is questioning all his actions. Shhh you did nothing wrong for the laws were the true greedy ones.

Journal entries #7

 December 7,2020

Q. (Own Topic) Did you listen to anything interesting today?

A. Yes actually, I was listening to my old favorite singer Charlie XCX. Amazing voice, I miss her old songs like 'Boom Clap' or 'Break The Rules' :"). 

December 8,2020

Q. (Own Topic) What is the biggest sign of weakness in a person?

A. In my opinion, it's fear. Fear of anything actually. From rejection, death, or doing something wrong, you'll always have this feeling crawl from the back of you.

December 9,2020

Q. If you could interview one person (living, dead or in the future) Who would it be? Why? What would you ask?

A. Cristopher Columbus. I want to know why the hell we murdered the Indigenous literally they welcomed him with open arms and his men were cruel. SMH

Les Mis (Book 2 Ch 4-6)

 First Impression (Ch 4)

Literally we skimed through the whole chapter and my computer went bye so 😃🧨. I have no impressions what so ever lol.

First Impression (Ch 5)

Very short chapter but Jean having balls to say that to the bishop damn I'm 👁👄👁. 

First Impression (Ch 6)

So it's a description of Jean's life, he was very sensitive apparently and clung to his older sister. Has a very rude attitude and I think I know why. The death of his parents. ITS SO SAD TO HAVE SUCH STUPID LAWS BACK THEN THOUGH. Like Jean wanted his family to survive and was pushed to steal bread and got thrown to jail for 5 years. 5 YEARS MY GUY. Since then he didn't know what happened to the children only for the youngest to be abused.

Journal Entries #6

 Dec 1, 2020

Q. What influences you more, your relationship with yourself or your relationship with others? Why?

A. Well, I have a hard time rejecting some wonderful offers from others such as offering me tamales or ponche on Christmas eve. And it's the time that I promise myself I'm on a diet and then I break and start all over. It's easy to forget the relationship you have with yourself because you're more focused on others.

Dec 2, 2020

Q. (Own Topic) What do you fear?

A. Future itself. Like once the ones I know pass and myself as well what will happen? Will we see the world evolve as spirits or see it explode? Will history restart? Will the world exist again or wait for millions of years to be reborn? 👀 Sometimes I wish that the world didn't have a limit.

Dec 3, 2020

Q. (Own Topic again) Any favorite dessert combination?

A. Chocolate Chip cookies with vanilla ice cream. Really good I'm sure everyone has tried it and if you haven't you've been missing out :(. You can make your own (I recommend chewy soft cookies) or buy one at your local pharmacy.