I remember when I lived in Sri Lanka in a huge house when my dad went outside with an axe to cut a snake in half and it's body stayed there for weeks.
I remember when I first went swimming, I jumped and did doggy paddle around the perimeter of the pool.
I remember when I was 3 and lost my favorite teddy bear, I went to sleep with it and in the morning it was gone. I was so sad.
I remember when I ate sushi for the first time and gagged because it was raw eel!
I remember when I went for an Easter egg hunt in the jungle and found the most eggs.
I remember when I fell of my mums lap when I was in and airplane and rolled down the Aisle.
I remember when I got stung by a centipede when I was having a sleep over with my best friend. The pain was excruciating.
I remember moving to my new house in Kuala Lumpur, I had to do so much work at home involving moving in that I preferred to be at school.
I remember driving a quad bike around the fields of England a couple months ago when my cousin almost made me fall of.
I remember when I got wacked in the hand with a cricket bat and almost broke it.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Greek Myths
On your blog, reflect on the Greek myths seen today in class. Which story did you enjoy the most? Why? Was it the characters or the story that you enjoyed? In thinking of the themes in these stories, what do they have in common?
Personally I enjoyed the second story because of the suspense leading up to the moment when Theseus came face to face with the Minotaur. The characteristics were very effective, portraying many hidden thoughts and emotions. For example when Theseus came to Athens, the king's "evil" wife felt spite, doubt and other dreadful emotions and thoughts towards Perseus because she knew who he was and why he was there. What I'm trying to say is that her, having evil characteristics gave her evil, thoughts, emotions etc.... I also quite liked the characters in the story, especially the Minotaur. It was a monstrosity having the head of a bull and body of a man, I personally took pleasure from it's form and it's story. The other story was also very interesting but not as intense. A lot of mournful events took place in the story causing Daedalus to make the choices and do things that he wouldn't necessarily do, such as make figurines of a flying boy. In my opinion he felt so much guilt and remorse for the death of his son that he built sculptures to try and sooth his pain.
The similarities that myth's share are suspense, emotion, heroes, journeys, pain (emotional or physical), a plot, conflict and resolution.
Personally I enjoyed the second story because of the suspense leading up to the moment when Theseus came face to face with the Minotaur. The characteristics were very effective, portraying many hidden thoughts and emotions. For example when Theseus came to Athens, the king's "evil" wife felt spite, doubt and other dreadful emotions and thoughts towards Perseus because she knew who he was and why he was there. What I'm trying to say is that her, having evil characteristics gave her evil, thoughts, emotions etc.... I also quite liked the characters in the story, especially the Minotaur. It was a monstrosity having the head of a bull and body of a man, I personally took pleasure from it's form and it's story. The other story was also very interesting but not as intense. A lot of mournful events took place in the story causing Daedalus to make the choices and do things that he wouldn't necessarily do, such as make figurines of a flying boy. In my opinion he felt so much guilt and remorse for the death of his son that he built sculptures to try and sooth his pain.
The similarities that myth's share are suspense, emotion, heroes, journeys, pain (emotional or physical), a plot, conflict and resolution.
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